ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59627
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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| Date: | 19-APR-2009 |
| Time: | 6 pm |
| Type: |  Extra 300L |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N101PK |
| C/n / msn: | 051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 miles offshore from El Capitan State Beach, Santa Barbara, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
Search initiated after the aircraft disappeared from radar. Some debris was found, but the pilot is missing. Witnesses say the aircraft crashed into the sea while performing aerobatic maneuvers.
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04/21/2009 - searches interrupted without founding the pilot (http://www.thedailysound.com/News/042109PlaneCrash)
Sources:
http://www.cnnturk.com/2009/dunya/04/20/abdde.kucuk.ucak.dustu/523165.0/index.html
http://www.keyt.com/news/local/43263012.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/19/state/n080053D32.DTL
http://www.thedailysound.com/News/042109PlaneCrash
http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10216784&nav=menu544_1
http://www.noozhawk.com/local_news/article/042009_missing_pilot_is_santa_barbara_orthopedi
c_surgeon_stephen_birch/
http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=10216784&nav=menu544_1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2009 00:37 | hggultek | Added |
| 20-Apr-2009 01:16 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Apr-2009 07:17 | morethanwords | Updated |
| 21-Apr-2009 22:54 | 98.171.162.113 | Updated |
| 13-Dec-2009 06:59 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated |
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