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Crashed, Stolen, Force Landings on April 1 No Joke
On April 1: A privately owned Reims Cessna F172E with two aboard made an emergency landing in Nome, Norway after an engine failed. Neither of the two aboard reported injury. An Ultralight suffered a mechanical failure in south Surrey, BC crashed and sustained damage. The pilot parachuted out into a field of blueberries, and... »
Helicopter Crash off the Coast of Brazil
On March 27, 2013, a Líder Táxi Aéreo Bell 412SP was en route from Rio de Janeiro to an oil platform (Petrobras P-7 rig) with three people aboard when it made an emergency landing near an oil platform Bacia de Campos Brazil. Líder Táxi Aéreo and Petrobras say it was a controlled landing. The... »
Pilot Makes and Survives Emergency Landing in Texas after Running Out of Fuel
On Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., a Beechcraft A60 Duke was en route from Fort Smith to Abilene when it ran out of fuel. The pilot, Frank LeRoy Bell, 75 attempted to divert to Elmdale Airpark but had to make an emergency landing. He tried to land in a blowed field but landed... »
Student Pilot Crash in Settebagni Italy
On Feb 1 2013 in Settebagni Italy, an Aerotech Cessna FRA150 en route from Roma-Urbe Airport attempted an emergency landing near a runway at the flight school, made a forced landing and flipped. The National Agency for Flight Safety L’Agenzia nazionale per la sicurezza del volo (ANSV) is investigating the forced landing. The two... »
Jasper Trainee Flips in High Wind, Survives Forced Landing
DEC 18, 2012, 10:30 a.m. A Jacksonville FLight Training Zenair CH-2000 Alarus flown by a student pilot was en route from Jacksonville to Suwannee County when it made a hard landing in a Hamilton Country field. 25-year-old Mao Borui was not seriously injured when the plane landed in Jasper Florida, although it flipped and... »
Two Rescued by Coast Guard After Beechcraft Ditched in Gulf Of Mexico
What: Beechcraft 55 Baron en route from Baytown TX to Sarasota FL Where: 28 miles east of South Pass in the Gulf of Mexico When: Sept. 20, 2012 Who: 2 aboard Why: After the International Emergency Response Coordination Center notified 8th Coast Guard District command center of a beacon alert, the search began. Two... »
Emergency Landing in Hollywood
What: KTLA EUROCOPTER AS350 helicopter Where: Hollywood Boulevard and Franklin Avenue. When: August 28, 2012 1:00 pm Who: pilot and passenger Why: When the helicopter started giving off blue and white smoke, the first to see it was the pilot of another helicopter. KTLA pilot Tim Lynn declared an emergency, then made a forced... »
Hollandscheveld Crash Injures 3
What: Piaggio P-149D Where: Hollandscheveld, Netherlands When: August 4, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 1 on the ground, 3 injuries Why: The plane took off at 11.30 from the nearby airport in Hoogeveen. After engine problems developed, the pilot reported via radio that he had an engine failure. He made a forced landing and struck... »
Banner Flight Ends in San Diego Bay
What: Cessna 150 Where: San Diego bay When: May 26, 2012, 4:20 p.m Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities Why: A Cessna towing a banner lost engine power. Pilots informed ATC, cut free the banner they were towing and ended up in San Diego Bay, Missing the Hilton Hotel. The plane sank; the pilot and... »
Mooney M20C Lands at Island Road and Sheridan Street
What: 1965 Mooney M20C en route from Baldwin County Georgia to North Perry Airport, Pembroke Pines Where: Sheridan Street in Cooper City Florida When: May 19, 2012 Who: Pilot and passenger Why: The pilot who experienced engine trouble managed to force-land on Sheridan street, only clipping his wings on the tree-lined street. No injuries... »
