On December 18, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. a Hummel H5 en route from Tom B. David Field Airport crashed and caught fire in a forested area in Calhoun, Georgia.
The pilot, Roy Gardner Russom (76) died on the scene. It was the first flight of the experimental plane which Russom had been tinkering with just before the flight.
Russom served in the United States Air Force and retired as an Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent.
A light plane crashed over Lake Naivasha, Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya, on the noon of September 8th.
The crash killed 1 woman and injured 5 other occupants. The injured were taken to hospital.
The cause of the cause is under investigation.
Pictured: a similar Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
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Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente
What: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) Cessna 182S en route from Morelia.
Where: Michoacán Mexico
When: OCT 02, 2009
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: There was fog in the mountains, and the control tower lost contact with the aircraft as the plane was conducting aerial surveys south of the hill “La Union.”
The cause is under investigation.
Lost in the crash were Aviator PEDRERO ANTONIO SERGIO NAVARRETE and Air Force Lieutenant Flying Pilot VICENTE ALVAREZ Emilio Castillo and air observer, Chap. 2 / o. Infantry GARIBAY FRANCISCO JAVIER GOMEZ
What: NARZ Mi-8T helicopter RA-22376 en route from Kyshtovka
Where: n the vicinity of the Krapivin oil field of OAO Tomskneft VNK in the Kargasoksky district
When: November 25, 2010 12:12
Who: Eight killed, three injured
Why: The helicopter carrying shift workers and 1.6 tons of cargo had been hovering over the landing site when an uncontrolled rotation of the aircraft began. The Mi-8 drifted for about 50 meters, tipped over to its side, collapsed and caught fire. A criminal case has been initiated, a violation of traffic safety and air transport operation regulations, entail the death of two or more persons by negligence.
The black box, previously reported as being missing, has been found.
Without their admission of fault, compensation has begun by Bond Aviation Group whose helicopter crashed the Clutha pub in Glasgow and injured dozens and killed ten.
A statement by Bond Aviation Group said that “Most claims should be capable of being settled without delay…However, for complex claims which may take longer to resolve, and where appropriate, we will make interim payments without the need for each party to apply to the court.”
After the accident, Eurocopter issued a Safety Information Notice.
17-Dec-2013
Eurocopter has issued a Safety Information Notice (SIN) to operators of the EC135 across the world regarding the issue involving the fuel indication and alert system discovered by Bond during normal service operations on Wednesday 11th, which we immediately reported to Eurocopter and the appropriate authorities. The SIN states: “Following this incident, fuel system functionality tests performed by Bond Air Services and two other EC135 operators in Europe have revealed possible similar supply-tank fuel gauging errors on some aircraft.”
As soon as we discovered this issue, in line with our commitment to the highest standards of safety, we took the prudent decision to temporarily suspend service operations whilst we conducted checks on our fleet of EC135s. The results of these tests were subsequently validated by Eurocopter, and appropriate repairs made before returning the aircraft to service. We also took the decision to increase safety barriers by mandating that all our EC135s should maintain a minimum of 90kg of fuel onboard at all times. All our EC135 aircraft are now fully operational and are available for missions with our air ambulance and police customers.
On January 7, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. a Weber Logistics-owned Cessna Columbia LC41-550FG landed and rolled off the San Carlos Airport runway into a pond.
There were two people aboard the single engine plane and neither was injured.
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A MI-8 helicopter crashed in Novy Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, on the night of October 21st.
The helicopter was carrying 22 people from Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk to Urengoy, at the time.
At least 19 people were killed in the crash whereas 3 suffered serious injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
