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    Continental Airlines Flight 3407: NY Crash; All Lost


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    Contact Photographer Frank Robitaille

    What: Continental Airlines Flight 3407, Bombardier Q400 turboprop operated by regional carrier Colgan Air en route from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
    Where: Clarence Center, New York.
    When: Thursday Feb 12 struck a house at 10: 10 pm. Two homes were affected.
    Who: 44 passengers and four crew members, 1 off-duty pilot, 1 person on the ground, all fatalities. The passenger manifest has not officially been released.
    Why: The New Jersey-to-Buffalo flight was cleared to land on a runway pointing to the southwest. But the plane crashed with its nose pointed to the northeast. Seconds after two automatic warnings to the pilots that the plane was not moving fast enough to stay aloft, the twin turboprop aircraft went through a “severe pitch and roll” after positioning its flaps for a landing. It did not dive into the house, as initially thought, but landed flat on the house. Icing is emerging as the possible cause for why flight 3047 fell from the sky. The flight data recorder has been collected and is currently being examined.


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    Southwest Airlines Boeing Lands Safely on One Engine


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    Contact photographer Michael Van Bosch

    What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 [see example above] en route from the McCarran International Airport en route to Long Island, New York.
    Where: McCarran International Airport Las Vegas
    When: Thursday afternoon shortly after taking off–at 3:28 p.m.
    Who: 118 passengers
    Why: The crew of the Southwest Airlines Boeing shut down one engine when it caught on fire; and used the remaining working engine to make the emergency landing safely.

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    Emergency Landing at Abilene Airport


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    Contact Photographer Mark Kopczak
    What: American Airlines MD-80 plane flight 2076 headed from El Paso to Dallas
    Where: Abilene Regional Airport
    When: The in-flight emergency was discovered about 20 miles away from Abilene
    Who: 61 people were on board the plane, including three crew members.
    Why: When a warning light flared up signaling a possible generator issue, and the flight then landed safely at Abilene. Passengers were provided water and snacks at the terminal, and the plane departed at 12:45 p.m. to continue the flight.

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    Near Collision over India


    Air India Airbus similar to the one in the near collision
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    Contact Sreenath Yellamrazu – Indian Aviation Photographers


    IAF Gajaraj IL 76 similar to the one in the near collision
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    Contact Photographer Jonathan Derden

    What: Air India’s Airbus 320 Flight IC 206 en route from Dibrugarh via Jorhat to Kolkata
    and an Indian Air Force transport IAF Gajaraj IL 76 en route to Dibrugarh at 19,000 feet flflying at a speed of 600 km per hour.
    Where: over Jorhat in Upper Assam, around 300 km from Guwahati
    When: Tuesday
    Who: 43 passengers in the Airbus. The number aboard the Air Force plane was not disclosed.
    Why: Pilot Joydeb Banerjee saw the air force plane about 300 feet away –Banerjee and co- pilot Neeraj Singha of IC 206 alerted the ATCs at Jorhat and Dibrugarh. The Airbus dived 2,000 feet just in time to save the lives of his 43 passengers. His airbus had taken off from Dibrugarh at 11.55 am.

    An Airports Authority of India ATC officer stationed in the Mohanbari airport in Upper Assam was suspended for “apparent lack of co- ordination with the authorities in Jorhat”.

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    Danube Helicopter Crash; 1 fatality

    What: Robinson-44
    Where: Danube river at Csepel Island near Lagymanyos Bridge
    When: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
    Who: executive of the general contractor of a sewage treatment project in S Budapest died in the crash. The pilot and and a photographer were rescued.
    Why: The rotor was erratic before the helicopter crashed into steel moulds used to pour in concrete of the structure being built.

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    United Airlines Emergency Landing in Louisville


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    Contact Photographer Danny Fritsche
    What: United Airlines regional Embraer jet n845hk en route from Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia to Lambert-St. Louis International
    Where: Louisville International Airport
    When: Tuesday afternoon 2:20 p.m.
    Who: 35 passengers and 4 crew members were on board
    Why: After smoke was reported in the cockpit, the plane made an emergency landing at moved on runway 17-L; then the plane was moved to airport’s cargo area.

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    Cessna Crashes near Puerto Rico


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    Contact the photographer Yasir Raja
    What: Cessna 206, chartered by Tropical Aviation Corp., was traveling from the Casa de Campo International Airport in the Dominican Republic to San Juan
    Where: crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico, in what is being called “a debris field off the northwestern city of Quebradillas,”
    When: around nightfall Sunday Feb 8
    Who: carrying six people; missing pilot and all five passengers are U.S. citizens
    Why: Witnesses reported seeing an explosion on the plane before it crashed. They are still hoping to find survivors.

