Cessna

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    Tallahassee: Cessna Crash


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    Contact photographer Carlos Cané

    What: Eagle Air Corp Cessna 172S en route from Tallahassee Regional Airport on a practice run
    Where: Tallahassee
    When: Wednesday Nov 4, 2009 7: 30
    Who: 2 on board. One victim had a commercial pilot certificate and the other a private pilot certificate.
    Why: The plane crashed on Wednesday night in a forest near Tallahassee.

    Investigator Brian Rayner of the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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    Mississippi Cessna Belly landing


    Pictured: A Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG
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    Contact photographer Alex Dority

    What: Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG George M Bryan Airport
    Where: Starkville, Mississippi
    When: 12: 05 PM Nov 5, 2009
    Who: owner Ron Demeritt and instructor Rusty Bouchillon
    Why: On landing, the front landing gear were malfunctioning, so they retracted the gear and performed a “belly” landing, where they hydroplaned 100 yards to a stop.

    Demeritt has been flying for 20 years.

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    Cessna Crash-landing w/o landing gear

    What: Cessna en route from New Haven to Tampa
    Where: Tampa Executive Airport,
    When: November 4, 2009
    Who: pilot and passenger pilot Margaret Davidson, 81, and her husband Donald Davidson, 82,
    Why: The plane crashed when the front landing gear failed . the plane slid to a landing on its belly and broken gear.

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    Plane Crashes House


    Pictured: a Cessna 310R
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    Contact photographer Cory W Watts

    What: KA Aviation Cessna 310 en route from Gwinnett County airport to Sparta, Tennessee
    Where: the intersection of Oracle and Walker Drive in Lawrenceville
    When: Friday, October 30, 2009
    Who: pilot James Wardlaw, 58, of Atlanta, and homeowner Judith Krichner, 62, both fatalities
    Why: While en route, the plane crashed into the house of Judith Krichner. Both Wardlaw and Krichner died in the crash. The incident is under investigation.

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    Cessna Crash: Virgin Islands

    What: Cessna 177 en route to St. Thomas
    Where: CHRISTIANSTED Virgin Islands, Caribbean
    When: Thursday
    Who: Mark Atchley of Tennessee, Elium King of St. Vincent and David Bentley of St. Croix.
    Why: The single-engine Cessna 177 was en route to St. Thomas when it crashed Thursday and burst into flames. The pilot had reported problems after takeoff and was returning to the airport.

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    Virgin Islands: 3 Fatalities

    What: AirVentures in Paradise Cessna 17 en route to St. Thomas
    Where: US Virgin Islands
    When: 10/29/2009
    Who: 3 aboard, all killed
    Why: The report says “AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CHRISTIANSTED, US VIRGIN ISLANDS”

    Dental records are being used to identify the remains.

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    Alaska: Cessna crash. Pilot walks away

    What: White and blue Cessna 185
    Where: Denali National Park
    When: Wednesday October 14, 2009
    Who: pilot Daniel McGregor and 67-year-old wolf biologist Gordon Haber.
    Why: Biologist Gordon Haber was looking for wolf packs on the north side of Denali Park when the plane failed to return. Thursday the wreckage was discovered. The pilot hiked twenty miles, and encountered two campers who helped get him home. From his home, he called State Troopers and his family. Haber’s remains were in the plane.

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    $15 Million Settlement

    We don’t always hear the numbers when cases are settled, so the news release that a $15 million settlement was okayed in Cook County, Illinois seemed to be a noteworthy news byte.

    The ruling was in favor of the Chicago restaurant executive Michael Waugh who was killed in a 2006 crash.

    Waugh, general manager of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab Restaurant, was en route from Olathe, Kansas, when the Cessna 421B he was in crashed.

    A major point in the case was that the plane was piloted by a Morgan Stanley senior financial advisor, who was not a professional pilot.

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    Cape Air Cessna Emergency Landing at Hagerstown


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    Contact photographer Benjamin H.W.

    What: Cape Air Cessna 402C en route from Hagerstown to Baltimore
    Where: Hagerstown Regional Airport, Maryland
    When: Oct 14, 2009 10:30 a.m
    Who: Unpublished
    Why: When the crew reported that the plane’s landing gear was not retracting, they returned to the airport and made three passes prior to making a safe landing. (Passes buy time for emergency services to be available, as well as for ATC and ground crew to observe the landing gear and undercarriage.)

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    Cessna Crash in Mexico. 3 Lost.


    Pictured: a similar Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
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    Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente

    What: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) Cessna 182S en route from Morelia.
    Where: Michoacán Mexico
    When: OCT 02, 2009
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: There was fog in the mountains, and the control tower lost contact with the aircraft as the plane was conducting aerial surveys south of the hill “La Union.”

    The cause is under investigation.

    Lost in the crash were Aviator PEDRERO ANTONIO SERGIO NAVARRETE and Air Force Lieutenant Flying Pilot VICENTE ALVAREZ Emilio Castillo and air observer, Chap. 2 / o. Infantry GARIBAY FRANCISCO JAVIER GOMEZ

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    Venezuela: Tour Operator Sued

    On the Isla Margarita in Venezuela on a trip to Angel Falls, tour operator First Choice is being sued for the death of six year old Thomas Horne, who died on a tour while not wearing a seat belt. In fact, an investigator reported in an inquest that “Thomas would probably be alive had he been restrained properly by a seat belt.”

    A 14 seat Cessna 208 crashed while they were aboard.

    The crew did not inform the passengers how to fasten a four-point waist and shoulder seat belt. The Cessna manual indicates that not wearing the shoulder harness could be fatal.

    The flight was not run by First Choice, but by a third party.

