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Beechcraft, Crash, engine failure, Philippines

Beechcraft Crashes in Philippines

What: Beechcraft A65 Queen Air en route from Basco, Batanes to Tuguegarao in Cagayan
Where: Cagayan province in northern Luzon, Philippines
When: Nov 29, 2010, 1:30 pm
Who: 13 aboard
Why: Pilots Captain Agustin Jose and Captain Benedict Dela Cruz manned the Beechcraft when both of the engines stopped at 300 feet. They crashed along the Cagayan River in Barangay San Vicente in Iguig town around 1:30 p.m. The flight skidded through a corn field into the Cagayan River shallows, landing 19 kilometers from the airport where it was was scheduled to gas up.

The plane landed on water, and like another flight we all remember, everyone got out of the plane and stood on the wings. Rescue arrived via boat within 20 minutes.

Passengers included Rustom Hontonia, Jack Castaño, Jovani Pahodpod, David Batan, Benedict John Acebes, Mae Jane Agcaoili, Harold Agito, Kate Vallentes, Mika Horkajo, Hana Horkajo and Yale Mark Elep. Agito, Acebes and Pahodpod are Boy Scouts. (Elementary students and their teachers were traveling to a Philippines activity in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. ) Mika and Hana were five and three years old.

No one was hurt in the crash, which is under investigation.


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Beechcraft, California, Crash, out of gas

Newport Beach Crash Plane retrieved

What: 1968 Beechcraft Musketeer en route from Calexico to Torrance,
Where: Upper Newport Harbor, NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.
When: Nov 20, 2010
Who: Fatalities: 58-year-old Charles Alfred Chambers, 63-year-old Russell Urban of Palos Verdes Estate, 44-year-old Sean Kelly of Hermosa Beach.
Why: Sunday Pilot Chambers was flying from Calexico on the U.S. Mexican border to Torrance, but diverted to John Wayne Airport when experiencing a fuel shortage. The plane crashed into the water off Newport Beach. The plane was recovered Monday.


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Beechcraft, Crash, engine failure, Pakistan

Beech Crashes in Karachi

The plane may be seen here.

What: JS Air Beech 1900C en route from Karachi to Bhit Shah (Pakistan)
Where: Gulistan-e-Jauhar Town, Karachi Pakistan
When: Nov 5th 2010 7:13 a m
Who: 19 passengers and 2 crew
Why: THE JSAIR flight had been chartered by a US firm working on an oil field in Karachi. The destination was an oil field at Bhit Shah in the southern province of Sindh.

Just after takeoff, the plane’s right engine failed. When the plane banked to head back to the airport, the other engine failed as well.The flight crashed less than 2 minutes after takeoff. Fifteen of the passengers were ENI (Italian oil and gas) employees:(Altaf Hussain Khalid, Hussain Sadaqat, Jamali Nisar Ahmed, Khan Noor, Moazzam Saeed, Nadeem Ahmed, Nizamani Muhammad Azam, Rafique Sajid, Rana Muhammad Alam, Raza Amir, Saleemuddin, Sasso Antonio (Italian), Shah Iqbal Hussain, Siddique Shahid, Syed Anwar Imran, Syed Irshad Ali and Tahir Muhammad.) Also killed in the crash were three crew members of JSAir, including Chief Pilot (and general manager operations) Captain Naeemul Haq (53-year-old chief pilot was a former squadron leader with the Pakistan Air Force), First Officer Captain Muhammad Nauman Shamsi, flight technician Tariq Mehmood, and inspector Zafar Iqbal.

The black box has been recovered. An international team of investigators including reps for Beechcraft is expected.

The plane operated 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B engines, and had accrued 18545 total airframe hours since its first flight in 1991.


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Beechcraft, Crash, Lost, Mexico, private

LA Private Plane Crashed near Cabo San Lucas

What: Beechcraft Baron en route from Los Angeles, California to Cabo San Lucas
Where: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
When: Sept 25 2010
Who: 4 passengers, names not released
Why: The wreckage of a small plane was found on a mountain north of the Cabo San Lucas. The crash is in a remote location, and rescuers are attempting to get to the rugged terrain. The plane broke into two parts but did not catch on fire.


