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Boeing, Lost, lost communication, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, missing

Malaysia Airlines Flight Update

Although the Malaysia Airlines has denied reports of a beacon, the Malaysian navy has said publicly they have tracked the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Flight MH370, and has dispatched a plane, two helicopters and four vessels i addition to the Philippines three navy patrol boats and one surveillance plane. Chinese ships and aircraft are on standby with eight ships belonging to the Nanhai Rescue Bureau and the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration, and a supporting air fleet. Boeing expressed their concern and are sending a team to assist the investigation.

Meanwhile, in spite of the airline telling the public the whereabouts are unknown, families are being told to take their valid passports to KLIA airport before 6 pm for MAS travel arrangements to the crash site.

If the plane is down (and even if it is magic thinking, we are still hoping it landed safely somewhere), search and rescue is still within the “24-hour golden window” in which it is more likely to find survivors. Eighty% of the family members have been contacted by Malaysia Airlines, according to Malaysia Airlines at the conference at Sama Sama Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, March 8, 2014.

The plane that is missing is registration number 9M-MRO. In September 2012, the plane was on the ground and suffered an airfield incursion when it collided with a China Eastern Airlines’ Airbus.


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Boeing, Lost, lost communication, Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, missing, Video

Malaysia Airlines Flight Missing

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Saturday at 12:40 a.m. a Malaysia Airlines B777-200 (registration #9M-MRO) took off from Kuala Lumpur and disappeared.

Subang Air Traffic said radio and radar contact was lost from flight MH370 at 01:22, forty minutes into the flight, contact was never made with Ho Chi Minh Control Center in Vietnam at the expected time. Chinese reports deny the plane ever entered their airspace. Subang ATC did not inform the airline until 02:40, which may have caused a catastrophic delay in the information stream, preventing the possibility of rescue.

A search is underway for the missing plane somewhere along the route between the Gulf of Thailand and the China Sea, northeast of Kota Bharu (Malaysia).

Radar suggests a descent of the aircraft.

The plane’s first flight was May 14, 2002. It is 11 years old and flew on Rolls Royce Trent 892 engines.

The flight’s intended destination was Beijing.

Our prayers are with the twelve crew and 227 passengers. Reports are that two infants were aboard.

Malaysia Airlines has released two statements so far:

“Saturday, March 08, 07:30 AM MYT +0800 Media Statement – MH370 Incident released at 7.24am

Sepang, 8 March 2014: Malaysia Airlines confirms that flight MH370 has lost contact with Subang Air Traffic Control at 2.40am, today (8 March 2014).

Flight MH370, operated on the B777-200 aircraft, departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on 8 March 2014. MH370 was expected to land in Beijing at 6.30am the same day. The flight was carrying a total number of 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members.

Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft.

The airline will provide regular updates on the situation. Meanwhile, the public may contact +603 7884 1234 for further info.

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2nd statement
Saturday, March 08, 09:05 AM MYT +0800 Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight Incident – 2nd Media Statement

We deeply regret that we have lost all contacts with flight MH370 which departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41 am earlier this morning bound for Beijing. The aircraft was scheduled to land at Beijing International Airport at 6.30am local Beijing time. Subang Air Traffic Control reported that it lost contact at 2.40am (local Malaysia time) today.

Flight MH370 was operated on a Boeing B777-200 aircraft. The flight was carrying a total number of 239 passengers and crew – comprising 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members. The passengers were of 13 different nationalities. Malaysia Airlines is currently working with the authorities who have activated their Search and Rescue team to locate the aircraft. Our team is currently calling the next-of-kin of passengers and crew.

Focus of the airline is to work with the emergency responders and authorities and mobilize its full support. Our thoughts and prayers are with all affected passengers and crew and their family members. The airline will provide regular updates on the situation.

The public may contact +603 7884 1234. For media queries, kindly contact +603 8777 5698/ +603 8787 1276.

