A stunt plane crashed near Stewart international airport in New Windsor, New York, on August 28.
Authorities said the Cornell W F/Sahakian JA Jr. Giles G 202 experimental plane went down while practicing for the New York Air Show, which is scheduled for this weekend.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Andrew Wright, of Texas.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A Zenith CH601XL plane crashed in a grassy area in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, on July 25.
Winnebago County authorities contacted Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office on July 26, about a missing plane that was heading to the Experimental Aircraft Association convention in Oshkosh and was around 20 hours overdue.
Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol and the deputies began searching for the plane and found the wreckage in a grassy area.
Both occupants of the plane were found dead.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
A small plane crashed while attempting to take off from San Rafael Airport, California, at around 12:45 p.m. on December 20.
San Rafael fire Chief Chris Gray said the single-engine plane flipped upside down but did not spark fire.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, sustained minor injuries.
The FAA will investigate.
It is believed that the plane was a Thorp T-18 experimental plane.
A small plane went down in the Grout Bay campground located along the Big Bear Lake, California, before 11 a.m. on October 20.
The accident happened after the aircraft took off from Big Bear City Airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed at the spot. His identity has not yet been disclosed.
According to the FAA records, the experimental, fixed-wing, single-engine Sonnex aircraft was registered to Steve M. Morris of Bayside, Humboldt County.
The FAA, the NTSB and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department are looking into the cause of crash.
A P-51 Mustang single engine plane which took off from Reno-Stead Airport and was en route to South Dakota crashed on Pyramid Highway just north of Spanish Springs in Nevada at around 8 a.m. on July 26.
The accident happened after an experimental Roscher built Thunder Mustang ‘Miss Picabo’ experienced mechanical failure and its engine stopped suddenly. The pilot and the co-pilot then decided to make emergency landing at Pyramid Highway and eventually crashed into a truck travelling northbound with at least 2 people aboard.
The aircraft caught fire after the crash. However, the pilot and the co-pilot managed to get out of it in just minutes. No major injuries were reported except for some scratches from broken glass.
Recalling the accident, the Pilot Fred Roscher of Cupertino said, “The plane was flying, and then, all of a sudden the engine just died….. We touched down and immediately hit him [the truck]… A couple minutes later, the plane caught fire and was completely consumed.”
Two lane Pyramid Lake Road remained closed for six hours.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the mechanical failure of the aircraft.
A single-propeller aircraft made an emergency landing in the parking lot of an oilfield service company located in northwest Houston, Texas.
According to the Houston Fire Department, they were called to the parking lot of TAM International, near Pinemont west of Highway 290, shortly after 7 a.m. on June 20.
The small, red-colored Champion Sportster landed without any damage to the nearby parked cars, although its right tire was damaged during the emergency landing. The landing gear collapsed during an apparently intentional ground-loop.
Officials confirmed that there were two people aboard at the time of the accident. HPD Officer Tray Riley said, “They’re very thankful to be uninjured and to be able to put that aircraft down without it flipping over, without injuring anyone else in the parking lot.”
The pilot maintained that the plane lost power just after taking off from Weiser Airpark, Cypress.
The initial investigation confirmed that the plane’s engine failed. The FAA is investigating the cause of the engine failure.
A 1994 experimental aircraft owned by Raging Thermal Sky Sports LLC, and known as “Meyer Goat” made a safe emergency landing at the Eagle Springs Golf Club located in Walcott, Colorado after 11 a.m. on June 16.
The decision to make an emergency landing was made after the small aircraft lost oil pressure during the flight.
The pilot and passenger remained unharmed. Their identities have not yet been disclosed by the authorities. The plane sustained minor damage after landing in high winds while en route from Golden to Boulder County. The plane landed on the golf course’s 547-yard par 5 second fairway.
The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle County Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, Greater Eagle Fire Protection District, Eagle River Fire Protection District and Eagle County Paramedic Services responded to the call.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
A SONERAI II LT Experimental plane flying out of Centennial Airport crashed in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, at about 3pm on March 29.
After the pilot suffered difficulty maintaining control, the plane went down in flames in a nose dive away from populated areas.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the pilot was killed in the incident.
The workers at a nearby car wash centre declared the pilot to be a hero as he apparently tried to steer the plane away from local shops and road, before it finally crashed.
A small plane, an INPAER Explorer#PR-ZAL with three aboard was en route from Campos dos Amarais, Campinas to London but disappeared from radar while talking to ATC in Pirassununga Brazil at about ten on January 23rd. The experimental plane was registered but not certified, and barred from flying over populated areas.
