ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138803
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| Date: | Monday 26 September 2011 |
| Time: | 8:50 LT |
| Type: |  Canadian Car & Foundry T-6 Harvard IV ( Kate) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airpower Heritage Museum |
| Registration: | N2047 |
| MSN: | CCF4-83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Thatcher, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bullhead City International Airport - KIFP |
| Midland Airpark - KMDD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot Bill Fier from Texas made a crash landing in a cotton field between Eighth Street and Highway 70 east of First Avenue in Thatcher, AZ. Monday after the engine of his Canadian Car & Foundry T-6 Harvard IV (B5N2 Kate conv.) started smoking.
William Fier of Austin, Texas, walked away from the incident without injury.
The single-engine plane, a reproduction of a Japanese Nakajima B5N2 Kate Type 97 torpedo bomber, suffered minimal damage.
The plane is owned by American Airpower Heritage Museum in Midland, Texas.
Fier told police he was flying home from Bullhead City, Ariz. He performed in a Salinas, Calif., air show Sunday.
Sources:
http://www.eacourier.com/articles/2011/09/26/news/breaking_news/doc4e80bdeddeb6e741894032.txt
http://www.TucsonNewsNow.com/story/15555013/texas-man-crash-lands-wwii-replica-plane-in-thatcher-cotton-field
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/9/4/1732497.jpg (photo)
ex.RCAF/20292.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2011 02:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Oct-2011 02:11 | WBA4 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2018 17:28 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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