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Beechcraft, Emergency, Freight Runners Express

Freight Flight Nosegear Collapses


Contact photographer Bob Simmermon

What: Freight Runners Express Beech 1900C en route from Milwaukee,WI to Dayton,OH
Where: Milwaukee
When: Sep 16th 2010
Who: pilot
Why: The approach to Dayton was aborted when the pilot received an unsafe gear message. The pilot returned to Milwaukee, and entered a holding pattern while pilot and ACC attempted to solve technical issues.

On landing in Milwaukee, the nose gear collapsed. The plane was damaged, but the pilot was unharmed.


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Beechcraft, California, Crash, unresolved

Small Crash in San Carlos Kills 3

What: (Registration pending) BE65 65 Queen Air (U-8F Seminole)
Where: SAN CARLOS, CA
When: Sept 2, 2010 1850
Who: 1 pilot, 2 passengers: 3 fatalities
Why: The plane crashed under unknown circumstances submerged in water about a mile from the airport.


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Beechcraft, Crash, private, unresolved

Beechcraft Bonanza Crashes and Burns in Pennsylvania House

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What: TSI Titanium (1982) Beechcraft 58 Baron en route from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Where: Bell Township Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
When: Aug 7 2010 9:19 am
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: The plane crashed nine minutes after take-off. Witnesses say it sounded like the engine cut out before it crashed. The pilot did not contact ATC and the cause is unknown, pending investigation.

Edward Sobota, president and owner of TSI Titanium, was flying his new Beechcraft two engine plane, and working on getting certified in it, when it crashed into a Bell Township neighborhood. Ted Kokolis a pilot for Bayer, who was also on board and killed in the crash. Steve Yanko was sleeping on his couch in his family room and was not injured when the plane crashed and burned in his wife’s art studio at the opposite end of the house. His wife was not in the house at the time.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Belly, Landing Gear

Philadelphia Emergency Landing

What: Wings Aviation Group single engine Beechcraft Bonanza
Where: NE Philadelphia Airport
When: June 21 2010
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: The single-engine plane landed on the runway without its nose gear. After landing on the main wheel, the flight skidded on its belly flinging sparks. No one was injured.


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Beechcraft, Crash

Aéropro – Crash kills 7 in Canada

What: Aéropro Beechcraft A100 King Air en route from Jean-Lesage International Airport to Sept-Îles Airpor
Where: 1.6 km N. of Jean-Lesage Int. Airport near Quebec
When: June 23, 2010
Who: 5 passengers, 2 crew, 7 fatalities
Why: After takeoff, the pilot complained of a problem in his right engine. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but the plane crashed into a residential neighborhood and exploded.


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Beechcraft

Chathams Pacific Emergency

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What: Chathams Beech Pacific Queen Air en route to Ha’apai
Where: Fua’amotu International Airport, Tonga
When: May 26, 2010
Who: pilots Nick Caulder and Callum Patterson and six passengers
Why: While on approach, the plane’s control panel indicated its nose wheel was not operating properly. The pilots attempted to keep the nose up as long as possible on landing, but eventually when they had to put down, the plane made a “crunchy noise” as the nose frame, skin and blades scraped the runway. There were no injuries, although the nose wheel failed to lock, and collapsed.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Crash, Lost, private, USA

Beechcraft Lost in Kentucky

What: Island Trading Ltd. Hawker Beechcraft 58 en route from from Frederick, Maryland to Olive Branch MS
Where: Leslie County
When: April 27 2010
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: While en route, the plane lost contact, and is believed to have wrecked in eastern Kentucky, in a remote, mountainous area of Leslie County. It is believed the wreckage was located at 5:30 pm, with no survivors.


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Air New Zealand, Beechcraft, Emergency, open door

Emergency Landing in Auckland

What: Air New Zealand/Eagle Airways Beech 1900D en route from Auckland to Whangarei
Where: Auckland
When: Apr 9 2010
Who: 9 passengers and 3 crew
Why: While en route, the left cargo door opened. The crew landed the plane back at the airport. There were no injuries.

