Crash

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    UK: R-22 Crash


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    What: Robinson 22 single seat helicopter out of Leeds Bradford Airport
    Where: near Sandtoft Air Field in a field near the village of Sandtoft
    When: 12.45pm Feb 14
    Who: Only the pilot was aboard
    Why: The pilot of the crashed helicopter was on his first solo flight. South Yorkshire and Humberside fire and rescue services were there; the pilot was pronounced dead.

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    Porter Texas Baron Crashes in Back Yard


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    What: BEECH Baron 95-A55 registered to DBJD LLC en route from Bergstrom Airport in Austin.
    Where: in a PORTER, TX subdivision near Williams Airport in East Montgomery County.
    When: 02/12/2009 5:30pm Thursday night
    Who: Pilot Daniel Boyd Williams and Rheta Lynn Williams were fatally injured and died at the scene.
    Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED on approach to Williams Airport in East Montgomery County.

    Airport witnesses the plane was coming in about 50 feet, began to climb and then made a sharp left to the treeline where it clipped several trees before landing in the Parnell family’s back yard. The plane hit the ground hard, ejecting the passengers.

    There used to be a stand of trees–possibly a sound barrier–separating the neighborhood from the airport. The NTSB says any safety they offered was an illusion and that the trees were a threat to the planes. However, individuals in the neighborhood believe they were safer when the trees were there.

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    Continental Airlines Flight 3407: NY Crash; All Lost


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    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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    Danube Helicopter Crash; 1 fatality

    What: Robinson-44
    Where: Danube river at Csepel Island near Lagymanyos Bridge
    When: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
    Who: executive of the general contractor of a sewage treatment project in S Budapest died in the crash. The pilot and and a photographer were rescued.
    Why: The rotor was erratic before the helicopter crashed into steel moulds used to pour in concrete of the structure being built.

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    Cessna Crashes near Puerto Rico


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    What: Cessna 206, chartered by Tropical Aviation Corp., was traveling from the Casa de Campo International Airport in the Dominican Republic to San Juan
    Where: crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Puerto Rico, in what is being called “a debris field off the northwestern city of Quebradillas,”
    When: around nightfall Sunday Feb 8
    Who: carrying six people; missing pilot and all five passengers are U.S. citizens
    Why: Witnesses reported seeing an explosion on the plane before it crashed. They are still hoping to find survivors.

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    Brazil: Amazon Crash with 24 (? ) aboard; 16 + missing


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    What: small Aerotaxi”air taxi” Embraer EMB-110P1 (tail numbers PT-SEA) en route from the city of Coari, 225 miles (360 kilometers) southwest of Manaus. The flight was a family heading to Manaus to celebrate a relative’s birthday.
    Where: in the into the Manacapuru river ( a tributary of the Solimões river) 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of state capital Manaus
    When: 3:30 pm Saturday
    Who: 22 people on board including 4 children and 2 crew members — 16 of whom are still missing, 4 survivors. One of the survivors is 9 years old. At this point, the exact numbers are uncertain.
    Why: Survivors reported that they saw one of the motors of the plane stop. Before the pilot lost radio contact near the city of Manacapuru but there was a bad weather warning; there are indications he tried to turn the plane around near the site of the crash. They were flying in heavy rain. Rescuers are on the scene including divers searching for bodies, and a ferry for the plane. The air force helicopter that had been there to assist has suspended operations due to the stormy weather conditions.

    The Embraer EMB-110P1 is a small twin turbo-prop plane that carries up to 21 people.

    List of survivors:
    Leandro da Costa, 9 years
    Ana Costa Lima 43 years
    Eric da Costa, 23 years
    Brena Morais, 21 years

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    Catalina Island Crash


    What: Fixed-wing Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft which flew out of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport at 1:30 expecting to return at 4:50 p.m
    Where: crashed in the rain on a remote Catalina Island hilltop near Mt. Orizaba, southwest of Catalina’s Airport in the Sky
    When: Thursday
    Who: Pilot Mark Hogland president of a Dana Point charter flight company,and passengers, an out-of-state man and woman: Marshall Goldberg, a 39 year-old Florida man and Amy Marie Judd, 24 years old of Idaho. There were no survivors.
    Why: The flight failed to return to John Wayne Airport Thursday. On Friday, rescue teams discovered the wreckage. It is speculated that the rainy, foggy weather played a part, although the pilot was FAA qualified to fly on instruments.

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    Fatal Piper Crash in West Virginia


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    Update

    Thursday in Cook County Circuit Court, seeking $50,000 in damages, Pawel Jakub Batura filed a four-count suit claiming wrongful death and negligence on behalf of the estate of Stanley and Monika Niemiec casualties of the Jan. 29 crash. Defendants are Chicago-based American Polish Aero Club and Wesvin Inc., the FAA-registered owner of the aircraft. The suit claims Aero Club negligence on the following points:

    • failure to properly inspect the engines;
    • failure to perform adequate pre-flight preparations and inspections;
    • failure to plan proper communication during the flight;
    • failure to safely operate the plane;
    • failure to keep the plane on the flight path;
    • failure to properly monitor the engine.


