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December 4, 2008

Airbus Goes Down in Colorado Springs. No Injuries.

Category: Airbus 320, Emergency Landing, Uncategorized, engine failure – George Hatcher 8:35 pm


What: US Airways Airbus A-319 was en route to Los Angeles from Philadelphia
Where: Colorado Springs Municipal airport
When: 12:05 p.m.
Who: 198 people on board
Why: After the Airbus lost power to one of its engines, it landed at Colorado Springs safely.

Emergency Landing in Tulsa

Category: Emergency Landing, tire – Tags: – George Hatcher 8:32 pm

What: American Eagle regional jet bound for Chicago
Where: Tulsa International Airport
When: Dec 2 12:22 p.m
Who: three crew members and 50 passengers including Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe
Why: one of its tires–( right main gear tire separated) –during take off, and then the pilot was directed to enter a fuel burn-off flight pattern until it landed

Crazed Co-pilot’s WindShield Downs GoJet at KCI

Category: Emergency Landing, GoJet, cracked windshield – George Hatcher 8:30 pm

What: United/GoJet Airlines en route from St. Louis regional jet en route to Denver
Where: Kansas City International Airport Overhaul Base
When: Dec 2 at 7:45 a.m
Who: Seventy-five people on board.
Why: Windshield on the co-pilot’s side cracked in a crazed pattern during the flight; the flight landed successfully with no injuries.

Icy Plane Crashes in Albany County Wyoming

Category: Beechcraft, Crash, ice – George Hatcher 8:18 pm


What: twin-engine Beechcraft en route to Saratoga
Where: in Albany County Wyoming
When: early Saturday
Who: pilot Rick Corey and passenger Larry Rice. Both men were unhurt
Why: The plane began to lose altitude near Rock River because of ice buildup on the wings. On landing, the plane clipped a power line, missed (or avoided) the highway and ended up in a field.

Coalinga Crash Kills One

Category: Beechcraft, Crash, weather – George Hatcher 8:15 pm


What: single-engine BE 36 Beechcraft Bonanza en route from Long Beach to the Harris Ranch
Where: Coalinga
When: 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Who: Fifty-one-year-old Marya Yee died of her injuries at a Fresno hospital. Two others were injured.
Why: dense fog forced the pilot to abort the landing and turn back to Santa Barbara; then plane lost power . 16 local flights were delayed late Sunday and Monday morning because of fog.

Plane Lost in Gulf

Category: Beechcraft, Crash, weather – George Hatcher 8:09 pm


What: twin-engine, fixed-wing 44-year-old Beech 35 Debonair aircraft en route from Tallahassee, Fla., to Vandenberg Airport in Tampa
Where: crashed about 14-miles west of Yankeetown in the Gulf of Mexico
When: 7:45 p.m., Sunday
Who: two people onboard, 35-year-old Darien Peckham and 28-year-old Zachary Schlitt
Why: Jacksonville air-traffic controller reported the plane missing during 20 to 25 knot winds and strong thunderstorms

AA Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

Category: American Airlines, Emergency Landing, Landing Gear, MD-82, USA – George Hatcher 8:05 pm


What: American Airlines Flight 369 McDonnell Douglass MD 88 (mad dog) en route from New Orleans to Albuquerque
Where: Albuquerque International Sunport on Sunport runway 2-6
When: just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday.
Who: Over a hundred passengers
Why: pilot reported problems with one of the plane’s landing gears; sensor light warning indicated the gear was not locked and down.

December 2, 2008

Perm Plane Crash

Category: Crash, Perm – George Hatcher 8:59 pm

82 passengers and six crew members were killed in the Perm plane crash in the Ural Mountains of central Russia.

2 Dead in Venezuela Helicopter Crash

Category: Crash, Helicopter, Venezuela – George Hatcher 8:56 pm


What: helicopter working with a tuna-fishing boat in international waters
Where: fell in international waters southeast of Punta Burica, land shared by Panamanians and Costa Ricans
When: Saturday
Who: the person’s identity and nationality have not yet been established.
Why: unknown. Panamanians and Costa Ricans, are taking over the investigation of the case.

Perpignan, France Airbus Details

Category: Airbus 320, Crash, XL Airways – George Hatcher 8:55 pm

NTSB Identification: DCA09RA013
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Accident occurred Thursday, November 27, 2008 in Perpignan, France
Aircraft: , registration:
Injuries: 7 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On November 27, 2008 at 16:46 local time (15:46 UTC), an Airbus A320, equipped with International Aero Engines (IAE) V2500 engines, German registration D-AXLA, serial number 2500, impacted the Mediterranean sea during approach to runway 33 at Perpignan Rivesaltes airport (LFMP) in Perpignan, France. The aircraft impacted the sea approximately 7 kilometers from the coastline and is reportedly submerged 30-40 meters below the surface of the water. The French Navy is currently conducting recovery efforts, which include the use of remotely controlled vehicles (ROV).

The Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile (BEA) of France is investigating the accident. As the state of design for the IAE V2500 engines, the NTSB will send a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BEA with their investigation. An NTSB powerplants specialist and representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and IAE will accompany the U.S. Accredited representative as Technical Advisors.

All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to the BEA at:

Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile
Bâtiment 153
Aéroport du Bourget
93350 Le Bourget
France
Website: http://www.bea-fr.org

src: ntsb