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    Medellin Colombia: American Airlines Boeing’s Miraculous Safe Landing

    What: Fully fueled American Airlines Boeing 737 flight 924 en route from Rionegro to to Miami
    Where: emergency landing at Rionegro airport (Jose Maria Cordoba) near Medellín
    When: 9:50 AM flight
    Who: 148 passengers
    Why: Passengers heard an explosion, after which the crew was concerned that the full plane would not make it over the mountains. They turned back with a fire in one engine, and the crippled plane not climbing as it should.

    The plane circled the airport for half of an hour prior to the successful emergency landing. Though successful, the landing was not uneventful as the heat from braking actually fused the brakes, leaving the plane immobile on the runway. The passengers were successfully deplaned on site via stairs and ported from the runway to the terminal by bus.

    No cause has been given for the initial engine problem, but the American Airlines crew is to be commended for a near-miraculous safe-guardianship of the welfare of the passengers.

    The plane was carrying thousands of pounds of fuel.

    Spanish Article El Tiempo

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    British Plane Crashes Train system

    What: light aircraft registered to Mr Matthews.
    Where: Little Haywood,Staffordshire
    When: Friday.
    Who: 3 fatalities: Pilot Alan Matthews, Nich O’Brian and Emma O’Brian. Mr Matthews is registered as company director of Sittles Farm Flying Club
    Why: Under investigation.

    A witness said “I heard the plane, I looked up, and suddenly it just turned and went straight down like a stunt plane” The single engine propeller plane came down yards from plane tracks after hitting power lines above the main West Coast rail.

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    New Years Eve Air Rage Shakes Up Thomson Airways Flight

    What: Thomson Airways TOM133 out of Manchester en route to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic
    Where: Diverted to Bermuda
    When: New Years Eve
    Who: Three men engaged in an “air rage” incident
    Why: On board the plane, the three men fought over alleged homophobic public order offences, affray and smoking.

    A 35-year-old was arrested at Gatwick airport. The two other men are still in custody in Bermuda.

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    JOLIET Crash kills 2

    What: LANCAIR 360 Single Engine Registration #: 3603R from Buffalo Niagara International Airport was attempting to land at the Joliet airport.
    Where: JOLIET State: IL
    When: 01/02/2009, 9 pm
    Who: 2 on board: Stuart D. Seffern and his wife, Debbie,
    Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNIKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD
    WERE FATALY INJURED, JOLIET, IL Investigators are trying to determine whether there was mechanical or pilot error involved. The NTSB will be holding a conference at 3 to discuss this crash, The plane burst into flames near the end of a runway.

    Seffern was president of the Lantzair Flyers Club.

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  • Crash in the Salmon River


    What: Taylorcraft F21 en route from Moscow to Slate Creek Idaho –Fish and Game Officer doing a fly by near rapids looking for a missing fisherman
    Where: in the Salmon River near White Bird Tuesday.
    When: Tuesday
    Who: Cold and alive, the pilot/Idaho Fish and Game officer Paul Christensen was found downstream from the Hammer Creek recreation site and boat launch on the Salmon River.
    Why: The plane’s engine sputtered and went down, leaving Paul Christensen stranded in the remote winter wilderness. When radio contact was lost with the plane, search and rescue set out to look for the wreckage.

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    Cessna lands safely on County Road


    What: Cessna Centurion T-210 en route from Dallas to Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport Colorado
    Where: East 37th Street between Boyd Lake and Rocky Mountain avenues
    When: Noon Wednesday
    Who: Pilot John Stewart and passengers Bonnie Evertson and Ryan Kole
    Why: The pilot lost power about five to eight miles south of the airport and had to land on County Road 24E. No one was injured. The plane sustained minor damage to its propeller and one wing after hitting street signs on landing.

