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    Homeowner Survived Plane Crashing into Her Home


    What: Superior Pallet Co. Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six
    Where: Jackson, Miss
    When: Nov 13, 2012, 5:00pm
    Who: 3 fatalities, 1 injured
    Why: Three people aboard the Piper that crashed in Jackson Mississippi died at the scene.

    When the plane struck their house, everything Loretta and Roosevelt Jamison owned, including two pets, went up in flames.

    Ms Jamison was in her bedroom when the plane struck; first she heard a boom, then voices of someone inside the plane before it exploded. The repercussion knocked her off her feet. As fire engulfed the house, she climbed out of a second story window and was helped down by neighbors.

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    Piper Crash Kills Florida Couple

    What: Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C en route from Waterbury-Oxford to Simsbury
    Where: Onion Mountain, near Simsbury, CT
    When: Nov 19, 2012 10:20 p.m.
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: Donald Derocher, 73, and Josephine Derocher, 74, were en route to visit family in Connecticut when their plane dropped from radar into an area of difficult access.

    The plane struck the Onion Mountain, and was located crashed in the Simsbury-owned Onion Mountain Park. Rescuers used chain saws to clear a path to the wreckage,

    The record of takeoff from Waterbury-Oxford airport were denied by the airport manager. The NTSB is investigating

    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 8826J
    Make/Model: PA28 D
    Description: PA-28 CHEROKEE, ARROW, WARRIOR, ACHER
    Date: 11/19/2012 Time: 2334
    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
    Damage: Unknown

    LOCATION City: CANTON State: CT Country: US

    DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
    FATALLY INJURED, 10 MILES FROM CANTON, CT

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    Piper Crash in Mississippi


    What: Superior Pallet Co. Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six
    Where: Jackson, Miss
    When: Nov 13, 2012, 5:00pm
    Who: 3 fatalities, 1 injured
    Why: Three people aboard the Piper that crashed in Jackson Mississippi died at the scene.

    The residence of hLoretta and Roosevelt Jamison went up in flames after the plane impacted. Ironically, the plane had been en route to an FAA safety conference.

    The pilot had taken off but once underway requested to return to the airport. Witnesses reported the engine sputtering but the plane did not make it back to the airport, and crashed in the residence.

    One person was in the house when the accident occurred and she was able to climb through a bedroom window to safety. She is being treated at University of Mississippi Medical Center.

    The plane belonged to Roger and Michele Latham, but Latham and his wife and daughter were not aboard. The fatalities included Latham’s flight instructor John Edward Tilton Jr.and two passengers en route to the FAA safety conference.

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    Piper Crashes in Chilean Yard injuring Pilots


    What: Servicios Aéreos Romeo Mike Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
    Where: near Santiago/La Reina-Eulogio Sánchez Airport, Chile
    When: Nov 6, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: After taking off from Tobalaba Airport (aka Santiago/La Reina-Eulogio Sánchez Airport), the plane crashed 500 meters away, in a field adjacent to commercial property in ??Avenida Ossandón.

    Pilots Sergio Canilla Canales and Jorge Juacida Ramírez were injured and transported to the hospital.

    The plane struck a tree and a structure in a residential yard, according to firefighters. Four fire companies assisted in rescuing the pilots.

    The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating.

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    Chartered Flight Crashes in Paraná Brazil


    What: Táxi Aéreo Hercules Piper PA-31T2 Cheyenne II XL
    Where: Almirante Tamandaré, Paraná Brazil
    When: Nov 6, 2012
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: The Táxi Aéreo Hercules Piper left Dourados for the Bacacheri Airport, in Curitiba with the pilot, copilot and two passengers. Táxi Aéreo operates out of Bacacheri Airport. The flight was chartered for Brinks and was carrying money.

    One security personnel named Wilmar survived the crash and was taken to Hospital do Trabalhador where he later died.

    The plane crashed fifteen miles short of its destination.

    Seripa (Serviço Regional de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos) is investigating. Currently no cause for the accident has been released.

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    Piper Street Landing in Odessa

    What: Kensington Capital LLC Piper PA-24-250 Comanche en route from Arizona to Schlemeyer Field Airport
    Where: Odessa
    When: Oct 26
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: When the pilot realized he didn’t have enough fuel for the Piper PA-24-250 Comanche to make it to Schlemeyer Field, he dodged power lines and made an emergency landing on 87th Street between Harvard Ave. and Rainbow Dr.

    The pilot called for a fuel delivery, and was subsequently permitted to take off for the airport. There were no injuries.

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    Two aboard Piper Crashed in Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights

    What: Piper PA-28 Cherokee#N55620 en route from Delaware, Ohio to Creve Coeur airport.
    Where: Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights
    When: Oct 24, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: While attempting a landing on the shore, the piper that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake had two occupants, pilot Russell Hazelton, 78 who died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton and passenger Suzanne Hazelton, 69 who was on life support. The plane flipped on to its back during the attempted landing.

    Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team, police and rescue services were on hand for the recovery.

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    Piper Crash in Austria

    What: Land- und Forstflug GesmbHb Piper J3C
    Where: Apetlon Austria
    When: Sept 29, 2012
    Who: pilot
    Why: The 49-year-old pilot from Wiener Neustadt struck trees when flying in Apetion. The pilot landed in a field with parts of the tree stuck in the plane. The pilot was treated on the scene and taken to the hospital with a fractured pelvis.

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    Small Plane Misses Neighborhood Debris Flying


    What: X Aviation LLC Piper PA-23-250 Aztec en routes from Hooks to Tyler
    Where: Near Lake Palestine, Bullard, TX
    When: Sept 12, 2012
    Who: 1 fatality
    Why: The pilot identified as 51-year-old Stephen Annis of Huntsville, crashed behind a subdivision, spiraling down, missing most of the trees and crashing. An ambulance is responded to the crash, which is located in the 15000 block of Treasure Cove in Bullard. In the adjacent neighborhood, witnesses heard the thud, smelled the fumes and saw flying debris. Investigators speculate he was aiming for the lake, and trying to avoid the neighborhood.

    There was no report of a distress call.

    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 4842P Make/Model: PA23 Description: PA-23-150/160 Apache
    Date: 09/12/2012 Time: 2000

    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
    Damage: Destroyed

    LOCATION
    City: TYLER State: TX Country: US

    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. TYLER, TX

    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
    # Crew: 0 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
    # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
    # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

    OTHER DATA
    Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
    FAA FSDO: DALLAS, TX (SW05) Entry date: 09/13/2012

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    Piper Emergency Landing in Martha’s Vineyard

    What: Fly The Whale (Charter) twin-engine Piper Chieftain en route from Nantucket Memorial Airport to White Plains, New York airport
    Where: Martha’s Vineyard
    When: September 3, 2012 8:00 pm
    Who: 9 passengers
    Why: The flight was en route when a (possibly electrical) smell pervaded the cabin. The pilot made a precautionary landing at Martha’s vineyard. Passengers transferred to another Fly The Whale flight and continued on to New York.

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    Lake Tahoe: Piper Accident Kills 2 Couples and Child

    What: Piper PA-32-301T Turbo Saratoga
    Where: off Winnemucca Avenue near Barton Hospital, Barton Meadow, South Lake Tahoe, CA
    When: August 25, 2012, 9:45 p.m.
    Who: 5 aboard, 5 fatalities
    Why: The plane took off from Lake Tahoe Airport. No flight plan was filed. Witnesses heard the plane having engine trouble, and saw the plane turn and crash. A witness said he heard something like “a lawnmower that got something caught in the blade. There were two quick cracking noises and then it was over.”The plane impacted in Barton Meadows within El Dorado County limits, and caught on fire. Other witnesses reported seeing the fireball. The wildfire burned about an acre and was contained by 11:10 p.m.. Debris from the crash remained in the field but the numbers on the wing and tail were not identifiable.

    Those aboard were identified as pilot Francisco de la Mora, his wife Lorena, and daughter, and Harold and Kin Cardwell. The plane was registered in the pilot’s name.

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    Emergency Landing on Florida Interstate


    What: Piper PA 32 en route from Davis Island
    Where: I-75 at Gibsonton Drive, Florida
    When: August 23, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: The pilot, Charles Pulliam took off from Davis Island en route to Opa Locka AIrport, but began losing oil and had to make an emergency landing. He struck a power line but managed to land on the shoulder of I-75 Northbound. His right wing was cut off halfway after striking a road sign, but neither Pulliam nor his two passengers were injured.
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    Two of four Lost in Brenda Mines Crash

    What: Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche en route from Pentiction to Boundary Bay
    Where: Brenda Mines, 22 kilometres west of Peachland Canada
    When: August 13, 2012
    Who: 4 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: The plane was off course when it crashed at 5 p.m. local time near Brenda Mines. One person died on the scene. Three passengers were hospitalized in Kelowna and Kamloops hospital, where one later died.

    A Cormorant helicopter responded to the emergency beacon and did a flyby over the wreckage before rescuers parachuted in. BC Air Ambulance Service transported injured to the hospital; one was flown to Royal Inland Hospital.

    The first victim was identified as Dallas Smith; the second victim to succumb to injuries was Lauren Sewell, 24. Smith was her boyfriend. The plane ride was a birthday present from Sewell to Smith.
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    2nd Emergency Landing on CA Highway


    What: Piper PA-28R-180 Arrow en route from Mammoth Lakes to Palomar Airport
    Where: I-15 & W. El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA
    When: July 22, 2012, 11:25 p,
    Who: 4 aboard
    Why: After the plane was rented, it ran out of gas en route. The pilot, Pilot Ken Gheysar, managed to make a safe landing on a highway in light traffic.

