A five-seater plane crashed into a residential area of Chofu, near Tokyo, Japan, on July 26.
The plane went down after it had departed from Chofu airport. Authorities said the crash set several houses and cars ablaze.
Three people, including 2 occupants of the plane and a female resident, lost their lives in the crash. At least 2 other people sustained injuries.
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
A crop dusting helicopter, owned by Gomes Farm Air Service, crashed in a field near Salinas in California, at around 9 a.m. on June 20.
FAA spokesperson Allen Kenitzer confirmed that the pilot of Bell 47-G5 helicopter was killed in the crash. He was identified as the co- owner of Gomes Farm Air Service, Frank Gomes Jr.
The cause of incident is being investigated by the FAA.
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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 767-300 en route from Miyazaki to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 27th 2011
Who: 111 passengers, 8 crew
Why: 150 miles outside of Tokyo, the flight ran into clear air turbulence. Three flight attendants and two passengers were injured at 4:55 PM. One of the flight attendants suffered a broken bone (pelvis).
The incident is currently under investigation.
A two-seater plane crash-landed in front yard of a house in Isola Bella Boulevard, Mount Dora, Florida, on the morning of July 11.
The plane had taken off from Mid Florida Air Service Airport, Eustis, when the pilot noticed engine malfunction and decided to land in emergency.
The plane first struck 2 trees, then hit a sign board, and finally crashed into the yard.
The pilot and a student aboard remained uninjured.
On Feb 22, 2013 at 5:45 a.m., an EagleMed LLC Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil while en route from Baptist hospital to home base when the chopper crashed between St. Ann’s Nursing Home and St. Ann’s Retirement Center in Watonga. On impact, there was an explosion, and then a second explosion. Pilot Mark Montgomery and nurse Chris Denning were killed. Medic Billy Wynne was injured. Montgomery, Denning and Wynne were aboard. Passing nurses pulled the medic from the helicopter.
One injured person was taken to OU Medical Center.
The NTSB is investigating.
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A Greek F-16 jet crashed during NATO training in Spain at around 3:20 p.m. on January 26.
The plane went down shortly after it took off from a training center in Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, during a NATO exercise.
According to a statement released by the defense ministry, “The plane lost power, crashing into the parking area for planes, crashing into various planes that were parked there.”
Ten people, including 2 Greek and 8 French nationals, were killed in the accident while 21 others were injured. Five of the injured were shifted to La Paz Hospital’s specialist burn unit in Madrid.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, “This is a tragedy that affects the whole NATO family.”
A small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. highway 27, just north of Interstate 75, in Weston, Broward County, Florida, on January 24.
The Cessna 172 was en-route from Palm Beach County to Key West when the pilot Arnaldo Santiago, of Palm Beach Gardens, noticed some issue in the plane and decided to land on the highway.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were three people aboard at the time; none of them were injured.
