Chania - USS Wasp

On November 15, 1968 at 12:00 AM, Chania - USS Wasp experienced a crash involving Grumman C-1A Trader, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Chania Crete / <U+039A><U+03C1><U+03AE>t<U+03B7>.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was engaged in a short flight from Chania to the USS Wasp that was cruising offshore. Shortly after takeoff from the Souda Bay, while climbing, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located south of the city. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 2,048 meters and all three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 136764, MSN 17, year of manufacture 1957.