ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57883
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 April 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | USMC |
| Registration: | 153026 |
| MSN: | 1538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leach Lake tactics range -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
USMC Pilot did everything correctly thru ejection (RIO survived), but the fireball melted his ejection parachute and the fall was fatal - but not immediately.
Sources:
Scramble 261
VHPA, Find-a-grave
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Nov-2022 14:43 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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