What: Royal New Zealand Air Force Bell UH-1H Iroquois en route from Ohakea Air Base in Manawatu to Anzac Day commemorations in Wellington
Where: 40km NE of Wellington New Zealand
When: Apr 25 2010
Who: 4 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: The helicopter crashed in rugged terrain near Pukerua Bay, in fog, killing 3 aboard (Flight Lieutenant Hayden Peter Madsen, pilot, 33; Officer Daniel Stephen Gregory, pilot, 28, and Corporal Benjamin Andrew Carson, helicopter crewman, 25) and injuring one.
A two-seater aerobatic biplane crashed in the backyard of a house near Sunrise View Circle in Liberty Township, Ohio, at about 8:54 a.m. on September 20.
The plane immediately caught fire after crash and both men aboard were killed. The identities of victims have not yet been released.
The authorities believe that the plane took off from the Butler County Regional Airport.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
A single-engine small plane crashed in Dubois, Wyoming, on November 5th.
Authorities said the plane went down during take off from the Dubois Airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the accident.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
A fixed wing, single-engine Piper PA-28 aircraft crash-landed on its belly in the parking lot of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Cheektowaga, New York, at around 3 p.m. on August 14.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off for a tourist flight with 3 people aboard, including a pilot and 2 tourists. According to NFTA spokesman C. Douglas Hartmayer, the plane apparently lost power due to which it crash landed. “The full investigation that will be conducted by the FAA will determine the actual cause, but the preliminary cause is being given as a loss of power,” he said.
The pilot, identified as Anastasiia Goldowsky, 31, sustained minor injuries, and was taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment. She was released after treatment by evening.
Both the tourists remained unhurt. They were identified as Bing Shen, 39, and his 6-year-old son, Qiain.
The plane is registered to Prior Aviation, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
Pictured: An RV-8 domiciled at Scappoose – Industrial Airpark
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Contact photographer Phil Gilston
What: Vans RV-8 kit plane
Where: hills of Columbia County, 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon
When: October 5 2009
Who: Kenneth Turpen of Bainbridge Island, Wash
Why: The plane had been cleared for approach, but was found crashed up in a wooded area 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon.
Rescuers hiked to reach the pilot, who was apparently banged up, but conscious.
On JAN 9 2014, a Sociedad Aeronáutica de Santander (SASA) Bell 206L-3 LongRanger
# HK-4462 en route from Puerto Berrío to Anori was north of Anori, Colombia when it suffered controlled flight into terrain, striking a mountain. No one aboard survived the impact. Three soldiers and two civilians died on the 9th when the helicopter went missing.
The Seventh Division of the National Army had made a public statement that the aircraft, affiliated with the Aeronautical Society of Santander was “transporting a priest and military personnel assigned to the Fourteenth Brigade”.
The helicopter crew failed to check in on Thursday afternoon and was located on Friday in rural Anori. Fatalities were two soldiers, one police, one military priest and the pilot.
Director of the Department of Care andPrevention of Disasters César Hernández confirmed the fatalities.
