‘The Wire Parted’: A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye Has No Ejection Seats. It Fell to Within 10 Feet of the Atlantic When It Failed to Land on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

‘The Wire Parted’: A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye Has No Ejection Seats. It Fell to Within 10 Feet of the Atlantic When It Failed to Land on a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

Unlike tactical fighters, the E-2C Hawkeye has no ejection seats. When USS Dwight D. Eisenhower's arresting wire parted on March 18, 2016, the aircraft rolled off the flight deck into a deep descent. Survival depended on the crew keeping enough power to stop the turboprop hitting the water. It bottomed out between 10 and 20 feet above the Atlantic.