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    Valley View Airport Crash update


    What: 1964 Cessna P206 en route to Valley View Airport in Estacada
    Where: a field near the 30700 block of Northeast Lawrence Road
    When: Found at 7:50 pm
    Who: 54-year-old Mark Greenup, a Christmas tree farmer believed to have been flying the 1964 Cessna
    registered to him, and 50-year-old George Smetana, both killed in the crash
    Why: The pilot called the airport’s owner of the airport to report all of the electrical equipment on the plane had become inoperable.

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    Safety-Minded Qantas heeds Landing gear Indicators

    What: Qantas Boeing 767 en route from Melbourne Airport bound for Sydney,
    Where: Flight 434 left Melbourne at 1.30pm (AEDT) and landed back at Tullamarine at 2.15pm.
    When: shortly after 2:00pm (AEDT)
    Why: After the pilot discovered a fault with landing gear indicators, he returned to the airport where passengers deplaned and took another flight. Passengers were delayed more than two hours.

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    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Emergency Landing

    What: en route from Congonhas airport (1030 GMT) in Sao Paulo to the northeastern city of Salvador.
    Where: Cumbica air base
    When: 046 GMT October 28th 2008
    Who: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
    Why: The plane landed at Cumbica air base at 1046 GMT, because a light on the pilot’s control panel indicated that the cargo compartment wasn’t properly closed. The cargo compartment was closed, but the control panel was in error. The plane took off again at 9:31 am.

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    Homebuilt Crashes in Utah


    What: Blue and white homebuilt plane (described as a small homemade plane with a tube-like frame, cloth covering and a small fiberglass cockpit) en route from the Salt Lake County area.
    Where: Crashed into side of the Oquirrh Mountains near West Canyon a few miles north of Cedar Fort, a small town west of Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs off state Route 73.
    When: Around 11:00 a.m. 10-28-2008
    Who: pilot and passenger, both fatalities.
    Why: The crash was witnessed by several onlookers who said the engine died, and the plane began dropping in a spin. and the pilot couldn’t pull the plane’s nose up. (Some witnesses said the plane was doing aerobic stunts; others described a loss of control. The wreckage was on fire when officials arrived. Officers and investigators from Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort and Eagle Mountain fire departments, Utah County Fire, Utah County Sheriff’s Office, and the state medical examiner were on scene Tuesday.

    Video Courtesy of KSL.com

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    Lufthansa Fire and Emergency Landing

    What: German Lufthansa Airbus A300-600 en route from Malta to Frankfurt.
    Where: Malta International Airport
    When: Tuesday
    Who: 205 passengers evacuated with no injuries.
    Why: The crew reported a fire in its cargo hold and returned for an emergency landing 25 minutes after embarking.

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    Sewage Landing

    What: Cessna
    Where: Thames Airport on New Zealand’s North Island
    When: Monday October 27, 2008
    Who: Pilot
    Why: Pilot overshot the runway. The pilot was not hurt but the plane landed in a sewage pond and had to swim (through the sewage pond) to safety.

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    Historic Plane Lands in Rialto


    What: yellow 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, a World War II-era trainer en route from from Flabob Airport in Riverside
    Where: in a field off North Laurel Avenue near Rialto Municipal Airport
    When: and had been gone less than 30 minutes before the 12:30 p.m. emergency landing
    Who: Pilot Kevin McKenzie
    Why: The plane had engine trouble and lost power at 150 feet. On landing, the plane suffered minor damage to the wings. There were no injuries.

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    Out of Gas Field Landing

    What: biplane
    Where: in a field southeast of Ohio 123 near the Ohio 122 intersection north of Lebanon in Clearcreek Township.
    When: Sunday, Oct 26, about 5:20 p.m
    Who: Nobody was injured and no damage was done and only the pilot was aboard.
    Why: The plane ran out of gas, landed, refueled and and took off by 6:45 p.m

  • Hard Mud Landing in Utah Lakebed

    What: Rans S-7 homebuilt en route from Idaho Falls, Idaho to Lake Havasu along the California/Arizona border.
    Where: the dry lake bed of Sevier Lake
    When: Friday
    Who: Pilot Errol Spaulding of Rigby and passenger Dale Cresap of Idaho Falls
    Why: The plane landed in several feet of soft deep mud in Sevier Lake and had to be retrieved by a hovercraft. After landing, the plane’s wheels sank into the mud, tilting the plane forward onto the propeller which was damaged.

