What: 1955 Piper PA-22 single-engine plane en route to to Grants Pass
Where: Canyon Mountain on the hillside behind Forest Glen Senior Residence in southern Oregon
When: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
Who: Ernie Knigge, Elaina Knigge
Why: The plane crashed in a steep, rugged area in a stand of old-growth trees. The cause of the crash has not been determined. The couple co-owned the 1955 plane.
What: Piper PA-24 Comanche en route to Santa Barbara Airport
Where: southbound side of U.S. Highway 101 NE of Santa Barbara
When: Sunday 10:30 a.m
Who: pilot Kris Sean Michel and wife
Why: When the plane ran out of fuel, the pilot landed on US. Highway 101. Although several cars (Chevrolet Suburban Honda Accord driven by Sanjay Mitter, Volkswagen driven by Marlene Tutogi) struck or were struck by the plane and nine people were involved, no one was killed.
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Contact Photographer Tom Turner
What: Piper PA-32 registered to LCA Partnership in Fort Washington, Pa flying out of Teteboro Airport to Ocean City and a Liberty Helicopter Sightseeing Tour Eurocopter AS 350
Where: over the Hudson River between New York and Hoboken, New Jersey near West 14th Street
When: Sat Aug 8 2009
Who: Helicopter: 5 Italian tourists and a pilot;
plane: pilot and 2 passengers (including a child)
Why: The airplane flew into the helicopter. The impact (or rotors) severed off the plane’s wing. Both aircrafts are in the river. The helicopter is reported to have “dropped like a rock” when the aircrafts “clipped.”
All bodies have been recovered.
Though not necessarily considered directly responsible, two FAA employees (the plane’s air traffic controller and the ATC supervisor) have been put on administrative leave in connection with this crash. The ATC was engaged in inappropriate conversation, and the supervisor was not in the room as required.
What: single-engine Piper en route from Florida to Louisiana
Where: Galliano Airport
When: Thursday morning
Who: Ricky Navarro, 62, of Riverview, Fla.
Why: Ricky Navarro was flying near the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) facility offshore and ventured into restricted airspace at which point Harbor Police were unable to reach him on the radio. He was “given” an escort of F-15’s to the Galliano airport. All because Navarro had forgotten to turn on his radio.
Navarro was released.
George’s Point of View
Let’s look at the predecessors to this event.
-911
-Banker Marcus Schrenker faking his death in a plane
-semi-suicidal Turkish Canadian Adam Dylan Leon flying from Canada to the US
-Brazilian father who abducted his 5 year old daughter and flew his stolen plane into a mallI’m not saying these events are directly linked. I’m just saying that the rate of air events of this nature is disturbingly frequent. Our brave, free-minded and patient fighter pilots who pursue flying fools can only keep their finger off the button for so long. Kamakaze-minded idiots keep testing the waters, doing stupid things and putting themselves and others in danger
On the day we ever inch closer to war, there will not be a US resident who will blame the soldier for pushing the button the next time someone forgets to turn on their radio.
Ricky Navarro, if you’re going to be that negligent–rookie mistake or not–you don’t need to be flying. The cockpit is no place for carelessness.
What: Piper Comanche (PA-24-250 Regis#: 7690P ) en route from Whiteman Airport just north of Los Angeles to Brown Field Municipal Airport near the Mexican border
Where: east of the runways at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
When: April 11 2009, 11 a.m. Saturday
Who: pilot and passenger died on impact. (The NTSB preliminary report only listed the pilot; no passenger. News coverage, however, mentioned a passenger.)
Why: There was no distress call made; air traffic controllers lost radio contact at 10:55. Weather at Montgomery Field, at 11:00 was light rain and southwest winds at 6 mile per hour.
The pilot is (probably) the plane owner Friedrich L Weber of Burbank, California who with his wife was flying to Mexico for medical treatment.
PICTURED: Piper PA-28
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What: PA-28 CHEROKEE #129AB en route from Brackett Airfield in La Verne
Where: NEAR POMONA, CA 2600 block of Pomona Boulevard
When: 03/14/2009 about 11:15 a.m. Saturday
Who: two on board, Chuck and Renee Shaffer
Why: Witnesses report hearing loud bangs just before the plane fell.
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What: Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III registration EC-IYU en route from JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA
Where: two miles northwest of the JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA runway 20
When: 8. FEB-2009
Who: pilot
Why: A pilot’s training flight was interrupted at 1:30 when he had to make an emergency landing two miles from the airport. He was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
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What: Piper Twin Comanche en route from Livingston County New York
Where: in a field adjacent to West Lake Road, which is near the airport
When: FEBRUARY 8, 2009
Who: pilot, William C. Anderson
Why: On liftoff, one of the engines lost power.The pilot attempted to land on the runway but was unsuccessful and had to land in a nearby field
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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:
The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.
