Incident Diamond DA40 Diamond Star N97CF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345707
 
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Date:Monday 18 September 2023
Time:c. 17:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DA40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Diamond DA40 Diamond Star
Owner/operator:Midwest Avtech Inc
Registration: N97CF
MSN: 40.334
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Interstate 80, near Marseilles, LaSalle County, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Joliet Municipal Airport, IL (JOT/KJOT)
Destination airport:Peru-Illinois Valley Regional-Walter A Duncan field, IL (KVYS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Diamond DA40 Diamond Star suffered a malfunction of its fuel transfer pump and made a landing on Interstate 80, near Marseilles, LaSalle County, Illinois.
The sole pilot was not injured and the aircraft was not damaged. After repairs it took of around 19:10 LT.

Sources:

https://abc7chicago.com/plane-emergency-landing-i80-peru-illinois-state-police-crash/13798461/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/airplane-lands-on-interstate-80-in-lasalle-county-officials-say/3230930/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/small-plane-lands-i-80-peru-illinois/
https://wgntv.com/news/small-plane-lands-on-interstate-80-in-lasalle-county/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97CF
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N97CF/history/20230918/2012Z/KJOT/69IL

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/902681_1684641929.jpg (photo)

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Sep-2023 03:58 hmmptwizzle Added
19-Sep-2023 07:12 RobertMB Updated

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