ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161297
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| Date: | Monday 7 October 2013 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Worldwide Aeros ML866 |
| Owner/operator: | Worldwide Aeros Corp |
| Registration: | N866ML |
| MSN: | 0023 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Marine Corps Air Station (KNTK), Tustin, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Marine Corps Air Station (NTK/KNTK) |
| Marine Corps Air Station (NTK/KNTK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A hangar roof collapsed, causing substantial damage to the experimental airship as well as a helium leak.
Nobody was hurt in the incident.
The experimental airship can take off vertically, like a helicopter, then change its buoyancy to become heavier than air for landing and unloading.
Sources:
https://www.scpr.org/news/2013/10/07/39695/roof-failure-at-oc-base-damages-experimental-airsh/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/10/07/piece-of-roof-collapses-in-wwii-hangar-puncturing-35m-zeppelin/
https://www.ocregister.com/2013/10/08/roof-failure-at-tustin-base-damages-airship/
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/01/business/la-fi-0902-cover-nextgen-airship-20120902
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=866ML
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Tustin
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2013 07:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Oct-2013 19:18 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 08-Oct-2013 23:09 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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