What: US F-16 Fighter Falcon en route from Misawa Air Base in Aomori
Where: 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido in the Pacific Ocean off Japanese Coast
When: July 22, 2012
Who: pilot
Why: After a U.S. fighter jet splashed down in the Pacific Ocean 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido Japan, the pilot was retrieved from the water. THe rescue occurred six hours after the crash around 6 p.m. when the pilot was pulled aboard a U.S. container ship.
The name of the pilot has not been released.
What: Small single engine aircraft
Where: Monxton, near Andover in Hampshire UK close to the junction of the A303 and A342.
When: April 17 2010
Who: 2 aboard
Why: In a field near Red Post Lane, a small plane crashed in a field and burst into flames, killing both occupants. The Weyhill Andover crash is said NOT to have been caused by ash but by some other reason.
The AAIB has sent investigators to the scene. The type of craft and the victims names have not been released.
Pictured: Image on Tedd’s Flying Adventures website
What: Tedd’s Flying Adventures Airborne Outback XT-912 SST Tundra micro-light aircraft
Where: Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
When: April 21, 2010 9:36 a.m.
Who: Pilot Tedd Robert Hecklin, owner of Tedd’s Flying Adventures in Kailua-Kona and passenger Kathryn Grace Moran of Kailua-Kona
Why: While en route, witnesses report seeing the wing of the Airborn Edge “fold.” Then the plane descended and impacted Kealakekua Bay. Local tour boats hurried to retrieve both aboard, and those aboard attempted CPR but both victims had sustained fatal injuries.
What: Bulgaria Air Boeing 737-300 en route from Tel Aviv to the Bulgarian city of Burgas on the Black Sea.
Where: Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv
When: May 14
Who: 146 passengers
Why: When a crack was discovered in a window, the plane returned to Tel Aviv. There were no injuries. Passengers were provided replacement transportation.
What: Aeroclub les Ailes Cognacaises Tissot-Charbonnier TC-160 Oceanair en route from Cognac
Where: Beaugeay France
When: 17-OCT-2009 10:50
Who: 3 occupants, 3 fatalities
What: Aeroclub du Pays Rochefortais Robin DR 400/120A Petit Prince
Where: Beaugeay France
When: 17-OCT-2009 10:50
Who: 1 pilot, 1 fatality
Why For unknown reasons, the planes collided.
The TC160 aircraft took off around 10:00 from Cognac in Vienne. The pilot was winemaker Jean-Paul Rodet, a pilot with 40 hours of internship, under an instructor’s supervision Guy Ploucharta, a military pilot with 15 thousand air hours. The third person on board was a fellow pilot from Ariege.
The ultralight plane was piloted by a 20-year-old from the Aero Club of Saint-Agnant near Rochefort, performing her first stand-alone flight under the supervision of the flight control tower at the home airport Aero Club – 5 km from Beaugey.
What: crop dusting helicopter
Where: 1778 Richvale Highway, Richvale, Butte County California
When: Wednesday May 13
Who: pilot Craig Compton
Why: The pilot (and business owner of Avag ) was moving the plane when it crashed into a building. Compton was flown to Enloe Medical Center in Chico.
AVAG’s business is aerial seeding.
What: Robinson R-44
Where: Rancho Guejito, east of Lake Wohlford between Valley Center and Ramona in the San Pasqual Valley
When: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: passengers were airlifted to the Palomar Medical Center
