ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170643
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| Date: | Friday 24 October 2014 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Zenith STOL CH-701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N34WS |
| MSN: | 7-5218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Posey County, NW of Mount Vernon, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft, an experimental Stephenson built CH-701, impacted powerlines and field terrain north-northwest of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. The airplane sustained substantial damage from the impacts and post-impact fire. One fatality has been confirmed. There are no airports near the location of the wreckage but some local residents have private landing strips.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.14news.com/story/26887833/fatal-single-engine-plane-crash-in-posey-co
http://www.14news.com/clip/10776548/fatal-single-engine-plane-crash-in-posey-co
http://www.courierpress.com/news/authorities-fatal-plane-crash-in-posey-county_74902576
http://www.courierpress.com/news/local-news/sheriff-identifies-woman-killed-in-posey-county-plane-crash_47399848
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:24-OCT-14,MOUNT%20VERNON,UNKNOWN]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=34WS
http://www.otsego.org/eaa1095/newsletters/Mar05.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2014 00:58 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Oct-2014 18:59 | Fearless | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2014 07:42 | Chieftain | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 27-Oct-2014 21:10 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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