Cessna

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    Belize Crash Kills Albany Businessman

    What: Cessna 206 Stationair
    Where: 1/2 mile from Rwy 06 at SPR, Ambergris Caye, Belize
    When: Feb 26 2010
    Who: 5 fatalities (3 adults 2 children) Sir Barry Bowen, Michael Casey, Jill Casey, a three year old child, and a newborn. A Belize resident and prominent citizen, Bowen was piloting the plane.
    Why: On final approach to San Pedro Airport, the plane developed some kind of problem and impacted a building under construction, at which point the plane lost a wing and impacted a marshy area half a mile from the runway.

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    Brazil Cessna Crash

    What: Cessna 310R en route from Leopoldina to Pampulha
    Where: Serra do Curral, Minas Gerais Brazil
    When: Feb 26 2010
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: After takeoff, the plane crashed in conditions of fog and low visibility. The mountainous crash site was 5 meters below the top of Serra do Curral mountain range. The plane apparently blew up on impacting a “wall” of mountain.

    A local fire department helicopter spotted the wreckage.

    The victims were identified as Tanus Sales and Rafael Tanus Pascoal Sales. Rafael was the pilot.

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    Nazca Airlines Blames Wind Shear

    Updated

    Pictured: Nazca Airport
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    Pictured: A Cessna 206 Super Skywagon
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    Contact photographer Alan Lebeda

    What: Nazca Airlines Cessna U206F tourist flight en route from/to Nazca Airport
    Where: El Mirador in the coastal Nazca Desert, Peru
    When: Feb 25 2010
    Who: Four Peruvians, one of whom was a boy, and one who was the pilot, and three Chileans.
    Why: While on a tourist flight to view ancient geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines, the plane crashed. The wreckage is about 150 yards (meters) from a figure known as “the spider”. Around 11:00 a.m. with seven people on board, the flight crashed. There were three Chilean tourists, a Peruvian couple with a 5-year-old daughter, and the Peruvian pilot.

    Nazca Airlines (AeroIca) announced they blame the crash on wind shear.

    The 7 who were killed were on a plane with a capacity of 6.

    In November 2008, the same plane was involved in an emergency landing near kilómetro 424 de la carretera Panamericana Sur (South Pan-American highway). At that time, the problems was ascribed to engine trouble.

    The Peruvian passengers were identified as Sameli Chavarry, Erika del Pilar Zúñiga, John Rojas Rodríguez and Dayesca Rojas Zuñira; the Chileans were Matías Poblete, Gabriela Ortega Poblete and Alejandra Cienfuegos.

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    Nazca Airlines Cessna Crash Kills 7 in Peru


    Pictured: Nazca Airport
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    Pictured: A Cessna 206 Super Skywagon
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    Contact photographer Alan Lebeda

    What: Nazca Airlines Cessna U206F tourist flight en route from/to Nazca Airport
    Where: El Mirador in the coastal Nazca Desert, Peru
    When: Feb 25 2010
    Who: Four Peruvians, one of whom was a boy, and one who was the pilot, and three Chileans.
    Why: While on a tourist flight to view ancient geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines, the plane crashed. The wreckage is about 150 yards (meters) from a figure known as “the spider”.

    In November 2008, the same plane was involved in an emergency landing near kilómetro 424 de la carretera Panamericana Sur (South Pan-American highway). At that time, the problems was ascribed to engine trouble.

    The Peruvian passengers were identified as Sameli Chavarry, Erika del Pilar Zúñiga, John Rojas Rodríguez and Dayesca Rojas Zuñira; the Chileans were Matías Poblete, Gabriela Ortega Poblete and Alejandra Cienfuegos.

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    Mexican Air Force Crash Kills 2

    What: Fuerza Aerea Mexicana Cessna 182
    Where: Chihuahua
    When: FEB 24 2010
    Who: 2 fatalities 3 injured
    Why: After takeoff, the small military Cessna 182 crashed, killing 2, wounding 3. The reasons for the crash are unknown, but possibly might be related to a technical problem according to officials. No other details have been released at this time.

