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.
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What: stolen plane
Where: Shopping mall parking lot in Goiania, near the centre of Brazil
When: 18:30 local time
Who: Kleber Barbosa da Silva and his 5 year old daughter Penelope Barbosa Correia were killed in the crash.
Why: The crash occurred after the husband and wife had an altercation, and da Silva threw his wife out of the car. She was hospitalized in Brasilia; da Silva went on to take his 5 yr old and steal the plane, which crashed in a parking lot.
The pilots of the mid air coastal collision were flying “see and avoid, ” i.e. during clear flying conditions, pilots are responsible for making sure their flight paths are clear.
So far, there is no information disseminated regarding potential reasons behind the California coastal collision of the C-130 Hercules transport plane and a Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra. Two transports were on a training mission as 2 Cobras were also flying together, at the time of the crash.
The C-130s had been searching for a lost boater who is still lost; and the seven Coast Guard and two Marine Corps service members have not yet been recovered.
A small plane crashed in Medina County, Texas, on April 15th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a brushy area near the Bexar-Medina county line.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
What: Singapore Airlines B773 en route from Moscow to Singapore
Where: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
When: Oct 3 2010, midnight
Who: 262 passengers
Why: The flight was en route when Moscow police contacted the pilots and told them there was a possible bomb on board.
Delhi, the nearest airport, refused to allow them to land due to the Commonwealth Games, but they were permitted to divert to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport where they made a safe landing around midnight.
Passengers disembarked, and the plane was isolated and the baggage searched.
Lion Air is compensating the passengers of the plane that crashed in Bali on April 13. The 101 passenger (we don’t know if the 7 crew are included) is handing out $5600 to each passenger.
Lion Air is working with Jasa Raharja, an Indonesian insurance company to cover the medical bills for five injured passengers. The insurance company is paying up to IDR 25 million ($2500) and the airline is covering anything in excess of that.
Unofficial reports state the plane was flying low.
Twenty-five people have yet to receive their compensation.
The alcohol and drug tests of the crew, cockpit voice recorder, and the flight data recorder are still in process. No conclusions have been public on the cause of the accident.
A small plane crashed in Florida’s Panhandle area, near Fountain, on the morning of May 25, killing three people on the spot. The plane caught fire after crashing on a rural road.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said that the pilot was rushed to a local hospital in “extremely critical condition”.
The names of the peopled killed or the pilot have not yet been released.
According to FAA spokesperson, Kathleen Bergen, the crashed airplane was a Piper PA 28.
The NTSB and FAA are investigating the cause of crash.
