ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154681
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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 2013 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: | Kolb Firefly |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N/A |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Smoketown Airport - S37, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | S37 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, an experimental Kolb Firefly, built by Blank, experienced a stall/spin and impacted terrain near East Lampeter at the Smoketown Airport - S37, Smoketown, Pennsylvania. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire. The sole pilot onboard the single seat ultralight received fatal injuries.
Sources:
https://whp580.iheart.com/news/local/story/One-dead-in-ultralight-plane-crash-in-Lancaster/3FCJ-eY5j02IE7dnvRRPAA.cspx
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/03/30/1-dead-after-plane-crash-in-lancaster-county/
https://lancasteronline.com/article/local/832417_plane-crashes-on-takeoff-at-smoketown-airport--pilot-killed.html
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9046851
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2013 00:10 | Geno | Added |
| 31-Mar-2013 04:58 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2013 14:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Mar-2015 17:58 | harro | Updated [Location] |
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