For the next-of-kin, please inform them to to Anjung Tinjau, Level 5, KLIA. Our staff will be there to assist. Transport will be provided to go to the South Support Zone Facility building for the next-of-kin.

Or next-of-kin may head straight to the Support Facility Building at KLIA’s South Support Zone.

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Aviation Attorney, Guatemala, lost communication, missing, Robinson

Guatemala: Chopper Crash

Ex army officer Ramón Rodríguez Toledo, and his passengers Luis Paiz and Andrés Berger were aboard a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter that crashed in a coffee plantation in Guatemala between Villa Canales and Fraijanes.

Andrés Berger was the copilot.

The flight took off at 17:48 on Monday but lost communication with ATC shortly afterward. Residents near the impact zone heard an explosion at 18:00 hours.

A friend of the pilot said he had 15,000 hours in the cockpit.

The accident is under investigation.


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Lost, lost communication, missing, Nepal, Nepal Airlines, Twin Otter

Nepal Airlines Flight Missing


Contact photographer Michael Fritz

Eighteen people are missing over the Himalayan mountains of central Nepal on a Nepal Airlines Twin Otter en route from Pokhara to Jumla. The plane had stopped in Pokhara to refuel. The crew lost contact with Bhairawa ATC a quarter hour after taking off. The plane never arrived in Jumla.

The plane’s first flight was in 1971.

The route from Pokhara to Jumla flies over Dhorpatan and Rukum, and zig zags over tall mountains.

The last radio contact was at 13:13.

A fire was spotted in a forested area near Khidim but the search was called off due to weather conditions. Locals also reported hearing a loud noise. The Fishtail Air search helicopter was unable to land due to poor visibility and the air search was called off. On foot, the search continues with the Nepal Army, a team from Palpa and Mujhum Police.

The wreckage has not been located but the crash site is presumed to be on the border of Argakhanchi, Gulmi and Palpa districts, one and half hour walking uphill from Khidim village in Argakhanchi district.

There were three crew and fifteen passengers, all but one of whom were from Nepal. The foreigner is Dutch.

The crew was made up of Captain Shankar Shrestha, co-pilot Rabinda Banjara and Air hostess Muna Maharjan. The names of the passengers have not been released.

One child was also aboard.

Brazil, Crash, Experimental, Inpaer, Lost, lost communication, missing, private, Video

Experimental Crash in Brazil kills Deputy Mayor

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A small plane, an INPAER Explorer#PR-ZAL with three aboard was en route from Campos dos Amarais, Campinas to London but disappeared from radar while talking to ATC in Pirassununga Brazil at about ten on January 23rd. The experimental plane was registered but not certified, and barred from flying over populated areas.

The Brazilian Air Force, Botucatu and São Manuel police forces were searching with a C-105 Amazonas, a H1 and an Eagle Helicopter, and found the remains of the passengers in dense forest, in a rugged area near Monte Alegre.

The Squad of Campo Grande rescue team is on the scene.

Locals who heard the failing engine, a roar and saw a flash of light in the woods notified authorities.

The remains have been identified as:
-Alderman and Deputy Mayor of Suzano (SP) Jessé Almeida,
-Edson Geraldino, identified as owner of the plane.

The identity of the third party, Rubens Geraldino, has not been confirmed by the family. The passengers (uncle and nephew) were from Mogi das Cruzes, SP, Brazil.

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Austria, Crash, De-Havilland, Lost, lost communication, private chartered

Gold Coast Crash Victims Found


Volunteer Coast Guard, Volunteer Marine Rescue and Water Police searched the coast Monday and Tuesday for a missing plane.

Pilot Alexander Rae, AKA Jimmy, was flying a Gold Coast Tiger Moth Joy Rides de Havilland DH 82 biplane off South Stadbroke Island off the coast of Queensland. His last message was “Conducting aerobatics over 3500 feet.” Jimmy was twenty-six years old, and had a reputation of being an excellent pilot. He was newly-wed to Alice, who is an equine dentist.

Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., sonar located the plane on the seabed near the Couran Cove Resort where the passenger and pilot were subsequently found by police divers, still inside the plane. Debris from the plane had already washed up.

The plane crashed into the water about four hundred meters from the coast on December 16. Police are looking for witnesses.

The Tiger Moth was built in the thirties. Tiger Moth Joyrides had been in operation since 1978.

Cessna, Lost, lost communication, Mexico

Mexican Plane Crash, 14 fatalities


On Nov 14, 2013, an Aereo Services Guerrero Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from Loreto to Ciudad Constitucion was lost en route. All attempts to contact the plane from ATC failed.

Locals reported seeing the plane flying low in Tembabichi. Search perimeters were extablished but Tropical Storm Octave with 50 mph winds interfered with the flight as well as the search.

The wreckage was found at Agua Verde and Tembabichi area, Baja California Sur.

The wreckage was found on Oct 17, 2013, with fourteen passengers were aboard, all fatalities.


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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.


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Airbus, Crash, Lost, lost communication, missing, Yemen, Yemenia Air

June 30, Yemenia Flight 626

We remember on June 2009 when 152 people died aboard a Yemenia Airlines Airbus A310-300.

Yemenia Flight 626.

We remember.

The years pass and the headlines fade, but the families will never forget the loss of their loved ones, and neither should we.

The pilot was about to land on an airstrip in the Comores Islands when ATC lost contact.

The plane and all its passengers crashed into the ocean.

12-year old Bahia Bakari survived the crash, rescued after thirteen hours in the ocean, clinging to debris. She was and is a miracle.

The final report on Flight 626 concluded the crash was due to the crew’s inappropriate flight control inputs that led to an aerodynamic stall.

Crews inappropriate flight control inputs means pilot error. In this case, the pilot error was exacerbated by a nineteen year old plane in dubious condition, bad weather conditions (winds gusting to 64 km/h 40 mph; 35 kn) and a primitive airport.

Crashes like Yemenia should function like red lights. The only way they make sense is if when they happen, we stop and consider those who were lost, and investigate what went wrong. On behalf of safety, the aviation industry should mandate to use every atom of what is discovered to prevent future accidents. The industry in general, and the airlines in specific should make changes that will help prevent future accidents.

Pilot error means airlines like Yemenia are still having problems training pilots. Still problems in the cockpit. Sadly, conditions still exist for more accidents like this in Yemenia’s future.

Cessna, Crash, Guatemala, Lost, lost communication

Crash in Nuevo Porvenir, 6 fatalities


A Cessna 206 Stationair #XB-MSN or XB-MSI en route from Aeropuerto Internacional de Tapachula MMTP to Hermanos Serdán International Airport in Puebla crashed thirty minutes after takeoff near Nuevo Porvenir, Guatemala.

The plane was not authorized to fly in Guatemala, and crashed near the border of Mexico. No homes, buildings or outbuildings were damaged. The plane crashed in a field.

Neither the pilot nor any of the five passengers survived. Everyone aboard was apparently Mexican. Identification of the bodies will be by DNA. One description says all the young men aboard were corpulent.

Locals heard the plane crash, but access to the scene is difficult, surrounded by trees ad crops in rural San Marcos, NW Guatemala. A radio broadcast by the mayor of Ixchiguán, Augusto Merida, said the small plane fell in Nuevo Porvenir. The plane is a total loss. One wallet was found with the name Eduardo Castillo Perez. Some luggage was also found. According to flight records:

Rubén Villeda Sáinz, de 66 años;
Pilot Eduardo Castillo Pérez;
Antonio de Jesús Sánchez, 30;
Jesús Enrique Borge Luna
José Luis Camarena Rodríguez, 39;
Elio Brito Lari Cechia, 46. Venezuela

Volunteer Firefighters told local radio that the identification was based on documentation from Nuevo Porvenir.

