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Contact photographer Jose Muñoz
What: Spanair McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Madrid to Valencia
Where: Madrid
When: Apr 25 2010
Who: 43 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the flight developed an issue with the hydraulics. The crew decided to return to Madrid where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.
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Contact photographer Darren Varney
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from London to La Coruna
Where: London
When: Apr 23rd 2010
Why: While en route, the plane indicated low engine oil pressure. The flight landed safely at Heathrow and was cancelled.
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Contact photographer Alfredo La Marca
What: Vueling Airbus A320-200 en route from Seville to Barcelona
Where: Sevilla
When: Apr 26 2010
Why: After takeoff, the Vueling Airbus impacted a bird, which was ingested in the right engine. After the crew shut down the affected engine, they made a safe landing at Seville’s San Pablo Airport, where the Airbus was taken out of service for examination, maintenance and repairs. A replacement aircraft was flown in by Vueling for the passengers.
Although both jets involved were Vueling Airbus A320-200, they were different jets, and neither problem had anything to do with volcanic ash.
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Contact photographer Mark Kwiatkowski
What: British Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from London to Toronto
Where: Toronto
When: Apr 25th 2010
Why: Over Toronto, the crew reported an engine problem and had to shut down the right engine. The flight made a safe landing.
The cause has possibly been attributed to a crack in one of the engine’s parts.
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Contact photographer Mohammad Razzazan
What: Jordanian Royal Falcon Boeing 767-200 on behalf of Iraqi Airways en route from Stockholm to Baghdad/ Al Najaf
Where: Warsaw
When: Apr 25 2010
Why: After one of the cockpit window panes cracked, the plane made a landing in Warsaw. No one was injured.
How the passengers will be finishing their journey has not been published.
Pictured: An Air Arabia Airbus A320-214
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Contact photographer Steve Brimley
What: Air Arabia Airbus A320-200 en route from Sharjah to Chittagong
Where: Karachi
When: Apr 25 2010
Who: 155 passengers
Why: After a smoke detector indicated smoke in the cargo hold, the pilot made a cautionary landing in Karachi. Passengers were accommodated in the airport lounge while the plane was inspected.
The smoke detector later was determined to be faulty.
What: Royal New Zealand Air Force Bell UH-1H Iroquois en route from Ohakea Air Base in Manawatu to Anzac Day commemorations in Wellington
Where: 40km NE of Wellington New Zealand
When: Apr 25 2010
Who: 4 aboard, 3 fatalities
Why: The helicopter crashed in rugged terrain near Pukerua Bay, in fog, killing 3 aboard (Flight Lieutenant Hayden Peter Madsen, pilot, 33; Officer Daniel Stephen Gregory, pilot, 28, and Corporal Benjamin Andrew Carson, helicopter crewman, 25) and injuring one.
What: Pacific East Air Cargo/UPS / ATMA Atyra Transport Antonov AN-12BP en route from Mactan to Angeles Philippines
Where: SE of Clark airport, Pampanga province, northern Philippines
When: Apr 21 2010
Who: 6 crew
Why: Flying low over Mexico village in the Philippines, the cargo plane crashed south east of the base. The crash fragmented the plane, and it burst into flames. Three Russian crew members were hospitalized, 3 other crew members are reported missing. The pilot, who survived, was quoted saying that the plane encountered electric circuit trouble about an hour into the flight, and a fire that broke out forced him to make an emergency landing on the open field.
The Interisland Airlines flight was chartered on behalf of UPS.
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Contact photographer Diego Torres
What: Fuerza Aérea de Colombia MD Helicopters/Hughes 500/530
Where: Chaparral, Tolima Colombia
When: April 20, 2010 1:45 pm
Who: 7 deaths reported
Why: While performing maneuvers, a Bell 222UT helicopter and a Colombian Air Force MDH/Hughes 500/530 crashed on a military garrison near the town of Chaparral, Tolima.
Army:
– General Brigadier Fernando Joya Duarte, commander of the Task Force of the South of the Tolima.
– Colonel Brown Arturo Herrera Castaño, commander of Movable Brigade 20.
– Lieutenant Colonel Juan Gonzalo Lopera Echeverry, operations officer of the Task Force of the South of Tolima.
Air Force:
– Aviation technician Eider Vargas Avendaño, crew member.
– Aviation technician Víctor Sorza Pulido, crew member.
Vertical Aviation:
– Commander (r.) Rodolfo Garzón Venegas, pilot of Vertical Aviation Bell 222
– Lieutenant of Frigate (r.) Camilo Andrés Cujar, copilot.
