A small plane crashed in a remote area near Otto in southern Big Horn County, Wyoming, on December 7th.
The plane that took off from Worland Municipal airport, Wyoming, was carrying two predator control specialists when it went down.
One person was killed in the crash while the other one was injured. The injured was taken to a hospital in Billings, Montana.
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Contact photographer Mark Kryst
What: American Airlines en route from Raleigh to Chicago
Where: Raleigh-Durham International Airport
When: May 20, 2012, 8:15
Who: 138 passengers
Why: The American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 en route from Raleigh to Chicago developed an oil leak in one engine after take-off.
Pilots made a loop over central North Carolina and returned to Raleigh, aborted an attempted landing, and then made a successful emergency landing. Emergency services, crash-fire-rescue trucks and firefighters were on standby.
American Airlines provided a replacement flight for passengers. No injuries were reported.
American Airlines “American”
Aircraft McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (twin-jet) (MD83/Q)
Origin Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU)
Destination Raleigh-Durham Intl (KRDU)
Route PACK6 AZELL HMV FLM HEVAN MZZ ROYKO3 (Decode)
Date Sunday, May 20, 2012
Duration 22 minutes
Status Landed yesterday.
Distance Direct: 0 sm Planned: 257 sm Flown: 114 sm
Scheduled Actual/Estimated
Departed 08:05AM EDT 08:12AM EDT
Arrival 09:52AM EDT 08:34AM EDT
Speed 393 kts
Altitude 34,000 feet
Air Transat flight TS-183 had to return and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Scotland, on September 16th.
The Airbus A310-300 headed for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was climbing out of Glasgow when the crew reported a sensor problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All passengers onboard remained unharmed.
What: small Aerotaxi”air taxi” Embraer EMB-110P1 (tail numbers PT-SEA) en route from the city of Coari, 225 miles (360 kilometers) southwest of Manaus. The flight was a family heading to Manaus to celebrate a relative’s birthday.
Where: in the into the Manacapuru river ( a tributary of the Solimões river) 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of state capital Manaus
When: 3:30 pm Saturday
Who: 22 people on board including 4 children and 2 crew members — 16 of whom are still missing, 4 survivors. One of the survivors is 9 years old. At this point, the exact numbers are uncertain.
Why: Survivors reported that they saw one of the motors of the plane stop. Before the pilot lost radio contact near the city of Manacapuru but there was a bad weather warning; there are indications he tried to turn the plane around near the site of the crash. They were flying in heavy rain. Rescuers are on the scene including divers searching for bodies, and a ferry for the plane. The air force helicopter that had been there to assist has suspended operations due to the stormy weather conditions.
The Embraer EMB-110P1 is a small twin turbo-prop plane that carries up to 21 people.
List of survivors:
Leandro da Costa, 9 years
Ana Costa Lima 43 years
Eric da Costa, 23 years
Brena Morais, 21 years
American Airlines flight AA-150 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on May 18th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, but had to turn back after the crew reported an issue with the primary communication radio.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
What: KMT Consultants Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C en route from St Clair County Airport to Lebanon- Springfield Airport
Where: west of Lebanon-Springfield Airport
When: Feb 23 2010
Who: Pilot Kent Douglas Shilling of Springfield (lost in crash)
Why: The Piper 28 airplane disappeared from radar about 4 miles west Lebanon Springfield Airport. Kent Douglas Shilling was piloting the plane. Shilling, who owns a flight school, was returning to Kentucky from Alabama. When his arrival in Lebanon-Springfield was overdue, a search ensued. The Emergency Operations Center received a call concerning the crash at 4:10 p.m.
A state trooper found the wreckage in a wooded area off of Kentucky Highway 55 thirty minutes after the flight disappeared from radar.
I was looking at the news and noticed this:
Paramedics die in AirCare helicopter crashThe National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash, which may have occurred through negligent acts, i.e. failure to properly maintain the helicopter
Have we always had so many helicopter crashes or are we just hearing about them now because our information management is what it is today?
Look at all of these incidents:
Swedish helicoptor crash. This was supposed to be his birthday present. Some birthday, huh.
