What: Beechcraft A36TC en route from Kalamazoo to Muskoka, Ontario Where: Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport When: Oct 27, 2009 Who: pilot Why: Witnesses say the plane took off at a low speed, wavered and began to flap back and forth. Just after liftoff, the plane crashed past the north end of the runway after plowing through security fences and coming to a halt in the parking lot and catching fire. The pilot’s injuries were fatal.
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Pictured: an Alitalia Boeing-767-3S1 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Josh May What: Alitalia Boeing 767, travelling from Milan in Italy to New York’s JFK Where: Shannon Airport When: Wednesday April 15 2009 5 PM Who: 168 passengers and eleven crew Why: When the pilot became ill, the flight landed at Shannon Airport. The pilot was hospitalized in Limerick and the passengers were treated to an overnight hotel stay and will continue to JFK on Thursday. Rumor on the pilot network is that the pilot had a heart attack.
The recent single engine Tomahawk PA38 crash in Hastings killed 46 year old Christopher Howell and 48 year old Christopher Rawlings.
Rawlings, hailing from the Clive in the Hawke’s Bay region, was an instructor at the Hawk’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club.
Howell, a fully qualified and trained pilot from UK, was flying the plane when it bursted into flames mid-air. According to Bruce Govenlock, president of Hawk’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club, Howell wanted to acquire a New Zealand license for getting employment there. He also had to appear for pilot’s validation exam later in the day.
Govenlock also said that the last radio transmission from the plane did not show any sign of trouble. The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand is investigating the crash.
What: Mistral Air Boeing 737-300 en route from Fuerteventura,Spain to Rome Where: Alghero Airport When: Jul 4th 2011 Who: 139 passengers Why: Halfway between Mallorca and Sarina, an engine developed problems. Pilots shut it down and diverted to Sardinia, where they made a safe landing (described as a soft landing.)
*One source describes the flight as originating in the Canary Islands.
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What: single-engine Piper Where: Santo Domingo Pueblo. When: 8:20 a.m. Sunday morning twelve miles southwest of the airport. Who: 4 people on board were able to walk away Why: The plane’s cabin filled with smoke. The cause is under investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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What: US Navy – VFA-106 $29 million McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet twin-engine supersonic fighter plane en route from Naval Air Station Oceana Where: Virginia Beach When: April 6 2012, 12:00 pm Who: 40 apartments damaged, no fatalities, 5 injures Why: Going 170 mph, a student pilot was in the front seat of the two-seat Hornet and the experienced instructor was in the rear when the plane experienced a “catastrophic mechanical malfunction.” Pilots dumped fuel just before it dived into a Virginia Beach apartment complex in the Hampton Roads area (Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, near NAS Oceana). No residents of the Mayfair Mews complex were killed in the crash, and the pilots ejected before impact. The plane experienced “catastrophic engine system failure” right after takeoff. The crash site is two miles from the base and a mile from the ocean.
The fuel and the carbon fibers from the burning composite were a special toxic concern for first responders.
There were seven injuries on the ground in addition to the two pilots, but no fatalities have been reported. Witnesses on the scene saw smoke billowing from the building. Bystanders found the young pilot still in his parachute, and cut him free before escorting him farther from the fire. Six buildings were damaged, but now the residents, mostly elderly, are homeless.
The trainee in the front had at least 1 1/2 years of intensive training before boarding the F/A-18D, which is used in training and in combat. The jet was not carrying live ordnance,
Within 24 hours of the crash, sources confirm no one was killed in the crash. The mayor, and the us fleet forces commander agree that it is miraculous that there were no fatalities.
A fund has been established for those made homeless by the fire.
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