Just crossing the transom now, there were alerts today of a number of helicopter events:
- The fleet of North Sea Super Pumas were reinstated after the Sumburgh crash that killed 4 oil workers:
but the L2 version of the helicopter – the Super Puma model involved in Friday’s crash – will only be allowed to fly on the what has been described as “non passenger revenue operations” - 1 hurt in helicopter crash in Tonto National Forest when a helicopter leased by APS made a hard landing with six people aboard
- Helicopter crashes for science at NASA Langley
- The Canadian NTSB indicated that the Robinson Helicopter R44 II in July 2012 in Carcross, Yukon occurred because of the pilot’s failure to check winds affecting the landing area. On July 10, 2012, an R44 II operated by Horizon Helicopters Ltd. transported 2 Yukon Government surveyors to bear-bait sites in the Carcross area. The helicopter departed Carcross at 3 p.m. followed the north shore of Tagish Lake and approached the wildlife survey site from the west. At approximately 3:13 p.m., the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received an emergency locator transmitter signal from the aircraft. The wreckage was found approximately 5 nautical miles east of Carcross on Nares Mountain. The pilot was fatally injured, one passenger was seriously injured, and another received minor injuries.
Pilot’s chilling last nine words before plane crashed into the Atlantic
Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 people on board. The pilot’s final nine words were revealed in the cockpit recording
3 rescued after small plane flips at Paso Robles airport
One person was sent to the hospital after the incident on Friday.
Small single-passenger plane crashes in Lake County
The pilot’s identity will not be released at this time due to the investigation efforts being in the early stages, deputies said.
‘Something was wrong’: Passenger on DCA plane that narrowly missed collision shares first-person account
ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — FAA continues its federal investigation into how two planes nearly collided on the runway at Reagan National Airport. A passenger on one of the flights is shari…
1 dead following small plane crash in Lake County, sheriff’s office says
One person has died following the crash of a small plane in Lake County.
Southwest flight from St. Louis to Sacramento diverted back to airport
A Sacramento-bound Southwest Airlines flight was diverted back to the St. Louis airport on Friday. Passengers and Air Traffic Control audio said the plane landed safely after an issue with an engine.
Delta flight declares emergency over flap issue on Boeing plane
A Delta spokesperson emphasized the emergency was something flight crews are trained to respond to.
Pilot’s chilling final words before plane crashed into the sea killing 228 people
The final words of the pilot manning Air France Flight 447 have been revealed.
Simulation shows pilot’s chilling last words before Air France plane crashed into Atlantic killing 228
A simulation has revealed a pilot’s last words before flight AF447 crashed in 2009.
At Reagan Airport, a Near Disaster on Runway
Southwest plane nearly crossed runway in front of departing JetBlue plane Thursday in Virginia
Russian military plane crashed in Stavropol region
Russian military plane crashed in Stavropol region
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian strategic bomber. Moscow says the plane crashed – Metro US
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during their more than two-year […]
Donald Trump’s plane “grounded”, photo shows
The former president’s aircraft has been seen parked at LaGuardia Airport in New York as he takes part in his hush money trial in Manhattan.
Military Plane Crashes Into Field In Russia’s Krasnogvardeysky District
A military plane crashed in Russia’s Krasnogvardeysky district of the federal city of St. Petersburg. The pilots, according to sources, were ejected safely., Europe News – Times Now
Two planes nearly collide at DC’s Reagan National Airport – Washington Examiner
Two aircraft nearly crashed into each other earlier Thursday at Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport.
Boeing, which keeps making ‘defective planes,’ now wants to enter the flying car market
Boeing, with its airplane-making reputation in tatters, has revealed plans to get into the flying car market in Asia.
‘Narrowly avoided crash’ at DC-area airport sparks FAA investigation
Lawmakers said it was a “horrifying example” of the effects of undermining slot and perimeter rules, calling the airport’s runway “overburdened.”
Boeing planes not about to start ‘falling apart in the sky’ – expert
But he notes a more defensive tone coming from the under-fire aviation manufacturer.
‘Listen To The Screams’: Planes Nearly Collide On Reagan Airport Runway
‘JetBlue 1554, STOP!’
NTSB Report: Plane that Crashed in Green Lake County, Injuring Two, Likely Ran Out of Fuel
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A plane heading to EAA Airventure last July probably crashed because it ra…