The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.
What: Piper PA-28 owned by Los Rodeos Aerotec flying club en route from Tenerife airport.
Where: Crash in the area of La Esperanza in the town of La Laguna in Tenerife ( Mountain of Joco in the municipality of La Orotava Tenerife)
When: 1352 hours (time when control tower lost contact with the plane.
Who: Emergency Intervention Group (GIES) identified the2 wounded men and a woman, all injured,who were taken to hospitals.
Why: Los Rodeos control tower reported the crash. One man and a woman were rescued by helicopters from the Emergency Intervention Group. One was rescued by Air Rescue (SAR). A man who suffered leg contusions and the woman who suffered pneumothorax and a serious rib injury and were taken to University Hospital Canaria. The pilot suffered multiple serious undisclosed injuries and was transferred to the University Hospital of Our Lady of La Candelaria. Rescue efforts were hampered by fog.
Any corrections on the details of this crash are welcome, as the original text was in Spanish.
What: Piper Saratoga 32-R owned by PIPER LANCE HOLDINGS LLC, a six seater, single engine aircraft En route to Dare County Airport
Where: Roanoke Island North Carolina- on the upper back deck of a private residence on Joclar Lane in Manteo.
When: 5:57 pm
Who: two individuals on board; pilot Frank Snodgrass and son both were taken to Outer Banks Hospital. The son was trapped inside the cockpit, and sustained a broken arm and injured ribs.
Why: When attempting to land at the Dare County Regional Airport, the plane hit a tree and then crashed into a house. The home owners and their six year old daughter were in the house at the time and were not hurt. The homeowner helped get the people out of the wreckage. They walked on their own power to the ambulance.
What: PA-32 Cherokee Si
Where: GEORGETOWN, TX
When: 01/10/2009
Who: 1 pilot 1 passenger
Why: Emergency landing. Pilot reported a problem with the landing gear.
What: single-engine 1968 Piper Cherokee en route after refueling in Quebec City en route to Saint John, N.B.
Where: near Buckland*, 90 kilometres southeast of Quebec City.
When: Tuesday
Who: pilot Jesse Barrie, and two surviving passengers: Dan Weiher and Stephanie Shipley. There were two fatalities: Pilot Jesse Barrie and passenger Jeffrey McClymont
Why: No cause has been determined.
After Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre at CFB Trenton, Ont received a 911 call from the female survivor of the crash,rescue searchers parachuted in and the two survivors were found; they were still alive, though not outfitted for the winter weather conditions. They are described as being “frozen” when they were airlifted by helicopter at 10:30 a.m to Quebec city.
*Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
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What: Piper PA-28-140 registered to Peter Schneider
Where: Hunterdon County NJ a quarter-mile east of Alexandria Field airport in a wooded area behind a house on Mechlin Corner Road Alexandria Township.
When: Tuesday night some time after 6 pm. Troopers discovered the wreckage around 8 p.m.
Who: Pilot Peter Schneider was airlifted to St. Luke’s Hospital in serious condition. Pilot/flight instructor Ronald Orton died in the crash.
Why: The plane’s owner was in the process of logging hours to maintain his license when the crash occurred.
What: pilot/ director of Wings of Promise Inc., a nonprofit organization who flew charity flights for medical patients
Where: Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix
When: six weeks after a plane crash that killed his two passengers. The death occurred about 12:45 p.m
Who: Rocky Herring
Why: The pilot’s injuries occurred November 14 when the Piper Cherokee plant he was flying lost power and crashed into a forested area.
What: single-engine Piper
Where: Santo Domingo Pueblo.
When: 8:20 a.m. Sunday morning twelve miles southwest of the airport.
Who: 4 people on board were able to walk away
Why: The plane’s cabin filled with smoke. The cause is under investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
What: 1986 Piper PA-46 Malibu, Malibu Mirage s inbound from Hutchinson, Kan
Where: YAMPA VALLEY AIRPORT, HAYDEN, CO 2 ½ miles northwest of Elkhead Reservoir
When: 12/22/2008 Time: 1920
Who: Pilot and passenger Joseph and Suzette Brumleve
Why: The pilot told the control tower that he was having trouble with the plane’s landing gear. Piper crashes on approach, 10 miles west of the runway at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden. The deceased couple was part of an investment group attempting to purchase the Steamboat Ski Area.
The pilot “did a fly-by of the runway and was in a right turn to get on a heading for the runway when about three-quarters of the way through the turn he made an unexpected left bank”
