ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57218
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1987 |
| Time: | 16:57 |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-42, US Navy |
| Registration: | 155657 |
| MSN: | I-383 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS Lexington, Gulf of Mexico, 50nm S of Pensacola, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Lexington, Gulf of Mexico | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A‑6E Intruder BuNo. 155657/'AD'; Crashed and destroyed May 12 1987: Missed arrestor cable on landing aboard the USS Lexington and did not go around promptly. Crew ordered to eject as aircraft dropped below deck height. Both crew - Lt (JG) R. Rabuse (pilot) and Ensign A. Hux - ejected, but aircraft then climbed away unmanned. It is believed to have crashed into the sea shortly after, off the USS Lexington, into the Gulf of Mexico, 50 nautical miles south of Pensacola, Florida
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%201308.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czvEDNdyFBU
3. http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/project/year_pages/1987.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Nov-2011 11:37 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2015 18:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2016 02:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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