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Engine failure was likely a factor in deadly C-2 plane crash, Navy sources say
by Jamie McIntyre | Nov 27, 2017, 2:31 PM
A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound transport plane suffered an engine failure shortly before it was to land on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, two Navy officials told the Washington Examiner Monday.
The C-2 crashed into the Philippine Sea Nov. 22 while carrying 11 crew and passengers who were taking part in an annual exercise with Japanese maritime forces.
The engine malfunction was a factor in the crash, the officials said, while cautioning it’s too early to say that it was the proximate cause of the accident.
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