ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57236
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| Date: | Thursday 17 July 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman KA-6D Intruder |
| Owner/operator: | VA-115, US Navy |
| Registration: | 152894 |
| MSN: | I-198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pil Sung Bombing Range, Kangwon Province, near Mount Taebaeksan -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (NJA/RJTA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KA-6D Intruder BuNo. 152894/'NF-513' of VA-115 "Eagles", based on board the USS Midway (CV-41), but shore based at Atsugi AFB, Japan. Lost presumed crashed on night of July 16-17, 1984: Failed to return from training mission at Pil Sung Bombing Range, Kangwon Province, near Mount Taebaeksan, South Korea. Reportedly crashed into mountainside at Mount Taebaeksan while clearing the range near Pusan, Republic of Korea
Both crew - LT R. J. MacFarlane Jr (pilot) and Lt (JG) David Michael "Mickey" Sperling (bombardier, navigator, aged 26) - 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
4. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/pilsung.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Apr-2016 20:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2018 19:27 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2019 16:26 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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