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    Names Released in Brazil Crash

    The names of passengers lost in the Brazil Beechcraft crash have been released.

    The fatalities include José Eduardo Ermirio de Moraes, Elizete Aparecida Romangnoli Assunção (Letícia’s mother), Letícia Romangnoli Piveta Assunção José’s fiancee, Pilot Luiz Marcondes Rodrigues Filho, and co-pilot Luciana Aguiar da Costa.

    José and Leticia were engaged to marry in June of this year. José’s great uncle is Brazilian Entrepreneur Antonio Ermirio de Moraes.

    The King Air C-90 crashed in Cândido Mota, in São Paulo.

    ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil) is investigating.

    https://airflightdisaster.com/?p=23995

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    Woman Dies in Venezuela Crash, Survivors Rescued

    On Feb 2, 2013, a privately owned Beechcraft 58 Baron with six aboard crashed in the Gulf of Cariaco, Venezuela.

    The flight had taken off from Puerto Ordaz Airport and was en route to DelCaribe Gen S Marino Airport but suffered a complete loss of engine power. The pilot declared an emergency due to failures in both engines.

    Fishermen found the plane located 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cumana in the Gulf of Cariaco.

    Two of the passengers were reported to be minors.

    There was one fatality, a sixty-two year old woman, Vetide Ramos, who died in the crash. Five survivors were brought ashore in a boat, including Ruben Herrera, Poztty Ramos, Jose Ramos, Ivan Herrera (a minor) and pilot Jhonatan Mata.

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    Plane Hits Building


    On Feb 1, 2013, a privately owned Cessna was being worked on when it rolled off and struck the fire station.

    The Fire Chief of the Belen Fire Department said the building was empty when the plane hit it.

    There is some damage to the plane.

    The Cessna 182P is registered in Albuquerque New Mexico.

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    Microlight Crashes on Carters Beach, 2 fatalities

    On Jan 30, 2012, a Micro Aviation Bantam B22S that took off from Westport Airport with two aboard went missing Wednesday. The plane was found on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. on Carters Beach, near Westport. The two local men aged 58 and 25, who were aboard did not survive.

    The bodies of the two men aboard were found beside the plane.

    A dense sea fog descended at 9 pm when the plane had been aloft and may have been instrumental in the cause of the accident. Locals heard two loud bangs but don’t know if the sound was connected to the accident. The wreckage is not far from the airport.

    Peter Ashby father of the crash victim Cole, 25, found the wreckage of the plane carrying his son and pilot Roger Smith, 58. Cole was found dead about a kilometre away, swept away by the tide.

    Cole was a machine operator at Stockton opencast mine who enjoyed “motocross, snowboarding, wakeboarding, skiing, drift cars.”

    The accident is under investigation.

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    Cessna Street Landing As Electrical Quits


    On Jan 31, 2013, a Cessna R172K was en route from Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (El Plumerillo International Airport, ) in Mendoza Argentina to San Carlos de Bariloche Airport in San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina when it suffered a loss of electrical power.

    Pilot Rodolfo Smith made a safe emergency landing near Villa La Angostura.

    Pilots made an emergency landing on Route 40 Rincon Chico Zone, The passengers had planned to visit Bariloche and fly on to Chile. Individuals from an Aeroclub and ANAC came to assist.

    Repairs to the electrical system were made and the plane took off to complete its journey. The passengers were en route to a festival in Chile.

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    Preliminary Report Issued in Piper Crash

    According to one report, the piper that crashed on Jan 12 near Paris Texas killed Passengers Michael Dale Bradley, 44, and Michael Endo, 51, and pilot Rob Thompson, 49. After takeoff, the plane lost its rudder and crashed in “foggy and drizzly” conditions between 8:54 and 9:00 a.m., a minute after talking to ATC in Fort Worth.

    Witnesses heard the engine backfire several times, and saw black smoke coming from the field where the plane crashed near Glory Texas.

    The horizontal stabilizer/rudder separated from the airframe and the report recorded that it was was found “approximately 30 feet behind the main wreckage.”

    The report was issued on Jan 22.

