ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121783
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 2011 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Flying 64th Inc. |
| Registration: | N9188U |
| MSN: | 15078139 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Fort Loudoun Lake, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville Downtown Island Airport - KDKX |
| Knoxville Downtown Island Airport - KDKX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A pilot practicing touch-and-go landings at Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (KDKX), TN, escaped serious injury today when his plane crashed into Fort Loudoun Lake, TN, authorities said.
According to the Knoxville Police Department, the pilot, whose identity had not been released, was practicing landings at 2:52 p.m. at the airport east of downtown when the plane’s engine failed and the aircraft plunged into the lake. The pilot was the only one aboard the plane.
The pilot, who was pulled to safety by nearby boaters, told officers he was uninjured but was taken to an area hospital as a precautionary measure.
The plane sunk to the bottom.
Sources:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/apr/17/plane-crashes-fort-loudoun-lake-pilot-escapes-inju/
https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/07_9188U.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2011 15:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Apr-2011 02:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Apr-2011 15:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2011 15:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
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