What: Cessna 182 en route from Slidell, La., to Marksville, La.
Where: in a wooded area west of Independence, La., near the town of Albany.
When: went down just before midnight Friday Feb 28, 2009
Who: Passengers were 39-year-old Tabitha Dolbare, of Vancleave, Miss.; 39-year-old Glyn Ray Johnson, of Gautier, Miss.; and their son Nelson Dolbare, 13, of Vancleave.
Why: After the plane disappeared from radar about 11:50 p.m., Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office received phone calls that they heard an engine sputtering and a plane crash. The plane crashed in a heavily wooded unpopulated area not long after takeoff. Rescuers had difficulty getting to the wreckage and were assisted in their search with the use of thermal imaging equipment and a search light.
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UPS Crash in Birmingham Alabama
A UPS Airbus A300F4-622R cargo jet en route from Louisville to Birmingham International Airport was on final approach to runway 1-8 when it crashed in Birmingham. The two pilots aboard sent no warning message, and died on impact.There is no indication yet if something in the cargo contributed to the crash, or if there was mechanical failure or some other factor involved.
Visibility was 10 miles and there was a 700 ft cloud ceiling.
KBHM 140953Z 34004KT 10SM FEW011 BKN035 OVC075 23/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02330222
METAR KBHM 14th @ 0953Z, wind from 340 at 4 KT, visibility 10 statute miles, Sky: few clouds at 1100, broken at 3500, overcast at 7500, temperature 23, dewpoint 22, altimeter 29.97 inches, remarks: automated report w/precipitation discriminator, sea level pressure 1014.1 Mb, temp 23.3 dewpoint 22.2
An NTSB team is flying in to begin the investigation.
The UPS burst into flames on impact in a low population density area. There were numerous explosions after the plane was burning.
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4 Die in Cessna Crash
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When: May 11
Who: four people were killed: pilot Martyshev Basil, his wife and two children
Why: The plane took off from Santa Cruz 20 minutes after the expiry of the permitted duration of flights.50 minutes after takeoff the plane fell from the sky. No cause is yet noted.
Apparently Martyshev was Russian and had U.S. citizenship, while his wife and children were citizens of Bolivia.
Pilot Dies in Uniontown Ohio Plane Crash
What: Piper Saratoga en route from Pennsylvania to the Akron Canton Airport
Where: 2.5 miles from the Akron Canton airport in between two houses on Charolais Street NW in Uniontown.
When: 6:00 Friday evening,
Who: pilot Michael Connell died in the crash.
Why: The plane was on approach to runway 23 but landed 2.5 miles short of the airport. The garage of one of the houses burned. The FAA is investigatingMartha’s Vineyard Fatality
What: six passenger, twin-engine Cape Air Cessna 402 Flight 105 en route to Boston’s Logan International Airport took off from Runway 33 on its way to pick up passengers at Logan.
Where: Crashed on land about 2 miles from Nip-N-Tuck Farm Martha’s Vineyard West Tisbury
When: 8:05 p.m
Who: Pilot David D. Willey (fatality)
Why: During takeoff, there was heavy rain and high wind. The crash is under investigationCape Air runs a fleet of more than 50 Cessna 402s and carried more than 650,000 passengers last year