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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. -
Cessna | field | oil pressure
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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) -
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 -
Crash | Helicopter | Russia
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. -
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 -
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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Crash | Helicopter | weather
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.
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Crash | Tasmania | Ultralight
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. -
Aussie Emergency Landing
What: nine-seater plane, a charter of Shine Aviation Service
Where: Geraldton Airport
When: Jan 7 8:30 am
Who: 9 passengers aboard.
Why: Flight reported that a warning light predicted the landing gear might fail on landing. The emergency landing occurred when landing gear became stuck and its wheels failed to come down. The pilot used up excess fuel before landing without incident. -
Cebu Pacific’s ATR Emergency Landing in Philippines
What: Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 893 ATR-72-500 propeller-plane, bound for Caticlan, Aklan
Where: NAIA 1’s Runway 06 Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila
When: 7:21 am Wednesday morning
Who: 53 passengers and four crew w
Why: the pilot reported a problem in the right engine. Alarm lights in the instrument panel were blinking. The carrier provided flight vouchers for Caticlan via Kalibo. The passengers were bound for Caticlan, gateway airport of the country’s most popular tourist destination Boracay island. The carrier stated officially that “The engine of the 11-month-old ATR 72-500 aircraft will be checked by an international maintenance crew from Cebu Pacific” -
Brazil | Crash | Helicopter
Brazil Helicopter Crash
What: AgustaWestland A109C Helicopter en route from the coastal resort town of Parati to Itupeva
Where: (near Sao Paulo) in Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceara.
When: Monday 01/05
Who: Pilot and copilot were hospitalized. One businessman (Gilberto Ramalho) was the only fatality, 5 in all were injured.
Why: The pilot was about to land at Ramalho’s famiy farm in Itupeva when the helicopter exploded. On board were the pilot, copilot, a business couple, their teenage daughter and her friend. Three passengers got out quickly–the pilot and copilot were severely burned. The security camera at Ramalho’s farm recorded the impact. -
Crash | crop duster | weather
Cropduster Lost in Mississippi
What: Yellow and blue crop duster en route from Greenville, Ala., to Cleveland, Miss
Where: wooded area in the Bogue Chitto community, Mississippi
When: Friday
Who: Monty Hudson
Why: Hudson and his brother (in a separate plane) were traveling from Greenville and encountered bad weather. The plane dropped off radar in Alabama Friday–Hudson died Friday–and was missing until Monday. WHen the wreckage was found in Neshoba County, it was hanging nose down in pine trees at 5:30 p.m. two miles northeast of Bogue Chitto off Road 765. Apparently the plane had caught on fire after crashing. -
Quebec Piper Crash
What: single-engine 1968 Piper Cherokee en route after refueling in Quebec City en route to Saint John, N.B.
Where: near Buckland*, 90 kilometres southeast of Quebec City.
When: Tuesday
Who: pilot Jesse Barrie, and two surviving passengers: Dan Weiher and Stephanie Shipley. There were two fatalities: Pilot Jesse Barrie and passenger Jeffrey McClymont
Why: No cause has been determined.After Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre at CFB Trenton, Ont received a 911 call from the female survivor of the crash,rescue searchers parachuted in and the two survivors were found; they were still alive, though not outfitted for the winter weather conditions. They are described as being “frozen” when they were airlifted by helicopter at 10:30 a.m to Quebec city.
*Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
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LANCAIR crash in Kansas
What: LANCAIR IV P Fixed Wing Single-Engine
Where: IOLA, KS Allen County Airport
When: 01/07/2009
Who: The pilot Mark Sherman, was the only one aboard
Why: Prior to landing, the pilot had to circle as another plane was on the runway. His plane lost power, landed 200 feet NE of the runway and skidded 50 yards until the wheels and tailsection broke off. Sherman who suffered a cracked vertebra was taken to Allen County Hospital and then transferred to Wichita hospital . -
Kolb Crash in Ozarks
What: KOLB MARK III Fixed Wing Single-Engine (experimental class) registered to registered to Tate Isaac
Where: Ozark Arkansas near Batson Mountain
When: Date: 01/07/2009
Who: Pilot was the only one aboard. No injuries.
Why: On takeoff, the plane stalled and crashed. (Alternately this is being described as a hard landing.)
