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    Rio Helicopter Crash


    On May 8, 2013, a Helisul Táxi Aéreo Ltda-owned Helibras HB-350B Esquilo (Eurocopter Ecureuil) helicopter landing at a Rio de Janeiro heliport landed in the trees instead of on the landing area.

    Aboard were the pilot and five tourists,a couple of miners, and two tourists from the United States. No one was injured though witnesses saw the pilot had hurt his hand. One of the passengers filed an injury complaint.

    A gust of wind apparently blew the pilot off track. The company is calling the incident a forced landing.

    By the time the fire department and Experts of the Institute of Criminology Carlos Eboli (ICCE) arrived, the passengers had already left. The Regional Investigation and Prevention of Accidents (Seripa) is also investigating.

    Antonio Souza Moreira, father of one of the passengers, Álvaro Felipe, said his son had been injured on the shin. The helicopter ride had been a birthday present. Antonio confirmed that the pilot lost control at a gust of wind. There was smoke but no fire; and there was a fire extinguisher available. But the firefighters took an hour to arrive.

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    Helicopter Goes Missing in Siberia


    On May 6, 2013, 9 people aboard an Angara Airlines Mil Mi-8T were lost during a rescue operation in Siberia.

    Update
    Fragments of missing Mi-8 helicopter found in Irkutsk

    The helicopter was participating in a flood rescue and was carrying 1.9 tons of explosives for blasting ice dams in the river.

    Missing are three crew, five officials and the emergency chief. Stanislav Omelyanchik.

    The hotline number is Emergency telephone number – 8 (3952) 39 9999.

    List of missing:

    1. Omelyanchik Stanislav, acting chief of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Irkutsk region;
    2. Stepanov Alexander, deputy head of the Baikal PSO;
    3. Kashko Yuri, head of the North JI ACC Irkutsk region;
    4. Pezhemsky Sergey, lifeguard-shooter Northern PSO;
    5. Chekrygin Igor, chief OGKU “Center of Civil Defense”;
    6. Arbatskii Sergey, instructor airborne fire service department Kirenskogo air base of the Irkutsk region of forests;
    Airline crew “Angara”:
    7. Igor Markov, the commander of the aircraft;
    8. Zhizhel Andrey, flight instructor;
    9. Kulebyakin Alexei Vasilievich, the mechanic.

    Video (Russian)

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    Mexico Crash Kills Six Including State Officials


    The Mexican Attorney General’s Beechcraft 300 Super King Air took off from MMZC Aeropuerto Internacional de Zacatecas (Calera) to serve an arrest warrant on members of a drug cartel but this party never achieved their objective.

    Presumably due to a mechanical failure, the plane lost altitude–for no apparent reason–and crashed five minutes after takeoff and fifteen kilometers from the airport in farmland.

    The plane had been scheduled to take off the night before, but mechanical problems delayed the flight.

    The six aboard–including a federal prosecutor and two federal ministerial police–died on impact at Noria de los Gringos, Zacatecas. The plane smashed up, and caught fire in the grassy field.

    Law enforcement arrived quickly to secure the scene but it was too late for the passengers.

    List of casualties

    • Federal Ministry Púplico: Antonio Alvarez Mota
    • Federal Ministerial Agents: Francisco Leonardo Child and Martin Flores Ricardo Benitez
    • Pilot: Flowers Millan (Last)
    • Copilot: Bravo García (Last)
    • Mechanical: Miguel Angel Guerrero CollierFederal Ministry Púplico: Antonio Alvarez Mota

    The cause of the crash in Zacatecas is under investigation.

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    Cargo Boeing Crashes in Bagram


    Contact photographer Shawn Byers

    A National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 on a cargo flight from Bagram to Dubai Al Maktoum crashed with 7 crew (including 4 pilots, 2 mechanics,) and cargo shortly after takeoff.

    The National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 had just lifted off and was climbing when it crashed. The crash resulted in a fire.

    National Airlines President Glen Joerger was quoted saying that “This is a devastating loss for our family and we’ll work diligently with authorities to find the cause,” said Joerger. “Most importantly, our thoughts and prayers are with our crewmembers and their families.”