The Army Captain Ejército Alejandro Suescún, professional soldier Jairo Suárez, the Air Force lieutenant Alcides Otálora Polo (pilot) and the technician José Hefner Lerma Prieto suffered burns and fractures but survived..
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Contact photographer Aurélien TRANCHET
What: Air France Boeing 747-400 en route from Paris to San Francisco
Where: Atlantic Ocean
When: Apr 20 2010
Why: While en route over the Atlantic, the left engine developed a leak. The crew shut down the engine to contain the damage and returned to Paris where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided.
Follow up
Flight: (AF) Air France 84
Departure Date: Tue Apr 20, 2010
Status: Landed 914 minutes late
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Contact photographer Jose Mendez
What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Miami to San Juan
Where: Miami
When: Apr 18th 2010
Why: The Boeing was maneuvering on the runway when it made an explosive noise. On acceleration, the plane began vibrating.
Instead of taking off, the plane returned to the gate with a flat tire. Passengers disembarked and were provided alternative transport.
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Contact photographer Ignatius
What: Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Manila to Bandar Seri Begawan
Where: Kota Kinabalu
When: Apr 18 2010
Who: 150 people
Why: While en route, the flight developed engine trouble. The plane made a safe landing and was able to resume the flight after several hours.
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Contact photographer Steve Brimley
What: South African Express Airways Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Cape Town to Windhoek
Where: Windhoek Namibia
When: April 17 2010
Why: The SAX CRJ landed with a hung nose wheel. (belly landing?) After landing with nose gear up, there were no injuries although airport operations were disrupted.
What: Small single engine aircraft
Where: Monxton, near Andover in Hampshire UK close to the junction of the A303 and A342.
When: April 17 2010
Who: 2 aboard
Why: In a field near Red Post Lane, a small plane crashed in a field and burst into flames, killing both occupants. The Weyhill Andover crash is said NOT to have been caused by ash but by some other reason.
The AAIB has sent investigators to the scene. The type of craft and the victims names have not been released.
Pictured: A Spanish-owned Agusta-Bell AB-139 filmed in Spain, February 14, 2009
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Contact photographer Rafael Alvarez Cacho
What: Spanish Navy Agusta-Bell 212ASW
Where: Fond Verrettes area, about 50km from Port-Au-Prince Haiti
When: April 16, 2010 10:30
Who: 4 on board. No survivors.
Why: One of a detachment of four Spanish Navy Agusta-Bell 212ASW helicopters assigned to the Spanish navy amphibious ship Castilla crashed in a sparsely populated remote
rugged location called Mount Toro. The helicopter, which is part of an independent detachment is said not to be part of the 400+ Spanish soldiers engaged in Haiti’s recovery and reconstruction efforts, reportedly struck trees and slammed into the ground before catching fire. The rugged terrain is reportedly hampering recovery.
What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Cali Colombia to Miami
Where: Cali Colombia
When: Apr 16 2010
Who: 95 passengers
Why: While en route, a fire developed aboard the galley. The crew decided to return to Cali where they made a safe landing. A couple of hours later, after inspection, the plane was returned to service.
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What: Air Canada Boeing 767-300 en route from Tokyo to Calgary
Where: Tokyo
When: Apr 16 2010
Who: 179 aboard
Why: After takeoff, the plane developed problems with its right engine. The crew decided to return to the airport where they made a safe, cautionary landing.
No word yet if a replacement flight was provided.
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Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra
What: AeroUnion Airbus A-300B4-200 en route from Monterrey (Mexico) to Los Angeles,CA
Where: Mexico
When: April 13th 2010
Who: 2 crew ; 3 on ground fatalities
Why: After taking off from Monterrey on a freight flight after 11:00 pm, it is reported that a turbine and wing fell off the plane, and then the Airbus fell out of the sky on to a highway not far from the runway. (Most of the wreckage is on airport property. ) The crew and three individuals on the ground were killed.
What: Slazenger’s single-engine two-seater kit Falco EI BMF landing at Powerscourt private airstrip
Where: County Wicklow
When: 10 April 2010
Who: pilot Dr Michael Slazenger and passenger Noel Whitney
Why: While Slazenger was attempting to land his aircraft at a private airstrip on his Powerscourt estate in Eniskerry, the plane’s wing struck a tree and crashed. Noel Whitney died at the scene, Slazenger died Monday morning.
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Contact photographer Yunjin Lee – Korea
What: Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 en route from from Surabaya Indonesia to Hong Kong
Where: Hong Kong
When: April 13 2010
Who: 309 passengers and 14 crew
Why: On approach to Hong Kong, the flight developed engine failure in one engine which was shut down, and the other engine failed on landing. On the runway, brakes overheated, caught fire, and the tires went flat.
