What: Bell 212 helicopter
Where: Vallecitos de Zaragoza Mexico
When: Dec 23
Who: one officer and nine soldiers onboard
Why: In the course of a drug sting, due to an undisclosed mechanical issue, the Bell helicopter crashed, injuring two and killing one. The specially manufactured Bell choppers is part of the ‘Merida Initiative’ engaged in fighting drug crimes.
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This CNN news reportage indicates 91 injured rather than the 40 discussed earlier. No one mentions how the plane came mere meters from slipping into the bay.
What: American Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Miami to Kingston
Where: Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston
When: Tuesday Dec 22 2009
Who: 148 passengers and six crew; 40 injured; 4 passengers in serious condition
Why: After a turbulent flight, while landing in heavy rain, the jet overshot the runway. According to passengers, the plane landed normally, but failed to come to a stop but bounced through the perimeter fence, and skidded down the runway ending ten feet away the sea along the Port Royal main road. While skidding, they heard a loud bang, and oxygen masks deployed. On impact, the plane went dark.
The plane was reported to have lost an engine upon landing and that the landing gear collapsed; the plane skidded, crashed starboard engine detatched, and the fuselage broke. THe port wingtip snapped off; the fuselage rutured aft of the wing. Officers at the scene reported the plane ran off the end of the runway.
The Injured have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital.
American Airlines official statement is below:
AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release #1 @ 11:58 (p.m.) U.S. Central Time
PRNewswire
FORT WORTH, Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ — On Tuesday, December 22, 2009, American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, overran the runway on landing at Kingston, Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport. The flight originated out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, operated into Miami International Airport, and then operated into Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport.
Preliminary reports indicate there are no serious injuries. The aircraft was carrying 148 passengers and a crew of six.
American Airlines is in direct contact with officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration and is cooperating fully with appropriate authorities. American Airlines will not speculate as to possible causes of the incident. At this point, no additional details can be confirmed.
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Title: AA 331 Crash at Norman Manley International Airport
Date: Wednesday 23 rd December, 2009
Details: Press Release : American Airlines 331 Crash at NMIA
At approximately 10:25 pm American Airlines (AA 331) while in its final approach to landing overshot the runway resulting in an accident. 145 passengers and 6 crew members were on board. The injured passengers have been taken to hospitals in Kingston. No fatality has been reported.
The Airport emergency response was activated with support from emergency units in the municipality. The aircraft and crash site have been secured and the areas have been cordoned off by the security forces. Preliminary investigation is ongoing. The Airport is currently closed and the respective NOTAMS issued.
The number of persons being treated at hospitals is as follows:
38 :Kingston Public Hospital
35 :University of the West Indies
12: Andrews Memorial Hospital
5: Medical Associates
As a result of the accident, three flights have been delayed.
Access to and from Port Royal will be denied (except for emergency purposes) until 12 noon.
Please direct all queries to:
Mr. Mark Williams, Vice President, AAJ Tel# 876-322-8841
Mr. Paul Hall, Snr Vice President, AAJ Tel# 876-997-1693
Mr. Earl Richards, President, AAJ Tel# 876-990-6492
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What: Wells Fargo Dassault Falcon 20D en route from Santa Domingo to Miami
Where: 11 miles East of Grand Inagua Bahamas
When: Dec 18 2009
Who: 2 pilots
Why: The plane crashed into the sea 11 miles east of the Bahamas. No details are know.
What: light aircraft
Where: Pretoria South Africa
When: Dec 18, 2009
Who: Pilot and passenger
Why: After takeoff, the plane failed to gain altitude and crashed into the ground in a ball of fire. Apparently the pilot tried to ditch in a stream.
There are no survivors.
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Contact photographer Max Bryansky
What: Air India Boeing 747-437 to Copenhagen
Where: Indira Gandhi International Airport
When: Dec 17, 2009 2:30 pm
Who: Prime Minister
Why: While on the tarmac, the Boeing 747 “Agra” was struck by a food delivery vehicle.
The plane involved in the incident was the Indian Prime Minister’s plane. Subsequent to the incident, the Prime Minister departed from Delhi on an alternate plane.
Pictured: A Cessna 310 photographed at the Avalon Airshow 2009 (not the one involved in the incident)
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Contact photographer Andrei Bezmylov
What: Cessna 310R en route from Sundance Airpark to Alva
Where: Alva Regional Airport, Oklahoma
When: Dec 13, 2009. 12:00 a.m.
