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    Bank executives, family, dog die in Crash on Interstate 287 Median on Jersey-Atlanta Flight


    What: Cool Stream Media LLC Socata TBM700 C2 en route from Teterboro airport to Atlanta-Dekalb Peachtree Airport
    Where: Interstate 287 in Harding, NJ
    When: Dec 20, 2011, 10 am.
    Who: 5 aboard, 5 fatalities
    Why: After taking off from Teterboro airport en route to Atlanta-Dekalb Peachtree Airport, the pilot inquired about icing conditions, and shortly afterwards, crashed on I-287 in New Jersey. The plane came down on the median and broke up just outside of Morris township. One witness heard nothing but saw an explosion. Another witness smelled burning rubber and said it sounded like a wood chopper.

    The plane lost contact with ATC just before the crash.

    Aboard the flight were Jerry Buckalew, 45 and Rakesh Chawla (36) managing directors of Greenhill & Co Investment Banking Firm. Buckalew’s wife Corinne and two children Jackson and Meriwether and a dog were also aboard. Witnesses say the plane was spinning and flipping, then a wing came off and the plane went straight down. Buckalew owned the plane.

    No cars were stuck but the plane’s right wing landed in a tree 400 yards from the crash site..

    The pilot had gotten clearance to climb to 17,500 feet. ATC said there was “moderate rime” at 17000 feet. Another controller warned of extreme icing.

    The debris field covered an area half a mile wide. The northbound late of I-287 was blocked a heap of burning charred metal.

    Small Plane Crash In Morris County: MyFoxNY.com

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    Piper Cherokee Lands on Longmont Road in Rush Hour Traffic


    What: PIPER PA-28-151 CHEROKEE, ARROW, WARRIOR, ACHER
    Where: Longmont
    When: 12/18/2011 5:36 pm
    Who: pilot
    Why: A pilot flying over Longmont had engine trouble and had to make an emergency landing.

    The pilot realized he could not make the airport, and maneuvered in position over the road. He managed to land on a busy road with substantial traffic but there was no impact and the plane and cars were undamaged. The pilot apparently coasted in with the engine off. Interview is below

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    Colorado Mountain Crash, 2 lost in Mountain Snow, 2 Recovered

    What: Private Socata TB21 Trinidad TC en route from Durango to Aspen
    Where: Silverton, CO
    When: Dec 3 2011
    Who: 4 aboard
    Why: Forty minutes after leaving Durango for a Christmas party in Snowmass Village., the plane crashed into mountains near Silverton Colorado. Hampered by inclement weather, searchers had to deal with nearly a foot of snow between Saturday and Sunday in the mountains at 11,000 above sea level.

    The bodies of Jenna Rich and Tyler Black were found and recovered, and are headed for autopsy.

    The search continues for two more bodies. The four adult passengers have all been reported as deceased. Three of those aboard were employees of Alpine Bank, and the fourth aboard was a spouse.

    The debris field of the crash covers more than a mile.

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    One Fatality in Single Engine Crash, Oswego County NY

    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.

    flight registration #N865JT

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    Gear Up Landing in Vegas

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    What: Cessna 230
    Where: Henderson Executive Airport, Nevada
    When: Nov 26, 2011
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: The pilot of a Cessna 230 returned to the airport and made an emergency landing at Henderson Executive Airport when his landing gears did not come down. There were no injuries.

    Henderson Fire Department responded.

    In George’s Point of View

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    Cirrus Wreck Kills 4 in Rural Illinois

    What: Marion Flying Club Cirrus SR-20 en route from Marion Municipal Airport
    Where: CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill
    When: Nov 26, 2011 10:30am
    Who: 4 fatalities
    Why: The one-engine Cirrus SR-20 was flying in rainy, overcast conditions when it crashed in a soybean field on a farm unincorporated McHenry County, killing the four aboard the plane. Marion businessman Ray Harris and his daughters Ramie and Shey were killed in the crash, along with one of the girl’s boyfriends. On impact, the plane shattered into debris which was spread over 100 yards. The plane carries a parachute, which had been deployed but it was tangled in a tree, which may have contributed to the wreck.

    The pilot, Harris, had been flying one of his daughters back to Wheaton College.

