ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57180
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| Date: | Friday 23 July 1993 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-75, US Navy |
| Registration: | 162196 |
| MSN: | I-689 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jefferson National Forest, 30 miles NW of Roanoke, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| 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 |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 162196/AC-506 of VA-75, US Navy, based at Oceana NAS, Virginia. On July 23, 1993, during a routine training mission, crashed on Middle Mountain, Jefferson National Forest, 30 miles NW of Roanoke, Virginia. A forest fire was caused by the crash. Both crew - Lt Paul A. Ambrogi (pilot, aged 26 of Richmond, VA) and Lt Joseph Kendall Rough (aged 28, of Wilmington, Norh Carolina) were killed. According to a contemporary new report:
"A-6 INTRUDER CRASHES; TWO DEAD
AP Associated Press
Jul. 24, 1993 5:03 AM ET
PAINT BANK, Va. (AP)
The pilot and co-pilot of a Navy A-6 Intruder were killed when their jet slammed into a mountain, igniting a 10-acre forest fire. The jet was with an attack squadron flying a routine training mission from the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Lt. Kevin Wensing said.
Navy officials identified the pilot as Lt. Paul A. Ambrogi, 26, of Richmond, Va. The bombardier-navigator was Lt. Joseph Kendall Rough, 28, of Wilmington, N.C. Twenty-eight firefighters worked to contain the fire, authorities said.
The crash occurred about 11:30 a.m. in the wilderness about 30 miles northwest of Roanoke, near the Virginia-West Virginia line. Rescue teams hiked for more than three hours over rugged terrain to reach the site, Virginia State Police said. The Navy is investigating the crash."
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
4. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=97271822
5. https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=259753
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Apr-2016 19:31 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 15:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 18:11 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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