A helicopter owned by Gisborne Helicopters crashed in Hawkes Bay at around 10:00 a.m. at a logging skid site on Paritu Road, Wharerata, in Gisborne, New Zealand.
A 53-year-old Gisborne passenger was killed. The pilot had leg injuries, but is in stable condition. The helicopter was delivering supplies.
Civil Aviation Authority is investigating. Various eye witnesses saw the event. Fire fighters, ambulance and police immediately reached at the scene.
TAM airlines changed the number of flight JJ3720 after a renowned clairvoyant Jucelino Nobrega da Luz predicted that a plane having this number would crash.
Jucelino Nobrega da Luz told the officials that flight JJ3720, scheduled to take off from Sao Paulo to Brasilia on Wednesday, would crash on the main Paulista drag of Sao Paulo due to engine problems. He says he had also predicted the deaths of Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna and Princess Diana.
TAM airlines authorities considered it an “indispensable information”, and changed the flight number to JJ4732.
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In the UTAIR crash, it has come out in the news no one de-iced the plane. This according to the airport’s deputy director, Vladimir Nyesmachny, who also told the media “Usually the captain of the aircraft makes the decision, as is his right.”
A similar public statement regarding the lack of icing was made by Investigative Commitee spokesman Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Investigative Committee “At this moment, the most likely cause for the crash is the fact that the aircraft was not treated with deicer before flight.” However, on April 2nd, Markin had said that investigators considered technical failure as the most likely cause.
Andrei Martirosov, UTair’s CEO promises that from now on, UTair crafts would undergo “mandatory” deicing before flight.
Good idea Andrei.
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It is no wonder that Nigerians worry that planes are flying coffins, after the Associated Airlines Embraer crashed on October third. It’s the one that flew the remains of former governor of Ondo State Olusegun Agagu into the ground on October 3, killing 15 people on board. Should I ignore the irony that the passengers of the flight were taking the remains of the governor home when they all joined him in death? It is still too early for the complete analysis of why the plane crashed, but early reports are saying that there was an engine failure that led to the accident.
As the right engine developed problems, the first officer urged Captain Abdulraman Yakubu to abort the flight.
Captain Abdulraman ignored the copilot. He ignored the alerts that the take-off flaps were not activated. The black box indicated the captain was flying.
If he had aborted the flight, the passengers might still be alive. Thirty-one seconds after take-off, the aircraft stalled and nosedived.
But let’s not all jump on the pilot. Because the plane wasn’t airworthy to begin with.
The plane made its last flight on August 30 and had been grounded for about 33 days before the ill-fated flight on October 3, 2013. Someone needs to do their job and, dare I say it again….Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
It’s no wonder Nigeria suspended Associated Airlines. “The suspension is to make room for maintenance and operational checks.”
The Director General of NCAA said:
“Associated Airlines operations have been suspended by the NCAA. Let me say for the purpose of clarity, I said their operations, I mean all their operations of Associated airlines have been suspended by the NCAA. I did not say any certification was cancelled but all operations.”
What: MD HELICOPTERS INC registered to WINCO INC in a rural area of Tucker County
Where: Thomas WV
When: October 30 10:30 am
WEATHER: 1551Z EKN 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3009
Who: subcontractors of Allegheny Energy: fatality Gary Bland, 52, of Georgia. Injured identified as Robert Rogers, Ryan Lang and Jeffrey McCay
Why: A pilot and three linemen were working on wiring on a transmission tower, when the helicopter came down, killing one, injuring 3. The injured were taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital.
On Sept 17, 2013, a Zenair CH 601 Zodiac crashed in Kolomyia in the Ukraine.
The 24-year-old pilot from Kiev, and a 47-year-old mechanic from Kolomyyanin who were aboard, were both killed in the crash. The pilot was the son of the plane’s owner, a famous aviator. Names have not been released.
Witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the plane as it fell into a neighborhood around 5:30 pm.. The pilot managed to avoid striking residences and children playing nearby.
There may be a criminal case under the Criminal code of the Ukraine, Part 3 st.281 which is a violation of air travel rules.
The flight that went missing on January 23, 2013, the Kenn Borek Air de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay has been found.
Wreckage of the plane was found after it impacted terrain half way between South Pole and McMurdo Station.
The two helicopters that reached the crash site on Jan 26th could not land. They surveyed the area.
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand said that
“The site of the crash is at a height of 3,900 metres (13,000 feet) at the northern end of the Queen Alexandra Range. The aircraft wreckage is on a very steep slope, close to the summit of Mount Elizabeth. It appears to have made a direct impact that was not survivable.”
The airline has the following release posted on their site:
PRESS RELEASE – KENN BOREK AIR LTD. – JANUARY 25, 2013
Friday evening Calgary time, a C130 Hercules aircraft of the New York Air National Guard made visual contact with the overdue aircraft in Antarctica. The sighting was confirmed approximately thirty minutes later by a Kenn Borek Air Ltd. Twin Otter aircraft deployed in a search and rescue (SAR) role. The crew of the SAR Twin Otter reports that the overdue aircraft impacted a steep snow and ice covered mountain slope. No signs of activity are evident in the area surrounding the site, and it appears that the impact was not survivable.
Due to the terrain and ongoing weather conditions, the SAR Twin Otter was unable to land near the site. Subject to favourable weather conditions, helicopter crews and mountain rescue personnel will attempt to access the accident site Saturday morning Calgary local time.
Further updates can be obtained directly from the Wellington Rescue Coordination Centre.
