Incident WACO Classic Aircraft YMF-5 N54SH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189377
 
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Date:Thursday 18 August 2016
Time:11:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic WACF model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
WACO Classic Aircraft YMF-5
Owner/operator:Cloud Dancer Inc
Registration: N54SH
MSN: F5-011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Assateague Island, MD -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Ocean City Municipal Airport, MD (OCE/KOXB)
Destination airport:Ocean City Municipal Airport, MD (OCE/KOXB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Assateague National Park Service says: "a biplane made an emergency landing after a mechanical issue". The pilot noticed a mechanical problem. The aircraft force landed on a beach safely with minor damage. Nobody was hurt.
The cause of the mechanical failure is still unknown.

Sources:

http://www.wboc.com/story/32794816/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-assateague-island
http://www.delaware-surf-fishing.com/biplane-lands-on-assateague-island/
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Banner-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-9172537.php
http://web.archive.org/web/20160906205401/http://www.asias.faa.gov:80/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:22-AUG-16,WACO
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N54SH
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2016/08/waco-ymf-ocean-aerial-ads-incident.html?m=1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Aug-2016 12:55 Iceman 29 Added
22-Aug-2016 18:29 Geno Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
22-Mar-2024 17:09 nhofmann54 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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