Piper

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    Piper Cub Crashes Tree in Alaska

    What: PA-18 Super Cub
    Where: 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE, AK
    When: 12/21/2008 Time: 0030
    Who: pilot
    Why: Aircraft struck tree during aborted take-off 30 miles NW of Anchorage SK

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    Piper’s Emergency Belly Landing in Grand Bahamas Injures No one


    What: twin engine Piper Aztec en route from Nassau to Freeport
    Where: Runway 24 at the Grand Bahama International Airport.
    When: Sunday
    Who: pilot of the aircraft, 33-year-old Brevis Cox and four passengers: Ashnell Miller, Thera Seymour, Darren Rahming, and Jinnah Forde
    Why: On landing, both landing gears collapsed, After the successful emergency “belly” landing, the landing gear and wing flap were damaged.

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    Piper Crashes in Hawaii, multiple injured


    What: single-engine Piper Cherokee registered to Offshore Flight School Inc
    Where: near White Plains Beach, near Kalaeloa, the former Barbers Point the former Barbers Point, Hawaii
    When: 11:46 a.m.
    Who: two women and a man were injured in the crash. The official opinion of the pilot is that she did a good job in not stalling the plane.
    Why: The pilot reported steering problems shortly after takeoff. The plane was flying practice routes around Kalaeloa and lost power on departure. On attempting an emergency landing, the plane flew through power lines, plunged through trees that broke off the aircraft’s wings and crashed just outside the runway area.

    Offshore Flight School gives flight lessons to Japanese tourists.

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    Pilot Dies in Uniontown Ohio Plane Crash


    What: Piper Saratoga en route from Pennsylvania to the Akron Canton Airport
    Where: 2.5 miles from the Akron Canton airport in between two houses on Charolais Street NW in Uniontown.
    When: 6:00 Friday evening,
    Who: pilot Michael Connell died in the crash.
    Why: The plane was on approach to runway 23 but landed 2.5 miles short of the airport. The garage of one of the houses burned. The FAA is investigating

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    Everglade Collision 3 Possibly 4 Fatalities


    What: 1979 single-engine Cessna was registered to Rohan Aviation of Lantana and flown by a student pilot from Lantana Airport en route to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
    Airline Transport Professional Piper registered to Harry Duckworth en route from Ocala to Pompano Beach
    (The specific models have been deleted due to conflicts)
    Where: 2.7 miles southwest of Holiday Park (six miles northwest of Pompano Beach and about two miles into the Everglades)
    When: both planes departed Saturday (12/06) afternoon
    Who: Cessna-2 passengers Piper-1 person on board. The alleged victims include flight instructor Stuart Brown, and pilot Bryan Sax.
    Why: The planes collided west of U.S. 27 and south of Alligator Alley in the Everglades. No survivors. The NTSB is investigating. Only one of the flights had a flight plan. The exact number of individuals in the student flight is under dispute. The wreckage is located in an area accessible by airboat.

  • Marshfield: Fatal Plane Crash

    What: Piper Meridian en route to the Marshfield airport.
    Where: near the Marshfield airport into the backyard of a home near 17th Street and Devine Avenue. Marshfield is located about 40 miles southwest of Wausau.
    When: 11 p.m. Saturday.
    Who: pilot James Franklin Edwards and two sons, James Franklin Edwards IV, age 15, and Joshua James Edwards, age 9. It is believed that these three members of the Edwards family perished in the crash. (We offer our condolences)
    Why: NTSB and FAA are investigating

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    Piper Crash Kills Two Pilots


    What: red-and-white single-engine Piper En route from T.F. Green Airport in Warwick to do a practice approach
    Where: In the woods between Clark Road and Limerock Road about a half-mile from the North Central State Airport in Smithfield
    When: Nov 17, 2008
    Who: Ronald Tetreault, 64, of Glocester, and Robert Zoglio Jr., 43, of Richmond
    Why: The plane lost power for an unknown reason.

