ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146461
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 23-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N523R |
| C/n / msn: | 82960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near the intersection of Jurupa Avenue and Poplar Street, Fontana, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
The pilot of a de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth II, N523R (also carrying its former British marks "G-ANEI"), performed an emergency landing in a field near the intersection of Jurupa Avenue and Poplar Street, Fontana, California, due to an engine failure.
The aircraft suffered substantial damage after it overturned and came to rest upside down.
Both occupants escaped unharmed.
Sources:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=8712365
http://www.sbsun.com/breakingnews/ci_20927373/small-plane-crashes-fontana-field-no-injuries-reported
http://www.abpic.co.uk/images/images/1025355F.jpg (photo)
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2012 03:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jun-2012 06:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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