ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145712
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| Date: | 18-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 13:00 PDT |
| Type: |  Aero-Vodochody L-39 Albatros |
| Operator: | Mach 1 Aviation & Incredible Adventures |
| Registration: | N39WT |
| C/n / msn: | 132127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | West of Boulder City Municipal Airport - KBVU, Boulder City, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | KBVU |
| KBVU |
Two people were killed Friday afternoon 18 May 2012 when a small, single-engine jet, 1 of a flight of 2, crashed just after takeoff west of Boulder City Airport - KBVU, Boulder City, Nevada. The accident occurred just after the pilot had issued a mayday call, "mayday, mayday, mayday, canopy".
According to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor, the Czech-made Aero Vodochody L39 Albatros jet crashed for unknown reasons about a half mile west of the Boulder City Airport. The plane, built as a high-performance military trainer, went down in a desert area near a string of power lines.
Sources:
http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/may/18/officials-2-killed-plane-crash-near-boulder-city-a/
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/18557129/2-killed-in-jet-crash-near-boulder-city
http://www.lvrj.com/news/small-plane-crashes-in-boulder-city-152081975.html
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/18557210/breaking-news-small-plane-crash-reported-near-boulder-city
http://www.classicjets.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1719
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120518X70641&key=1
http://www.aspenavionics.com/index.php/customergallery/n39wt/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2012 15:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-May-2012 23:17 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2012 23:32 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 19-May-2012 02:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-May-2012 05:39 | 173.9.246.145 | Updated [Source] |
| 20-May-2012 06:14 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jun-2012 22:19 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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