Who: pilot Darin Dean Moser
Why: Returning from a business trip to Oklahoma City, the pilot made a pass over the airport and aborted his initial attempted landing. The family, who was waiting at the airport, heard the vehicle crash.
There were foggy flight conditions at the time.
What: Robinson R44
Where: Moorabbin Airport, Australia
When: Dec 15, 2009, 10am
Who: pilot
Why: Pilot Geoffrey Edelsten was on his first solo, when the helicopter yawed quite violently to the left, to the right and into the ground. He sustained minor cuts.
Colgan’s Dec. 7 report to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said last February’s crash was probably caused by pilots’ “loss of situational awareness,” failure to follow the training and procedures, but pointed out contributing factors:
Although Bombardier is withholding comment until the NTSB completes its investigation, a spokesman pointed out that the existing avionics are reliable and certified; and there are currently no requirements for systems to report abnormally low air speed.
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Contact Photographer Frank Robitaille
What: Continental Airlines Flight 3407, Bombardier Q400 turboprop operated by regional carrier Colgan Air en route from Newark, New Jersey to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Where: Clarence Center, New York.
When: Thursday Feb 12 struck a house at 10: 10 pm. Two homes were affected.
Who: 44 passengers and four crew members, 1 off-duty pilot, 1 person on the ground, all fatalities. The passenger manifest has not officially been released.
Why: The New Jersey-to-Buffalo flight was cleared to land on a runway pointing to the southwest. But the plane crashed with its nose pointed to the northeast. Seconds after two automatic warnings to the pilots that the plane was not moving fast enough to stay aloft, the twin turboprop aircraft went through a “severe pitch and roll” after positioning its flaps for a landing. It did not dive into the house, as initially thought, but landed flat on the house. Icing is emerging as the possible cause for why flight 3047 fell from the sky. The flight data recorder has been collected and is currently being examined.
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Contact photographer Anton Harisov
What: Technoavia SM-92T Turbo Finist
Where: Korkino, 12km from Chelyabinsk Russia
When: Dec 13 2009, 11:02 am
Who: 8 on board
Why: The SM-92T plane was carrying one pilot and seven parachutists. According to the MOE, the aircraft performed a U-turn, then began to lose altitude and crashed into the ground in Chelyabinsk. The crash occurred immediately after takeoff from Kalacheva Airport.
All were fatalities.
The GU Emergency Operations Group were on site in the recovery operation.
1. Nikolay Dudkin, born in 1958, pilot
2. Bakgof Sergey, 1957, Instructor
3. Oleg Mashkin, born in 1962,
4. Alexander Pushkarev, born 1967,
5. Nabokina Denis, born in 1971,
6. Saitov Eugene, born in 1976,
7. Lomov Anastasia, born in 1984,
8. Litvinova Natalia, born in 1988
The investigation will focus on pilot error, equipment failure and weather conditions.
What: Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche en route from Amarillo to Port Mansfield
Where: Port Mansfield
When: Dec 10, 2009
Who: 2 aboard; names not released at time of initial report
Why: Two fishermen en route to a weekend fishing expedition were in the Piper that disappeared from radar at 10:30 Thursday night and crashed in Port Mansfield.
The remains found of 48-year-old Robert James Robinett of Sunray, Texas were found in Gulf waters.
Reportedly, the pilot was Harvey Kinikin of Amarillo. The plane is registered to James M. Scroggin of Arkansas.
Pictured: A Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk II
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Contact photographer Andrés Contador
What: Aviation Pacific Flight School Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk en route from Camarillo
Where: Ojai, California near the Krotona Institute
When: Dec 10, 2009
Who: Flight instructor and student (2 on board)
Why: An hour into a training flight, the plane crashed in a field.
The pilot was not in communication with ATC. It is presumed that there were engine troubles, that the pilot was struggling to keep the plane in the air. Witnesses report at least two incidents during the flight were the plane was observed to lose power.
A witness called 911 after seeing the plane fall right in front of him, right onto the roadway in front of his truck.”
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Contact photographer Matthew Southwell
What: NSW Rural Fire Service Bell B206L-1 LongRanger II performing bushfire surveillance
Where: 5km SE of Dorrigo, on the mid-north coast, NSW Australia
When: Dec 9. 2009 11:30 am
Who: Pilot and passenger
Why: While conducting bushfire surveillance while fighting a fire, the helicopter went down in the rainforest. The passenger, a 41-year-old National Parks and Wildlife Service ranger died. He had been a ranger for 12 years.
