ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57170
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| Date: | Sunday 8 November 1998 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 163885 |
| MSN: | P-160 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA-6B Prowler BuNo. 163885/'AC-503' of VAQ-130 struck S-3B Viking 159733 of VS-22 during night landing aboard USS Enterprise and all six crew members ejected from the planes, 120 miles of the coast of Virginia. The four on board of 163885 did not survive.
Sources:
2. http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/1998_CVN-65_PLATtape.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXHV5QAagUQ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Apr-2016 21:48 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2017 14:58 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2017 12:25 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Oct-2018 18:25 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Oct-2018 14:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2020 20:35 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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