A military helicopter crashed on top of two vehicles in Oaxaca, Mexico, on February 16th.
The incident happened when the helicopter, carrying officials including Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete Prida and Oaxaca’s governor Alejandro Murat, was attempting to land at an airfield in Santiago Jamiltepec.
All the occupants survived the crash, however, thirteen people on the ground were killed.
The officials on-board the helicopter were surveying damage caused by the recent earthquake.
What: LANCAIR 360 Single Engine Registration #: 3603R from Buffalo Niagara International Airport was attempting to land at the Joliet airport.
Where: JOLIET State: IL
When: 01/02/2009, 9 pm
Who: 2 on board: Stuart D. Seffern and his wife, Debbie,
Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNIKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD
WERE FATALY INJURED, JOLIET, IL Investigators are trying to determine whether there was mechanical or pilot error involved. The NTSB will be holding a conference at 3 to discuss this crash, The plane burst into flames near the end of a runway.
Seffern was president of the Lantzair Flyers Club.
What: private helicopter crash en route from Paso Robles to Benecia
Where: Paicines area field
When: June 22, 2010
Who: 4 aboard
Why: The pilot and adult passenger were taking their daughters to choir practice. After the cockpit began to smell of smoke, the pilot landed in the field. Just prior to landing, flames erupted from the motor. The pilot and adult passenger quickly exited with their daughters, and a few moments later, the helicopter was engulfed in flames.
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A banner-towing plane crashed and caught fire at Compton/Woodley Airport, located in Los Angeles County, California, on August 9th.
The single-engine Aviat A1 plane crashed while attempting to pick up an advertising banner.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash while another person on the ground sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
According to Los Angeles County Aviation Commission official Dennis Lord, “For some reason, he turned loose of the banner. He was down at a very slow speed. The aircraft stalled and impacted the ground. Why is yet to be determined.
A single-engine, fixed-wing plane crashed just short of a private airstrip near Loop 303 and Cactus Road in Surprise, Arizona, on April 4.
Authorities said the Jabiru 3300 light-sport aircraft took off from Glendale Airpark and was attempting to land at the private airfield when it went down.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, sustained minor injuries in the incident and was shifted to hospital.
The FAA is investigating.
Pictured: R-44
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Contact Photographer Jose Ramon Valero
What: Robinson-44 (tail # HP-AM3 ) Raven II owned by the Atlantic Suntoys Corp. en route from from the region of Tucuti, in the Panamanian province of Darien, on the border with Colombia en route to Albrook on the banks of the Panama Canal.
Where: Panama City’s international airport, Tocumen terminal
Who: pilot Gary Muschette, and passengers Arturo Kam Tello and Ramon Ricardo Perez
Why: Requesting permission to land at Tocumen, pilot Gary Muschette reported a mechanical malfunction.
Witnesses said the helicopter was on fire before it fell from the sky.
American Airlines flight AA-5781 encountered turbulence on the way to Austin, Texas, on December 26th.
The incident happened after the plane, originally heading from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted due to traffic and weather conditions at DFW airport.
Three people were injured due to turbulence. Two of them were taken to a hospital while the third person was treated at the airport.
