{"id":22557,"date":"2022-04-04T22:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T22:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/04\/navy-defuels-hawkeye-that-crashed-off-the-coast-of-virginia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:19:30","slug":"navy-defuels-hawkeye-that-crashed-off-the-coast-of-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/04\/04\/navy-defuels-hawkeye-that-crashed-off-the-coast-of-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy defuels Hawkeye that crashed off the coast of Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy has successfully defueled the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye<\/a> that crashed off the coast of Virginia last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft, assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron 120 out of Norfolk, was downed on March 30 during routine flight operations near Wallops Island and Chincoteague, about 100 miles northeast of Norfolk, at approximately 7:30 p.m. The crash resulted in the death of a crew member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy announced Sunday that the service \u2014 along with the Coast Guard, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and Chincoteague Emergency Management Services \u2014 coordinated to remove the JP-5 jet fuel from the aircraft April 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe combined expertise spanning numerous federal, state, and local entities allowed us to complete this significant milestone as planned while ensuring we had the environmental safeguards in place to protect the local ecosystem throughout the entirety of the de-fueling process,\u201d Alan Kersnick, the Navy on-scene coordinator, said in a Navy news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe greatly appreciate the continued support of our interagency partners, and especially the local community, as we recover our aircraft following this tragic event,\u201d Kersnick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t