| Date | BuNo | Type A3 | A/C status | Squadron | Detachment | Carrier | Description |
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| 01-Oct-55 | 130359 | A-3A | Pending | Douglas AC at Edwards AFB | Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No data. | ||
| 09-Feb-57 | 135437 | A-3A | Lost, ground collision | VAH 3 | Fuel starvation. (First A3 operational loss.) | ||
| 14-May-57 | 138919 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 2 | USS Bon Homme Richard | Ramp strike, nose high after a wave off signal. Fuselage broke at the empennage & ruptured the main fuel cell. Fire broke out as the wreckage slide off the angle deck. | |
| 19-Jun-57 | 135430 | A-3A | Lost at sea | VAH 3 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Carrier launch. Unable to lower port landing gear. Crew bailed out and were rescued. | |
| 06-Jul-57 | 138956 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 9 | No write up. B5 (not defined) was in "Type of Accident" field of the AAR. | ||
| 22-Jul-57 | 135417 | A-3A | Deck accident | VAH 1 | USS Forrestal | Plane captain was crushed by closing bomb bay doors | |
| 12-Aug-57 | 138910 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | USS Ticonderoga | Struck the water following arresting gear and hook point failure. Rescued by helo plane guard. | |
| 19-Aug-57 | 135441 | A-3A | Lost at sea | VAH 3 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Overshot barricade | |
| 26-Sep-57 | 135417 | A-3A | Lost at sea | VAH 1 | USS Forrestal | Ramp strike. Main mounts broke from the A-3 at ramp impact. | |
| 01-Oct-57 | 138936 | A-3B | Pending | VAH 2 | Lost off NAS Cubi Point. Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No other data. | ||
| 06-Jan-58 | 138908 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 2 | Mike | USS Ticonderoga | Ditched on cat shot |
| 28-Jan-58 | 138903 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | Douglas Aircraft Co. | Collison with the ground 10 miles west of Barstow, CA. Cause unknown. | ||
| 01-Feb-58 | 138954 | A-3B | Pending | VAH 9 | Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No other data. | ||
| 07-Feb-58 | 138942 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 9 | USS Saratoga | Evidence of fuel contamination. A/C collision with the water. | |
| 27-Feb-58 | 138917 | A-3B | Flt deck damage/repaired | VAH 2 | Mike | USS Ticonderoga | Unmanned, parked aircraft struck by bridle. No personnel involved. First of three accident reports this BuNo |
| 02-Aug-58 | 138935 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Charlie | USS Shangri-La | Overran the flight deck. Arresting gear was set for an A-1D. A/C Hit the water inverted. Canopy shattered and it is possible the pilot & BN seats may have been carried away at impact. |
| 01-Oct-58 | 142245 | A-3B | Damaged/Repaired | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Landing gear retracted on landing. The aircraft stopped safely on deck. | |
| 02-Oct-58 | 142645 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 1 | B6 (not defined) in the "Type Accident" field of the AAR. | ||
| 16-Oct-58 | 130356 | EA-3A | Lost, ground collision | VQ 2 | Only B6 (not defined) shown in the "Type Accident" field of the AAR. | ||
| 04-Dec-58 | 142636 | A-3B | Lost, water collision. | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Lost over Caribbean. 1st pass, pilot wave off, 2nd bolter. 3rd pass left wing struck deck, cross deck pendant parted & A/C struck the water. All three rescued by helos | |
| 22-Jan-59 | 135410 | A-3A | Lost at sea | US Naval Missle Ctr | Unreadable | ||
| 09-Mar-59 | 142254 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 6 | USS Ranger | A/C entered water in nearly level, right wing down attitude. | |
| 22-Apr-59 | 142643 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision (Lake George.) | VAH 7 | Water collision in Lake George. | ||
| 05-May-59 | 138913 | A-3B | Lost at sea. | VAH 4 | Lima | USS Lexington | On the 4th pass, at completion of run out, A/C rolled 60 deg left, the cable parted and the A/C fell into the water. Crew rescued by USS Hubbard whale boat. |
