Incident Grumman EA-6B ICAP I Prowler 160705,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77223
 
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Date:Thursday 28 April 1983
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic A6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman EA-6B ICAP I Prowler
Owner/operator:VMAQ-2 USMC
Registration: 160705
MSN: P-68
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT)
Destination airport:Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, Bogue, North Carolina (KNJM/NJM)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
EA-6B Prowler BuNo. 160705/'CY-00' of VMAQ-2. Lost April 28, 1983: Stabilizer stall after landing during night FCLP at MCALF Bogue Field in North Carolina. Pilot did not eject. His seat was torn from the aircraft on impact and he was rescued from Bogue Sound with injuries. The other three crew - Captain G. B. Habbested, Captain J. F. Scheiner, and Captain J. J. Cuff - all ejected safely

Sources:

1. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Auxiliary_Landing_Field_Bogue#Modern_Operations

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
01-Apr-2016 20:32 Dr.John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
28-Dec-2019 16:42 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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