Incident McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom II 68-0508,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57793
 
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Date:Wednesday 18 June 1986
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom II
Owner/operator:108th Tactical Fighter Wg New Jersey ANG USAF
Registration: 68-0508
MSN: 3697
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pine Barrens, Burlington County, SE of Chatsworth, New Jersey -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:McGuire AFB, NJ
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
F-4E Phantom II of 108th Tactical Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, McGuire Air Force
Base . Crashed in a remote section of the Pine Barrens in Burlington County, southeast of
Chatsworth, New Jersey

Pilot - 1st Lt. Benjamin J. Zerbey - ejected safely. WSO - 1st Lt. Michael L. Cunniff - ejected, but
sustained a shoulder and arm injury. Both crew members were rescued by a state police helicopter and taken to Walson Hospital at Fort Dix

Sources:

http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194614/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1986.htm
Forgotten jets

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
24-Nov-2011 20:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
24-Nov-2011 20:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
19-Jul-2018 19:50 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]
25-Jun-2023 21:16 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]]

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