Crash

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    Training Helicopter Crashed in Lincoln County, Missouri

    Helicopter crashA two-seater training helicopter crashed along the runway of the Greensfield Airport located near Moscow Mills in the southern part of Lincoln County, Missouri, at about 11 a.m. on June 19.

    According to Fire Marshall Barry Nuss, an instructor and a student were aboard at the time of accident; both of them escaped with only minor injuries.

    The helicopter belonged to HeliSat helicopter flight training school, based in Moscow Mills.

    Missouri Highway Patrol is looking into the cause of accident.

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    3 Killed after Plane Crashed and Caught Fire at Huntsville International Airport

    plane crashA private Westwind II plane went off the runway, caught fire and crashed near a fence at Alabama’s Huntsville International airport on the afternoon of June 18.

    FAA spokesperson Kathleen Bergen confirmed that the accident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. while the plane was attempting to take off from the airport.

    There were 3 people aboard the 10-seater plane; all of them lost their lives in the incident. The victims have been identified as 57 year old William Christopher from Centerpoint, 60 year old Robin Gary Smith from Yukon, Oklahoma and 67 year old Kenneth Lynn Rousseau from Harpersville.

    The cause of accident is not clear at the moment.

    According to the Madison County Coroner’s Office, the aircraft’s tail number was N793BG and it was registered to a Synfuels Holdings Finance LLC of Birmingham.

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    Twin-Engine Aircraft Crashes at Idaho-Montana Border

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    A twin engine plane (#N888GG) crashed and caught fire at around 5:30 pm on June 17 in the parking lot at Lost Trail Pass, Conner, Montana at the summit of Lost Trail Pass on the border of Idaho and Montana.

    The Ravalli County Sheriff office confirmed that the aircraft was destroyed to the extent that it was not possible to recognize that it was a Grumman G-21A. Witnesses say the plane spun down, dropped hard and flat, and on impact was immediately engulfed in flames. Nothing recognizable remained but the wing tips.

    Only the pilot was aboard.

    Ravalli County Sheriff and Federal Aviation Administration investigator Allen Kenitzer are looking into the details and causes of accident.

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    Cessna Crashes Near Pleasanton Municipal Airport, TX

    CessnaA small plane crash landed on a grassy area along Farm-to-Market Road 3350, outside Pleasanton city in Atascosa County, Texas.

    According to the Department of Public Safety, the incident happened shortly before 7 p.m. on June 16 when the pilot of Cessna 414 was attempting to land at Pleasanton Municipal Airport.

    There were 6 people on board at the time of the accident; all of them sustained minor injuries.

    Authorities confirmed that the twin engine plane was on a chartered flight from Dallas’ Addison Airport to Pleasanton Municipal Airport.

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    Cessna Airplane Crashed in Saskatchewan, Canada; 2 Killed

    CessnaA small Cessna airplane crashed in a field near Torquay in Saskatchewan, Canada, at about 10:15 a.m. on June 15.

    The plane was carrying two people at the time of the accident; both of them were killed. Their names have not yet been disclosed.

    Estevan RMCP and other emergency personnel responded to the scene.

    Transport Canada’s safety board is working to find the cause of accident.

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    Cessna 182 Crashed in Monroe County; Pilot Jumped and Survived

    CessnaA Cessna 182 plane, used for skydiving, crashed near Valmeyer in Monroe County, Illinois, in the afternoon of June 14.

    Shawn Kinmartin, 21, a pilot for Fly Free Skydiving in Festus, jumped out as the plane spiralled out of control and went down. This was his first jump in four years.

    According to Kinmartin, he was flying at 11,500 feet when the trouble began in the plane. “The two skydivers jumped out, they were the last two I had in my airplane, the last skydiver, on his way out, struck the elevator of the aircraft,” he said.

    Since the elevator controls the plane’s climb and descent, Kinmartin lost control of the plane. He spent next few minutes in trying to control it while heading back to the Festus airport. But as he realized that he was losing control of the plane, he decided to bail out and land in the farm fields. As a company policy he was already wearing a parachute.

    Kinmartin further said “when I jumped out of the airplane, it spiralled and crashed into the field over there. The wing carried me and I landed on this soybean field over there.”

