ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146372
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 17-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: | Aerostar Festival R40FS |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | YR-5287 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Banesti, some 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Bucharest -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot's Aerostar Festival R40FS ultralight aircraft caught fire after it flew into the light colored electrical cable and then exploded as it crashed into the ground on Sunday morning 17 June 2012.
The pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www2.wsls.com/news/2012/jun/17/small-plane-crashes-in-romania-pilot-killed-ar-1993886/
http://social.moldova.org/news/plane-crash-kills-1-in-romania-231091-eng.html
http://www.campinaph.ro/2012/06/i-se-spunea-imblanzitorul-de-avioane-petru-lazar-pilotul-care-a-murit-astazi-la-banesti-avea-peste-2-800-de-ore-de-zbor.html
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7175448 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2012 05:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jun-2012 05:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 17-Jun-2012 08:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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