A two-seater small plane crashed and caught fire near the northern end of Lake Mead in Las Vegas.
Authorities confirmed that two people were killed after the plane went down near Echo Bay Airport, at around 9 p.m. on June 12.
The Clark County firefighters and volunteer units from Overton and Moapa responded at the scene.
Both the bodies were recovered after fire crews extinguished the fire. Their identities have not so far been disclosed.
When a plane goes down in the ocean, the black boxes aboard have enough juice to ping for thirty days. The pingers on flight data recorders AKA “black boxes” last a minimum of 30 days. After 30 days, the devices are still active, but the sound on which searchers hone is expected to die out. The pinger is located by a “pinger locater,” a device that listens for the sound of the black box. It is towed within the search area but it’s listening radius is usually around 2 miles. The pinger’s sound is not very powerful, and the pinger is towed at 3 knots.
After AirFrance 447, legislation was underway to increase the battery life to 90 days. The technology exists, but because implementation of that transition has been slow, EgyptAir MS 804’s pinger battery is expected to expire at around 30 days.
An Alaska Airlines Flight 006 returned to Los Angeles International Airport, California, on the afternoon of July 18.
The Boeing 737, heading towards Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, had to return for an emergency landing after it was hit by lightning.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 159 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
What: VIRGIN Australia Boeing en route from Brisbane to Los Angeles
Where: Los Angeles
When: August 27, 2012
Who: 416 passengers
Why: The flight made an emergency landing in LA when it developed problems with its landing gear.
Emergency services were on standby during the landing. Fortunately, pilots made a safe landing with no injuries reported.
Sky Regional Airlines flight AC-7637 had to reject take off from LaGuardia Airport, New York, on January 12th.
The plane, flying on behalf of Air Canada, was accelerating to take off for Montreal, Canada, when the crew noticed an issue with the right hand engine and rejected take off.
The plane taxied to a parking spot.
All passengers and crew members remained unarmed.
What: Cirruss S-R 22 single-engine plane in Phoenix
Where: Deer Valley Commerce Park, near 19th Avenue and Deer Valley Road
When: August 4 2010 6:00 a m
Who: pilot
Why: The pilot of the plane was in contact with Deer Valley air controllers prior to the accident but did not radio for help. Apparently the engine had caught fire, and the plane lost altitude. On impact, the plane was engulfed in flame.
The plane with only the pilot aboard crashed not long after takeoff.
The plane was registered to Magneto Investments of Phoenix.
