On March 19, 2013, an Aeroclub de Muchamiel Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior en route from Spain’s MUTXAMEL airport had three people aboard when it suffered some kind of mechanical problem, possibly engine failure.
A fourteen year old girl, Belen, along with her father, Jose Antonio Perez, and uncle Ricardo died in the crash at 12: 37.
The uncle was the pilot and flight instructor.
The plane crashed in Paraeta Espí, in an olive grove 500 meters from the town called Ibi. On impact, the cabin broke in two, and left a debris field with a hundred yard radius.
Local residents reported the crash to authorities. The Guardia Civil (local police) arrived on the scene. The bodies were removed by four in the afternoon and taken to the Forensic Anatomical Institute of Alicante for autopsies.
Eyewitnesses say the plane had been circling and flying very low as if looking for somewhere to land, and the pilot dodged cottages when it came down.
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What: Poulin L/Cullen D Lancair Legacy Where: Murrieta, CA When: May 30 2008 Who: 2 aboard, both fatalities Why: The Lancair Legacy was heading south to the runway, made a hard right turn and nosed into the ground with one “loud engine rev” before the engine ” died out.” The propeller was not under power when it impacted terrain. The wings, wreckage, vegetation, and ground did not indicate signs of a fuel spill. It appeared that the airplane had run out of fuel and stalled on approach, causing it to enter a spin prior to impacting terrain in a near vertical attitude. Cited as cause was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power.
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What: Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil Where: 36km south of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea When: Feb 13, 2011 Who: Pilot Mal Smith Why: While flying from the Eastern Highlands centre of Goroka to Manus for mining contractors, Australian Sunshine Coast helicopter pilot Lloyd Lester suffered engine failure in a Eurocopter AS350 P2-PHL Ecureuil, and crashed into the Bismarck sea en route to Manus Island. Eyewitnesses report indicate that the engine lost power, started up and lost power again.
Pacific Helicopters owner, Mal Smith (who is also Eastern Highlands Province governor) said some of the wreckage was found, but not the engine or Mr Lester. He was hopeful he would be found alive, but three helicopters and two planes searched an area 24 kilometres to the west and 70 kilometres to south of Baluan Island and Mr Lester was not found. Nearby islands are being searched in case he made it to shore.
Lester is from Papua New Guinea
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PICTURED: Piper PA-28 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Andrew McMenamin What: PA-28 CHEROKEE #129AB en route from Brackett Airfield in La Verne Where: NEAR POMONA, CA 2600 block of Pomona Boulevard When: 03/14/2009 about 11:15 a.m. Saturday Who: two on board, Chuck and Renee Shaffer Why: Witnesses report hearing loud bangs just before the plane fell.
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A Tara Air Twin Otter was found crashed near Rupse Chhahara at Soleghopte cliff in Dana VDC. Search efforts at the crash site some 16,000 feet above sea level were hampered by fog. There were no survivors. The flight had been declared missing while en route from Pokhara to Jomsom, carried twenty passengers and had been manned by three crew. They left Pokhara at 07:47 and were lost 10 minutes into the flight. Villagers reported a fire near Rupse Chhahara, which was the site of the wreckage.
Tara Air published statements. See italics on this page.
Tara Air says
With deepest regret and extreme shock Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. Management informs the crash of this airlines’ flight number TA193 on aircraft 9N-AHH that took off from Pokhara to Jomsom at 7:50 a.m. local time. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased. Our Management is cooperating fully in the investigation.
The aircraft which took off from Pokhara on its scheduled flight number TA193 to Jomsom at 7:40 a.m. was found crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga, Dana VDC of Myagdi district.
There were 23 (twenty three) passengers along with 2 (two) infants and 3 (three) crew members.
We are working to assist the families and friends of the passengers and crew. We cannot undo the pain and grief they feel, but we can share their burden of dealing with this tragedy.
This is an extremely sad day for all of us at Tara Air.
Tara Air Pvt. Ltd.
Hotline: 014465888
Release——02
As per information received from Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), TIA, Tara Air’s missing aircraft 9N-AHH which took off from Pokhara on its scheduled flight number TA 193 to Jomsom at 7:50 a.m. was found crashed at Tirkhe Dhunga, Dana VDC of Myagdi district at 1:25 p.m. There were 23(twenty-three) passengers along with 2 (two) infants and 3(three) crew members.
Release——01
Tara Air Pvt. Ltd. with regret informs its Twin-Otter 400 series (9N-AHH) missing after taking off from Pokhara Airport at 7:50 local time. It was flying from Pokhara to Jomsom. It is also known that weather at both origin and destination airports was favorable and the airport was cleared for departure by the Control Tower at Pokhara. We have dispatched three helicopters on a search and rescue mission. We will provide updates as soon as we receive further information.
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What: Cirrus SR22 en route from Kansas City to Springfield Where: North of Willard, Missouri When: Sept 15, 2012 Midnight Who: 5 aboard, 5 fatalities Why: The Lambert family plane crashed in a pasture just after midnight Saturday in a field near the intersection of State Highway 123 and Farm Road 81. Victims were reported a family and friend, including John M. Lambert, 44, of Springfield; Grayson Lambert, 16; McKinley Lambert, 15; Joshua Lambert, 10; and Robin E. Melton, 46, of Ozark.
The family was returning from a Kansas City Royals baseball game when their plane crashed in a farmer’s field, sending out what was described as a “sonic boom” and shooting fireballs into the sky. The plane essentially disintegrated on impact.
The family in whose farm they landed called 911 just after midnight, but no survivors were found.
The FAA is investigating.
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Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-7736 had to return and make an emergency landing in Las Palmas, Spain, on December 1st.