ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147579
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| Date: | 11-AUG-2012 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G18S |
| Operator: | Mid America Sport Skydive Club (Rgd. Barron Aviation |
| Registration: | N697Q |
| C/n / msn: | BA-468 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Taylorville, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | KTAZ |
| KTAZ |
The aircraft, a Beech 18, was destroyed upon impact with terrain in a residential area of Taylorville, Illinois, after the discharge of 12 parachutists.
The incident occurred as five jumpers were standing in the door. It is suggested that flaps were up and the port engine was feathered. The plane rolled ninety degrees to port, then another 90 degrees. The plane then made an inverted dive and no maneuvers were seen performed prior to impact.
The sole pilot remaining onboard the aircraft received fatal injuries from the impact forces.
Sources:
http://herald-review.com/news/local/plane-crash-in-taylorville-pilot-killed/article_584979a2-e402-11e1-a487-001a4bcf887a.html
http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1489226369/Report-Small-plane-crashes-in-Taylorville
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/332510/3/UPDATE-1-dead-in-skydiving-plane-crash
http://www.skydivetaylorville.org/messages.html
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_697Q.txt
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=697Q
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N697Q.html
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4357301#4357301
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2012 21:36 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Aug-2012 06:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Aug-2012 11:20 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 14-Aug-2012 11:57 | 68.233.206.130 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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