A 12-seater helicopter crashed at the National Youth Service (NYS) engineering institute near Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, on September 8th.
The helicopter carrying 4 people was on routine patrol when it developed a mechanical problem.
All 4 people suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The injured were taken to hospital.
Pictured: a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II
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What: Piper Cherokee Arrow model PA28201R en route from Woodbine Municipal Airport in Cape May County
Where: densely wooded area in Dennis Township
When: NOVEMBER 14, 2009 11 a.m
Who: 2 on board
Why: No cause has been determined for the crash, although weather has been poor in the area due to Tropical Storm Ida, which has battered the Jersey Shore with high winds and rain since Thursday. At the time of the crash, cloud cover in the region was very low, about 300 feet.
The deceased were an older man and a boy.
Pictured: A representative Cessna 501 Citation I/SP
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What: Cessna 500
Where: Houston, TX
When: November 05, 2005
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: The 4,100-hour commercial pilot lost directional control of the single-pilot twin-engine turbojet while taking off, and impacted the ground 3,750 feet from the point of departure. The airplane climbed to approximately 150 feet, rolled to the right, descended, and struck the ground inverted. The weather was day VFR and the wind was reported from 170 degrees at 10 knots. The wreckage revealed that none of the main-entry door latching pins were in fully locked position. The accident occurred on its first test flight out of maintenance. Neither pilot nor passenger survived.
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What is a life worth?
It appears that Manx2 Airlines doesn’t think a life is worth very much. Manx2 denied an advance payment of more than £15,000 to cover the costs of a crash survivor (Cork Airport) to fly by aircraft from Cork University Hospital to the U.K. They are trying to shift responsibility to BCN.
On the second approach to runway 17 the right wing-tip of the Swearingen SA-227BC Metro III hit the runway, flipping the aircraft upside down. The plane slid 190 metres along the runway and came to rest in the grass adjacent to Taxiway C when fuel tanks leaking fuel in the right wing caught fire.The leased plane crashed on Feb 10, 2011, killing 2 crew members, and 4 passengers. There were 6 survivors.
After a horrific accident like that, you’d expect Manx to step up to the plate.
When someone dies in a crash the question is asked: what is this life worth? You may not hear it in that many words, but it is there. The value of a human being, translated into dollars and cents. When someone survives a crash as 6 did in this instance, it is difficult not to see Manx’s petty delay tactic as a slap in the face.
A small plane crash landed in Xanadu Avenue, Jordan, Minnesota, on September 14th.
The Stinson V77 flying from Fleming Field, South St. Paul, had to make a landing attempt after encountering engine problem mid-air.
The plane flipped over on landing.
The pilot remained unharmed.
What: Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo B en route from Tomé to Concepción
Where: Tomé Chile
When: Mar 1 2010
Who: Fatalities included Pablo Desbordes, Ignacio Fernández, Luis ernesto Videla, Juan Guillermo Moya and Rodolfo Becker and pilot Marcelo Ruiz.
Why: The plane crashed near the town of Tomé, Chile while transporting five University Santo Tomás executives for eartquake relief work. They were traveling to the site of the earthquake to evaluate shelter safety conditions. No reason has been reported for the crash.
