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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Crash, Lost, lost communication, Piper

Star Marianas Crash in North Marina Islands

Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six operated by Star Marinas crashed between Tinian and Saipan, North Marina Islands on Oct 5.

The four survivors of the crash were airlifted to the Commonwealth Health Center.

Three boats and a US Navy helicopter and 57 rescue personnel were part of the search and rescue of the Star Marianas flight that was missing.

There were three fatalities, a 29 year old Chinese man, a 26 year old Chinese woman and the pilot, a male Caucasian. The flight was reported lost at sea, but the wreckage indicated that: 2 of the bodies were still in the fuselage and one was outside the plane on the ground.

An earlier report announced the missing flight:

At approximately 3:15am local time on October 6, 2013 a Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six aircraft being operated by Star Marianas Air, Inc. which had departed from West Tinian Airport (Airport ID: PGWT) at 2:41am enroute to Saipan International Airport (Airport ID: PGSN) was reported as having been overdue for arrival.

Crash, engine trouble, Germany, Piper

Three Children Survive German Plane Crash


On August 27 2013, a Flugschule Dortmund operated Piper PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP took off from Langeoog Airport to Arnsberg in Germany. Eight people were aboard. THe pilot reported engine problems, and his communication with ATC cut off.

The plane crashed in Wickede Germany in a field 1nm east of the runway.

Witnesses saw the plane above the forest, and it descended with a cloud of black smoke.

The pilot, another man, two women and a child died on impact. Three children survived, two of whom met rescue workers at the scene, and one who was taken from the wreckage. The wreckage was located south of the Ruhr near the boat house on the Ruhr meadows

Barbados, Emergency, excursion, gear disagree message, Landing Gear, Piper, private, runway excursion

Executive Runway Excursion, Barbados


An Executive Air Piper PA-34 Seneca en route from Grantley Adams International Airport (Seawell, Christ Church on the island of Barbados) en route to Maurice Bishop International Airport (St. Georges, Granada) took off, but sustained an unsafe gear warning.

Pilots returned to Seawell, and made a semi safe landing (as the two pilots and two passengers were uninjured) but on landing, the right main gear collapsed.

The plane had a runway excursion. Emergency services responded to the scene, and the plane was foamed to prevent a fire.


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Air Tractor, Balloon, Beechcraft, Canada, Cessna, Diamond, Experimental, Mitsubishi, Piper, RANS, Rockwell, USA

August 13 Incident Overview

Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 14:00:00Z
Regis#: N9752J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: OVERGAARD
State: Arizona
Description: AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CRASHED 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY, MOGOLLON AIRPARK, OVERGAARD, AZ
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)

Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 13:25:00Z
Regis#: N7811W
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: POTEAU
State: Oklahoma
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR ROBERT S. KERR AIRPORT, POTEAU, OK

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 17:15:00Z
Regis#: N96037
Aircraft Make: TAYLORCRAFT
Aircraft Model: BC12
Event Type: Accident
Damage: Substantial
City: INDEPENDENCE
State: Oregon
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING FLIPPED OVER, INDEPENDENCE, OR

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 16:40:00Z
Regis#: N7720P
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA24
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: HESPERIA
State: California
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT, HESPERIA, CA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-AUG-13
Time: 16:30:00Z
Regis#: N36538
Aircraft Make: AIR TRACTOR
Aircraft Model: AT400
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: DUMAS
State: Arkansas

Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GROUND LOOPED, BILLY FREE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DUMAS, AR

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-AUG-13
Time: 20:28:00Z
Regis#: N286AM
Aircraft Make: AVIAT
Aircraft Model: A1
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Substantial
City: BETTLES
State: Alaska
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO A GRAVEL BAR, 125 MILES FROM BETTLES, ALASKA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 20:44:00Z
Regis#: N230AK
Aircraft Model: S18
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: HUMBOLDT
State: South Dakota
Description: AIRCRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL SUPER 18, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A FIELD, NEAR HUMBOLDT, SC