Authorities seized $2 million aboard the plane. The luggage contained a gun, jewelry and money in pesos and dollars.

The investigation is underway.
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Beechcraft, Cessna, Cirrus, Crash, engine trouble, fast, Forced, lost communication, Ultralight, Video

Crashed, Stolen, Force Landings on April 1 No Joke

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On April 1:

  • A privately owned Reims Cessna F172E with two aboard made an emergency landing in Nome, Norway after an engine failed. Neither of the two aboard reported injury.
  • An Ultralight suffered a mechanical failure in south Surrey, BC crashed and sustained damage. The pilot parachuted out into a field of blueberries, and was injured but survived.
  • The pilot of a Beech J35 Bonanza force landed in a cornfield in northwest Davenport, Iowa after the plane suffered a mechanical failure. THe plane was damaged. The pilot was not.
  • A privately owned Cessna 210H that took off from Bullo River Station with four aboard crashed near Cape Ford in Australia. The bodies of three of the four people aboard have been recovered. Those aboard were 45-year-old electrical contractor Stuart Sceney, his 53-year-old wife Karmi Dunn, and daughters Mekdes, 12, and Kal, 15. A search continues for the wreckage and the remaining passenger. Weather conditions hampered the search.
  • A Cessna 172 Skyhawk went down with engine troubles in Juneau County swamp, Wonewoc, Wisconsin. THe pilot Seth Pripps of Rockford, Ill was uninjured. Firefighters assisted.
  • A Caicos Express Airways Cessna 402C took off from and landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and suffered a nose-gear collapse. The plane is registered to Turks and Caicos Islands. The pilot was uninjured.
  • A Cirrus SR22 was reported missing/stolen from Benton Arkansas. It was found abandoned in Casscoe Arkansas. On Monday night, the plane had been scheduled to land at Saline County Airport. When officers approached, the plane took off nearly hitting a deputy.

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Crash, DR Congo, Lost, lost communication, Mil, missing, UTAir, weather

Russian Chopper Crew Lost in Peacekeeping Mission

UN Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed at an altitude of 2,700 meters in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing four.

The UTair helicopter was returning to Bukavu when it crashed 35 miles from its destination.

The four crew members were Russian. The crew was en route between Shabunda and Bukavu when it hit bad weather.

The crash occurred in mountainous terrain that is inaccessible, but it has been located. Forty rescuers are en route on foot. The helicopter was part of peacemaking mission MONUSCO.


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Cessna, Crash, Florida, Lost, lost communication, private

Cessna Crashes off Florida Coast

On Feb 14, a privately owned Cessna 310 en route from Okeechobee to Bartow, Florida went missing 15 miles west of Ft. Pierce, and was located west of Vero Beach Florida. Three passengers were aboard.

Paramedics flew in a Coast Guard Chopper to the crash site to recover the three victims; they were fatalities.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.


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audio, Beechcraft, Crash, ditched, engine failure, Lost, lost communication, private, Venezuela

Woman Dies in Venezuela Crash, Survivors Rescued

On Feb 2, 2013, a privately owned Beechcraft 58 Baron with six aboard crashed in the Gulf of Cariaco, Venezuela.

The flight had taken off from Puerto Ordaz Airport and was en route to DelCaribe Gen S Marino Airport but suffered a complete loss of engine power. The pilot declared an emergency due to failures in both engines.

Fishermen found the plane located 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cumana in the Gulf of Cariaco.

Two of the passengers were reported to be minors.

There was one fatality, a sixty-two year old woman, Vetide Ramos, who died in the crash. Five survivors were brought ashore in a boat, including Ruben Herrera, Poztty Ramos, Jose Ramos, Ivan Herrera (a minor) and pilot Jhonatan Mata.

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Antarctica, beacon, De-Havilland, Kenn Borek Air, Lost, lost communication, Video

Canadian Antarctica Support Flight Missing

On January 23, 2013, a Kenn Borek Air de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter was en route from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay when it went missing en route, somewhere around Northern end, Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica.

Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand is coordinating the search.

Three Canadians were aboard. The pilot is Captain Bob Heath, a Canadian with 25 years of Arctic and Antarctic experience. His plane was carrying survival tent and equipment and 5 day food supply.

The flight was a support mission from Amundson-Scott South Pole Base (USA) to an Italian base at Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. A distress beacon sounded but a C-130 sweep sent by United States authorities at McMurdo failed to detect the plane. The beacon activated at around 10pm Wednesday night from the northern end of the Queen Alexandra Range, during hurricane force winds blowing slow below at temperatures below zero.

A DC-3 circled for five hours in heavy snow and 190 km winds.

A Twin Otter was scheduled to take off at around 8am NZ Time from McMurdo Station to fly over and establish a forward base approximately 50km from the mountainous area where the beacon is sounding, but weather may be prohibitive. A joint New Zealand and US field rescue team is planning a helicopter rescue as soon as weather permits.
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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.


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Britten-Norman, Lost, lost communication, private, Venezuela, Video

Fashion Mogul Plane Missing in Venezuela

On January 4, 2012, a plane taking off at 11:00AM went missing at 11:30AM. The party was en route from the resort Los Roques Venezuela traveling 100 miles to Caracas and disappeared from radar. A search has been initiated for the private plane, a twin-engine Britten Norman BN2 Islander.

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Listed on the flight were fashion mogul Vittorio Missoni who owned the plane, and his wife Maurizia Castiglioni, entrepreneur Guido Foresti and Elda Scalvenzi from Brescia and two crew members.

The search stopped at nightfall and began again on January 5.
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Beechcraft, Crash, lost communication, lost control, private, Texas

Beechcraft Crash in Texas

What: O’Neal Aviation LLC Beechcraft E90 King Air en route from Amarillo to Fort Worth
Where: Armstrong County Texas
When: Dec 14, 2012
Who: pilot
Why: The pilot was en route and ten minutes into the flight when he lost control.Witnesses saw the plane go down south of Farm-to-Market Road 1258 in Armstrong County.

The pilot was killed. The plane disappeared from radar at 6 pm. The debris field was located on Dec 14.

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Cessna, Crash, lost communication, Pakistan, technical fault

Schon Air Training Flight Crashes


What: Schon Air Cessna 172D Skyhawk
Where: Pakistan
When: Dec 10, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities
Why: The plane was on a training flight and developed a technical problem.

Captain Fahad and trainee pilot Abu Bakar took off from Karachi at 4 pm and at 5:25 they were losing altitude and struggling to return to the airport.

The pilots said they made a hard landing near Check Post No 3 of Malir Cantonment, a defense installation.

Reports are that the plane is damaged beyond repair.


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Crash, Learjet, Lost, lost communication, Mexico, private, private chartered, update

FAA Initial Report of Starwood Management Learjet that Killed Jenni Rivera Entourage


What: Learjet 25 en route from Monterrey to Toluca
Where: Los Tejocotes
When: December 9 20123:30
Who: 7 aboard
Update:
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 345MC Make/Model: LJ25 Description: LEARJET 25
Date: 12/09/2012 Time: 0630

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, THE 7 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, 61 MILES FROM MONTEREY, MEXICO

INJURY DATA
Total Fatal: 7
# Crew: 7 Fat: 7

NTSB Assists Government of Mexico in Aviation Accident
December 10
Washington – The NTSB is dispatching investigators to assist the government of Mexico in its investigation of the crash of a Learjet LJ25.

On December 9, 2012 at about 3:30 a.m. local time, the airplane crashed about 70 miles south of Monterrey, Mexico, due to unknown circumstances while en route to Mexico City, Mexico. All 7 persons on board were fatally injured including Latin singer Jenni Rivera.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman has designated David Helson as the traveling U.S. Accredited Representative. Mr. Helson will be assisted from NTSB headquarters by investigative staff specializing in airplane airworthiness and flight crew operations as well as advisors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Learjet.

