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Helicopter Crash in South Africa; 2 Killed

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    Sugar Grove Family Sues Deceased Pilot

    On January 23, 2010, there was fog at the time of takeoff and visibility was a half-mile. Gary Bradford and his passenger Drago Strahija were killed when Bradford’s plane crashed in a neighborhood eight minutes from the Aurora Municipal Airport.

    The Doyles, the family in whose yard the plane crashed are suing the pilot’s widow. On April 5, the Doyle family will face Gary Bradford’s estate in court.

    Rita Bradford and her deceased husband owned ENS Corp., a Florida IT firm. At the time of the crash, he had owned the plane for three months after 98 hours of instrument experience, and 52 hours of flight instruction in seven days.

    The meat of the suit is that the Doyles say the pilot did not properly inspect, maintain or know how to land the Cessna.

    When the Cessna crashed in the Doyle’s yard, the plane did not strike the house, but debris started a fire in the north side of the garage.

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    Medical Helicopter Crash outside of Chicago

    What: Rockford Memorial Hospital MBB BK 117 A-3 en route from Rockford to Mendota
    Where: Rochelle, Illinois
    When: Dec 10, 2012 8:30 p.m.
    Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities
    Why: A Rockford Memorial Hospital’s REACT helicopter crashed in a field at about 8:30 p.m. in Rochelle midway between Rockford and Mendota. Pilot Andy Olson, flight nurse Jim Dillow, R.N. and flight nurse Karen Hollis, R.N. died on the scene.

    The medical helicopter was en route to Mendota to pick up a patient. No patients were aboard at the time of the accident.

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    Bomber Crashes in Chicago Outskirts


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    What: B-17 bomber (Boeing B-17G-105-VE Flying Fortress)
    Where: Chicago
    When: June 13, 2011, 09:30
    Who: 7 aboard
    Why: A working B-17 bomber which had been in a $3.5 million dollar restoration (Tim Reilly Vintage Aircraft conservators) for fourteen years, took off from Aurora Municipal Airport on a test flight—and caught fire. John Hess, the pilot, made an emergency landing in a cornfield.

    Witnesses described a “cracking noise” before the plane landed in the field, streaming black smoke. Fire fighters were impeded by the muddy cornfield, and the plane burned.

    This weekend the plane was grounded with a leak.

    No one sustained serious injury although one person did have a minor head injury.

    The plane was described as a “national treasure,” and one of a dozen B-17s still operable.

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    Ultralight Fatality in Italy

    What: Ultralight en route to Ozzano of the Emilia
    Where: Rogno Italy
    When: June 6 2010
    Who: Pilot and passenger
    Why: The ultralight developed problems on takeoff, and crashed near an Artogne airstrip. Passenger Ivan Belotti, resident of Cevo Brescia died in the crash. The pilot, Alan Planeti of Esine Brescia has been hospitalized in serious condition.

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    Light Aircraft Crashes in South West England; 3 Injured

    A light aircraft crashed near a farm on Wyke Oliver Road, Weymouth, Dorset, South West England, on the noon of August 5th.

    According to sources, the plane was carrying 2 adults and a child at the time.

    All 3 people onboard sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash.

    The injured were taken to hospital.

    The crash remains under investigation.

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    South African Airways Flight Rejects Takeoff From Munich

    South African Airways flight SA-265 had to reject takeoff from Munich, Germany, on December 13th.

    The Airbus A340-300 plane was accelerating to take off for Johannesburg, South Africa, when the crew rejected takeoff due to indication of an engine problem.

    The plane safely returned to the apron.

    Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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