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    Private Plane Crash Pilot from Yuma Identified


    What: E300 EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300
    Where: Salinas California
    When: April 8 2012, 6:57
    Who: two fatalities
    Why: Captain George Mellone was flying his plane in Salinas with David Ostendorf when it crashed. Both died of blunt force trauma. Mellone was a harrier pilot who had flown home to Yuma for Easter weekend.

    Mellone was a Marine Captain stationed at Air Station Yuma who graduated from the University of N. Dakota in 2007 with a degree in aviation management, and had earned three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and obtained the rank of Captain since joining the Corps in 1999. He had been performing stunts right before his plane crashed. The cause of his crash is under investigation.

    His co-pilot was 24-year-old David Gary Ostendorf, a 2010 St. Cloud State University aviation graduate, was an FAA controller at the Montery Regional Airport Tower. The cause of the crash has not been identified.

    Regis#: 45R Make/Model: E300 Description: EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300
    Date: 04/08/2012 Time: 13:57

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

    LOCATION
    City: SALINAS State: CA Country: US

    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD , THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, 3 MILES FROM SALINAS, CA INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2

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    Medical Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing in California

    A medical helicopter had to make an emergency landing on a vacant lot in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, California, on March 23rd.

    The helicopter was carrying a toddler with burned hands to UC Davis Medical Center when it started to smoke, prompting the crew to land.

    The helicopter landed safely.

    The toddler was transported to the hospital.

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    MTV’s The Challenge Helicopter Crashed in Argentina; 2 Killed

    A helicopter working on MTV’s show The Challenge crashed in Mendoza, Argentina, on December 12.

    The Bell 206 helicopter was traveling to a shooting location when it went down.

    There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot and a technician, both of them were killed.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Longbeach Plane Collision

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    What: Aero Aviation Cessna single-engine 172 en route from Longbeach Airport
    What: Cessna 310 en route from Longbeach Airport
    Where: TORRANCE, CA
    When: 05/19/2009 5:45 PM
    Who: The Aero Aviation Cessna had a pilot and student pilot.
    Why: N738NN, A CESSNA 172N AIRCRAFT, AND N777AL, A CESSNA 310P AIRCRAFT, COLLIDED OVER THE OCEAN.

    The planes collided in flight off the Southern California Coast. THE COAST GUARD LOCATED two debris fields five miles apart. On monday a seat cushion, nosewheel and several pieces of fuselage were recovered. THE SEARCH was suspended Tuesday.

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    Lufthansa Engine Emergency in Poland


    On May 21, 2013, a Lufthansa Bombardier CRJ took off at 6 a. m. from Katowice Poland and developed an engine problem. Pilots returned to Katowice and made a safe landing reportedly with an engine fire. The affected engine was shut down.

    The plane landed at approximately 7 with about an hour spent in the air. All traffic throughout the airport was stopped at the time.

    The fire brigade was ready and the medical responders were immediately on the scene but no injuries were reported. After the plane landed safely, the 63 passengers and four crew were evacuated.

    Passengers were provided alternative flights.

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    Nepal Airlines Crash Landing in Jomsom


    Twenty-one people aboard a Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 survived the attempted landing 125 miles NW of Kathmandu.

    Everyone aboard survived but everyone was injured. Five of the tourists were seriously injured.

    On landing at Jomsom airport at 8:30 a.m., the brakes failed, and the plane skidded to the banks of the Kali Gandaki river. The wheel of the plane slipped off the runway and turned right. The front of the plane was wrecked and in the water. The back appears intact.

    Eight passengers were Japanese, and on pilgrimage to Muktinath, a sacred Buddhist site at the foot of the Thorong La Himalayan mountain pass.

    The rest of those aboard were Nepali.

    An investigation is underway. The accident is currently being attributed to brake failure. Jomsom airport is known as one of the most dangerous on earth.

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