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 10:46:00Z
Regis#: N10PZ
Aircraft Make: QUEST
Aircraft Model: KODIAK100
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: WESTPORT
State: Massachusetts
Description: AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WESTPORT, MA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 15:45:00Z
Regis#: N4514S
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 33
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: ENNIS
State: Texas
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, RANKIN, ELLIS COUNTY, 10 MILES FROM ENNIS, TX

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-AUG-13
Time: 15:22:00Z
Regis#: N13622
Aircraft Make: ROCKWELL
Aircraft Model: 690
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Damage: Destroyed
City: EAST HAVEN
State: Connecticut
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HOUSES 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND 2 PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE FATALLY INJURED, EAST HAVEN, CT

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 12:30:00Z
Regis#: N25QL
Aircraft Make: RAVEN
Aircraft Model: S55A
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Damage: Unknown
City: ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU
Country: Canada
DESCRIPTION
Description: N25QL RAVEN S55A HOT AIR BALLOON IN LANDING, 1 PERSON ON THE GROUND WAS FATALLY INJURED, AT ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, SAINT GREGOIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA
INJURY DATA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 16:55:00Z
Regis#: N22PA
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 24
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: LINCOLNTON
State: North Carolina
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, LINCOLNTON, NC

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 14:58:00Z
Regis#: N27BD/BA100
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Unknown
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: KILLEEN
State: Texas
Country:
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT EXPERIMENTAL BA-100, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR KILLEEN, TX

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 18:52:00Z
Regis#: N2559Z
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA23
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
City: BILLINGS
State: Montana
Description: AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, BILLINGS, MT

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 12-AUG-13
Time: 09:57:00Z
Regis#: N4969J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28R
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: FREDERICKSBURG
State: Virginia
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A PARKING LOT, FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Total Fatal: 0

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 21:54:00Z
Regis#: N557BB
Aircraft Make: RANS
Aircraft Model: S12
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: DORCHESTER
State: Maryland
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN THE WATER OFF ELLIOTT ISLAND, NEAR DORCHESTER, MD

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 14:30:00Z
Regis#: N61JB
Aircraft Make: MITSUBISHI
Aircraft Model: MU2B
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: COLUMBUS
State: Ohio
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLUMBUS, OH

END NOTICE
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 21:05:00Z
Regis#: N73091
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: None
City: NEW LONDON
State: New Hampshire
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A HIGHWAY, NEAR NEW LONDON, NH

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 17:28:00Z
Regis#: N8147J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA32
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: ALEXANDRIA
State: Louisiana
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, ALEXANDRIA, LA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 01:45:00Z
Regis#: N82736
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA18
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
City: FAREWELL LAKE
State: Alaska
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING STRUCK THE PROP, FAREWELL LAKE AIRSTRIP, ALASKA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 20:38:00Z
Regis#: N88448
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: J3C
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Minor
City: TITUSVILLE
State: Florida
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT, FLIPPED ONTO ITS NOSE, TITUSVILLE, FL

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 18:30:00Z
Regis#: N894CT
Aircraft Make: DIAMOND
Aircraft Model: DA20
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: ATLANTA
State: Georgia
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GA

IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 14:30:00Z
Regis#: UNREG
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Minor
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: WATERLOO
State: Indiana
Description: UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR WATERLOO, IN
INJURY DATA
Total Fatal: 0


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Crash, Hawaii, Piper, private

Mokulele Iki Inc Piper Dunked in Ocean

During salvage of the Mokulele Iki Inc Piper PA-28-181 Archer II that made an emergency landing50 yards from Waiehu Beach on Maui, the Pacific helicopter doing the heavy lifting dropped the Piper Cherokee it was hauling into the ocean. The wind was blowing 20 to 25 mph. Witnesses believed the helicopter was going to follow the plane into the ocean.

None of the four men aboard the Piper were hurt during the emergency landing on the 16th, and no one was injured during the attempted salvage on the 20th.

