Crash

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    Philippine Air Force Air Force Crash Kills 9


    Pictured: A Thai Army GAF N-22B Nomad. No Philippine photos available.
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    Contact photographer Tek

    What: Philippine Air Force GAF N22B Nomad en route from Awang Airport in Cotabato City to Zamboanga
    Where: Virgo Subdivision in Rosary Heights 9.
    When: January 28, 2010
    Who: 8 fatalities including Maj. Gen. Butch Lacso, Two pilots and five crewmen and one fatality on the ground
    Why: After takeoff, the plane suffered an engine failure. The pilot was attempting an emergency landing when the plane crashed in Cotabato City, a residential area outside Manila.

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    Nigerian Helicopter Crash Kills 4


    Pictured: A South Africa – Air Force Agusta A-109E LUH. (Photo of Nigerian Navy Agusta not available)
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    Contact photographer Jacobus Saayman

    What: Nigerian Navy Agusta A109E Reconnaissance helicopter en route from Port Harcourt to Lago
    Where: Mmiri Ochiochi swams, in Obodo Isiokpo, Port Harcourt Nigeria
    When: Jan 26, 2010
    Who: 4 Fatalities
    Why: While en route from Warri via Brass to Port Harcourt, the helicopter crashed into a swampy area about 2 minutes flying time from Port Harcourt International Airport. Apparently naval officers on the scene prevented locals and reporters from taking photographs.

    The helicopter went into a spin, and emitted a bang before crashing. Locals on the scene used a machete to hack through a door to retrieve passengers in a rescue effort.

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    Flight Update: Ethiopian Death Toll Rising

    By nightfall tonight, 34 bodies have been recovered.

    Investigative crews sort through baby sandals, and airplane parts drifting ashore. People are questioning why the flight was not delayed due to the storm raging at the time of takeoff.

    The USS-Ramage, and US P-3 surveillance aircraft are helping with search and rescue efforts.

    The plane was last serviced on Dec. 25.

    Reports abound that the plane was seen to be on fire on its way down. If reports of an engine fire proved to be correct, it would have been difficult to handle at such a low altitude; but reports of a lighting strike, compounded by poor visibility and high winds compounded by a bird strike are equally as possible.

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    Ethiopian Airlines Jet Crashes in Na’ameh Lebanon with 90 Passengers


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    Contact photographer Alastair T. Gardiner

    What: Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Beirut to Addis Ababa
    Where: 2 miles west of the coastal village of Na’ameh.
    When: Jan 25 2010
    Who: 7 crew 83 passengers
    Why: Shortly after taking off in stormy weather and heavy lightning, Lebanese ATC lost contact. The plane disappeared from radar 45 minutes after leaving Beirut. Witnesses on the coast saw the plane as it crashed into the sea. So far 9 bodies have been found by members of the Lebanese army .
    Update
    Initial reports of 7 survivors, became 9 bodies, and now the count has reached 21 bodies.

    The site of the crash is 2 miles west of the coastal village of Na’ameh.

    Fifty-four passengers were Lebanese, 22 Ethiopian, two were British and there were also Canadian, Russian, French, Iraqi and Syrian nationals.

    A Cypriot police helicopter has joined the Lebanese army in the search for survivors, and two U.N. helicopters are on the scene.

    Ethiopian Airlines is state owned, and has a standing order of 10 of Boeing’s Next-Generation 737-800s
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    The Latest Press Release from Ethiopian

    ET-409 Incident – 25 January, 2010

    Ethiopian flight ET-409 scheduled to operate from Beirut to Addis Ababa on January 25th lost contact with the Lebanese air controllers shortly after take off. The flight departed at 02:35 Lebanese time from Beirut International Airport.

    Flight ET-409 carries 82 passenger plus 8 Ethiopian Crew members. Out of the total passengers 23 are Ethiopian, 51 Lebanese, 1 Turkish, 1 French, 2 British, 1 Russian, 1 Canadian, 1 Syrian, 1 Iraqi nationals.

