ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185991
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-42, US Navy |
| Registration: | 158049 |
| MSN: | I-507 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
| NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6 Intruder BuNo. 158049/'AD-503' of VA-42, US Navy. Destroyed August 16 1977 when crashed near NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. According to reports (see link #4) "an A-6 Intruder returning to Oceana crashed and exploded about 2,000 feet short of Runway 05, killing a crew member. The pilot managed to eject safely".
Pilot - Lt (JG) M. L. Clark - ejected safely
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm#
4. https://pilotonline.com/news/military/oceana-has-had--plus-aircraft-crashes-over-decades/article_01959fc2-a46d-581f-9230-a7c05a52810a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2016 16:31 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 29-Mar-2016 16:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
| 01-Apr-2016 21:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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