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    Teenager Lands in Oregon Basin

    What: 1978 Cessna fixed wing, single engine aircraft en route from Hillsboro Airport to Corvallis
    Where: in the Jackson Bottom Wildlife Refuge
    When: Saturday
    Who: Teenaged pilot
    Why: The Cessna experienced mechanical problems near Hillsboro Airport.

    The dates reported are not infrequently incorrect. One wonders if this misreported unfound Florida Hillsboro Imaginary Crash may have somehow been a misdirected Ham radio report of the above Hillsboro Oregon Crash.

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    Piper Crash in Virginia Kills Man and Woman


    What: single-engine aircraft, Piper PA-24 en route from Asheville, North Carolina, to Charlottesville
    Where: in a densely wooded area about one-half mile from Route 20 near the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
    When: Oct. 24, 2008 7:20 p.m. Friday
    Who: 47-year-old Thomas Mahoney and 50-year-old Elizabeth Marie Paris died instantly.
    Why: The airport received a distress call at 7:20. The crash occurred 12 miles from CHO after the flight hadbeen cleared for an instrument approach to the airport, but the aircraft was found crashed 2 hours later at approximately 9:30 p.m. Weather conditions were unfavorable. (It was drizzling.)

  • Nose landing at Portland airport

    What: Angel Flight plane (not being used for a patient)
    Where: Portland Jetport
    When: Thursday afternoon
    Who: The pilot was the only one on board. No injuries.
    Why: nose gear was damaged — meaning the front wheel would not fully extend — so the plane was forced to land on its belly.

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    Lost or Imaginary Plane Crash


    What: Cessna
    Where: a wooded area around Buckeye Road in Manatee County, Florida
    When: Thursday evening.
    Who: unknown
    Why: No holds were barred as emergency and rescue teams searched for a reported crash. Manatee Fire Rescue, Hillsborough Aviation and Coast Guard Aviation unsuccessfully searched a three mile radius.

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    Pilot Dies in Selmer TN

    What: Piper model PA30 registered to Hopkins Auto & Aircraft Sales in Corinth, Miss
    Where: rural area south of Selmer Tennessee near U.S. Highway 45
    When: Thursday night.
    Who: Leroy Hopkins, the pilot was the only person aboard. Business owner from Corinth MS.
    Why: The cause has not been determined.

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    Helicopter Emergency landing in NC

    What: Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter belonging to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 based at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.
    Where: farmer’s field near Tarboro N.C.
    When: just after 6 p.m. Tuesday
    Who: No one was injured
    Why: Emergency landing because of a small electrical fire that started on board. The helicopter is to be repaired on-site and returned to MCAS New River

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    Experimental Plane Crash. Pilot killed

    What: experimental Quick Silver GT-500 plane registered to Tim Moses of Monroe
    Where: Union County 3200 block of Austin Chaney Road just northeast of Monroe near privately owned Arant Airport
    When: early Tuesday afternoon before 1 p.m
    Who: Pilot was killed, passenger injured.
    Why: When the crash occurred, the plane was under visual flight rules, i.e. not in contact with the control tower.

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    Enrique Inclesias Emergency Landing

    What: private plane
    Where: flying over the Atlantic emergency when there was a problem with one of the engines. Landing at the the Bedfordshire airport in Luton and then flew on to London on the same plane.
    When: Monday
    Who: Enrique Iglesias
    Why:After engine trouble, the pilot shut down one of the jet’s engines, and made an emergency landing at the nearest airport.

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    Catalina Plane Crash

    (Update pending)
    What: single-engine Mooney M20J registered to a Corona resident
    Where: three-quarters of a mile off the departure end of Runway 22 of Catalina island airport.
    When: 1:15 p.m . Monday
    Who: 2 were dead at the scene, one died shortly after help arrived, one transported to hospital.
    Why: Under investigation.

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    Emergency Landing in Kansas

    What: single-engine plane en route to Salina airport
    Where: Kansas Interstate Highway 135.
    When: Saturday afternoon
    Who: pilot Joseph Prelogar, of Kansas City, Kan. and his wife
    Why: The engine quit. The pilot was trying to switch to the fuel tank with the remaining fuel but engine would not restart. After landing, the plane’s nose gear collapsed and the front end was damaged. There were no injuries.

