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| Date: | Monday 18 October 2021 |
| Time: | c. 23:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Jabiru J230-SP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N728J |
| MSN: | 678 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Boones Mill, Franklin County, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boones Mill roadway, VA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
October 18th: Aircraft made emergency landing in field due to problems switching fuel tanks.
October 19th: Aircraft doing practice high speed taxi runs to evaluate a takeoff area on a gravel road, lost control and struck a state trooper car.
Sources:
https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/10/19/no-one-hurt-pilot-clips-virginia-state-police-car-with-plane/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N728J
FAA ASIAS
http://www.khs.at/lal10/Jabiru%20J230-SP%20N728J.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2021 15:12 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Oct-2021 16:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2021 22:16 | Captain Adam | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
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