What: Cessna en route from New Jersey to Saint Simon’s Island.
Where: near Wassaw Island, in the marsh east of Skidaway Island.
When: Saturday morning
Who: pilot Eugenia Singer and her dog
Why: The engine surged and then lost power. Air traffic control directed her to marshland, where she landed submerged.
On the Coast Guard Air Station Savannah rescue helicopter was flight mechanic Adam Morehouse who helped hoist Singer and her dog to safety in a basket.
On Feb 27, 2013, a privately owned Cessna 150 was near Deming New Mexico when it crashed.
Before ATC lost contact with him, the last message they received from pilot Carl Link was a distress call saying he was losing his vision.
Someone in the area heard the plane fly but did not hear it crash.
The plane impacted near State Road 26 and ended up wheels up a quarter mile from the dirt road.
The pilot died at the scene.
Pictured: a Cessna 310 over Mexico
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Contact Photographer Carlos Cané
What: Cessna 310 en route from Mendez Airport, Ciudad Victoria, to Nuevo Laredo, Teamaulipas, Mexico
Where: Mexico
When: October 21, 2008 1710 central daylight time
Who: The pilot and the 4 passenger
Why: The Cessna experienced a loss of power on takeoff from Pedro J. Mendez Airport, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. When the pilot attempted to return to the airport, the Cessna impacted level desert terrain 45 degrees off to the right of the side of the departure end of the runway.
The pilot and the 4 passengers were fatally injured.
On Feb 25, 2013, in Puella, Puerto Varas Chile, a Cessna 152 struck a fence and crashed. Three aboard survived.
The plane was taking off from a ski slope,but did not sustain adequate altitude, and struck a fence.
The pilot was Alfonso Ruiz Tagle.
Carabineros de la Tenencia Casa Pangue was apparently not notified and responded to the scene in the afternoon. The accident is under investigation.
A Cessna 206 had to make an emergency landing on Highway 29 in Wellford, South Carolina, on March 26.
The plane, carrying members of a professional skydiving team ‘ Team Fastrax’, was heading to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Greer, for refueling. However, its engine failed before it could make it to the airport.
The plane made a safe emergency landing and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
According to Pilot Hollis Collins, they were going to perform at Cooper River Bridge Run.
The plane was able to take off from the highway on March 27.
What: Cessna aircraft en route from Queenstown
Where: Fox Glacier Air Strip
When: Friday.
Who: Pilot and two passengers. The pilot was seriously injured but the two passengers
Why: On landing the plane took out power lines, cutting electricity to parts of the town and smashed into bush at the end of the strip.
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: Fox Glacier air strip – New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: ? ZQN
Destination airport: FGL
Narrative:
A plane travelling from Queenstown to Fox Glacier crashed off the end of Fox Glacier air strip, apparently cutting power to the township. Two passengers were unhurt while the pilot suffered a punctured lung.
src: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=22690
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Contact photographer Alex Khan
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Managua to Atlanta,GA
Where: Atlanta
When: Jan 2nd 2012
Who: 1 injured
Why: On approach to Atlanta, the flight encountered turbulence. A flight attendant was injured about a quarter of an hour before landing. There’s no indication if the turbulence was due to weather or wake turbulence.