The Brazilian Air Force, Botucatu and São Manuel police forces were searching with a C-105 Amazonas, a H1 and an Eagle Helicopter, and found the remains of the passengers in dense forest, in a rugged area near Monte Alegre.
The Squad of Campo Grande rescue team is on the scene.
Locals who heard the failing engine, a roar and saw a flash of light in the woods notified authorities.
The remains have been identified as:
-Alderman and Deputy Mayor of Suzano (SP) Jessé Almeida,
-Edson Geraldino, identified as owner of the plane.
The identity of the third party, Rubens Geraldino, has not been confirmed by the family. The passengers (uncle and nephew) were from Mogi das Cruzes, SP, Brazil.
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 14:00:00Z
Regis#: N9752J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: OVERGAARD
State: Arizona
Description: AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, CRASHED 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY, MOGOLLON AIRPARK, OVERGAARD, AZ
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 13:25:00Z
Regis#: N7811W
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: POTEAU
State: Oklahoma
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR ROBERT S. KERR AIRPORT, POTEAU, OK
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 17:15:00Z
Regis#: N96037
Aircraft Make: TAYLORCRAFT
Aircraft Model: BC12
Event Type: Accident
Damage: Substantial
City: INDEPENDENCE
State: Oregon
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING FLIPPED OVER, INDEPENDENCE, OR
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 16:40:00Z
Regis#: N7720P
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA24
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: HESPERIA
State: California
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT, HESPERIA, CA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-AUG-13
Time: 16:30:00Z
Regis#: N36538
Aircraft Make: AIR TRACTOR
Aircraft Model: AT400
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: DUMAS
State: Arkansas
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GROUND LOOPED, BILLY FREE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DUMAS, AR
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-AUG-13
Time: 20:28:00Z
Regis#: N286AM
Aircraft Make: AVIAT
Aircraft Model: A1
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Substantial
City: BETTLES
State: Alaska
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO A GRAVEL BAR, 125 MILES FROM BETTLES, ALASKA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 20:44:00Z
Regis#: N230AK
Aircraft Model: S18
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: HUMBOLDT
State: South Dakota
Description: AIRCRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL SUPER 18, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A FIELD, NEAR HUMBOLDT, SC
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 10:46:00Z
Regis#: N10PZ
Aircraft Make: QUEST
Aircraft Model: KODIAK100
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Substantial
City: WESTPORT
State: Massachusetts
Description: AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WESTPORT, MA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 15:45:00Z
Regis#: N4514S
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 33
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: ENNIS
State: Texas
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, RANKIN, ELLIS COUNTY, 10 MILES FROM ENNIS, TX
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 09-AUG-13
Time: 15:22:00Z
Regis#: N13622
Aircraft Make: ROCKWELL
Aircraft Model: 690
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Damage: Destroyed
City: EAST HAVEN
State: Connecticut
Description: AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HOUSES 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND 2 PERSONS ON THE GROUND WERE FATALLY INJURED, EAST HAVEN, CT
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 12:30:00Z
Regis#: N25QL
Aircraft Make: RAVEN
Aircraft Model: S55A
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Damage: Unknown
City: ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU
Country: Canada
DESCRIPTION
Description: N25QL RAVEN S55A HOT AIR BALLOON IN LANDING, 1 PERSON ON THE GROUND WAS FATALLY INJURED, AT ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, SAINT GREGOIRE, QUEBEC, CANADA
INJURY DATA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 16:55:00Z
Regis#: N22PA
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 24
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: LINCOLNTON
State: North Carolina
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, LINCOLNTON, NC
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 10-AUG-13
Time: 14:58:00Z
Regis#: N27BD/BA100
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Unknown
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: KILLEEN
State: Texas
Country:
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT EXPERIMENTAL BA-100, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR KILLEEN, TX
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 18:52:00Z
Regis#: N2559Z
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA23
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
City: BILLINGS
State: Montana
Description: AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, BILLINGS, MT
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 12-AUG-13
Time: 09:57:00Z
Regis#: N4969J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28R
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: FREDERICKSBURG
State: Virginia
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A PARKING LOT, FREDERICKSBURG, VA
Total Fatal: 0