| 28-May-59 | 130362 | EA-3A | Lost at sea | VQ 1 | Collided with the water on approach. Japanese fisherman reported red & white lights of an aircraft that flew into the ocean at a 45 deg angle. He stated there was no change in the engine sounds. | ||
| 19-Jun-59 | 135429 | A-3A | Lost at sea | VAH 1 | USS Independence | Cat shot with insuffucuent end speed. Cat was set for fuel load prior to refueling. Controlled collision with the water | |
| 30-Jun-59 | 142639 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 6 | USS Ranger | Crashed at sea on approach for landing. Aircraft was lost astern of the Ranger by CCA. Two uninflated life rafts were recovered. | |
| 22-Jul-59 | 142641 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | After 5 landing passes, A/C diverted to Rome due to bingo state but A/C could not be "cleaned up." Aircraft returned for 3 more passes. After 8th pass A/C was diverted but crew bail out over land. Crew recovered. | |
| 26-Aug-59 | 135440 | A-3A | Lost at sea | VAH 1 | Description difficult to read. Comprressor stall in a thunderstorm caused the A3 to crash. VAH 1 CO recommended ejection seats be installed in A3s. Flying thru a thunderstorm was considered a contributing fact. | ||
| 18-Sep-59 | 142640 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 2 | Controlled collision with the ground after first striking tree tops. | ||
| 27-Nov-59 | 144853 | EA-3B | Lost at sea | VQ 1 | ARTC Wake Island heard transmission: "Will bail out in approximately 15 minutes, unable to find Wake Island". No wreakage found | ||
| 04-Jan-60 | 135408 | A-3A | Lost at sea | VAH 123 | Compressor stall in flight. Icing at 3000 ft. | ||
| 09-Jan-60 | 138917 | A-3B | Damaged/Repaired | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Second accident report this BuNo. Car Qual ramp strike. |
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| 06-Feb-60 | 138952 | A-3B | Damaged/Repaired | VAH 9 | USS Saratoga | A3 was damanged when the cross deck pendant snapped. No A-3 personnel involved. The F3H pilot boltered but was lost at sea after an attempt ed ejection failed to occur. Reason unknown. | |
| 24-Feb-60 | 144836 | RA-3B | Lost at sea | VAP 62 | Collision with water | ||
| 26-Mar-60 | 142642 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 2 | Uncontrolled collsion with the ground. | ||
| 29-Apr-60 | 138958 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 6 | USS Ranger | Aircraft launched with a jolt & could be held in level flight only with strong lest aileron and rudder.The pilot stated "The ball was hard left." The G/N discovered the tailfin had folded. Fuel was dumped & the crew bailed out. All three rescued. | |
| 18-May-60 | 135422 | A-3A | Lost, ground (lake) collision | VAH 5 (TAD VAH 3) | Uncontrolled collision with the water during landing. At 7 miles from touchdown A/C xmitted "May Day, fire in the cockpit" At 5.5 mile A/C txmitted "Let's speed it up" and at 4 miles A/C txmitted "Grab the fire extinguisher, see if that does any good" | ||
| 07-Jun-60 | 138970 | A-3B | Lost, ground/water collision | VAH 4 | Attempted an aborted take off. At the 3000 feet position on take off pilot reduced power and announced he was aborting the take off. A/C ran off the runway into 5.5 feet of water. | ||
| 25-Jun-60 | 138975 | A-3B | Flt deck damage/repaired | VAH 5 | Delta | USS Forrestal | HUP 2 struck the # 2 elevator and parts damaged the A3 |
| 26-Jul-60 | 138948 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 9 | USS Saratoga | Night carrier landing, collision with the water. Two wave offs; 3rd approach appeared normal. But the A/C struck the water 3 miles astern | |
| 29-Jul-60 | 144845 | RA3-B | Lost at sea | VAP 62 | USS Saratoga | Collision with the water. During landing. A/C was high and fast and caught the #6 wire. The aircraft skipped & started a moderate porpoise, but appeared to have a normal arrestment. After 155 ft of deck run out, the hook point failed. | |
| 13-Aug-60 | 138902 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 1 | USS Independence | Normal touch down engaged # 4 wire & shortly after the port MLG folded causing the A/C to swerve left. It appeared stopped after the #2 elevator & then slowly rotated over the side & hung by the tail hook. BN was recovered aft of the ship. (First A-3B) | |
