What: 2 seat helicopter
Where: Devon
When: May 16 2011
Who: 2 aboard
Why: The 2 seat helicopter crashed on the grounds of the Gridleigh Park Hotel in Devon. The wind was reported blowing at about 30 plus knots.
Devon and Somerset Fire Service responded, and used foam on the chopper which is said to have landed on its roof. The two aboard were injured, treated on the scene.
What: Piper PA-28 Cherokee#N55620 en route from Delaware, Ohio to Creve Coeur airport.
Where: Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights
When: Oct 24, 2012
Who: 2 aboard
Why: While attempting a landing on the shore, the piper that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake had two occupants, pilot Russell Hazelton, 78 who died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton and passenger Suzanne Hazelton, 69 who was on life support. The plane flipped on to its back during the attempted landing.
Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team, police and rescue services were on hand for the recovery.
Flybe flight BE-211 made an emergency landing in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on January 25th.
The plane was flying from Exeter, United Kingdom, when the crew declared an emergency due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All 62 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: USMC HMLA-469 Bell UH-1Y Venom
Where: Yuma, AZ
When: Feb 22, 2012, 8 pm
Who: 5 aboard, 5 fatalities
Why: The helicopter was engaged in night flight exercises on February 22nd near Yuma, AZ when it collided with a smaller two person chopper. Service members with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were involved.
The crash happened west of the Chocolate Mountains in California.
The names of the five fatalities have not been released.
General Electric’s aircraft leasing unit has announced that it would buy the Dublin-based helicopter leasing business, Milestone Aviation Group, for $1.78 billion.
The chief executive of GE Capital, Keith S. Sherin, said on October 13, “The addition of Milestone will deepen our domain expertise in aviation and oil and gas, two critical G.E. industries.”
The acquisition of Milestone is perfectly in line with the capital strategy of the GE, which focuses on industrial businesses like aviation, energy, oil and gas, while taking steps to shed off other assets including those related to consumer finance.
The helicopter leasing business will be headed by Richard T. Santulli.
What: Thomas Cook Airbus A320 en route from Belfast to Tenerife
Where: Belfast
When: February 7, 2012
Who: 175 aboard
Why: After taking off from Belfast, the plane developed a technical problem (problems with the landing gear.) Pilots returned to Belfast. They circled for over an hour. While they were in the air, a police helicopter came up and inspected the plane.
The pilots dumped fuel before they made a safe landing.
Passengers interviewed about the event said they were terrified. Flight attendants advised them to brace themselves, take off their shoes and use the emergency exits.
Emergency services were on standby.
Belfast International Airport said that the airline planes to repair the plane and use it this afternoon to fly out passengers at 3:00 pm. The airport spoke highly of the efficiency and emergency management performed by the staff.
A crop-duster plane crashed at the runway of Madera Municipal Airport, California, on the morning of May 7th.
The plane had just taken-off when the wind pushed it to the side, resulting it the crash and fire.
Pilot Stephen Streeter, who was the only person aboard, walked out safely.