Grumman S-2 Tracker crash, Mar 17, 1968 (4 killed), Hòn M...
Grumman S-2 Tracker accident on March 17, 1968 near Hòn Mê Island Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft reported radar...
- Date: March 17, 1968
- Aircraft: Grumman S-2 Tracker
- Location: Hòn Mê Island Thanh Hóa Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft reported radar problems about an hour after takeoff, then disappeared from radar. The cause could not be determined.
A Grumman Tracker patrol aircraft from USS Yorktown reported radar problems while flying at night off the North Vietnam coast. Radio contact was lost and the aircraft disappeared over the sea, and part of its starboard wing was recovered days later. All four crew members were lost and the cause was never determined.