There are several websites which list an F4 Phantom wreck off the coast of Torrey Pines. Interestingly, there appears to be more than one account of how the F4 Phantom wreck came to be. It may be possible that more than one F4 Phantom exists in the area, although this has not been confirmed at this point. The largest portion of the wreck are the engines and part of the tail which have been dived on for years since their discovery by Dave Miller in 1995. The latest pictures of this wreck were taken in September 2005 (see photo album link on right) and it has been visited by SDTechDiving Members as recent as May 2006. The wreck has significant damage and deterioation, and much of the wiring is exposed; however, the engines are clearly recognizeable.

It was widely believed that the engine/tail sections were pushed off a carrier after a crash landing on the deck; this seems unlikely as in May 2006 a debris field was discovered apart from the main engines, suggesting that the plane had instead crashed into the ocean, leaving this debris field from the initial crash to settle apart from the main engine/tail section. To this day the F4 remains unidentified, although current efforts are underway to help identify the plane. If you get a chance to dive this wreck be on the look out for any identifying marks, or numbers, and take note of them - someone needs to positively identify this wreck.

The wreck attracts many species of fish and there is a good amount of invertebrate growth as well. This wreck is also home to many wolf eels; if you include the 2 in the main part of the wreckage, plus at least 3 more in the debris field there are 5 on this wreck alone, possibly more. Given the depth of 150 ft this wreck is rarely visited by divers and only a few people have coordinates for the engines, and the coordinates of the debris field are unknown. The visibility is usually pretty good with an average of 10-15 feet, but can get as good as 40 feet, and currents can run in the area.