ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57225
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| Date: | Monday 7 April 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VAQ-136, US Navy |
| Registration: | 160789 |
| MSN: | P-76 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean, 11 miles E of Miyake-jima Island, 97nm South of Tokyo -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Midway (CV-41), Western Pacific Ocean, off Japan |
| Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan (NJA/RJTA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA-6B Prowler BuNo. 160789/NF 604 of VAO‑136, US Navy, based on board the USS Midway. Engine fire and hydraulics failure. Crashed April 7 1986 into Pacific 11 mi. E Miyake-jima Island, Honshu, 97 nautical miles South of Tokyo, Japan.
All three crew - Lt (JG) K. F. Hancock (pilot), Lt Commander R. H. Millar (ECMO-1), Lt A. J. Wineland - ejected safely and were retrieved by the "plane guard" SAR helicopter form the USS Midway
Sources:
1. Flight International 16 May 1987 p.39 at https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200461.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
3. http://nigelrsadler.webspace.virginmedia.com/ea6production.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
5. http://www.midwaysailor.com/midwayhelp/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyake-jima
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Apr-2016 20:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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