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Lion Air Plane Overruns Runway at Supadio International Airport

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    Lion Air Robinson Helicopter Crash Kills Governer


    Pictured: Lion Air Robinson Helicopter fleet published on Lion Air Website

    What: Lion Air Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter
    Where: Jael Subdivision in Barangay Iyam, south of Lucena City, Philippines
    When: MAY 17, 2010
    Who: 4 aboard the flight, and two or three on the ground including Rowena Navales (14) 7 fatalities in all.
    Why: The Lion Air helicopter had just taken off. A scant 300 feet later, the chopper swerved, the propeller stopped spinning, and the helicopter slammed into three houses in a neighborhood 70 miles south of Manila. The fire spread to five houses. There were two or three fatalities on the ground, possibly all children, in addition to those aboard the flight.

    Aboard were Quezon Gov. Rafael Nantes,his military escort Master Sergeant Alfred Dominguez, police escort Police Officer Randy Roferez, and the pilot identified as Nestor Sanchez.

    The crash is being attributed to mechanical problems.

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    Cracked Window Prompts Thai Airways Flight to Make Emergency Landing at Bali

    ThaiThai Airways flight TG467 en-route from Sydney, Australia to Bangkok, Thailand, made an emergency landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport in Indonesia, at 4:50 p.m. on August 12.

    The emergency landing was made after a crack was noticed in the cockpit window of the Boeing 747 which had 273 passengers and 21 crew members aboard at the time.

    The pilot, Ivtas Dejkunjorn, safely landed the plane and no one was hurt.

    An airport spokeswoman said, “Passengers have already been cleared through immigration and have been put up in hotels near the airport for the night.”

    Thai Airways said that they are sending a team to Bali to investigate the incident and for overseeing the replacement of cracked window.

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    Turboprop Crash in Indonesia, 2 Fatalities, 5 Injured

    indonesiaOn Wednesday April 9, 2014, an Adventist Aviation Indonesia Quest Kodiak 100 took off from Doyo Baru Airstrip to Ninia Airstrip, Yahukimo, Papua, Indonesia, but on takeoff in overcast weather, the plane flew up ten meters, dropped and the wing tip struck a bridge. Two of the seven aboard died in the crash, which broke the plane into several large pieces.

    The two fatalities were the American pilots, Robert Frederic (63), and Denis Kobak (26). The five others including Yames Pahabol (32), Menas Balingga Ninia (29), Dariut Sugun Ninia(26), Ali Kobak (40) and Ninia-Nike Kobak (28) who were hospitalized at Yowari Hospital and Jayapura Regency Hospital.

    The scene of the crash was not secured; and locals were picking up degree and scattered foodstuffs from the plane.

    The Quest Kodiak 100 is a single engine turboprop. The accident at this point is presumed to be due to the plane being over capacity.

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    Etihad Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Phuket International Airport

    Etihad Airways flight EY-474 made an emergency landing at Phuket International Airport, Thailand, on December 9th.

    The plane heading from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Jakarta, Indonesia, was diverted after a passenger suffered a medical emergency.

    The plane landed safely. The patient, identified as 63-year-old Indonesian citizen Syafrial Syarifun Waham, was rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

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    32 Injured after Etihad Airways Flight to Jakarta Encountered Severe Turbulence

    EtihadEtihad Airways flight EY-474 encountered severe turbulence as it prepared to land in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 4th.

    The Airbus A330-200 was flying from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, when it ran into severe and unexpected turbulence that injured 31 passengers and a flight attendant.

    The plane landed safely. Nine passengers and the flight attendant were transported to a hospital while the others were treated at the airport.

    The aircraft sustained significant damage to the overhead cabin storage bins.

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    Mooney Fails Take Off

    What: Mooney M20F Executive
    Where: Stockton, CA
    When: Dec 12, 2012
    Who: 1 aboard
    Why: The Mooney flight experienced a runway overrun during an attempted takeoff at Stockton Metropolitan Airport.

    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 7183V Make/Model: MO20 Description: M20, M20A/B/C/D/E/F/G/J/L/R/S, M20K/M (T
    Date: 12/12/2012 Time: 0011

    Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
    Damage: Minor

    LOCATION
    City: STOCKTON State: CA Country: US

    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STOCKTON, CA

    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0

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