A light plane made a crash landing in scrub land, around 40km south of Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.
The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on June 12.
According to the police, they were informed that the emergency landing occurred due to suspected engine failure.
The plane was carrying 2 people at the time of crash; both of them were injured. The 69 year old pilot was flown to Tamworth Hospital with broken ribs and cuts to his head while the 32 year old passenger suffered minor leg injury and was shifted to Narrabri Hospital. Authorities confirmed that both of the injured are in stable condition.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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What: PT Nusantara Buana Airlines CASA C-212 North Sumatra and Aceh, 19 year old plane Where: Bahorok, Indonesia When: Sept 29, 2011 Who: 15 passengers, 3 crew Why: The fate is known of the 18 passengers who went missing on a short Indonesian hop between North Sumatra and Aceh. The flight lost contact and crashed in the jungle canopy.
Rescuers reached the crash site via helicopter, and all the passengers were reported as casualties. Search and rescue teams found the passengers all strapped in their seats, lifeless.
Devastated family members accuse the airline of unprofessionalism. THe airline reports that rescue efforts were hampered by bad weather, terrible conditions, mountains and forest.
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A small patrol naval aircraft based at the Mexican Naval Air Station in the Gulf coast port of Tampico crashed at 7 p.m. on April 10 in the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Mexico’s navy department said that the Lancair plane was on a reconnaissance mission. Two military personnel, including the pilot and an observer were killed in the accident. The plane sent distress signals but crashed a few minutes later. The naval authorities sent their condolences to the families of the dead.
The Tamaulipas area, which borders Texas, is currently facing clashes between rival criminal outfits. The area has seen dozens of violent deaths in the last few days.
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A 1993 YAK-55M single engine plane crashed at Stevens Point Municipal Airport, Portage County, Wisconsin, while performing in an air show just before 12:30 p.m. on June 1.
The single-seater plane especially designed for aerobatics competitions was performing aerial maneuvers during the aerobatics portion of the biennial air show when it crashed into a wooded area close to the airport runway. One of the eye witnesses described the incident saying, “the airplane spiralled toward the ground, looped up, and then crashed into the trees.”
The 47 year old pilot died on the spot. He has been identified as William Cowden, of Menomonie.
All the festivities at the airport were stopped immediately after the plane went down.
Stevens Point police secured the site until officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board arrived to conduct further investigation. Police are asking anyone having video of the incident to contact Detective Sgt. Joe Gruber at (715) 346-1518.
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What: Alfa Airlines Antonov 24/26 en route from Khartoum to Talodi Where: near Talodi When: August 19. 2012 Who: 32 aboard, 32 fatalities, 6 crew, 26 occupants Why: Sudanese officials en route to a Muslim festival were aboard a flight that crashed into a hill near Talodi. According to some reports, the 35 year old plane crashed into a mountainside during a dust storm while on a second go-round on approach to the airport; other reports make no reference to mountains or dust and just say the crash occurred during seasonal rains.
Talodi is a town in South Kordofan.
Guidance and Endowments (religious affairs) Minister Ghazi al-Sadeq was killed in the crash, along with Mahjoub Abdel Raheem Toutou, state minister for youth and sports, and Eissa Daifallah, state minister for tourism, antiquities and wildlife were aboard the plane.
Initial reports indicated there were 31 aboard but that number was increased to 32.
The news video below says the accident occurred during the second go-round during a rain storm.
Alfa Airlines is on the list of airlines banned within the EU. The captain who was from Russia had been flying with Alfa Airlines for five years, according to “Inquirer News” and was flying with a Sudanese co-pilot.
