Let me ask you, are the controllers going to be the fall guys for an insufficient and badly surfaced runway, out of service planes, an underbudgeted airport system and governmental corner cutting?
A Brazilian air traffic controller accused of making errors that led to that country’s most deadly plane crash last fall refused to answer questions about the crash during his criminal trial Tuesday. Click thru to read the article…
A small plane crashed near Belfast International Airport, Northern Ireland, on April 19th.
The plane was carrying two people when it crashed between Nutts Corner and Loanends in County Antrim.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of incident is being investigated.
A two-seater aerobatic biplane crashed in the backyard of a house near Sunrise View Circle in Liberty Township, Ohio, at about 8:54 a.m. on September 20.
The plane immediately caught fire after crash and both men aboard were killed. The identities of victims have not yet been released.
The authorities believe that the plane took off from the Butler County Regional Airport.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
On August 29, 2013, a Champion 7ECA Citabria crashed north of Sutton, AK while on a a moose scouting flight.
The flight was reported overdue at 9:45 p.m.
The wreck was located on Friday by an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft around 4 a.m.
The names of the victims have been released:
Adam Norton, 30, and Derrik Swanson, 31
Recovery was hampered by weather and rustic conditions.
What: Learjet 25 en route from Monterrey to Toluca
Where: Los Tejocotes
When: December 9 20123:30
Who: 7 aboard
Why: The 300 meter debris field of a plane wreckage discovered near the town of Iturbide in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Oriental is believed to be that of the plane taken by Rivera’s party to Toluca. Forensic experts recovered Rivera’s California Driver License and the Mexican passport of Miguel Perez Soto, confirming the hypothesis.
Jenni Rivera, “La Diva de la Banda” is from Long Beach, California and recently divorced former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza.
The wreckage was found with no survivors.
Rest in peace.
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What: Victoria Air Douglas C-47B Skytrain freighter en route from Ninoy Aquino Int. Airport to Palawan/ Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Where: Villa Fidela subdivision in Las Pinas; abandoned warehouse
When: Oct 17th 2009
A Thai Air force training jet skidded along the runway, during an attack exercise in the Wing 1 Royal Thai Air Force Base located in Nakhon Ratchaima, Thailand.
According to air force spokesperson, two L39 training jets were involved in a land attack exercise on Friday March 14, 2014, as part of Thailand, Singapore and the US Cope Tigher 2014 joint exercise activities. One jet, when returned to make an emergency landing, slid off the runway.
Both crew members remained uninjured.