Passengers evacuated the plane via emergency chutes; seven were injured though only five hospitalized. (Other reports indicate 8 admitted to hospital.)
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Contact photographer Martin Lidzba
What: Polish Air Force Tupolev TU-154M
Where: Smolensk
When: Apr 10th 2010
Who: 88 passengers and 8 crew
Why: On approach to Smolensk North Airport in dense fog, the plane impacted a forest, coming to rest short of the runway. There are conflicting reports leading up to the decision to land at Smolensk (versus Minsk or Moscow), holding pattern, the number of approaches.
Everyone aboard the flight was lost, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, the national bank president, deputy foreign minister, army chaplain, head of the National Security Office, deputy parliament speaker, Olympic Committee head, civil rights commissioner and at least two presidential aides and three lawmakers.
Partial list of those lost in the crash:
1. Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland
2. Maria Kaczynska, the president’s wife
3. Ryszard Kaczorowski, head of Poland’s London-based government-in-exile during the communist period
4. General Tadeusz Buk, Head of Polish Land Forces
5. Leszek Deptula, MP
6. Grzegorz Dolniak, MP
7. Katarzyna Doraczynska, President’s Chancellery
8 Janina Fetlinska, Senator
9. General Franciszek Gagor, Chief of Staff
10. Grazyna Gesicka, MP
11. Przemyslaw Gosiewski, MP
12. Mariusz Handzlik, Minister at the President’s Chancellery
13. Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka, MP
14. Sebastian Karpiniuk, MP
15. Admiral Andrzej Karweta, Head of Polish Navy
16. Mariusz Kazana, Foreign Ministry
17. Janusz Kochanowski, Poland’s Ombudsman
18. Stanislaw Jerzy Komorowski, Deputy Defence Minister
19. Andrzej Kremer, Deputy Foreign Minister
20. Janusz Kurtyka, National Remembrance Institute head
21. Tomasz Merta, Deputy Culture Minister
22. Aleksandra Natalli-Swiat, MP
23. Piotr Nurowski, head of Polish Olympics Committee
24. Krzysztof Putra, Deputy Speaker of parliament
25. Arkadiusz Rybicki, MP
26. Slawomir Skrzypek, head of Poland’s central bank
27. Wladyslaw Stasiak, head of Kaczynski’s Chancellery
28. Aleksander Szczyglo, head of the National Security Bureau
29. Jerzy Szmajdzinski, Deputy Speaker of parliament
30. Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz, MP
31. Izabela Tomaszewska, President’s Chancellery
32. Anna Walentynowicz, former Solidarity activist
33. Zbigniew Wassermann, MP
34. Wieslaw Woda, MP
35. Edward Wojtas, MP
36. Pawel Wypych, Minister and Kaczynski’s Chancellery
37. Stanislaw Zajac, Senator
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What: Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Oakland
Where: Oakland
When: April 10, 2010
Who: 134 aboard
Why: While en route the pilot discovered hydraulic problems. The hydraulic fluid leaked on to the landing gear and smoked on landing; but otherwise the fight landed safely in Oakland with emergency vehicles on standby.
What: Republic Airlines Embraer ERJ-170 en route from Omaha to Milwaukee
Where: Milwaukee
When: Apr 3 2010
Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant. The flight made a safe landing, without further injury.
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Contact photographer Rafael García
What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Pristina Kosovo to Copenhagen
Where: Berlin
When: Apr 3rd 2010
Who: 89 passengers and 5 crew
Why: After takeoff from Kosovo, a part fell from the engine. the crew diverted to Berlin and made a safe landing.
What: Anlægsselskabet Dansk Nybyg Piper PA-28-151 Warrior en route from Laesoe island.
Where: between Solsbæk and Sæby, North Jutland, Denmark
When: April 5 2010
Who: Two were hospitalized; remains of Niels and Bente Birch Nielsen recovered on the scene
Why: The 35-year-old Piper PA-28-151 Warrior crashed into trees near Solsbæksvej (Solsbæksroad), between Solsbæk and Sæby, North Jutland. The parents were were killed and the two daughters (17 and 25) were taken to hospital with serious injuries. At the time of the crash, visibility was not good, and according to witnesses, the plane was flying low.
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Contact photographer Graham Weatherby
What: Qantas Boeing 747 en route from Los Angeles to Melbourne
Where: Melbourne
When: Apr 5 2010
Why: While en route over Canberra, a crack developed in the outer pane of the first officer’s windshield. The flight landed safely, and was temporarily taken out of circulation/rotation for repairs.