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    Cirrus Crashes in Poland

    What: Cirrus
    Where: Katowice International Airport southern Poland
    When: Nov 13, 2011
    Who: 2 men and 2 women were aboard
    Why: After takeoff, the plane disappeared 4.3 miles from the airport.

    The wreckage was found in Zyglinie Forest at 8:20 pm. The four passengers all in their late forties and early fifties, died in the crash.

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    Poconé Crash Kills Brazilian Farmer Minutes from Airport

    What: Cessna 210
    Where: Poconé Municipal Airport, Brazil
    When: Nov 12 2011
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: Twelve miles from the airport, the pilot apparently lost control and crashed. The plane took off at 5:12 pm, and crashed 12 km later in the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso.

    Martin Wagner, his son James, two mechanics named Dede and Alcindo died in the crash.

    Wagner, who is a local cattle farmer, was reported missing by his family, after which a search plane was sent out and did not locate them. The charred wreckage of the plane was located the next day after sunrise, only minutes from the airport. The owner of the plane died in the crash.

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    Oklahoma Coaches and Ex Senator Die in Piper Crash in Arkansas

    What: Privately owned Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee B
    Where: Four miles south of Perryville, AR
    When: Nov 17 2011
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: Women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant women’s basketball coach Miranda Serna were on a routine recruiting trip to Arkansas, when the plane crashed in steep terrain in the eastern Ouachita Mountains in the Winona Wildlife Management Area. The other two aboard were Former State Senator Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula. A local deer hunter’s wife told 911 when she saw the airplane nose-diving in a swirling pattern and crashing in the forest. By 6pm, the wreckage had been located. The passengers had been ejected from the plane, which drove a six foot deep furrow into a ridge but did not catch on fire. Rescuers reached the site on YO4 Forest Access Road via four wheelers.

    Miranda Serna was in her seventh season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State.

    The cause of the crash is unknown but it was the catalyst of an outpour of support for Oklahoma State.

    That the plane was co-owned by the Branstetters, who were from Ponca City. 82 year old Olin Branstetter was a longtime pilot.

    Eleven years ago, a plane carrying 10 crashed, killing two OSU men’s basketball players, two members of its radio broadcast team, three members of the team’s support staff and two pilots in a snow storm in Byers, Colorado.

    PIPER PA-28-180 Serial 28-1756 #N7746W
    Year of Manufacture: 1964
    Number of Seats: 4
    Certification Issue Date: 29 Sep 1978
    Builder Certification Code: Type Certificated
    Aircraft Speed: 107
    Aircraft Type: Fixed wing single engine
    Aircraft Category Code: Land
    Airworthiness Date: 17 Jun 1964
    Aircraft Weight:
    Mode S Code: 52475442


    NTSB investigating Aviation Accident in Perryville, Arkansas
    November 18, 2011
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has dispatched investigators to examine the circumstances of an aviation accident that occurred yesterday afternoon near Perryville, Arkansas, involving a Piper PA-28-180 (N7746W).

    Jason Aguilera is the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge. He will receive headquarters support from air traffic control and meteorology. Parties to the investigation include the Federal Aviation Administration, Piper Aircraft and Lycoming.

    Terry Williams will be the public affairs officer on scene.Once he arrives in Perryville, Mr. Williams can be reached on his cell phone at (202) 320-2594 or via email at terry.williams@ntsb.gov.

    NTSB Office of Public Affairs: 202-314-6100

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    Single Engine Plane Crashes in Cote d’Ivoire, UN Attempts Rescue

    What: Aéro-club d’Abidjan Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II
    Where: Near Daloa Airport, Cote d’Ivoire
    When: Nov 14, 2011 5 p.m.
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: After taking off from Daloa, the Aero-club-owned Cessna crashed.

    Witnesses say the pilot was clearly in trouble and the plane made several pirouettes in the air before falling.

    Initially there was one survivor who died in the hospital. The UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire responded to the scene of the crash, and the UN’s Bangladeshi batallion (BANBATT) assisted in the recovery.

    The pilot was a local pilot. The three white foreigners have not been identified but one had been hired by a local logging company.

