What: four-seater Cessna 172
Where: sugarcane field in Nago on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa
When: Friday,
Who: The pilot–a 45-year-old airman from Kadena Air Base–broke his jaw. The three others aboard were rescued without injuries.
Why: The plane ran low on fuel while while returning to base.
The plane cracked its nose cone and caught fire as soon as it hit the ground. It also hit a power line on descent and caused a power outage.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-791 suffered a bird strike near Haneda Airport, Japan, on January 5th.
The incident happened when the plane was departing for Oita Airport, Japan.
The plane continued to Oita Airport and landed uneventfully.
All eighty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Cessna 177 Cardinal en route from Chicago to Madison Municipal Airport
Where: S of County Road 600, near Dupont Indiana
When: Jan 21, 2012 8:41 p.m
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: 55 year old Gregory L. Wehr and 55 year old Candace S. Wehr of Versailles, were flying from Chicago, when their Cessna crashed in a Jennings County field.
A witness saw a big ball of fire fall straight down and explode.
The NTSB is investigating.
J-Air flight JL-2301 had to return and make an emergency landing at Osaka International Airport, Japan, on June 28th.
The plane took off for Matsuyama, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported failure of right hand generator.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 32 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
A KLM plane dropped a fairing panel on a highway in Osaka, Japan, on September 23rd.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-200 plane was performing flight KL-868 from Osaka, Japan, to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The panel hit a car on the Keihan National Highway. There were two people in the car at the time; none of them were injured.
The plane continued to Amsterdam.
The incident is under investigation.
A Cessna 340A en route from Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport to Ernest A. Love Field Airport when it clipped trees and a radio tower during a low pass at the Gunsite Training Academy. There are four fatalities.
Passengers were going to Gunsite Firearms Training Academy when the plane struck a radio tower and crashed. Witnesses heard the plane whining before it crashed.
Respondents include Chino Valley Fire and Yavapai County Sheriff’s department.
The names of the victims have not been released. The FAA is investigating.
What: single-engine Cessna 152, is registered to a Patrick Williams of Vista.
Where: Pauma Valley Air Park, a private air strip
When: 2:45 p.m
Who: Two people aboard
Why:When the light plane lost engine power, the pilot radioed in that he was going to glide into the Pauma Valley Air Park
