ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65929
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| Date: | 23-JUN-2009 |
| Time: | 10:57 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee 180 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7795N |
| C/n / msn: | 28-5244 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Field near Sheldon, Iowa -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Atkinson WI (61C) |
| Winner SD |
Plane crashed for unknown reasons with three on board. Plane crash located in a dirt access road between two fields. Plane is inverted.
NTSB Nov 2/09 Federal aviation officials say a small plane that crashed in a corn field in northwest Iowa, killing all three Wisconsin men on board, was low on fuel.The National Transportation Safety Board says the single - engine piper had two 25 - gallon fuel tanks.After the crash, investigators drained 1 cup of fuel from the tank under the left wing and 2 and a half cups from the tank under the right wing.The plane crashed on June 23 in O'Brien County.The three men on board were flying from to South Dakota on a hunting trip.
Sources:
1) http://www.velozia.com/?p=2102
2) http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10581496
3) http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2009/06/24/news/top/fe91f8f6829630b1862575df0011eb40.txt
http://www.keyc.com/node/29759
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20090623X33607&ntsbno=CEN09FA377&akey=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2009 21:40 | Digitalis | Added |
| 23-Jun-2009 21:41 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2009 00:15 | slowkid | Updated |
| 24-Jun-2009 09:23 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Nov-2009 23:15 | robbreid | Updated |
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