A small plane crashed in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, shortly before 3 p.m. on February 23.
The single engine plane, carrying 2 people, went down shortly after it took off from an airstrip in Yverdon-les-Bains.
Both people aboard the plane were killed in the crash. The deceased include the 59-year-old pilot from Geneva and his 48-year-old passenger from canton of Vaud,
The Swiss accident investigation is looking into the cause of accident.
What: Amable Aristy’s Enstrom E480B en route from Bavaro, Punta Cana to Isabela terminal at Higüero Santo Domingo
Where: Batey Lechuga, Guaymate, La Romana province, Dominican Republic in a cane field
When: noon
Who: Miguel Perez and passenger
Why: Cause unknown
WASHINGTON–The Federal Aviation Administration and Santa Monica, California agreed on the future of Santa Monica Airport.The city agrees to maintain continuous and stable operation of the airport until December 31, 2028. After that date, Santa Monica has the right to close the airport.Santa Monica can shorten the airport’s single runway from 4,973 to 3,500 feet and is obligated to enter into leases with private aeronautical service providers to ensure continuity of service, until it decides to provide services on its own.
A small plane crashed at Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, on December 4th.
The King Air C-90 plane was attempting to land at the airport when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to hospitals.
The incident is being investigated.
What: Táxi Aéreo Hercules Piper PA-31T2 Cheyenne II XL
Where: Almirante Tamandaré, Paraná Brazil
When: Nov 6, 2012
Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
Why: The Táxi Aéreo Hercules Piper left Dourados for the Bacacheri Airport, in Curitiba with the pilot, copilot and two passengers. Táxi Aéreo operates out of Bacacheri Airport. The flight was chartered for Brinks and was carrying money.
One security personnel named Wilmar survived the crash and was taken to Hospital do Trabalhador where he later died.
The plane crashed fifteen miles short of its destination.
Seripa (Serviço Regional de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos) is investigating. Currently no cause for the accident has been released.
What: experimental plane
Where: Tampa Bay North Executive Airport off State Road 54 near I-75 in Pasco County
When: Sept 24 Thursday afternoon
Who: The pilot was the only person aboard, had head injuries, but was conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital.
Why: The plane flipped onto its side. The FAA is investigating-no details available as yet
Pictured: A Tamir Airways Piper PA-31-310 Turbo Navajo. The vehicle in the crash was a helicopter. Co-owner of Tamir Airways was killed in the crash.
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What: Tamir Airways Robinson R44 en route from Tel Aviv Sde Dov airfield
Where: Sironit beach in Netanya, Israel
When: Nov 24, 2009
Who: 4 on board, the , Yoav Tamir from Tel Aviv and Ran Lapid from Nes Tziona, Hadar Shavit, 39, from the town of Lapid and a tourist from the UK.
Why: The investigation is considering a technical failure suspected to have caused the fatal accident and the possibility that the propeller broke in mid flight.
Pilot Ran Lapid, was an experienced helicopter pilot but human error is not ruled out as a cause.
Witnesses heard “an unusual noise” prior to the helicopter landing in the water and “saw it slowly descend toward the water…flip 90 degrees, the propeller hit the water and broke off and the helicopter dove into the water.”
There were no survivors but all the remains have been found.