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    What: Wesvin Inc Piper PA-34
    Where: KENOVA, W.Va 1.5 miles from the Wayne County airport
    When: after 1 p.m. Jan 30 2009
    Who: Pilot and six passengers were killed in the crash
    Why: The plane was low on fuel and made a sudden 180-degree turn before losing contact with controllers at Tri-State. The plane struck struck a 345-kilovolt distribution line.

    The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.

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    Tam Progress

    For those individuals following the Tam case:

    “Scores of plaintiffs suing over Brazil’s deadliest airline crash have settled with TAM Airlines and the plane’s lessor, Pegasus Aviation IV Inc., and intend to direct their claims against the companies that manufactured the plane and its components.”
    “To view more of the LAW 360 press release”

    What: TAM Express flight 3054 (Airbus A320) en route from Porto Alegre to Sao Paulo
    Where: Congonhas airport
    When: 1850 (2150 GMT) on Tuesday
    Who: 186 passengers and crew plus assorted on ground
    Why: wet runway conditions; unfit unfinished runway; reverser (and other) issues on plane. These and other reasons are in contention.

    Almost 200 Feared Dead in Air CrashOriginal article 2007/07/18
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    Norwegian Helicopter Crash

    What: HeliTeam Eurocopter AS350 en route from Harstad to Alta.
    Where: near the Swedish border.
    When: Wednesday
    Who: One person killed, one injured. It is unclear from our sources which was the pilot.
    Why: The crash occurred during heavy snow showers so weather may have been a factor.
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    DC-3 Crashes at Mojave-Kern


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    Landing photo taken one day before it crashed

    What: National Test Pilot School’s AMI 65 TP Turbo DC-3 Registration N834TP
    Where: Mojave-Kern County Airport, CA
    When: 05 FEB 2009
    Who: crew of 2 pilots-one taken by ambulance to the hospital; the other drove himself.
    Why: The DC-3 was in takeoff phase from runway 30. After liftoff, it dropped and veered off the runway and sustained substantial damage. Six hundred gallons of fuel leaked from the plane as a result of damage.


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    Russian Helicopter Crash

    What: Mi-24 “Hind” (combat) Helicopter on a training flight from a Saratov region aircraft factory.
    Where: 700 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Moscow near the Pugachov aerodrome
    When: just before noon (0900 GMT) Tuesday.
    Who: 3 people aboard were killed
    Why: The flight data recorders have been recovered and are being used in the investigation.

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    Mooney Crashes in Elbert Colorado


    What: MOONEY M20C registered to ALPHA AVIATION INC
    Where: ELBERT, CO in the 28000 block of Elbert Road, between Kiowa and Elbert.
    When: 02/01/2009
    Who: Pilot Gary Williams of Highlands Ranch, Colo.
    Why: The plane nosedived into a creek late Sunday morning killing the pilot. The crash is under investigation by the NTSB

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    Unexplained Helicopter Crash in Grande Cache

    What: Sarvair AviationRobinson R44 (owned and operated by Klint Sarver) en route from Grande Prairie to Grande Cache
    Where: about 50 km before reaching its destination Grande Cache, Alta
    When: 6 p.m. Friday night. (rescue saturday Jan 31) ,
    Who: Passenger and pilot are recovering.
    Why: The crash is under investigation; it is thought that the helicopter flipped and slammed into a mountain. The pilot has a punctured lung and other injuries; and was transported to Grande Prairie. Passenger was uninjured.

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    Olive Branch Plane Crash

    What: Vectair USA plane en route from Olive Branch Airport.
    Where: Fifteen miles from the airport, in Fayette County Tennessee on Price Road, near Knox Road and Highway 57 in Moscow.
    When: 3:30 p.m. January 31, 2009
    Who: Pilot Killed
    Why: The plane clipped the tree line, crashed into a field then slid into a pond.

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    Fatal Piper Crash in West Virginia


    What: Wesvin Inc Piper PA-34
    Where: KENOVA, W.Va 1.5 miles from the Wayne County airport
    When: after 1 p.m. Jan 30 2009
    Who: Pilot and six passengers were killed in the crash
    Why: The plane was low on fuel and made a sudden 180-degree turn before losing contact with controllers at Tri-State. The plane struck struck a 345-kilovolt distribution lines.

    The wings are broken; the propellor separated and propeller blade is missing.

