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Russian Chopper Crew Lost in Peacekeeping Mission
UN Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed at an altitude of 2,700 meters in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing four. The UTair helicopter was returning to Bukavu when it crashed 35 miles from its destination. The four crew members were Russian. The crew was en route between Shabunda and Bukavu when it hit bad weather.... »
Crashed Plane Located
The missing Ace Air Cargo/Alaska Central Express Beech 1900 freight flight from King Salmon to Dillingham was located wrecked twenty miles from the airport in Muklung Hills. At about 9:15 a.m., an emergency locator beacon had begun transmitting a signal. The plane crashed in rough terrain in stormy weather. The two aboard were reported... »
Goldminer Flight Crashes in Peru
March 6, 2013, a flight chartered by Minera Aurifera Retamas SA to carry employees to a job, crashed. The flight had taken off at 6:28 a.m.. The Aero Transporte SA Beechcraft B200 King Air was en route from Lima-Jorge Chavez International to Pias Airport when it crashed near Matibamba Peru in Quebada Caipa. Nine... »
Six bodies recovered in CAA Crash in Goma
On March 4th 2013, a CAA Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation Fokker 50 cargo flight en route from Lodja to Goma crashed in a residential area at Lake Kivu. The incident occurred during bad weather under conditions with low visibility on approach to the runway. The crash impacted residences. Six bodies were recovered and three survivors... »
San Antonio Family Flight Crashes in Angel Fire
A Verhalen Flyers LLC Mooney M20E Super 21 en route from Angel Fire Airport with a family aboard was taking off in windy conditions when it crashed two hundred feet from the runway. The cause of the crash is unknown but officials point out the windy conditions which are visible in the video below.... »
Two Lost in Charco Rico Colombia Crash
On Feb 26, 2013, an Aeroclub de Flandes Urraco Millenium Plus took off from Flandes with two aboard, pilot Jorge Orlando Ramírez Velásquez and his daughter Estéfanny Lorena Ramírez Isaza. Charco villagers heard a crash from the skies into the forest when the plane crashed. Emergency services responded to the scene. The pilot was... »
UA Ft Lauderdale-Cleveland Slips off Runway
On Feb 22, 2013 at 10:45 a.m., a United Airlines Boeing 737 from Fort Lauderdale to Cleveland had landed and was taxiing when it suffered a runway excursion on landing on a slippery runway. The plane ran off the runway in slippery winter weather and ended up on soft ground in the grass. The... »
Helicopter Crash Kills Paraguayan Candidate, General and Hero
On Feb 2, 2013, a Robinson R44 with four aboard was en route on the campaign trail from Concepcion to Asuncion when it crashed in bad weather, south of Concepcion Paraguay near Puerto Antequera, in the Chaco region. The pilot’s last message was at 9 p.m. local time, when he said that they were... »
News Coverage of the Kazakhstan Crash that killed 21 Update
The SCAT-owned Canadian-built Bombardier Challenger CRJ-200 # UP-CJ006 crashed in Kyzyl Tu village five miles from its Almaty airport destination. There was disagreement over the number of passengers (5 crew, 16 passengers) Video below says several passes were made at landing. (unverified) Raw video »
SCAT Bombardier Crashes 5 Miles from Airport, 21 Fatalities
On Jan 29, 2013, A SCAT-owned Canadian-built Bombardier Challenger CRJ-200 # UP-CJ006 en route from Kokshetau Kazakhstan to Almaty crashed in Kyzyl Tu village five miles from the Almaty airport. The weather conditions consisted of low cloud cover and fog. There was neither fire nor explosion, but the plane shattered when it hit the... »