Now the owner, the insurance company and the coast guard have to figure out what to do next.


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Crash, Forced, Hawaii, Piper, private

Piper Cherokee Crash in Maui

June 16, 2013
A Piper Cherokee N9160Q, on a flight from Honolulu to Maui declared mayday with engine problems three miles from the airport at 5:40 p.m. and made an emergency landing on Maui, Hawaii a quarter-mile down the beach from Pakele Place.

Witnesses said the plane “was 50 to 75 feet in the air, rocking the wings and his engine was off.” None of the four men aboard were injured. The passengers were in Maui after playing in a U.S. Tennis Association tournament on Oahu. The plane sustained some damage. A local described firemen, police, rescue crew and tennis players traipsing through their house from the crash scene near the beach.
Video below

Cessna, Collision, Crash, Piper, student pilot, USA, Video

Midair Collision in Phoenix Kills 4

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On May 31, 2013, a Transpac Aviation Academy Piper out of Deer Valley airport, and a Westwind School of Aeronautics Cessma were fifteen miles from the Deer Valley Airport when they collided.

Two people were aboard each flight, and there were no survivors.

The Cessna caught fire after impact.

Passengers names have not been released.


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Crash, Falling Parts, New York, Piper

Divers Search for Angel Flight Pilot

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on May 24, 2013, an Angel flight #N31743 northeast Piper PA 34 en route from Massachusetts to Rome NY crashed in a reservoir in a wooded area in Ephratah New York. Visibility at the time in Rome was 10 miles.

Divers were scheduled to search daylight on the 25th. The bodies of a man and a woman, believed to be the two passengers were recovered. The search for the pilot’s body is ongoing.

The plane circled the area once, then witnesses say they heard a struggling engine and a backfire, then saw the plane “flipping through the air” with pieces of the plane falling from the sky.

Angel Flight teams provide free air transportation and medical care.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.


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Argentina, Brakes, Piper, private, wheel, wheels up

Piper Crash in Argentina

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Mr. Julio Contreras – President of Allen Air Club was flying a Piper PA-11 Cub Special on May 10, 2013 and on landing at the Aeropuerto Arturo Humbert in Argentina, the plane flipped–a wheels up landing.

Volunteer firemen, police, airport staff and members of the aeroclub responded to the scene.

The cause of the accident is being attributed to excessive braking. Local news in Argentina is calling it just a scare. The pilot suffered a bump on the forehead, but is otherwise okay. He told reporters “IT WAS A BAD LANDING, SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE WHO FLIES. I ADMIT THAT WAS MY MISTAKE AND DO NOT REALLY KNOW IF SMUG, WANTING TO PLAY SHORT, I TOUCHED THE BRAKES A LITTLE MORE. THIS IS AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAS A TRAIN CONVENTIONAL WHEELS THAT ARE MORE LIBERATED LATER, STOPPED AND TURNED VERY SLOW. BUT I’M FINE, BUT WITH A BIG RAGE AND PAIN OF THE SOUL BECAUSE BREAKING A PLANE IS LIKE THAT YOU DAMAGE A CHILD … AND ANGER COMPARED TO SOMEONE WHO KICKS A PENALTY AND MISSES. IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE BEAT, CAME TO REFUEL AND BRAKED MORE, IS AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAS THE BRAKES VERY JEALOUS, MAYBE A LITTLE SMUG I WANT TO LAND SHORT, I WAS WRONG. THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO US HUMANS, WE WERE WRONG” (machine translation.)

Crash, engine trouble, Florida, Piper, street landing

Aerial Banners Hard Landing in Panama City Florida

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An Aerial Banners Inc pilot flying a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B impacted terrain near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Panama City Florida on or near Vinson Road, but pilot James Land only received minor injuries.

The pilot suffered cuts to his head and was hospitalized.

Bay County Fire and Rescue, and deputies of BCSO responded to the scene.

Aerial Banners Inc who owns the plane will be removing the wreckage.

