ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185840
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman KA-6D Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151580 |
| MSN: | I-101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) |
| NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA (NTU/KNTU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KA-6D Intruder BuNo. 151580/'AA-524' of VA-85,US Navy, operating out of Oceana NAS, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Destroyed August 9, 1972 when crashed on landing on Runway 23 at NAS Oceana, and overturned. Of the two crew - Lt D. L. Anderson (pilot) ejected, but did so out of envelope, and was killed. Lt.JG. Eric C. Thompson (Bombardier/Navigator) did not eject and was rescued from the wreckage by the Oceana crash crew. However, there are press reports (see link #4) which indicate that he died later in hospital
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
4. https://pilotonline.com/news/military/oceana-has-had--plus-aircraft-crashes-over-decades/article_01959fc2-a46d-581f-9230-a7c05a52810a.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 April 1966 | 151798 | VA-85, US Navy | 2 | Tan Loc Barracks, 10 miles N of Vinh, North Vietnam |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2016 22:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 28-Mar-2016 18:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2021 16:28 | DE | Updated [Narrative] |
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