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    Refuel Stop Crash in Warsaw Indiana


    On 27-JAN-2013, a Mooney M20J/201 en route from Ohio to Michigan made a crash landing at Warsaw Municipal Airport in Indiana when it bounced in crosswinds, crossed a runway and crashed barriers.

    Pilot Thomas Kowalczk and his son Brian Kowalczk had gotten parts in Port Clinton, Michigan and Lapier, Michigan and had stopped in Warsaw to refuel.

    The plane came to rest over the controls of underground fuel tanks. No fire occurred but the plane sustained significant damage.

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    London Investigates Agusta Westland Helicopter Crash

    London’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch is working the first helicopter accident in London since 1976. A review of helicopter flight regulation over the UK capital is already underway.

    In low broken clouds with visibility of 2,300 feet, the AgustaWestland struck a crane on January 16 on top of the Tower at St George Wharf and fell to the street around 8 a.m.. The pilot had diverted to Battersea heliport due to bad weather.

    Warning lights were on the building but not on the crane. (Crane lights had an allowed shut off around daylight.

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    Tower at St George Wharf Helicopter Crash

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    Bolivia Plane Crash, Druglord Injured


    On Jan 21, 2013 a Cessna 206 Stationair in San Germán Bolivia crashed while making an illegal flight and came off the airstrip. A drug lord named Roly Delgado was injured in the accident. Delgado had entered Santa Cruz with a different name. He is considered a dangerous drug lords in the area of ??San Germán and Nuevo Horizonte.

    He was detained by a narcotics officer.

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    Ultralight Pilot Walks Away from Crash

    On January 21, 2013, a Rotax 447 ultralight was flying, clipped treetops and crashed after takeoff.

    The pilot, Randy R. Roman took off at 2:45 pm and shortly later crashed on Mendoza road in Manatee County.

    The pilot was uninjured but the ultralight was a total loss. After crashing his homebuilt ultralight, reports say Roman called his wife and asked for his toolbox, without letting on anything was out of the ordinary.

    He attributed his crash to “the corrosive effects of ethanol in his fuel caused…the fuel cap to flake off into the tank and plug a fuel line.”

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    Beechcraft Crash in Mangum Oklahoma

    On Jan 19 2013, a 1964 Beechcraft B55 Baron operated by J S Leasing experienced engine trouble and crashed in a field in Mangum Oklahoma.

    Three people were aboard at the time. The crash occurred at about 5:30 pm. Witnesses say the plane appeared to have engine problems.

    THe fatalities have been listed as the pilot Stephen Scott, John Hall, and Edi Ortega.

    Those aboard had to be extricated from the wreckage.

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    Cropdusting Chopper Crash in S. Africa


    On Jan 18, 2013, a private crop dusting Bell 47 helicopter near Dunstan Farrell TB hospital in Hibberdene S. Africa developed an engine problem.

    A witness says the pilot struck a tree while spraying a field of ground nuts.

    The ambulance company received the call at 9:00 a.m.

    The pilot managed to land in a sugar cane field before the helicopter caught fire. The pilot escaped by pushing out the glass, and suffered minor injuries but the helicopter was a total loss. He was hospitalized. There wasn’t much more than the tail left remaining of the cropduster.

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    Labcorps Pilatus Crash in Softball Field


    On Jan 16, 2013, a LabCorp Pilatus PC 12/45 was en route from Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport to Morristown NJ when the place crashed. After taking off from Burlington and experiencing problems, the pilot tried avoiding a residential area. The crash near the North Park Community Center occurred around 6:00 a.m. about five miles from the airport. Witnesses report the pilot either circled (or spun) to crash on the softball field. About 400 gallons of fuel spilled.

    Fifty emergency responders arrived on the scene.

    57-year-old David Gamble of Greensboro died in the crash. He was a LabCorp employee delivering inter-office mail. He was the pilot, the only one aboard, and an employee of LabCorp. The plane is registered as property of Regions Equipment Finance Corp.

    The NTSB was on the scene by 4:30 pm.

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    US Pilot and Mexican TV Host Die in Cozumel Crash


    On Jan 15, 2013, a privately owned Bellanca Super Decathaón 8KCAB Registration YS-175-P was over the island of Cozumel in Mexico when it crashed, killing two aboard. Cabanas was not flying his own plane.

