ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146323
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 14-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | Afternoon |
| Type: | Polaris FB582 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N56940 ? |
| C/n / msn: | 5236586 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | The water near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tierra Verde beach |
| Tierra Verde beach |
Two people were injured when a Polaris weight-shift aircraft they were in crashed into the water off of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. Petersburg, Florida.
The two passengers onboard the aircraft with minor injuries were pulled from the water by a local boater.
Sources:
http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/jun/14/2-injured-when-ultralight-plane-crashes-in-st-pete-ar-415991/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/ultralight-aircraft-crashes-near-sunshine-skyway-in-st-petersburg/1235320
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=56940
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2012 11:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jun-2012 14:23 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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