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    De Havilland Brenda Mines Crash Victims Identified

    What: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver en route from Pitt Meadows to Okanagan Lake
    Where: Brenda Mines
    When: May 13, 2012, 6:45 p.m
    Who: three aboard, three fatalities
    Why: The plane had taken off from Pitt Meadows airport and was en route back from Okanagan lake when it went down in a wooded area below Highway 97C about seven kilometers west of the Brenda Mines Road intersection. There was a fire at the scene. Witnesses say the plane was headed toward “Peachland” possibly looking for a landing site toward Merritt when it went down.

    According to the NTSB, the accident site is about ten minutes out of Kelowna.

    A Cormorant helicopter and a Buffalo airplane, the coroner, B.C. Ambulance, Kelowna Fire Department and Kelowna RCMP responded to the scene. The plane caught fire.

    Pilot Colin Moyes, 52, and passengers Peter Keate, 81 and Inez Keate, 79 have been identified as the crash victims. The pilot had his future in-laws in the cabin. His wedding would have been June 23. He leaves behind his 11 year old son. Moyes is also survived by his fiancee and her two children. A memorial is scheduled at 2 p.m., May 27, at North Vancouver’s Pinnacle Hotel.

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    Ultralight Crash in Croatia Kills 2

    What: Aviasud Mistral
    Where: near Rogotin in the Neretva river valley, Croatia
    When: May 16, 2012 8.45 pm
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: The ultralight was flying low just above the wires and planting bait for rabid foxes when it crashed in a tangerine field near the mouth of the Neretva. 57 year old Stjepan (Stephen) Vlahovica-Pace and 24 year old Matea Bebic aboard were killed in the crash. Vlahovica owned the plane. Matea was an aeronautical engineer.

    The ambulance driver who was first on the scene was Vlahovica’s brother Nado.

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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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    Private Cessna Crashes en route to Council Bluffs, 3 Fatalities Reported

    What: Privately owned Cessna 401 en route from Riverside Kansas to Council Bluffs Kansas
    Where: Thomas Road between 1900 & 2000 or 9 miles west of Chanute, KS
    When: May 11, 2012 16:36
    Who: 5 aboard, 3 fatalities
    Why: The privately owned Cessna was en route to Council Bluffs when it told ATC it requested permission to descend to a lower altitude, then crashed near Chanute and caught on fire. The plane skidding 200 feet across a field before it hit trees.

    23-year-old pilot, Luke F. Sheets, Garret Coble of Tulsa and Stephen J. Luth, 22 died in the crash according to Shawnee County Coroner’s Office-Topeka.

    22-year-old Hannah N. Luce of Texas and 27-year-old Austin G. Anderson were injured. Hannah was hospitalized at KU Medical Center-Kansas City, KS and Austin at Christi St. Francis Hospital-Wichita.

    Chanute is about 90 miles northwest of Joplin, Mo.

    The plane crashed in a field east of Highway 75. Two of the five aboard survived the crash.

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    Helicopter crashes into houses in Antigua, 4 Injured


    What: Bell 206L helicopter
    Where: Antigua, Guatemala
    When: April 15, 2012
    Who: Four injured
    Why: A helicopter flying over Antigua for aerial photography crashed into two houses at 9:30 in the morning.

    No residents were at home at the time of the crash. Three Guatemalans and one American were injured in the crash. The American broke his tibia and fibula. The injured were taken to National Hospital. The American was identified only as Michael; the others were Juan Carlos Menendez, 40, Andres Turcios, 32, and Octavio Gordillo, 52.

    The helicopter was broken in two by the impact. The translation of an unverified newspaper report said that the pilot had been flying low when a bird hit the rotors.

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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.

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    Two Lost in Ultralight in Brazilian Rice Field


    What: Starflight Fox V6 Super #PU-ANG
    Where: Araranguá, southern Santa Catarina Brazil
    When: April 8 2012
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: The ultralight was in Araranguá between the towns of Marazion and in Santa Catarina when it crashed in a rice paddy that backs up to highway BR-101. Both the pilot and passenger, Pereira de Souza, 45, and Antonio Carlos Bernardino, 30, died at the scene. Bernardino owned the ultralight and the two regularly flew together. Both victims were residents of Araranguá and in an Araranguá flying club. They were taken to Instituto Médico Legal (Forensic Institute).

