ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57176
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Friday 14 October 1994 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-115, US Navy |
| Registration: | 162188 |
| MSN: | I-681 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sameura Dam Lake, Ookawa, Tosa County, Kouchi Prefecture -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAF Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (NJA/RJTA) |
| MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan (IWK/RJOI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Grumman A-6E Intruder BuNo. 162188/NF 505 of VA-115, as part of CVW-5 on board the USS Independence (CV-62). Crashed October 14, 1994 on a low-level flight following a river when they got to a bend and couldn’t get out. Wing sliced into the water upon a reverse. Crashed near Sameura Reservoir, Shikoku Island, Kouchi Prefecture, Japan
Both crewmen, Pilot Lt. Eric A. Hamm and B/N John J. Dunne, Jr. were killed. According to contemporary published reports:
"US military, based at USS Independence, 7th Fleet, USN. During low-altitude flight, at 120 to 150 metres, overturned at 800 km/h, due to G-LOC (Gravity Induced Loss of Consciousness), and crashed, at or near Sameura Dam Lake, Ookawa, Tosa County, Kouchi Prefecture. Flight path was Orange Route.
Sources:
1. Naval Aviation News Volume 77, No.2, Jan/Feb 1995 Page 6
2, Flight International 16-22 August 1995 p.42 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%202373.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
5. 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 |
| 14-Oct-2010 14:55 | Bow | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2016 20:34 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation