ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27783
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| Date: | Saturday 14 January 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman E-2C Hawkeye |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 159108 |
| MSN: | A015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Supply, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS John F. Kennedy |
| NAS Jacksonville, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This E-2C aircraft crashed near Supply, NC enroute from the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to NAS Jacksonville, FL. Three of the five crew members were from the E-2C squadron VAW-125 including both pilots and one NFO. The other two crew members were from other squadrons aboard Kennedy based in the Jacksonville area. None of the five survived the crash.
Sources:
http://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/aviation-squadron-command-operation-reports/vaw/vaw-125/pdf/1978.pdf
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-grumman-e-2c-hawkeye-supply-5-killed
I was an officer in VAW-125 at the time. I was airborne in one of the squadron's other E2-C planes at the time of the crash.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Oct-2009 09:45 | Anon. | Updated |
| 26-Jul-2015 10:01 | Gecko | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2019 08:16 | jwoll | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2022 07:10 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Damage] |
| 27-Nov-2022 07:12 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Damage] |
| 22-Jul-2023 05:22 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Location] |
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