ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145363
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 29-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 (built by Richard G. Collins) |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N356DS |
| C/n / msn: | 3486P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hartford-Brainard Airport - KHFD, Hartford, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| KMMK |
A Van's RV-6 experimental homebuilt aircraft (built by Richard G. Collins), N356DS, enroute to Meriden Markham Municipal Airport - KMMK, Meriden, Connecticut, was forced to make an emergency landing at Hartford-Brainard Airport - KHFD, Hartford, Connecticut, after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. Firefighters responded to the scene and extinghuished a fire of the aircraft's engine part.
The pilot escaped unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-brainard-0429-20120428,0,2143104.story
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Plane-Engine-Catches-Fire-Pilot-Makes-an-Emergency-Landing-149398545.html
http://www.firehouse.com/news/10707131/airplane-lands-catches-fire-at-conn-airport
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/21_356DS.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=356DS&x=0&y=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2012 22:45 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Apr-2012 23:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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