ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175967
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 2015 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Sonex Aircraft Sonex |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N683DB |
| MSN: | 0691 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kendallville Municipal Airport (C62), Kendallville, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kendallville Muni (C62) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, an experimental Burton built Sonex, experienced a loss of control during an avian avoidance maneuver shortly after takeoff from Kendallville Municipal Airport (C62), Kendallville, Indiana, and force landed to open field terrain, coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained minor damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.wowo.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/74/ArticleId/29827/FAA-Investigates-Kendallville-Plane-Crash.aspx]
http://www.wane.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-at-kendallville-airport-pilot-unhurt/1071871820
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=683DB
http://builder.sonexaircraft.com/pictures/Sonex_691_1.jpg?9801.61869230668
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 2015 | N683DB | 0 | Wolcottville, Indiana | |
sub | |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
| 16 August 2015 | N638DB | Private | 0 | LaGrange County, NW of Wolcottville, IN | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2015 14:30 | Geno | Added |
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