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    Piper Crashes in Rhode Island


    What: Piper PA-32 registered to Robert A. Zoglio Jr. en route from T.F. Green Airport in Warwick to the smaller facility in Smithfield.
    Where: a half-mile southeast of the runway at North Central State Airport in Smithfield.
    When: The crash was reported after 5 p.m.
    Who: Two occupants of the plane were killed. Both were pilots.
    Why: Under investigation. The intent had been to do a practice approach, but the plane lost power.

  • Piper Crashes in Tuscaloosa County

    What: single-engine Piper Cherokee en route from Illinois to Florida
    Where: near the Tuscaloosa County Airport near Upper Columbus Road and Boyd Road northwest of Lake Lurleen near Echola
    When: 2 pm Thursday
    Who: four people aboard with minor injuries
    Why: Under investigation. A passenger was able to call 911. Minor injuries but no one was killed

  • Sedona Crash Kills Two


    What: single-engine Piper Cherokee registered to a Texas company.
    Where: a few miles from the Sedona Airport.
    When: Thursday afternoon about 4 p.m.
    Who: 3 aboard. Pilot Rockney Herring was able to exit the plane and was then airlifted to Flagstaff Medical Center; brothers Michael Johnson and Tommy Johnson died.
    Why: The pilot said he did not know why the plane had lost power.

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    Piper Cherokee Lost/Found in San Gorgonio Wilderness

    What: missing Piper Cherokee registered to Douglas Bowles of Hesperia
    Where: mountainside in the San Gorgonio Wilderness
    When: Flight disappeared Monday
    Who: four occupants: Douglas Bowles of Hesperia, and his passengers Joshua Chlebek, 28, David Helland, 60, and Oludare Akinwunmi, 29.
    Why: On 2:30 p.m. Monday a sheriff’s helicopter pilot spotted a wreckage. Searchers rappelled down to it; no survivors have been found.

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    Piper Crashes in Australia


    What: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo en route from Moorabbin Aerodrome, east of Melbourne to Port Macquarie on the NSW mid-north coast. The plane had stopped at Bathurst to re-fuel.
    Where: Bathurst Airport
    When: 8.30pm (AEDT) Friday November 7, 2008
    Who: Pilot Timothy O’Brien, 51, pilot’s girlfriend Jackie, 40; Senior Constable Erin Condon, 40, and her nine-year-old son Matthew
    Why: crashed shortly after takeoff from Bathurst. The plane exploded when it hit the ground and caused fires in the immediate area. The pilot tried to return to the airport but crashed 3 km shy. The families are in mourning.

  • Ireland: Missing Wreckage, Bodies Found

    What: Piper PA-28 single-engined plane en route from Gloucester to County Kildare in the Irish Republic
    Where: remote mountain region in the Corriebracks, just south of Hollywood, in the west of the county, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Dublin, in a mountainous area accessible only by helicopter.
    When: Plane went missing Saturday
    Who: pilot, Sharif Booz, was travelling with his wife, Margaret, his son and his son’s friend
    Why: When it was discovered to be missing, the plane’s last-known location was determined to be over the Wicklow mountains at around 12.30 pm, The plane was found with its nose was embedded in the ground.

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    Piper Crash in Virginia Kills Man and Woman


    What: single-engine aircraft, Piper PA-24 en route from Asheville, North Carolina, to Charlottesville
    Where: in a densely wooded area about one-half mile from Route 20 near the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
    When: Oct. 24, 2008 7:20 p.m. Friday
    Who: 47-year-old Thomas Mahoney and 50-year-old Elizabeth Marie Paris died instantly.
    Why: The airport received a distress call at 7:20. The crash occurred 12 miles from CHO after the flight hadbeen cleared for an instrument approach to the airport, but the aircraft was found crashed 2 hours later at approximately 9:30 p.m. Weather conditions were unfavorable. (It was drizzling.)

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    Pilot Dies in Selmer TN

    What: Piper model PA30 registered to Hopkins Auto & Aircraft Sales in Corinth, Miss
    Where: rural area south of Selmer Tennessee near U.S. Highway 45
    When: Thursday night.
    Who: Leroy Hopkins, the pilot was the only person aboard. Business owner from Corinth MS.
    Why: The cause has not been determined.

