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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2 Killed in Monroe County Plane Crash

A Hurricane ultralight plane crashed during at attempt to land at the Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, Indiana, at about 12:45 p.m. on September 18.

There were 2 men aboard at the time of crash; both of them were killed. Their identities have not yet been disclosed.

According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts, one of the men reported a mechanical issue to the Monroe County Airport control tower shortly before 1 p.m. and sought permission for landing. “While approaching the airport from the north traveling south, the plane lost altitude and crashed into a small shed and wooded area behind a residence. The plane was immediately engulfed in flames and there were no survivors,” he said.

The police and the FAA are investigating.

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Single Engine Plane Crashes Near Montrose

Reservoir

Five people are feared dead after a single engine plane crashed in Ridgeway Reservoir Colorado.

The incident happened in the south of Montrose at 1:50 pm on March 22, 2014. The plane was on its way to Montrose regional airport from Oklahoma. Investigators believe that none of the five passengers survived, although no victims have been found yet.

Rescue and search efforts are still in progress, whereas a team of divers is recovering the parts of plane from water. NTSB and FAA will be investigating the incident.

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NTSB BRIEFING TODAY AT 4:00 PM (ADT) ON AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN ALASKA

National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

August 11, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a press
briefing on its investigation into the airplane
crash near Dillingham, Alaska.

The briefing will take place today at 4:00 p.m. Alaska
Daylight Time (ADT) at the Hotel Hilton Anchorage,
Fireweed room, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will conduct the
briefing.

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Myanmar Military Plane Carrying 122 People Crashes into Andaman Sea

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.

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Squirrel Crash Kills Aussie Pilot

What: Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Where: 36km south of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea
When: Feb 13, 2011
Who: Pilot Mal Smith
Why: While flying from the Eastern Highlands centre of Goroka to Manus for mining contractors, Australian Sunshine Coast helicopter pilot Lloyd Lester suffered engine failure in a Eurocopter AS350 P2-PHL Ecureuil, and crashed into the Bismarck sea en route to Manus Island. Eyewitnesses report indicate that the engine lost power, started up and lost power again.

Pacific Helicopters owner, Mal Smith (who is also Eastern Highlands Province governor) said some of the wreckage was found, but not the engine or Mr Lester. He was hopeful he would be found alive, but three helicopters and two planes searched an area 24 kilometres to the west and 70 kilometres to south of Baluan Island and Mr Lester was not found. Nearby islands are being searched in case he made it to shore.

Lester is from Papua New Guinea

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First Responders Compromise Investigation

The first responders to the Sunday crash in India’s Naneghat Hills compromised the investigation of a crash by moving the wreckage before investigators arrived. The United Helicharters flight from Juhu to Aurangabad to Nagpur crashed in the Naneghat Hills at an altitude of 2,000 feet.

The bodies of the deceased and the flight data recorders were also removed before the DGCA arrived.

Two pilots and three passengers died in the twin-engine Bell 212 crash during a foggy flight. The crash occurred on Sept 29, 2013 at 8:15 a.m..

Protocol demands that except for rescue of survivors, the wreckage not be touched until the DGCA has arrived.

Police and fire teams removed the bodies of captain Anshu Kumar Matta, captain Surendra Singh Bhadauria, co captain Allen Martin, technician Dean D’Souza and engineer Yatin Wakde, whose bodies were burned in the crash. The recovery team also failed to record the recovery process which is a violation of protocol, just as in the Mangalore crash.

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