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    Venezuela Crash Kills 6

    What: Cessna 340 A en route from El Vigia airfield in Merida state to San Antonio del Tachira
    Where: E Venezuela near Colombia
    When: Feb 23, 2010
    Who: 6 fatalities
    Why: The Premezclado Agroconcha plane carrying three well-known businessmen refueled at El Vigia. Outside the village of San Pedro del Rio, the plane crashed. Pilot Victor Correa and passengers Jesus Rojas, Efrain Rojas, Gonzalo Hidalgo, Rodolfo Betancourt and Ivan Martini were killed in the crash. The plane belongs to Maparca Corporation.

    JIAAC is investigating.

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    Final Flight: Jim’s Big Sky Kauai At Rest


    Pictured: video capture
    What: Airborne Edge XT-912-L
    Where: Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawai
    When: Feb 15 2011, 11:41 am
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A kayaker witnessed a Big Sky Kauai ultralight 200 yards off Glass Beach when it fell to the ocean and sank with the pilot James Gaither and passenger Kim Buergel, 49, of Spokane, Washington.

    The ultralight is based out of Port Allen Airport in Hanapepe. Rescue services with a boat, jet skis and the county’s new helicopter, Air-1 searched for five hours for survivors in overcast weather and murky water, and found only debris.

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    African Air Services Crashes in Congo


    Pictured: A Let 410 (not the one that crashed)
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    Contact photographer Paul Kipping

    What: African Air Services Commuter en route from Bukavu-Kavumu Airport to Lusenge Airfield
    Where: Congo
    When: Feb 14 2010
    Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A small African Air Service owned Let 410 cargo plane, registration 9Q-CIF, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Mont Biega, D.R. Congo. Both crew members (Ukranian and Congolese) pilot and copilot were killed. The cargo that was aboard is unknown; rescue workers are forming an expedition to examine the scene, and recover the bodies and wreckage.

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    Russian Military Crash


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    Contact photographer Nikolai Ionkine

    What: Russian Air Force Antonov 22A en route from Voronezh to Tver-Migalovo
    Where: Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia
    When: Dec 28, 2010, 21:30
    Who: 12 crewmembers (all fatalities)
    Why: After disappearing from radar at 21:30, the Russian military transport plane on a return flight after delivering a MiG-31 fighter jet to the Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University crashed near Krasny Oktyabr, Tula Region, Russia. There was no cargo. The burning remains were sighted by air patrols on Tuesday at 23:36 four kilometres from the village of Troitskoye. Witnesses heard an explosion.

    Two on site recovery teams hampered by a blizzard and brutal cold weather found that all 12 crew members had been killed. Russian reports speculate that the cause was engine failure. The Antonov is a military cargo turboprop.

    The Russian military is grounding all planes with similar engines, pending determination of the cause of the crash.

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    Wind River Mountain Crash Kills Day Family

    What: Condor Aero 998 Commander AC 11 en route from Jasper to Jackson.
    Where: 15 to 20 miles southwest of Lander, near Christina Lake, at an elevation of about 11,700 feet in Wyoming Wind River Mountains
    When: Dec. 22 2010
    Who: pilot Ralph Day, 56; his wife Doris Day, 52; and Connor Day, 12
    Why: The Days operated the Day Forestry Appraisal and Management company, and left Jasper planning to visit Yellowstone and then Alaska for the Iditarod.

    Day’s plane struck the top of a steep ridge three feet deep in snow. The plane was not reported missing, and was not located until a passing plane heard the beacon in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming,

    A helicopter retrieved the bodies on Saturday.

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    Helicopter Crash in India

    What: Pawan Hans Aérospatiale AS365 N3 Dauphin
    Where: Chandigarh Airport India
    When: Dec 16, 2010
    Who: 2 pilots, S P S Brar and M S Brar
    Why: While en route to pick up a government official Punjab Industries Minister Manorajan Kalia to Mukerian in Hoshiarpur distric, after takeoff from Chandigarh Airport, the helicopter tilted and fell to the ground, and caught afire. The helicopter had been leased to the Indian government for the past 14 years.