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    Panamanian Cessna Crash a Mystery

    What: Cessna 152 belonging to a flight training school en route from Marcos A. Gelabert Airport to the Calzada Larga Airport
    Where: floating near the village of Tranquillas in the Panama Canal’s Lake Madden
    When: found early Wednesday
    Who: Panamanian flight instructor Alex Bosquez and student Abraham Licona
    Bosquez had a commercial pilot’s license and was certified as a flight instructor. Licona had a private pilot’s license.
    Why: The crash is under investigation. The bodies have been recovered.

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    Cirrus Emergency Landing on Hwy 61


    What: Cirrus SR22 on a demo flight over the North Shore
    Where: Landed on highway 61
    When: Wednesday 12 pm
    Who: pilot Justin Krom and two passengers
    Why: During the flight the engine apparently threw a rod shortly after takeoff, causing it to lose power. The pilot managed to land on the highway without any injuries.

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    Florida Ultralight Lands Safely


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    What: ultralight
    Where: 1500 block of Franklin Avenue, Ellenton,, Manatee County Fla
    When: 4:55 p.m.
    Who: pilot Kurt Pfister, 46, and passenger as Katie Kuss were not injured
    Why: The ultralight’s engine quit, and the plane made an emergency landing in the field. I the course of landing, the wheels struck power lines which took out electricity to ten homes; but the craft landed safely without injury to pilot or passenger

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    Piper Crashes in NJ

     


    What: Piper PA-28-140 registered to Peter Schneider
    Where: Hunterdon County NJ a quarter-mile east of Alexandria Field airport in a wooded area behind a house on Mechlin Corner Road Alexandria Township.
    When: Tuesday night some time after 6 pm. Troopers discovered the wreckage around 8 p.m.
    Who: Pilot Peter Schneider was airlifted to St. Luke’s Hospital in serious condition. Pilot/flight instructor Ronald Orton died in the crash.
    Why: The plane’s owner was in the process of logging hours to maintain his license when the crash occurred.

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    Flint-Bound Plane Returns to Airport

    What: Midwest Connect flight en route to Flint, Michigan
    Where: General Mitchell International Airport
    When: Monday
    Who: 40 passengers
    Why: the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and turned back. No Injuries reported.

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    Corrected: Pilot Lost in Crop Duster Crash in New South Wales, Australia


    What: Crop duster
    Where: on Pangee Road, 85km south-west of Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia
    When: Noon Dec 29
    Who: Paul Corcoran
    Why: On making a pass over a field, the plane crashed. The pilot was killed.

    Paul Corocran was from Trangie, NSW, Australia. Nyngan the town near the accident site is a nearby town also in Western NSW. This accident was not in New Zealand

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    RaceCar Driver Survives Florida Plane Crash


    What: twin-engine 1959 Beechcraft E18S
    Where: Southwest Florida International Airport
    When: Saturday Dec 27
    Who: Pilot (race car driver) Ron Buccarelli
    Why: After takeoff, the plane lost an engine and came down in a forested area about two miles from the airport. The pilot was able to contact the tower although he suffered several broken facial bones and a back injury.

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  • ATR Emergency in New Zealand


    What: Cook Airlines Air New Zealand ATR 72-500
    Where: Wellington airport
    When: Friday less than one minute after the flight’s departure for Christchurch
    Who: 65 passengers on board, 4 crew
    Why: engine was damaged seconds after takeoff, filling the cabin with smoke. Witnesses said something hit the right engine of the plane, followed by a bang. The pilot saw a warning indicator and shut down the right engine. We have no report of injuries.

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    Mooney Goes Down on Stuart Powell Field


    What: 1967 Mooney Executive 21 en route from Boyle County KY Miami Fla
    Where: Boyle County KY
    When: 2:30 Saturday
    Who: pilot 38-year old Bruce Bennett of Nicholasville, his wife and son
    Why: After taking off from Stuart Powell Field and retracting the landing gear, the plane slid into the grass median between runways. The accident was due to high winds. There were no injuries.

