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    Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes at Texas University; 1 killed, no students hurt


    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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    Beechcraft Landing Gear Fails in Indian Head


    What: Beechcraft 33A
    Where: INDIAN HEAD, MD
    When: 01/09/2009
    Who: 2 crew members
    Why: On landing, the Beechcraft’s landing gear collapsed.

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    Helicopter Forced Landings in FL


    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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    Piper Emergency Landing in Georgetown TX

    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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  • Lear Slides off Aurora Runway


    What: Learjet 55
    Where: AURORA, IL
    When: 01/12/2009
    Who: 1 pilot 2 passengers
    Why: On landing, the learjet slid off the runway.

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    Chino Gear Up landing


    What: Beechcraft
    Where: CHINO, CA
    When: 01/11/2009
    Who: pilot only
    Why: Beechcraft landed gear up

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  • Phoenix Ground Loop

    What: Parker 77
    Where: Phoenix AZ
    When: 01/09/2009
    Who: Pilot
    Why: The pilot “ground looped” during a touch and go

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    Cessna Emergency Landing in Albuquerque

    What: Cessna 210
    Where: ALBUQUERQUE, NM
    When: 01/10/2009
    Who: only the pilot was aboard
    Why: The Cessna landed Gear up

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    Piper Emergency Landing in Litchfield


    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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    Cessna Flips in Pescadero


    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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    Parachuted Pilot Missing near Milton FL


    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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    Cessna Fatality in Hardin Kentucky


    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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  • Eagle Crashes near Hayden CO

    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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    Ethiopian Boeing 757 Emergency Landing


    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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  • Safe But Not Safe Enough: Helicopter Crash Reduction

    International Helicopter Safety Team is a task force composed of American and European government agencies–an international safety team–forecasts to reduce the rate of helicopter crashes 80 percent within eight years, no doubt a good idea as helicopters crash three times more frequently than commercial airliners

    Seventy percent of helicopter crashes are determined to be the result of human error (training, overwork or poor design)

    Partial list of Fatal crashes in 2008
    Date ——– Location ——– Craft ——–#
    12/27/2008 Honiara, PO HUGHES 369 N104BN Fatal(1)
    12/11/2008 Sabine Pass, TX BELL 206 N180AL Fatal(5)
    11/16/2008 Lingen, Germany Rotorway PH-NTL Fatal(1)
    11/16/2008 Quitman, AR BELL OH-58C N153GF Fatal(1)
    11/2/2008 Gallatin, TN Robinson R-44 N300FX Fatal(1)
    10/16/2008 Dryden, NY Robinson R22 N943MH Fatal(1)
    10/15/2008 Aurora, IL BELL 222 N992AA Fatal(4)
    10/13/2008 Conroe, TX BELL 206 N6ZV Fatal(2)
    10/13/2008 Sedona, AZ BELL 407 N42AZ Fatal(1)
    9/27/2008 Forestville, MD AEROSPATIALE AS365 N92MD Fatal(4) 0
    9/21/2008 Kenosha, WI Robinson R44 II N999ZD Fatal(2)
    9/6/2008 Muzino Village, Russia Robinson R-44 RA-04180 Fatal(2)
    9/3/2008 Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates Bell 212 A6-AVL Fatal(7)
    8/31/2008 Greensburg, IN Bell 206L-1 N37AE Fatal(3)
    8/29/2008 Ridgedale, MO Robinson R44 II N41411 Fatal(2)
    8/17/2008 Olalla, WA Robinson R-22 N301MA Fatal(1)
    8/6/2008 Alice Arm, Canada Hughes 369D C-GZIO Fatal(3)
    8/5/2008 Weaverville, CA Sikorsky S-61N N612AZ Fatal(9)
    7/19/2008 Price, UT Hughes 369D N400BE Fatal(3)
    7/15/2008 Salesville, AR Hughes 269B N469E Fatal(2)
    7/4/2008 Sunol, CA Schweizer 269 C-1 N2011A Fatal(2)
    6/29/2008 Flagstaff, AZ Bell 407 N407GA Fatal(7)
    6/29/2008 Flagstaff, AZ Bell 407 N407MJ Fatal(7)
    6/8/2008 Huntsville, TX Bell 407 N416PH Fatal(4)
    5/29/2008 Panama City, Panama Bell UH-1N SAN-100 Fatal(11)
    5/25/2008 Sunrise Beach, MO McDonnell Douglas 500-E N686F Fatal(1)
    5/24/2008 Avalon, CA Aerospatiale AS-350-D N67GE Fatal(3)
    5/16/2008 Comstock, MI Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N5049F Fatal(1)
    5/10/2008 La Crosse, WI Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+ N135UW Fatal(3)
    5/9/2008 Muanda, Congo Bell 206 L-1 N5014V Fatal(1)
    4/30/2008 Paraty, Brazil Agusta/Westland A109S PR-IPO Fatal(2)
    4/28/2008 Bartlett, TX Robinson R44 N477SH Fatal(1)
    4/15/2008 Chickaloon, AK Eurocopter France AS350B2 N213EH Fatal(4)
    3/13/2008 Wilmington, NC Robinson R22 Beta II N2215R Fatal(1)
    3/11/2008 Santa Cruz, Peru Bell 412EP N417EV Fatal(10)
    3/2/2008 Nizhnevartovsk, Russia Robinson R-44 II RA-04223 Fatal(2)
    2/13/2008 Gascoyne Junc, Australia Robinson R44 VH-ZDP Fatal(2)
    2/8/2008 Totes Gebirge, Austria Bell 206B OE-XRH Fatal(2)
    2/5/2008 S. Padre Island, TX Eurocopter France AS350B2 N911VA Fatal(3)
    1/25/2008 Los Angeles, CA Robinson R22 N705JJ Fatal(1)
    1/22/2008 Ochopee, FL Robinson R44 N18HB Fatal(2)
    1/11/2008 Puebla, Mexico Bell 412HP XC-JCD Fatal(8)
    1/7/2008 Zuzenhausen, Germany Bell 206B D-HJET Fatal(1)

