Two people were killed after a small plane crashed into a tires warehouse in Bremen, northern Germany, in the early afternoon of August 1.
According to police spokesman Dirk Siemering, the aircraft came down shortly after taking off from Bremen airport.
The rescue workers found two bodies at the tires warehouse, however, their identities have not so far been released.
The cause of the crash is not yet clear.
Four people were killed after a single engine Piper 32 plane, en route from Hereford, Texas, to Gettysburg, South Dakota crashed in foggy weather, in a wind farm. According to FAA records, the plane was registered to Donald J. Fischer, from Gettysburg, South Dakota.
The incident occured, when the passengers of ill-fated airplane were returning after attending a sale of live cattle and embryos in Hereford. The wreckage of crashed plane was found on Monday, April 28, at the South Dakota Wind Energy Center, located towards south of Highmore and containing 27 turbines, having a height of 213 feet, excluding the blade length.
Three passengers and the pilot were pronounced dead in the incident. Luce Funeral Home confirmed the pilot’s identity as Fischer, 32, while Lien Funeral Home revealed identities of 2 passengers as Logan Rau, hailing from Java and Brent Beitelspacher, belonging to Bowdle. The identity of third passenger is not known at the moment.
A spokesperson of Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc., Steve Stengel confirmed that the incident caused damage to turbine. He also said, “It’s been so foggy up there and we haven’t had a chance to investigate.”
NTSB is investigating the cause of accident.
What: Jabiru J120-C en route from Swan Hill Airport to a private landing strip near Cullulleraine
Where: Cullulleraine,Vic, Australia
When: Jan 4, 2011
Who: 1 fatality
Why: Pilot/surveyor Don Pedler crashed nose first near Murray River at Kulnine Station after possibly misjudging wind speed. The plane overshot the runway and crashed, destroying the front section and cockpit.
The pilot was known to camp out at shearer’s quarters in the area.
The Lake Cullulleraine fire brigade responded to the scene.
Lufthansa freight flight GEC-8340 rejected takeoff from Frankfurt, Germany, on May 8th.
The plane was accelerating to takeoff for Tel Aviv, Israel, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine failure.
The plane stopped safely and was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
A small plane crashed in the waters off Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg, Florida, on November 28th.
The plane was carrying four people when it went down just after 12:30 p.m.
Good Samaritans and the Coast Guard were able to rescue all four occupants of the plane. They were taken to the nearby Coast Guard station for medical assistance and one of them had to be later shifted to a hospital.
FAA Receives Unleaded Fuels Proposals
The Federal Aviation Administration announced today it has received ten replacement fuel proposals from producers Afton Chemical Company, Avgas LLC, Shell, Swift Fuels and a consortium of BP, TOTAL and Hjelmco, for further evaluation in the Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative (PAFI). The industry-government initiative is designed to help the general aviation industry transition to an unleaded aviation gasoline. The FAA will be assessing the viability of the candidate fuels to determine which fuels may be part of the first phase of laboratory testing at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center.
The goal is to have a new unleaded fuel by 2018.
“We’re committed to getting harmful lead out of general aviation fuel,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “This work will benefit the environment and provide a safe and available fuel for our general aviation community.”
The 167,000 general aviation aircraft in the US that rely on 100 low lead aviation gasoline for safe operation are running on the only remaining transportation fuel in the United States that contains the addition of lead.
Commercial planes have never used leaded gas.
Congress authorized $6 million for the fiscal year 2014 budget to support the PAFI test program at the FAA Technical Center. PAFI was established to facilitate the development and deployment of a new unleaded aviation gasoline with the least impact on the existing piston-engine aircraft fleet.
The FAA asked fuel producers on June 10, 2013 to submit proposals for replacement fuels by July 1, 2014. The goal is to identify, select, and provide fleetwide certification for fuels determined to have the lowest impact on the general aviation fleet.
The FAA will analyze the candidate fuels in terms of their impact on the existing fleet, the production and distribution infrastructure, their impact on the environment, their toxicology and the cost of aircraft operations.
A small plane crashed into a parking lot near Gillespie Field in El Cajon, California, on December 17th.
Authorities said the pilot had reported engine issues, and was attempting to return to Gillespie Field when the plane went down and caught fire.
Three people were injured in the crash, including the pilot and two passengers. They were taken to hospitals.
The incident is being investigated.
