Pictured: A Italian – Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules (L-382)
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What: AMI 46′ Brigata Aerea Lockeed C-130J Hercules
Where: Le Rene, near Coltano Italy
When: Nov 23, 2009
Who: 5 airmen (two pilots and three officers)
Why: While en route, the Lockeed C-130J Hercules crashed on the railway line Pisa-Collesalvetti-Cecina, killing all aboard the plane.

The crew was from the 46th Air Brigade of Pisa, out practicing the “touch and go” maneuver. The plane had touched and was gaining altitude when it veered to the right and crashed.

Although the plane crashed on the train tracks in a widespread area, train traffic was not disrupted.

The Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi expressed condolences to the families of the five victims.

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Mexico Cessna Sport Fishing Hop has at least four fatalities

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On July 10, a Cessna 206 en route from Tamaulipas to Veracruz with seven aboard crashed in eastern Mexico has killed four people and injured two. The fall of the plane did not affect the residents of the town. No cause has been reported for the plane failure.

The pilot reported engine failure at 22:18 to Veracruz ATC around the time the plane disappeared from radar..

The wreckage is being recovered at Rancho Coralillos in the town of Alto Lucero. The remains of four people were found aboard the plane. (Number varies.) Two injured have been named as Sergio Rage Marrón and Jorge Arturo Velázquez Amorringa.

The number of fatalities has been raised to five. The bodies inside the plane were burned, and difficult to identify.

The injured were taken to a private hospital in Veracruz.

The passengers had been going to a sport fishing competition.
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The Secretary of Civil Protection and the Municipal Civil Protection and a navy Mi17 helicopter responded to the scene.

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Newcastle: Snowy Runway Overrun


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What: Thomson Boeing 737-800 en route from Lanzarote to Newcastle
Where: Newcastle
When: Nov 25th 2010
Who: 189 passengers
Why: It was snowing when the plane landed at Newcastle, and due to pavement conditions, the plane overran the runway. Passengers disembarked via stairs on the runway and were taken by bus to the terminal. Apparently no one was injured, but anyone who has been a passenger in a hydroplaning vehicle can sympathize with the passengers fear.

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Plane Falls in Pieces to Golf Course

What: small plane, probably (but not definitively) Forney Aircoupe from the Avon Park airport
Where: among trees between the 10th, 12th and 14th fairways in Golf Hammock, a golf community west of Sebring in Highlands County
When: 11:30 a.m. Saturday
Who: Pilot James Weener, and passenger James Richer
Why: Witnesses saw black smoke, heard the plane’s engine over-revving, then the plane came apart and in fell in pieces from the sky. A witness said “Some small parts came off first, then the wing came off and the tail shot off. It just disintegrated in midair.”

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Singapore Airlines Flight Cancelled Due to Faulty Landing Gear


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What: Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 en route from Houston,TX (USA) to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia)
Where: Houston
When: Nov 8th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the plane could not fully retract the landing gear . As a result, the flight circled Houston attempting a fix, with the right hand main gear door open until they landed safely an hour after taking off. Passengers were booked on alternative flights.

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Indian Army Helicopter Crashes in Goa

What: Indian army Aerospatiale SA-315B Alouette III en route from Mumbai to Bangalore
Where: Goa
When: October 15, 2012
Who: 3 aboard
Why: During the approach to landing at the air base, one of the rotor blades broke off, initiating a fire.

Three aboard the flight died at the scene. Two of those aboard were officers.

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JAL Emergency Landing


PICTURED: JAL Boeing 747-446
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What: Japan Airlines Flight JL8878 en route from Shanghai’s Hongqiao airport for Tokyo
Where: emergency landing at Shanghai
When: Takeoff 2 p.m. and arrived at 3:14 p.m on March 14
Who: 208 passengers and 14 crew
Why: It is reported that the aircraft had hit birds after takeoff. The plane experienced engine problems and began to shake necessitating the emergency landing.

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