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Wheels Down on Lake Päijänne
On May 20, two people aboard a float plane were safe after the pilot landed in Lake Päijänne Finland with the wheels down. Neither the pilot or passenger had more than minor injuries, though the plane flipped on landing after the pilot forgot. Both pilot and passenger had minor bruises and a “cold bath.”... »
Piper Crash in Argentina
Mr. Julio Contreras – President of Allen Air Club was flying a Piper PA-11 Cub Special on May 10, 2013 and on landing at the Aeropuerto Arturo Humbert in Argentina, the plane flipped–a wheels up landing. Volunteer firemen, police, airport staff and members of the aeroclub responded to the scene. The cause of the... »
Emergency Landing in St. Louis
On May 1, 2013, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, a single engine Cessna Centurion made a belly landing. The pilot landed, and suffered a landing gear emergency. Though the landing gear collapsed, the pilot made a belly landing on the runway without any destructive acrobatics. The FAA is investigating. On May 1, three... »
Two planes collide over Westlake Village
A Cessna 172 and a Cessna 172RG Cutlass collided over Westlake Village eight miles east northeast of Ventura. The Cutlass, registered to Ameriflyers of Florida LLC made an emergency landing on the Westlake Golf Course, Westlake Village, California. Three aboard sustained minor injuries in a belly landing at 2:15 p.m. near the third hole.... »
Two Gliders Crash in New South Wales
Two gliders, one of which was a Let L-13A1 Blaník, collided in New South Wales in a rural area in Carrick, near Goulburn. The incoming glider clipped the tail of the two-seater which nose-dived to the ground. One 72-year-old pilot, a member of Southern Tablelands Gliding Club, landed his glider safely. The fifty year... »
Sport Plane Crashes in Germany
On April 26, 2013, four people died in a crash in Germany after taking off from Rendsburg-Schachtholm en route to Rotenburg/Wümme Airport. The plane crashed and burned on approach to Rotenburg less than 2 kilometers short of the runway in an open field. The names of the victims have not been released. An investigation... »
Helicopter Crash in Schoemanskloof Kills Lion Sands Game Resort CEO
A privately owned Robinson R-44 with four aboard crashed in the vicinity of Schoemanskloof outside Nelspruit in South Africa. The flight had taken off from Johannesburg and was en route to White river when it crashed in heavy mist. No one aboard survived. The fatalities were listed as Nick More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance... »
Kit plane crash kills pilot
A RV-4 kit plane crashed en route to crashed Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport. The plane with the deceased pilot was discovered at 7:20 on April 20, 2013. The FAA collected the plane at 2:15 p.m. No flight plan was filed. »
Plane Crash in Dam
The Vans RV-9A (a single-engine experimental aircraft) was being flown from Americana city by its owner with a female passenger aboard when it struck power lines and crashed by Ester Mill Dam in Cosmópolis in São Paulo, Brazil. Both people aboard died at the scene. The plane crashed in a remote area with difficult... »
Trainer Flight Crashes in Modimola Dam, South Africa
On April 16, 2013, a Pearl Coral-owned de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth with two aboard crashed in Modimola Dam in Mmabatho in South Africa. The training flight crashed into the water witnessed by a cattle herder near the dam. When boats arrived to search, it was dark, and too late to search. Initially, the... »
