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| Date: | Saturday 21 September 2002 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | Bob Reed - York Travelers Inc. |
| Registration: | N28665 |
| MSN: | AA5B-0739 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Near State College, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KUNV |
| N71 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Enroute from University Park to N71, cylinder #3 came off the engine. The engine had 250 hours SMOH. The pilot landed the airplane safely on Interstate 99 - which coincidentally was new and still closed to traffic. There were no injuries. The airplane was removed the next day by the pilot.
Sources:
I am the pilot of the flight
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 August 2001 | N28665 | York Travelers Flying Club | 0 | Marietta, Pennsylvania | |
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Images:
Interstate 99. Bellefonte, PA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2020 13:29 | bobreed1955 | Added |
| 10-May-2020 13:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, ] |
| 10-May-2020 13:37 | bobreed1955 | Updated [Date, ] |
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