| 20-Aug-60 | 138912 | A-3B | Lost, water collision | VAH 4 | Foxtrot | USS Ticonderoga | Lost an engine during take off from NAS Cubi Point and the A/C hit the water . |
| 14-Oct-60 | 144629 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 1 | USS Independence | Collision with bomb fragments. Crew bailed out. | |
| 01-Jan-61 | 000002 | Non-flying | Dummy BuNo | VAH 2 | USS Coral Sea | The tractors on the Coral Sea were not heavy enough to move an A3 when the ship was rolling too much. When 142407 was moved ,the ship rolled the plane bucked up, the tow bar parted and the a/c went over on its back into the sea. Dummy BuNo for records. |
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| 13-Jan-61 | 146456 | EA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VQ 1 | Normal ASR approach. Crossed threshhold ~ 50 feet. Wave off was initiated. Left wing dropped followed by the nose and A/C collided with the ground. Taylor died in the hospital 34 minutes after crash. | ||
| 27-Jan-61 | 138960 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 13 | Normal take off. Tower modified clearance; pilot read it back incorrectly with hesitation. No further transmission from the A/C which explode on contact with the ground. Brown & Cortright TAD from VAH 7 | ||
| 07-Mar-61 | 135419 | A-3A | Lost, ground collision | VAH 123 | During landing, after a wave off for traffic, port engine fire warning light came on. 3rd seat PC reported smoke from port engine which was shut down. A/C hit a tree at the end of runway 12. | ||
| 21-Mar-61 | 138976 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Demo loft maneuver abeam the carrier. Pull up & bomb release appeared normal. At release A/C was at 70 deg and right hand recovery breakaway exceeded 120 deg. Nose came down in a 70 deg dive. The dive flattened but the A/C struck the water in a nose high | |
| 07-May-61 | 142245 | A-3B | Lost, land collision | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | A/C hit ramp on 1st pass. Four more no-speed brake passes were made (2 wave offs & 2 bolters.) & then diverted. Bailed out 10 nm from Soudha Bay AB, Crete | |
| 01-Jul-61 | 138924 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Echo | USS Bon Homme Richard | Collision with water. Crew abandoned aircraft. |
| 07-Sep-61 | 144839 | RA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAP 61 | Reaching for the gear handle the pilot accidentlly deployed the drag chute which would not jettison. Pilot made a semi-controlled wheels up landing. Crew exited safely from the overhead hatch | ||
| 14-Sep-61 | 147661 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 6 | USS Ranger | Applying full power after a wave off the A/C struck the ramp. After a second bounce the A/C became airborne the engines ceased and the plane hit the water 1000 yds ahead of the ship. Crew escaped underwater thru the broken fuselage. Rescued in 13 minutes. | |
| 06-Oct-61 | 142637 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision (Lake George.) | VAH 11 | Uncontrolled crash during bomb run at Lake George. Crew made the bomb release and rolled past 90 degs and disappeared into the clouds. It was next seen in a steep dive and crashed in the lake | ||
| 12-Oct-61 | 142648 | A-3B | Lost, In-flight collision & ground collison | VAH 11 | Mid air collision with another A-3B. BuNo 142648. 142648's radome & canopy collided with 142663's starboard side. Both planes were on an approach to land. | ||
| 12-Oct-61 | 142663 | A-3B | Lost, In-flight collision & ground collison | VAH 5 | Mid air collision with another A-3B. BuNo 142648. 142648's radome & canopy collided with 142663's starboard side. Both planes were on an approach to land. | ||
| 13-Jan-62 | 147668 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 2 | USS Coral Sea | Unknown. A/C never returned to the carrier and was never located. | |
| 15-Jan-62 | 142243 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 1 | A/C lifted off 3-5 feet on take & settled to the deck after gear came up. It left marks for 2150 ft before becoming airborne with right engine afire.. Escape chute mechanism failed to open. BN bailed out from overhead hatch.. A/C spun out and exploded | ||