According to Bay County Press, the pilot “picked up a banner from the airport at 1400 and climbed to 900” but dropped the banner on losing power. He was attempting a landing but the engine failed before he reached a clearing.

Crash, engine trouble, fuel, Piper, private, Spain

Piper Crash in Castalla Alicante

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On March 19, 2013, an Aeroclub de Muchamiel Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior en route from Spain’s MUTXAMEL airport had three people aboard when it suffered some kind of mechanical problem, possibly engine failure.

A fourteen year old girl, Belen, along with her father, Jose Antonio Perez, and uncle Ricardo died in the crash at 12: 37.

The uncle was the pilot and flight instructor.

The plane crashed in Paraeta Espí, in an olive grove 500 meters from the town called Ibi. On impact, the cabin broke in two, and left a debris field with a hundred yard radius.

Local residents reported the crash to authorities. The Guardia Civil (local police) arrived on the scene. The bodies were removed by four in the afternoon and taken to the Forensic Anatomical Institute of Alicante for autopsies.

Eyewitnesses say the plane had been circling and flying very low as if looking for somewhere to land, and the pilot dodged cottages when it came down.


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Airbus, Canada, Cessna, Norway, Piper, Robinson, Spain

Robinson, Cessna, Spitfire, Airbus, Piper and Homebuilt Crashes

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On March 17, 2013:

  • The aircraft and pilot were hijacked at gun point. The Quebec Helicoptor’s Robinson R44 made an illegal flight and crashed in Quebec Canada while en route from Mot-Tremblant to Saint Jerome. Hijacker took the chopper to St. Jerome, where two escapees attached to cables, and were taken to Mont-Tremblant. The pilot was wounded, two escapees were collared as well as two accomplices.
  • A privately owned Cessna 180K landed in a crosswind, crashed off the tarmac and ended with its nose in the ground Digby / Annapolis Regional Airport, Nova Scotia. The pilot was unhurt but the propeller, engine, and one wingtip sustained damage.
  • A privately owned Supermarine Spitfire replica performing in the Antique and Classic Aircraft Display crashed during an air show when the plane nosedived and struck a fence, killing pilot Roger Stokes near Parafield Airport.
  • A Novair Airbus A320-231 with two hundred aboard took off from Oslow Norway at 9:00, and a tire exploded. Pilots circled the airport for two hours and burned off fuel, making a safe landing at 11:25.
  • A Total Security Products Corp Piper crashed on approach to Stafford Regional Airport
  • The pilot of a homebuilt flight was en route from Casarrubios Airport and crashed in El Álamo, Madrid. Two fire crews arrived on the scene. The pilot built the plane that crashed and killed him.

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Crash, Piper, private

Piper Crashes in Virginia

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Two people survived a crash three miles from Stafford Regional Airport, Virginia. They impacted in a wooded area about 3 miles southeast of the runway.

The Total Security Products Corp Piper PA32-301FT 6X en route from Hummel Field to Stafford Regional Airport crashed on approach to Stafford, injuring the two people aboard the plane, the pilot and the owner of Total Security Products Corp.

The sixty-three year old pilot was flying the 51 year old owner of the plane. The pilot, Daniel H. Hoyt, 63, of White Stone and Alberto Luis Toledo, 51, of Irvington were hospitalized at Mary Washington Hospital for their injuries.

The crash is under investigation.

The accident occurred at 7:a.m. on March 18 2013

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Piper Crash in Florida Parking Lot

On March 15, 2013, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain took off from a small Fort Lauderdale airport, developed problems and struck a tree while returning to the airport. The plane impacted the ground in a parking lot for repossessed cars at 964 NW 53rd Court which was described as going up like a fireball.

No one on the ground was injured but there were three fatalities aboard. Kevin Watson, in his 30s, and his father, Wallace, who owned Avionics Engineering were aboard.

Locals are concerned about aviation safety and are interested in having city inspectors to check planes for safety like the FAA and NTSB.

