ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145919
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 30-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 06:00 a.m. |
| Type: | Honey Bee G2 |
| Operator: | Paul Rogers |
| Registration: | Ultralight |
| C/n / msn: | AWI 2 100-00 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | A field near Gross Airport - 52I, Pinconning, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gross Airport - 52I |
The Bay County sheriff says a pilot died when his ultralight airplane crashed into a field at the Gross Airport in Pinconning, Michigan. Sheriff John Miller says the 63-year-old man left the airport Wednesday morning 30 May 2012 and crashed a short time later after the plane lost power over Interstate 75.
Sources:
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/pilot-dies-in-ultralight-plane-crash-20120530-spb
http://www.wnem.com/story/18652829/ultra-light-plane-crashes-in-bay-county
http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2012/05/bay_county_sheriff_63-year-old.html
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=421LR&x=0&y=0
http://www.honeybeeg2.com/
http://www.pinkperfume.net/honeybee-g2.html
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5106/5611428029_846861dd7e_z.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2012 09:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2012 10:39 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 12-Jun-2012 05:29 | 69.214.3.127 | Updated [Registration, Operator] |
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