    Neither the pilot nor anyone else on ground was hurt, however, the plane was badly damaged.

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    Helicopter Crashed Near the Cerfontaine Airfield in Belgium; 1 Killed, 1 Injured

    helicopterA helicopter crashed near the Cerfontaine airfield, in the province of Namur in southwestern Belgium, at around 5:00 p.m. on June 13.

    One of the two people aboard died and the other one suffered multiple serious injuries.

    According to the local rescue center, firefighters and paramedics from close by town arrived on the location.

    It is believed that the accident happened during an annual test being carried out under the supervision of an experienced pilot.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Marion County; Pilot Killed

    A single engine plane crashed in the middle of a corn field on Bluff Road in Marion County, South Carolina just after 1:30 p.m. on June 13.

    One person, identified as John Milton Sherbert, 55, of Florence was killed at the scene. His body has been sent to Charleston for an autopsy.

    The Manager of Marion County Airport said that the plane remained in the air for about 15 minutes before it crashed at a distance of about 1 mile from the airport.

    The authorities also said that the victim’s wife was one of the three witnesses of the deadly crash; she was waiting for her husband at the airport.

    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration arrived at the scene to investigate the cause of the crash.

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    2 Killed after a Plane Crashed Near Lake Mead

    A two-seater small plane crashed and caught fire near the northern end of Lake Mead in Las Vegas.

    Authorities confirmed that two people were killed after the plane went down near Echo Bay Airport, at around 9 p.m. on June 12.

    The Clark County firefighters and volunteer units from Overton and Moapa responded at the scene.

    Both the bodies were recovered after fire crews extinguished the fire. Their identities have not so far been disclosed.

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    Crashed Bell 206-L4, 2 Bodies Recovered from Gulf of Mexico

    US Coast guardA Bell 206-L4 helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Mexico at South Timbalier Block 317, some 90 miles from Houma, on the afternoon of June 11.

    The accident happened when the helicopter was on its way to an oil rig platform, with two people on-board.

    The crashed helicopter and 2 dead bodies were recovered after tireless efforts of U.S. Coast Guard first responders and many others on June 13. The names of the deceased have not so far been released.

    The helicopter, owned by Westwind Helicopters, was contracted by an oil and gas company, Wood Group, at the time of accident. A spokesperson of the company, Bobbie, confirmed the incident and said “Our thoughts and prayers are with them, their families and friends during this difficult time.”

    Westwind Helicopters and NTSB are working to determine the cause of crash.

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    Small plane crash kills Rockefeller

    The weather in White Plains was foggy and rainy when a Piper Meridian single-engine turbo prop missed a residence and crashed on a horse farm near Westchester County Airport, killing the pilot, Richard Rockefeller. Rockefeller was a doctor who had just celebrated his father’s 99th birthday. Weather may have been responsible for the accident. Rockefeller did not report a mayday.

    There was no one else aboard.

    The debris field covered a hundred feet. Rockefeller was 64 years old, and leaves behind two adult children and a wife.

    The FAA and NTSB are investigating. The crash occurred on Friday June 13th.

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    2 Injured after a Light Plane Crashed in NSW

    A light plane made a crash landing in scrub land, around 40km south of Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia.

    The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on June 12.

    According to the police, they were informed that the emergency landing occurred due to suspected engine failure.

    The plane was carrying 2 people at the time of crash; both of them were injured. The 69 year old pilot was flown to Tamworth Hospital with broken ribs and cuts to his head while the 32 year old passenger suffered minor leg injury and was shifted to Narrabri Hospital. Authorities confirmed that both of the injured are in stable condition.

    Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

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    3 Dead After a Seaplane Crashed in Como, Italy

    A small seaplane crashed and caught fire in the mountainous area near Premana, east of Como, Italy.

    The incident happened on June 9 after the plane took off from Lake Como with three persons aboard.

    All three people were killed in the incident. Their identities are not known at the moment.

    The crash happened at an inaccessible wooded area so the emergency crews had to reach there on foot.

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    Single-Engine Plane Crashes in Mojave Desert, CA

    small planeA single engine plane crashed into El Mirage Dry Lake in Adelanto, Mojave Desert, California.

