A helicopter crashed in a secluded area near Blackall, western Queensland, Australia, on July 27th.
According to sources, the man flying the helicopter was seriously injured in the crash. He was taken to hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
Here’s a case that did not rush to court.
Six passengers of the October 2011 crash listed below have filed suit against Northern Thunderbird Air. The pilot and co-pilot, Luc Fortin and Matt Robic died shortly after the crash. Seven passengers were rescued six of whom are listed in the suit. Prior to takeoff, passengers informed the crew they saw oil under the wing. After takeoff, the pilot told the passengers he would be returning because oil was pouring from the wing.
The helicopter hit a lamp post, a car and smashed up on the road. An additional part of the suit is that the plane lacked an electrical cutoff switch to reduce fire threat.
NTSB Report:
On October 27, 2011, about 1600 pacific daylight time, a Beechcraft King Air 100, C-GXRX, operated by Northern Thunderbird Air, Inc. collided with terrain while attempting to land at the Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was in effect. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and a postcrash fire ensued. The pilot was killed. The copilot, seven passengers, and two people on the ground were seriously injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government.
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What: Helios Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Larnaka Airport to Ruzyn? International Airport
Where: Marathon, Greece
When: August 14, 2005
Who: 115 passengers and 6 crew
Why: Before take-off the crew failed to set the pressurisation system to “Auto,” which is contrary to standard Boeing procedures. Minutes after take-off the cabin altitude horn activated as a result of pressurization. It was, however, misidentified by the crew as a take-off configuration warning, On August 14, 2005, a Helios Airline Boeing 737-300, registered in Cyprus as 5B-DBY crashed into rolling terrain north northeast of Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV), Athens, Greece. The nearest town to the crash site was Gramitikos, Greece. The aircraft had departed Larnaka Airport, Cyprus, two hours and 57 minutes prior to the accident.
The NTSB team joined investigators from the Greek Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board, the Boeing Company, and CFM, the aircraft’s engine manufacturer. The crash was caused by pilot incapacitation due to hypoxia brought about by depressurization, leading to fuel starvation. 121 died in the crash.
An Aero Hein plane in flight.
What: Aerohein Piper PA-31-325 Navajo en route from Melinka to Quellón
Where: Quellón Chile
When: Mar 1 2012
Who: 8 aboard, 7 fatalities
Why: On a 20 minute flight, ATC lost contact with the plane six minutes into the flight. Air Force and Navy planes searched where the emergency signal beacon issued a single alarm before the aircraft crashed into the sea.
The plane’s wreckage was located by passengers in a boat in the Gulf of Corcovado off Chiloe island on Piedra Blanca at the mountain’s base. Occupants of the stricken plane included a businessman, his son and company divers and pilot Ricardo Hein. The list of dead includes Richard Hein, Genaro Barrientos Barria, Christopher Barria, Carlos Muñoz, Juan Gonzalez de La Fuente, Onofre Uribe Soto, and Pablo Briceño.
Five of those aboard have been found.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Mississippi 28, near Mize, in Smith County, Mississippi, on April 18.
The Cessna was heading from Atlanta to Houston, Texas, when it had to land in emergency after getting stuck in a thunderstorm. According to Sheriff Charlie Crumpton, the pilot was able to make a successful emergency landing, however, the plane flipped upon landing.
The pilot, a 78-year-man, sustained minor injuries in the incident and was taken to South Central Regional Medical Center, Laurel.
The incident is under investigation.
Kulula flight MN-111 encountered severe turbulence near Cape Town, South Africa, on June 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Johannesburg, South Africa, was on approach to Cape Town International Airport when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
During salvage of the Mokulele Iki Inc Piper PA-28-181 Archer II that made an emergency landing50 yards from Waiehu Beach on Maui, the Pacific helicopter doing the heavy lifting dropped the Piper Cherokee it was hauling into the ocean. The wind was blowing 20 to 25 mph. Witnesses believed the helicopter was going to follow the plane into the ocean.
None of the four men aboard the Piper were hurt during the emergency landing on the 16th, and no one was injured during the attempted salvage on the 20th.
Now the owner, the insurance company and the coast guard have to figure out what to do next.