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    Hendrick Doubletake: Motorsports Crash Landing

    What: Hendrick Gulfstream G150 en route to Key West
    Where: Key West
    When: Nov 1, 2011 7:58
    Who: Rick and Laura Hendric, pilot and copilot
    Why: On landing in Key West, the plane had no brakes and skidded off the safety area. Those on board had minor injuries and were taken to Lower Keys Medical Center. Rick Hendrick suffered a broken rib and shoulder.

    The NTSB is investigating.

    We doublechecked this news item, to make certain it was not a reposting of the 2004 crash that tragically took the lives of ten of the Hendrick team and family.

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    Private Cessna Blows Up Over Veracruz


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    What: Cessna 210G Centurion #N5894FN en route from Puebla to Villahermosa, Tabasco.
    Where: Veracruz Mexico
    When: October 23, 2011, 10.00 local tim
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: Over the town of Angel R. Cabada, the plane was flying in a westerly direction, made a turn and then exploded in the air. Documents found on the bodies belong to a married couple, Reggie and Andrea Henkart . The occupants were employees of U.S. company Agfa Phoenix.

    Rescue services responded to the call but there was not much they could do for the victims but secure the scene.

    There was a slight rain at the time of the event, and the location is one that is difficult to access in a sugar cane field and tropical rainforest. The two aboard were Americans.

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    Entrepreneur, Dies Piloting Plane, 2 Sons, Woman Passenger, 4 dead

    What: Pilot/operator Ângelo Rafaeli D’élia Beechcraft V35 Bonanza # PT-CTL en route from Ponta Porã to Viracopos-Campinas
    Where: Marabá Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
    When: October 1, 2011, 21:30
    Who: 4 fatalities
    Why: In the night, as rain was falling, the Beechcraft Bonanza en route for Campinas in Sao Paulo never made it to its destination, but crashed on farmland near Marabá Paulista, leaving a five foot crater. Four people died in the crash: entrepreneur Ângelo Rafaeli D’elia, 51, who was piloting the aircraft, the children Bruna D’Elia, 18 and Rafael Ângelo, 12 years, and Syhlvia Katheiny Torreta.

    Reports are that the pilot was lost, and that someone aboard the plane was sick. They asked for assistance from London’s control tower.

    Locals reported hearing an explosion when the plane impacted the ground.

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    NY Tourist Helicopter Crashes in East River, 1 Birthday Fatality, 4 Rescued

    What: Paul P. Dudley Bell 206B JetRanger
    Where: East River, New York, NY
    When: Oct 4, 2011
    Who: 5 aboard, 1 fatality
    Why: The Bell 206B JetRanger was en route with five people aboard when it took off to about 25 feet above ground, and spun, then crashed for an unknown reason upside down into the East River. The flight had just taken off from the riverbank launch pad. Two people were injured, one was missing. Four individuals were rescued from the water, including the pilot. While the helicopter was submerged, rescuers searched for the fifth passenger, Sonia Marra Nicholson, but did not find her until it was too late. The chopper had sunk 50 feet into the water. Nicholson had been visiting New York on the occasion of her 40th birthday.

    THe passengers who were rescued were Nicholson’s partner Helen Tamaski, her mother Harriet Nicholson and her stepfather Paul Nicholson, all of whom are in stable condition at Bellevue and New York University Hospitals. Paul and Harriet Nicholson live in Portugal but are British citizens. Sonia Marra Nicholson and Helen Tamaski lived in Australia.

    The pilot Paul Dudley also survived. The passengers were close personal friends. He manages the Linden, N.J., airport.

    Rescuers included police officers who where on hand, running a drill on the East River, and who, still in uniform, jumped in to assist passengers.

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    NTSB briefing today at 5:00 PM (EDT) on investigation of helicopter accident in New York City

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    WASHINGTON – NTSB Board Member Mark Rosekind will brief the news media on the NTSB investigation into yesterday’s East River helicopter accident.

