May 22, 2023 at 9:43 am
ANKENY, Iowa — A plane crashed and went up in flames at the Ankeny Regional Airport Saturday morning.
At around 10:55 a.m. the Ankeny Fire Department responded to a report of an airplane crash at the airport in the 3700 block of SE Convenience Blvd. Firefighters were able to quickly put out the flames that engulfed the small plane.
The two occupants onboard the WWII era airplane were not injured during the accident.
Ex N8513Z, French AF: 115048 “F-UJTE”/[TE], USAF: 51-15048
The bent prop tips and no sign of undercarriage might indicate a gear-up landing.
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By: trumper - 22nd May 2023 at 10:13
Thankfully the crew are ok