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  • 2007-01-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Did This Plane Crash Into a Tree Next to a Sign Advertising Flight Lessons? (en)
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  • Although the following popular photograph looks like the setup for a bit of humor to be displayed in the background of a film or as scenery at amusement park — an airplane crashed into a tree right next to a sign advertising a flight school — it is the product of a real (and non-deliberate) small plane crash: The plane's registration number (N6487J) identifies it as a Piper Cherokee registered to Vision Real Estate Management Co., Inc., of Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), that plane was involved in an accident at Meadow Lake Airport near Colorado Springs on 7 December 2006: The local news media also covered this crash: The outfit named on the background sign, American Aviation, does operate out of Meadow Lake Airport, offering aircraft storage and flight lessons. Finally, here's a shot of the scene from a different angle: (en)
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