What: Sukhoi Su-27UB (“Flanker-C”) 2nd Air Group, 7000th Airbase, Russian Air Force Where: Besovets, Prionezhsky district, Karelia Republic, Russia When: June 28, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 0 fatalities Why: Col. E. Oleynik and Major general K. Botashov, ejected from a Sukhoi jet before it went down in Besovets village. The air force suspended Sukhoi... »
Archive for June 30th, 2012
Hunan Airlines Crash Report Released; Captain and 19 Others Blamed
The report of the Henan Airlines crash suggests that Henan Airlines be fiend $795,000 due to safety issues and suggests the chief pilot should have his pilot’s license revoked, be removed from his post and expelled from the Communist Party, and should also face criminal charges. The report says “says chief pilot Qi Quanjun... »
PR: FAA Proposal of $206,550 Penalty Against Martinaire Aviation
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $206,550 civil penalty against Martinaire Aviation, of Addison, Texas, for violating U.S. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations. The FAA conducted a comprehensive hazardous materials inspection at the company’s headquarters on July 8, 2011. As a result of that inspection, the FAA alleges the airline routinely... »
Two Fatalities in Portuguese Cessna Crash on Training Flight
What: Cessna 152 Where: Matarraque, S. Domingos de Rana Portugal When: June 26, 2012 22:33 Who: 2 fatalities Why: A pilot of the Leávia flight school and a student pilot had made one pass at the runway at Tires aerodrome in Cascais, and had circled to make another pass when they crashed on a... »
Cessna Lands in Canadian Marsh
What: Cessna 337 en route from Fort McMurray to Buffalo Narrows, Sask. Where: Fort McMurray When: June 28, 2012 3:45 pm Who: 2 aboard Why: When the Cessna they were in developed engine trouble, the pilots made an emergency landing in a marsh south of Fort McMurray. No injuries were reported. Canada’s TSB is... »