    The aircraft, registration YS-175-P crashed near the perimeter road of Cozumel near the “Captain Eduardo Parra Toledo” at approximately 16:30 pm.

    American Stunt pilot Fred Cabanas and television Extreme Sports commentator Jorge “Chori” Lopez for Televisa Deportes were aboard. Pilot Cabanas won awards at air shows and was a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Lopez was filming for his “Extreme Adrenaline” show. Cababas was performing acrobatic maneuvers at a private airport and Lopez was “…filming a documentary to promote an air show” when the plane overshot the runway, toppled trees and a fence owned by Eduardo Toledo. The crash site has been cordoned off by the military.

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    Piper Crashes in Delaware


    On January 13, 2013, a Piper 28R-200 Cherokee Arrow B was en route from Georgia, and contacted Dover Air Force Base with a PAN (three repetitions of pan-pan signify an urgency on board) before crashing in heavy fog.

    At 7:10, Dover initiated a search for the Cherokee Arrow. Fire services from Camden, Cheswold, Dover, Frederica, Hartly and Leipsic searched; the Little Creek Fire Company found the wreckage in Delaware at 9:35.

    The pilot’s body was recovered from the scene.

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    Twin Engine Plane Crashes in NC Waters


    On Jan 13, 2013, a private plane with two aboard taking off from Roanoke Island crashed into the water on its second approach back to the airport.

    ATC made contact with the plane before it came down with the pilot making no indication of problems.

    The female passenger was rescued from the water and taken to Outer Banks Hospital. The coast guard is searching for the pilot.

    The plane went down between 11 and 11:15 a.m and the weather was hazy with rolling periods of fog. Visibility on the ground was less than 30 feet.

    The woman was located in the water, found by rescuers who followed her screams. They were unaware that a plane had crashed.

    Hatteras Island and other dive teams were searching for the Pilot in limited shifts due to the water temperature, looking from Umstead to Virginia Dare bridges. Agencies cooperating in the search included Dare County Emergency Management, Dare County EMS, Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department, Chicamacomico Volunteer Fire Department, Nags Head Fire and Rescue, NC Highway Patrol, NC Marine Patrol and NC Wildlife.

    The search resumes monday morning.

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    Plane crashes near Dare Co. airport

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    Kestral Hawk Crashes in Thailand, Flying Club Owner Killed


    On January 12, 2012, a privately owned Kestrel Hawk took off from Pattaya Airpark with only the pilot aboard and developed an engine fire while aloft.

    At 6:30 pm, the pilot crashed in the area of Huay Yai near the Pattaya Dolphin World and Resort.

    The ultralight was beyond repair.

    The pilot, Mr. Nawaporn ”Neil” Sawaetwong, sustained critical injuries— severe trauma to his legs and arms and a head injury— and was rushed to the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital.

    He was President of the Pattaya Pilot Club Association, Owner of the Pattaya Airpark & Pilot Village and C.E.O. of the Fun Flying Thai Air Service Company.

    The Thai Civil Aviation Authority is investigating.

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    Sarasota Seaplane Crash


    On 12-JAN-2013 at 3:30 pm, a single engine SEAWIND 3000 seaplane was taking off from Sarasota for Venice Airport when it crashed after takeoff.

    The pilot died in the collision; the passenger survived with injuries. The seaplane did not gain enough altitude and struck a couple of trees. It impacted near the New College of Florida campus. The passenger, a 63-year-old man from Michigan was taken by medivac to Tampa General Hospital.

    Witnesses say the plane made a sound like a gunshot before it lost altitude, missed power lines and reached a grassy field owned by USF New College. One witness saw the plane on fire before it hit the ground.

    No one on the ground was injured.

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    Piper Crash in Texas Kills Three Salt Lake City Men


    On 12-JAN-2013, at 9:00 a Celtic Bank LLC Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian en route from Fox field in Paris Texas to Austin, but crashed minutes after takeoff, in Glory Texas.

    There was fog in the area at the time of the crash.

    The three people aboard the plane, pilot Rob Thompson, passenger Michael Endo who was Senior Vice-President of Celtic Bank and the bank’s commercial loan officer, and Michael Dale Bradley who was owner and Real Estate Broker with MBA Realty and who was consulting on a property sale.

