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May 2021:
4 May: An
Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin,
N129MR, made an emergency gear-up landing in Hollister,
California, USA, after a landing gear malfunction. The pilot
reportedly circled the airport for a while, attempting to lower the
gear, before performing a successful belly landing. The plane
suffered minor damage, and the pilot was not injured. [News
link>>]
25 May: A
Dassault Mirage F.1 N567EM, operated by a
civilian defense contractor, crashed into a residential neighborhood
near Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The pilot had reported a
"flap problem." He ejected out of the ejection envelope, and was killed. [Local
news>>]
June 2021:
20 June: A 1954
North American T-28B Trojan, OE-ESA, operated by the Flying
Bulls, crashed near Jickovice, Czech Republic. One of the two
occupants was killed, and the other suffered serious injuries. The
aircraft was destroyed. [Local
news report>>]
24 June: A 1982
Yakovlev Yak-52, N2208Z,
lost engine power and the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft in
the Pacific Ocean near Waianae, Hawaii, USA. The pilot was not
injured. [Local
news>>]
July 2021:
4 July: A 1960
Focke-Wulf P-149D, N9145 (s/n
167), crashed during an approach to an airport in Killeen, Texas,
USA. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed. [Local
news report>>]
4 July: A 1943
Boeing A75N1 Stearman,
N429AB, lost engine power and made a forced landing in tall grass
near Elbe, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The aircraft sustained
substantial damage, but the two occupants were not injured. [News
link>>]
5 July: A 1965
Nanchang CJ-6A, C-GYAC (c/n
1232028), was involved in a fatal incident in Saint-Espirit, Quebec,
Canada. During a landing attempt, the aircraft struck a person
operating a lawn tractor along the edge of the runway, and the
person was killed. The aircraft sustained damage to its right wing,
[News
link>>]
8 July: The US Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new interpretation of
guidance regarding training in aircraft licensed in the
Experimental, Limited and Primary categories. The interpretation
would add extra, onerous steps for anyone who wants to train in a
warbird, even if the trainee owns the airplane. The warbird and
homebuilt communities claim this radical change will disincentivize
safety by causing unneeded bureaucracy and paperwork, and by causing
processing delays that will lead to delayed training. [More
information>>]
11 July: A 1958
Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star,
N94484 (c/n 58-0491), parked at the Chico Air Museum in Chico,
California, USA was damaged when a student driver stepped on the
accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal, crashing the car into
the aircraft's tail section. The aircraft sustained serious damage.
No one was injured in the incident. [News
report>>]
15 July: A 1950
deHavilland Canada DHC-1
Chipmunk, N47YC, was substantially damaged after a forced
landing near Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. The pilot suffered minor
injuries. [News
link>>]
15 July: A
Noordyun AT-16ND Harvand II, G-CORS,
suffered the collapse of its main landing gear upon landing in
Castle Donnington, Derbyshire, UK. Neither occupant was injured. [News
link>>]
22 July: A 1941
Boeing E75 (PT-13D) Stearman,
N51CF (s/n 75-5604), flipped over in a field after striking a fence
on approach to the airport in Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA. The
aircraft was substantially damaged, but neither occupant was
injured. [News
link>>]
24 July: Noted warbird
pilot Dale "Snort" Snodgrass was killed in the crash of his 1977
SIAI Marchetti SM-1019B, N28U, at Lewiston, Idaho, USA, under
unknown circumstances. [Local
news>>] Ed. Note: Our condolences to Snort's
family and friends.
24 July: A
Boeing N2S-1 Stearman, N61603, c/n 75-1016, ended up on its nose after
landing at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA in strong crosswinds. The pilot
was not injured, and the aircraft appeared to have sustained damage
to its engine, prop and both wingtips. [Video
of the incident>>]
28 July: A 1942
Boeing B75N1 Stearman, N1720B
(c/n 75-6017), crashed into trees under unknown circumstances near
Lexington, Kentucky, USA. One occupant reported minor injuries in
the accident.