    A team is already working on gathering all pertinent information. An investigative team has already been dispatched to the scene and we will release further information as further updates are received.

    About Ethiopian

    Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest and fastest growing airlines in Africa, made its maiden flight to Cairo in 1946. With the recent addition of flight services to Mombasa and Monrovia, Ethiopian provides dependable services to 35 cities in Africa and a total of 56 international destinations spanning throughout four continents.

    Ethiopian won the NEPAD Transport Infrastructure Excellence Awards 2009 on November 25, 2009 and “Airline of the year award” from the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) on November 24, 2009, bringing the total Awards honored since January 2009 to five.

    In August, 2008, Ethiopian won “the 2008 Corporate Achievement Award” of Aviation & Allied Business for setting the pace towards the development and growth of the African aviation industry.

    Ethiopian is also the first African carrier to win the 2008 Brussels Airport Company Award in recognition of its distinguished long haul operations witnessed through the introduction of new routes, new products, and close cooperation with Brussels Airport in marketing activities.

    Ethiopian was the winner of the ‘2008 Best Airline in Africa Award’ at the African Travel Award ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, for its excellent network and convenient connections in Africa.

    For more information please contact our emergency call center at:
    +251 11 517 8766, +251 91 150 1248, +251 91 125 5577, +251 91 120 3412 or our toll free number +251 11 662 0062

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    Iran Crash Totals Plane, 157 aboard, 40+ injured, No fatalities


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    Contact photographer Tiyam

    What: Taban Air/Kolavia Tupolev TU-154 en route from Abadan to Mashad (but diverted to Isfahan due to visibility)
    Where: Mashad
    When: Jan 24th 2010
    Who: 157 passengers and 13 crew
    Why: The flight had earlier been diverted to Isfahan due to poor visibility in Mashad, and had overnighted in Isfahan. While continuing to Mashad today, a passenger became ill, but poor visibility in Mashad was still an issue. The pilot attempted to land in Mashad in low visibility conditions citing an emergency because of the critically ill passenger.

    On touchdown, the plane veered from the runway, the gear landing on an unpaved surface collapsed, one wing impacted the ground and the airplane caught on fire, resulting in fire damage at the rear, where the aircraft’s three engines are mounted. The vertical fin and horizontal stabiliser are no longer attached. Both wings were sheared off. 42 were injured, no fatalities.

    Iranian Disaster Management said “The plane went off the runaway upon landing and part of its rear end broke away.”

    The carrier has been grounded and their certificate suspended.

    More than a decade of problems with Iranian aviation has been attributed to the poor condition of their old fleet, their lack of maintenance. Now perhaps we can add weather.

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    TX: Instructor and Student Crash

    What: Tecnam P2002 Sierra
    Where: Sterrett Road / Ellis County Sportmen’s Club, Waxahachie, TX
    When: Jan 23 2010
    Who: flight instructor and student
    Why: While the plane was en route, witnesses saw the plane nosedive into a field 20 minutes after it took off from Dallas Executive Airport. The tail was reported to be sticking straight up.
    Link to photo of plane in flight

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    Ace Lost At Sea


    Pictured: Alaska Central Express (ACE) Beech 1900C shot in Anchorage
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    Contact photographer Ben Wang

    What: ACE Alaska Central Express Air Cargo Beech 1900C en route from Sand Point to Anchorage
    Where: Sand Point Alaska
    When: Jan 22nd 2010
    Who: 2 crew
    Why: While en route, the flight lost altitude, and then lost communication. It hit the sea around midnight.

    A search party has been formed. Some wreckage has been found near Egg Island.


    View Egg Island in a larger map

    We are hoping the crew will be found alive and intact.