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    Experimental Plane Crash kills 3

    What: EXP BEARHAWK Fixed Wing Single-Engine Regis#: 3WC owned by William Cox en route from a private airstrip in Beach City RWJ Airpark
    Where: ANAHUAC TX in Chambers Count landing in an open pasture 30 miles east of Houston.
    When: Thursday 01/29/2009 3 p.m.
    Who: Pilot and two passengers were aboard
    Why: Wtnesses reported hearing an engine sputter before seeing the plane nosedived into the ground. The plane was an experimental class plane

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    Moncks Corner Plane Crash


    What: CIRRUS SR22Fixed Wing Single-Engine owned by CENTENNIAL AVIATION LLC
    Where: ATTEMPTED LANDING AT MONCKS CORNER, SC CRASHED SHORT OF THE AIRPORT
    When: 01/29/2009
    Who: Only the pilot was aboard.
    Why: AIRCRAFT REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THe plane landed short of the airport. THe pilot was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead.

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    Plane Crashes in Half Moon Bay

    What: AERONCA CH7A Fixed Wing Single-Engine plane owned by AMELIA REID AVIATION LLC Regis#: 2805E
    Where: HALF MOON BAY, CA
    When: 01/29/2009
    Who: Pilot on board
    Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OCEAN 8 MILES WEST OF HALF MOON BAY, CA AFTER ENGINE FAILURE

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    Expo Crash, Fatality at Sebring Regional Airport

    What: single engine Remos Light Sport plane manufactured by Remos Aircraft Inc.
    Where: Sebring Regional Airport in the airport’s south ramp.
    When: rashed around 7:45 a.m.
    Who: pilot Mike Kostelac was flown to Tampa General Hospital, passenger Steven Fletcher who was killed was a UK photographer.
    Why: The crash happened shortly after takeoff. A second plane that was going to take off for formation. The crash happened before the last day of the expo opened at 9 a.m.

    Sport Aviation Expo had 175 spaces rented to vendors of which Remos was one. Remos’ main office is located in Berlin Germany.

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    When the Sewage Hit the Fanblade

    What: Cessna 172 registered to an El Cajon flight school en route from Gillespie Field in El Cajon to Torrance.
    Where: Close to a hwy overpass a half-mile from the Oceanside runway Oceanside Municipal Airport east of Interstate 5 in San Diego County.
    When: January 24, 2009
    Who: 24-year-old pilot Amandeep Singh and an 18-year-old passenger Harshdeep Multani . Both have Indian passports.
    Why: The official word is that the plane developed mechanical trouble and was in the process of an emergency landing. On one account, the plane clipped a power line on approach to the runway and crashed. Another account says the plane struck a wooden utility pole. The plane also sheared off the valve to a sewage pipe, spewubg a geyser 25,000 gallons of raw sewage. The airport was closed. It took 45 minutes to extricate the pilot from the wreckage as sewage rained down on them. Decontamination at the scene was comprised of stripping down to their shorts and being hosed down on site.

    A salvage crew removed the wereckage to Pearblossom in Los Angeles County,

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    Piper Crash and Rescue in Tenerife

    What: Piper PA-28 owned by Los Rodeos Aerotec flying club en route from Tenerife airport.
    Where: Crash in the area of La Esperanza in the town of La Laguna in Tenerife ( Mountain of Joco in the municipality of La Orotava Tenerife)
    When: 1352 hours (time when control tower lost contact with the plane.
    Who: Emergency Intervention Group (GIES) identified the2 wounded men and a woman, all injured,who were taken to hospitals.

    Why: Los Rodeos control tower reported the crash. One man and a woman were rescued by helicopters from the Emergency Intervention Group. One was rescued by Air Rescue (SAR). A man who suffered leg contusions and the woman who suffered pneumothorax and a serious rib injury and were taken to University Hospital Canaria. The pilot suffered multiple serious undisclosed injuries and was transferred to the University Hospital of Our Lady of La Candelaria. Rescue efforts were hampered by fog.

    Any corrections on the details of this crash are welcome, as the original text was in Spanish.

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    Helicopter Crash In Monroe NC

    What: Hughes OH6A Helicopter owned by Charlotte Helicopters Flight Academy
    Where: Monroe NC (Union County) at Stephen Street and Donham Street in a field behind Central Academy of Technology and Art
    When: Thursday 10:30 a.m
    Who: pilot, Justin Travis, survived. Passenger 46-year-old Mark Bartlett was killed in the crash
    Why: helicopter hit power lines and crashed

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    Challenger Crashes in Soybean field


    What: experimental plane (Challenger II) en route from Noah’s Ark Airport
    Where: field in Platte County, 19140 NW Waldron Road
    When: 10:45 am
    Who: Two injured in the crash, pilot Jimmy A. Dulin and passenger passenger, Billie D. Carter,
    Why: After experiencing engine problems, the plane went down in a soybean field
    *will be updated if further information comes available