USS Ranger - USS Ranger

On December 15, 1970 at 12:00 AM, USS Ranger - USS Ranger experienced a crash involving Grumman C-2A Greyhound, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Gulf of Tonkin All Vietnam.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. Just after being catapulted from the USS Ranger (CVA-61), the airplane stalled and crashed into the Gulf of Tonkin, some 130 km northeast of Ðà N<U+1EB5>ng. The aircraft was lost and all nine occupants have been killed. Crew: Lt Meril Olen McCoy, Lt(jg) Anthony J. Piersanti, P03 Clyde Chilton Owen, AMS3 John Frank Szlapa.

Aircraft reference details include registration 155120, MSN 15.