A Tanzania National Parks Authority Cessna 182Q Skylane flying from Mpanda airport to Katavi National Park crashed in Nsemlwa village, Tanzania after the plane developed engine failure.
The pilot capt. Adamu Athumani Kajwa survived a crash that split the plane in two. He had already dropped off his passenger at Mpanda Airport.
Farmers witnessed the plane crash and assisted the pilot although their assistance was hampered by bees.
The pilot was hospitalized at Mpanda district hospital.
Friday night 13 people died in a helicopter crash in a Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma crash in Norway,in Turøy west of Sotra. The helicopter was flying out of Gullfaks B Oil rig to the Bergen – Flesland airport whenthe rotor separated from the helicopter. Helicopters, boats and firetrucks responded to the scene, and though no numbers were available, reporter Kyrre Styve from the Vestnytt newspaper said it was “everything available.” The helicopter’s rotor system was on land and the Fuselage was found in the water. The tail was raised by a crane from 7 meters deep. The helicopter is owned by CHC Helikopter service.
Statoil CEO Arne Sigve Nylund said “This is a profound tragedy. There are 13 colleagues who do not come home.” Gullfaks B oil field work has been temporarily suspended.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Center said, “We do not believe anyone can be found alive.” Eleven Norwegians, one Briton and one Italian were aboard.
A center for relatives has been set up at Scandic Kokstad hotel in Bergen. The number for families is 800 500 20.
A single-engine Cessna 177 crashed in Curitiba, a city in southern Brazil, on August 30.
The aircraft was heading to the city of Londrina when it developed some engine problem and crashed in a residential area.
Two of the four people aboard died on the spot, one suffered serious injuries while the fourth person survived with minor injuries.
The injured were taken to a local hospital. No one on the ground suffered any loss.
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
What: Six-passenger Piper en route from Jones Riverside Airport to Dallas
Where: Chandler Park in West Tulsa
When: 10:40 a.m., Saturday Sept 5 minutes after takeoff
Who: Two men, a woman and two girls Tulsa doctor Stephen Lester, his wife Dana, two teenage daughters, Laura, 16 and Christina, 13. and Dr. Kenneth Veteto
Why: Just after takeoff in rainy, foggy conditions, the plane hit a cable attached to a telecommunications tower, crashed, broke up and caught on fire. When the plane hit, the wings came off. The plane flipped several times. The family and a friend had been going to the University of Oklahoma football game. Dr Veteto leaves a wife and two children.
Two more of the family’s children were not on the plane.
What: Cessna 182 en route from Slidell, La., to Marksville, La.
Where: in a wooded area west of Independence, La., near the town of Albany.
When: went down just before midnight Friday Feb 28, 2009
Who: Passengers were 39-year-old Tabitha Dolbare, of Vancleave, Miss.; 39-year-old Glyn Ray Johnson, of Gautier, Miss.; and their son Nelson Dolbare, 13, of Vancleave.
Why: After the plane disappeared from radar about 11:50 p.m., Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office received phone calls that they heard an engine sputtering and a plane crash. The plane crashed in a heavily wooded unpopulated area not long after takeoff. Rescuers had difficulty getting to the wreckage and were assisted in their search with the use of thermal imaging equipment and a search light.