In Dorrigo Hospital, the pilot is fighting for his life, after sustaining critical chest, head and back injuries. He will be airlifted to a major hospital later on Wednesday
The pilot has over 3000 flying hours. This is the third serious firefighting helicopter incident in the past 48 hours.
1,500 firefighters continue to fight the fire caused by dry conditions and lightning strikes. Unrelated to the helicopter crash, other individuals have been injured in the fire.
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Contact photographer Joachim Lippl
What: Beechcraft C90 King Air en route from Bremen to Egelsbach
Where: East of Egelsbach Germany
When: Dec 7, 2009
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: The plane took off from Bremin at 15.15 Bremin time. There were no indications of problems to ATC there although the pilot logged off at 16.13 to make contact with the ATC in Egelsbach. On approach to Egelsbach air field at 16.15, the flight crashed and burned in a wooded area about five kilometers east of the airfield.
The three passengers were businessmen.
Egelsbach is the largest private German airport used by business travelers and sports pilots.
What: Pipistrel Spider en route from Yarrawonga Airport
Where: Burramine nr Yarrawonga, Vic, Australia
When: Dec 6, 2009
Who: Two brothers
What: Ted and Alan Berryman were to fly Ted’s ultralight on a local scenic circuit, but did not return to the airport at 9 as was their plan. A search found their badly damaged ultralight Pipistrel Spider (“trike type”, tandem 2 seater”) near Bruces Road, Burramine on the morning of the 7th. Both occupants have been confirmed dead.
What: AvioCharter red and white Colombian-registered Cessna 402C Utililiner
Where: Punta de Ocote, Morazán, Yoro, Honduras
When: Dec 5, 2009
Who: 1 pilot
Why: A small red and white Colombian-registered Cessna 402C Utililiner landed in the highway crossing Ocote, Morazán, Yoro. The plane was carrying a shipment of cocaine and when it fell, it killed eighteen year old motorcyclist Israel Martinez Euceda.
Apparently seven or eight people were waiting for the plane to land. By the time police arrived, they found the plane in two pieces. Area residents barricaded themselves inside their homes to avoid the gunfire. Apparently narcotics traffickers set the plane afire.
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Contact photographer Chuck Slusarczyk Jr
What: Cheyenne Sales & Leasing Piper PA-31T2 Cheyenne IIXL en route from Traverse City, Michigan to Tiffin Ohio
Where: near Clare County Airport
When: DEC 4, 2009, 6:45 p.m.
Who: Pilot
Why: While en route, the flight crashed in Claire county woods.
Witnesses reported the plane out of control but it is not noted if it burst into flames before or after impact. The wreckage was found at 7:21 p.m, a thirty minutes hike into the heavily wooded area north of M-61 and east of Highway 127.
One fatality was reported.
What: G & S Helicopters Inc. Robinson R22 Beta II
Where: Robbie’s Marina , Indian Key State Park, Islamorada Florida
When: 2:30 p.m. Nov 30 2009
Who: pilot
Why: The pilot made an emergency landing on an island to inspect his plane. When he checked the tail rotor, the helicopter lifted off without him, at which point he tried to get back in but fell. The helicopter continued up about 70 feet before it crashed.
The pilot received doctor’s care for his broken arm, after being rescued by a boat from a local marina.
I’ve heard of people getting out of their car while it was running…But…a helicopter?
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Contact photographer Bill Campbell
What: Seair Seaplanes De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk. 1 en route from Tofino to Vancouver
Where: Lyall Harbour, British Columbia, Canada
When: Nov 29 2009 4:10 p.m.
Who: 8 aboard, 6 fatalities
Why: After departing Lyall Harbour on Saturna Island, the flight crashed on departure. Two people—a male pilot and a female passenger— were rescued from the water. Rescuers had a difficult time dealing with near-zero visibility and strong currents
Fatalities included Vancouver doctor Kerry Telford Morrissey and her baby daughter, Sarah, and a California couple Richard Bruce Haskitt, 49, and Cindy Schafer, 44, with a cottage on Saturna, Catherine White-Holman, 55, of Vancouver; and Thomas Gordon Glenn, 60, of White Rock.
TSB investigators supervising the recovery are offering counseling to relatives, and recovery workers.
Pictured: A Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II
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What: Piper PA32RT-300 en route from Lewisburg, West Virginia to Memphis
Where: near the old National Guard site off Democrat Road, Memphis
When: November 29, 2009, 4:15 p.m
Who: 4 on board, one in critical condition
Why: On approach to the runway, the plane landed 1500-2000 feet short of the runway and caught fire. No cause is given, but it is under investigation by the FAA. Co-owner Emmett O’Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene.