    Witnesses say the plane just fell from the sky into the rice field. The incident occurred at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday.

    The accident is under investigations; preliminary findings are due within thirty days.

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    5 Injured in Kit Plane Crash through Publix Roof


    What: Seawind 3000 kit plane built by Larry E. Sapp
    Where: Northgate Shopping Center in DeLand Florida
    When: April 2, 2012, 7:20 pm
    Who: 2 aboard, 5 injured
    Why: Taking off from Deland Municipal-Sidney H. Taylor Field Airport, the small kit plane developed engine problems and crashed into a Publix market in the Northgate Shopping Center on International Speedway Boulevard on Monday. The pilot and passenger are in critical condition. Brendan Beitler, a Stetson University student is in stable condition. Cordova and Morris Beitler were also injured.

    A fire occurred when the fuel tanks burst. Three individuals in the store were injured. The store has been closed, and 175 employees are working at other Publix. The city has issued a demolition permit.

    The plane is made of composite material and was amateur-built in 2002.

    The pilot was Kim Presbrey, an attorney from Chicago who is in the intensive care unit at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Presbry is managing partner of Presbrey & Associates Thomas Rhoades from Illinois was the passenger.

    What remains of the melted aircraft has been loaded on a flatbed trailer.

    Video shot by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office above the North DeLand Publix supermarket shortly after the kit plane crashed into the supermarket roof.

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    Octogenarian Lands Plane Beside Unconscious Pilot/Spouse

    What: C And S Manufacturing Corp Cessna 414A en route from Marco Island, Collier County, Florida to Cherryland Airport in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin
    Where: Wisconsin
    When: April 2,2012
    Who: 2 aboard
    Why: After her husband John passed out at the controls of their Cessna, eighty-one year old Helen Collins took some quick lessons “on the fly” and managed to land the plane, with minor damage.

    Air Traffic Control talked to her until pilot instructor Robert Vuksanovic took his plane up to fly by her as he coached her down. The distress call came at 5:05 pm. after Collins was three hours in flight from Marco Island, Florida. On landing, Helen and her husband John were hospitalized; John was declared dead at 6:38 p.m. Helen had back pain, minor bumps and bruises and a broken rib, but her son Richard Collins did not lose both of his parents that day.

    A heroic effort from ATC, Collins and flight instructor Robert Vuksanovic.

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    Piper Crashes near Holitna River

    What: Private (Richard Wilmarth) Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub
    Where: near the Holitna River, Red Devil, Alaska
    When: March 30 2012, 5:30
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A red and white Piper Super Cub owned by Richard Wilmarth, crashed while apparently attempting to land on a private airstrip near the Holitna River. Wilmarth and his passenger Kenneth Mellick died in the crash.

    Aircraft Registration (N7276D)
    Summary
    1957 PIPER PA-18A
    Fixed wing single engine
    (2 seats / 1 engine)
    Owner WILMARTH RICHARD C
    RED DEVIL, AK
    (Individual)
    AIRWORTHINESS Standard/Normal
    Serial Number 18-5685
    Engine
    LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
    Horsepower: 180 (Reciprocating)
    WeightLess than 12,500lbs
    Speed 97mph
    Mode S Code 52340273
    Certificate Issue Date 1977-05-03
    Airworthiness Date 1974-06-18
    Last Action Date 2011-09-12
    Expiration 2014-09-30

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    Piper Crash Claims Two Florida Couples

    What: Moonchaser LLC Piper PA-32R-300 Lance en route from the Bahamas to Fort Pierce, Florida
    Where: Near Treasure Cay Airport, Isla de Gran Abaco
    When: March 25, 2012, 1:33 pm
    Who: 4 fatalities
    Why: Taking off from Treasure Cay, the plane crashed on Abaco island between the runway’s end and S.C. Bootle Highway. By the time Fire and Crash Rescue arrived, the plane was engulfed in flames.

