ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185573
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| Date: | Friday 18 April 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155663 |
| MSN: | I-389 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Olathe, Gardner, Kansas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Olathe, Gardner, Kansas (NUU/KNUU) |
| NAS Fallon, Fallon, Nevada (NFL/KNFL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6A Intruder BuNo. 155663 of VA-85, US Navy. Crashed and destroyed April 18, 1969: Aircraft crashed on takeoff from NAS Olathe, Garner, Kansas after stopping for fuel while en-route to NAS Fallon, Nevada. After becoming airborne, the pilot experienced a port engine failure. He immediately dropped the hook, but missed the arresting gear. The aircraft continued off the end of the runway and flipped inverted and became engulfed in flames.
The crash crew were able to extinguish the flames around the cockpit area and tunnel under the aircraft to rescue both crew members. It is suspected that a large bird was ingested in the port engine. Both crew - Lt Elfrid M. Stack (pilot) and Lt Kermit Jamison (Bombardier/Navigator) - did not eject, but were rescued by the crash crew unhurt
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2016 18:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 20-Mar-2016 18:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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