Accident McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II 66-0295,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57766
 
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Date:Friday 12 May 1989
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
Owner/operator:21 TFTS USAF
Registration: 66-0295
MSN: 2405
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North-East of Lake San Antonio, Monterey County, California -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NLC
Destination airport:VCV
Narrative:
The aircraft mission was in support of U.S. Army training (Close Air Support, CAS) at Fort Hunter Liggett, city of Jolon, Monterey County, California, USA. (Twenty miles to the North-West of the crash site.) Pilot killed, WSO ejected safely.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194448/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1989.htm
http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mc-f4e-66-029594tfs-blue.jpg

My knowledge of this incident: I was assigned to the 4393rd Security Police Squadron, 4392nd Security Police Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. I was the Nonconditioned Officer in charge of securing the crash site. My unit was selected for this task due to our proximity to the crash.

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
29-Oct-2011 20:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
13-Dec-2018 18:48 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Nov-2023 07:31 ABolton Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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