All five crew on board the aircraft escaped injury when the Channel Island Air Search (CIAS) aircraft made an emergency landing in a field near Devil's Hole, on the north of the island.
St Helier and St Catherine's lifeboats were sent to find the two men, thought to be fishermen, who were reported missing in a dinghy off the north-east coast at 6pm.
A statement from the Jersey Coastguard said: "The two missing men involved in this evening's incident at Les Ecrehous have been found.
The crashed PBN-2B Islander aircraft was replaced by a helicopter from Cherbourg in France.
A lifeboat from the nearby island of Alderney was also sent to find the pair.
Local journalist Hannah Walker told Sky News: "The conditions here are terrible. There are incredibly strong winds that are forecast to get up to 60mph tonight."
She said emergency services received a call from the CIAS crew at 7.15pm to say they were having issues with the plane.
John Dowling, manager of The Priory Inn, said the five search and rescue crewman came into his pub with police after they had crashed.
"No one was injured, everyone was all right and that's the main thing, isn't it?" he said.
Asked how the five were, he replied: "Of course they were shaken up. You would be too if you'd just crash landed a plane, wouldn't you?"
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