    *** ACE Air Cargo Press Release ***

    January 22, 2010

    ACE Air Cargo has joined the search for our Beech 1900 aircraft, that disappeared shortly after departing Sand Point, Alaska with two pilots on board yesterday evening. At this time, we are focused on the welfare of our pilots and their families and will be releasing no further information at this time. We ask that the media respect the privacy of our employees and their families at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.

    Click image to visit Ace site.

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    Spain: Helimer 207 Crashes in Sea


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    Contact photographer JUSTO-M. PRIETO

    What: “Salvamento Marítimo (Helisureste)” Agusta Westland AW.139 in a training mission out of LEAM (Almeria Airport, Spain)
    Where: In sea 4 nm of Almeria airport
    When: Jan 21, 2010
    Who: 3 fatalities, one severe injury
    Why: The marine search and rescue helicopter fell into the sea off Almería 4 miles from the runway. They were on approach to the airport and returning from aerial maneuvers with Névola (ship). Only one person was rescued, and he was in serious condition. Rescue services included four helicopters, two boats and a tugboat, as well as member of Marine Rescue, Civil Guard.

    Those who died were Commander Jose Luis Lopez Alcala, of Granada; copilot Kevin Holmes of New Zealand/Granada; and Iñigo Vallejo Garcia,of Seville.

    Suffering from hypothermia, rescued craneman Alberto Elvira Vallejo was taken to Torrecárdenas Hospital.

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    Fatal Plane Crash in Ohio

    What: Mitts Corp Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 Marquise en route from Gainesville to Elyria.
    Where: Elyria, Ohio
    When: Jan 18, 2010 at 2:08 p.m.
    Who: Don Brown, 89, and his wife Shirley, 87, of Vermilion Township. Pilot Wesley Roemer, 30, of Gainesville, Fla., and co-pilot John Mengelson, 46, of Florahome, Fla.
    Why: The plane reportedly nose-dived into the ground near Lorain County Regional Airport in New Russia Township on approach to the runway. All victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

    The NTSB will be reporting.

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    Hawaii Plane Crash Kills Vet and Son

    What: single engine Piper Cherokee PA32
    Where: Koolau Mountains in East Oahu near the Lanipo Trail on WAIALAEIKI RIDGE, 10 MILES FROM HONOLULU, HI
    When: Jan 11, 2010
    Who: Pilot Dr. Nicolas Polumbo and passenger Timmy Polumbo
    Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE WAS FATALLY INJURED, ONE UNKNOWN INJURIES, WRECKAGE LOCATED ON WAIALAEIKI RIDGE, 10 MILES FROM HONOLULU, HI

    The pilot had been flying to his veterinary clinic and made no mayday call prior to the crash. Visibility may have been a factor as the weather was overcast.

    Crash crews rapelled from the helicopter due to the inaccessibility of the crash site.

    (Link to a recovery video. KITV has not released for embedding)

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    Argentina: Helicopter Crash

    What: Prefectura Naval Argentina Schweizer 300C
    Where: Cerca Aeropuerto Internacional de San Fernando Argentina
    When: Jan 19 2010
    Who: 2 on board.
    Why: Flying from San Fernando International Airport, Argentina, during a test flight, an Argentinean Cost Guard helicopter fell out of the sky 50 meters from the main runway. The two individuals in the helicopter did not survive.

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    Piper Crashes in Bahamas


    Pictured: A Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six at Nassau – Lynden Pindling International (Windsor Field)
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    Contact photographer Stephen B. Aranha

    What: Piper Saratoga enroute from Nassau Lynden Pindling International Airport to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
    Where: 10 miles northeast of Bimini Bahamas
    When: January 17, 2010 4:50 p.m
    Who: pilot and 2 passengers including Andrew Peterson and J.P. Antonmattei.
    Why: Pilot David Howell and two or three passengers departed Nassau for Fort Lauderdale at 2:49, and made no distress calls. Howell had been working on opening a bed and breakfast in the Bahamas, and his companions were investors. At 4:40 p.m. Sunday, the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department Air Traffic Services was notified that the Piper had ditched two miles off Bimini. Witnesses saw the plane going down just before 5 pm. The U S Coast Guard and the Royal Bahamas Police Force are searching the area for survivors. Reports conflict as to whether or not one body was recovered Sunday evening northeast of the Bimini Bay Resort, or whether divers saw remains in the plane Monday.

