A helicopter working on MTV’s show The Challenge crashed in Mendoza, Argentina, on December 12.
The Bell 206 helicopter was traveling to a shooting location when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot and a technician, both of them were killed.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crash-landed onto a driving training track in Geneva, Seminole County, Florida, on November 2nd.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard, walked away with no injuries.
The cause of the crash landing remains under investigation.
A Kansas State University helicopter made an emergency landing near Saline-McPherson County line, on Thursday.
According to the Kansas State Troopers, the pilot made emergency landing due to a mechanical fault in the helicopter. The two-seater training helicopter was landed safely, in a wheat field and the pilot remained uninjured.
The helicopter is being repaired on-site, after which it will be flown to the KSU’s aviation facility in Salina.
What: Wings and Wheels Cessna 210 #N30286
Where: west of Lock Haven’s William T. Piper Memorial Airport
When: Monday June 21, 2010
Who: pilot and 2 USDA employees, all fatalities
Why: The pilot had notified the airport about landing and fuel, but there was no emergency indicated to ATC prior to the crash. On approach to the airport, a block from the runway, the plane struck a house, a utility pole and three vehicles in a residential neighborhood. Pilot Patrick Jessup and the two federal employees, Rodney Whiteman and Dan Snider were fatalities; no one on the ground in the neighborhood was injured. The aircraft caught fire after impact and was destroyed.
The flight had been chartered by the US Department of Agriculture to conduct aerial insect surveys.
A small plane crashed in Barren County, Kentucky, on November 12th.
The incident happened when the Piper PA-32 plane was en-route to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, in Somerset, Kentucky.
Four people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Kyle P. Stewart, 41, Quinton D. Whitaker, 40, Scott T. Foster, 41, and his son Noah Foster, 15.
The incident is being investigated.
Avianca Airlines flight AV-965 had to make an emergency landing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 4th.
The Airbus A330-200 aircraft, flying from Lima, Peru, ran into severe turbulence that injured 23 people on-board.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Buenos Aires, where the injured were given medical aid. Authorities confirmed that 10 people were shifted to hospital for further treatment.
What: Dagmar Transport LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS en route from the Dominican Republic to Miami to Tuscaloosa Alabama
Where: Tuscaloosa Regional Airport
When: May 10 2010
Who: Pilot and passenger 41 year old Mark Yellen and 56 year old Paula Moffett
Why: Witnesses say that on landing, one of the plane’s wings may have hit the pavement before the landing gear. The single engine plane flipped and crashed twenty-five yards short of the runway.
