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Pilot Killed in Kit Plane Crash in Georgia
On December 18, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. a Hummel H5 en route from Tom B. David Field Airport crashed and caught fire in a forested area in Calhoun, Georgia. The pilot, Roy Gardner Russom (76) died on the scene. It was the first flight of the experimental plane which Russom had been tinkering with... »
Atlanta Officers Killed Chopper Search/Crash
What: OH-6A helicopter Where: Atlanta When: Nov 4, 2012 Who: 2 fatalities Why: Pilot Richard J. Halford, 48, and tactical flight officer Shawn A. Smiley, 40 were killed when the low-flying police helicopter they were in hit a power line, fell to a city street and exploded. The officers were searching for a nine... »
King Air Flight Makes Successful Landing
What: King Air 300 Where: Briscoe Field, Georgia When: October 12, 2012 Who: pilot Why: While en route, the plane’s landing gear jammed. The pilot manually landed the landing gear but did not know he was successful since the landing gear light did not work. The pilot made a safe landing. »
Plane Landing During Storm Hydroplanes Across Street Into Woods
What: Rgd. Dewberry Air LLC Beechcraft 400 en route from Charleston to Macon Where: Macon GA When: Sept 18 2012 10:05 Who: 3 aboard Why: The Beechcraft hydroplaned while landing during a downpour at Herbert Smart Airport, overran the runway, went over an embankment, crossed Oculgee East Blvd and stopped in the trees thirty... »
Beech Overrun in GA, Emergency Landing
What: N79TE LLC Beechcraft Beechjet 400A en route from Northeast Alabama Regional Airport to Jacksonville Florida Where: Peachtree Airport, GA When: June 18 2012, 10:00 a.m. Who: 2 crew, 2 passengers Why: After landing at the airport, the plane overran the runway, and avoided the barriers. The gear collapsed and the plane slid downhill,... »
Delta Attendant Injured Over Atlanta
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alex Khan What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Managua to Atlanta,GA Where: Atlanta When: Jan 2nd 2012 Who: 1 injured Why: On approach to Atlanta, the flight encountered turbulence. A flight attendant was injured about a quarter of an hour before landing.... »
Turbulence Injures Passenger over Atlanta
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from San Francisco to Atlanta Where: Atlanta When: Nov 13th 2011 Who: 1 injury Why: While on approach to Atlanta, the flight encountered turbulence. One person was injured. The flight made a safe landing, and no other injuries were reported. »
Tara Field Georgia: Flight Crashes on National Aerotech Maintenance Flight
What: Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 Where: SW of Clayton County Airport-Tara Field, GA When: 08 MAR 2011 Who: 2 fatalities Why: The Desert Sand Aircraft Leasing flight piloted by 37-year-old Bryan Hedrick crashed at 11:45 am on March 8, 2011 on a post maintenance flight run. The... »
Georgia Emergency Landing and Rescue
What: Cessna en route from New Jersey to Saint Simon’s Island. Where: near Wassaw Island, in the marsh east of Skidaway Island. When: Saturday morning Who: pilot Eugenia Singer and her dog Why: The engine surged and then lost power. Air traffic control directed her to marshland, where she landed submerged. On the Coast... »
