What: Extra 300 single-engine en route from Peter O. Knight Airport. Plane is registered to Tampa Aircraft Holdings Inc., 910 S. Newport Ave.
Where: Landing at Peter O. Knight Airport on Davis Islands
When: 11/28/2008
Who: Pilot Dan Greenwald, 48, and passenger Mitch Kirby, 19. The pilot crawled out and appeared to have an injured hand. The passenger’s left leg was hurt. Both are being treated at Tampa General Hospital.
Why: According to Tampa Fire Rescue, “The aircraft, heading southwest, came in over the Port of Tampa about 11:14 a.m., clipped a 50-foot sailboat mast, hit the seawall of Seddon Channel and flipped over, landing on grassy airport property about 50 feet shy of the runway “
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What: Huey II police helicopter
Where: crashed in South Colombia
When: March 4
Who: four people on board; 4 fatalities: Lts. Juan Valero and Hernan Leal – the pilot and co-pilot, respectively – and agents Yesid Vidal and Gustavo Ibañez.
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