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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4C-25 Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | California ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 64-0923 |
| MSN: | 1403 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Bernadino Mountains, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | March AFB (KRIV) |
The Phantom II crashed in the Mount San Gorgonio in a snowstorm shortly after take off. Pilot Captain Dean Paul Martin (35, son of the famous entertainer Dean Martin) and Captain Ramon Ortiz, weapon systems operator.
Sources:
JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2010 02:24 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Sep-2011 08:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2020 09:49 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jul-2021 18:16 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2021 18:17 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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