August 2021:
4 August: A 1946
North American T-6G Texan,
N7197C (s/n 49-2897), crashed in a wooded area near Starkville,
Mississippi, USA. The pilot and his grandson were killed. [Local
news report>>]
9 August: A 1954
North American T-28B Trojan,
F-AYGK (Formerly N281CM), suffered a mechanical malfunction and the
pilot was forced to perform a gear-up landing at Haguenau, France.
The pilot was not injured. [News
link>>]
12 August: A 1958
North American T-28B Trojan,
N392W, was substantially damaged during a gear-up landing in
Puyallup, Washington, USA. The pilot was not injured. [Local
news>>]
13 August: A
deHavilland DH.82A Tiger Moth,
G-AXBW, was being hand-propped when it started and moved forward
with only a non-rated passenger on board. The aircraft struck
another Tiger Moth, G-AXXV, damaging both. The incident occurred at
Bossington Estate, Hamphire, UK.
14 August: A
Piper L-4B Grasshopper,
believed to be N55926, crashed under unknown circumstances at Saint
Pardoux-et-Vielvec, near Belvés, France. The pilot sustained minor
injuries, and the plane was substantially damaged.
20 August: A
Boeing
NSS-4 Stearman, N68427 (s/n 75-5008), collided with, and landed on
top of, a Cessna aircraft at an airfield at Honiton, Devon, UK. The
pilot of the Stearman suffered non-life threatening injuries. [Local
news>>]
20 August: A
North American SNJ-2 Texan,
N52900, crashed after losing engine power shortly after takeoff in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA. The aircraft was the Number #3
aircraft of the
Geico Skytypers team. The pilot was killed, and the plane was
destroyed. [News
link>>]
September
2021:
4 September: A 1943
Boeing A75N1 Stearman,
N707TJ, lost engine power and landed in the sea just offshore from
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK, during a two-airplane flying display. Both
the pilot and a wingwalker who was aboard were rescued; both
sustained minor injuries when the plane flipped on its back as it
ditched. The aircraft had not been recovered from the water as of
this writing. [News
link>>]
14 September: A 1952
Beechcraft 3TM Expeditor (D18),
G-BKGL (c/n CA-164), crashed in Lisolotto, Corsica Island, France.
Two of the thee occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed
by fire.
17 September: A 1940
Boeing A75 Stearman, N19BB (s/n 40-1736), crashed near Delta,
Colorado, USA. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was
substantially damaged. [News
link>>]
2 October: A
Boeing N2S3 Stearman, N4106Y, crashed after takeoff from a road in Winnie,
Texas, USA. The aircraft had earlier been in a parade at a
local event. Reportedly, worsening weather prompted the pilot to fly
the aircraft back home instead of being towed. On takeoff, the
aircraft went off the side of the roadway into the grass, and barely
got airborne before striking a light pole, then a wire-mounted
traffic signal, before crashing and flipping over. The aircraft was
destroyed, The pilot survived with only minor injuries. [Video
of the accident>>] [News
link>>]
8 October: A
Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
(registration unknown) lost engine power and made an emergency
landing near an orchard in Los Banos, California, USA. The aircraft
sustained substantial damage, but the pilot was unhurt. [Local
news report>>]
14 October: A
Polish-built version of an Antonov
AN-2 Colt biplane, N857PF, crashed shortly after takeoff from
Wilton, California, USA. All four occupants survived with serious
injuries, but are expected to recover. [News
link, including video>>]
November 2021:
November 4: A 1944
North American P-51C Mustang,
N61429 ("Tuskeegee Airmen"), operated by the Commemorative
Air Force, suffered a runway excursion after landing in Tallahassee,
Florida, USA, and came to rest on its belly. The pilot was not
injured, and the aircraft appears to have suffered damage to its
landing gear, propeller, and engine. [News
link>>]
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