A small plane crashed into a sugar cane field off N2 highway near Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on August 25.
Authorities said the Cessna 172 went down when it was transporting 2 people. The aircraft was on fire when the police and rescue teams arrived.
Both occupants of the ill-fated plane succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.
The cause of crash is not known at the moment.
What: 25th Combat Aviation Brigade OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter
Where: Hawaii Wheeler Army Airfield runway
When: 3:34 p.m May 27 2009
Who: 2 deaths
Why: While two soldiers assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade were running a maintenance test flight on the two seat rotor when the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter made a hard-landing.
*Col. Matthew Margotta:”the accident
George’s Point of View
The helicopter in question has been in service since 1991. Isn’t this well past the date for a helicopter’s active duty?
An Army National Guard helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on January 22.
The Blackhawk helicopter was returning to Fort Indiantown Gap after a training flight when an engine chip warning light came on, forcing the pilots to land in emergency.
There were 2 pilots and 1 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Pictured: A Let 410 (not the one that crashed)
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Paul Kipping
What: African Air Services Commuter en route from Bukavu-Kavumu Airport to Lusenge Airfield
Where: Congo
When: Feb 14 2010
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A small African Air Service owned Let 410 cargo plane, registration 9Q-CIF, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Mont Biega, D.R. Congo. Both crew members (Ukranian and Congolese) pilot and copilot were killed. The cargo that was aboard is unknown; rescue workers are forming an expedition to examine the scene, and recover the bodies and wreckage.
American Airlines flight AA-1965 had to return and make an emergency landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 31st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, but had to turn back after an electrical odor was noticed on-board.
The plane landed uneventfully.
There were one hundred and eighty-three passengers and ten crew members aboard at the time. Authorities said all crew members were examined by medical teams at the airport, one crew member was subsequently taken to hospital.
Nippon Cargo Airlines flight KZ-188 had to make an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska, on April 19th.
The plane was flying from Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, when a bird hit it, causing damage to its right wing.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
A hot air balloon crash landed in to the Nile, North of Cairo, Egypt on August 1st.
According to sources, the balloon made a crash landing due to a tear in its material or gas problems.
The air balloon landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
