Bowling Green Daily News reports that the plane made an emergency landing at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Kentucky on Monday evening. century-old plane lost power at 1,500 feet and the pilot performed a “controlled crash” into an open field at the training center. Both pilots walked away unharmed but the aircraft had significant damage to its wings and fuselage.
The plane is better known as “Jenny” and is one of six remaining Curtis JN-4 planes in the world, according to Bowling Green Daily News. This Jenny was the only model certified for coast-to-coast flight and was on its final leg to Madisonville, Kentucky when its engine lost power. The pilot told the BG Daily News they were less than 15 minutes after takeoff when the engine stopped.
The same plane was involved in a 2017 crash at a golf course ( 12 aug 2017 / Curtiss JN-4D Jenny replica / N8262 / Plane crash / NW of Bowling Green-Warren / USA – YouTube) , with some damage to the plane and minor injuries to the pilot. The plane was restored by a nonprofit volunteer organization called Friends of Jenny and flying again in 2018.
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By: trumper - 22nd May 2023 at 10:12
Glad the crew are ok, the aircraft doesn’t seem to have much luck
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May 22, 2023 at 9:59 am