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    Pilot Lingered after Crash

    What: pilot/ director of Wings of Promise Inc., a nonprofit organization who flew charity flights for medical patients
    Where: Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix
    When: six weeks after a plane crash that killed his two passengers. The death occurred about 12:45 p.m
    Who: Rocky Herring
    Why: The pilot’s injuries occurred November 14 when the Piper Cherokee plant he was flying lost power and crashed into a forested area.

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    Piper Crashes in Santo Domingo Pueblo

    What: single-engine Piper
    Where: Santo Domingo Pueblo.
    When: 8:20 a.m. Sunday morning twelve miles southwest of the airport.
    Who: 4 people on board were able to walk away
    Why: The plane’s cabin filled with smoke. The cause is under investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

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  • Denver Crash Update: Pilot Released

    Just released from University of Colorado Hospital is the pilot of the continental Boeing that crashed in Denver on December 20. Thirty-eight were hospitalized; one was released with the pilot. Two remain still in the hospital in recovery.

    Read More on the Denver Crash

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    Single Engine Plane Crashes in Florida


    What: single-engine Beechcraft en route from RSW to Fort Lauderdale
    Where: near Southwest Florida International Airport off Daniels Parkway near Gateway.
    When: Saturday afternoon
    Who: The pilot was the only person on board
    Why: Pilot experienced engine trouble right after takeoff from Runway 6. He was airlifted by helicopter to Lee Memorial Hospital

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    New South Wales Crash on Christmas Day


    What: single-engine Cessna en route from Mudgee to rural NSW
    Where: west of Merriwa in the Great Dividing Range, New South Wales
    When: Dec 25
    Who: pilot Scott Kennedy-Green and brother-in-law, Matthew Green. Green died at the scene. The pilot survived and was winched to safety at 1 pm, with chest and pelvic injuries, and leg fractures. He is recuperating at Sydney’s Westmead Hospital.
    Why: The pilot lost control in heavy cloudcover and rain, and crashed in a ravine in the upper Hunter Valley

    The piliot set crash site co-ordinates by CB radio but had to spend the night out in the elements as conditions prevented his recovery until 1 pm the next day.

    The wreck was located at 10 in the morning Dec 26th, lying upside down with a wing torn off

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  • Emergency Landing in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

    What: US Airways Express Flight (Piedmont Airlines) 4558 Dash-8 en route from Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y
    Where: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
    When: 5:25 p.m. Thurs Dec 25
    Who: 32 passengers
    Why: Plane requested emergency landing due to smoke in cockpit. Passengers debarked at the airport and took other flights.

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    Helicopter Crashes in Salters SC


    What: Helicopter
    Where: a field near Haddock’s Flying Services, in Salters
    When: 2:45 p.m. Dec 25
    Who: Two men aboard. One was taken by ambulance to a local hospital; the other airlifted to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in serious condition.
    Why: The helicopter experienced mechanical problems

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    Aguanga Crash update


    What: Beech V35B, N1587L en route from Chino California to Aguanga, CA
    Where: Aguanga, CA . off Highway 79, just south of the Riverside-San Diego County Line. T
    When: December 20, 2008 1330 Pacific standard time
    Who:
    Why: Plane damaged following impact with terrain while maneuvering near Aguanga, California. The certificated private pilot and the sole passenger were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed the Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, about 1300. The airplane had impacted an open field in a nose low, wings level attitude, on a magnetic heading of 275 degrees. The airplane came to rest in an upright position. The cabin and cockpit areas were destroyed, the empennage was intact, and both wings had sustained structural damage. The nose gear, both main landing gear, and the flaps were observed in the retracted position. The engine remained attached to the fuselage, and the three-bladed propeller remained attached to the engine’s crankshaft. The presence of fuel by smell but there was no fire.

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  • Marco Island Crash update

    What: C172 Skyhawk XP
    Where: MARCO ISLAND FL
    When: 12/17/2008
    Who: Pilot was the only one aboard.
    Why: THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, WRECKAGE LOCATED 10 MILES OFF THE COAST NEAR MARCO ISLAND, FL

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