| 25-Jun-62 | 138962 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Dual engine flame out. All but pilot bailed out . LCDR Dorn (CVA 42), an observer and the BN were rescued. Pilot & 3rd CM were never recovered | |
| 24-Sep-62 | 142402 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 8 | USS Midway | On fourth pass, the A/C engaged the 4th cross deck pendant. After slowing considerably, the cable snapped and the A/C settled in the water off the angled deck. All 3 crew members escaped and were rescued by helos. | |
| 13-Nov-62 | 147662 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 6 | USS Ranger | Medium range strike on Kahoolawe; detached buddy (A4) and aircraft failed to make scheduled time on target and then failed to return to CVA for recovery. SAR found wreakage but no crew member | |
| 20-Dec-62 | 142236 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Echo | USS Bon Homme Richard | Night ramp strike on 4th pass. ZB 14 got airborne minus the tailhook & port MLG. CVA & DEs formed V for bailout. Bailed out on down wind leg due to smoke in the cockpit from door blow-down cartridges. All rescued by the USS Robinson. |
| 28-Dec-62 | 144626 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 5 | USS Forrestal | After five landing attempts (3 bolters & 2 wave offs) the aircraft bingoed to Alghere, Sardinia. The aircraft switched to Alghere tower who held him on radar & IFF. The aircraft never landed. | |
| 12-Feb-63 | 138927 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Bravo | USS Ticonderoga | Night recovery took longer than planned. Pilot declared low fuel state. Two approaches were waved off. Hook skip on next pass. Last pass bolted & lost the nose gear. A/C orbited to set DD search screen.Crew bailed out at 6000 ft and 5 nm from CVA. |
| 04-Mar-63 | 138934 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 13 | USS Kitty Hawk | A/C struck the ramp & bolterd after going below the glide slope & LSO called wave off. MLG debris hit the LSO. Lost hydraulics prevent bingo to NAS Atsugi. Plane caught fire on the starboard beam. Two chutes were seen. A/C crashed 4 miles ahead of CVA | |
| 14-Mar-63 | 135442 | A-3A | Lost, water collision | VAH 123 | Normal flight from Kirtland AFB. Approach turned A/C 250 deg & 3000 ft. Witness heard A/C at high power & at a lower than normal altitude. A/C entered the water in steep descent 400 yds N of the ferry dock, Anacortes. Slats icing was a factor. | ||
| 05-Jul-63 | 138907 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 10 | USS Constellation | A/C was returning to CVA on single engine cruise. At the 90 the starboard engine fuel flow & RPM dropped to idle. A/C bingoed to Naha. Insufficient fuel resulted in a controlled bailout ~ 150 NM from Kadena AFB. All three bailed out. | |
| 19-Sep-63 | 135413 | A-3A | Pending | NARF Alameda | Lost in Flight near NAS Alameda. Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No other data. | ||
| 27-Nov-63 | 135426 | A-3A | Lost, in-flight explosion | VAH 123 | Smoke detected after take off. ICS, fuel & oil, MLG & flap indicators inoperatable. Gyros tumbled and ADUs ran down. IP pull escape hatch handle. Plane exploded after 3rd CM & IP abandoned A/C | ||
| 01-Dec-63 | 135425 | NA-3A | Pending | NARF Norfolk | Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No other data. | ||
| 12-Dec-63 | 147654 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 8 | USS Midway | GCA approach waved off the A/C; too far left of centerline of the runway. (The third crewman's name is unreadable.) | |
| 28-Jun-64 | 144829 | RA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAP 62 | Crew incapacitated by hypoxia. A/C ran out of fuel at 44,000 feet and crashed. | ||
| 19-Jul-64 | 142631 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 11 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Launch from starboard catapult appeared normal. Nose rotated up slightly and went ino a smart left 30 deg bank. A/C contacted the water with this slight nose high atitude about 1.25 NM from CVA | |
| 27-Oct-64 | 130353 | NA-3A | Lost, ground collision | NARF | Live parachute drop demo followed by a requested east to west low pass over the field. Contact with a transformer at 48 feet AGL plane crashed into PX. Eight ground personnel killed and 17 injured. 18 of 25 people were civilans. | ||
