What: microlight
Where: Silver-on-Sauldre, Soyers Field
When: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: The ultra-light crashed and burned in the field, killing the pilot and passenger. There were no eye-witnesses, but people described hearing the engine “cough” just prior to crashing. The pilot and passenger have not been identified, but they are said to be Belgian.
The type of ultralight has not been released.
Pictured: a Marion County Sheriff Department Bell OH-58A Kiowa
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What: Marion County Sheriff’s helicopter returning from a call in the southwest area of Marion county
Where: Ocala Airport
When: Saturday 10/10/2009
Who: Sheriff’s Office pilots Peter Rogers and Michael Turner
Why: While returning from a call, the helicopter lost power. They managed to land at Ocala airport.
According to Marion County Sheriff Ofc. website, Marion County Sheriff Department flies Bell OH-58A Kiowa.
The NTSB is investigating.
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Contact photographer Peeters Kenny
What: Ethiopian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from Cairo Egypt to Liege Belgium
Where: Liege
When: Oct 9th 2009
Who: 2 crew members
Why: On approach, tire pressure sensors indicated a flat tire/tire failure. However, the flight landed safely without further problem.
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Contact photographer Adam Samu
What: Malev Hungarian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Budapest Hungary to Geneva Switzerland
Where: Salzburg
When: Oct 8th 2009
Who: 37 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route to Geneva, the plane’s left engine experienced a drop in oil pressure. The flight diverted to Salzburg, where the passengers debarked. The passengers were provided hotel accommodations; and the plane went to maintenance, presumably to resume the flight on the 9th.
*note– We believe that the reports that the ENGINE ON THIS FLIGHT FELL OFF–are highly exaggerated. In fact, we think there’s a simple mistranslation somewhere, since the routine response for an oil pressure problem on a plane with more than one engine frequently involves turning an engine off (as opposed to it falling off.)
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Contact photographer Danny Fritsche
What: Continental Airlines / Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Newark,NJ to Minneapolis,MN
Where: Eau Claire,WI
When: Oct 8th 2009,
Who: 50 people on board
Why: While en route, the flight experienced fuel irregularities. The flight diverted to Eau Claire where the problem turned out to be a faulty gauge. Consequently, after discovering adequate fuel and no leak, the flight continued on to its destination with only minor delay.
Pictured: A Stinson 10A. The one that ran out of gas on the median is described as a yellow, high-wing, three-seat, “taildragger”
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Contact photographer Vladimir Kostritsa
What: 1947 Stinson 10A en route from Mason City, Iowa, to Boone, North Carolina
Where: four miles west of London in the median of KY 80
When: 3 p.m. Wednesday October 7
Who: 62-year-old pilot Wayne Alsworth, of Sterling, Alaska
Why: The landing was due to running low on fuel. Fuel was procured for the pilot, who was able to then take off and go to the nearest airport to fill his tank.
Pictured: An RV-8 domiciled at Scappoose – Industrial Airpark
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Contact photographer Phil Gilston
What: Vans RV-8 kit plane
Where: hills of Columbia County, 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon
When: October 5 2009
Who: Kenneth Turpen of Bainbridge Island, Wash
Why: The plane had been cleared for approach, but was found crashed up in a wooded area 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon.
Rescuers hiked to reach the pilot, who was apparently banged up, but conscious.
Pictured: A record breaking Museum Archived Piper PA-24-260 Comanche B housed in the UK
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Contact photographer Martin Pole
What: single-engine PA-24 Comanche en route from St Johns to Aguila
Where: Horsethief Basin area, Yavapai County AZ
When: Oct 4 2009
Who: Ralph Smith, 74, and his wife Francis Smith, 70
Why: The cause of the crash has not been determined yet. The crash started a fire in the area; the downed plane was a surprise to firefighters, and not immediately tied to the fire.
Smith was a retired airline pilot.
The pilot and his wife were not found immediately; the crash occurred in a remote area, but both bodies were recovered by Tuesday.
