ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185451
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | NATC Patuxent River |
| Registration: | 149480 |
| MSN: | I-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adams Island, 20 miles south east of Patuxent River, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | NATC Patuxent River, Maryland (NHK/KNHK) |
| NATC Patuxent River, Maryland (NHK/KNHK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6A Intruder BuNo 149480 of the NATC Patuxent River, Maryland: Written off (destroyed) October 4 1966 when crashed at Adams Island, Dorchester Xounty, 20 miles south east of Patuxent River, Maryland. P-8A Engine evaluation. Aircraft at low speed high sink rate unable to recover altitude.
Both crew - Lt Commander P. E. Eriksen (pilot) and Lt Commander D. R. Vandermolen (bomber/nasvigator) - ejected at about 100 feet through the canopy. Pilot received right broken leg and lacerations. Bomber/Navigator suffered Lacerations of right foot and compressed fracture of vertebra.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries18.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2016 20:18 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
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