ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57208
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-128, US Navy |
| Registration: | 161109 |
| MSN: | I-621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Whidbey Island, near Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington (NUW/KNUW) |
| NAS Whidbey Island, Washington (NUW/KNUW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 161109/NJ-803 of VA-128, US Navy, based at Whidbey Island NAS, Washington. Crashed August 8, 1989 at NAS Whidbey Island while practising for an air show. Both pilots - Lt Commander Stephen Garcia (pilot) and Captain Richard H Andrews (bombardier/navigator) - were killed. According to a contemporary newspaper report (see link #6):
TWO CREWMEN DIE IN NAVY CRASH
AP Associated Press
Aug. 9, 1989 12:43 AM ET
WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION, Wash. (AP)
The two crewmen aboard a Navy A-6 Intruder aircraft were killed Tuesday when the attack jet crashed while practicing for an air show here. The pilot was identified Tuesday night as Lt. Cmdr. Stephen A. Garcia, 34, of Los Cruces, N.M., and the bombardier-navigator was Marine Capt. Richard H. Andrews, 31, of Fayetteville, N.C., said base spokeswoman Mariana Graham.
Both officers were assigned to Attack Squadron 128, known as the ''Golden Intruders.'' The squadron is based at Whidbey Island. The cause of the crash is under investigation, Ms. Graham said.
Since 1980, 12 of the Whidbey-based A-6s have crashed, resulting in 14 fatalities, she said. The aircraft was completing a turn over the field Tuesday when it lost altitude and hit the ground, Ms. Graham said. The airfield, about 45 miles northwest of Seattle, was closed for approximately two hours after the accident."
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=8342970
5. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rhandrews.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Apr-2016 16:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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