A military helicopter crashed in Dimapur district, Nagaland, India, at around 9:30 a.m. on February 2.
The accident happened shortly after the Cheetah helicopter took off from Rangapahar helipad for a routine sortie.
All 3 people aboard, including an army official and 2 pilots, escaped unharmed.
Authorities said the helicopter crashed nose down and sustained damage.
The accident is under investigation.
Pictured: A homebuilt Aussie Ultralight. The one involved in this crash is no doubt a completely different type.
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Contact photographer Phil Vabre
What: 250 lb single-engine true Ultralight aircraft
Where: Desoto County soybean field near the intersection of Stateline and Center Hill Roads.
When: 10/2/09
Who: 52 year-old Louis Bassie of Byhalia Mississippi
Why: As he was coming in for a landing, Bassie’s plane took a nose-dive, spiraled out-of-control and crashed. Bassie had a pilot’s license, worked as a crop-duster, and had served in the military, but it does not take a license to fly a home built kit plane.
Federal authorities will not be investigating the crash of an unlicensed plane.
What: Helicopter
Where: near Waitakaruru, 24km southwest of the Firth of Thames New Zealand
When: 9.30 on Sunday morning jan 25 2009
Who: pilot and a female passenger survived the crash
Why: A fisherman 1km from the shore witnessed the helicopter go down in mangroves and reported it.
Gulf Air flight GF-155 made an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on May 27th.
The Airbus A330-200, en-route from Manila, Philippines, to Bahrain, was diverted after it was hit by severe turbulence that injured several passengers and crew members.
The plane landed uneventfully. One person was taken to hospital with head wounds.
The flight was carrying 247 passengers at the time.
A Police helicopter made an emergency landing near Miami Seaquarium in Key Biscayne, Florida, on September 15.
According to Miami-Dade Police Department, the pilot requested an emergency landing after he noticed some mechanical issues in the aircraft.
The helicopter landed safely.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unhurt.
What: unidentified “sea” plane … upside down
Where: off Burnt Cedar Beach in Incline Village; south of the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe pier
When: 11 a.m. Thursday Sept 11 2008
Who: pilot and passenger are both unhurt
Why: While the plane was being towed by North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District’s Marine 16 boat, it took on water a half-mile south of Burnt Cedar. Buoys were affixed to keep the plane afloat till crews managed to tow it to Ski Beach. Fuel leaking into the lake has instigated testing by local risk management. Absorbent booms were being used to collect some 40 estimated gallons of fuel, and the rest is expected to safely evaporate without injury to the local ecosystem.