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 21:54:00Z
Regis#: N557BB
Aircraft Make: RANS
Aircraft Model: S12
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: DORCHESTER
State: Maryland
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN THE WATER OFF ELLIOTT ISLAND, NEAR DORCHESTER, MD
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 14:30:00Z
Regis#: N61JB
Aircraft Make: MITSUBISHI
Aircraft Model: MU2B
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: COLUMBUS
State: Ohio
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, COLUMBUS, OH
END NOTICE
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 21:05:00Z
Regis#: N73091
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: None
City: NEW LONDON
State: New Hampshire
Description: AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A HIGHWAY, NEAR NEW LONDON, NH
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 17:28:00Z
Regis#: N8147J
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA32
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: ALEXANDRIA
State: Louisiana
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, ALEXANDRIA, LA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 01:45:00Z
Regis#: N82736
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA18
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Minor
City: FAREWELL LAKE
State: Alaska
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING STRUCK THE PROP, FAREWELL LAKE AIRSTRIP, ALASKA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 20:38:00Z
Regis#: N88448
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: J3C
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Minor
City: TITUSVILLE
State: Florida
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLLOUT, FLIPPED ONTO ITS NOSE, TITUSVILLE, FL
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 18:30:00Z
Regis#: N894CT
Aircraft Make: DIAMOND
Aircraft Model: DA20
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None
Damage: Unknown
City: ATLANTA
State: Georgia
Description: AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, NEWNAN COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GA
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 11-AUG-13
Time: 14:30:00Z
Regis#: UNREG
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Minor
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: WATERLOO
State: Indiana
Description: UNREGISTERED ULTRALIGHT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR WATERLOO, IN
INJURY DATA
Total Fatal: 0
On May 29, 2013, an Aerocomp Comp Air B experimental air craft was in its initial climb in Sorocaba, São Paulo Brazil when it developed problems.
According to witnesses, the aircraft spun in the air, and attempted to land.
The pilots tried to land but struck two trees and crashed into two houses in the St. William neighborhood of Sorocaba. The pilot and copilot died at the scene.
Responding Emergency services included firefighters, military police, Municipal Civil Guard.
The cause of the accident has not been released. The investigation is optional since this was an experimental plane.
The Vans RV-9A (a single-engine experimental aircraft) was being flown from Americana city by its owner with a female passenger aboard when it struck power lines and crashed by Ester Mill Dam in Cosmópolis in São Paulo, Brazil.
Both people aboard died at the scene.
The plane crashed in a remote area with difficult access in the dam. The fire department and the military are investigating but (Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents) are not.
What: Experimental Ultralight aircraft en route from Rowan County Airport to High Rock Lake,
Where: a field close to Shaw’s Mobile Home Park
When: Sept 30, 2012, 6 p.m.
Who: pilot
Why: The ultralight ppeared to stall out shortly before impact. Cecil Dwayne Brown, of West Second Street, in Faith, died in the crash. His remains were recovered within two hours of the accident.
The plane apparently impacted power lines, causing an immediate outage.
Contact photographer J.B. Barbour
What: Raleighwood Aviation LLC Lancair IVP-TP (built by Carlos Garza)
Where: Boise Airport, Idaho
When: Feb 03 2012, 8:58 a.m.
Who: 1 fatality
Why: Steve Appleton was flying an experimental Lancair IVP-TP. On his second flight, he took off, turned back to the airport. He contacted ATC and said ““321 Lima Charlie, I’d like to turn back in, and uhh, land. Coming back in.” and then crashed.
Safety Board investigator Zoe Keliher said “Appleton took off at about 8:46 a.m, got the plane five to 10 feet off the ground and landed again. He returned to the hangar, then took off again at 8:54 a.m.; he got to between 100 and 200 feet when, according to witnesses, the plane suddenly stopped, banked and fell to the ground.”
It crashed between two runways.In 2004, Appleton survived a crash that gave him a punctured lung, head injuries, ruptured disk and broken bone. This time, Appleton died at the scene. The plane was badly burned.
He was the CEO of Micron.
He had several planes which he flew frequently. (He has owned 20 planes.)
The four seat experimental plane is sold as a kit. This one was built by built by Carlos Garza.
What: Wittman W-10 Tailwind (Built by John R. Wing) practicing touch and go
Where: Fulton, 1 mile SW of Oswego County Apt.- KFZY, NY
When: Dec 1, 2011, 2:30 pm
Who: pilot
Why: After practicing touch and go the pilot crashed in a wooded area called Old Incinerator Hill, off Whitaker Road, near the line between Fulton and Volney, a mile sW of Oswego County Airport.
Witnesses heard the engine sputtering before it went down in a heavily wooded area. Part of the wreckage was found fifteen feet up, in a tree.