The fire at the lot was under control within thirty minutes.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

Video Below


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Canada, Crash, hard, ice, Piper, snowy runway, visibility

Piper Lands in Canadian Blizzard


On Jan 29, 2013, at 9:15 a.m., an Image Air Charter Ltd Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian was en route from La Crete, Alta to Three Hills (Canada) with three people aboard when it attempted to land in bad weather at Three Hills Airport.

The plane descended into a blizzard, and at one end of the runway struck an ice berm that knocked off the left wing. One wing and the landing gear were damaged. Conditions were so bad that no one at the hanger knew there was an accident until emergency crews arrived. Three Hills RCMP, Fire and EMS responded. An environmental services company cleaned up the fuel leak.

One passenger who was suffering chest pains was taken to the hospital.

The 2008 Piper PA-46-500TP Turbo Prop is registered to Image Air Charter Ltd.

The NTSB is investigating.


Go to Flight Aware


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Crash, engine trouble, NTSB, Piper, private, USA

Preliminary Report Issued in Piper Crash

According to one report, the piper that crashed on Jan 12 near Paris Texas killed Passengers Michael Dale Bradley, 44, and Michael Endo, 51, and pilot Rob Thompson, 49. After takeoff, the plane lost its rudder and crashed in “foggy and drizzly” conditions between 8:54 and 9:00 a.m., a minute after talking to ATC in Fort Worth.

Witnesses heard the engine backfire several times, and saw black smoke coming from the field where the plane crashed near Glory Texas.

The horizontal stabilizer/rudder separated from the airframe and the report recorded that it was was found “approximately 30 feet behind the main wreckage.”

The report was issued on Jan 22.

Crash, Mexico, Piper, private chartered, Video, weather, wind, wind shear

Mexico Crash Kills Entrepreneur and Family


Did this happen because of a random gust of wind? Was this an incident that was invisible or could it have been detected or predicted? You tell me. It’s tragic, whatever the circumstance.

On January 17, 2013, ( 13:50 local time), a Habilitaciones Turisticas SA CV Piper PA-31-325 Navajo #XBEZY took off from Angel Albino Corzo Intl en route to Xoxocotlán Intl. Airport in Oaxaca but crashed on takeoff.

Aboard there were a crew of two, and six passengers, three of whom were adults and three who were minors. All eight died in the crash immediately after takeoff in Chiapa de Corzo.

Witnesses said the ship had just taken off when it was hit by a gust of wind that knocked it to the ground, where it caught afire on impact.

The plane impacted the ground at Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas and caught fire, covering the airport in smoke.

The eight fatalities were the two pilots, the captain Alfonso Jimenez Racino, co-pilot Pablo Gomez, businessman Monterrosa Melchor Hernandez, his wife, two sons and two grandchildren. Melchor Hernandez Monterrosa is an entrepreneur, owner of ‘Mezcal Fandango’ and ‘Destiladora Orizaba Valley’ in Veracruz and Puebla,

??Civil Aviation, the Mexican Army, Fire, Red Cross, Secretariat of Public Safety and Civil Protection responded to the scene. The crash also started a grass fire that took some fifteen hours to put out and complicated rescue.

A cold front, clouds and air currents may have contributed to the accident. Civil Aeronautics will be investigating.

Piper, private, USA

Piper Crashes in Delaware


On January 13, 2013, a Piper 28R-200 Cherokee Arrow B was en route from Georgia, and contacted Dover Air Force Base with a PAN (three repetitions of pan-pan signify an urgency on board) before crashing in heavy fog.

At 7:10, Dover initiated a search for the Cherokee Arrow. Fire services from Camden, Cheswold, Dover, Frederica, Hartly and Leipsic searched; the Little Creek Fire Company found the wreckage in Delaware at 9:35.

The pilot’s body was recovered from the scene.


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Crash, Piper, private, Texas

Piper Crash in Texas Kills Three Salt Lake City Men


On 12-JAN-2013, at 9:00 a Celtic Bank LLC Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian en route from Fox field in Paris Texas to Austin, but crashed minutes after takeoff, in Glory Texas.

