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| Date: | Sunday 12 March 2023 |
| Time: | 09:23 |
| Type: |  Steen Skybolt SF-1 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N23RN |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Chuck Lennon Park, DeLeon Springs, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | DeLand Municipal Airport, FL (KDED) |
| DeLand Municipal Airport, FL (KDED) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The experientially built Robert J Norris Steen Skybolt SF-1, suffered a main gear collapsed during a forced landing in a park following a loss of engine power.
No injuries reported.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/VolusiaSheriff/status/1634929653994356737
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23RN
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a207ab&lat=29.128&lon=-81.392&zoom=14.0&showTrace=2023-03-12
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N23RN/history/20230312/1254Z/KDED/L%2029.11371%20-81.34576
Media:
A small plane crashed around 9:20 a.m. today near Chuck Lennon Park, DeLeon Springs.
— Volusia Sheriff (@VolusiaSheriff) March 12, 2023
The pilot reported an engine failure and attempted an emergency landing in a field. During landing, a wheel broke off and the plane crashed.
The pilot was the only occupant. He wasn’t injured. pic.twitter.com/DOAafD9KBS
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