ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57243
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman EA-6B Prowler |
| Owner/operator: | VAQ-129 US Navy |
| Registration: | 158546 |
| MSN: | P-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 80nmiles north east of NAS Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Fallon, Nevada (NFL/KNFL) |
| NAS Fallon, Nevada (NFL/KNFL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EA‑6B Prowler BuNo. 158546/'NJ-917' of VAQ-129, US Navy. Destroyed when crashed May 13 1982: crashed during aerobatics 80 Nautical Miles North East of NAS Fallon, Nedvada, USA.
All three crew: ejected
1st Lt T. R. Trueblood,
Lt C. G. Elcock
Lt R.C. Perkins
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://nigelrsadler.webspace.virginmedia.com/ea6production.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 1976 | 158545 | VAQ-129 US Navy | 0 | NAS Whidbey Island, near Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington | |
w/o |
Media:
A U.S. Navy Grumman EA-6B-35-GR Prowler (BuNo 158546) of Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron VAQ-133 in flight over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington (USA), in 1973. 158546 later crashed 140 km north-east of NAS Fallon, Nevada, in 1982. All three crew members survived.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Sep-2015 16:48 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2016 04:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2016 19:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 07-Jul-2023 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Embed code]] |
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