There was fog in the area at the time of the crash.

The three people aboard the plane, pilot Rob Thompson, passenger Michael Endo who was Senior Vice-President of Celtic Bank and the bank’s commercial loan officer, and Michael Dale Bradley who was owner and Real Estate Broker with MBA Realty and who was consulting on a property sale.

All three men were from Salt Lake City Utah.

Australia, Emergency, Piper, private, Video, wheel

Piper Emergency Landing at Mangalore Australia


On January 7, 2013, on a training flight, a Piper Cherokee VH-JXR with only the pilot aboard took off. He noticed a problem with flying the plane and did a flyby over the airport where his instructor discovered visually that the plane had lost a right rear wheel during takeoff from Mangalore Airport Australia.

The pilot circled to burn fuel, and talked with his instructor and emergency teams. He landed the plane safely on two wheels.

The 21 year old Chinese pilot trainee made a safe landing with emergency crews on standby. The pilot had 120 hours of flight experience. English is his second language.


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Crash, France, Lost, lost communication, Piper, private

Moroccan Family Dies in Grenoble Plane Crash

On January 5, 2013, a twin engine plane hit a remote hill near Grenoble and crashed, killing five. The pilot was flying his wife and three children from Grenoble France to Morocco. The plane (probably a Piper Seneca) disappeared from radar not long after takeoff.

The family was returning home from a vacation in France. No one on the ground was hurt.

Witnesses in Saint Pierre de Bressieux saw the plane crash. Emergency services dispatched to the scene found 5 deceased victims and a burning plane.

fast, hard, Piper, private, USA, Video

Piper Hard Landing Skids Off Vegas Runway


A Managed Aviation Inc Piper PA-60-602P Aerostar made a hard landing at North Las Vegas Airport, skidded off the runway and caught on fire. The pilot and passenger managed to exit the plane. It appears to be a training flight.

At 4:20, fire crews were trying to put out the fire.

The condition of the two aboard has not been reported.
See Video below


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Piper, USA, weather

Arizona Plane Crash Kills Pilot

On December 18, 2012, a pilot had been en route when he encountered unfavorable weather conditions around Payson, and diverted to Phoenix.

He was flying at night and the Ameriflight Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain crashed in mountainous terrain in the Mazatzal Wilderness, Arizona.

ATC lost contact with the pilot 50 miles northeast of Phoenix.

The pilot has been tentatively identified as David Kappes. After a Tuesday evening search was cancelled by snowy weather, a Public Safety helicopter located the wreckage on a mountainside northwest of the Barnhardt Trailhead, at about 7,000 feet 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Sheriffs who were dropped off hiked up to the site and located the remains.


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Crash, Nevada, Piper, private

2 Lost in Piper Crash in Ely

What: Piper PA-31T1 Cheyenne en route from Mesa, Arizona to Portland-Troutdale Airport,Oregon
Where: Ely, NV
When: Dec 15, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: Two people aboard a Piper Cheyenne crashed in Ely Nevada when the pilot apparently lost control.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating.

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Crash, fog, Lost, lost communication, Piper, private, USA, Video

Lost Flight Found Wrecked South of Greensburg


What: Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage en route from Destin to Greensburg
Where: 1-1/2 miles south of the Greensburg Airport, Indiana
When: Dec 2, 2012
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: A plane registered to Donald P. Horan of Greensburg was found wrecked south of the airport on Sunday. There were four fatalities associated with the wreckage. The crash was reported by locals who heard the impact at 6:19 p.m on Dec 2.

At 6:30, the pilot of the plane was communicating with flight controllers at the Indianapolis International Airport when they lost contact. The FAA called Greensburg.

Greensburg Fire Department, Greensburg Police Department and Decatur County Sheriff’s Department were searching the area. Fog prevented the deployment of a helicopter or an air search but six teams of ground crews made up of six to eight people searched a grid south of the airport on ATVs. The plane was located after 10:30 at night.

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