    The pilots managed to get out of the burning helicopter alive. They have been hospitalized at Western Command Hospital at Panchkula.

    An inquiry is underway.

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    Prison Transport Helicopter Crashes in Mexico, several fatalities

    What: Mexico’s Atty General’s Office Bell 412 helicopter#HFJ XC
    Where: Veracruz, Mexico
    When: December 8, 2010, 16:30
    Who: 4 fatalities, 11 aboard
    Why: While en route to Villa Aldama prison, the helicopter, carrying Pilot, copilot, six federal police, a prosecutor and two detainees crashed in bad weather, strong winds, low visibility. There were three fatalities on the scene, three injured. Later it was confirmed 4 guards were killed, the two pilots are in serious condition.

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    Small Plane Crashes in California Barn

    What: Cirrus SR-22 en route from Van Nuys to Parker, Arizona
    Where: one mile west of the Agua Dulce Airport
    When: October 21, 2010
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: The plane circled before it emerged from clouds, at which time if flew upside down in an uncontrolled spiral. The plane crashed next to a barn a mile short of the airport, exploded on contact; and the remains of those on board are charred and spread across a large debris field. Two horses in the barn were killed, and one was injured but is expected to survive.

    The plane was registered to OVATION MANAGEMENT INC.

     

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    Overloaded (?) Cessna Crashes in Colombia

    What: Condor Cessna TU206G Turbo Stationair
    Where: El Astillero, Cerro San Antonio de Prado, Colombia
    When: October 20, 2010, 9:40 am
    Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities
    Why: The plane carrying provisions to Urabá and 3 passengers flew into San Antonio Mountain, killing all aboard. A would-be passenger’s life was saved because he could not board the flight—because it was full.

    The pilot did not report an emergency to the tower.

    The pilot was Juan Guillermo Mondragon. Passengers included John Amado Pérez, Osías Sierra and Xenobia Palacios.

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    Valencia County Crash

    What: home built plane en route to Los Chavez
    Where: Mid-Valley airport in Los Chavez, Valencia County
    When: Oct 17, 2010 7: 58 am
    Who: pilot and passenger
    Why: The plane was on approach to Los Chavez when it crashed into a drainage ditch. The occupants survived but had to be extracted from the wreckage.

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    Medical Mission: Cessna Crashes in Colombia

    What: Alas de Colombia Cessna 172N en route from Bucaramanga to Malaga
    Where: Pescaderito Bajo village, a kilometer from Malaga Colombia
    When: Oct 15 2010
    Who: 4 aboard, all fatalities
    Why: The pilot performed two flybys without landing and crashed on the third attempt. The crash may have been due to mechanical failure.

    The plane was on a medical mission. The pilot Víctor Granados, anesthesiologist Luis Berrezueta, doctor Martha Rivera and head nurse Alba Hernández were killed in the crash.

    Photos of the wreckage

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    Bahamas Crash Kills 8

    What: Acklins Blue Company Airways Charter Cessna 402 en route from Nassau to San Salvador
    Where: Lake Killarney, New Providence Island Bahamas
    When: Oct 5 2010 12:20pm.
    Who: Eight Bahamian men aboard, 8 fatalities
    Why: Not long after takeoff, the plane came down in Nassau’s Lake Killarney just east of the airport. The plane was substantially damaged on impact with Lake Killarney. There were no survivors. Chief Pilot Capt Nelson Hanna and co-pilot Devin Storr went down with the plane. Sound technician of Visage (and son of CN and Evangelist Williams) Nat Williams, was also onboard. BEC technician, Cory Farquarson, set setup technician, Devin Storr, Sasha Mildor, Lavard Curtis and Delon Taylor were also aboard.

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    Commemorative Plane Crashes in Italy

    What: Claudio Rosset Tecnam P92-JS
    Where: Cima Tre Scarperi, Dolomiti di Sesto Italy
    When: Sept 11 2010
    Who: pilot and passenger, both fatalities
    Why: The Dobbiaco tourist flight which took off at 11:50 a.m. crashed into the side of a mountain near the village of San Candido, in a remote and difficult to reach location. The wreckage is in a ravine Dolomites of Sesto, the border between Veneto and Alto Adige.. The plane is a complete write off.

