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Netherlands Helicopter Crash at Sea
On May 8, 2013, Cessna 172P was on a photo flight over the North Sea when it crashed at sea in foggy weather near the town of Egmond, Netherlands. Around 9:00 pm, the pilot had sent a distress signal. A military helicopter and an offshore helicopter responded to the alarm. There was dense fog... »
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.... »
Mayaguana Medical Evacuation Crash Kills 3 in Vehicle
On April 4, 2013 about 12:30 am, a Leair Charter Service Limited Cessna 402C was landing in the process of a medical evacuation and collided with a parked truck being used to illuminate the runway. The pilot and passenger in the plane survived. The vehicle caught on fire, killing three occupants. The fatalities are... »
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... »
Maxem Aviation Cessna Flight Aborted
A Maxem Aviation Cessna 560 Citation Encore blew a tire at 6.02 am during an aborted takeoff from Perth Airport. Subsequently, the plane came to rest without landing gear with two blown main gear tires. The Cessna sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported among the two pilots and seven passengers. »
Australian Cessna Crash Kills Two Local Celebrities
On March 25, a Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion crashed at 5:30 a.m. in a paddock two miles from Roma Airport, Queensland. Two people were aboard, bull rider John Quintana, and the national head of Ray White’s Livestock business, Charlie Maher, both of whom died on the scene. On impact, an emergency beacon activated. There... »
Robinson, Cessna, Spitfire, Airbus, Piper and Homebuilt Crashes
On March 17, 2013: The aircraft and pilot were hijacked at gun point. The Quebec Helicoptor’s Robinson R44 made an illegal flight and crashed in Quebec Canada while en route from Mot-Tremblant to Saint Jerome. Hijacker took the chopper to St. Jerome, where two escapees attached to cables, and were taken to Mont-Tremblant. The... »
New Mexico Cessna Crash
On Feb 27, 2013, a privately owned Cessna 150 was near Deming New Mexico when it crashed. Before ATC lost contact with him, the last message they received from pilot Carl Link was a distress call saying he was losing his vision. Someone in the area heard the plane fly but did not hear... »
Cessna Crashes Fence in Chile, 3 Aboard
On Feb 25, 2013, in Puella, Puerto Varas Chile, a Cessna 152 struck a fence and crashed. Three aboard survived. The plane was taking off from a ski slope,but did not sustain adequate altitude, and struck a fence. The pilot was Alfonso Ruiz Tagle. Carabineros de la Tenencia Casa Pangue was apparently not notified... »
