A small plane crashed in Owyhee County, Idaho, on November 3rd.
The plane was carrying two people when it went down.
The pilot Dean Hilde, 56, was killed in the crash. His passenger Gerald Bublitz, 42, sustained serious injuries and was flown to a hospital.
The FAA is investigating.
What: Twin-engine plane described as “a little training plane with capacity for two people” en route from San Fernando airport to Entre Rios.
Where: 150 METRES FROM TIGRE/PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY near service station on the outskirts of Buenos Aires Argentina
When: Thursday Thurs Dec 18
Who: Both Pilot and passenger were killed
Why: Pilot attempted emergency landing on PanAmerican Highway but crashed into two trucks and bursts into flames.
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On 28 July 2010 after taking off from Karachi at 0241 UTC (0741 PST)on a domestic flight to Islamabad, Airblue Flight 202 (AP-BJB), an Airbus A321, executed a circling approach for RWY-12 at Islamabad, crashed into the Margalla Hills nine and a half miles north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather. One hundred and forty-six people were aboard, and six crew. One hundred forty-six passengers and all six crew members died. The plane was a total loss. It is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan’s worst air disaster.
On Sept 25, Kentucky doctor and his wife who were flying a GDK International LLC-owned Cirrus SR20 G2 to the Chicago area to attend a medical conference when their plane struck a tree, a light post and several cars in Bolingbrook. The pilot had aborted a landing, and never completed the go-around back to the airport
The wrecked plane ended up in a Chase Bank parking lot.
The plane was consumed by fire. The surgeon, Dr. Narayan Venguswamy made it out of the plane but he was burning
Witnesses tried to stifle the flames with a sweatshirt. He was hospitalized at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital then Loyola University Medical center, where he died.
His wife died at the scene. Several cares in the parking lot also caught fire.
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What: LANG Zenair CH 601 Zodiac
Where: Pi?a Airport, Poland
When: May 3 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: 42-year-old Thomas D. Miroslawiec, pilot instructor with the Czech branch of Pila flight school was flying with a 57 year old student, and crashed around 20.00 in a forested area. The accident occurred when the plane was banking to the left. Witnesses say they heard engine problems and saw it fall into the forest. The probably cause is being called a motor failure. TT\he prosecutor and police conducted a visual inspection of the wreck and reported that the plane had been performing a planned training flight.
The airfield is a former military airport build in the 80’s.
The plane fell in a straight line about 500 meters from the northern end of the runway. The plane is badly damaged – burned and bent. Three fire trucks, two ambulances and two police units responded to the scene of the crash.
The Zenair Zodiac is an Ultra-light.
Delta Airlines flight DL-575 had to return and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on May 22nd.
The plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Polar Air Cargo flight PO-243 veered off runway after landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Kentucky, on October 20th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 747-400 freighter plane was coming from Anchorage, Alaska.
The plane came to stop on soft ground. Everyone aboard remained uninjured.