Pictured: Another Texas-owned Beechcraft B100 King
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Contact photographer Andrew Compolo
What: Texland Great Plains Water LLC./RJ Schumacher Oil ‘s Beechcraft King Air twin-engine airplane en route from Okalahoma City to Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport
Where: north of Fort Worth in Wise County
When: Tuesday October 6 2009
Who: 4 injured
Why: When the pilot told Air Traffic Control that both engines had failed, the plane disappeared from radar, six miles from Kenneth Copeland Airport. The wreckage was found in a field near County Road 4227 and Currie Road.
The plane lost a wing and sustained nose damage.
The two severely injured passengers were airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital.
George’s Point of View
Odds are against a twin engine plane losing both its engines at one time. The pilot here must have done some kind of fancy flying (by fancy I mean seriously good flying by the seat of his pants) to have gotten everyone out of this (so far) alive. We hope the two severely injured men in the hospital recover completely (and the other two men as well.)
Pictured: An Air France Boeing 777-328/ER
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Contact photographer Sean Mowatt
What: Air France Boeing 777 en route from Paris to Singapore
Where: Henri Coanda Airport, Bucharest
When: Oct 7th 2009
Who: 307 passengers and 18 crew
Why: When a passenger suffered a heart attack on the plane, and the flight diverted to Bucharest where he was removed from the plane, the rest of the passengers debarked. It was determined he died of the heart attack. There is no mention if the flight had (or used) an on board a defib machine.
The flight could not continue because of a technical problem. The other passengers stayed in the terminal or were put up in hotels and rerouted.
Pictured: A US Airways/ Mesa Airlines De Havilland Canada DHC-8-202 Dash 8
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Contact photographer Tom Lowther
What: US Airways Express/Mesa Airlines de Havilland-8 twin-engine turboprop en route from Grand Junction to Phoenix
Where: Durango-La Plata County Airport
When: October 5, 2009
Who: 31 passengers.
Why: While en route, the plane lost an engine. The engine failure was due to an oil-pressure problem, though it is not clear from our report whether or not the engine actually failed, or what is more likely, that the pilot shut it down. The plane diverted to Durango and landed safely; some of the passengers were able to fly out on the next flight to Phoenix.
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Contact photographer Gerry Stegmeier
What: United Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Los Angeles ,CA to Narita
Where: Los Angeles
When: Oct 5th, 2009
Why: About twenty minutes after takeoff, the plane experienced a hydraulics leak. The flight crew decided to return to LAX, where it landed safely at 2:21 p.m.
Maintenance crews are inspecting the plane.
Pictured: An Experimental Homebuilt RV-6 kit plane
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Contact photographer Connector
What: RV-6 experimental kit plane en route from Wilmington to Louisburg, 31 miles northeast of Raleigh.
Where: Behind Magnolia Mobile Home Park off Highway 903 near Magnolia in Duplin County NC
When: Oct 05, 2009 12:45 pm
Who: a Yorkville, Illinois pilot
Why: According to witnesses, the plane nosedived into the ground. There was a loud noise, like an explosion, but it is not known if it was before or when the plane impacted the ground. The crash is under investigation.
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Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner
What: JAC Japan Air Commuter Saab 340B en route from Kagoshima to Takamatsu
Where: Kagoshima
When: Oct 2nd 2009
Who: 20 people on board
Why: While en route, the plane was struck by lightning. As a safety measure, in spite of no visible damage, the crew decided to return to the airport, where the passengers debarked and were referred to alternative flights.
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Contact photographer Gábor Vilmányi
What: Eurofly Airbus A330-200 en route from Mauritius to Rome
Where: Cairo
When: Oct 5th 2009
Who: 245 passengers
Why: When a crack developed in a cockpit window, the plane diverted to Cairo for a safe landing, where passengers debarked and transferred to alternative planes.
No injuries were reported.
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Contact photographer Paolo Migliavacca
What: Windjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Forli to Palermo
Where: Catania Sicily
When: Oct 1st 2009,
Why: The pilot decided to divert to Catania because of severe weather conditions. On approach, the flight encountered wind shear of +50/-50 knots, severe turbulence and hail that signiicantly damaged the plane.
