What: Helisika Agricultural Ltd. Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Where: Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, NZ
When: Nov 23, 2011
Who: 1 pilot
Why: After setting a pylon for a christmas tree, the chopper’s roter struck a cable, and crashed the chopper.
Pilot Greg Gribble was hospitalized and released.
Te Wero Bridge has been closed to pedestrians until the investigation is complete.
A small aircraft crash landed on the roof of a building in Vicksburg, after it experienced some technical issues.
The plane crash landed on Friday, March 21, 2014, on the roof of Cooper Lighting building near the Vicksburg Municipal Airport. The passengers, a flight instructor, and a student sustained minor injuries.
John Elfer, the director of Warren County Emergency Management Agency, says “It’s my understanding they were trying to get back to the airport when they were forced to land on the building.”
The names of the instructor and the student have not been revealed.
On Feb 2, 2013, a privately owned Beechcraft 58 Baron with six aboard crashed in the Gulf of Cariaco, Venezuela.
The flight had taken off from Puerto Ordaz Airport and was en route to DelCaribe Gen S Marino Airport but suffered a complete loss of engine power. The pilot declared an emergency due to failures in both engines.
Fishermen found the plane located 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cumana in the Gulf of Cariaco.
Two of the passengers were reported to be minors.
There was one fatality, a sixty-two year old woman, Vetide Ramos, who died in the crash. Five survivors were brought ashore in a boat, including Ruben Herrera, Poztty Ramos, Jose Ramos, Ivan Herrera (a minor) and pilot Jhonatan Mata.
A small plane crashed into a home in 1600 block of Tionontati St. California town, Nevada-California border, on the night of October 10.
The Beech 35 Bonanza crashed in the south of Lake Tahoe Airport, California, just after taking off.
The 2 passengers aboard were killed while no injuries were reported in the home.
The incident is under investigation.
What: Privately owned Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300
Where: San Donà di Piave (Venezia
When: Feb 5, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: After taking off from Caposile Airfield, the plane lost altitude and fell vertically. and crashed in a field near San Donà di Piave. Franco Borin, 45 and Simone Conte, 18 died on impact. Conte was flying in order to take photographs.
The judge has ordered autopsies on the victims.
Investigators question the structural integrity of the aircraft.
Police and firefighters of San Donà di Piave responded to the scene.
The Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 is classified as an ultralight.
Prosecutor Rita Uglolini who is coordinating the investigation has acquired a video which may have documented the fall.
A single engine Piper PA18 crashed on a crowded beach in Carlsbad, California, on the afternoon of July 4.
According to FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor, the plane which was towing a banner, hit the beach and flipped over, after it lost engine power.
The pilot remained safe however, a 12 year old boy, who was at the beach, sustained a minor head injury. He was taken to a hospital in San Diego.
The two men who died in the accident were 51-year-old Cyril McLavin, of Fresh Meadows in Queens, and 72-year-old Andrew Messana, from Bayside, Queens.
The accident is under investigation.
What: Globe Swift en route from Spadaro Airport
Where: Moriches inlet, Fire Island
When: Oct 20, 2012 3 p.m.
Who: 2 aboard
Why: A Globe Swift plane that took off from Spadaro Airport had two aboard.