    The NTSB and Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority are investigating.
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    Two planes collide over Westlake Village


    A Cessna 172 and a Cessna 172RG Cutlass collided over Westlake Village eight miles east northeast of Ventura.

    The Cutlass, registered to Ameriflyers of Florida LLC made an emergency landing on the Westlake Golf Course, Westlake Village, California. Three aboard sustained minor injuries in a belly landing at 2:15 p.m. near the third hole. They were hospitalized with minor injuries.

    The second plane crashed in the Santa Monica Mountains, sparking a brush fire and a search and rescue effort. The pilot was found under the wreckage.

    One of the planes had left Santa Monica Airport on an engine test flight and was heading east when it collided with the other.

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    Two Gliders Crash in New South Wales

    Two gliders, one of which was a Let L-13A1 Blaník, collided in New South Wales in a rural area in Carrick, near Goulburn. The incoming glider clipped the tail of the two-seater which nose-dived to the ground.

    One 72-year-old pilot, a member of Southern Tablelands Gliding Club, landed his glider safely.

    The fifty year old pilot of the other glider died on impact with the ground. His 70 year-old passenger had to be extricated from the back seat of the aircraft. He sustained major injuries and was airlifted to Liverpool Hospital.

    The accident occurred at 3.40pm on April 27, 2013.

    Emergency services, including Ambulance, Police, Towrang RFS and Police Rescue responded.

    The pilots were experienced. The ground crew including the winch operator and pilots of both gliders were on the same radio network but the club is “mystified” why the accident occurred.

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    Lion Air Compensation

    Lion Air is compensating the passengers of the plane that crashed in Bali on April 13. The 101 passenger (we don’t know if the 7 crew are included) is handing out $5600 to each passenger.

    Lion Air is working with Jasa Raharja, an Indonesian insurance company to cover the medical bills for five injured passengers. The insurance company is paying up to IDR 25 million ($2500) and the airline is covering anything in excess of that.

    Unofficial reports state the plane was flying low.

    Twenty-five people have yet to receive their compensation.

    The alcohol and drug tests of the crew, cockpit voice recorder, and the flight data recorder are still in process. No conclusions have been public on the cause of the accident.

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    Medevac Crash in Oaxaca


    An Oaxaca State Government McDonnell Douglas MD 600N was en route from Hospital Regional de Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oaxaca, Mexico to Hospital General de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico when it crashed with four people aboard.

    The crash was located five miles from Oaxaca. The preliminary report lists Captain Guillermo Chavez Medina, the aeromedical Paul Hector Vicente, less than 24 hours old surname Martinez Sanchez (patient) and the latter’s father, Pedro Martinez, approximately 20 years old.

    The Medevac helicopter/air ambulance was transporting the infant who was less than 24 hours old.

    Bad weather or mechanical failure may have been behind the crash in Guerrero Cuilapan.

    Emergency services have cordoned off the area prior to investigation.

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    Sport Plane Crashes in Germany

    On April 26, 2013, four people died in a crash in Germany after taking off from Rendsburg-Schachtholm en route to Rotenburg/Wümme Airport.

    The plane crashed and burned on approach to Rotenburg less than 2 kilometers short of the runway in an open field.

    The names of the victims have not been released.

    An investigation is underway.

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    Helicopter Crash in Schoemanskloof Kills Lion Sands Game Resort CEO


    A privately owned Robinson R-44 with four aboard crashed in the vicinity of Schoemanskloof outside Nelspruit in South Africa. The flight had taken off from Johannesburg and was en route to White river when it crashed in heavy mist. No one aboard survived. The fatalities were listed as Nick More, Pierre de Villiers, Lance Cooper and Elmarie Martens.

    Remains of the victims will be handled at the state mortuary in Pretoria.

    The South African Civil Aviation Authority will be investigating the crash site, Zondagskraal farm, four kilometers from the N4 highway.

    Pilot Mr Nick More, owned the helicopter and was CEO of Lion Sands Game Resort.

    Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport indicated that the flight plan listed that More departed from Nelspruit Airfield at 06:30, collected passengers at Casterbridge. The destination was listed as Grand Central Airport in Gauteng.

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    Trainer Flight Crashes in Modimola Dam, South Africa

    On April 16, 2013, a Pearl Coral-owned de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth with two aboard crashed in Modimola Dam in Mmabatho in South Africa.

