A crop-dusting plane crashed in the Irvine Flats area near Polson, Montana, on May 26.
According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, the single-engine plane crashed while the pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing due to mechanical issues. The aircraft’s landing gear sustained damage during landing and it skidded before coming to a stop.
The pilot sustained minor injuries in the incident and was taken to Providence Medical Center in Polson.
The FAA is investigating.
A Myanmar military plane crashed into Andaman Sea near the city of Dawei, Myanmar, on June 7th.
The plane, carrying one hundred and twenty-two people, had disappeared from the radar around thirty minutes after it took off from Myeik, Myanmar.
Among the occupants were soldiers and their family members.
Authorities said they have found the wreckage and at least twenty-nine dead bodies.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Almost 400 cows aboard a Boeing 747 heated the craft up so much they set off the fire alarm. Pilots diverted from their location over the Irish sea, and made a safe landing at Heathrow.
This did not happen April 1st, so we are presuming it is an actual event.
None of the 390 cattle were injured. The carrier may wish to remain nameless as the name of airline involved was not released, perhaps fearing a reduction in cattle bookings. (Yes, this is sarcasm. Cows can’t read and their choice of carrier is not likely to hinge on written emergency reports.)
After landing, maintenance crews checked the plane’s fire alarm system and found no smoke or fire, concluding that cows were the culprits causing excessive heat. We assume none of the cows were smoking.
A Bell 206 sightseeing helicopter crashed close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevierville, Tennessee, on the afternoon of April 4th.
The helicopter caught fire right after hitting the ground. Five people lost their lives in the crash.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.
A helicopter crashed in the back yard of a house in the Woodlands, Texas, at around 1 p.m. on January 16.
Authorities said the sole occupant of orange Safari Aero Sport Helicopter was killed in the crash. He was identified as Michael Gene Mims, 51, of Conroe. He was a businessman and deacon at the St. Anthony Padua Catholic Church.
No one on the ground was injured.
The NTSB and the FAA are trying to determine the cause of crash.
Two small planes collided mid-air over Ottawa, Canada, on November 4th.
Authorities said one plane went down in a field after the crash while the other one made it to Ottawa International Airport.
One person aboard the plane that crashed in the field was killed.
There were two people aboard the other aircraft; both remained uninjured.