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    Cessna Crashes Palo Alto neighborhood.

    What: Air Unique Inc Cessna 310R registration en route from Palo Alto to Hawthorne Municipal Airport in Southern California
    Where: Palo Alto
    When: Feb 17 2010
    Who: 3 dead (passengers) employees of Tesla Motors
    Why: After takeoff, over a residential neighborhood, the Cessna either struck a 100-foot electrical tower or clipped its power transmission line, causing the plane to burst into flames, fragment and crash.

    A wing fell on a residential day care, and debris scattered on houses and cars in the neighborhood, and the crash caused a power outage in Palo Alto.

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    Small Plane Crashes in NJ

    Updated:
    4 bodies identified, 1 missing in the NJ crash. Monmouth Airport is 5 miles east of Trenton. In Wall township. Relatives of the pilot were on the scene (mentioned on the video) and the current input is that the plane was neither going to or from Monmouth.


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    Contact photographer Mariusz Siecinski

    What: Jack Air LLC’s Cessna T337G Turbo Super Skymaster en route to Monmouth Executive Airport
    Where: Monmouth Executive Airport
    When: 4 p.m. Monday Feb 15 2010
    Who: 2 dead, 3 missing
    Why: Witnesses saw the plane coming in for a landing when the tail broke off, the plane veered and crashed nose down beside the runway in a field.

    Witnesses say the pilot pulled up and a piece of the plane fell off before it spun out of control and crashed.

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    Fatal African Crash Kills Two


    Pictured: A Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair TC obviously not in Africa. This shot was taken of a T206H in Helsinki
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    Contact photographer Juhani Sipilä

    What: Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair en route from Krugersdorp to Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria
    Where: Magaliesberg mountains, Boekenhoutskloof South Africa
    When: Feb 3 2010
    Who: Pilot and passenger
    Why: The flight crashed in a valley in the Magaliesberg mountains (North West Province, South Africa), and on impact burst into flames. A police helicopter found the wreckage around 10.15 am, although the location was not accessible by helicopter. A rescue unit hiked in though a heavy mist. No survivors.

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    Cessna Crash in Beagle Bay

    What: Broome Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from Broome to Koolan Island Australia
    Where: Beagle Bay Airport
    When: Jan 14 2010
    Who: pilot
    Why: While en route, the pilot received an indication of low pressure and received permission to divert to Beagle Bay. On approach, the pilot told authorities that the engine on his Cessna Caravan cut out at 9,500 ft.. He then undershot the runway. The plane flipped and the engine separated.

    The pilot is being treated for head injuries.

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    Cessna Crash in New Guinea

    What: Kiunga Aviation Cessna A185E Skywagon en route from Nadzab to Baindoang
    Where: Papua New Guinea
    When: Dec 30, 2009
    Who: 7 aboard, 6 fatalities
    Why: It is conjectured that the plane developed engine trouble. (Apparently the engine caught fire.) The pilot radioed a distress call before it went down in a hilly region, scattering the wreckage on the hillside.

    The passengers, four adults and two children, were all fatalities. Their burned remains were taken to Angau Memorial Hospital.

    Pilot Richard Leahy survived the crash and was evacuated to Australia for medical attention.

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    Jalisco Mexico: 4 Fatalities in Cessna


    Pictured: An Escuela de Aviacion Mexico Cessna 172H Skyhawk (Mexico); Obviously not the XB-BJL in the accident.
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    Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente

    What: Cessna 182R Skylane en route from Zapotiltic
    Where: Jilotlan de los Dolores, Jalisco Mexico
    When: Dec 28 2009
    Who: 4 aboard: captain Miguel Farias Álvarez, José Torres Farias, Jacob Farias Macias and Raúl Torres Gutiérrez.
    Why: The plane went down in an inaccessible area in Rancho Las Higueras; two aboard were thrown clear and two trapped inside. All were fatalities. The cause of the crash is unresolved.

