ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387112
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 2024 |
| Time: | c. 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Zenith Zodiac CH601 HDS |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6271F |
| MSN: | 6-3234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bristol, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coldwater-Branch County Memorial Airport, MI (KOEB) |
| Elkhart Municipal Airport, IN (EKI/KEKM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, an experimentally Wendell Ray Ridenour amateur built Zenith Zodiac CH601 HDS, N6271F, was destroyed when it impacted trees while maneuvering near Bristol, Indiana.
The pilot and passenger were fatally injured.
Sources:
https://www.wndu.com/2024/04/30/2-dead-after-airplane-crash-bristol/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6271F
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N6271F/history/20240430/1740Z/KOEB/L%2041.72702%20-85.84249
https://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/000/934/934935.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating Tuesday's crash of a Zodiac CH-601HDS airplane near Bristol, Indiana.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) April 30, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2024 21:03 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-May-2024 05:57 | vasilf | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-May-2024 05:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2024 18:09 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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