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.

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.

The EA-18G Growler aircraft went down during a routine training flight on Tuesday, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island officials said.

A Navy aircraft with two crew members on board crashed east of Mount Rainier in Washington state Tuesday evening, and a search for the pair was ongoing, the Navy said.