    The plane crashed near the runway, killing four Americans (two couples) with local vacation homes on Abaco Island, 60-year-old Gregory Schwartzenberger and 56-year-old Janice Schwartzenberger of Neptune Beach, Florida, and 61-year-old Dennis Sartoris and 56-year-old Janie Sartoris of Jacksonville, Florida. Two dogs were also aboard the flight.

    At the time of takeoff, there were strong crosswinds reported.

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    Family Lost in Beechcraft Crash in Minnesota Field

    What: Beechcraft 35 Bonanza
    Where: Glencoe, MN
    When: March 21, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: The plane crashed on farmland four mines north of Glencoe killing what appears to be a family of three aboard the plane and also three dogs. Conditions were five miles visibility and overcast at 900 feet and the pilot may have been flying by visual flight rules in conditions when VFR flight isn’t allowed. Visibility in the area is known to drop “at the drop of a hat” so the pilot may have flown into worsening conditions inadvertently.

    Witnesses say they heard the plane sputtering, and heard a popping noise before impact. Others saw the plane flying low before it hit the ground in foggy drizzly weather leaving a two-hundred yard debris field. The plane may have been flying from St. Cloud.

    By the time bystanders arrived on the scene, the plane was missing the tail and a wing, and was engulfed in a “ball of flame.”

    The plane had just been sold by a St. Cloud resident to a new owner.

    Stuart Dahlberg, 52, his wife Ivelisse Morillo, and his mother, Mae Dahlberg were en route to visit family in Colorado when they were killed in the crash. Stuart Dahlberg was an experienced pilot.

    Glencoe Plane Crash Victims Identified as Husband, Wife, Mom: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com

    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 3871N Make/Model: BE35 Description: 35 Bonanza
    Date: 03/21/2012 Time: 1612
    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
    Damage: Destroyed
    LOCATION
    City: GLENCOE State: MN Country: US
    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD. THE THREE PERSONS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED. 4-5 MILES NORTH OF GLENCOE, MN

    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 3

    WEATHER: 20007KT 5SM BT OVC 009 14/13 A2998

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    North Carolina Private Cessna Crash and Burns on Landing

    What: Cessna 501 Citation I/SP en route from Venice Florida to Macon County, NC
    Where: Franklin-Macon County Airport, NC
    When: Mar 15, 2012
    Who: 2 crew, 3 passengers, 5 fatalities
    Why: The plane owned by Bogdan Jakubowski of Venice, Florida appeared to be approaching too steeply when it attempted to land at 1:45, and when the pilot tried to level, a wing hit pavement, flipping and rolling the plane, which exploded into flames. Rescuers were on the scene within a minute but the plane was already engulfed. The names of those aboard have not been released.

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    Piper Crashes in Chile


    An Aero Hein plane in flight.

    What: Aerohein Piper PA-31-325 Navajo en route from Melinka to Quellón
    Where: Quellón Chile
    When: Mar 1 2012
    Who: 8 aboard, 7 fatalities
    Why: On a 20 minute flight, ATC lost contact with the plane six minutes into the flight. Air Force and Navy planes searched where the emergency signal beacon issued a single alarm before the aircraft crashed into the sea.

    The plane’s wreckage was located by passengers in a boat in the Gulf of Corcovado off Chiloe island on Piedra Blanca at the mountain’s base. Occupants of the stricken plane included a businessman, his son and company divers and pilot Ricardo Hein. The list of dead includes Richard Hein, Genaro Barrientos Barria, Christopher Barria, Carlos Muñoz, Juan Gonzalez de La Fuente, Onofre Uribe Soto, and Pablo Briceño.

    Five of those aboard have been found.

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    Cessna Crashes by New Hampshire Runway


    Contact photographer Ron Yantiss

    What: Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane
    Where: WEST LEBANON, N.H.
    When: Feb 9, 2012, 3:45 p.m
    Who: pilot, 1 fatality
    Why: The Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane took off from Lebanon New Hampshire Municipal airport returning the plane from repairs  but developed problems. The pilot, Paul Schlieben, of Peterborough, N.H requested a turnback to the airport.