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    Airbus Lands safely at Kashgar airport


    What: Qatar Airways QR821 Airbus A330-200 en route from Osaka to Doha
    Where: Emergency landing at Kashgar airport in China’s Xinjiang region
    When: 6:35 am Thursday
    Who: 174 passengers and 20 crew
    Why: The airbus plunged 9,000 meters in five minutes, experiencing a loss in cabin pressure but landed safely. All the passengers and their luggage left Kashi at around 9 p.m. Thursday on another Qatar Airways flight. The mechanical failure was repaired and the Airbus left the airport on Friday

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    Air NZ Nails Emergency Landing


    What: Air New Zealand Boeing 747 jet en route for Los Angeles
    Where: NZ
    When: Saturday night (Feb 7)7:30 p.m. local time Saturday (06:30 GMT), returned to Auckland 90 minutes later.
    Who: 365 people on board
    Why: Reporting a hydraulic problem after a light indicated a landing gear should not be raised, the Boeing dumped it’s fuel and returned at low altitude to New Zealand for a safe landing.

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    Brazil: Amazon Crash with 24 (? ) aboard; 16 + missing


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    What: small Aerotaxi”air taxi” Embraer EMB-110P1 (tail numbers PT-SEA) en route from the city of Coari, 225 miles (360 kilometers) southwest of Manaus. The flight was a family heading to Manaus to celebrate a relative’s birthday.
    Where: in the into the Manacapuru river ( a tributary of the Solimões river) 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of state capital Manaus
    When: 3:30 pm Saturday
    Who: 22 people on board including 4 children and 2 crew members — 16 of whom are still missing, 4 survivors. One of the survivors is 9 years old. At this point, the exact numbers are uncertain.
    Why: Survivors reported that they saw one of the motors of the plane stop. Before the pilot lost radio contact near the city of Manacapuru but there was a bad weather warning; there are indications he tried to turn the plane around near the site of the crash. They were flying in heavy rain. Rescuers are on the scene including divers searching for bodies, and a ferry for the plane. The air force helicopter that had been there to assist has suspended operations due to the stormy weather conditions.

    The Embraer EMB-110P1 is a small twin turbo-prop plane that carries up to 21 people.

    List of survivors:
    Leandro da Costa, 9 years
    Ana Costa Lima 43 years
    Eric da Costa, 23 years
    Brena Morais, 21 years

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    Catalina Island Crash


    What: Fixed-wing Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft which flew out of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport at 1:30 expecting to return at 4:50 p.m
    Where: crashed in the rain on a remote Catalina Island hilltop near Mt. Orizaba, southwest of Catalina’s Airport in the Sky
    When: Thursday
    Who: Pilot Mark Hogland president of a Dana Point charter flight company,and passengers, an out-of-state man and woman: Marshall Goldberg, a 39 year-old Florida man and Amy Marie Judd, 24 years old of Idaho. There were no survivors.
    Why: The flight failed to return to John Wayne Airport Thursday. On Friday, rescue teams discovered the wreckage. It is speculated that the rainy, foggy weather played a part, although the pilot was FAA qualified to fly on instruments.

  • Charlottesville Emergency Landing

    What: United Airlines “United Express” flight 8066 (Embraer 145 regional jet that seats 50)from Chicago to Richmond
    Where: Charlottesville-Albermarle Airport
    When: scheduled to arrive in Richmond at 2:30 p.m but arrived at Charlottesville at 2 pm
    Who: 30 people on board (26 passengers, 4 crew)
    Why: Smoke was reported in the cabin. The plane landed without injury to anyone; and the passengers were driven the rest of the way to Richmond.

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    Fatal Piper Crash in West Virginia


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    Contact Photographer Alex McMahon
    Update

    Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking $50,000 in damages, Pawel Jakub Batura filed a four-count suit claiming wrongful death and negligence on behalf of the estate of Stanley and Monika Niemiec casualties of the Jan. 29 crash. Defendants are Chicago-based American Polish Aero Club and Wesvin Inc., the FAA-registered owner of the aircraft. The suit claims Aero Club negligence on the following points:

    • failure to properly inspect the engines;
    • failure to perform adequate pre-flight preparations and inspections;
    • failure to plan proper communication during the flight;
    • failure to safely operate the plane;
    • failure to keep the plane on the flight path;
    • failure to properly monitor the engine.


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    What: Wesvin Inc Piper PA-34
    Where: KENOVA, W.Va 1.5 miles from the Wayne County airport
    When: after 1 p.m. Jan 30 2009
    Who: Pilot and six passengers were killed in the crash
    Why: The plane was low on fuel and made a sudden 180-degree turn before losing contact with controllers at Tri-State. The plane struck struck a 345-kilovolt distribution line.

    The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.

