What: single-engine Cessna
Where: front lawn of a church WICHITA FALLS, Texas
When: Sunday morning
Who: opthalmologist Dr. Jeffrey Harrington of Wichita Falls.
Why: Harrington was believed to have been practicing landings at Kickapoo Downtown Airport when the Cessna apparently lost power and crashed fatally near Woodhaven Baptist Church.
What: 1930s single-engine de Havilland Tiger Moth
Where: East Windsor, Conn
When: Saturday August 30
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: The plane lost power 200 feet from the runway at the Skylark Airpark Saturday. The pilot and passenger crashed in treetops and were stuck in the tree until help arrived. A tree surgeon climbed the tree, and set up a pulley to rescue the pilot and passenger who were apparently unhurt. The pilot was an instructor who “maintained an airspeed where he was in control and buffeted [the plane] into the top of the trees. That’s what saved both their lives.”
A small Cessna plane crashed in the woods in McDonough, Chenango County, New York, on the afternoon of August 8th.
The plane carrying 4 people was travelling from Sidney, Canada, to Greene County, New York, when it hit the top of the trees.
All 4 people were evacuated out of the plane with minor injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
A microlight aircraft crashed into trees off Tresize Rd, Mowbray, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia, on the morning of September 10th.
A man and woman aboard the aircraft survived the crashed with non- life threatening injuries.
The man and woman were taken to hospitals.
A light engine plane crashed in the Russian Urals, killing both on board.
According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the two-seater RokoAero NG4 crashed at Pirogovo settlement, at about 1pm Moscow time on March 30.
The plane was owned by Izhevsk Flying Club. The company’s website reports that the pilot requested permission for landing. However, as he took a 180 degree turn, the plane crashed.
The victims have been identified as 35 year old instructor, Alex Surnin and a 39 year old student.
Emergency specialists are investigating the cause of accident.
A small plane crashed near Route 66 Casino, west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 16th.
The plane was trying to land at the Double Eagle II Airport in Albuquerque but could not make it. Two people were aboard at the time, including pilot Michael Vavrek, 68, and his wife Judy Vavrek, 67; both were killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
Pictured: A Steen Skybolt-180
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Jeff Snyder
What: Skybolt en route from Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport
Where: Oklahoma
When: Nov 8 2009
Who: 2 fatalities: pilot Robert N. Munson and passenger Zachary james Cook
Why: Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed and burned in a field a mile and a half from the airport. Both occupants were killed.
The FAA is investigating.
