ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57262
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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1978 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-332 USMC |
| Registration: | 152947 |
| MSN: | I-251 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dare County Navy Bombing Range, West of Mateo, North Carolina -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT) |
| MCAS Cherry Point, Havelock, North Carolina (NKT/KNKT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 152947/'EA' of VMA(AW)-332, US Marine Corps. Crashed and destroyed November 16 1978 during routine night time training mission over military target ranges near Dare County Range, Dare County, North Carolina. Both crew ejected but were killed. According to a contemporary press report (see link #5):
"Jet Crash Kills Area Marine: Press State Wire GREENSBURG - An area Marine lieutenant has died in a jet crash near a Dare County, North Carolina, practice bombing range. Michael S. Novotny, 27, of Greensburg was the bombardier-navigator in a Navy A-6E Intruder that crashed Thursday night, a Marine spokesman said yesterday. Novotny was based at the Cherry Point Marine Air Station. He and the pilot, 1st Lt. Lee Dennis Barthel, 26, of California, who also was killed, were on a routine training mission west of Mateo, North Carolina. Cause of the crash is being investigated"
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19781118&id=BrssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5621,3887544&hl=en
5. The Pittsburgh Press, November 18, 1978, Page 2 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/146739026/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Mar-2016 23:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2016 23:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 22-Mar-2016 23:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2016 00:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 16:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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