    Aboard were former deputy mayor of Pordenone Claudio Rosset and his partner Michael Marconi. Rosset had been piloting another plane which crashed in 2001.

    The plane is part of the dell’Areroclub fleet.

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    Small Crash in San Carlos Kills 3

    What: (Registration pending) BE65 65 Queen Air (U-8F Seminole)
    Where: SAN CARLOS, CA
    When: Sept 2, 2010 1850
    Who: 1 pilot, 2 passengers: 3 fatalities
    Why: The plane crashed under unknown circumstances submerged in water about a mile from the airport.

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    Papua New Guinea Plane Crash Kills 4

    What: Australian Reef Pilots (ARP) Chartered plane
    Where: Misima Airport,Milne Bay Province Papua New Guinea
    When: Aug 31, 2010
    Who: 5 aboard, 4 fatalities (THREE Australians and one New Zealander)
    Why: The weather had been wet and windy all day—after landing, the plane skidded into some trees off the edge of the runway, and burst into flames. The pilot is in critical condition.

    ARP assists navigating vessels and provides emergency and temporary pilots consultancy.

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    Embraer Crash in Bahia Brazil, NO fatalities


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    Contact photographer S. Mendes

    What: Passaredo Linhas Aéreas Embraer ERJ-145LU en route from Sao Paulo to Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
    Where: Brazil
    When: August 25, 2010
    Who: 24 passengers and 3 crew
    Why: The plane had a normal approach. This sounds like the merging of several versions:

    The crew was attempting a belly landing, after the landing gear were not responding properly.

    Prior to the runway, the plane had a tail strike and went out of control.

    The flight touched down short of the runway and the landing gear ripped free and the plane skidded out of control.

    What is indisputable is that after the plane skidded to a stop, the right engine briefly caught fire. Two passengers had minor injuries. From the photos, this looks like a miracle that no one was killed.

    The Embraer sustained substantial damage and is considered a total loss.

    George’s Point of View

    I am marking this as unresolved. Of course ALL crashes we report are unresolved because the final report may not be out for YEARS. But this one seems contradictory. If the flight was making a belly landing, ATC would not be considering this a normal approach.

    So this looks to me like the plane just landed short of the runway and sheared off its landing gear. But I am not in Bahia, Brazil and will have to wait on the report to know what really happened.

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    Zamboanga Helicopter Lost at Sea; Pilots Missing; US to aid Search

    What: Philippine Navy Volco 411 helicopter performing routine maneuvers
    Where: 1,500 yards from Great Santa Cruz Island Philippines
    When: August 17 2010
    Who: 5 aboard, two missing pilots: First Lieutenant Cristan Corpuz and First Lieutenant Gerald Tamayo
    Why: The crew was engaged in documenting a Special Operations unit Amphibious Small Boat exercise; they were taking aerial photos and videos when they seemed to have engine trouble–although the actual cause will be a mystery until the investigation.

    The US is going to assist in recovery with their towed sonar. The crash site us 8 to 9 fathoms deep.

    Petty Officers Abdon Martinez, Noel Ridad and Rodolfo Pataweg are the survivors.

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    Small Plane Lost in Maine Kills 2


    This is not George A. Fortin’s N96389; it is a Taylorcraft BC-12D Twosome photographed at Millinocket Municipal Airport in Maine
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    Contact photographer Paul Robbins

    What: vintage 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D en route from Limington airport
    Where: field near Cape Monday Road, Harrison, Maine,
    40 miles northwest of Portland
    When: August 14 2010
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: The flight was reported lost when it did not return Saturday night. The wreckage was found 6 am Sunday. It appears that the pilot struck trees while attempting a field landing.

    Pilot George A. Fortin and passenger Anatole “Tony” Kalinuk were killed in the crash.