    The briefing will be held at 5:00 PM EDT today at the
    accident site.
    NTSB Press Contact: Terry Williams (on-scene in New York)
    202-557-1350
    williat@ntsb.gov

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    UltraLight Takes a Spin on the Ferris Wheel

    What: Superlight Cheetah S200 glider
    Where: Canberra New South Wales
    When: October 1
    Who: 2 aboard.
    Why: During the annual three-day festival in Old Bar, a glider crashed into a ferris wheel. (What are the odds of that?) A nine year old and a thirteen year old were trapped, as well as the pilot (Paul Cox) and passenger of the downed plane. The pilot was disoriented in low visibility. The children were stuck for an hour; the pilot and passenger for three hours. No one had serious injuries.

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    4 Young People Die in Field in Mexico

    What: Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
    Where: Jesus Ernesto Lozano Airport Chihuahua Mexico
    When: Sept 29, 2011
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: Four people were killed in a plane that crashed in Valle de Allende. The passengers were found beside the plane. The front of the plane was gone.

    Valles Alejandro Medrano, 23, student
    Jasmine Meza Gabriela Nuñez, 20, student
    Marcos Moreno Angel Carrillo, 23, farmer
    Gabriel Edgar Campos Abes, 24 pilot

    They were from Jimenez, and two were students of Centro Cultural Universitario.

    They crashed on land belonging to Capitán Ernesto Lozano, who heard the crash, and arrived in time to find two dead passengers, and two dying.

    The cause of the accident is unknown. Investigators were called about the crash at 10:15 Sept 29, 2011

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    Blackburn Canyon Cessna Crash, Tehachapi Wildfire


    What: Cessna 210
    Where: Blackburn Canyon, Tehachapi, California
    When: Sept 4, 2011
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A Cessna that crashed in Blackburn Canyon, Tehachapi, California killed both people aboard the flight and ignited a fire that caused the evacuation of hundreds of homes south of Bakersfield. Two were confirmed dead in the crash, and it has not (yet) been confirmed if there were more than 2 aboard.

    As of Monday, the number of evacuations had grown from 100 to 650 to about 1,500 homes homes. The threatened area was the mountains around the crash and a seven square mile burn area, all threatened by a raging forest fire. Firefighters concentrated on creating a fire-break.

    A DC-10 water tanker has been part of the firefighting team, including 600 firefighters and more than a dozen aircraft.

    Tehachapi, with a population of 8,000, has some renown as an area with wind farms. Smaller fires spread to San Bernardino National Forest and rural areas of San Bernardino County.

    The fire has been 95% contained.


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    Another Antonov Crashes in Siberia

    What: Sayanian Cedar Antonov 2 en route fron Petropavlovka to Toora-Kem
    Where: Tuva, Russia
    When: August 22, 2011
    Who: 9 aboard, 1 fatality
    Why: The Antonov 2 owned by a logging company made a hard landing in the Todzhi district of Tuva. The plane was on the way to Toora-Kem when it ended up on the island near the Choigan-Hol Lake.

    Passengers were reported to be fishermen en route to fishing sites. One passenger was killed in the crash. A Mi-8 chopper with a 3-person rescue crew was sent to the area.

    The injured were transported to area hospitals.

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    Chopper Crash Kills 10

    What: PT Nyaman Air Bell 412 Chopper chartered by PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals en route from Manado Sulawesi Island in Indonesia to the Gosowong Mine
    Where: Manado, Bitung, North Sulawesi
    When: August 2, 2011, 2:30
    Who: 10 aboard, (8 employees and 2 flight crew)
    Why: The helicopter PK-FUG flown by pilot Edi Purnomo crashed into Mount Dua Saudara while en route. Nine aboard died in the crash, including two Australians, two South Africans and four Indonesians were passengers on the flight. The crew were Indonesian.
    The flight was missing initially. Foggy weather hampered the search until it was finally found at 2 a m August 3, with one survivor, who died en route to the hospital. Work has been suspended at Newcrest’s Gosowong gold mine in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

    The chopper took off at 4:26 a.m. and lost contact with ATC shortly after takeoff.

