ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240753
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| Date: | Monday 31 August 2020 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye |
| Owner/operator: | VAW-120 US Navy |
| Registration: | 166503 |
| MSN: | 622 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wallops Island, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The US Navy surveillance aircraft crashed during a training flight. The four crew bailed out safely. The aircraft crashed on land.
Sources:
https://news.usni.org/2020/08/31/e-2c-hawkeye-crashes-near-wallops-island-crew-recovered-safely
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/navy-crew-jumped-surveillance-plane-crashed/story?id=72735082
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001526707.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9337933
https://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Navy/Grumman-E-2C-Hawkeye-2000-G-123/1793552
Media:
MILITARY PLANE CRASH: A Navy plane crashed near Wallops Island, Virginia, during a training exercise, with two pilots and two crew members bailing before impact and parachuting to safety. @giobenitez reports. https://t.co/u5VhY1qN6x pic.twitter.com/Tx7AujlWgM
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) September 1, 2020
‘A lot of pieces in the field everywhere, disinigreated.’
— Allison Bazzle 13News Now (@13AllisonBazzle) September 1, 2020
Viewer submitted pictures show the aftermath of Navy plane crash in Accomack County. Stephen Gardner took these photos and says the plane crashed behind his grandparents’ house in Bloxom #13newsnow pic.twitter.com/bYTWBpjIpa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2020 05:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Sep-2020 06:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 01-Sep-2020 07:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2020 07:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Embed code] |
| 01-Sep-2020 07:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 06-Sep-2020 07:14 | sinfu2a | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 11-Sep-2020 17:07 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 19-Nov-2020 10:14 | Sycak | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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