ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277962
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| Date: | Saturday 7 May 2022 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3U Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Ellenville LLC |
| Registration: | N3967A |
| MSN: | 3897* |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Clare, DeKalb County, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Peru-Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan field, IL (KVYS) |
| Poplar Grove Airport, IL (C77) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The 1945 Grumman TBM-3U Avenger suffered an engine fire and a made a precautionary landing in a field off State Rt. 64, near Clare, DeKalb County, Illinois.
No damage or injuries were reported.
06/21/2018: Aircraft hit runway lights on landing at Westchester County Airport (KHPN), White Plains, New York.
*Ex US Navy BuNo:53835
Sources:
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/wwii-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-dekalb-field-after-engine-catches-fire/
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/world-war-ii-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-rural-dekalb-county/article_4212bd3c-ce5e-11ec-a9ea-43639310cb19.html
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3967A
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a49c61&lat=42.039&lon=-88.935&zoom=10.9&showTrace=2022-05-07
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3967A
https://www.aircraft.com/aircraft/1178854/n3967a-grumman-tbm-3-avenger (for sale 2011)
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/25d0f038e6f5ae761792b193e7c66ac34489a476 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2022 02:19 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-May-2022 06:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-May-2022 06:38 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-May-2022 13:22 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 09-May-2022 04:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2022 01:03 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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