A search is underway for 2 missing U.S. Navy pilots after their aircraft appears to have crashed Tuesday afternoon somewhere east of Mount Rainier in Washington's Pacific Northwest.

The US Navy is searching for two crew members after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington during a training flight on Tuesday.

Two Navy crew members are missing after their Growler aircraft crashed Tuesday east of Mount Rainier in Washington state, according to reports.

Navy officials said they didn't know if the two crew members managed to eject before the crash, which remains under investigation.

A U.S. Navy jet crashed near Mount Rainier in Washington state and a search was underway for the plane's two crew members, the Navy said.

The two crew members who were onboard the aircraft remain missing, Navy officials said, after it crashed during a routine training flight.

An EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft, crashed close to Mount Rainier during a routine training flight on Tuesday evening, the U.S. Navy said.