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| Date: | Monday 30 March 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N179ES |
| MSN: | 0179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Huntington Beach State Park, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
| Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, an experimentally built Edwards Mark L / Smith Elmer W Sonex, force landed to parking lot terrain following a fuel related event in Huntington Beach, California. The airplane was not damaged and there were no injures.
Sources:
https://www.ocregister.com/2020/03/30/plane-lands-at-huntington-state-beach-parking-lot-pilot-wasnt-injured/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 13:54 | Captain Adam | Added |
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