ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145100
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 16-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 15:20 EDT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A (built by John Prendergast) |
| Operator: | Airnav Corporation |
| Registration: | N5025G |
| C/n / msn: | 71591 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Natational Fruit Rd, near Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, WV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KMRB |
| KMRB |
On a local flight, a Van's RV-7A (built by John Prendergast) experimental homebuilt aircraft experienced a complete loss of power to the rotary engine and force landed in a field off National Fruit Road, near Bunker Hill, and about 4km south of Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, West Virginia, and in the landing sequence hit a ditch and came to rest inverted.
The pilot escaped unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/578280/Crash-Landing.html?nav=5006
http://your4state.com/fulltext?nxd_id=248362
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/tristate/hm-man-escapes-injury-in-singleengine-plane-crash-20120416,0,822725.story
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/06_5025G.txt
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120420X35114&key=1
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/7/0/7/2051707.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2012 01:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Apr-2012 04:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2012 08:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2012 18:45 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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