ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277999
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| Date: | Monday 9 May 2022 |
| Time: | c. 12:35 |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 L360 Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N988JA |
| MSN: | 42.AC150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | West Penn Township, near Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot of a Diamond DA42 L360 Twin Star (Lycoming (L)IO-360 M1A powered) made an emergency landing in a field near West Penn Township, near Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, after reported engine issues. The aircraft came to rest upside down.
The instructor, student pilot and passenger onboard received minor injuries.
Sources:
https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/poconos-coal/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-schuylkill-county-field-only-minor-injuries-reported/article_e28710ce-cfbc-11ec-ab5f-bb9b55bef6a8.html
https://www.skooknews.com/2022/05/plane-crash-reported-in-schuylkill.html
https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/small-plane-crashes-in-field-in-schuylkill-county-west-penn-township-tamaqua/523-7e6d6475-0f62-4d41-86f2-92b59a0f5a51
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=988JA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N988JA/history/20220509/1548Z/KXLL/L%2040.77334%20-75.87389
https://media.sandhills.com/n988ja-2009-diamond-da42-l360/img.axd?id=6025597655&wid=6072144879&rwl=False&p=&ext=&w=614&h=460&t=&lp=&c=True&wt=False&sz=Max&rt=0&checksum=VfwiXzHh86HHmG%2bpf6xRANPp4cfQfSZ5sO0NAxqnhfc%3d (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 2012 | N915ER | Embry-riddle Aeronautical University | 0 | New Smyrna, Florida | |
sub |
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Media:
The crash happened around noon off St. Peters Road in West Penn Township, south of Tamaqua.https://t.co/0I4DQC6Uex
— Richard Rodnick (@RichardRodnick1) May 10, 2022
N988JA Plane Crash Tamaqua Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/4NL6ZM6SDB
— FSX Aviation (@FSXAviation3) May 10, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 05:13 | Geno | Added |
| 10-May-2022 06:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2022 11:18 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-May-2022 16:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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