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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-196, US Navy |
| Registration: | 152622 |
| MSN: | I-171 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SSE of Spokane, Washington -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington (NUW/KNUW) |
| NAS Whidbey Island, Washington (NUW/KNUW) |
A-6 Intruder BiNo. 152622 of VA-196 based at NAS Whidbey Island. Destroyed when crashed September 17 1970 during a routine training mission. RBS run-in SSE of Spokane, WA. Suspected cause was an un-commanded pitch down due to a failure of a horizontal tail accuator.
Both crew - Lt Commander Warren C. Clark Jr. (pilot) and Lt Dick Littke (Bombardier/navigator) - ejected, but were killed
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2016 18:55 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 16-Aug-2018 17:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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