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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman KA-6D Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-85, US Navy |
| Registration: | 151582 |
| MSN: | I-64 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Roosevelt Roads, PR -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Roosevelt Roads, Ceiba, Puerto Rico (NRR/TJNR) |
KA-6D Intruder BuNo. 151582/'AA-523' of VA-85, US Navy. Destroyed February 22, 1979 when crashed on take-off from NAS Roosevelt Roads, Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Both crewmen were killed.
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2016 00:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2016 00:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Sep-2023 06:19 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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