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Re: National air tour accident

Posted by Roger Cain on Fri Sep 12, 2003 09:21:56 PM

In reply top Re: National air tour posted by Dan Linn on Thu Sep 11, 2003 08:15:37 PM

Bad news from the NTSB accident site, hopefully the pilot is safe and the plane suffered minimal damage:

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 414H Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- 5ATS FORD TRI MOTOR
Date: 09/11/2003 Time: 2208

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: DES MOINES State: IA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT ON NATIONAL AIR TOUR, WAS ON VECTORS TO ANKENY ARPT TO AVOID THE
THUNDER STORM OVER DSM ARPT. WHEN ABOUT 6 MI S OF ANKENY ARPT THE PILOT
DECLAIRED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NUMBER 3 ENGINE. 45 SECONDS LATER THE PILOT
REPORTED HE WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WAS
LOST AT THAT TIME. SHERIFF AND EMERGENCY PERSONEL WERE ALERTED. ACFT
LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD. DES MOINES, IA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: SPECI KDSM 111259Z 24014KT 10SM -TSRA FEW012 OVC048 22/19 A2987



OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Cruise Operation: General Aviation

Departed: MASON CITY Dep Date: 09/11/2003 Dep. Time: 2208
Destination: DES MOINES, IA DSM Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: 8 MI NE DES MOINES ARPT
Last Clearance: TURN L 350 DEG

FAA FSDO: DES MOINES, IA (CE01) Entry date: 09/12/2003

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