ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57167
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| Date: | Sunday 27 July 2003 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VAQ-135, US Navy |
| Registration: | 158800 |
| MSN: | P-30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arabian Gulf, off the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) off Bahrain -
 Bahrain
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Arabian Sea, off Bahrain |
| USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Arabian Sea, off Bahrain | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA‑6B Prowler BuNo. 158800/NH 503 of VAQ-135, US Navy, based on board the USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Lost July 27, 2003 due to a Catastrophic engine fire that led to a complete loss of hydraulics. Splashed into the Arabian Gulf off Bahrain, approximately 10 minutes after launch from carrier. Crew of 4 all ejected safely - LT Kyle Matthew , Lt. Warren Chen, Lt. Commander Scott Craig, Lt Christina Portnoy, and were rescued by the Seahawks (HS-6)
(The USS Nimitz's eleventh operational deployment began on 3 March 2003. It relieved USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf in mid-April 2003, launching Carrier Air Wing 11 aircraft sorties over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). It returned to San Diego on 5 November 2003).
Sources:
1. Scramble 293
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
4. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/nimitz.html
5. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=6720
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1977 | 158809 | VAQ-137, US Navy | 0 | Aegean Sea off Souda Bay, Crete |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Dec-2009 07:06 | 78Delta | Updated |
| 05-Apr-2016 22:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2016 14:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2016 06:08 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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