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| Date: | Monday 18 September 2023 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest Avtech Inc |
| Registration: | N97CF |
| MSN: | 40.334 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1590 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Interstate 80, near Marseilles, LaSalle County, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Joliet Municipal Airport, IL (JOT/KJOT) |
| Peru-Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan field, IL (KVYS) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Diamond DA40 Diamond Star suffered a malfunction of its fuel transfer pump and made a landing on Interstate 80, near Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.
The sole pilot was not injured and the aircraft was not damaged. After repairs it took of around 19:10 LT.
Sources:
https://abc7chicago.com/plane-emergency-landing-i80-peru-illinois-state-police-crash/13798461/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/airplane-lands-on-interstate-80-in-lasalle-county-officials-say/3230930/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/small-plane-lands-i-80-peru-illinois/
https://wgntv.com/news/small-plane-lands-on-interstate-80-in-lasalle-county/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97CF
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N97CF/history/20230918/2012Z/KJOT/69IL
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/902681_1684641929.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2023 03:58 | hmmptwizzle | Added |
| 19-Sep-2023 07:12 | RobertMB | Updated |
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