ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122954
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Date: | Wednesday 8 June 2011 |
Time: | 10:50 LT |
Type: | Ultralight |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | unreg. |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | About 3 miles east of Roy Williams Airport - KL80, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:An ultralight aircraft has crashed in the desert near Joshua Tree National Park, killing the pilot.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the man was the only person on board the unregistered aircraft Wednesday morning.
Gregor says the plane crashed under unknown circumstances about 3 miles east of Roy Williams Airport. The FAA doesn’t investigate unregistered ultralight crashes.
Sources:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/06/08/ultralight-plane-crashes-near-joshua-tree-killing-pilot/ http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2011/06/08/breaking_news/doc4df010975601f557942380.txt
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Jun-2011 00:33 |
gerard57 |
Added |
09-Jun-2011 01:13 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source] |
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