What: Beech A-30 Bonanza en route from Asheville Regional Airport
Where: crashed into Kenmure subdivision, a gated golf community
When: September 10, 2009
Who: 1 fatality: pilot Larry Youngblood
Why: In foggy conditions, the plane apparently hit several trees, and landed between two house with its wings torn off. The NTSB is investigating.
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On January 19, 2013, a PT. Intan Angkasa Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain was en route from Sentani to Surabaya when it was struck by lightning. It fell on the Un beach in Tual but no one on the ground was injured. No one on the plane survived. There were four people aboard—the pilot and three crew.
The plane was coming from Sentani Papua and its final intended stop was Ambon, Malaku.
The actual cause of the accident has not been determined. Reports are that residents saw the plane falling in fire from the sky.
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Thai Boeing Hits Turbulence
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Contact photographer Mu yunWhat: Thai Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from Bangkok to Osaka
Where: Kansai International Airport in the city of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture
When: Jun 20th 2010
Who: 227 passengers and 17 crew, 4 injured
Why: The flight encountered turbulence at 6:30 am over the Pacific Ocean off Kochi PrefectureThe flight landed safely Osaka 15 minutes later. Three cabin crew and one passenger were hospitalized for injuries. The weather service says that the atmosphere was unstable due to a rain front.
NC Helicopter Crash
What: North Carolina based helicopter working to cut tree limbs and brush from a utility right of way
Where: Carroll Township, Washington County
When: Thursday, Oct 30
Who: Pilot.
Why: The pilot reports losing power precipitating forced landing. The unidentified pilot was conscious and alert when taken to the hospital by a medical evacuation helicopter