| 27-Dec-64 | 142250 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Lima | USS Hancock | Low level flight training at 1000 feet 360kts. Lt Carol. Crain in adjoining A3 noticed starboard fuel leak. A/C climbed to 300 feet and without a fire warning light, engine exploded. Crew bailed out. |
| 08-Feb-65 | 138930 | A-3B | Lost, in-flight breakup | VAH 4 | A/C broke up in flight during a laydown bomb run. Heavy turbulence at low altitude. At 500 feet, 450 kts. Last transmittion at the ten miles report. Bombing tone came on 55 secs later. It lasted 5 secs and then the A/C disintegrated in the air. | ||
| 24-Feb-65 | 147664 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 2 | USS Coral Sea | Fuel transfer system was lost due to hot air leak. Many unsuccessful attempts were made to correct transfer problem. A/C climbed to 13,000 feet and crew bailed out in an orderly manner. CVA 43 passenger couldn't actuate life vest. | |
| 25-May-65 | 138947 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Golf | USS Oriskany | At launch for a day combat mission, the catapult bridle hook broke and the bridle took out the nose gear. A/C continued down the deck and over the bow. Previous wheels up landing (1/11/62) caused undedected hook fracture. LTJG Tunic was ship's company. |
| 01-Oct-65 | 135414 | A-3A | Pending | Lakehurst | Lakehurst. Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No other data. | ||
| 01-Apr-66 | 142665 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | USS Enterprise | Cable parted. A/C nose gear collapsed & went off the deck. LT JG Kohlrusch was picked up by the helo but died. | |
| 12-Apr-66 | 142653 | A-3B | A/C missing | VAH 4 | USS Kitty Hawk | Operating in combat zone. No emerg IFF or Mayday signals rec. No voice contact estab with missing ACFT. Peking Int'l Service, in English, commended air unit for shooting down U.S Imperalist A3B Heavy Attack plane over the air space of Luichow Peninsula | |
| 26-May-66 | 142257 | EA-3B | Repaired | VQ 1 | Info from Mark Swisher: Typhoon encounterd & lost instruments & A/C became uncontrollable . Pilot ordered bailout but P/C refused to jump. Pilot gained control landing at NAS Cubi. Info from Historical Center shows pilot name and VQ1 as the squadron. |
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| 13-Jun-66 | 144842 | RA-3B | Hit by ground fire/lost | VAP 61 | USS Hancock | A/C hit by ground fire during night photo mission. Crew KIA | |
| 02-Oct-66 | 142633 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 2 | USS Coral Sea | Bridle shed on cat shot. The A/C appeared to shudder & loud noise was heard on the cat shot. Bridle apparently released from port side by breaking cat hook. A/C veered to port & dropped off the bow. Partially inverted. Helo rescued crew. A/C lost. | |
| 06-Oct-66 | 147650 | KA-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 2 | Mike | USS Enterprise | Midair with RA-5C (RVAH 7) The KA-3B joined RA-5C on starboard wing for a section CCA penetration from marshall. During transition to landing configuration, the KA-3B hit the RA-5C's right side. The RA-5C crew successfully ejected |
| 26-Oct-66 | 000001 | Non-flying | Dummy BuNo | VAH 4 | Det G | USS Oriskany | LCDRs Faris and Smith died in USS Oriskany fire. (Correct date from Gregg Farris.) Dummy BuNo for records. |
| 03-Nov-66 | 146458 | EA-3B | Lost at sea | VQ 2 | USS Independence | Pilot reported departing marshall at 220deg from CVA 62 , FL 190 at 2023. No other radio contact was made. Aircraft apparently collided with the water. CCA could not track the plane due to numerous radar targets in the area. | |
| 15-Nov-66 | 144830 | RA-3B | Lost at sea | VAP 61 | Could not transfer or dump wing fuel. One engine was secured at FL 400. At 2108 hrs descending thru FL 360, pilot reported 1400# of fuel. Crew bailed out at 6000 feet. No chutes sited; BN rescued five hrs later. | ||
| 08-Mar-67 | 144627 | A-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Charlie | USS Kitty Hawk | The aircraft did not return for recovery from a combat mining mission near Kien Giang River |
