What: float plane
Where: Lac Labelle Laurentian Mountains, Quebec Canada
When: May 30, 2011, 6 pm
Who: 2 men aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: The float plane crashed in the Laurentians in a lake resort area 160 km northeast of Montreal, between the towns of Alberton and Red River.
The two men’s bodies have been recovered with difficulty in the remote area.
A Piper PA-28 plane crashed near the Diavolezza mountain in Switzerland, on August 4th.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting three teenagers who were participating in a week-long youth camp organized by Swiss Aero Club.
Three people, including the pilot and two 14-year old boys were killed in the crash. A 17-year-old girl was injured and was flown to a hospital in serious condition.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: Amable Aristy’s Enstrom E480B en route from Bavaro, Punta Cana to Isabela terminal at Higüero Santo Domingo
Where: Batey Lechuga, Guaymate, La Romana province, Dominican Republic in a cane field
When: noon
Who: Miguel Perez and passenger
Why: Cause unknown
A small plane crashed in Forsyth County, Georgia, on April 28th.
The plane was carrying three people when it went down along Highway 369 near Browns Bridge Road and Waldrip Circle.
One person was killed in the crash. Two others were injured and were taken to a hospital.
A small plane crashed into Lake Harney in Florida, on December 8th.
The twin-engine Beechcraft plane was on its way to Orlando Sanford International Airport when it went down.
There were three people aboard the plane, including the pilot Kamalesh Naik, 56, and the passengers Men Tao, 22, and Hou Xupeng, 23. All of them are presumed dead.
The search for the bodies is underway.
A small plane crashed at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, Florida, on November 17th.
The Lancair International Legacy plane was carrying two people when it went down.
The pilot, identified as Robert Carlisle Alberhasky, 68, of Cumming, was killed in the crash. His passenger Mark Lewis, 69, of Flowery Branch, was injured and was taken to a hospital.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
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What: Aria Air Ilyushin IL-62 en route from Tehran to Mashad. The plane was leased by Aria Air from Kazakhstan
Where: Mashad Iran
When: July 24 2009
Who: 153 aboard. 17 died in the accident.
Why: On landing, the nose gear did not deploy; the main wheels sparked on touchdown.
The dead include the first three rows, the flight crew and the cabin crew. Also, there were 19 injuries reported so far.
Aria Air’s managing director Mehdi Dadpay was among the victims
George’s Point of View
This was the second Iranian airliner crash within 10 days. Iran should put their foot down on all airlines, government owned or not to insure that every single plane that takes off is airworthy.