    The Bahamian FAA is the lead agency in the case.

    On the way to the Bahamas, there was also a couple aboard, but the couple elected to stay in the Nassau. Initial reports speculated that there was a fourth person aboard on the return flight.

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    Cessna Crash in Beagle Bay

    What: Broome Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from Broome to Koolan Island Australia
    Where: Beagle Bay Airport
    When: Jan 14 2010
    Who: pilot
    Why: While en route, the pilot received an indication of low pressure and received permission to divert to Beagle Bay. On approach, the pilot told authorities that the engine on his Cessna Caravan cut out at 9,500 ft.. He then undershot the runway. The plane flipped and the engine separated.

    The pilot is being treated for head injuries.

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    Chilean Crash Kills 4

    What: single-engine Mooney plane en route from La Serena to Santiago.
    Where: 474 km north of the Chilean capital of Santiago
    When: Jan 11, 2010
    Who: 4 fatalities (pilot and 3 businessmen)
    Why: The light plane crashed for unknown reasons. A beacon initially led searchers to Chicurea but the wreckage was found by Chile’s Air Force Search and Rescue (two Chilean air force planes and a helicopter) in La Cachimba valley, 22 km from La Serena.

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    Helicopter Crash in Mexico Kills 6

    What: Saba Group Helicopter en route from Toluca to Mexico City
    Where: Mina Vieja in Cuajimalpa, near La Marquesa
    When: Jan 10, 2010
    Who: Fatalities included Moises Saba Masri, 46, his father, Alberto Saba Raffoul, and Umberto Saba, also Capt. Armando Fernandez and Judith Casal and Yadel Toachi.
    Why: The helicopter crashed during foggy weather; the tail struck a residence at 85 Melchor Ocampo Street, and the blades struck a tree. Two vehicles were damaged but no one on the ground was injured.

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    Cougar Flight 491 Suit Settles

    Sikorsky, Keystone Helicopters and their parent company, United Technologies Corp. have settled in court with the the families of passengers who died on March 12, 2009. In court last July plaintiffs “voluntarily discontinued” the lawsuit to begin negotiations on a possible settlement. That settlement has been resolved, but the details are not public.

    Because pilots believed the Sikorsky met U.S. FAA regulations that the aircraft could operate for 30 minutes after losing oil, they flew toward the shore rather than landing on the water.

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    Compagnie Africaine Boeing Crashes in Congo


    Pictured: A CAA – Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation Cargo Boeing 727-231/Adv(F/RE) Super 27 photographed in Goma, August 27, 2006
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    Contact photographer Guido Potters

    What: Compagnie Africaine d’Aviation Boeing 727-231F Super 27
    Where: Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport, D.R. Congo
    When: Jan 2, 2010
    Who:
    Why: The plane landed in very heavy rain and standing water on runway 06 and hydroplaned off the runway, skidding right on the main gears.

    9Q-CAA (ex-N54354) appears to be the only Boeing in the fleet.


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    Lear Jet Crashes in Illinois


    Pictured: A Royal Air Freight Lear Jet 24
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    Contact photographer John Padgett

    What: Royal Air Lear (Cargo) jet en route to Wheeling illinois
    Where: S of Chicago
    When: January 5th 2010, 2 pm
    Who: Pilot
    Why: On the landing approach to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, Ill., witnesses saw the plane go down in the Cook County Forest Preserve on the banks of the Des Plaines River. The plane came to rest in about 4 feet of water.
    The video below shows Emergency crews on Euclid.

