Three injured after North American B-25 Mitchell vintage WWII bomber crashes in California, United States
On 19 September, a North American “Old Glory” TB-25N Mitchell vintage WWII bomber (registered N7946C and build in 1944) was severely damaged in an off-airport landing near Stockton, east of San Francisco, United States.
The plane attempted a landing in an open field and appeared to have struck an irrigation ditch. All three people on board sustained injuries, two of them were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators already said that the cause of the crash was a mechanical failure.
North American TB-25N Mitchell - Accident
(California)
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Date: |
19-SEP-2020 |
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Time: |
c. 19:30 |
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Type: |
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Owner/operator: |
Proair Holding Company LLC |
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Registration: |
N7946C |
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C/n / msn: |
108-32213 |
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Fatalities: |
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
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Other fatalities: |
0 |
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Aircraft damage: |
Substantial |
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Category: |
Accident |
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Location: |
W of Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK/KSCK), CA - United States of America |
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Phase: |
Landing |
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Nature: |
Private |
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Departure airport: |
Chino Airport, CA (CNO/KCNO) |
Destination airport: |
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Investigating agency: |
NTSB |
Narrative:
The aircraft force landed to an open field west of Stockton Metropolitan
Airport (SCK/KSCK), Stockton, California. The aircraft sustained substantial
damage upon impact with an irrigation ditch. Two occupants received unspecified
injuries. A third was uninjured.
Photo courtesy Two Guide B-25 |
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