    He was returning to the airport when he crashed in the airport safety area impacting beside a runway. West Lebanon firefighters responded to the scene and put out the flames. The pilot did not survive the impact.

    Aircraft Description
    Serial Number T18208595 Type Registration Individual
    Manufacturer Name CESSNA Certificate Issue Date 11/13/2006
    Model T182T Expiration Date 03/31/2013
    Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Status Valid
    Pending Number Change None Type Engine Reciprocating
    Date Change Authorized None Dealer No
    MFR Year 2006 Mode S Code 51760054
    Fractional Owner NO
    Registered Owner
    Name SCHLIEBEN PAUL

    City PETERBOROUGH State NEW HAMPSHIRE
    County HILLSBOROUGH Zip Code 03458-2021
    Country UNITED STATES
    Airworthiness
    Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING Classification Standard
    Engine Model TIO-540-AK1A Category Normal
    A/W Date 07/19/2006

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    Italian Ultralight Falls from Sky Killing Experienced Pilot and eighteen year old Photographer

    What: Privately owned Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300
    Where: San Donà di Piave (Venezia
    When: Feb 5, 2012
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: After taking off from Caposile Airfield, the plane lost altitude and fell vertically. and crashed in a field near San Donà di Piave. Franco Borin, 45 and Simone Conte, 18 died on impact. Conte was flying in order to take photographs.

    The judge has ordered autopsies on the victims.

    Investigators question the structural integrity of the aircraft.

    Police and firefighters of San Donà di Piave responded to the scene.

    The Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 is classified as an ultralight.

    Prosecutor Rita Uglolini who is coordinating the investigation has acquired a video which may have documented the fall.

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    Belle Isle Chopper Crash Kills Two


    Click to view full size photo at Jetphotos
    Contact photographer Cory Watts

    What: Cenac Marine Services Robinson R-44 en route from Houma-Terrebonne
    Where: Belle Isle
    When: January 19, 2012
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: After taking off from Houma-Terrebonne airport, the chopper crashed a few miles from East Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in a marshy area. Flames from the crash were seen from a distance. Hunters and fishermen in the area called 911 to report the helicopter afire. The crash claimed the lives of those aboard. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries assisted along with several agencies with search, rescue, and recovery.

    Pilot Jason McKean, and Lanny Ledet had been on the way to an alligator-industry conference in Plaquemines Parish.

    Jason McKean had been flying for twenty years. The bodies of the victims were recovered 13 miles southwest of Morgan City.

    The cause of the crash is unknown. The FAA is investigating. Tje MTSB saod there was no indication that anything broke off the helicopter before the crash. The final report will not be due for another eighteen months.
    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 369TL Make/Model: R44 Description: R-44 Astro
    Date: 01/19/2012 Time: 1555
    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:N
    Damage: Unknown
    LOCATION
    City: BELLE ISLE State: LA Country: US
    DESCRIPTION
    N369TL ROBINSON R44 ROTORCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2
    PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, NEAR BELLE ISLE, LA
    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
    # Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
    # Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
    WEATHER: 191255Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC018 07/06 A3012
    OTHER DATA
    Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
    FAA FSDO: BATON ROUGE, LA (SW03) Entry date: 01/20/2012

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    Piper Crashes in Cornfield near York Airport

    What: Condor Flying Club Inc Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee en route from Fredrick, Maryland.
    Where: Lincoln Highway West, Thomasville, PA
    When: Jan 29, 2012, 11:00 am
    Who: 1 fatality
    Why: The piper crashed in a cornfield off of Lincoln Highway, a mile from the airport. The pilot, Douglas Helms of Westminster Maryland was pronounced dead at the scene. Helms will be at Lehigh Valley Hospital. The cause of the crash is unknown. An investigation is underway. The vehicle is registered to CONDOR FLYING CLUB INC
    Street 16192 COASTAL HWY.

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    Disabled Piper Quietly Lands on Palm Beach


    image capture from youtube

    What: Secure Aviation Inc Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C
    Where: North Ocean Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL
    When: Jan 28 2012 2:46 pm
    Who: 1
    Why: After having engine problems, a pilot quietly landed his twin-engine Piper Navajo on the beach south of the Palm Beach jetty. He said “The plane didn’t want to run anymore, so it landed.”

