What: Republic of Poland Tupolev en route from Warsaw to Smolensk
Where: Smolensk, Russia,
When: October 4, 2010
Who: 7 crew
Why: The report blames the pilots.
Final Report .pdf (very large)
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The Peshawar High Court Demands Air Blue Inquiry
An independent board of inquiry for determining the causes of the crash was petitioned by politician Marvi Memon.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik gave a two month timeframe for the release of the Air Blue report. It still has not been released due to “political pressure.”The families have persistent unanswered questions regarding the Air Blue crash in the Margalla Hills in Islamabad. One hundred fifty two people died in that crash in July 2010. As of Thursday, the PHC expects the written submissions (complete statements) from all respondents on the next court date.
Counsel Omar Farouk Adam requested that the Air Blue Fleet be grounded until the report is made public. According to Chief Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, relief for the victims families must be “fixed” in the inquiry prior to the court ordering interim relief.
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Henan Crash in China, 91 Aboard, 43 fatalities
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Contact photographer WeimengWhat: Shenzhen Airlines/Kunpeng/Henan Airlines Embraer ERJ-190 en route from Harbin to Yichun China
Where: Yichun China
When: Aug 24th 2010
Who: 91 passengers (including 5 children) and 5 crew; 43 immediate deaths, 3 serious injuries and 50 minor injuries
Why: The plane overran the runway—and departed the runway on landing—at Lindu airport in Yichun city in Heilongjiang province at 10:10 p.m, split on impact, exploded, and burst into flames. 53 people were rescued, three of whom with serious injuries.Ten survivors were transferred Yichun Rehabilitation Hospital, which has burn specialists. eight survivors were taken to Yichun Forestry Hospital.
The plane was a two-year old Embraer 190 leased from RBS Aviation Capital. Mesa Air Group was a financial partner in Kunpeng Airlines. The airline is now called Henan Airlines, is based in Henan province and is partially owned by Air China.
British Pilot and Passenger Survive Crash in Thailand
On Dec 17, 2012, a privately owned Diamond dA42 Twin Star crashed and flipped in a paddy in Pathum Thani, Sam Khok, Thailand. The crash was about 200 meters from a residential area.The two Brits, Nicholas Turner (54) and David Walls (71)who were aboard survived the crash. They were returning from a business trip.
After impact, locals assisted the pilot and passenger out of the plane. Volunteers from Ruamkatanyu Foundation took the victims to Krung Siam St. Carlos. They were hospitalized with minor injuries.
The Civil Aviation Department and Scientific Crime Detection Centre 1 yesterday inspected the wreckage. Asian Aerospace Services removed the wreckage to Don Mueang Airport. The flight data recorder will be analyzed. The immediate cause of the accident.
* In various sources, the pilot was identified as Nicholas Turner, Nicholas Phillippe, Nicholas Philip Plumer, Nicholas Pumer
Lost hot air balloon
Pictured: France: Ballongruppe Sky-Birds Kubicek Balloons BB-45; please note that this French attempt at a world record has no connection with this crash in China
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photographer Pierre CesterWhat: Dongguan Meixiang Aviation Club hot air balloon originating in Yangshuo County
Where: Maling Township, Lipu County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
When: 14-OCT-2009
Who: 4 fatalities 7 occupants
Why: The pilots lost control of the balloon after it took off. The balloon flew to Maling county where it caught fire. Two pilots and one tourist survived the crash. Two Dutch couples died.All Balloon touring businesses were shut down after the incident pending safety review.
Beechcraft Fatality in Texas Hill Country
What: Western Wings Corp’s 1993 Beechcraft King Air 90 twin turboprop departed Hondo Municipal Airport at 12:10 p.m.
Where: 30 miles west of Rocksprings, Texas in the Texas Hill Country (nearly eight miles down a dirt road east of Texas Highway 277)
Who: Pilot George Anthony “Tony†Kuhn rated a commercial pilot for both single-engine and multi-engine planes and once a flight instructor.
Why: Pilot reported that the autopilot controls failed and he was having trouble controlling the plane; an air traffic controller noticed the plane deviating from the flight plan, and lost radio contact at 24,000 feet.The plane which was listed as having 3,712 hours in the air, had been offered for sale tin 2008 for $2.2 million