USS Eisenhower - USS Eisenhower

On March 31, 2010 at 02:00 PM, USS Eisenhower - USS Eisenhower experienced a crash involving Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Oman Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was engaged in a maritime patrol flight from USS Eisenhower cruising in the Oman Sea. While returning to the ship, the crew encountered technical problems and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in the sea. Three crew members were rescued while the fourth was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration 165508, MSN A174.