| 15-Mar-67 | 138952 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | NAF China Lake | Stall, spin at low altitude | ||
| 05-Apr-67 | 138917 | A-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAH 123 | Instrument check flight from NAS Miramar to NAS Whidbey Island. Flight was in the clouds at FL 180. Hand off from Oakland Center not received by Seattle Center. A/C lost. | ||
| 27-Jul-67 | 142658 | KA-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 4 | Det 34 | USS Oriskany | Dual flame out at high altitude in precipitation. Starboard engine then port engine flamed out. Escape hatch fired by pilot with order to bailout. |
| 25-Aug-67 | 144835 | RA-3B | Lost at sea | VAP 62 (TAD VAP 61) | The aircraft failed to return from night infrared recon combat mission. The last report was "Cleared feet wet." Crew was TAD to VAP 61 in Guam. | ||
| 14-Oct-67 | 144844 | RA-3B | Lost at sea | VAP 61 | Struck by ground fire during day photo recon. Pilot declared 'feet wet' & crashed 10 miles from the coast. All bailed out; only Moser was recovered. (AAR is blank, marked classified) 12/05/05: Added Shaw from email info. | ||
| 21-Oct-67 | 142655 | KA-3B | Lost, ground/water collision | VAH 4 | Det 34 | USS Oriskany | Four unit JATO take off normal at JATO firing. Debris flew to the starboard & forward of the A/C which veered of the run way. Pilot lifted off with 142 kts IAS. Rt engine lost power. Ditch with 15 deg nose up. Cabin disintegrated . Crew thrown free |
| 03-Nov-67 | 147653 | KA-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 8 | USS Constellation | Ninty feet down the flight deck the bridle separated from A/C which then left the angled deck wings level, nose slightly low striking the water abeam the bow. | |
| 01-Jan-68 | 144847 | RA3-B | Lost, ground collision | VAP 61 | NAS Cubi Point. Night recon. A single entry, a hand written note in AAR said "pilot Dennison." | ||
| 16-Mar-68 | 146454 | EA-3B | Landed safely | VQ 2 | Entering the Ramstein AFB landing pattern the aircraft experienced an inboard slat malfunction and became unstable. Backend crew bailed out; the pilot then gained control of the A/C and landed safely. | ||
| 01-Apr-68 | 138921 | KA-3B | Pending | VAH 2 | Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No other data. | ||
| 04-Jun-68 | 142670 | EA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VQ 2 | At take off, gear were raised and flight appeared normal to 600 feet altitude. A/C commenced descent & impacted open wheat field 7800 ft from the end of the runway. | ||
| 24-Jul-68 | 138937 | KA-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 123 | USS Coral Sea | Night carquals for FRP. A/C was direct to get below the wx by Marshall Control to 800 feet. Radar & radio contact was lost shortly thereafter. Presumed to crash at sea. | |
| 20-Aug-68 | 144828 | RA-3B | Landed safely | VAP 61 | At 25,000 A/C went out of control in a near vertical attitude. Pilot appeared to be blacked out. Lindbloom blew the chute, activated bailout alarm and left the A/C with 1 other. Pilot regained control at 10,000 and returned to DaNang. Lindbloom not found. | ||
| 03-Oct-68 | 138972 | KA-3B | Lost at sea, in-flight collision | VAH 10 | Det 62 | USS Independence | F4J joined to refuel. Shortly after F4 maneuvered to parade position. Effecting departure, the F4 & KA3 collided. F4 recovered at NAF Sigonellla; KA3 canopy had sufficient damage so that the crew had to bailed out. |
| 24-Oct-68 | 138961 | KA-3B | Damaged/repaired | VAH 123 | Main and nose gear retracted while parked. Line trouble shooter Zelk was pinned under the aircraft. | ||
| 04-Dec-68 | 138909 | KA-3B | Lost at sea | VAQ 132 | USS Enterprise | One third the way down the deck the bridle disengaged, the nose gear and wheel rose & exploded. The A/C left the bow nose down impacting the water. | |
| 18-Feb-69 | 138943 | KA-3B | Lost at sea | VAH 10 | Det 43 | USS Coral Sea | Collided with water on night TACAN penetration.. There was an unsuccessful fuel consolidation with 2nd KA3; Drogue was streaming fuel. APC lost contact at 10.5 nm |
| 01-Apr-69 | 144837 | RA-3B | Pending | VAP 62 | Lost in flight at NAS Jax. Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No data. | ||
