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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 2024 |
| Time: | c. 16:28 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee D |
| Owner/operator: | AKIMA Logistics Services LLC, opf. USAF Academy |
| Registration: | N82305 |
| MSN: | 25-7656070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near USAF Academy Davis Airfield (AFF/KAFF), Colorado Springs, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Colorado Springs-USAF Academy Airport, CO (AFF/KAFF) |
| Colorado Springs-USAF Academy Airport, CO (AFF/KAFF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee D experienced an engine failure and made a forced landing at USAF Academy turf terrain near USAF Academy Davis Airfield (AFF/KAFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The sole pilot onboard the single-engine tow plane was not injured during the incident and the aircraft received unknown damge
Sources:
https://krdo.com/news/2024/09/03/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-air-force-academy-grounds/
FAA ASIAS
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N82305
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2024 02:59 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Sep-2024 16:57 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2024 21:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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