ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77221
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| Date: | Monday 22 April 1985 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6E Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VMA(AW)-121 USMC |
| Registration: | 161684 |
| MSN: | I-661 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles W of Bravo 19 Bombing Range, near NAS Fallon, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Toro, Irvine, California (KNZJ) |
| NAS Fallon, Fallon, Nevada (NFL/KNFL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A-6E Intruder BuNo. 161684/VK 01 of VMA(AW) 121, US Marine Corps. Destroyed April 22 1985 On night bombing sortie outside Fallon, Nevada. Aircraft impacted the side of a hill short of the Bravo 19 Bombing Range. Both crew - 1st Lt David Riegel (pilot) and Captain Blake H. Smith (Bombardier/Navigator) - were killed on impact. According to a contemporary press report in the "LA Times"
"2 El Toro-Based Marines Killed in Nevada Crash
April 24, 1985|United Press International
FALLON, Nev. — The pilot and bombardier-navigator were killed Monday when a Marine A6-E fighter plane crashed near the Fallon Naval Air Station, Marine officials said.
The pilot was identified as Capt. Blake H. Smith, 27, of Boone, Iowa, and the bombardier-navigator was identified as 1st Lt. David A. Riegel, 25, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
The aircraft crashed at 7:50 p.m., two miles west of the Bravo 19 bombing range, about 20 miles south of Fallon during a routine training mission, officials said.
The aircraft and airmen were part of the Marine All Weather Attack Squadron-121 of the Marine Third Aircraft Wing at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
Gunnery Sgt. Teg Cauley, a spokeswoman at the El Toro base, said an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the crash.
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
4. http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-24/news/mn-7219_1_el-toro-base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Apr-2016 18:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 17:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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