    According to Tracey Martinez, spokesperson of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, the two-seater plane crashed into the dry lake bed at about 11:30 a.m. on June 9. She also said that the plane flipped several times before coming to rest.

    Brian Lee, a 47-year-old Los Angeles Fire Department pilot and firefighter paramedic, died at the hospital. A boy believed to be under 10 years old, was injured and was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition.

    The aircraft also sustained serious damage.

    The cause of accident is under investigation.

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    Mesa Police Department Helicopter Crash Lands in Gilbert

    helicopterA Mesa Police Department helicopter had to make a hard landing in a field near Stapley Drive & Baseline Road in Gilbert, Arizona.

    The incident happened at about 1 a.m. on June 8, when the chopper carrying two police pilots lost engine power and crashed.

    According to Mesa Police Department Sgt. Tony Landato, “They had 10 to 15 seconds from engine failure to impact…. The preliminary information I have is that the pilot did a remarkable job avoiding homes by putting the helicopter down in a field… I’ve been told, luckily, there are no serious injuries.”

    During the impact, the tail of helicopter broke off.

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    2 Killed after Liberty XL-2 Crashed in Merritt Island

    plane crash in houseA single-engine, Liberty XL-2 plane crashed into the residential neighborhood of east Merritt Island, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. on June 9.

    The accident happened after the plane took off from the Merritt Island Airport, with two people on board.

    The Sheriff’s Office and the Brevard County Fire Rescue spokespersons confirmed that both the passengers of the ill-fated plane died at the spot. They were identified as 47-year-old John Brian Kish and 64-year-old Kenneth Allen Marks.

    No one was injured on the ground. Some homes on Paula Avenue were slightly damaged. The crash also struck the power line, causing a blackout.

    The airplane, built in 2006, was registered to Merritt Island-based Spatial Inc.

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    Vintage Airplane Crashed in Minnesota

    A vintage plane veered off the runway into a deep drainage ditch during landing at the Rush City Airport in east-central Minnesota.

    The incident happened during the Rush City Fly-in on the morning of June 8.

    The pilot from Amery, Wisconsin, was uninjured.

    The 1936 Tailor J2 aircraft sustained damage at the front end, including a broken propeller and broken landing gear.

    The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of crash.

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    1 Killed After Cessna Crashed in Mendocino County

    A privately-owned Cessna airplane hit a tree and crashed in a wooded area off the 16200 block of Branscomb Road, west of Laytonville, Mendocino County in California, at around 7:30 p.m. on June 5.

    The pilot, identified as Kenneth Gillespie, 63, of Laytonville, died on the spot.

    According to Laytonville Volunteer Fire Chief Jim Little, “It was not a survivable crash.”

    The crash happened on a gravel bar on the Eel River, near a private airstrip. Responders waded through the shallow water to recover the body of the victim.

    Mendocino County Sheriff’s Lt. Kirk Mason said that the owner of the private airstrip reported the incident and described Gillespie as his friend.

    Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have started investigating the crash. Laytonville Fire, Cal Fire, the CHP and the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

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    Ex-Brazilian Footballer Fernandão Dies in Helicopter Crash

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    Ex-Brazilian football hero, Fernando Lucio da Costa, 36, who led Internacional to Copa Libertadores and World Club Cup victories in 2006, died in a helicopter crash in central Brazil on June 7.

    The helicopter had five people on board at the time of crash and none of them survived.

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Twitter, “I am saddened by the death of Fernandão, a hero to all Internacional fans and all lovers of football….On the field he was world champion, off the field he was an example of a man of character.”

    Fernandao played for the Porto Alegre club 190 times and scored 77 goals.

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    Ryanair Plane Rolls Backwards and Crashes into Ciampino Airport Fire Station Building

    RyanairA Ryanair Boeing 737-800, parked at Ciampino Airport, Rome, rolled backwards 40 metres and rammed into an airport fire station on June 5.

    The accident occurred shortly after the aircraft landed and disembarked all the passengers.

    The incident caused a damage worth of £200,000 to the rear stabiliser of the plane. The ‘tail wing’ of the £72m aircraft was torn apart. The garage of the fire station at the airport was also damaged externally.

    According to a spokesman for Ryanair, the airplane was parked but was not properly secured by the ground handling staff of ‘Groundcare’. The airline has demanded an investigation into the incident.

