ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77222
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| Date: | Thursday 25 August 1983 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B ICAP I Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VMAQ-2 US |
| Registration: | 160704 |
| MSN: | P-67 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bogue Inlet, near Morehead City, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bogue Field (Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue) NC(KNJM/NJM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA‑6B Prowler BuNo. 160704/''CY-11' of VMAQ‑2, US Marine Corps. Destroyed August 25 1983 when crashed at Bogue Inlet, near Morehead City, North Carolina. All four crew ejected safely, but one person was killed on the ground, and two more injured. According to an eyewitness report from one of the crew, Captain James Cuff Junior, US Marine Corps:
"The August ’83 ejection occurred over Bogue Inlet near the town of Morehead City, North Carolina. The cause of the accident was a fire in the Aft Equipment Bay. This fire caused the heat to melt the control cables which caused the aircraft to depart controlled flight. All crew members ejected safely with only Lt Stevenson receiving a minor cut to his hand during ejection."
The four crew of BuNo.160704 were 1st Lt James K. Stevenson (26, from Palo Verdes - sustained minor injuries to his hand), Captain Gordon B. Habbested (28, from Spokane, Washington) Captain David F. Tomaino (30, from Needham, Mass) and Captain James J. Cuff Jr. (33, from Cherry Hill, NJ)
Captain Gordon B. Habbested has ejected from an EA-6B just four months before, when he ejected from sister ship EA-6B BuNo 160705 on April 28 1983 at MCLF Bogue Field in NC
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
3. http://www.ea6bprowler.org/BUNOS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 09-May-2011 01:47 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |
| 22-Mar-2016 22:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2016 09:21 | C. Mark Sublette | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2016 16:24 | C. Mark Sublette | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 16:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Aug-2023 00:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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