    The chipper was a joint venture between Australia’s Newcrest Mining and Indonesian company Aneka Tambang.
    Contact information for the families:

    Callers from Australia – 1800 267 616 Callers from PNG – 0008 661 164 Callers from Indonesia
    o Landline – +62 21 7884 6956 ext 4005
    o Mobile – +62 816 237002 Callers from other countries
    o Landline – +61 3 9522 5562 o Mobile – +61 419 654 092

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    Russia: Mi-8 helicopter Crashes, Killing 3, Two Survivors

    What: Mi-8 helicopter
    Where: Billings, Chukotka region Russia
    When: July 25 2011
    Who: 5 passengers, 3 fatalities
    Why: On a standard operational flight on the Chukotka border, the Mi-8 helicopter developed engine problems and then one engine shut down. The pilot lost control of the helicopter and it crashed in Kamchatka, and caught on fire on impact.

    Doctors and paramedics were flown in to the site.

    One crew member and two passengers died on the scene. There were two survivors, the crew commander and the co-pilot.

    THe chopper is reported by news agencies as belonging to a local airline.

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    Private Chopper Crashes Carrying Australian Concrete Entrepreneur

    What: DAVCRON PTY LTD Bell 206
    Where: South Turramurra, Sydney Australia
    When: July 22, 2011
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: While on a routine flight from Rosehill to the owner’s hanger in Wyee, the bell chopper crashed north of Sydney while flying in a heavy downpour. The wreckage was spread in a hundred meter area at the foot of a cliff in Lane Cove National Park. The pilot and passenger were confirmed dead. Emergency services could only reach by rappelling down. Recovery has been postponed till the weekend because of continued bad weather.

    Witnesses say they may have seen something fly off the back of the helicopter and one witness said the helicopter was upside down when it fell. Descriptions of the troubled helicopter included “clattering” and “explosion.”

    Initially the victims of the crash were not known, but their names have been released. The bodies of pilot Colin Greenwood, 35 and 85 year old Businessman Bruce Campbell were found in the wreckage.

    Officials say the pilot had filed a flight plan although it was not required.

    Campbell founded Davcron Engineering Pty Ltd and owned the chopper which regularly on Fridays flew him to his semi-rural home. Campbell has three sons and is a grandfather of five.

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    Waterford Pilot Crashes by Williams Lake

    What: 1946 Piper J3C-65 Cub
    Where: Waterford Township
    When: July 19, 2011 7:10 p.m.
    Who: pilot
    Why: The pilot was attempting to make a lake landing with the single engine seaplane when he hit trees near Ideal Terrace and crashed in a field near Williams Lake. The pilot managed to avoid houses in the area, but was injured in the crash with severe injuries to his neck and cuts on his legs.

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    Cessna Crash under Investigation

    What: Cessna C-210
    Where: Airport Road near Pastoral Center St. Charles Borromeo, Romeoville, near Lewis University Airport
    When: June 26, 2011, 2:49 p.m.
    Who: Pilot Victor Pantaleo and passenger
    Why: After experiencing engine problems on taking off from the Brookeridge Airpark in Downers Grove, the pilot was attempting to return to the airport, when the plane struck trees before impacting the ground front of St. Charles Barromeo Pastoral Center in Romeoville. The plane took down powerlines when it crashed.

    The passenger was half ejected from the plane, and rescuers had to disengage him but he survived. Pantaleo was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove and was pronounced dead.

    Firefighters from the Lockport Township Fire Department responded to the crash.

    The NTSB is investigating.

    The mass for Panatelo was held at at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

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    Firefighter Dies as Chopper Falls Apart

    What: Robinson R22 helicopter
    Where: Garfield
    When: June 27, 2011
    Who: Steve Titsworth
    Why: Steve Titsworth, a retired (30 year) firefighter was flying the Robinson R22 chopper belonging to Don Arsenault when the chopper began falling apart. The propellers split and flew into the river; the rotor fell into the trees; and the rest of the chopper crashed hit a tree about 300 feet south of the river. The wreckage caught fire and was engulfed.

    The chopper had recently been overhauled.

    Ex-firefighter was copter crash victim : kxan.com

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    Cessna Hits Car in San Bernardino County

    What: single-engine Cessna 182 en route to Adelanto
    Where: Summit Valley Road and Maple Avenue, San Bernardino County
    When: July 5, 2011, 7:30 pm
    Who: pilot and passenger
    Why: The plane lost power while en route and made an emergency landing aiming for a dirt road but ended up hitting a car, and butting up to an empty house. Neither the pilot nor the passenger was admitted to the hospital. the brush fire caused by the crash was brought under control.