What: Asia Today Ltd. Cessna 750 Citation X en route from Linz Airport to Egelsbach
Where: Egelsbach Airport Germany
When: March 1, 2012
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: The flight was approaching the runway when it crashed in the woods and started a fire. Reports conflict whether there were three or six aboard. Three bodies were found initially and a fourth was found later. There were no survivors. Local police say there was heavy fog.
A single-engine Cessna 210 crashed near Castro Valley in California, on May 21.
The plane was en-route from Buchanan Field Airport, Concord to Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose when it went down. Authorities said the plane was reported overdue after which, Civil Air Patrol pilots located its wreckage next morning.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the accident. He was identified as Andrew Morse, 66, of Lafayette.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Emilio Bichara Marcos and Rafael Reyes died in the crash. Two reporters and the pilot are still hospitalized.
On Feb 1, 2013, a privately owned Cessna was being worked on when it rolled off and struck the fire station.
The Fire Chief of the Belen Fire Department said the building was empty when the plane hit it.
There is some damage to the plane.
The Cessna 182P is registered in Albuquerque New Mexico.
Mother of a German victim of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has sued the Ukrainian government for keeping the airspace open during military conflict.
The MH17, en-route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17 in the Ukrainian airspace. It is presumed that the plane crashed after it was shot by a surface-to-air missile fired from Donetsk region of Ukraine. All 298 people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.
According to media reports, the mother of a German victim has claimed that the government of Ukraine did not close the airspace during military conflict because of millions of dollars which the country makes through foreign commercial flights. She has filed the case in the European Court of Human Rights, asking for about $1 million as a compensation for the suffering she had to endure.
Renowned German lawyer Elmar Giemula, who is a professor of aviation law, will be presenting the case in court.
What: Evram Inc. Cessna 414A Chancellor en route to Valencia
Where: Ellbögen, Mühltal Austria
When: Sept 30, 2012
Who: 8 aboard, 6 fatalities
Why: A Cessna that crashed in in Tyrol Innsbruck-Land killed six. Two aboard survived the crash. The pilot made an emergency call before losing contact with ATC.
The passengers were Tyrolean, and took off at 6:50 for Valencia. An area hunter heard the plane before it impacted.Two of those aboard extricated themselves from the plane. One was found burned in the forest, another was ambulatory, there to greet the rescue crew around 7:42. One survivor had minor injuries, and the other required surgery.
Before the crash, the flight lost contact. After the helicopter rescue was called off due to heavy fog and low lying clouds, rescuers arrived on foot, thirty minutes after the first alarm. The rescue was coordinated by 70 Red Cross, 100 firemen, 20 local police and 12 crime scene investigators (detectives). Offsite, family members gathered in a building near Innsbruck State Police station were taken care of by Red Cross.
The pilot who was from Saalfelden, Salzburg was killed in the crash. Two of the victims were identified as hoteliers Zellberg and Mayrhofen.
The remains were taken to Innsburck. The plane was charred, and left a 100 meter trail in the forest. A wing was found on the slope of the forest.
Lufthansa Cityline flight LH-1898 had to return and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on March 2nd.
The Canadair CRJ-900 plane took off for Turin, Italy, but had to turn back due to an engine bleed issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
