What: Eurocopter group Eurocopter AS 532AL Super Puma
Where: La Palud-sur-Verdon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
When: July 25, 2012, 13 h 40
Who: 6 aboard, 6 fatalities
Why: In the village of La Palud-sur-Verdon, a Eurocopter group helicopter crashed, killing the six men aboard, including employees of Eurocopter. The newly assembled chipper was en route to the Albanian army when it apparently “caught a EDF power cable.”

Two of those aboard may have been Albanian. Climbers were dispatched to assist with the recovery.

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SCAT Bombardier Crashes 5 Miles from Airport, 21 Fatalities


On Jan 29, 2013, A SCAT-owned Canadian-built Bombardier Challenger CRJ-200 # UP-CJ006 en route from Kokshetau Kazakhstan to Almaty crashed in Kyzyl Tu village five miles from the Almaty airport.

The weather conditions consisted of low cloud cover and fog.

There was neither fire nor explosion, but the plane shattered when it hit the ground which was covered in heavy snow.

None of the 16 passengers (including a child) or 5 crew survived.

SCAT is a domestic airline that was established in 1997 that has a fleet of six 50 set jets

Bad weather and poor visibility is believed to be the cause of the crash at 1.p.m.

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Helicopter Crash Lands near Horsebend; 2 Injured

helicopterA Rohinson R22 Beta II helicopter made a crash landing near the Horsebend area, south of Gardnerville, in Douglas County, Nevada, in the afternoon of August 27.

The pilot, identified as Dolye Holden, and his friend, Karen Cole, were returning from the Horsebend area, after fishing in Carson River, when the helicopter started malfunctioning and they had to make the crash landing.

According to the authorities, 2 people suffered minor injuries in the accident. They were able to call another pilot who then flew them to Carson Valley Medical Centre for treatment.

The NTSB is investigating the cause of the crash.

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Single Engine Plane Crashes Near Montrose

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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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Goldminer Flight Crashes in Peru

March 6, 2013, a flight chartered by Minera Aurifera Retamas SA to carry employees to a job, crashed. The flight had taken off at 6:28 a.m.. The Aero Transporte SA Beechcraft B200 King Air was en route from Lima-Jorge Chavez International to Pias Airport when it crashed near Matibamba Peru in Quebada Caipa.

Nine people were aboard—2 crew and 7 passengers. There were no survivors.

The crash site was difficult to access. The plane crashed during bad weather, and struck power lines. Victims bodies have not been identified.

The passengers aboard the plane were listed as:
Zavalaga Fernando Gutierrez
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Chopper Crash in Louisiana, 2 lost

What: Cenac Marine Services Robinson R44 Raven II
Where: Belle Isle area east of Wax Lake, LA
When: Jan 19, 2012, 7:30 am
Who: 2 aboard
Why: A helicopter flying south of Morgan City crashed into a marsky area east of Wax Lake. Fishermen called 911 when they saw the burning wreckage.

The Cenac Marine Services helicopter crashed at 7:30 am, killing the two aboard.

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