ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 124647
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| Date: | Saturday 9 February 1980 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Republic P-47D Thunderbolt |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47DD |
| MSN: | 399.55731 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | ½ mile off Tulsa Airfield, Oklahoma -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa Airport (KTUL), Tulsa County, Oklahoma |
| Del Rio Airport (KDRT), Val Verde County, Texas, USA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft stopped off overnight on the 8th February 1980 at Tulsa Airport when on a repositioning flight from Forbes Airport, Topeka, Kansas to Del Rio Airport Texas, USA. When taking off the following day the aircraft suffered engine failure and the ferry pilot carried out a force landing ½ mile off the airfield, suffering minor injuries but causing substantial damage to the airframe.
ENG BLOWER MALFUNCTIONED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flyinglegends.com/aircraft/republic-p-47d-thunderbolt-g-thun.html
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p47registry/p47-4549192.html
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Republic_P-47D_Thunderbolt_%E2%80%98549192_F4-J%E2%80%99_%E2%80%9CNellie%E2%80%9D_(G-THUN)_(27931747027).jpg
NTSB
Images:
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK - 15th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2020 17:12 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Photo] |
| 22-Aug-2020 20:07 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 24-Aug-2020 17:15 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 25-Aug-2020 17:16 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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