What: Airnor Cessna Citation 500 Porto – Asturias – Santiago de Compostela Where: Santiago de Compostela Airport, Spain When: August 2, 2012 Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: Alexander Well, 37 year-old from Barcelona and Daniel Fernandez, a 35-year-old from Bilbao were thrown from the Cessna Citation when it crashed. ATC lost contact with... »
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Reagan National Airport Near Miss
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
What: US Airways en route from Washington What: US Airways en route from Washington What: US Airways en route to Washington Where: Reagan National Airport, Washington When: July 31, 2012 2:00 pm Who: 192 aboard Why: One US Airways plane had been rerouted into Washington’s Reagan international airport. Its route had been changed in... »
Denver Birdstrike under Investigation
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
What: United Boeing 737-900 en route from Dallas to Denver Where: Denver When: Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 a.m. Who: 151 aboard Why: The Boeing was on approach when it suffered a bird strike in the nose cone. The bird strike did not affect the engine or landing gear. No one was injured. The birds... »
Mexico: Helicopter Crash Kills Businessman and Pilots
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
What: Eolo AgustaWestland AW109SP Where: Cerro Alpino, Mexico When: July 28, 2012, 23:40 Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities Why: The businessman and son of Fidel Herrera left the town of Atlacomulco after a meal with the former governor of the State of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto and died in a chopper crash. Toluca Airport... »
Beechcraft Crashes at Sedona Airport, 3 Fatalities
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
What: Beechcraft B60 Duke Where: Sedona Airport When: July 26, 2012 Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities Why: On takeoff, the Beechcraft failed to achieve adequate lift and crashed southwest of the airport. The husband and son of U.S. Olympic distance runner Pat Porter were aboard when the plane crashed. The third fatality was a... »
French Alps Chopper Crash Kills 6
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
What: Eurocopter group Eurocopter AS 532AL Super Puma Where: La Palud-sur-Verdon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence When: July 25, 2012, 13 h 40 Who: 6 aboard, 6 fatalities Why: In the village of La Palud-sur-Verdon, a Eurocopter group helicopter crashed, killing the six men aboard, including employees of Eurocopter. The newly assembled chipper was en route to the... »
Just Released: Investigation Boeing 787 engine failure
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
July 31, 2012 WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an engine failure that occurred on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner during a taxi test in Charleston, South Carolina. On Saturday, July 28, 2012, Boeing and General Electric, the engine manufacturer, notified the NTSB that a Boeing 787 experienced an engine failure during... »
Just Released: NTSB Welcomes Administrative Law Judge
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
Washington – Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman has announced the appointment of Stephen R. Woody as an Administrative Law Judge for the agency. Since July 2009, Judge Woody has served as an Administrative Law Judge with the Social Security Administration. Prior to becoming an ALJ, he was a military trial judge in the U.S. Air... »