    A spokesman for Ciampino airport said: “We are investigating the cause of the incident and whether proper procedures were followed. We are aware of reports that chocks were not in place and that’s why the police have also been involved and a criminal investigation is also under way. Until that is completed there is nothing else to say.”

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    Military Plane Crashed in California, 3 Homes Destroyed

    plane crashA Third Marine Aircraft Wing AV-8B Harrier jet, operating out of MCAS Yuma airbase crashed around 4:20 p.m. on June 4.

    The plane crashed in a residential area at Cross Road and Fonzie Avenue in Imperial, California, near the U.S.-Mexico border, about 115 miles from San Diego.

    The pilot managed to get out of the plane before it crashed and suffered only minor injuries. He was taken to a local hospital.

    No other injuries were reported.

    According to California Highway Patrol El Centro, one house caught fire, and two others were damaged by the crash. A total of eight houses were evacuated to collect evidence and assess the damage.

    Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar confirmed via Twitter that the Harrier jet crash impacted civilian structures.

    An investigation to determine the cause of the crash has been initiated by concerned authorities.

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    World War II-Era Plane Crashed; 2 Killed

    A two-seater North American AT-6C, a World War II-era airplane, crashed at about 3:30 p.m. near Buckley, Washington, on June 4.

    The small plane had been sputtering and flying low before crashing in a wooded area, around 40 miles southeast of Seattle.

    Two people aboard the plane were killed. The victims have been identified as James Robert Cawley, 62 and Rodney John Richardson, 72; both of them were residents of Buckley.

    The National Transportation Safety Board has been informed of the accident.

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    PAF Training Aircraft Crashed in Karachi; 4 Killed

    plane crashA training aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near an inter-city bus terminal in Yousuf Goth, Baldia Town, Karachi, at 12:05 p.m. on June 3, due to some unknown technical fault.

    The PAF officials confirmed that both the pilots, Wing Commander Khurram Sammad and Squadron Leader Umair Elahi, lost their lives in the crash.

    Two civilians, identified as Ali Akbar and Sajid Riyasat, were also killed in the incident. Three others suffered injuries and were taken to the hospital, however, they were released after a few hours.

    The bodies, which were in parts and had sustained severe burns, were shifted to Civil Hospital, Karachi, for autopsies.

    One of the witness Ali Ahmed said, “The aircraft was flying at a very low altitude before it crashed. It bounced off the roofs of several buses and broke through electricity poles.”

    One bus was completely destroyed while four others got partially damaged. The engine of the aircraft is reported to have been on fire before it crashed. Fire fighters, however, reported in time and managed to control the fire before it could spread further.

    PAF will provide adequate compensation for the loss of life and property and will fully cover medical expenses of the injured, as per its standard operational rules.

    The Air Force Headquarters has formed a board to determine the cause of accident.

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    Cirrus SR22 Crashes into Commercial Building

    CirrusA Cirrus SR22 single-engine airplane crashed into the side of Colorado Custom Cabinets building, near Animas Air Park, on June 2.

    The pilot Robert Bucksbaum survived unhurt, except a small bump on the back of his head.

    “The plane ploughed through a chain-link fence and ran into the side of the building near the southwest end of the runway” said Bob Hansen, owner of Colorado Custom Cabinets.

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    Plane Crashes at Stevens Point Air Show, Pilot Killed

    crashA 1993 YAK-55M single engine plane crashed at Stevens Point Municipal Airport, Portage County, Wisconsin, while performing in an air show just before 12:30 p.m. on June 1.

    The single-seater plane especially designed for aerobatics competitions was performing aerial maneuvers during the aerobatics portion of the biennial air show when it crashed into a wooded area close to the airport runway. One of the eye witnesses described the incident saying, “the airplane spiralled toward the ground, looped up, and then crashed into the trees.”

    The 47 year old pilot died on the spot. He has been identified as William Cowden, of Menomonie.

    All the festivities at the airport were stopped immediately after the plane went down.

    Stevens Point police secured the site until officials of the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board arrived to conduct further investigation. Police are asking anyone having video of the incident to contact Detective Sgt. Joe Gruber at (715) 346-1518.