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September 25, 2023

Bizarre 911 Call Pertained to Downed USMC F-35B

“We’ve Got a Pilot in Our House … ”

On Sunday, 17 September 2023, amidst the tedium of reports citing treed cats and fender-benders, a Charleston County, South Carolina 911 operator received a call from a private citizen who promptly set forth: “We’ve got a pilot in our house, and he says he got ejected.”

He Was Going To Set Up For An Off Airport Landing When The Engine Started Up Again

On September 17, 2023, about 1120 eastern daylight time, a Liore et Oliver, Nieuport 28, Swedish registration SE-BMA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in accident near Hudson, Massachusetts. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he was flying the airplane in the airport traffic pattern when on the downwind leg for the runway, the engine lost power briefly. He was going to set up for an off airport landing when the engine started up again and he was able to turn base leg.