A military plane crashed in Pastaza province of Ecuador, on March 15th.
Authorities said the Israeli-made Arava cargo plane was transporting 19 soldiers for a parachuting training when it went down in the Amazon region.
There were 22 people aboard at the time, including the soldiers, two pilots, and one mechanic; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
We can not forget or ignore Metrojet Flight 9268, which was supposed to fly from Sharm el_Sheikh but instead of arriving at Saint Petersburg as scheduled, crashed on the Sinai Peninsula, killing the 217 passengers and 7 crew members. And while the investigators still have not made conclusive decisions on what they believe happened, evidence appears, at this juncture, to point to the likelihood of a bomb having been planted by an EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin had joined up with Isis in Syria.
Other causes of the crash which are being ruled out are metal fatigue, overheating lithium batteries, being shot down, unknown part failure, and fuel explosion.
News sources such as Reuters have reported that, although official sources are publicly denying connections, several people have been “detained,” including the aforementioned EgyptAir mechanic, a baggage handler, and two policemen. The bomb is purported to have been in a handbag that Isis delivered to those involved at the airport.
In November, the head of Russia’s FSB security service said a homemade explosive device brought down Metrojet Flight 9268.
ISIS posted pictures of what it claims was the bomb on its online magazine, Dabiq.
As always, the voices of the dead cry out for an honest investigation, and justice for the families.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3322 had to make an emergency landing in Sioux City, Iowa, on May 22nd.
The plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was descending toward Sioux City when the crew declared an emergency, reporting an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. There were 46 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
An Air Services Limited plane crash-landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana, on March 27th.
The incident happened when Cessna 172 plane was performing a training flight.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot and a trainee; both of them remained unharmed.
Authorities said the plane’s landing gear sustained damage in the incident.
A U.S. military aircraft had to make an emergency landing at St. John’s International Airport in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on October 21.
According to airport spokesperson Marie Manning, the decision for emergency landing was made due to a warning indicator in the cockpit. The U.S. Air Force C-130 plane was heading from Ireland to St. John’s at the time.
The aircraft landed uneventfully and all 7 people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
Where: Maryborough Airport on Leviathan Road, Australia
When: Jan 27, 2012, 5pm.
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: After taking off, the plane hit trees at the end of the runway.
Witnesses described seeing a ball of flames, which ignited a field of dry grass. The grass required seven Country Fire Authority crews to extinguish it.
The two men aboard the vintage plane were John Fisher and David Oxley. In the past, John Fisher, who worked at Maryborough airport, had flown the Tiger Moth from England to Australia. He was the pilot and the owner of the plane.
The accident is under investigation by three investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
The widow of John Goble was awarded $10 Million for wrongful death after the chopper he was in was flown between two electrical towers, striking the power lines. The vintage 1951 military helicopter was en route to an aircraft and classic car show in Riverside, CA. The crash occurred on Nov 7, 2009, over two years ago.
Goble co-founded Sectra North America, the North American unit of Linköping, Sweden-based PACS firm Sectra, in 1997, and had served as its president ever since. Prior to that, Goble was medical marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard’s workstation division.
Two million was awarded in compensation for lost wages; the remainder was for loss of companionship. The pilot owned Classic Rotors, a vintage aircraft museum.
A case against Goble and the utility company involving the surviving family of another deceased passenger, James Jantz, is still pending.