  • Cessna Flips in NY


    What: C210 Regis#: N7130U
    Where: WEST HAMPTON NY– GABRESKI AIRPORT
    When: 02/05/2009
    Who: Pilot
    Why: AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOff. THE PILOT
    REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLIPPED ON THE TAXIWAY FROM THE WIND.

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    Tam Progress

    For those individuals following the Tam case:

    “Scores of plaintiffs suing over Brazil’s deadliest airline crash have settled with TAM Airlines and the plane’s lessor, Pegasus Aviation IV Inc., and intend to direct their claims against the companies that manufactured the plane and its components.”
    “To view more of the LAW 360 press release”

    What: TAM Express flight 3054 (Airbus A320) en route from Porto Alegre to Sao Paulo
    Where: Congonhas airport
    When: 1850 (2150 GMT) on Tuesday
    Who: 186 passengers and crew plus assorted on ground
    Why: wet runway conditions; unfit unfinished runway; reverser (and other) issues on plane. These and other reasons are in contention.

    Almost 200 Feared Dead in Air CrashOriginal article 2007/07/18
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    Norwegian Helicopter Crash

    What: HeliTeam Eurocopter AS350 en route from Harstad to Alta.
    Where: near the Swedish border.
    When: Wednesday
    Who: One person killed, one injured. It is unclear from our sources which was the pilot.
    Why: The crash occurred during heavy snow showers so weather may have been a factor.
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    DC-3 Crashes at Mojave-Kern


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    Contact photographer Michael Van Bosch
    Landing photo taken one day before it crashed

    What: National Test Pilot School’s AMI 65 TP Turbo DC-3 Registration N834TP
    Where: Mojave-Kern County Airport, CA
    When: 05 FEB 2009
    Who: crew of 2 pilots-one taken by ambulance to the hospital; the other drove himself.
    Why: The DC-3 was in takeoff phase from runway 30. After liftoff, it dropped and veered off the runway and sustained substantial damage. Six hundred gallons of fuel leaked from the plane as a result of damage.


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    Turbulence at Tromsø


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    Contact photographer Jan Jorgensen

    What: SAS Norge Boeing 737-800 en route from Oslo Gardermoen to Tromsø Norway
    Where: Tromsø Norway
    When: Feb 5th 2009
    Who: Number of passengers not released
    Why: While descending for landing approach, the flight encountered “clear air turbulence.” Apparently the seat belt lights were already on, and the only one injured was a flight attendant who was knocked off her feet and broke her ankle.

    Subsequent to the event, it was determined that although the flight crew had no inkling of it, that turbulence had been forecast by Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET).

    George’s Point of View

    The incident may call for some kind of update of the on board warning system(s).

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    Gear Up Landing in Oregon


    What: C320
    Where: SEASIDE, OR
    When: 02/02/2009 4 p.m.
    Who: Only the pilot Roger DeLong was aboard. No injuries reported.
    Why: The Cessna landed with the landing gears stuck in the gear up position. The pilot had already dropped off passenger Gary Turel prior to the landing. The plane slid approx. 700 feet on its belly and sustained some damage. According to the FAA spokesman “landing gear jams are not uncommon on the twin-engine Cessna 320.”

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    Grumman Birdstrike Downs Plane in Louisiana.


    Grumman Tiger Pictured
    What: Grumman G164 fixed Wing Single-Engine
    Where: FROGMORE, LA
    When: 02/01/2009
    Who: Pilot only one on board.
    Why: “AIRCRAFT HIT A FLOCK OF BIRDS ON FINAL OBSTRUCTING WINDSCREEN AND CRASHED ON LANDING AT A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR FROGMORE, LA”

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    Russian Helicopter Crash

    What: Mi-24 “Hind” (combat) Helicopter on a training flight from a Saratov region aircraft factory.
    Where: 700 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Moscow near the Pugachov aerodrome
    When: just before noon (0900 GMT) Tuesday.
    Who: 3 people aboard were killed
    Why: The flight data recorders have been recovered and are being used in the investigation.

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    Cyprus Airways Grounded in London


    What: Cyprus Airways Airbus 330 from Cyprus
    Where: Heathrow Airport
    When: Monday, Feb. 2, 2009
    Who: 104 passengers
    Why: The Airbus flight was one of many victims of the worst snowstorm in 18 years– Weather caused hundreds of flight cancellations and virtually shut down public transportation.

    Vias aéreas de Chipre aterradas em Londres

    Que: Vias aéreas Airbus 330 de Chipre de Chipre
    Onde: Aeroporto de Heathrow
    Quando: Segunda-feira, fevereiro 2, 2009
    Quem: 104 passageiros
    Porque: O vôo de Airbus era uma de muitas vítimas da tempestade de neve a mais má em 18 anos– Centenas causadas tempo de cancelamentos do vôo e de transporte público virtualmente interrompido.