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    Published Settlement: $15 million

    What: Twin-engine Cessna 421B on approach to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling
    Where: crashed into a storage yard
    When: January 2006
    Who: Michael Waugh ( general manager and chief operating partner of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Chicago), Kenneth Knudson (founder of Sybaris), and Scott Garland (financial adviser at Morgan Stanley)
    Why: Circuit Judge John Ward awarded $6 million to Waugh’s widow, with the rest being divided among the couple’s three young sons.

    Wrongful death suiit: Morgan Stanley improperly allowed employees to fly personal planes to conduct business–a situation which other financial institutions prohibit.
    Pilot Mark Turek, a Morgan Stanley senior vice president was charged with negligence.

    George’s Point of View

    Settlements are seldom published

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    “Miracle on the Elliot”

    What: Cessna 206 float plane en route from Bremerton to Paine Field
    Where: off Golden Gardens Park in Shilshole Bay
    When: August 28, 2009
    Who: pilot Roger Collins
    Why: When Collins experienced problems with his landing gear, he landed on Shilshole Bay, and his plane flipped. This post’s title is a quote originating from Mike Pugel with the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol who was on the scene.

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    Cessna Lands at Rockaway Mall


    PICTURED: A Cessna R182 Skylane RG
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    Contact Photographer Simon Thomas

    What: GENESUS ONE INC owned single-engine Skylane Cessna en route to Essex County Airport
    Where: emergency landing outside the Rockaway Townsquare Mall
    When: Tuesday August 25 2009
    Who: pilot and a female passenger
    Why: After the engine began running “rough” during a training flight, the plane was forced to land where it could–outside the Rockaway Townsquare Mall. The pilot and passenger only had minor injuries and were taken to hospital. The plane suffered minor damage to the front end.

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    Cessna Crashes in Callas France

    What: small tourist Cessna en route from Cannes-Mandelieu Airport
    Where: Callas — north east of Draguignan near the Riviera
    When: SUNDAY 23 AUGUST 2009 10:00 am (0800 GMT)
    Who: Five passengers killed: the pilot, a friend of the pilot and a lady and two children
    Why: The plane crashed in a wooded park near residences and burst into flames. Residents who witnessed the crash heard nothing as the plane seemed to be gliding, then there was a lound explosion as the plane hit the ground and burst into flame. The accident was close enough to the neighborhood that neighbors turned their garden hoses on the flames, but no one survived the crash.

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    New Zealand Pilot Missing in Bad Weather

    What: New Plymouth Aero Club Cessna 152 en route from North Shore to New Plymouth.
    Where: Waikato, near Te Kuiti New Zealand
    When: 21 JUL 2009 1930
    Who: 1
    Why: Missing plane; circumstances largely unknown.

    At 7:30, the plane’s distress beacon was heard, and though the pilot’s last communication indicated an anticipated landing at New Plymouth by 7.50 pm, the plane never arrived at its intended destination. Search was dispached in the vicinity of the beacon 35 miles west of Te Kuiti, but weather (tornados forecast), low cloud cover, and difficult terrain proved an obstacle to the search.

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    Cessna Emergency Landing

    What: 1965 Cessna 172G
    Where: Inglefield Rd., just north of Darmstadt
    When: June 21
    Who: pilot
    Why: When his engine lost power, the pilot landed in a convenient field three miles north of the airport.

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    Longbeach Plane Collision

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    What: Aero Aviation Cessna single-engine 172 en route from Longbeach Airport
    What: Cessna 310 en route from Longbeach Airport
    Where: TORRANCE, CA
    When: 05/19/2009 5:45 PM
    Who: The Aero Aviation Cessna had a pilot and student pilot.
    Why: N738NN, A CESSNA 172N AIRCRAFT, AND N777AL, A CESSNA 310P AIRCRAFT, COLLIDED OVER THE OCEAN.

    The planes collided in flight off the Southern California Coast. THE COAST GUARD LOCATED two debris fields five miles apart. On monday a seat cushion, nosewheel and several pieces of fuselage were recovered. THE SEARCH was suspended Tuesday.

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    4 Die in Cessna Crash


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    Contact photographer Giovanni Francisco Rodriguez Bravo

    What: Single Engine Cessna 172 en route from Santa Cruz
    When: May 11
    Who: four people were killed: pilot Martyshev Basil, his wife and two children
    Why: The plane took off from Santa Cruz 20 minutes after the expiry of the permitted duration of flights.

    50 minutes after takeoff the plane fell from the sky. No cause is yet noted.

    Apparently Martyshev was Russian and had U.S. citizenship, while his wife and children were citizens of Bolivia.

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    Veracruz: Fatal Cessna Crash


    Pictured: Cessna 340
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    Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente

    What: Cessna 340 en route from Veracruz to McAllen, Texas.
    Where: General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico.
    When: May 5, 2009
    Who: Pilot and 3 passengers
    Why: The Cessna crashed while returning to land after takeoff.

    The pilot requested to return to the airport shortly after takeoff and was cleared to land by the tower. The pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured and 1 passenger sustained serious injuries.

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    Cessna Lands in Marsh

    What: twin-engine Cessna 310
    Where: marshy area near Pitt Street bridge Mt. Pleasant
    When: Saturday afternoon April 25, 2009 2:56 pm
    Who: Arthur Parker and (approx) ten year old son
    Why: When something “popped” on the plane and he could not turn and started losing altitude, Arthur Parker did the only thing he could, and landed in the Mount Pleasant marsh. He and his son walked out on the wing and waded through the marsh, then walked to a local house. Police officers met them, but Parker declined police and medical assistance.

    Now his biggest problem is how to retrieve his plane from the marsh…

    George’s Point of View

    Just call Triple A?