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    Missing Helicopter Dead Pilot found in NY

    What: Robertson R-22 en route from Norwich in Chenango County to Zanesville, Ohio.
    Where: found in wooded area of the Town of Dryden, east of Ithaca.
    When: Found 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
    Who: Pilot Earl L. Small Jr., 57, of Powder Springs, Ga.
    Why: The pilot has been missing since Thursday

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    Crash Update: Westwood One Announces Regrets

    What: KTRK’s SkyEyeHD helicopter crash on October 13, 2008
    Where: wooded area in Montgomery County
    Who: John Downhower and David Garrett, Pilot and photographer employed by contractor Metro Traffic killed in helicopter Crash

    “The Westwood One family wishes to express its deepest sympathies to the families of the two occupants of the news helicopter that crashed outside of Houston today. The photographer on board, David Garrett, was a Metro Networks employee; the pilot, John Downhower, worked for a vendor from whom Metro Networks leases helicopters. At the time of the incident, the helicopter team was covering news for KTRK Channel 13. Sadly, there were no survivors in the crash. We are awaiting further reports and information from the investigating authorities on this tragic incident.” Westwood One

    The families of both Garrett and Downhower are asking that that memorials are sent to funds set up for the men’s children in lieu of flowers.
    For the Garrett family, contributions can be made to:

    Adam Ryan Garrett Educational Fund
    PO Box 1811
    Sugarland, Tx 77478-1811

    For the Downhower family, you can make contributions at any Wells Fargo bank by asking specifically for the Mitchell Downhower College Fund.

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    Southern Utah Crash Kills Pilot

    What: home built single-engine plane en route to Las Vegas
    Where: near the Parowan airport about 1 mile north of the runway on private property.
    When: Saturday 1:45 p.m
    Who: Pilot William Phillips, 59 and wife 52-year-old Janice Phillips, a Vegas couple with a cabin in Iron County
    Why: Pilot experienced mechanical problems shortly after takeoff. Witnesses also reported the plane making noises that indicated a mechanical problem. The pilot was alive when deputies arrived at the scene but died a few minutes later. Passenger suffered broken bones and internal injuries and was “LifeFlighted” to Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. Investigating deputies are Tony Gower and Nate Houchen.

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    Pilot’s body found

    What: two-seater Piper 38 en route from from Teesside to Durham Tees Valley Airport, near Darlington
    Where: in sea off Robin Hood’s Bay near Whitby, North Sea, UK
    When: Crash witnessed at 4.20 p.m. on Friday
    Who: Pilot, a middle-aged man from the Ripon area, was the only fatality. He was a member of a Tees Valley flight school.
    Why: Pilot sent out a Mayday distress call. Witnesses reported seeing the plane crash into the sea. A full scale search operation was in effect until the pilot’s body was found by divers at 11.45 am near rocks near the crash site and taken to Scarborough Hospital. The aircraft salvage operation is co-ordinated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the coastguard and the RNLI. The plane was dismantled to facilitate transportation.

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    Hidalgo Mountain Crash

    What: twin-engine Cessna 402C owned by the state government en route from Monterrey to La Paz airport in Baja California Sur.
    Where: in the Sierra de Hidalgo mountains
    When: 10 minutes after taking off from an airport in the city of Monterrey
    Who: Victims include Baja California Sur state Finance Secretary Nabor Garcia Aguirre, the pilot and the copilot.
    Why: The plane was flying on instruments because of poor visibility and heavy cloud cover in the area

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    Mexico: Cessna Crashes Ciudad Victoria


    Pictured: a Cessna 310 over Mexico
    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact Photographer Carlos Cané

    What: Cessna 310 en route from Mendez Airport, Ciudad Victoria, to Nuevo Laredo, Teamaulipas, Mexico
    Where: Mexico
    When: October 21, 2008 1710 central daylight time
    Who: The pilot and the 4 passenger
    Why: The Cessna experienced a loss of power on takeoff from Pedro J. Mendez Airport, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. When the pilot attempted to return to the airport, the Cessna impacted level desert terrain 45 degrees off to the right of the side of the departure end of the runway.

    The pilot and the 4 passengers were fatally injured.