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| Date: | Friday 2 August 2024 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A23 Musketeer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2063X |
| MSN: | M-781 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Simsbury Airport (4B9), Simsbury, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beechcraft A23 Musketeer and two other planes received substantial damage in a violent storm at Simsbury Airport (4B9), Simsbury, Connecticut.
Sources:
https://www.wfsb.com/2024/08/02/storm-sends-plane-300-feet-into-air-simsbury-airport/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG9WiA710fk
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2063X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ILpnuoaRK8
Location
Media:
Here's video of the planes getting totaled in Simsbury this afternoon. A wet microburst caused this damage -- check out how one of the planes is lifted entirely off the ground! https://t.co/kAJEQT6Rmt
— Mike Slifer (@MikeSliferWX) August 3, 2024
Two planes were totaled after severe winds at Simsbury Airport. The wind was so severe that the plane lifted off into the air and traveled 300 feet. Check the WFSB app for more details. pic.twitter.com/sgEVoR08CD
— WFSB Channel 3 (@WFSBnews) August 2, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2024 08:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Aug-2024 10:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 10:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 10:48 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 04-Aug-2024 05:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-Aug-2024 07:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
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