    The training flight crashed into the water witnessed by a cattle herder near the dam.

    When boats arrived to search, it was dark, and too late to search.

    Initially, the occupants were assumed to be the pilot and an assistant; and it is assumed this was a trainer from Mafikeng Airport. The cause of the crash is unknown.

    Police divers found the instructor in the water. The student pilot’s body was trapped inside the plane which was submerged in water with only its tail visible.

    The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating.


    Update
    The fatalities were named by police as instructor Marthinus Steyn, 54, and student pilot Narco van Straaten, 23.

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    NTSB Assisting in Lion Air Boeing Investigation

    In George’s Point of View


    As I stand here on the balcony of my Cancun suite snapping a video of a gathering far below on the beach, the force of the wind off the ocean nearly knocks me off my feet.

    Yes, my Air Crash Consultant mind is at work, even when I’m relaxing on a vacation.

    I can’t help but think of the Lion Air Boeing that came down on approach to Ngurah Rai Airport and cracked in two on impact with the ocean. It didn’t fall far in terms of being a plane. I have heard it was flying 100 feet below where it should have been, which makes me wonder if the same winds that are knocking me over contributed to the crash. Trust the investigation to uncover the truth of what made this brand new plane to be a write off. It’s still a miracle of engineering that there were no fatalities, and only 45 injuries, and of those, only five still hospitalized one day later.

    The NTSB is joining the investigation, important enough news that it is announced on a Sunday.


    The NTSB is sending a team of investigators to assist the government of Indonesia on its accident investigation of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800.

    On April 13, 2013 at about 3:15 p.m. local time, the airplane crashed on approach to Ngurah Rai Airport, due to unknown circumstances. There were no fatalities reported.

    As the U.S. is the state of design and manufacture of the Boeing 737, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman has appointed Senior Air Safety Investigator Dennis Jones as the traveling U.S. accredited representative. Dennis Jones is leading a team of investigators specializing in airplane structures, systems, and survival factors, as well as advisers from the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing.

    The investigation is being conducted by the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee which will release all information.

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    LionAir Flight Undershoots Bali Runway, 108 Aboard


    On April 13, 2013, a Bandung to Denpasar Lion Air Boeing 737-800 en undershot the Denpasar Airport runway and ditched in the ocean—literally falling from a height of 55 yards. All of the 101 passengers and 7 crew got out alive, but at least twenty people were injured.

    On impact, the plane broke in two. The brand new plane was delivered to Lion Air on March 28, 2013.

    Passengers were evacuated into rubber boats. The injured were taken to three hospitals. No serious injuries were reported.

    The pilot had 10,000 hours in the air.

    In George’s Point of View


    A plane drops 55 yards breaks in half and no one is seriously injured.

    Something happened. The investigation will do its best to pinpoint what exactly could knock out a plane with weeks of service. But with no serious injuries in a plane that is cracked in half, I have only two things to say: two best safety devices are 1) a well built plane and 2)a well-trained crew.

    We’re posting this only hours after it happened. So expect updates when more information is available. Initial reports can be prone to misinformation.

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    Guntersville Plane Crash


    A plane crashed in Guntersville Alabama. The pilot was the only person aboard when the engine stalled, and he ditched in a lake near Lake Guntersville Marina and Guntersville Sailing Club.

    The pilot extricated himself from the plane and was rescued by fisherman. Alabama Marine Police and Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the scene and will be securing the site until the NTSB investigation.

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    Fatal Crash in Loreto


    On April 7, 2013, a Helicópteros del Pacífico (Helipac) Mil Mi-8PS with 13 aboard crashed near Perenco Oil in Peru.

    There were four crew and nine passengers aboard—all Peruvian— when the flight crashed in the Napo River. Hernán Cervantes Paiva, Trider Pasmiño and Máximo Rolando Cuello have been identified.

    The helicopter failed at 11:00 a.m.

    Perenco Peru made a public announcement regarding the crash:

    “Perenco Peru regrets to announce an accident involving a MI-8 (P 1916 OB) helicopter operated by HELIPAC. The helicopter came down with 13 passengers on board during a routine flight from Iquitos to Block 67. Those on the flight, all Peruvian nationals, comprised nine passengers and four crew members. The passengers included one Perenco employee and representatives of three contractors.

