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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... »
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... »
Ultralight Pilot Walks Away from Crash
On January 21, 2013, a Rotax 447 ultralight was flying, clipped treetops and crashed after takeoff. The pilot, Randy R. Roman took off at 2:45 pm and shortly later crashed on Mendoza road in Manatee County. The pilot was uninjured but the ultralight was a total loss. After crashing his homebuilt ultralight, reports say... »
Kestral Hawk Crashes in Thailand, Flying Club Owner Killed
On January 12, 2012, a privately owned Kestrel Hawk took off from Pattaya Airpark with only the pilot aboard and developed an engine fire while aloft. At 6:30 pm, the pilot crashed in the area of Huay Yai near the Pattaya Dolphin World and Resort. The ultralight was beyond repair. The pilot, Mr. Nawaporn... »
Ultralight Crashes in Tas
On January 11, 2013 at 10:10 a.m., an Australian Lightwing GR 912 was in Yorktown Tasmania. The plane, an ultralight, took off and nosedived in a vineyard next door to the airport, killing the sixty-five year old pilot. The cause of the crash on a West Tamar property off Bowens road, just north of... »
Trike Crash in Western Cape
On January 10, 2013, a Windlass Aquila Trike en route from Wintervogel Airfield with an instructor and student pilot took off on a training flight. Bystanders reported that the pilot turned back toward the airputt but crashed and caught fire. Wintervogel is a private airfield near Klipheuwel in the Western Cape. The pilot was... »
Crash in Brazil Totals Ultralight
On January 2, 2013, a Condor MB ultralight was over rural Luziânia Brazil when the engine shut down. The ultralight crashed in a forest and was damaged beyond repair. Pilot Alberto Rossi Junior, and his son Lucas Ferreira Rossi, survived, and were taken to a Brasilia hospital. Military police and the Fire Department respnded... »
Granite Quarry Experimental Ultralight Crash
What: Experimental Ultralight aircraft en route from Rowan County Airport to High Rock Lake, Where: a field close to Shaw’s Mobile Home Park When: Sept 30, 2012, 6 p.m. Who: pilot Why: The ultralight ppeared to stall out shortly before impact. Cecil Dwayne Brown, of West Second Street, in Faith, died in the crash.... »
One Survivor in Ultralight Crash in Germany
What: SkyWalker II ultralight training aircraft Where: Idar-Oberstein, Germany When: August 3, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 1 fatality Why: An 18 year old pilot crashed in an ultralight training aircraft in Idar-Oberstein. The pilot died on impact. His 23 year old passenger was injured seriously, and transported via medical helicopter to University Hospital Homburg.... »
Ultralight Crash in Croatia Kills 2
What: Aviasud Mistral Where: near Rogotin in the Neretva river valley, Croatia When: May 16, 2012 8.45 pm Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: The ultralight was flying low just above the wires and planting bait for rabid foxes when it crashed in a tangerine field near the mouth of the Neretva. 57 year... »
