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Date: | Friday 6 May 2011 |
Time: | 11:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
Owner/operator: | Royal Aero-Para Club de Spa |
Registration: | OO-CNW |
MSN: | F17202032 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK/EBKT) -
Belgium
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A fire erupted during defuelling of the aircraft. The flames could not be extinghuished and the airplane was pushed away from the hangar of Gill Aviation were the incident occurred.
The fuel reportedly ignited due to static electricity.
The airplane was being defueled in preparation to be weighed.
Sources:
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/rc39s2lm?postcode=8560 http://focus-wtv.rnews.be/nl/regio/wvl/nieuws/algemeen/sportvliegtuig-uitgebrand-op-luchthaven-wevelgem/article-1195004463557.htm
https://www.airplane-pictures.net/images/uploaded-images/2011-4/14/130537.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-May-2011 04:19 |
harro |
Added |
08-May-2011 04:47 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
09-May-2011 10:31 |
Anon. |
Updated [Registration, Cn] |
09-May-2011 10:35 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator] |
09-May-2011 15:22 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
02-Jun-2011 10:49 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
09-Nov-2022 01:02 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |