What: Allegiant Airlines MD-83 en route from Springfield Branson Airport to Orlando
Where: Sanford Florida
When: May 18, 2012 19:18
Why: On the ground during taxi, the MD-83’s left wing struck a fuel truck.
No injuries were reported. There was some minor damage to the airplane.
A United Parcel Service (UPS) plane had to make an emergency landing at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, at around 4:40 a.m. on February 3.
Emergency was declared aboard the UPS MD80 cargo plane after the pilot reported strong fumes in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. None of the 2 people aboard was harmed.
The flight’s departure or destination is not clear at the moment.
On January 23, 2010, there was fog at the time of takeoff and visibility was a half-mile. Gary Bradford and his passenger Drago Strahija were killed when Bradford’s plane crashed in a neighborhood eight minutes from the Aurora Municipal Airport.
The Doyles, the family in whose yard the plane crashed are suing the pilot’s widow. On April 5, the Doyle family will face Gary Bradford’s estate in court.
Rita Bradford and her deceased husband owned ENS Corp., a Florida IT firm. At the time of the crash, he had owned the plane for three months after 98 hours of instrument experience, and 52 hours of flight instruction in seven days.
The meat of the suit is that the Doyles say the pilot did not properly inspect, maintain or know how to land the Cessna.
When the Cessna crashed in the Doyle’s yard, the plane did not strike the house, but debris started a fire in the north side of the garage.
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What: Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Abuja to Lagos, Nigeria
Where: Iju neighborhood, Lagos
When: June 3, 2012
Who: 153 passengers
Why: Dana air stated that it is fully aware of the mandatory requirement by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), for interim benefits to be paid to the families of the victims within 30 days of the accident.
Although 68 families have completed their insurance compensation documentation, only nine families were given $30,000 each, having been the only ones to successfully run the legal gauntlet.
Beneficiaries said the interim payment fell short of their expectations.
Claim forms must be taken to Yomi Oshikoya & Co, for verification. Yomi Oshikoya & Co was appointed by the insurers in Lagos.
Dana Air attempted to distribute cheques as interim compensation to some individuals made homeless by the crash. Dana Air prepared N500, 000 for one of the victims, Mr. Daniel Omowunmi, N100, 000, each to two occupants of the boys’ quarters and N200, 000 each to six families in the block of flats. Full payment of the compensation by the insurance company is pending. The lawyer rejected the checks as inadequate and also not all of the victims were included.
It’s Lloyds of London.
What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Pittsburg, to Atlanta
Where: Atlanta
When: May 28th 2011
Who: 43 passengers and 5 crew
Why: On landing in Atlanta, the right main gear tire blew and started a fire. The runway was vacated and the passengers disembarked via emergency slides.
Emergency services responded to contain the fire. Foam was employed.
American Airlines flight AA-1089 made an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on November 24th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane was flying from Bridgetown, Barbados, when the crew reported a flaps symmetry issue and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. There were 108 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
An Aerial Banners Inc pilot flying a Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee B impacted terrain near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Panama City Florida on or near Vinson Road, but pilot James Land only received minor injuries.
The pilot suffered cuts to his head and was hospitalized.
Bay County Fire and Rescue, and deputies of BCSO responded to the scene.
Aerial Banners Inc who owns the plane will be removing the wreckage.
According to Bay County Press, the pilot “picked up a banner from the airport at 1400 and climbed to 900” but dropped the banner on losing power. He was attempting a landing but the engine failed before he reached a clearing.
