What: single-engine homebuilt plane( S FLUT-R-BUG SA6) en route from Santa Ynez Valley Airport Where: Sycamore Valley Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley in the 6500 block of Figueroa Mountain Road. When: Between 2 and 2:30 pm. Why: The pilot had to land because of engine trouble. After landing, he worked on his plane, and took off again to fly the 10 miles to the airport, but the engine quit again and the plane crashed into some oak trees. The pilot sustained a scratch on his head but the plane is considered “substantial”
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What: Air Canada 9 year old 19-seat Beechcraft 1900 turboprop en route from Toronto to Manchester, N.H. Where: Albany International Airport When: Thursday Jan 15 11 am Who: seven passengers and two crew members Why: The plane was landing because of a reported engine problem (an in-flight emergency when one of two turboprop engines experienced difficulty). The pilot noticed low oil pressure in the right engine; however, all four tires failed during an emergency landing at in New York. The plane landed on the main runway and stopped on four flat deflated tires at the intersection of two runways The Albany airport was closed for an hour after the landing.
Note: Tickets were sold by Air Canada, but Air Georgian operated the flight. Air Georgian president Paul Mulrooney is unsure if there was ice on the plane’s brakes or if the pilot braked too heavily, causing the tires to blow out.
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What: Delta Boeing 737 flight 1652 en route from Mineta San Jose International Airport to Atlanta Where: San Francisco International Airport When: 01/14/2009 7:30 Who: 93 passengers Why: Fuel system indicator light was flashing so the plane was diverted to divert the plane to San Francisco International Airport, Passengers were booked on alternative flights, and the Boeing retired to the Delta maintenance unit at San Francisco International Airport for repairs to the light.
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What: “experimental high wing” or home-built single-engine plane registered to William McDuffie of Louisiana Where: East Texas near a landfill between Longview and Kilgore. When: Discovered Monday afternoon Who: Ronald Vickers of Arlington died in the crash. Death was pronounced on the scene. Why: Prior to crashing, the plane made contact with the power lines. The right wing susustained damage. Ronald Vickers was about halfway through the 350 mile trip from Oak Ridge, La to taking his newly purchased plane home to Texas. It is not known why he was flying low.
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What: Rented Sterling Aviation’s Cessna 150 en route from Monterey to Half Moon Bay Airport Where: PESCADERO, CA in an open field south of Half Moon Bay (about 1 mile south of Pescadero Road and Highway 1 ) When: 01/11/2009 Who: 2 Michael Paul Harris, and his wife, Danette, Why: The pilot noticed they were running low on fuel. After a Forced landing in a field outside of PESCADERO, CA, about 200 yards into the field, the plane’s front nose wheel dug into the soil and collapsed, causing the plan to flip. The pilot buzz is that the renter of the plane should have refueled, and that the forced landing and resultant plane damage was entirely unnecessary.
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What: PC-12 Eagle single-engine turboprop from (to) Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Where: Hayden Colorado (Routt County) When: 01/11/2009 9:40 a.m. Who: 2 fatalities-William “Bill” Rooney Jr. and son William Patrick Rooney III Why: The Pilatus PC-12 crashed 2 miles from Hayden Colorado ten minutes after takeoff, apparently attempting to return to the airport. They had already delayed their trip home to Yorba Linda from Steamboat Springs with the intention of avoiding strong Santa Ana winds near Chino Hills.
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What: Piper Saratoga 32-R owned by PIPER LANCE HOLDINGS LLC, a six seater, single engine aircraft En route to Dare County Airport Where: Roanoke Island North Carolina- on the upper back deck of a private residence on Joclar Lane in Manteo. When: 5:57 pm Who: two individuals on board; pilot Frank Snodgrass and son both were taken to Outer Banks Hospital. The son was trapped inside the cockpit, and sustained a broken arm and injured ribs. Why: When attempting to land at the Dare County Regional Airport, the plane hit a tree and then crashed into a house. The home owners and their six year old daughter were in the house at the time and were not hurt. The homeowner helped get the people out of the wreckage. They walked on their own power to the ambulance.
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What: Colgan Aviation for United Express’ 34-seat Saab 340 twin-engine turboprop en route to Washington’s Dulles International Airport Where: Yeager When: 8:30 a.m. Who: 13 passengers Why: The plane underwent a total hydraulic failure, and prior to landing, circled Yeager for about 45 minutes to burn off fuel. This was a level two alert. Yeager airport has three alert levels. For a Level Two alert, county 911 dispatchers automatically sent fire and police personnel from Charleston to the airport to assist Air National Guard personnel.
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What: Mi-2 helicopter hired by Yuganskneftegaz Where: Siberian region of Khanty–Mansi When: Monday January 12 2009 Who: Dmitry Podgorodinsky, the copilot Victor Morozov, and two passengers Denis Inotsenko and Sergey Sokolov Why: The helicopter was found near the Obninsk oil deposit 50 kilometres away from the city of Nefteyugansk. All those onboard were killed in the crash. Pilot’s documents and samples of fuel have been taken from the scene. The autopsies of the victims and also an examination of the helicopter’s fuel are in progress. The helicopter had been hired to fkt over the company’s area oil wells. The flight was found at 23:40 local time by 3 search helicopter/rescue crews from aviation companies Convers Avia, UTair and Yugra Avia.
