Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II 151519,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82564
 
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Date:Monday 20 November 1978
Time:17:22
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4N Phantom II
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 151519
MSN: 736
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North of Fish Creek Road, South Grand Prairie, near Dallas, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Dallas, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed due to In flight fire. Crashed along the FM 1382 north of Fish Creek Road, in south Grand Prairie during touch and go carrier landing practice at NAS Dallas TX. Both crew - Lt. David L. Davis and LT Dennis T. Beaver - ejected

NOTE: Crash date given as September 2 and November 20, 1978 - one of these is incorrect, 20 Nov 1978 is the correct date, I was there.

Sources:

http://thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.htmld]
http://web.archive.org/web/20170924023030/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F-4_PHANTOM_USA/f4_phantom_US_1976.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
07-Feb-2013 20:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Aug-2013 17:57 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]
11-Apr-2016 17:14 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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