An air ambulance helicopter crashed in Vinton County, Ohio, on January 29th.
The incident happened when the Bell 407 helicopter was heading from Grove City to Pomeroy, Ohio, to pick up a patient.
There were three people aboard at the time, including the pilot, Jennifer L. Topper, 34, of Sunbury, Ohio, and nurses, Rachel L. Cunningham, 33, of Galloway, Ohio, and Bradley J. Haynes, 48, of London, Ohio. All of them were killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed at a golf course in Scottsdale, Arizona, on April 9th.
The plane, carrying six people, crashed at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course shortly after departing Scottsdale Airport.
All six occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
An investigation into the cause of crash is underway.
An F-16C fighter jet made an emergency landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Greene County, Ohio, on April 4th.
According to the base spokesperson Bryan Ripple, the jet belonging to the Toledo-based 180th Fighter Wing declared an emergency due to a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
It is believed that the jet was involved in an aerial training exercise in the Buckeye Military Operating Area before the incident.
A small plane crashed at Wangaratta Airport in Laceby, Victoria, Australia, on November 26th.
The plane, carrying two people, was attempting to take off from the airport when it crashed.
Authorities said both occupants were able to exit the plane before it exploded.
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
What: OH-6A helicopter
Where: Atlanta
When: Nov 4, 2012
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: Pilot Richard J. Halford, 48, and tactical flight officer Shawn A. Smiley, 40 were killed when the low-flying police helicopter they were in hit a power line, fell to a city street and exploded. The officers were searching for a nine year old boy who was later found. The chopper did not hurt anyone on the ground.
Witnesses heard the helicopter and saw a flash of light when the chopper hit the pole. The chopper’s landing gear was caught in the support cables. The power company assisted authorities in getting it down.
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The helicopter has been moved to a secure location as investigators work to piece together what happened.
Pictured: A Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion
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Contact photographer Mick Bajcar
What: Cessna T210N
Where: 3 miles south of Dana Point, California
When: November 19, 2005
Who: Pilot and 3 passengers
Why: The airplane impacted the ocean following a departure from controlled cruise flight, decelerating from 120 to 60 knots spiraling down corkscrew manner before impact. No pre-accident anomalies were noted with any systems examined, and no distress calls or communications preceded or followed the upset. The pilot had moderate to severe coronary artery disease with evidence of at least one prior small heart attack. The combination of coronary artery disease and LVH would have substantially increased the risk for sudden cardiac death in this pilot. Four died in the crash.
What: United Boeing 737-900 en route from Dallas to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Jul 31, 2012, 9:00 a.m.
Who: 151 aboard
Why: The Boeing was on approach when it suffered a bird strike in the nose cone. The bird strike did not affect the engine or landing gear.
No one was injured. The birds remains are being identified by an ornithologist.
The NTSB is investigating.
