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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman KA-6D Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 152934 |
| MSN: | I-238 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) |
Crashed due to loss of control during launch whilst the carrier was in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Pilot Lt D. B. Stanbury and Lt J. W. O'Donnell ejected safely and were recovered by the carriers "plane guard" SAR helicopter.
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://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/john-f-kennedy-cva-67.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Apr-2016 19:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Nov-2018 16:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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