    The Peruvian Army is at the scene and two additional helicopters are supporting the rescue efforts. At this stage, no survivors have been found.

    The company is working closely with the relevant authorities and is providing what support it can to the families of those involved. “

    Block 67 is a 630-square-mile (1,020-square-kilometer) block of more than 300 million barrels.

    The Peruvian Air Force activated the System Search and Rescue (SistemaSAR), which mobilized National Search and Rescue Twin Otter aircraft to land in the water in Curaray with the rescue team.

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    100 Dana ground victims demand compensation

    More than 100 ground victims are currently demanding compensation for property damage from the Dana plane crash last June. Claims running into billions of naira.

    At one point, they were told that the Lagos government planned to take the land to build a memorial to the crash victims. Owners have to provide valid certificates of occupancy to begin the process.

    News agencies report that N2.2bn is the total sum to be paid to the relations of the 153 that died in the Dana aircraft but payment information is unverified, and many say their claims have not been satisfied. Likewise unconfirmed is the statement that insurance companies have paid an initial settlement of N418.94m to relations of 85 victims.

    Only two relatives have reported they received their “full” settlement.

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    Beech Crashes in Big Bear Lake


    The Beech A36 Bonanza crashed in Big Bear Lake had been cleared for landing when it crashed in Big Bear lake.

    The four people aboard were slightly injured.

    The plane lost power, and the pilot told ATC that the plane was not going to make it to the airport.

    The NTSB is investigating.

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    Aero Bravo 700 Agrícola Crashes in Perolândia, Goiás Brazil


    On April 5, 2013, an Aero Bravo 700 Agrícola spraying insecticide near the city of Perolândia crashed near GO-050 highway. The company was Planeta Viação Agrícolas. The fatal flight was to be the last run of the day.

    The plane had been spraying a cornfield when it crashed and caught on fire. Farm workers put out the fire, but not in time to save the young pilot, who suffered broken bones and severe burns.

    The cropduster was demolished.

    The Jataí Fire Department lieutenant Lourivaldo Ribeiro da Silva said the pilot had not been identified yet; and his body was taken to the Jataí Medical Legal Institute.

    The pilot has since been recognized as 25 year old Rivelino Rocha.

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    Crashed, Stolen, Force Landings on April 1 No Joke

    On April 1:

    • A privately owned Reims Cessna F172E with two aboard made an emergency landing in Nome, Norway after an engine failed. Neither of the two aboard reported injury.
    • An Ultralight suffered a mechanical failure in south Surrey, BC crashed and sustained damage. The pilot parachuted out into a field of blueberries, and was injured but survived.
    • The pilot of a Beech J35 Bonanza force landed in a cornfield in northwest Davenport, Iowa after the plane suffered a mechanical failure. THe plane was damaged. The pilot was not.
    • A privately owned Cessna 210H that took off from Bullo River Station with four aboard crashed near Cape Ford in Australia. The bodies of three of the four people aboard have been recovered. Those aboard were 45-year-old electrical contractor Stuart Sceney, his 53-year-old wife Karmi Dunn, and daughters Mekdes, 12, and Kal, 15. A search continues for the wreckage and the remaining passenger. Weather conditions hampered the search.
    • A Cessna 172 Skyhawk went down with engine troubles in Juneau County swamp, Wonewoc, Wisconsin. THe pilot Seth Pripps of Rockford, Ill was uninjured. Firefighters assisted.
    • A Caicos Express Airways Cessna 402C took off from and landed at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and suffered a nose-gear collapse. The plane is registered to Turks and Caicos Islands. The pilot was uninjured.
    • A Cirrus SR22 was reported missing/stolen from Benton Arkansas. It was found abandoned in Casscoe Arkansas. On Monday night, the plane had been scheduled to land at Saline County Airport. When officers approached, the plane took off nearly hitting a deputy.

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    Australian Cessna Crash Kills Two Local Celebrities


    On March 25, a Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion crashed at 5:30 a.m. in a paddock two miles from Roma Airport, Queensland. Two people were aboard, bull rider John Quintana, and the national head of Ray White’s Livestock business, Charlie Maher, both of whom died on the scene. On impact, an emergency beacon activated.