George’s Point of View


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Beechcraft, Crash

Beechcraft Crash


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Contact photographer Allen M. Schultheiss

What: Poelking Air LLC Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza taking off from Wright Brothers Airport to Chicago
Where: Ohio: 741 along Penny Royal Road, Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport.,
When: April 1 2010
Who: 2 fatalities, 2 occupants
Why: After takeoff, the Beechcraft Bonanza experienced problems. On the pilot’s attempted landing, the plane’s right wing struck the runway. The plane cartwheeled and exploded 1,000 feet south of the runway, killing both aboard.

The pilot was Tom Hausfeld; the passenger was his daughter Kacie Hausfeld.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Emergency, Landing Gear, S. Africa, unsafe gear

Emergency Landing Durban


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Contact photographer Andre Kok

What: Sheltam Aviation Beechcraft 58 Baron
Where: Virginia Airport, Durban South Africa
When: Mar 10, 2010
Who: 5 aboard
Why: Newspapers reported this accident as the tires falling off after takeoff.

Apparently the pilots were getting conflicting messages, and did a flyby the tower where there was visual confirmation that the landing gear were down but improperly locked.

On touchdown, the pilot attempted to spare the right gear which eventually collapsed as the plane skid right, impacting bushes. There were no injuries reported.


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Beechcraft, Crash, unresolved

4 Fatalities in Fayetteville Crash

What: Beechcraft Bonanza 36 en route to Fayetteville
Where: rural backyard outside Winslow
When: Feb 6 2010
Who: 46-year-old pilot Edward Cooper; 16-year-old Mary Cooper; 14-year-old Elizabeth Cooper; and 57-year-old Martin Draper, all of Hot Springs.
Why: The destination of the flight was the Razorbacks’ basketball game.


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airliners.net, Alaska Central Express, Beechcraft, Crash, Lost, lost communication

Ace Lost At Sea


Pictured: Alaska Central Express (ACE) Beech 1900C shot in Anchorage
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Ben Wang

What: ACE Alaska Central Express Air Cargo Beech 1900C en route from Sand Point to Anchorage
Where: Sand Point Alaska
When: Jan 22nd 2010
Who: 2 crew
Why: While en route, the flight lost altitude, and then lost communication. It hit the sea around midnight.

A search party has been formed. Some wreckage has been found near Egg Island.


View Egg Island in a larger map

We are hoping the crew will be found alive and intact.

*** ACE Air Cargo Press Release ***

January 22, 2010

ACE Air Cargo has joined the search for our Beech 1900 aircraft, that disappeared shortly after departing Sand Point, Alaska with two pilots on board yesterday evening. At this time, we are focused on the welfare of our pilots and their families and will be releasing no further information at this time. We ask that the media respect the privacy of our employees and their families at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.

Click image to visit Ace site.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Crash, unresolved, weather

Platberg MTN: Beechcraft Crash, Harrismith South Africa


Pictured: A Beech G36 Bonanza photographed in South Africa. Not, to our knowledge, the one in the incident.
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Gary Shephard – LightSketch Photography

What: Beech Bonanza en route from Vereeniging to Margate
Where: Harrismith South Africa
When: Dec 28 2009
Who: 4 passengers aboard, believed to be a family
Why: The flight was en route to margate but diverted to Harrismith due to technical problems. ATC lost contact with the plane during bad weather.

The plane crashed into a remote, inaccessible section of Platberg Mountain during heavy fog. The wreckage was located by another plane.

All 4 aboard the flight were fatalities, and believed to be a family group.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Crash, Germany, unresolved

Beechcraft Crash in Germany


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Contact photographer Joachim Lippl

What: Beechcraft C90 King Air en route from Bremen to Egelsbach
Where: East of Egelsbach Germany
When: Dec 7, 2009
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: The plane took off from Bremin at 15.15 Bremin time. There were no indications of problems to ATC there although the pilot logged off at 16.13 to make contact with the ATC in Egelsbach. On approach to Egelsbach air field at 16.15, the flight crashed and burned in a wooded area about five kilometers east of the airfield.

The three passengers were businessmen.

Egelsbach is the largest private German airport used by business travelers and sports pilots.


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Beechcraft, Crash, power loss, Video

Small Plane Crash at Chico Airport

What: Beechcraft 35 en route from Portland-Hillsboro Airport to Chico Minicipal Airport
Where: 200 feet N of the runway of Chico Airport
When: NOV 10, 2009 5:30 pm
Who: 2 on board
Why: On approach to the Chico airport after refueling in Hillboro, Ore., the plane lost power at the north end of the airport. The right wing dipped and struck the ground, then the plane flipped nose first.

