Accident on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier: 2 pilots survived, 4 sailors injured

In the accident that occurred during landing on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier of the US Navy, two pilots left the aircraft using the ejection seats. Four sailors on the aircraft carrier were also injured in the incident.

According to the statement made by the US Navy, the incident occurred on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which was sailing off the coast of Virginia on Monday.

Two pilots of Carrier Air Wing 3 used their ejection seats after the accident occurred while the plane was landing on the ship.

The pilots were rescued alive by search and rescue teams and taken back to the aircraft carrier. It was reported that both pilots were checked by medical teams.

Following the accident, it was announced that four sailors on the aircraft carrier were injured.

One of the injured was transported to a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, for treatment. The Navy reported that the personnel in question was not in a life-threatening situation.

It was stated that the other three sailors were treated by medical teams on the ship.

The US Navy did not share information about the type of two-seater plane involved in the accident.

It has not yet been disclosed what condition the plane was in after the accident and why the incident occurred. The Navy is expected to launch an investigation into the accident.

The Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered service with the US Navy in 1977.