A search for the two crew members was ongoing after the crash of the EA-18G Growler aircraft, which occurred during what was described as a routine test flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Navy aircraft with two crew members on board crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening, and a search for the pair was ongoing, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Navy EA-18G Growler, which is an electronic attack aircraft that is part of the F\/A-18 family of aircraft, was on a routine training flight when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As of 7 p.m. on Oct. 15, the status of the two crew members remains unknown,” it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The search included a Navy MH-60S helicopter launched from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, which is north of Seattle, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More information will be released when it is available, it said in the news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plane was from Electronic Attack Squadron 130, also known as VAQ-130, which is based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The squadron is nicknamed the \u201cZappers.\u201d The Navy says\u2002<\/a>it is the oldest electronic warfare squadron in the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n