    No one was injured, but a 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup clipped the plane’s left wing while the plane was sitting on the shoulder.

    The pilot and his family were returning home from a weekend in Mammoth Lakes.

    It was towed by 8:20 a.m. with damage too severe to fly out.

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    Australians Killed in Alaska Crash

    What: LNP Saratoga Inc. Piper Saratoga was en route from Fort Yukon to Fairbanks
    Where: Alaska
    When: July 18, 2012 5 PM
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: A plane owned by LNP Saratoga Inc and eased to the West Valley Flying Club of Palo Alto. disappeared from radar in Alaska on July 18.

    The Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons were deployed and discovered the wreckage. Alaska State Troopers identified the 64-year-old pilot Stephen Knight and 60-year-old Gillian Knight of Queensland, Australia.

    The pilots had been engaged in filing a “pop-up” Instrument Flight Rules Plan. The cloud cover was low.

    Two other planes had been flying with the wrecked plane but each with a different route. The wreckage was located 63 kilometres north of Fairbanks.

    Visibility hampered recovery operations on Wednesday but now the remains have been recovered and sent for autopsy by the state medical examiner’s office.

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    Instruction Flight Crashes in El Salvador

    What: Dárdano Aeroservicios Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B
    Where: Soyapango El Salvador
    When: July 11, 2012
    Who: 3 aboard, 3 fatalities
    Why: After takeoff, the plane fell into a riverbed canyon. Three people died in the crash, pilot instructor Jose Miguel Avalos and his two students, Jose Antonio Martinez and Rodrigo Calles.

    One died at the scene and two died at the hospital.

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    Family Piper Lost in Miss. Storm

    What: Rgd. Flt Away LLC Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance en route from Andrews, N.C. to Oxford, Miss
    Where: Mississippi
    When: July 8 2012
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: James Bartley Jr.; his wife, Terry Bartley; and their youngest daughter, Caroline Bartley died when their plane broke apart in the air over Mississippi. They were flying from a vacation home in North Carolina to the University of Mississippi. There was lightning reported in the vicinity when the plane crashed. The wreckage is described as burned and crumpled and may have fallen from an altitude of 8000 feet.

    Rescue teams responded on foot, four-wheelers and horseback.

    The debris field was spread over half of a mile n a field near County Road 4111 in New Site, Mississippi; the fuselage was found by a medical helicopter.

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    FAA, NTSB Employee’s Planes Collide


    What: NTSB employee’s Beechcraft BE-35 (N6658R) five miles from Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
    What: FAA employee Thomas R. Provin’s 1965 Piper PA-28 (N23SC) en route from from Culpeper Regional Airport to the Warrenton-Fauquier
    Where: southern Fauquier County.
    When: May 28, 2012 4:00 pm
    Who: two people aboard the Beechcraft fatalities, one aboard the Piper (injured)
    Why: Over Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, two planes collided. The pilot of the piper was hospitalized with injuries; both in the Beechcraft succumbed to their injuries. The Beechcraft was owned by an employee of the NTSB. The Piper is owned by an employee of the FAA. Subsequently, they requested the Canadian NTSB to investigate.

    The planes impacted the ground a mile apart by a mile long debris field, one on a family farm. The woodsy secluded area is a challenging site to gather debris due to wildlife like snakes.

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    Light Craft Crashes in Hancock County

    What: Piper PA-22-150 single engine aircraft
    Where: Greenfield County, Indiana
    When: May 26, 2012, 7:00 a.m.
    Who: 3 aboard
    Why: Near the Pennsy biking trail and County Road 400 east, a single engine aircraft, a Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer has crashed.

    The accident occurred south of Pope Airfield where the pilot had just attempted takeoff but failed to achieve adequate lift to fly over the treeline.

    They did miss power lines.

    Pilot Melvin Grant, of Greenfield, and passengers Mark Grant and Andrew Pfaff were taken to Indianapolis’s Methodist Hospital.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    Pilot and Three Passengers Walk away from Frankenmuth Crash

    What: Kitze Aviation Inc. Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee G
    Where: Frankenmuth, MI
    When: May 20, 2012, 3:20 pm
    Who: 4 aboard
    Why: A 25 year old pilot Thomas Wolfe successfully landed the Piper in Zehnder Field after losing power.

    The pilot and one passenger got medical treatment after landing. Two others were transported to Flint’s Hurley Medical Center for treatment.

    The pilot, Thomas Wolf, 56 year old Gerald Wolfe and 57 year old Frank Tima, are from Livonia. 26-year-old Laura Richardson is from Royal Oak.

