Two Cessna planes collided mid-air east of Fort McMurray in north-eastern Alberta, Canada, at around 8 p.m. on June 21.
One of the planes, a Cessna 185, landed safely at the Fort McMurray airport after the collision. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
The other plane, a Cessna 172, crashed in bushes. Both people aboard were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.
The Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
A light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 24th.
The Fairchild Metroliner was carrying military officers on a surveillance mission on behalf of the French government, at the time.
All 5 people including 3 officials and 2 crew members were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
After the cargo ship they were in was forced to make an emergency landing, three Miamians were found floating in a boat in the Bahamas, fifteen miles from Bimini.
Pilot Ernie Martin had to land the Cessna 337 on the water when both engines lost fuel. He sustained a small cut that did not require hospitalization.
Passengers Daniel Puig and Javier Avino were aboard after a vacation in Great Harbor Key. Puig credits his seat belt for keeping him from going through the windshield.
All three were rescued by the Sea Express II, a Seacor Island Lines’ cargo ship.
What: Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd Mil Mi-172 en route from Gauhati to Tawang India
Where: Tawang India
When: April 19, 2011, 13:57
Who: 23 aboard, 17 fatalities
Why: The Pawan Hans helicopter Captain Varun Gupta and Captain A. K. Tiwari was flying was approaching the helipad to land in Arunachal Pradesh when it struck a wall, broke into pieces, burst into flame and fell down into a gorge by the helipad.
Six survived, three of whom are critical. All—two crew members and four passengers who survived —are badly burned.
The deceased were identified as Mrs Anita, A Baruah, Dr Tendon, Dr Asif, Mrs R Asif, Mrs Jahara, Ms Asif, Master Asif, Mr A Sharma, A K Saraugi, Ms N Botha, Col Sharma, Mr W Bhatia, Mr T Mustafa, second pilot captain Tiwari, flight attendant A Dixit and assistant maintenance engineer S B Kulkarni.
Survivors include Captain Varun Gupta, Randiv Kumar Chaturvedi, Dorjee Wangdi, Rishi Bothra, Rajendra Pal and Mrs Karishma Saraugi.
The injured were taken to Tawang hospital and on the 20th will be air-lifted to Guwahati.
This was a regular flight to Tawang from the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, and the helicopter has a valid certificate of airworthiness.
The DGCA speculates the chopper crashed was “likely” due to wind shear and down draft.
What: Padobranski klub Banja Luka Cessna 182P Skylane
Where: Zaluzani Airport, Bosnia
When: May 20, 2012
Who: 5 aboard
Why: A pilot, a skydiving instructor and three parachutists went up for a parachuting lesson. The plane they were in crashed right after takeoff. Those aboard the flight were Nemanja Goronja, Alen Crnalic, Stefan Karanovic, Nikola Stevic and Srdan Kosic.
Witnesses attempted to use fire extinguishers, but apparently a number of them failed to operate correctly.
Among the five victims was an eighteen year old parachutist who was aboard for his first jump. The tragic wreck occurred in front of horrified onlookers there to witness the skydiving. Firefighters, ambulance crews, and Gojko Vasic, the RS Police Director Nedeljko Lubura from Banja Luka PSC were on the scene. The parachutists were members of the Club Banjaluka.
The accident is under investigation.
A two-seater plane crash-landed in front yard of a house in Isola Bella Boulevard, Mount Dora, Florida, on the morning of July 11.
The plane had taken off from Mid Florida Air Service Airport, Eustis, when the pilot noticed engine malfunction and decided to land in emergency.
The plane first struck 2 trees, then hit a sign board, and finally crashed into the yard.
The pilot and a student aboard remained uninjured.