Incident McDonnell Douglas MD-87 N291EA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179554
 
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Date:Sunday 13 September 2015
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MD87 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas MD-87
Owner/operator:Erickson Aero Tanker
Registration: N291EA
MSN: 53039/1881
Year of manufacture:1991
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:NW of Fresno Yosemite International Airport (KFAT), Fresno, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:KFAT
Destination airport:KFAT
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft on firefighting operation experienced an engine failure and returned to airport. Engine parts fell on occupied area of Fresno, damaging one vehicle.

Sources:

http://abc13.com/news/engine-parts-from-plane-crash-into-car-in-ca/983623/
http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/debris-from-plane-fall-on-fresno-neighborhood/233572053
http://kmph.com/story/30020820/engine-parts-fall-off-plane-into-fresno-neighborhood
https://mobile.twitter.com/local753
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=291EA
https://www.airteamimages.com/mcdonnell-douglas-md-80_N291EA_erickson-aero-tanker_226958_large.html
http://fireaviation.com/2015/09/13/report-that-pieces-of-metal-fell-from-erickson-aero-tanker-in-fresno-california/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Sep-2015 15:40 JerryC Added
14-Sep-2015 15:42 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code]
14-Sep-2015 16:06 Geno Updated [Time, Location, Source]
14-Sep-2015 20:16 Aerossurance Updated [Source]

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