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    Pilot’s body found

    What: two-seater Piper 38 en route from from Teesside to Durham Tees Valley Airport, near Darlington
    Where: in sea off Robin Hood’s Bay near Whitby, North Sea, UK
    When: Crash witnessed at 4.20 p.m. on Friday
    Who: Pilot, a middle-aged man from the Ripon area, was the only fatality. He was a member of a Tees Valley flight school.
    Why: Pilot sent out a Mayday distress call. Witnesses reported seeing the plane crash into the sea. A full scale search operation was in effect until the pilot’s body was found by divers at 11.45 am near rocks near the crash site and taken to Scarborough Hospital. The aircraft salvage operation is co-ordinated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the coastguard and the RNLI. The plane was dismantled to facilitate transportation.

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    Fatal Crash South of Lake Tahoe

    What: Piper Cherokee
    Where: crashed in trees two miles from Alpine County, Calif., airport, near Woodfords south of Lake Tahoe.
    When: late Thursday morning
    Who: Pilot 53-year-old Raymond Wieveg
    Why: Pilot radioed in engine failure then attempted an emergency landing. The pilot was the only one on board. He did not survive the crash.

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    Piper Crash in New Hampshire

    What: single-engine Piper Cub owned by Phyliss Harvey
    Where: crashed in a field on Red Oak Hill Road
    When: Sunday afternoon
    Who: Paul Aquaviva, the injured pilot was taken to Exeter Hospital
    Why: The plane lost power and crash landed. The crash is under investigation.

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    Pilot dies in Atlanta

    What: Piper Saratoga PA-32 registered to Women’s Medicine Incorporated of Jacksonville Beach, Florida (but the plane was recently sold) ) from Craig Airport in Jacksonville, after stopping at DeKalb Peachtree Airport en route to Coldwater, Mich.
    Where: went down in a neighborhood near Interstate 285 just north of Atlanta.
    When: 2 p.m. Tuesday. Sept 23
    Who: The pilot is dead. No one else was injured.
    Why: The plane appeared to clip power lines and trees as it went down.

  • Piper Crashes in Colorado

    What: small twin-engine 1982 PA-60 Piper Aerostar was owned by BDW Equipment Leasing out of Las Vegas en route to McElroy Airfield
    Where: in a hay meadow on Grand Valley Ranch , Grand County Colorado near Kremmling
    When: 8:25 p.m. Thursday Sept 18
    Who: Two people and two dogs are confirmed dead, (and currently unidentified)
    Why: The crash occurred on the plane’s final approach to McElroy Airfield. The cause of the crash has not been determined. Witnesses say plane spiraled out of the sky and into the mountainous terrain. FAA was attempting to contact family members in Las Vegas. The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation


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    Emergency Landing near Vancouver

    What: two-passenger Piper Cherokee on a training flight
    Where: emergency landing in Pitt Meadows marsh adjacent to the Swan-E-Set golf course
    Who: Delta flight instructor and student from Canadian Flight Centre
    Why: The engine of a school plane failed as the plane heading toward Delta’s Boundary Bay airport Vancouver. Thanks to the instructor, the plane landed safely with no injuries

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    Australia Emergency Landing

    What: Piper Saratoga
    Where: Moorabbin airport Melbourne Australia
    When: September 05, 2008 12:45
    Who: The two pilots were uninjured
    Why: One of the plane’s wheels would not lock down. The pilots were forced into an emergency landing

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    Forced Landing in Single-engine Piper

    What: single-engine four-seat Piper registered to Tri Radial Flyers, of Tiverton en route from T.F. Green Airport to New Hampshire
    Where: crashed into some trees at the edge of the Schofield Farm. Rhode Island
    When: about 8:30 am Sept 1
    Who: pilot Barry Carroll, 58 was uninjured
    Why: The plane experienced engine problems at 7,500 feet and the pilot could not make it the five miles back to the airport, so made a forced landing in the Schofield Farm field. On landing the plane’s left wing tip broke off.

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    Emergency Landing: Luray



    What: Piper Saratoga single engine
    Where: Near Luray Caverns Airport
    When: May 6 around 6:30 p.m
    Who: Pilot, Carroll Sanders, Jr., from West Point, and passenger Myrna Titus, of Harrisonburg, were not injured in the landing.
    Why: Engine trouble