Accident Christen Eagle II N54CE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131512
 
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Date:Saturday 18 June 2011
Time:15:14
Type:Silhouette image of generic EAGL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Christen Eagle II
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N54CE
MSN: JS1-97
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Płock, Vistula River -   Poland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:EPPL
Destination airport:EPPL
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Christen Eagle II aerobatics plane was destroyed when it crashed into the Vistula River at Plock, central Poland. The pilot was killed in the accident.
The airplane was flying an aerobatics display for a picnic air show.
The pilot was an experienced Boeing 767 pilot at LOT Polish Airlines (Marek Szufa).

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/small-plane-loses-control-at-air-show-in-poland-plunges-into-river-hunt-is-on-for-pilot/2011/06/18/AGYY5IaH_story.html?wprss=rss_world&noredirect=on
http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/1,114873,9809112,Lekarze__Marek_Szufa_nie_zyje__Wszystkich_nas_to_dotknelo.html
http://plock.wyborcza.pl/plock/1,35681,9808595,Katastrofa_podczas_Pikniku_Lotniczego___sekunda_po,,ga.html?disableRedirects=true

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Christen-Eagle-II/1776128/L (photo)
https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,1342,title,Starania-lekarzy-nie-przyniosly-rezultatu-pilot-Marek-Szufa-zmarl,wid,13522590,wiadomosc.html_
https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/tragiczny-piknik-6038641172185729g

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2011 11:01 gerard57 Added
18-Jun-2011 11:19 rolnik Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative]
18-Jun-2011 12:01 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
18-Jun-2011 14:47 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
19-Jun-2011 01:15 signaal Updated [Location, Source]
19-Jun-2011 01:53 harro Updated [Embed code, Narrative]
19-Jun-2011 05:17 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code]
19-Jun-2011 05:21 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code]
23-Aug-2015 06:36 hexatus Updated [Time, Embed code, Narrative]
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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