ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57181
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1993 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-34, US Navy |
| Registration: | 158787 |
| MSN: | I-523 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alamo, Lincoln County, 65 miles N of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Grumman A-6E Intruder BuNo. 158787/AG-507 of VA-34 "Blue Blasters" based at Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach. Mid-air collision April 21 1993 with A-6E BuNo. 149949 during a night training flight over a Nevada mountain at Alamo, Lincoln County, Nevada (at approximate Coordinates: 37°21′54″N 115°09′52″W). Both crew - Lt Commander Marshall W. Atkins
36, of Virginia Beach (pilot) and John E. Dolenti 38, of Royersford, Penn. - were killed
According to an eyewitness report:
"158787 (VA-34) crashed on Nellis AFB range April 21, 1993 following nighttime collision with A-6 149949. Cause stated as inadequate pre-flight briefing and white rear tail light of 149949 not working. 149949 is the aircraft that did the emergency landing that night.
I remember part of the other aircraft cockpit canopy seal bulkhead was jammed into this aircraft from the collision into the left rear side. I know it stayed at Nellis for some time, but never knew where it went, or how. I also assisted pickup of what was left of 158787 from Nellis Range, and always wondered who the crew members were that died, and the crew in IFE aircraft."
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=49002840
5. https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=611745
6. https://www.intruderassociation.org/in_memory.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2016 19:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2020 18:55 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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