    All three men were from Salt Lake City Utah.

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    Missing Coyote Found, Pilot Safe

    On January 10, 2013, a homebuilt Rans S4 Coyote went missing. A search was underway for the plane which is not equipped for night flight. Only the pilot, ERIC P HEINZ was aboard.

    The missing plane was located when the pilot’s campsite was discovered, at 9:30 after it had crashed in Lake Pleasant Arizona.

    The experimental plane sustained damage. The pilot survived.

    FAA Prelim:

    Regis#: N571K Make/Model: COYO Description: S-4/5 Coyote
    Date: 01/11/2013 Time: 0004

    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
    Damage: Substantial

    LOCATION
    City: PEORIA State: AZ Country: US

    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO LAKE PLEASANT

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    German Helicopter Crash Kills Pilot on the Autobahn


    On Jan 10, 2013, a Robinson R44 Astro en route from Augsburg to Bretzfeld got caught up in a 380 kilovolts high voltage power transmission line and crashed on the Autobahn 6 in Southwestern Germany.

    The helicopter was flying below radar.

    Pieces of the helicopter hit a truck, but the driver was not seriously hurt. The accident occurred during rush hour between the junction Schwäbisch Hall and just before the Kochertalbrücke.

    The pilot, 42 year old Sven Berger was killed in the crash and will have to be identified thru his dna. The remains of the helicopter are melted, burned, broken and bent, and smell like burned plastic. First responders could not get through the flames to the helicopter.

    Berger was a firefighter, member of the Commerce and Industry association and owned the Schwab Bacher Kithcen Studios. The tentative cause for the accident is poor visibility. There were spots of freezing temperatures, rain and fog in Brachbach.

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    Ultralight Crashes in Tas


    On January 11, 2013 at 10:10 a.m., an Australian Lightwing GR 912 was in Yorktown Tasmania. The plane, an ultralight, took off and nosedived in a vineyard next door to the airport, killing the sixty-five year old pilot.

    The cause of the crash on a West Tamar property off Bowens road, just north of Launceston has not been determined.

    The Beaconsfield police responded to the scene.

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    Rescue Pilot Rescued by Rescuees

    After a boat rescue failed, on January 9, 2013, a Bell 206 Jet Ranger with only the pilot aboard was rescuing two Nunavut seal hunters, Joe Karetak, who is in his 50s, and his 20-year-old son, who were stranded off the west shore of Hudson Bay. The brutal wind chill was -50 C.

    The helicopter was from Customs Helicopter in Gillam Manitoba.

    The hunters had left on snow mobiles but hadn’t returned home, initiating the search.

    The helicopter landed safely but broke through the ice—it was partially on ice, partially in the water 100 meters from the hunters.

    The pilot was rescued by the hunters.

    A second helicopter assisting in the original rescue took the hunters and the pilot to Arviat. The rescue was coordinated by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.

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    Trike Crash in Western Cape


    On January 10, 2013, a Windlass Aquila Trike en route from Wintervogel Airfield with an instructor and student pilot took off on a training flight. Bystanders reported that the pilot turned back toward the airputt but crashed and caught fire.

    Wintervogel is a private airfield near Klipheuwel in the Western Cape. The pilot was reported to be German, and the passenger from Tableview.

    Paramedics and an emergency team responded to the scene but there were two fatalities.

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    Helicopter Tragedy in the Amazon


    Photographer Miguel Cano Alva

    On January 7, 2013, Chinook helicopter (registration N241CH) Pucallpa-Tarapoto was en route near the Laguna Yarinacocha in Pucallpa Peru when it came down in the Amazon.

    The helicopter took off at took off at 2:57 pm, taking a load to Tarapoto.

    According to reports, although the crew tossed the load while airborne, the plane broke up in mid air and caught fire. There were seven people aboard.

    There were 2 Peruvians aboard: Joel Castillo and Luis Ramos.

    Five Americans: Dan Immel , Ed Córdova, Jaime Pickett, Lee Bradford and Darrel Birkes.

    Those aboard were employed by Petrominerales Ltd, a Canadian-based oil exploration firm.