    The accident is under investigation.

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    Piper Medical Evacuation Crash Under Investigation


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    What: 0640 UTC, a Piper PA42 Cheyenne III
    Where: Grand Case, St. Maarten
    When: May 5, 2012
    Who: Pilot and three passengers
    Why: On May 5, 2012, at 0640 UTC, a Piper PA42 Cheyenne III, French registration F-GXES, was destroyed when it crashed about four minutes after takeoff into the Atlantic Ocean, three miles from Grand Case, St. Maarten. The pilot and three passengers on board were fatally injured. The aircraft was airborne at 02:39 LT and crashed approximately five minutes later about one nautical mile off coast.

    The passengers were a doctor, nurse, and the patient, Panagiotis Vryonides of Nicosia, a sick man from the cruise ship Allure of the Seas.

    Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The foreign, non-scheduled cross-country flight was en route to Fort de France, Martinique.

    Witnesses saw the airplane explode and crash into the sea.

    The plane and remains were later found off Le Galion Beach.

    This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France.

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    Small Planes Collide, 5 Fatalities, Mile of Debris

    What: Bourgault Industries Piper PA-28 Cherokee
    What: Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer amphibious plane
    Where: Brieux, Saskatchewan
    When: May 12, 2012
    Who: 5 fatalities
    Why: Two men and a boy were aboard the Piper PA-28 en route from Calgary to St. Brieux to pick up plane parts; and a woman and man were aboard the amphibious plane flying from Regina to La Ronge.

    The planes made some kind of impact in the air, after which both planes impacted the ground. The Buccaneer plane was found in shallow water. Piper debris was found around Brieux.

    The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton, Ont said that indications are that the planes made contact at low altitude and it appears that the amphibious plane struck the Piper.

    The planes were found less than a kilometre apart with a debris field of more than a mile.

    Bourgault Industries is a airline seeding company. The RCMP asked Jerry Bourgault to assist, and he flew his Piper Super Cub to find the debris field.

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    Martinique Honeymoon Medical Evacuation has Tragic Ending


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    What: Transports Aériens Intercaraïbes Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne III en route from St. Martin to Martinique
    Where: French Antilles
    When: May 5, 2012 2:45
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: Five minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed between Tintamarre Island and Le Galion Beach, close to Orient Bay, St Martin, French Antilles.

    The TAI Air Ambulance Service flight was piloted by Bruno Le Jeune, and was transporting a male tourist cardiac patient from the St. Maarten Medical Center to Martinique.

    The patient, Panagiotis Vryonides of Nicosia, was on his honeymoon when fell ill on the “Allure of the Seas” cruise ship. He was from Cyprus. His wife was in Antigua.

    More than French and Dutch 100 emergency personnel searched for the bodies between Tintamare, Pinel Island, and Cul de Sac. Divers recovered plane parts that will be stored in Anse Marcel. Partial remains have also been recovered. Recovery operations are being hampered by tiger sharks.

    Doctor Jean Michel Dudiot, and Gerard Omere the nurse were both from the SMUR of Martinique.

    There had been originally another plane sent to transport the patient but it had had mechanical problems. Louis Constant Fleming Hospital has said that the plane was not sanitary enough for medical evacuations.

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    Six lost in Piper Crash Near Chatel-St-Denis


    What: Groupement de Vol à Moteur Lausanne Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP en route from Blécherette to Ecuvillens.
    Where: Chatel-St-Denis, near Tatroz
    When: April 28, 2012
    Who: 6 aboard, 6 fatalities
    Why: Four men and two women died when their Piper apparently stalled and crashed in a field near Chatel-St-Denis. The plane circled low over the village before crashing. They were about thirty minutes out of Lausanne-Blécherette.

    50 firefighters responded to the scene and a team of psychologists.

    The plane is a total loss. The unidentified remains were taken to the University Center of Legal Medicine in Lausanne

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    Small Plane Crashes into Guatamalan Zoo, 3 fatalities, Zookeeper Burned


    What: Piper PA-23-250 Aztec for sightseeing tour of city
    Where: Aurora Zoo, Guatemala City
    When: April 21, 2012
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: The Piper took off from La Aurora International Airport and crashed into the Aurora Zoo beside the Esquilandia playground. The pilot of the aircraft, Alex Quezada, 35, Oscar Calderon, 22, who was the co-pilot, and Christian Werner, 20 were killed in the crash. One employee of the zoo, Carlos Aspuac, was hospitalized at Roosevelt Hospital with second and third degree burns. Hundreds of visitors were evacuated from the zoo.

    The DAC says the plane was having mechanical problems. Witnesses report seeing the plane “rocking” and emitting black smoke, before it crashed.