ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211663
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 2018 |
| Time: | 13:52 LT |
| Type: |  North American SNJ-2 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Geico Skytypers |
| Registration: | N62382 |
| MSN: | 65-2028 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1940 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5765 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Melville, Long island, Suffolk County, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Republic (KFRG), Farmingdale |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft entered a spin just after takeoff then crashed along a road in Melville. There was a post-impact fire.
The pilot died.
The plane was one of the GEICO Skytypers that flew at the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach State Park over Memorial Day weekend.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://abc7ny.com/small-plane-crashes-on-long-island/3540092/
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/vintage-plane-crash-melville-1.18845916?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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FAA ex.Bu2039, NX62382.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=62382
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001334266.html
https://www.geicoskytypers.com/aircraft-2/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2007 | N62382 | SNJ-2 Corp | 0 | Farmingdale, New York | |
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Media:
@Newsday @LongIslandPress @longislandernws @News12LI : A small plan crashed in front of my house on Northcote Drive in Melville pic.twitter.com/IEkpILeOMH
— Lauren Peller (@lauren_peller) 30 mai 2018
WATCH: A passerby captured the final seconds before a vintage plane crashed along the border of Dix Hills and Melville on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/NjdoeV9SNi
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) 30 mai 2018
Skytypers Pilot Ken Johansen, whose plane crashed Melville earlier today. Johansen is from Doylestown, PA #RIP #planecrash #ABC7ny pic.twitter.com/owPPdTqWDC
— Stacey Sager (@staceysager7) 30 mai 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 18:42 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 30-May-2018 18:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 30-May-2018 18:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 30-May-2018 18:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 30-May-2018 23:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2018 23:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-May-2018 16:34 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-May-2018 19:34 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 19:50 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2018 11:19 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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