EA-18G Growler down near MT Rainier WA

[guyfriday]

Update:
Navy pronounces missing EA-18G Growler jet aviators deceased

The two missing EA-18G Growler crew members involved in a crash last week are now pronounced dead, the Navy announced Sunday.
 
The fighter jet, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 based out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, crashed east of Mount Rainier on Tuesday while conducting a routine training flight, according to the Navy.

“It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers,” Cmdr. Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron 130, said in a statement. “Our priority right now is taking care of the families of our fallen aviators, and ensuring the well-being of our Sailors and the Growler community. We are grateful for the ongoing teamwork to safely recover the deceased.”

Now it's just an aircraft recovery and investigation.

[FlyingClayDisk]

May the families and loved ones of these two courageous warriors find solace and comfort in knowing these two aviators left this world doing what they loved and serving the highest calling of honor.

May they rest in peace.

[guyfriday]

The pilots have been identified:
Navy IDs aviators killed in growler crash near Mount Rainier | king5.com

 OAK HARBOR, Wash. — The U.S. Navy has identified two servicemembers who were killed in a growler crash near Mount Rainier last week.
 
The crew members were identified Monday as Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Payge Evans, 31, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena Nicole Wileman, 31, a naval aviator. Both were from California.

I little bit more about the two pilots can be read here:
Navy aviators killed in Mount Rainier crash were Red Sea combat vets

Still no word on what might have been the issue other than weather.

[Zaphod58]

Still no word on what might have been the issue other than weather.

Weather is the only issue required for a CFIT accident. Based on tracking, and if it isn’t an error, they were above the maximum altitude for the low level corridor, even if just a little bit.