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Contact photographer Piotr Biskupski
What: Zenair CH-601 Zodiac
Where: Kie?p Poland
When: Dec 15 2009
Who: Pilot, a 68 year old Poznan resident
Why: The light plane flying from Poznan to Chelmno crashed for unknown reasons kilometers from its destination, probably during a landing maneuver. The pilot died on the scene.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-1758 had to return and make an emergency landing in Gdansk, Poland, on June 20th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Copenhagen, Denmark, but had to return shortly afterwards due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed back safely. All eighty-eight passengers and five crew members remained unharmed.
Contact photographer Ammann Martin
What: Air Tanzania de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311Q en route from Kigoma to Dar es Salaam via Tabora
Where: Kigoma
When: Apr 9th 2012
Who: 35 passengers and 4 crew
Why: Air Tanzania was taking off from Kigoma when it suffered an engine failure. Two passengers were hospitalized with shock but there were no other injuries reported.
Pilots rejected takeoff.
The jet overran the runway. Local news reported that the pilots “hit a pothole” which prevented the takeoff. It is not unusual for us to end up with conflicting reasons behind accidents. We do not know if the runway was soft after recent rains. It is up to the official investigation to reveal what happened. We are just delighted that the pilots landed the plane with no loss of life or serious injury.
The right engine separated, and the right wing incurred some damage; the nose gear collapsed. The plane has been written off with substantial damage. Unless Air Tanzania tells us otherwise, we believe this is the last de Havilland Canada DHC-8 in the fleet.
A Philippine SIAI-Marchetti
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Contact photographer Rogier Westerhuis
What: Philippine Air Force Siai-Marchetti AS-211 Warrior
Where: Banawang village near the Stela Mariz Beach resort, Philippines
When: April 28 2011
Who: 2 pilots
Why: After taking off from Basa Air Base (Clark Field in Pampanga) on a routine flight, the Aermacchi S-211 trainer jet crashed near the beach.
Initially reports said there was one person aboard, but later reports say there were two who both died in the crash. One body has been retrieved, and divers are searching for one of the pilots who is missing. The condition of the plane is described as “vaporized” and “disintegrated.” Pieces of the plane, and what can be found of the bodies are being recovered for the examination, and local witnesses are being interviewed about what they saw.
The fatalities were Maj. Ephraim Gatus Suyom and Juan de Leon.
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Contact Photographer Frank Robitaille
What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100 en route from Toronto to Bridgetown
Where: Over the Atlantic Ocean…
When: Jul 15th 2009
Who:
Why: En route to Barbados, a fuel leak was discovered; the flight returned to Toronto where passengers debarked safely and were eventually provided another Airbus.
Pictured: The plane in question prior to registration change: F-WWKI (cn 1155) later registered HL8212
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Contact photographer OlivierG
What: Korean Air Airbus A330-200 en route from Seoul to Tel Aviv
Where: Istanbul
When: Oct 5 2010
Who: 203 passengers
Why: The Korean Air flight diverted to Ataturk Airport due to a windshield crack. The flight made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the replacement jet was provided.
What: Dagmar Transport LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS en route from the Dominican Republic to Miami to Tuscaloosa Alabama
Where: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
When: May 10 2010
Who: Pilot and passenger 41 year old Mark Yellen and 56 year old Paula Moffett
Why: Witnesses say that on landing, one of the plane’s wings may have hit the pavement before the landing gear. The single engine plane flipped and crashed twenty-five yards short of the runway.