What: small, single-engine experimental Nadiq, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane
Where: Sandy Creek township, near Miller Road in Venango County
When: July 24 2010, 11:25 a.m
Who: fatalities: 57-year-old David Wagner, of Clairon, and former Clairon County commissioner 54-year-old Rob Carbaugh, of Seneca.
Why: Crash in the woods of Sandy Creek
Pictured: A Steen Skybolt-180
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Contact photographer Jeff Snyder
What: Skybolt en route from Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport
Where: Oklahoma
When: Nov 8 2009
Who: 2 fatalities: pilot Robert N. Munson and passenger Zachary james Cook
Why: Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed and burned in a field a mile and a half from the airport. Both occupants were killed.
The FAA is investigating.
An Avro 504K replica on the flight line ready for the weekly airshow, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck NY
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Contact photographer Adam Cramer
What: Avro504K replica bi-plane
Where: Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Stone Church Road and Norton Avenue in Red Hook, just north of the Rhinebeck line.
When: Saturday October 17 2009
Who: pilot William Gordan
Why: The engine stalled at an altitude of about 300 feet, crashed into a swamp on the aerodrome property, causing the top wings to collapse. Its lower wings sustained damage. By the time assistance arrived, the pilot had already climbed out of the plane.
Pictured: An RV-8 domiciled at Scappoose – Industrial Airpark
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Contact photographer Phil Gilston
What: Vans RV-8 kit plane
Where: hills of Columbia County, 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon
When: October 5 2009
Who: Kenneth Turpen of Bainbridge Island, Wash
Why: The plane had been cleared for approach, but was found crashed up in a wooded area 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon.
Rescuers hiked to reach the pilot, who was apparently banged up, but conscious.
Pictured: An Experimental Homebuilt RV-6 kit plane
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Contact photographer Connector
What: RV-6 experimental kit plane en route from Wilmington to Louisburg, 31 miles northeast of Raleigh.
Where: Behind Magnolia Mobile Home Park off Highway 903 near Magnolia in Duplin County NC
When: Oct 05, 2009 12:45 pm
Who: a Yorkville, Illinois pilot
Why: According to witnesses, the plane nosedived into the ground. There was a loud noise, like an explosion, but it is not known if it was before or when the plane impacted the ground. The crash is under investigation.
What: experimental plane
Where: Healdsburg Municipal Airport
When: Thursday, May 21 10:58 a.m.
Who: Pilot
Why: A quartering wind caused the pilot to veer off the runway and into the Funsten Ranch vineyard grape vines. Plane owner/pilot was not injured when his homebuilt crashed.
Then…a mere six hours later…same place…
What: low-wing, single-engine Mooney
Where: Healdsburg Municipal Airport
When: 4:55 p.m
Who: pilot
Why: Right after take-off, the Mooney went to partial power, passed a home and powerlines, then skidded on its belly into the vineyard where this Mooney also crash-landed on grapevines by the Mazzocco Winery
What: Experimental Light Sport (ultra light) flying from Flying Little River Airport in McAlpin.
Where: Suwannee County off Highway 90 and 89th Road just past Live Oak
When: Mar 10, 2009
Who: An early report said that pilot Walter Richard of Louisiana has been flown to Shand’s Hospital in Gainesville. The name now released is Jimmy Burkholder, 68, of McAlpin, who is in the burn unit at Shands UF. A woman passenger was dead on the scene; her name has been released: Linda Sturtevant, 58, of Rhode Island
Why: The pilot dropped below power lines as the plane lost altitude, and struck the tree line.
What: TOLAND S/THORNBURGH J TWIN 503SL Glider owned by SURE FLIGHT INC
Where: Torrance Airport
When: 02/27/2009
Who: Two men were injured in the crash
Why: The homebuilt “experimental class”ultralight was taxiing on a ramp at Torrance Airport when it clipped a parked aircraft and went airborne up to approximately 100 feet; the flight crashed off the runway fatally injuring at least one passenger.
What: EXP BEARHAWK Fixed Wing Single-Engine Regis#: 3WC owned by William Cox en route from a private airstrip in Beach City RWJ Airpark
Where: ANAHUAC TX in Chambers Count landing in an open pasture 30 miles east of Houston.
When: Thursday 01/29/2009 3 p.m.
Who: Pilot and two passengers were aboard
Why: Wtnesses reported hearing an engine sputter before seeing the plane nosedived into the ground. The plane was an experimental class plane