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Crash, Learjet, Lost, lost communication, Mexico, private

LearJet Wreckage Located Sierra Madre Oriental, RIP J

Monterrey and Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico
Monterrey and Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico

What: Learjet 25 en route from Monterrey to Toluca
Where: Los Tejocotes
When: December 9 20123:30
Who: 7 aboard
Why: The 300 meter debris field of a plane wreckage discovered near the town of Iturbide in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Oriental is believed to be that of the plane taken by Rivera’s party to Toluca. Forensic experts recovered Rivera’s California Driver License and the Mexican passport of Miguel Perez Soto, confirming the hypothesis.

Jenni Rivera, “La Diva de la Banda” is from Long Beach, California and recently divorced former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza.

The wreckage was found with no survivors.

Rest in peace.

Learjet, Lost, lost communication, Mexico, Video

Singer Jenni Rivera and Crew in LearJet Missing in Mexico

What: Learjet 25 en route from Monterrey to Toluca
Where: Los Tejocotes
When: December 9 20123:30
Who: 7 aboard
Why: After a Saturday night concert in Monterrey, singer Jenni Rivera took off in a Learjet with a plane crew and her makeup artist, publicist and lawyer. but she did not arrive in Toluca at 4:30.

ATC lost track of the learjet 10 minutes and 61.8 miles into the flight at coordinates 99,52,18 24,45,50 North West. The plane has been reported missing in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.

Those missing are listed as: Miguel Perez and Alejandro Torres, and passengers Jenni Rivera, Alberto Rivera Saavedra, Mario Macias, Jacob Llenares and one more person identified as “Gerardo N.”

Newspaper reports that plane is owned by Starwood Management. A Learjet reportedly owned by Starwood was deregistered as of 07/31/2012 and exported to Mexico. However this is the record of N345MC, the plane reported that the singer’s entourage was in.

Starwood management was in US court regarding forfeiture of aircraft property. See Starwood Management LLC v. United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration

A Learjet with Rivera and her crew aboard departed the Monterrey International Airport at 03.15 (15.09 GMT)

Two helicopters and a plane began searching at 4.40 pm.


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Eurocopter, Germany, Lost, lost communication, Norway, private

Helicopter lost in Baltic Sea, 2 aboard

What: Helitrans Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil en route from Lübeck, Germany to Halmstad Sweden
Where: Baltic Sea
When: Dec 5, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: The Helitrans Eurocopter has been missing since December fifth over the Baltic Sea. The emergency beacon located by a German Navy vessel off the coast of Fehmarn island appears to have been a false alarm. Danish air ATC lost radar contact with the helicopter at 13:56 Swedish time, about 10 minutes after takeoff into what should have been a 2 hour flight.

The pilot is a Norwegian employee of Heli Trans. The other has foreign citizenship and is not employed by Heli Trans.

The search operation for the missing Norwegian helicopter was suspended overnight from 10 o’clock p.m. on Dec 5 but rescue centers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have been involved. Nine search vessels are in the area east of Neustadt in Holstein. See German Link here:No traces of fuel or oil in the water have been found, and the beacon that was located by the German ship appears to have been a lost cell phone. It was not in the expected flight path.

The air search has resumed, with a German Sea King helicopter now searching. Recent snowfall is impeding search more difficult.

The passenger’s name has not been released but the next of kin have been informed.

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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Video Plane Found


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Indonesia, lost communication, Pacific Aerospace

Pacific Aerospace 750XL lost in Papua Indonesia

What: Pacific Aerospace 750XL
Where: Papua
When: Oct 3, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: A small Pacific Aerospace 750XL carrying two people between two villages in the remote district of Yahukimo was reported missing. The plane’s emergency transmitters have been detected. A rescue team has begun a search operation to find the pilot and passenger.

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