A Piper PA-28 plane crashed near the Diavolezza mountain in Switzerland, on August 4th.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting three teenagers who were participating in a week-long youth camp organized by Swiss Aero Club.
Three people, including the pilot and two 14-year old boys were killed in the crash. A 17-year-old girl was injured and was flown to a hospital in serious condition.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
An Indonesian military plane crashed into a mountain in Papua province of Indonesia, on December 18th.
The Hercules C-130 plane took off from Timika, Papua, and was preparing to land in Wamena, Papua, when it went down.
There were 13 people aboard the plane, including 3 pilots and 10 passengers; all of them were killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed on Dayton Mountain in Rhea County, Tennessee, on June 20th.
The plane went down when the pilot was heading from Illinois to Atlanta, Georgia.
The pilot was injured in the crash and was taken to Erlanger Medical Center, Chattanooga.
The incident is under investigation.
A medical helicopter crash-landed in Mountain City, Tennessee, on June 3rd.
The incident happened after the aircraft, belonging to Wellmont Health System and PHI Air Medical, was dispatched to pick up a car crash victim.
According to a statement released by Wellmont Health System and PHI Air Medical, “Soon after liftoff, the pilot, an employee of PHI Air Medical, which owns and operates the aircraft, identified a mechanical condition that required immediate landing. He executed emergency procedures to bring the aircraft to the ground, limiting risk to the passengers and damage to the aircraft.”
The pilot was injured in the incident. He was taken to hospital.
The incident is being investigated.
An F-15 fighter jet had to make an emergency landing at Tulsa International Airport, Oklahoma, on April 14th.
The plane was one of the two returning from a training session at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Authorities said the pilot decided to divert due to a “minor system malfunction.”
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
