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    UK Gazelle Crash Update

    What: ex-military Gazelle helicopter en route from Stratford-upon-Avon to Yeovilton in Somerset. The helicopter was co-owned by Rod (Rick) Praskey and fellow flying enthusiast Christopher Evans. Christopher Evans was NOT aboard.
    Where: in open grassland about 800-900 feet high – one of the highest spots in Gloucestershire, crashed in a field at Langley Hill Farm in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham.
    When: Noon Nov 1
    Who: Two men (both West Midland company directors) and a woman; Pilot Rod Paskey, aged 55, from Fazeley, near Tamworth director of Dekko Exclusive Gifts, Laurence Bailey an executive of Cunningham Cash Registers. The 27 year old woman’s name has not been released.
    Why: poor visibility is conjectured to be part of the cause of the crash. It had been flying in heavy mist. No survivors, no cause known yet. The helicopter was described as a wreck of mangled metal. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating. Post Mortem examinations were due to be carried out Tues Nov 4

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    Gazelle Helicopter Crashes in the UK

    What: ex-military Gazelle helicopter en route from Stratford-upon-Avon to Yeovilton in Somerset
    Where: in open grassland about 800-900 feet high – one of the highest spots in Gloucestershire, crashed in a field at a farm in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham.
    When: Noon Nov 1
    Who: Two men and a woman
    Why: poor visibility is conjectured to be part of the cause of the crash. It had been flying in heavy mist. No survivors, no cause known yet. The helicopter was described as a wreck of mangled metal. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating.

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    New Mexico Crash


    What: Raytheon A36 registered to ST Inc. in Peoria, Ariz.
    Where: Crashed a mile and a half northwest of the Santa Teresa airport runway where it took off
    When: Saturday 6 p.m.
    Who: Michael Perry and Jim Crosby were killed.
    Why: Witnesses saw the plane fly into the storm. The plane crashed during a storm and burned.

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    Crash landing at Carlsbad airport

    What: Plane landing at McClellan-Palomar Airport
    Where: plane crashed into a hillside about two miles southeast of the Carlsbad airport
    When: 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning Sept. 28
    Who: Pilot Giuseppe Puzzo. a 42-year-old resident of Lake Havasu, Ariz died of multiple blunt force injuries
    Why: Puzzo missed his first attempted landing in foggy conditions and was performing a fly around for a second approach when the plane went down.

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    St Pete Emergency Landing

    What: twin engine plane crash
    Where: South part of runway 39 at the St Pete – Clearwater Airport.
    When: The plane went down shortly after midnight/early Friday morning.
    Who: Two women with non-life threatening injures are being treated at separate hospitals.
    Why: The landing gear was damaged and the plane landed in a grassy area by runway 39.
    The steering gear in the plane hit the pilot in the face. High winds from Hurricane Ike may have played a role in the crash.

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    Taca A320 Overrun in Tegucigalpa


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    Contact Photographer Mario J Craig

    What: Taca A320 en route from San Salvador (El Salvador) to Tegucigalpa (Honduras)
    Where: Tegucigalpa
    When: May 30th 2008
    Who: 124 passengers and 11 crew
    Why: On landing at Tegucigalpa, the A320 overran the runway of Tegucigalpa Toncontin Airport’s runway 2. The crash occurred in bad weather. Overrunning the runway, the plane continued to crash into a store and cars.

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    Hendrick Motor Sports


    Pictured: A Beech 200 Super King Air
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    Contact photographer Carlos Barbosa

    What: Hendrick Motorsports Beechcraft Super King Air 200
    Where: Bull Mountain, seven miles from Blue Ridge Airport,
    When: October 24 2004
    Who: 2 pilots 10 passengers
    Why: On October 24 2004, en route to theNextel Cup Series, a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed in fog into Bull Mountain, seven miles from Blue Ridge Airport, carrying two pilots and ten passengers. Fatalities included Jon Hendrick and his twin daughters,and Ricky Hendrick. The plane missed its first landing attempt before veering off course and crashing; and the plane had not climbed to its temporarily assigned altitude of 2,600 feet; it instead descended to 1,800 feet before crashing. The cause was ruled failure to use an instrument approach and pilot error

    George’s Point of View

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    Osteen Florida: Piper Malibu Crash


    Pictured: A Piper PA-46-310P Malibu
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    Contact photographer Patric Borg

    What: Piper PA-46-310P
    Where: Osteen Florida
    When: June 14, 2002
    Who: 3 fatalities
    Why: The pilot asked to deviate because he saw “a hole” in the weather. Radar showed a cluster of thunderstorms, level three to four were present in the vicinity of N9143B’s position. N9143B started an uncontrolled descent from FL260 (about 27,500 feet msl). Witnesses reported hearing the engine make a winding noise.?The airplane come out of the clouds about 300 feet above the ground, in a nose low spiral, and the right wing was missing. The ilot’s inadequate weather evaluation resulted in in-flight separation of the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer and the subsequent loss of control and crash.

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    Singapore Airlines Tragedy at Taiwan


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    Contact photographer Johan Knijn

    What: Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400
    Where: Taiwan
    When: October 31, 2000,
    Who: 179 people aboard, 83 fatalities, 44 injuries
    Why: On October 31, 2000, approximately 2317 Taiwan time (1517 UTC), Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 Boeing 747-400 airplane entered the incorrect runway at Chiang- KaiShek (CKS) Airport, Taiwan. Heavy rain and strong winds from typhoon “Xiang Sane” prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane, during the take-off roll, was destroyed by its collision with the runway construction equipment and by post impact fire. There were a total of 179 people on board with 159 passengers, 3 flight crewmembers and 17 cabin attendants. There were a total of 83 fatalities (including 4 cabin crewmembers), and 44 people injured.

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    Tokyo: China Airlines Typhoon Crash


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    Contact photographer J.Laporte

    What: China Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong
    Where: Hong Kong
    When: August 23, 1999
    Who: 3 fatalities, 208 uninjured; 44 serious, 164 minor
    Why: Summary: On August 23, 1999 at approximately 1840 local time (+12 hours), a China Airlines flight 642 # B-150 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashed during a landing approach to the Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok airport. The plane, which was landing during a typhoon, touched down hard, flipped over and caught fire. The right wing struck the ground first, and the landing gear and wing separated as the aircraft rolled inverted. 200 of the 317 passengers were injured and the aircraft was destroyed by impact.

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    Korean Air Crashes in Pohang


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    Contact photographer Gerard Helmer

    What: Korean Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 en route from Seoul to Pohang
    Where: Pohang
    When: March 15, 1999
    Who: 6 crew and 150 passengers
    Why: On March 15, a Korean Air Flight 1533 (McDonnell Douglas MD-83 #HL7570) from Seoul to Pohang departed for Pohang. Weather at Pohang was poor with degraded visibility and gusty 25 knot winds. The pilot failed at the first attempt to land. After the second approach the plane touched down, but overran the runway. The aircraft skidded through 10 antennas, a reinforced barbed wire fence and came to rest against an embankment. The landing snapped the fuselage in half. Damage– Complete destruction of air frame, Injuries– multiple. 6 crew and 150 passengers, no deaths.