ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77207
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 151804 |
| MSN: | I-107 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 136 km NW of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Iwakuni (IWK/RJOI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6 Intruder BuNo. 151804/DT-06 of VMA(AW)224, MCAS 12th Wing, US Marine Corps. Based at MCAS Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. During training flight in Northern training area, crashed on July 27, 1987 into the Pacific Ocean, 136 km northwest of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The aircrew were on a defensive air tactics training sortie, during the maneuvers the aircraft entered post stall gyrations. The pilot selected extended thows for the stabilator which is believed to have exacerbated the post stall gyration causing and inverted spin.
Both crew - Major J. M. Vizzier (Bombardier/Navigator) and 1st Lt J. B. Wright (pilot) ejected, and were recovered
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Apr-2016 22:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2016 18:00 | atmpilot1 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2016 18:00 | atmpilot1 | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2017 14:27 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Embed code] |
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