    The pilot was not injured but the plane suffered some damage and will have to be dismantled to be removed from the beach.

    The 1974 plane is registered to Secure Aviation, 10218 SE Banyan Way in Tequesta.

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    Tiger Moth Crash Kills Two at Mayborough


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    Contact photographer red750

    What: De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
    Where: Maryborough Airport on Leviathan Road, Australia
    When: Jan 27, 2012, 5pm.
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: After taking off, the plane hit trees at the end of the runway.

    Witnesses described seeing a ball of flames, which ignited a field of dry grass. The grass required seven Country Fire Authority crews to extinguish it.

    The two men aboard the vintage plane were John Fisher and David Oxley. In the past, John Fisher, who worked at Maryborough airport, had flown the Tiger Moth from England to Australia. He was the pilot and the owner of the plane.

    The accident is under investigation by three investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

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    Pilot Walks Away from Cessna Crash in Florida Wood

    What: Cessna 210E Centurion
    Where: near Spruce Creek Airport, Daytona Beach
    When: Jan 25, 2012
    Who: pilot
    Why: Just after taking off from Spruce Creek Airport on a test-flight to check his rebuilt engine, the rebuilt engine of pilot James Clarry’s Cessna quit. Eight minutes after takeoff, the plane nosedived and flipped near Port Orange at North Spruce Creek Circle and Tomoka Farms Road.

    Clarry came out of it with minor injuries. No one else was aboard.

    Volusa emergency services responded to the scene of the accident.

    Clarry landed in the woods.

    IDENTIFICATION
    Regis#: 7130U Make/Model: C210 Description: 210, T210, (Turbo)Centurion
    Date: 01/25/2012 Time: 2040
    Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
    Damage: Destroyed
    LOCATION
    City: PORT ORANGE State: FL Country: US
    DESCRIPTION
    AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PORT ORANGE, FL
    INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
    # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
    # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
    # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
    WEATHER: VFR
    OTHER DATA
    Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
    FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 01/26/2012

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    Two NZ Doctors Lost in Crash of Private Plane

    What: Yakovlev Yak-52TW
    Where: Feilding, New Zealand
    When: Jan 23 2012 10:45 a.m.
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: A plane left Taonui Aerodrome and twenty-five minutes later was engaging in acrobatics,when it flew upside down, made a loop and then crash dived on to the grounds of the Timona Recreational Reserve.

    The plane shattered into a mangled mess in the Timona Park area park area. Witnesses heard a single crash. Disaster Victim Identification team is investigating.

    The two men in the crash are well known, Dr Ralph Saxe, of Palmerston North, and Dr Brett Ireland, of Queensland. Dr Saxe co-owned the plane that crashed.

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    Cessna Fireball Crashes in Jennings County Field, 2 Lives Lost

    What: Cessna 177 Cardinal en route from Chicago to Madison Municipal Airport
    Where: S of County Road 600, near Dupont Indiana
    When: Jan 21, 2012 8:41 p.m
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: 55 year old Gregory L. Wehr and 55 year old Candace S. Wehr of Versailles, were flying from Chicago, when their Cessna crashed in a Jennings County field.

    A witness saw a big ball of fire fall straight down and explode.

    The NTSB is investigating.

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    Gyro Crash in Australia Kills Unidentified Pilot, Student


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    Contact photographer Andrei Bezmylov

    What: GT Gyroplanes Kruza
    Where: off Willis Road, near Mangalore Airport
    When: Jan 14, 2012, 12:30
    Who: pilot and student aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A local pilot reported that the ultralight crashed, looking as if it came straight down and smashed up. The wreckage was found in a paddock in a field. No one witnessed the crash, but at 10:00 someone witnessed the chopper being buffeted by “gale force” winds.

    The flight was discovered after it failed to return to the airport to pick up the next student.

    The wreckage is in several pieces. The gyrocopter broke up on impact. It had normally been used for training exercises. The Mangalore airport is in Australia.