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    Beechcraft Bonanza Crashes and Burns in Pennsylvania House

    What: TSI Titanium (1982) Beechcraft 58 Baron en route from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
    Where: Bell Township Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
    When: Aug 7 2010 9:19 am
    Who: 2 fatalities
    Why: The plane crashed nine minutes after take-off. Witnesses say it sounded like the engine cut out before it crashed. The pilot did not contact ATC and the cause is unknown, pending investigation.

    Edward Sobota, president and owner of TSI Titanium, was flying his new Beechcraft two engine plane, and working on getting certified in it, when it crashed into a Bell Township neighborhood. Ted Kokolis a pilot for Bayer, who was also on board and killed in the crash. Steve Yanko was sleeping on his couch in his family room and was not injured when the plane crashed and burned in his wife’s art studio at the opposite end of the house. His wife was not in the house at the time.

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    Airblue Crash in Pakistan


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    Contact Gary Culpan

    On 28 July 2010 after taking off from Karachi at 0241 UTC (0741 PST)on a domestic flight to Islamabad, Airblue Flight 202 (AP-BJB), an Airbus A321, executed a circling approach for RWY-12 at Islamabad, crashed into the Margalla Hills nine and a half miles north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather. One hundred and forty-six people were aboard, and six crew. One hundred forty-six passengers and all six crew members died. The plane was a total loss. It is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan’s worst air disaster.

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    Plane crash under investigation

    What: small, single-engine experimental Nadiq, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane
    Where: Sandy Creek township, near Miller Road in Venango County
    When: July 24 2010, 11:25 a.m
    Who: fatalities: 57-year-old David Wagner, of Clairon, and former Clairon County commissioner 54-year-old Rob Carbaugh, of Seneca.
    Why: Crash in the woods of Sandy Creek

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    Military Crash in Romania

    What: Fortele Aeriene Române Antonov 2
    Where: Tuzla Airfield , Romania
    When: July 5, 2010
    Who: 12 fatalities (14 aboard)
    Why: Witnesses described an an explosion in the air a few seconds after takeoff. The plane crashed at the end of the runway. Three seriously injured jumped off, and were hospitalized, but only two have survived.

    The plane was normally used for parachutists’ training.

    Eight ambulances and mobile emergency intervention teams were on the scene. Two victims suffered multiple trauma There were 12 fatalities of the 14 aboard.

    Bâlsanu Captain Daniel was diagnosed with minor bruises and injuries, and military master Marius Nazare was diagnosed with contusions, trauma and burns on 10 percent of his body.

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    Mining Company Plane Crash

    What: Australian Mining Company Sundance Resources Charter Aéro-Service CASA C-212 Aviocar en route from Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport at Yaounde, to Yangadou
    Where: 6.3 miles from Cameroon / Congo border
    When: June 19 2010
    Who: 11 passengers 2 crew, (six Australians, two French, one American and two British citizens) all fatalities
    Why: En route to visit an iron ore mining site, the helicopter crashed in the Congolese jungle; it was located Monday afternoon. Those lost include Australian billionaire, Ken Talbot, and company chairman, Geoff Wedlock.

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    UK Light Crash Kills pilot

    What: Light crash
    Where: in a field next to the River Aire between Castleford and Methley.
    When: June 19, 2010 4 p.m.
    Who: 31 year old pilot
    Why: In west yorkshire, the plane crashed near the river Aire, killing the pilot.

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    New Mexico Cessna Crash

    What: Rod Aviation twin-engine Cessna 310 en route from Cleburne Muncipal Airport to Ruidoso
    Where: near the Sierra Blanca Airport, which is located about 18 miles northeast of Ruidoso
    When: June 17 2010 @ 9:50 a.m
    Who: fatalities: Rodney and DeLaine Duree, both 50, and their son, Lake, Karl Richey, 46, and his wife, Kaeri, 44. Hospitalized: Richeys’ sons, Alexander, 16, and Christopher, 12.
    Why: The flight crashed while attempting to land and caused a forest fie which has now been contained. The purpose of the flight was to scatter a relative’s ashes in New Mexico.