The wife was piloting the plane.

The plane was a total loss; but the couple who is from Seattle, made plans to fly on to AZ.


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Beechcraft, Crash, unresolved

Blue Bird Crash at Wilson Airport

 



Pictured: A Beechcraft 1900D
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Phil Vabre

What: Blue Bird Aviation Beechcraft 1900D en route to Quarrel airport in Mogadishu
Where: Wilson Airport
When: NOV 9, 2009
Who: 2
Why: After developing an on-flight problem, the Beechcraft was on return to Wilson Airport when it broke through the airport fence and caught on fire.

The two pilots were retrieved in critical condition. The pilot died either on the way to Kenyatta National Hospital. The co-pilot died shortly after hospital admittance.

George’s Point of View

The following is not really an opinion, since it is documented fact: this is the fourth plane disaster to have occurred near the airport which borders Nairobi National Park. There are serious concerns about the safety of the airport. African aviation is considered the least safe in the world.


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Beechcraft, Crash, weather

Texas Beech Crash


Pictured: A Beech A36 Bonanza
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Mick Bajcar

What: Beech A36 en route from Kerrville Municipal Airport to Pearland Regional Airport, Houston
Where: Bulverde, Texas
When: Nov 8 2009
Who: Pilot Carlos McKinney Jr., 60, Dylan Lord, 13, and his 12-year-old brother, Brandon
Why: The plane encountered thunderstorms en route, lost contact at 9,000 feet and disappeared from radar. Three fatalities were confirmed; and the pilot was reportedly the children’s grandfather.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, bird strike

AZ: Bird Strikes Pilot


Pictured: A Air Vegas Airlines Beech C99 Airliner
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Contact photographer Mariusz Siecinski

What: Ameriflight Beechcraft C99 Airliner en route from Phoenix to Show Low
Where: AZ
When: Nov 4, 2009
Who: 1
Why: While en route, the cargo plane had a bird strike through the windshield, injuring the pilot. Apparently the large bird shattered the windshield, spraying glass and bird over the interior. The pilot landed safely in Show Low and required stitches.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Crash, unresolved

Bonanza Crashes Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport


Pictured: A similar Beech A36 Bonanza 36
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer James whipple

What: Beechcraft A36TC en route from Kalamazoo to Muskoka, Ontario
Where: Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport
When: Oct 27, 2009
Who: pilot
Why: Witnesses say the plane took off at a low speed, wavered and began to flap back and forth. Just after liftoff, the plane crashed past the north end of the runway after plowing through security fences and coming to a halt in the parking lot and catching fire. The pilot’s injuries were fatal.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Crash, turbulence

Turbulence crashes Beech in Duval County; 4 fatalities


Pictured: A Beech B100 King Air
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Contact photographer Andrew Compolo

What: Mazak Properties twin-turboprop Beech B100 King Air en route from Uvalde to Leesburg, Florida
Where: on a ranch in Duval County
When: October 26, 2009 11:42 a.m. Monday
Who: 4 on board
Why: The pilot had reported serious turbulence to ATC, and complained of being unable to maintain 25,000 feet. ATC saw the plane was losing altitude.

A Dept. of Public Safety helicopter sighted the wreckage.


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airliners.net, Beechcraft, Crash, mechanical failure, pilot error

Pilots Walk Away from Totaled Plane


A Beech 76 Duchess in Naples Florida
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Contact photographer Erick Stamm

What: Beechcraft model 76, twin engine, four-seater
Where: George T. Lewis Airport
When: 1:45 p. m. Saturday Oct 17
Who: Pilot Mathias H. Ejegaard, 24, of Sweden; passenger (also a pilot) Ezekiel G. Andrews, 24, of Alabama
Why: Ejegaard is a new pilot and has only had his license since March. On approach, the front landing gear indicator light was off so he made two more passes. He and his passenger (also a pilot) tried manually to lock the gear into place. When he made the landing, the pilot realized he was coming in too fast, but it was too late to stop and too late to take off again. The plane skidded off the runway into a marsh. A crane retrieved the plane, which was totaled.

Maybe all runways should end in marshes.

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