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Day: <span>February 15, 2012</span>

3 Lost when Cessna Crashes Mt Si, King County Washington

What: Cessna 172
Where: North Bend, Washington
When: Feb 15, 2012
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: Around 2 a.m. a King County resident heard the sputtering engine of a plane in distress, and called in a 911. Deputies on foot patrol heard the sound of a crash in the same area. The FAA picked up the emergency beacon (transponder). Emergency teams were using portable emergency locator receivers to follow the beacon to find the crash site. At 4:15 a.m., the King County’s Guardian One helicopter crew with night vision goggles assisted in discovering the fuselage from a single-engine Cessna 172 near a sheer face of Little Si mountain. The bodies of three individuals were found by teams of rescue hikers traveling about a mile by foot from the local base of operations.

Two men and a woman were found. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said the flight was not in contact with ATC.

Two of the three people killed in the small plane crash on Mount Si were swim coaches in King County. 31-year-old “Coach Seth” Dawson’s memorial was held Thursday night. Federal Way’s Decatur High School swim coach, Rob Hill was also killed in the crash, as well as Liz Redling. Hill was pursuing his commercial pilot’s license.

There may have been ground fog at the time of the crash.


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Thomas Cook Diverts Over Broken Radar Sys


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Contact photographer Darren Wilson

What: Thomas Cook Boeing 757-300 en route from Glasgow to Antalya
Where: London
When: Feb 15th 2012
Why: The flight had taken off normally from Glasgow, but while en route, the weather radar system failed.

The crew of flight MT-3614 notified London and were able to divert to Gatwick where they made a safe landing.

One might say it was an overabundance of caution because weather radar might not be considered essential–but considering the distance covered and potential conditions en route and on landing in Antalya, it seems their caution was, in my opinion at least, justified.


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CSA First Officer Lands Alone after Captain Succumbs


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Contact photographer Borut Smrdelj

What: CSA Czech Airlines Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 en route from Warsaw to Prague
Where: Prague
When: Feb 15th 2012
Who: 1 fatality
Why: After a normal flight, on approach to Prague, the first officer informed ATC that the captain was incapacitated. The f.o. landed the plane.

Emergency services responded, but the captain was pronounced dead. He as 58 years old.


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Ground Crew Struck by Propeller

What: Canadian North de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Cambridge Bay to Yellowknife
Where: Yellowknife
When: Feb 13th 2012
Who: 17 aboard
Why: After landing safely in Yellowknife, the plane was being directed from tarmac to parking. One engine had been shut down, and a ground crew member was struck by the right propeller.

Emergency services were on hand.

The injured party, who was a new hire, was flown by medical ambulance to Edmonton.

In George’s Point of View


In many cases, I say Maintenance, maintenance maintenance! but in this case, I say Caution, caution, caution! One can never be too careful. Perhaps a longer training period would be advisable?

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