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Date: | Thursday 31 March 2011 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Ultravia Pelican Sport 600 |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | XB-ALE |
MSN: | 787 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Lakeland-Linder Airport (KLAL), Florida -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional 2011 Sun n' Fun fly-in and exposition in Central Florida has been hit by a Tornado - airplanes are everywhere.
15 persons injured - 8 treated on scene, 7 transported to hospital - non life threatening.
Reportedly the tornado just missed a line of warbirds and tore thru the homebuilt section tossing aircraft end over end.
Sources:
http://www.aero-news.net/#d http://www.nycaviation.com/2011/03/tornado-hits-sun-n-fun-airshow-in-florida-flipping-planes-and-damaging-hangar
http://web.archive.org/web/20120616115859/http://www.eaavideo.org:80/video.aspx?v=873881435001 video
https://www.avweb.com/news/snf/SunNFun2011_SunnFunHitByViciousWindsRainExtensiveDamage_204378-1.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45591711@N04/with/5577997506/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Apr-2011 13:13 |
Alpine Flight |
Added |
17-Apr-2011 11:52 |
Anon. |
Updated [Cn] |