UPDATE
The FAA confirms that O’Ryan was caught flying in 2007 in Olive Branch in an unsafe aircraft not meeting FAA standards. Records show the incident involved the same plane in this crash
The injured were transported by ambulance to the hospital. Three are non-critical.
Piloting the plane was businessman Emmett O’Ryan. Aboard was his daughter Ruth, his son Robert, and Robert’s friend Patrick Jenning.
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What: Avient Aviation McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter en route from Shanghai to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
Where: Shanghai
When: Nov 28th 2009, 8am local time
Who: 7 crew
Why: On takeoff, the MD-11’s main gear left the ground over the runway but the plane climbed less than 10 feet, ran into approach lights, fell, broke into parts and caught on fire. The plane rotated for takeoff but failed to become airborne and sustained at least one tailstrike.
There are three fatalities, all American crew members, and 4 critically injured. Those aboard were from the US, Belgium, Indonesia and Zimbabwe.
One injured US citizen (61 year old co-pilot) is in critical condition with multiple rib fractures, blast lung injury and pneumothorax. The other 3 survivors sustained chest and limb injuries.
This plane, flying as HL7372 Korean Air Lines tipped on its tail at Sydney Airport while being unloaded on JAN 09 2002.
Update
What: Sri Lankan Air Force MI-24
Where: Rattaran Kivula’ mountains in Buttala 240 kilometers from Colombo
When: Friday
Who: 2 pilots, 2 passengers
Why: Pilots reported a mechanical problem to ATC prior to the crash. A probe panel to investigate Friday’s crash. The flight was on a training mission when it crashed in the southeastern Moneragala district.
What: 1976 Cessna 182P Skylane
Where: near Kewanee Municipal Airport
When: Nov 23, 2009 , 5:45 pm
Who: pilot Harold D. Middleton, his wife Peggy G. Middleton and their fourteen year old grandson Austin Middleton
Why: A half a mile south of the airport, just after takeoff, the Cessna crashed in a corn field.
Fourteen year old Austin walked across the corn field to the airport, following the airport lights through the dark.
After reporting the accident, he was hospitalized, as was the pilot, his grandmother. His grandmother died at Kewanee Hospital.
Pictured: A Tamir Airways Piper PA-31-310 Turbo Navajo. The vehicle in the crash was a helicopter. Co-owner of Tamir Airways was killed in the crash.
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What: Tamir Airways Robinson R44 en route from Tel Aviv Sde Dov airfield
Where: Sironit beach in Netanya, Israel
When: Nov 24, 2009
Who: 4 on board, the , Yoav Tamir from Tel Aviv and Ran Lapid from Nes Tziona, Hadar Shavit, 39, from the town of Lapid and a tourist from the UK.
Why: The investigation is considering a technical failure suspected to have caused the fatal accident and the possibility that the propeller broke in mid flight.
Pilot Ran Lapid, was an experienced helicopter pilot but human error is not ruled out as a cause.
Witnesses heard “an unusual noise” prior to the helicopter landing in the water and “saw it slowly descend toward the water…flip 90 degrees, the propeller hit the water and broke off and the helicopter dove into the water.”
There were no survivors but all the remains have been found.
(former?) Captain John Kimberling has been charged of being in on a conspiracy to operate the charter service Platinum Jet Management without proper certification.
Owners are charged with falsifying paperwork falsely representing planes that planes were light so they could skimp on fuel.
20 people were injured in Teterboro Airport in 2005 when a Canadair CL-600 Challenger, was scheduled to fly to Chicago. Overloaded with cheap fuel, the plane barreled across the six lanes of Route 46, slammed into parked cars and a warehouse.
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What: South Korean Forestry Service Kamov Ka-32T
Where: Jeolla lake, Yeongam County, South Jeolla South Korea
When: Nov 23 2009
Who: 3 on board
Why: The helicopter was participating in training for dumping water on forest fires when it crashed. Rescuers found the wreckage in the lake, with only its tail protruding above the water line.
The aviation office lost contact with the helicopter about 12:15. It was practicing filling up the tank with water from the lake. Since the weather is calm, it is not known if wind was a factor, or practice, or if this was a case of mechanical failure. Sixteen Russian model Ka-32Ts are in use by the forestry service, to put out forest fires.
The deceased are a 52-year-old crew chief named Park, and a 46-year-old and a 44 year old, both named Lee.
