A Colombian army helicopter crashed in Antioquia, Colombia, on January 16th.
The Russian-made MI-17 helicopter was carrying ten people when it went down near the town of Segovia.
All ten people aboard, including two civilians and eight army personnel, were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Pictured: A CAA – Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation Cargo Boeing 727-231/Adv(F/RE) Super 27 photographed in Goma, August 27, 2006
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Contact photographer Guido Potters
What: Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation Boeing 727-231F Super 27
Where: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport, D.R. Congo
When: Jan 2, 2010
Who:
Why: The plane landed in very heavy rain and standing water on runway 06 and hydroplaned off the runway, skidding right on the main gears.
9Q-CAA (ex-N54354) appears to be the only Boeing in the fleet.
JetBlue flight B6-1704 made a safe landing following a bird strike in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 1st.
The Embraer ERJ-190 plane flying from Cartagena, Colombia, was on final approach to Fort Lauderdale when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
A small military plane crashed in a Santa Cruz aerodrome in Bolivia, on October 15.
The Bolivia-made Tiluchi FAB-542 was rehearsing a landing maneuver for the anniversary of the Bolivian air force when it went down.
Authorities confirmed that 2 people aboard the aircraft, a colonel and a lieutenant, were killed in the accident.
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
What: Six-passenger Piper en route from Jones Riverside Airport to Dallas
Where: Chandler Park in West Tulsa
When: 10:40 a.m., Saturday Sept 5 minutes after takeoff
Who: Two men, a woman and two girls Tulsa doctor Stephen Lester, his wife Dana, two teenage daughters, Laura, 16 and Christina, 13. and Dr. Kenneth Veteto
Why: Just after takeoff in rainy, foggy conditions, the plane hit a cable attached to a telecommunications tower, crashed, broke up and caught on fire. When the plane hit, the wings came off. The plane flipped several times. The family and a friend had been going to the University of Oklahoma football game. Dr Veteto leaves a wife and two children.
Two more of the family’s children were not on the plane.
What: Rotorcraft Leasing Co BELL 206L-1 Helicopter en route from oil rig to oil rig
Where: 75 miles southeast of Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico, listed as “high island Texas”
When: Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Who: 2
Why: After crashing, the helicopter’s floats were deployed; and a boat was involved in the rescue. Both men were hospitalized with injuries.
It is a good thing there were witnesses since beacon gear protection has been diminished.
A British International Helicopter (BIH) Dauphin helicopter had to return and make an emergency landing at Newquay Cornwall Airport, United Kingdom, on December 15.
Authorities said the Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin, based in HMS Drake, Devonport, had to declare an emergency after it developed an engine issue.
According to an airport spokesperson, “We can confirm that an AS65 helicopter with two persons on board made a precautionary return to Cornwall Airport Newquay at approximately 0930 this morning having experienced an issue with one of its engines. The aircraft landed without problem.”
