ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57809
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| Date: | Friday 17 August 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) 526 TFS, 86 TFW |
| Registration: | 68-0535 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in Gulf of Mexico -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tyndall AFB, Florida |
F-4E 68-0535 was from the 526 TFS, 86 TFW, Ramstein AB, West Germany. The mishap occurred during a WSEP (Weapons Standardization & Evaluation Program) deployment to Tyndall AFB, Florida. The crew flying on the mishap flight was from the 512th TFS, 86 TFW.
68-0535 crashed into Gulf of Mexico after colliding with F-15B 75-0087 during an ACM (Air Combat Maneuvering) training sortie. All crew from both airplanes ejected, but one crewman from the F-4 drowned before he could be rescued.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Scott Wilson - I was a assigned to the 526 Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Ramstein when this accident happened. I wasn't on the deployment but a number of my co-workers were.
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Jun-2014 10:32 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 07:43 | avnav526 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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