On Feb 22, 2013 at 5:45 a.m., an EagleMed LLC Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil while en route from Baptist hospital to home base when the chopper crashed between St. Ann’s Nursing Home and St. Ann’s Retirement Center in Watonga. On impact, there was an explosion, and then a second explosion. Pilot Mark Montgomery and nurse Chris Denning were killed. Medic Billy Wynne was injured. Montgomery, Denning and Wynne were aboard. Passing nurses pulled the medic from the helicopter.

One injured person was taken to OU Medical Center.

The NTSB is investigating.
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Piper Crash Kills Florida Couple

What: Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C en route from Waterbury-Oxford to Simsbury
Where: Onion Mountain, near Simsbury, CT
When: Nov 19, 2012 10:20 p.m.
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: Donald Derocher, 73, and Josephine Derocher, 74, were en route to visit family in Connecticut when their plane dropped from radar into an area of difficult access.

The plane struck the Onion Mountain, and was located crashed in the Simsbury-owned Onion Mountain Park. Rescuers used chain saws to clear a path to the wreckage,

The record of takeoff from Waterbury-Oxford airport were denied by the airport manager. The NTSB is investigating

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 8826J
Make/Model: PA28 D
Description: PA-28 CHEROKEE, ARROW, WARRIOR, ACHER
Date: 11/19/2012 Time: 2334
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION City: CANTON State: CT Country: US

DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, 10 MILES FROM CANTON, CT

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Sunwing Flight Lands in Emergency in Toronto

sunwingwSunwing flight 772 had to return and land in emergency in Toronto due to an ‘agitated passenger’.

The incident happened on July 25 after a passenger, identified as Ali Shahi, 25, allegedly started making threats regarding the security of the plane. The flight which was taking 183 passengers and 6 crew members from Toronto to Panama, was then turned back towards Toronto.

Two U.S. F16 fighter jets were sent from Toledo, Ohio, to escort the plane. The authorities confirmed that the plane safely landed at 8:55 a.m.

Armed officers removed the passenger from the plane. He was then taken into custody by Peel police while  the plane was inspected.

Ali Shahi, who is an Canadian national, has been charged with Mischief interfering of the lawful enjoyment of property, Uttering threats, Mischief to property, Endangering the safety of an aircraft.

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MH17 Crash: Mother of German Victim Sues Ukrainian Government

Malaysia AirlinesMother 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.

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United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

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Maldives Air Taxi Stormy Crash Landing on Hulhule lagoon, 9 Passengers Rescued
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Maldives Air Taxi Stormy Crash Landing on Hulhule lagoon, 9 Passengers Rescued

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Where: seaplane lagoon on Hulhule Island
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Four Killed as Small Plane Crashes Near Russellville Regional Airport

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The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza plane was attempting to take off from Russellville Regional Airport when it went down.

There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed. They were identified as the pilot Phillip Cowger and three siblings Wesley Harris, Julie Lefevre, and Robert Harris.

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The cause of crash is being investigated.

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