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Contact photographer George Trussel
What: Aero JL Cessna 182 registration XB-AIL en route to Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Where: Xalatlaco, Estado de México, Estado de Mexico
When: April 3, 2008
Who: 1 dead, 3 injured
Why: After losing altitude, the Cessna crashed in the Toluca Valley.
45 year old Ricardo Medina died in the crash; Jose Adrián Hernandez, the pilot survived with injuries. The injured were airlifted to ABC Hospital in Mexico City.
What: Edge E40 in aerobatics competition
Where: World Aerobatic Championships at Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Dadford Road, Buckingham.
When: 12.12pm
Who: 40-year-old Californian and US Aerobatic Team Champion, President of the International Aerobatic Club Vicki Cruse
Why: The crash occurred when the pilot was performing a vertical stall. Apparently she wasnt high enough when her engine stalled, or her engine ran out of fuel.
Link to bio of Vicki Cruse. Please note this is a .pdf
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Contact photographer Alejandro Hdez Leon
What: Spanair Airbus A321-200 en route from Palma to Brest to Deuville.
Where: Brest
When: Apr 28th 2010
Who: 157 passengers
Why: On approach, the flight developed a technical problem with the landing gear. The problem delayed landing by half an hour, but eventually the plane did land safely, although it did have to be towed to the gate. An alternative jet was flown in eight hours later for the final leg of the flight.
A single-engine plane made a crash landing at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Florida, at around 7:30 p.m. on May 5th.
The 44-year old pilot James Fink from Rhode Island was killed in the accident.
The airport authorities informed the police after hearing the crash sound.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
A medical helicopter crashed near Apache Junction, Arizona, on December 15.
The helicopter, operated by Air Methods, was flying from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Globe when it went down.
There were three crew members aboard at the time; two of them were killed. The deceased were identified as the pilot David Schneider, 51, of Gilbert, and flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, of Mesa.
The third crew member, identified as the paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, of Gilbert, was critically injured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
On August 27 2013, a Flugschule Dortmund operated Piper PA-32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP took off from Langeoog Airport to Arnsberg in Germany. Eight people were aboard. THe pilot reported engine problems, and his communication with ATC cut off.
The plane crashed in Wickede Germany in a field 1nm east of the runway.
Witnesses saw the plane above the forest, and it descended with a cloud of black smoke.
The pilot, another man, two women and a child died on impact. Three children survived, two of whom met rescue workers at the scene, and one who was taken from the wreckage. The wreckage was located south of the Ruhr near the boat house on the Ruhr meadows
