[citation needed] The pilot, Lieutenant Mark Lange, tried to control the aircraft in order to safely eject the crew.

After a rapid, low-level descent, the Intruder was seen to pull up and likely stalled, resulting in a crash on a hill at 1,000 ft MSL, near a village surrounded by Syrian anti-aircraft artillery positions.

Lange ejected both himself and Goodman in the final moment, but his parachute failed to properly deploy before he hit the ground.

Lange's left leg was severely injured and he died shortly after capture by Syrian troops and Lebanese civilians.

[5] In December 1983, Jesse Jackson traveled to Syria with a delegation that included; Reverend Wyatt T. Walker, Louis Farrakhan, Jack Mendelson, Thelma C.D.

In turn, Jackson praised Reagan for sending a letter to Syrian president Assad calling for cooperation in bringing peace to Lebanon.