    There was a 500 meter debris field. Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra alerted police. Fire crews were called and Careflight but no one survived the crash.

    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the crash site at Hartley Lane in Orange Hill to begin their investigation.


    Investigation title:
    Collision with terrain involving Cessna T210N, VH-MEQ, 2 km west of Roma Airport, Queensland on 25 March 2013
    ATSB Investigation # AO-2013-057
    The ATSB is investigating a fatal aircraft accident involving a Cessna T210N that occurred on 25 March 2013 near Roma, Queensland.
    Soon after takeoff, the aircraft collided with terrain. The two occupants died in the accident and the aircraft was destroyed.

    A team of four investigators will arrive at the accident site tonight to begin the on-site investigation.

    The team comprises experts in engineering, materials failure and aircraft operations.

    While onsite, the team will be:

    • examining and photographing the wreckage and any ground scars
    • interviewing witnesses
    • examining aircraft documents.

    The team is expected to be onsite for around four days.
    If you have any information about the accident, please call the ATSB on 1800 020 616.

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    Small Plane Crashes on Mar 23

    On MARCH 23,2013:

    • a Romeo Aviation Beech A36 Bonanza crashed north of Cordova,IL after striking a power pole.
    • a Sky Dive City de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter near Zephyrhills, FL flew 22 sky divers; one diver and one skydriver instructor died after a jump. Their bodies were found in woods near the airport.
    • A Natal Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III crashed in the Pietermaritzburg city center with five aboard. All five were injured, four hospitalized. No fatalities.
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    South Bend Hawker Crash Update

    A news agency has reported about the clean up of the plane crash in South Bend on March 13, 2013.

    The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has observed the scene and is part of the team assessing the damage. NTSB said that the clean-up process generally “falls on the source that caused the contamination. Since the damage came from that private jet, its owner and/or insurance company would be responsible.”

    Firemen who are working the scene will be paid by the South Bend Fire Dept, but the insurance company will probably repay the SBFD.

    Insurance companies are also key in providing compensation to families, especially when there is a traceable failure.

    The two aboard the flight, Wes Caves and Steve Davis were ejected from the plane and were found inside one of the houses that was damaged in the crash. Caves owned 7700 ENTERPRISES OF MONTANA LLC which is the plane’s owner of record.

    The cause of the HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP Premier jet #N26DK crash has not yet been determined.

    The FAA report says only that the…AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THERE WERE 4 PERSONS ON BOARD, 2 WERE FATALLY INJURED, 2 SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, DAMAGE: DESTROYED, SOUTH BEND, IN
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    Bad Day for Helicopters


    Didn’t mention this all together yesterday but it was a bad day (or two) for helicopters.

    On Mar 19

    • Bristow Academy Inc Schweitzer 269C-1 training flight; chopper lost power and crash-landed Highway US-1 near Titusville, FL. Two aboard, no injuries

    On Mar 21

    • Bundespolizei Aérospatiale AS 332L1 Super Puma was in a training exercise in snowy conditions at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. The Super Puma struck the EC-155 while landing, and fell. THe EC-155 pilot died on the scene, and three were injured.
    • Bundespolizei Eurocopter EC 155B-1 (AS 365N4) (see above incident at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium)
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    Four Killed in Helicopter Crash in New South Wales

    On March 21, 2013 at about 1215 Eastern daylight-saving time, a Bankstown Heliport Robinson R44 on a private flight from Bankstown to Bulli Tops, New South Wales with four aboard suffered a terrain collision near Panorama House in Bulli Tops near Wollongong in NSW.

    Emergency services arrived on the scene around 1:43 pm. After the crash, the helicopter burned. Thirty units responded to the scene.

    The ATSB is investigating.

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    South Bend Crash Raw Video


    Steven Davis and Wesley Caves died in the South Bend Plane crash on Sunday.
    The Hawker Beechcraft 390 plane struck three homes when it fell; two other people were aboard and were injured and one person on the ground was injured.

    The plane was split in two by the impact. The raw video below was captured by a surveillance camera.

    Video Below

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