| 08-Aug-69 | 144826 | RA 3B | Lost, ground collision | VAP 61 | Fuel transfer problems & dual flame out resulted in bailout. White & Overton landed normally on the ground. Brock & Berry were hung up in trees. | ||
| 26-Feb-70 | 144851 | EA-3B | Lost at sea | VQ 2 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Aircraft did not attain flying speed during catapult launch. | |
| 26-Feb-70 | 144851 | EA-3B | Damaged/repaired | VQ 2 | USS Franklin Roosevelt | Waterspount in front of CVA 42 forced aircraft to divert to NAS Sigonella. A 58 kt crosswind landing forced the aircraft to run of the runway into the drainage ditich. | |
| 16-May-70 | 142657 | EKA-3B | Lost at sea | VAQ 135 | USS Coral Sea | NAS Cubi Point. Divert to Da Nang. Fuel depletion possible. | |
| 04-Jul-70 | 142400 | EKA-3B | Lost at sea | VAQ 132 | USS America | Overshot approach. Drag chute deploy and A/C ditched. All crew survived. | |
| 07-Aug-70 | 142252 | EKA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAQ 131 | Crashed in Colorado on flight from Buckley AFB to NAS Alameda. Uncontrolled pitchup during level off in clouds at FL 240 | ||
| 18-Jun-71 | 147649 | EKA-3B | Lost at sea | VAQ 130 | #3 | USS Oriskany | A/C entered into a flight maneuver at FL 200 and then they fell, crashing into the water with approximate 45 deg low attitude. |
| 10-Oct-72 | 138968 | EA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VAQ 33 | Flight from NAS Norfolk - NAS Pensacola. Requested to cancel his flight plan & return to base ASAP. A/C dove & crashed. Haushalter's parachute opened but he didn't survive. | ||
| 29-Oct-72 | 142649 | EKA-3B | Lost/ ground collision | NARU Alameda | Shortly after take off the aircraft ceased to accelerate & crashed to the ground. Neynaber was VAQ 308 | ||
| 21-Jan-73 | 142634 | EKA-3B | Lost at sea | VAQ 130 | #4 | USS Ranger | Last A-3 lost in Vietnam. Starboard engine exploded on cat shot and A/C went off the flight deck at a slow speed. |
| 08-Aug-73 | 144861 | TA3-B | Lost, ground collision | RVAH 3 | Crashed approaching NAS Albany, GA. Hot oil leak. Number 1 engine failed following takeoff passing through 5000 ft. Crew bailed out. | ||
| 19-Sep-73 | 144855 | EA-3B | Lost at sea | VQ 1 | Enroute NAS Agana to NAS Cubi Pt. With no compass system, using DR navigation and vectors around weather, the aircraft became lost & requested HF D/F fix /steer. Crew bail out and rescued by JMSDF. | ||
| 08-Mar-74 | 142257 | EA-3B | Lost at sea. | VQ 2 | USS America | CVA recon mission. Arrestment of #1 cross deck pendant appeared normal for 190' until CDP separated. A/C left angled deck impacting nose high. All crew escaped through upper hatch and rescued by helo. | |
| 09-Jul-74 | 144863 | TA-3B | Lost, ground collision | VQ 2 | Enroute Naples to Rota. Crashed during take off 1.5 nm from the end of the runway. The aircraft rolled to a 30 deg climbing turn. Nose fell as angle of bank continued to increase past fully inverted until impact. | ||
| 10-Sep-77 | 142659 | EKA-3B | Lost, ground/water collision | VAQ 308 | Aborted take off at NAS Alameda. At 3500 ft. drag chute deployed and streamed. The tail hook was lowered. Tire marks extended for 4000'. A/C left run way and impacted harbor waters nose down. | ||
| 26-Jan-80 | 138929 | KA-3B | Lost, ground collision | NATC | Tanker support for F/A 18A test and F14 chase A/C. Requested practice PAR approach. A/C disappeared from the radar screen. A-3 impacted cornfield and disintegrated. | ||
| 17-Aug-80 | 000003 | Non-flying | Dummy BuNo | VQ 2 | Airman Harrison was killed on the flight deck during maintenance checks on BuNo 146454. Dummy BuNo for records. | ||
| 04-Aug-82 | 146450 | EA-3B | Lost at sea | VQ 1 | USS Ranger | Lost in the Indian Ocean. Overdue for recovery. Eval recovered uninjured. | |
| 23-Jan-85 | 142672 | VA-3B | Lost at sea | VQ 1 | Aircraft was lost from NAS Atsugi radar enroute descent to NAS Agana, Guam on a repositioning flight from NAF Atsugi | ||
| 25-Jan-87 | 144850 | EA-3B | Lost, water collision | VQ 2 | USS Nimitz | ESM mission. A/C impacted the water after an unsuccessful barricade arrestment. Craig Rudolf NAVSECGRU Athens & Patrick Price NSG/NCS Rota were Communications Intelligence (COMINT) crew members. |