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    Indonesian Crash Kills 2


    Pictured: PT Sinar Mas Super Air Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU-24-950
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    Contact photographer Brian G Nichols

    What: PT Sinar Mas Pacific Aerospace Fletcher FU24-950 Pontianak, West Kalimantan Indonesia
    Where: Agoes Djam Hospital
    When: Dec 31, 2009 8:50 AM
    Who: Pilot and technician (Pilot Let. Col. (retired) Sigit Yudiarto and technician Titin Winarno.)
    Why: While engaged in spreading fertilizer (or spraying germ, or some other agricultural activity), the plane apparently fell from the sky and landed on the roof of the hospital, then on the ground on to a parked car.

    The roof over the hospital’s emergency area was damaged, and also one of the hospital’s cars. The hospital is operating as usual.

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    Cessna Crash in New Guinea

    What: Kiunga Aviation Cessna A185E Skywagon en route from Nadzab to Baindoang
    Where: Papua New Guinea
    When: Dec 30, 2009
    Who: 7 aboard, 6 fatalities
    Why: It is conjectured that the plane developed engine trouble. (Apparently the engine caught fire.) The pilot radioed a distress call before it went down in a hilly region, scattering the wreckage on the hillside.

    The passengers, four adults and two children, were all fatalities. Their burned remains were taken to Angau Memorial Hospital.

    Pilot Richard Leahy survived the crash and was evacuated to Australia for medical attention.

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    Colombia Helicopter Crash kills One


    Pictured: An ALPA Hughes 500D (369D), Medellin Colombia
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    Contact photographer Andres Dallimonti

    What: Servicio Aéreo de Ibagué Hughes 369D
    Where: Pitalito, Colombia
    When: Dec 29, 2009
    Who: 1 fatality (2 or 3 aboard.)
    Why: One of the people aboard died in the crash which occurred in an area between two Pitalito neighborhoods. The Air Society Ibague helicopter apparently originated in Ibague, capital of Tolima. Its destination is unknown. Witnesses say the helicopter made strange turns in the air, but the pilot managed not to strike any houses.

    There have been reports of one and two individuals injured.

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    Koryak Helicopter Crashes in Russia

    What: Koryak Airlines Mil Mi-8T en route from Anavgai to Tigil
    Where: 70 km north of Anavgai Russia
    When: Dec 28 2009
    Who: 3 crew members
    Why: While en route, the helicopter sent out a distress signal and had to make an (unexplained) emergency landing/crash which destroyed the helicopter. There was one fatality and two crew members were severely injured. The helicopter was carrying 2 tons of food.

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    Jalisco Mexico: 4 Fatalities in Cessna


    Pictured: An Escuela de Aviacion Mexico Cessna 172H Skyhawk (Mexico); Obviously not the XB-BJL in the accident.
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    Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente

    What: Cessna 182R Skylane en route from Zapotiltic
    Where: Jilotlan de los Dolores, Jalisco Mexico
    When: Dec 28 2009
    Who: 4 aboard: captain Miguel Farias Álvarez, José Torres Farias, Jacob Farias Macias and Raúl Torres Gutiérrez.
    Why: The plane went down in an inaccessible area in Rancho Las Higueras; two aboard were thrown clear and two trapped inside. All were fatalities. The cause of the crash is unresolved.

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    Platberg MTN: Beechcraft Crash, Harrismith South Africa


    Pictured: A Beech G36 Bonanza photographed in South Africa. Not, to our knowledge, the one in the incident.
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    Contact photographer Gary Shephard – LightSketch Photography

    What: Beech Bonanza en route from Vereeniging to Margate
    Where: Harrismith South Africa
    When: Dec 28 2009
    Who: 4 passengers aboard, believed to be a family
    Why: The flight was en route to margate but diverted to Harrismith due to technical problems. ATC lost contact with the plane during bad weather.

    The plane crashed into a remote, inaccessible section of Platberg Mountain during heavy fog. The wreckage was located by another plane.

    All 4 aboard the flight were fatalities, and believed to be a family group.