ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57226
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 February 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman KA-6D Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-34, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151783 |
| MSN: | I-86 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | USS American (CVA-66) Caribbean Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS American (CVA-66) Caribbean Sea |
| USS American (CVA-66) Caribbean Sea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KA-6D Intruder BuNo. 151783/AB-513 of VA-34, US Navy, based on board the USS America. Crashed Febuary 18, 1986 during take-off from the carrier, crashed into the into Caribbean Sea
Both crew - Lt (JG) S. R. Young (BN) and Lt J. T. Casey (PILOT) - ejected safely, and were recovered by the carriers "plane guard" SAR helicopter
Sources:
1. Flight International 16 May 1987 p.38 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200460.html
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/thirdseries19.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2016 19:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2019 12:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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