Five of the six officers were pronounced dead at the scene and the pilot, also a police officer, later died at a hospital. The plane appeared to break in half as a result of the crash. Witness video shows the harrowing moment when the plane plunged. The video cuts before the plane makes impact some 330 feet offshore.

The fatal crash of a plane at Langley Air Force Base is under investigation. USS Arlington (LPD-24) is an amphibious transport dock commissioned in 2013. She returned to the piers after about 18 months in the shipyard. Now her crew is undergoing training for whatever comes next.