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    Airbus Smokey Emergency Landing in Shannon


    What: Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-300, registration G-VELD flight VS-39 en route from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Chicago O’Hare,IL
    Where: Flight diverted to Shannon (Ireland)
    When: 11 JAN 2009
    Who: 156 passengers
    Why: 37 minutes before emergency landing, pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. Inspection indicated that smoke emanated from some faulty wiring in the forward galley

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    Missing Helicopter Crashed in Siberian Mountains. 7 Dead


    What: Mi-171 helicopter owned by the Russian state gas giant Gazprom
    Where: snow-covered mountain region of Siberia near Chornaya Mountain in the rugged Altai region.
    When: Friday Jan 9 2009
    Who: eleven passengers: Seven people were killed including Russia’s lower house of parliament rep Alexander Kosopkin; Four survivors were being treated in the city of Barnaul
    Why: The passengers had been on a hunting expedition. Under investigation is the possibility that poor quality fuel caused the helicopter’s engines to break down. Initial reports of eight dead were corrected to seven. No indication is made if crew is included in the passenger count.

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    Zest Crashes Barriers in Caticlan


    What: ZEST Xian MA60 Aircraft Flight 865 en route from Manila to Caticlan
    Where: undershot the Caticlan airport runway, Phillipines
    When: Sunday Morning 11 JAN 2009
    Who: 22 adults, 2 children, 1 crew aboard.
    Injured: Though initial reports indicated two children and one crew member were injured, fifteen were taken to the Baptist hospital in Caticlan.
    Why: According to reportage (which may be obscured due to mistranslation) strong winds caused the aircraft’s landing gear to “explode.” (explode?) The plane undershot landing on runway 06, hit an airport barrier. The plane’s nose, landing gears and propellers were damaged. The runway was then closed.

    The plane reportedly “veered to crash into the airport’s passenger lounge” but that has not been confirmed. The injured included at least one ground crew member.

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    Cessna Emergency Landing in Swamp


    What: Cessna 172
    Where: emergency landing NE of Dumbarton Bridge one mile north of the Palo Alto Airport
    When: Friday night
    Who: pilot aboard.
    Why: The pilot reported that the plain was losing oil pressure. On landing, the plane flipped in a marshy area. The Coast Guard responded to the emergency call. The (approx) 25 gallons of fuel aboard neither caused a fire nor contaminated the area. The pilot was uninjured

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    Sebring Florida Landing Minor Damage


    What: C210 carrying 60 gallons of fuel.
    Where: Sebring Airport Sebring Florida
    When: 01/08/2009
    Who: Pilot
    Why: After conducting a test flight, the pilot radioed problems with the landing gear. The plane landed gear up. Touchdown –according to news articles-was in the grass beside the runway.

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    Bumper Planes?


    What: PA28 CHEROKEE
    Where: CHANDLER, AZ
    When: 01/08/2009
    Who: 2 crew 2 passengers
    Why: During taxi back to runway 22R. N4122T bumped N82044 in the run up area at Chandler Airport.

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    Utah Helicopter Crash


    What: R-44 Astro
    Where: on the outskirts of West Valley City as it was headed to airport No. 2 in West Jordan
    When: 01/09/2009
    Who: pilot Scott Robinson and passenger Anthony Meredith both taken to Intermountain Medical Center
    Why: The helicopter departed from Provo on an IFR training flight to Windover.
    The pilot attempted to fly around the northern end of the Oquirrh mountains and flew into bad weather.

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    TV Host Crashes on Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.


    hang glider pictured
    What: Australian-made homebuilt aircraft piloted by John Duigan en route from a private strip on Flinders Island
    Where: Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
    When: Jan 7 2009
    Who: Nick and his father John were airlifted to Launceston General Hospital. Duigan suffered a head injury, broken jaw requiring surgery, broken ribs and fractured wrists. John had surgery for an abdominal injury and broken leg.

    Why: The ultralight struggled to gain altitude after take off and crashed into a hill and flipping

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    Basketball Players Flying Late

    What: ExpressJet Flight 152 en route to Tampa
    Where: 41-passenger plane
    When: Jan 6 2008 – ten minutes into the flight at 4:15 p.m.
    Who: Passengers included Louisville’s basketball team
    Why: The flight had the equivalent of a “check engine” light go off in the instrument panel. The Louisville’s basketball team which was on board deplaned safely after an emergency landing. The passengers were rescheduled for transportation later Tuesday for its Wednesday game; the rescheduled flight took off from Standiford Field at about 9:05 p.m. scheduled to arrive in Tampa after 11 p.m.

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