Naples - USS Independence

On January 29, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Naples - USS Independence experienced a crash involving Grumman C-2A Greyhound, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Mediterranean Sea All World.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was completing a flight from Naples to the USS Independence cruising in the Mediterranean Sea. En route, the crew reported technical problems and later, the twin engine aircraft crashed into the sea. Eight people were rescued while both pilots were killed when the airplane sank six minutes after it was ditched.

Aircraft reference details include registration 155122, MSN 17.