The EA-18G Growler, a variant in the F/A-18 family. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]
Key Takeaways:
Two U.S. Navy crewmen are missing after their EA-18G Growler fighter jet crashed in Yakima County, Washington, during a routine training flight.
The wreckage was located on a steep, heavily forested slope at 6,000 feet elevation east of Mount Rainier, an area difficult to access due to terrain and low visibility.
Search operations for the aviators are ongoing, involving civilian law enforcement, mountain search and rescue teams, and military assets, including the 1st Special Forces Group.
The status of the crew cannot be confirmed without a site assessment, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
The search continues for two U.S. Navy crewmen missing since the crash of their EA-18G Growler on Tuesday in Yakima County, Washington.
The fighter jet crashed Tuesday at 3:23 p.m. PDT during a routine training flight, according to Navy officials. The names of the flight crew have not been released.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