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    Cessna Air Belly Landing in Salvador


    Pictured: An AeroStar Taxi Aereo Cessna 310Q. This is not reg # PT-JCZ that was involved in the crash, but this is another AeroStar Cessna 310
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    Contact photographer Carlos A. Morillo Doria

    What: AEROSTAR Cessna 310Q
    Where: Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport
    When: Dec 26 2009
    Who: pilot, 4 passengers
    Why: On landing at Luis Eduardo Magalhaes International Airport, the pilot experienced problems with the landing gear.

    The plane made a belly landing but there were no injuries reported. The runway was closed briefly.

    No injuries! Safe landing! Always good to hear.

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    Cessna Emergency in CA


    A Cessna 172R Skyhawk in Cheyenne Wyoming, where the C172F in the incident is registered to BEDROCK INVESTMENTS
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    Contact photographer Robert Domandl

    What: Cessna C172F
    Where: field near Railroad Street and Auto Center Drive near the Corona Municipal Airport
    When: Dec 17, 2009
    Who: pilot
    Why: While en route, the plane developed engine problems.

    The pilot made an emergency landing and flipped over after touchdown. He was able to extricate himself on his own, and was ported to Riverside Community Hospital with a broken nose and other injuries.

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    Businessman in Fatal Oklahoma Crash


    Pictured: A Cessna 310 photographed at the Avalon Airshow 2009 (not the one involved in the incident)
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    Contact photographer Andrei Bezmylov

    What: Cessna 310R en route from Sundance Airpark to Alva
    Where: Alva Regional Airport, Oklahoma
    When: Dec 13, 2009. 12:00 a.m.
    Who: pilot Darin Dean Moser
    Why: Returning from a business trip to Oklahoma City, the pilot made a pass over the airport and aborted his initial attempted landing. The family, who was waiting at the airport, heard the vehicle crash.

    There were foggy flight conditions at the time.

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    Cessna Down in Yaracuy


    Pictured: A Cessna T210F Turbo Centurion landing in Africa
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    Contact photographer Sven De Bevere

    What: Cessna 210F
    Where: Pueblo Nuevo, municipio Veroes, Yaracuy, Venezuela
    When: Dec 11, 2009
    Who: 4 on board
    Why: Friday, the Cessna had been seen flying low over a clandestine airstrip, allegedly used for drug trafficking. The Yaracuy state Special Action Squad discovered the plane whose identification numbers had been tampered with. The area was cordoned off and a gun battle occurred. Four or five individuals were in the plane, and drums of chemicals which are currently being analyzed.

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    Cessna Closing Plants in Ohio

    Although one plant opened in Columbus in 2008 and had originally projected work for 5 years, three Cessna plants in Columbus will be closing in 6 to 24 months. Cessna broke the news to the last 315 employees in the Columbus plant.

    Any work ongoing will be relegated to plants in Independence, Kan., and Mexico.

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    Illegal flight Crashes in Honduras

    What: AvioCharter red and white Colombian-registered Cessna 402C Utililiner
    Where: Punta de Ocote, Morazán, Yoro, Honduras
    When: Dec 5, 2009
    Who: 1 pilot
    Why: A small red and white Colombian-registered Cessna 402C Utililiner landed in the highway crossing Ocote, Morazán, Yoro. The plane was carrying a shipment of cocaine and when it fell, it killed eighteen year old motorcyclist Israel Martinez Euceda.

    Apparently seven or eight people were waiting for the plane to land. By the time police arrived, they found the plane in two pieces. Area residents barricaded themselves inside their homes to avoid the gunfire. Apparently narcotics traffickers set the plane afire.

