Iwakuni - USS Ronald Reagan

On November 22, 2017 at 02:45 PM, Iwakuni - USS Ronald Reagan experienced a crash involving Grumman C-2A Greyhound, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Philippines Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 27.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was on its way from Iwakuni Airbase to the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) cruising in the Philippines Sea on behalf of the 7th Fleet. It is believed that while approaching the supercarrier, the airplane stalled and crashed in the sea, apparently following an engine failure. Eight crew members were rescued while three were still missing two days after the accident. The wreckage was localized on 29 December 2017 at a depth of 5,640 meteres. Those killed were: Lt Steven Combs, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment), Airman Matthew Chialastri, Aviation Ordnance Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso.

Aircraft reference details include registration 162175, MSN 55.