Severe storms on Oct 1 in Sicily caused several deaths due to weather complications.
Pictured: a similar Cessna A185F Skywagon 185
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Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente
What: Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) Cessna 182S en route from Morelia.
Where: Michoacán Mexico
When: OCT 02, 2009
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: There was fog in the mountains, and the control tower lost contact with the aircraft as the plane was conducting aerial surveys south of the hill “La Union.”
The cause is under investigation.
Lost in the crash were Aviator PEDRERO ANTONIO SERGIO NAVARRETE and Air Force Lieutenant Flying Pilot VICENTE ALVAREZ Emilio Castillo and air observer, Chap. 2 / o. Infantry GARIBAY FRANCISCO JAVIER GOMEZ
Pictured: A similar A36TC Bonanza
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Contact photographer David Alders
What: Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza en route from Guanajuato International Airport to Toluca
Where: Guanajuato – Mexico
When: OCT 3, 2009
Who: 2 fatalities, one survivor
Why: The plane crashed in the initial climb.
Fatalities include entrepreneur Gerardo Pons (30) and pilot Francisco Javier Martínez Solís.
Pictured: An Airtran Airways Boeing in Flight
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Contact photographer Jaysen F. Snow
What: AirTran Airways Boeing 717-200 en route from Orlando to Akron
Where: Orlando
When: Oct 4th 2009
Who: 122 on board (117 passengers and 5 crew)
Why: The flight experienced engine problems–fire in the left engine– and made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.
Ground personnel witnessed sparks from the left engine. When passengers debarked by emergency chute, one was injured. Passengers were bussed off the tarmac where they were eventually transferred to a replacement Boeing.
George’s Point of View
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
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Contact photographer Tom Buysse
What: Jet Airways Airbus A330-200 en route from Brussels to Mumbai
Where: Budapest
When: Oct 3rd 2009
Who: 224 passengers and 13 crew,
Why: While en route, the flight developed a gearbox problem which necessitated the shut down of an engine. The plane landed safely in Budapest. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations.
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Contact photographer Alexander Mishin
What: Aeroflot Airbus A320-200 en route from Prague to Moscow
Where: Minsk
When: Sunday
Who: 120 passengers
Why: A false depressurization alarm (also reported as an indication of an open door) forced an emergency landing. Passengers were accommodated at a hotel until the replacement Tupolev 154 arrived.
Pictured: A Cessna
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Contact photographer Stefano Capuzzo
What: Cessna
Where: Michoacan Mexico
When: Oct 3
Who: 3 on board
Why: The three military personnel died in a crash during an attempted emergency landing.
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Contact photographer Michael Durning
What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-100 en route from Quebec to Ottawa Canada
Where: Ottawa
When: Sep 28th 2009
Who: 38 on board
Why: While descending to land, the plane struck turbulence. The crew momentarily lost control of the plane, but landed safely shortly afterwards.
Pictured: an Avid Catalina aircraft
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Contact photographer David Morrell
What: Avid Catalina home-built, single-engine amphibious aircraft taking off from the lake near Camp Longhorn.
Where: Inks Lake in Burnet County
When: Wednesday at 1:30 p.m
Who: pilot Jim Eachus
Why: The plane’s wing tip skimmed the water, sending the plane into a cartwheel. The pilot appeared outside of the plane but did not make it ashore. It was several days before the pilot was found.
Pictured: A Mooney M20M
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Contact photographer Gary Chambers
What: Mooney M20M en route from Grand Rapids to Traverse City
Where: northwestern Randolph County three miles east of Albany
When: Wednesday at 12:43 p.m.
Who: David J. Eyde
Why: Speculation is that Eyde lost consciousness of hypoxia while flying over Michigan, the crisis somehow involving the plane’s air supply at 23000 feet. Air National Guard pilots could see the pilot, unconscious in the cockpit. The plane flew till it’s 4 hours of fuel ran out.
The plane crashed while out of control, and being followed by F-16 fighter jets
