Jeffery A. Lynn, 59, was listed in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center Friday.
Lynn is manager of the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport in Iron Station. He was flying his 1973 Corben Ace fixed-wing airplane when it went down next to a house on Spoon Drive.
Gulf Air A4O-EH .The one in the crash was A40-EK
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What: Gulf Air Airbus A320-212 en route from Cairo
Where: Muharraq, Bahrain
When: August 23, 2000
Who: 2 pilots, 6 flight attendants, and 135 passengers
Why: On August 23, 2000, Gulf Air flight 72, Airbus A320-212 crashed in the Arabian Gulf near Muharraq, Bahrain. Flight 72 departed from Cairo International Airport, with 2 pilots, 6 flight attendants, and 135 passengers on board. Cleared to land on runway 12 at Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq, Bahrain, it crashed during a go-around. destroyed by impact forces. All aboard were fatalities. The flight exceeded flap overspeed limits while climbing during the go-around followed by a pitch down and several alerts from the Ground Proximity Warning System before the airplane impacted the water. Cause: pilot error, spatial disorientation
A single engine Piper PA-28 plane crashed into a house near Helena Regional Airport in Montana, just before 12:30 p.m. on January 20.
According to Helena Assistant Fire Chief Ken Wood, the aircraft clipped a tree before it crashed into a section of house and a shed.
Two men, both in their 70s, were injured in the accident and were taken to St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena. Their identities have not yet been confirmed.
The homeowner James Samargo and his girlfriend Jennifer Loayza were inside the house at the time but remained unharmed.
The plane, registered to Robert Henry Koch and Kristina Koch of Helena, sustained heavy damage. Authorities said a power line was also affected in the wreck.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
What: Airnor Cessna Citation 500 Porto – Asturias – Santiago de Compostela
Where: Santiago de Compostela Airport, Spain
When: August 2, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: Alexander Well, 37 year-old from Barcelona and Daniel Fernandez, a 35-year-old from Bilbao were thrown from the Cessna Citation when it crashed.
ATC lost contact with ATC on approach to Compostela Airport.
The crew was on a medical mission carrying organs for transplant. The airplane crashed in a forest area near the airport and his crew died on the spot. No cause of the accident has been released there are reports from local sources who say that it but could be related to poor visibility conditions.
An Augusta A109S Grand helicopter, belonging to the government of the state Mexico, crashed just 5 miles off the Toluca airport near Lerma, Mexico, on September 2.
The helicopter, which was on its way from the Mexico City area to Toluca, was first reported missing at around 6:25 p.m. The rescue teams located the wreckage after about 2 hours.
Both the people aboard the helicopter died on the spot. The victims were identified as the pilot, Romel Portillo Cervio and the co-pilot, Gerardo Avalos Garcia.
Gov. Eruviel Avila Villegas, extended his deep condolences to the families of the deceased. He also said that the state authorities and the Civil Aviation Directorate will jointly work to determine the cause of accident.
What: Beechcraft A36 Bonanza en route from Pontes e Lacerda to Santa Fé do Sul
Where: Caceres, Brazil
When: 14-JAN-2012, 8 am
Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: A plane piloted by Antonio Carlos Lopes do Amaral (Carlos Lopes Antonio Amaral) 57, former president of the Mato Grosso state legislature crashed in Mato Grosso in torrential rain, killing all three aboard. The crash site was a ranch located 12 miles from downtown Caceres, Site Sao Paulo, San Francisco community. Also killed were Vitório Quarentão and João Batista Paulo do Carmo.
Local witnesses heard the engine sputter or fail three times before it went into a tailspin and fell into a marshy area.
The wreckage shattered, and it appears that DNA testing will have to be used.
Amaral has sister in Caceres, businesswoman Maridalva Vignard Amaral, owns a radio station. The family said Amaral’s body and his friend Victor will be transferred to Santa Fe do Sul via plane and taken to counter Pontes e Lacerda.
A team from the Department of Civil Aviation will be arriving in Caceres to start investigating the cause of the accident. Amaral leaves a wife and three children. John was single.
The plane is registered to Air Martins School of Civil Aviation.
A small plane crashed in a wooded area near Oldenburg, Indiana, on December 16th.
The incident happened when the single-engine Cessna plane was heading from Kansas City, Missouri, to Frederick, Maryland.
Three people were killed in the crash. Authorities said two dogs were also on-board; one of them was killed while the one survived.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