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What: U.S. Airways passenger Airbus Flight 1549 enroute to Charlotte, N.C. taking off at t 3:26 p.m Where: Hudson River off New York City When: Thurs jan 15 Who: 155 on board scrambling onto rescue boat (50 passengers, three flight attendants and two pilots ) Why: Pilot hit a flock of geese after taking off from LaGuardia. (Two bird hits) Four minutes after takeoff passengers report hearing an explosion from the left side of the plane.
Heroic efforts were made, retrieving 150 from the freezing Hudson waters. (It was a 20-degree day.) Gov. David Paterson has called the rescue “miracle on the Hudson.”
US Airways CEO Doug Parker public announcement.
The captain of US Airways 1549 is Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III. Captain Sullenberger has over 40 years of flying experience.” He a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S.), Purdue University (M.S.) and the University of Northern Colorado (M.A.)., former US Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot, who has served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member, and has participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident investigations.
Passengers are recorded saying the Captain walked the length of the aisle to verify everyone was safely out.
NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
January 15, 2009
NTSB SENDING GO TEAM TO NEW YORK CITY FOR HUDSON RIVER AIRLINER ACCIDENT
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a Go Team to investigate today’s crash of a US Airways Airbus A-320 (N106US) into the Hudson River in New York City.
Senior Air Safety Investigator Robert Benzon has been designated as Investigator-in-Charge of the 20-member team. NTSB Member Kitty Higgins is accompanying the team and will serve as principal spokesperson for the on-scene investigation. Peter Knudson is the press officer for the investigative team.
The team will be arriving in New York this evening.
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The pilot who had been reported missing in our earlier report of a parachutist near Childersburg/Milton is named Marc Schrenker. When his windshield imploded, Shrenker parachuted out, leaving his unmanned plane on auto-pilot. (It crashed near Ft. Walton Beach.) He checked into a hotel under the name Jason Galoozis and slipped away to retrieve a motorcycle he’d stashed in a store room. The Childersburg police are looking for him. So is his soon to be ex-wife, AND the Securities Commission.
Update
It now looks like Schrenker tried to fake his own death. The windshield implosion is a fairy tale. and is fleeing a divorce and officials investigating him for securities fraud.
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What: Army Black HawkUH-60 helicopter Where: campus of Texas A&M University near the Corps of Cadets field on the school’s College Station campus, about 100 miles northwest of Houston When: Jan-12-09 Who: 4 Army National Guard and an Army lieutenant assigned to the school’s ROTC unit were the only ones aboard. Three men are in critical condition at College Station Medical Center. One is at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan Why: A witness described that after lift off, the helicopter seemed to lose control, spun then dropped straight down.
*will be updated if further information comes available
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What: N165RV, A ROBINSON R44 ROTORCRAFT Where: CLEWISTON, FL When: 01/11/2009 Who: Pilot Why: The helicopter made a forced landing 11 miles from the airport
An aviation school helicopter had an emergency landing landed along I-95 at mile marker No. 212 near Titusville.
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What: PA-32 Cherokee Si Where: GEORGETOWN, TX When: 01/10/2009 Who: 1 pilot 1 passenger Why: Emergency landing. Pilot reported a problem with the landing gear.
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What: PA18 (Piper super cub) Where: LITCHFIELD, MN a field near a patch of woods the Doerings own southeast of Elrosa. The crash site is 1/2 mile S. of County Road 14 When: 01/10/2009 Who: 1 pilot 1 passenger Eric and Ray Doering Why: The Piper landed in a field . 48 feet of touching down, deep snows flipped the aircraft. Minor damage made it necessary for the plane to be trailered out.
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What: Rented Sterling Aviation’s Cessna 150 en route from Monterey to Half Moon Bay Airport Where: PESCADERO, CA in an open field south of Half Moon Bay (about 1 mile south of Pescadero Road and Highway 1 ) When: 01/11/2009 Who: 2 Michael Paul Harris, and his wife, Danette, Why: The pilot noticed they were running low on fuel. After a Forced landing in a field outside of PESCADERO, CA, about 200 yards into the field, the plane’s front nose wheel dug into the soil and collapsed, causing the plan to flip. The pilot buzz is that the renter of the plane should have refueled, and that the forced landing and resultant plane damage was entirely unnecessary.
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What: PA46 Where: Milton Florida When: 01/12/2009 Who: 1 person Why: After the pilot reported an in flight emergency, the piper crashed into a swampy area 1 mile from Milton FL. The pilot parachuted out but has not yet been found
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What: Cardinal Aviation’s Cessna 172 en route from Murray Airport Where: HARDIN, KY in the Old Liberty Road area of Marshall County When: 01/09/2009 7:05 EST Who: Pilot was killed. Donald Bunting of Murray. Why: The FAA says the Cessna 172 hit a power line
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What: PC-12 Eagle single-engine turboprop from (to) Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Where: Hayden Colorado (Routt County) When: 01/11/2009 Who: 2 fatalities Why: The Pilatus PC-12 crashed 2 miles from Hayden Colorado ten minutes after takeoff, apparently attempting to return to the airport
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What: Ethiopian Boeing 757 en route from Addis Ababa to Rome Where: Diverted to Malta International Airport When: 1/11/09 -plane landed safely at 4.30 a.m. Who: 182 on board: 175 passengers 7 crew no injuries Why: The plane sustained an inflight engine shutdown during cruise and there were norepercussions to any other key aircraft systems
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