★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
Capt. Steven Hazelrigg '70, USN was lost on August 15, 1990 when the A-6E Intruder aircraft he was piloting suffered a catastrophic flight control failure and crashed near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The other man aboard ejected and survived. Steven was the Chief Test Pilot of the Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron. He became a naval aviator in 1972 and was Intruder Pilot of the Year in 1974. He had two operational tours before entering the Navy Test Pilot School in 1978. In 1982 he returned to the fleet; in 1984 he was executive officer of Attack Squadron (VA) 128. He next was executive officer and then commanding officer of Attack Squadron (VA) 145.
He was posthumously promoted to Captain a week after his death.
Steven was survived by his two daughters, his mother, father, and a brother. He is buried in Texas.
To Honor! ⚓
(We and the Naval Academy Alumni Association have lost contact with the family. If you know how to find them please tell us!)
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/STEVEN_A._HAZELRIGG,_CAPT,_USN