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    Fed Ex Emergency Field Landing


    Pictured: A FedEx Cessna 208 Caravan operated by Empire Airlines
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    Contact photographer Fred Seggie

    What: FedEx Cessna 209 B en route from Syracuse to Plattsburg
    Where: field off Elmer Hill Road, adjacent to the intersections of Elmerhill and Chmelewski roads, Oneida County, NY
    When: Dec 03, 2009 7:45 a.m.
    Who: pilot
    Why: After his engine exploded in mid-air, the pilot–with 8,000 flight hours in this type plane–aimed to land at Griffiss International Airport. While losing altitude, he pulled the plane (with its smoking engine) up, missing several homes and then dropping to land in an open field beside the Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department, not far from the airport.

    A contractor, Wiggins Airways, out of Manchester, New Hampshire operated the plane.

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    Fed Ex Emergency Landing 300 lbs of cargo


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    What: FedEx Cessna 209 B en route from Syracuse to Plattsburg
    Where: field off Elmer Hill Road, adjacent to the intersections of Elmerhill and Chmelewski roads, Oneida County, NY
    When: Dec 03, 2009 7:45 a.m.
    Who: pilot
    Why: After his engine exploded in mid-air, the pilot–with 8,000 flight hours in this type plane–aimed to land at Griffiss International Airport. While losing altitude, he pulled the plane (with its smoking engine) up, missing several homes and then dropping to land in an open field beside the Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department, not far from the airport.

    A contractor, Wiggins Airways, out of Manchester, New Hampshire operated the plane.

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    Cessna Crashes in Cornfield

    What: 1976 Cessna 182P Skylane
    Where: near Kewanee Municipal Airport
    When: Nov 23, 2009 , 5:45 pm
    Who: pilot Harold D. Middleton, his wife Peggy G. Middleton and their fourteen year old grandson Austin Middleton
    Why: A half a mile south of the airport, just after takeoff, the Cessna crashed in a corn field.

    Fourteen year old Austin walked across the corn field to the airport, following the airport lights through the dark.

    After reporting the accident, he was hospitalized, as was the pilot, his grandmother. His grandmother died at Kewanee Hospital.

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    Cessna Fatality in N Cal


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    Contact photographer Nick Sharp

    What: single-engine Cessna 182K Skylane (registered to Harold Gartner III of Janesville, Calif) en route from Susanville to Lodi
    Where: Northern California near the Nevada border
    When: Nov 20, 2009 12:45 pm
    Who: pilot
    Why: While en route, the plane encountered bad weather, crashed and burned. The crash occurred two miles north of the airport.

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    Nose Gear Fails at Barnstable Airport


    photographer David G. Curran

    What: Cape Air/Hyannis Air Service Cessna 402C en route from Boston to Martha’s Vineyard.
    Where: Barnstable Municipal Airport HYANNIS, MA
    When: Saturday Nov 22, 8 pm
    Who: Pilot and 5 passengers
    Why: At 7:15 prior to a flyby of the airport, Pilot John Call reported to ATC that his indicator revealed a nose gear problem .

    On landing on a retracted, or not fully locked gear, the nose gear on the plane collapsed and struck the tarmac. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews were standing by

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    Cessna Emergency Landing in Tuntutuliak


    Pictured: A Yute Air Cessna 207A
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    Contact photographer AirNikon Collection-Pima Air and Space Museum

    What: Yute Air Cessna 207 air taxi
    Where: Fifteen miles from the Yup’ik village of Tuntutuliak, 40 miles from the Bering Sea Coast
    When: Wednesday November 18th, 2009
    Who: pilot and 7 passengers
    Why: While en route, the engine lost oil pressure, then the single engine seized up. The pilot made an emergency landing in a dry lake bed, where those on board stayed together and inside to keep warm in the 6 degree below zero weather. A public safety person and volunteers in snowshoes and a snowmobile from the village hiked to the crash site and towed the some of the passengers, including two babies, to the village in a homemade sled; others were provided snow shoes. They defrosted in the village before returning to Bethel on to two Yute Air planes.