What: Air Tractor AT-802, registered to FAASA Group Aerodromo Sebastian Almagro Ctra, operated by FAASA Chile Servicios Aeros LTDA en route from a landing strip in the vicinity of Santa Juana, Chile Where: Santa Juana, Chile When: January 9, 2011 Who: Pilot, passenger Why: While maneuvering at a low altitude (water drop) during a fire fighting mission, the plane collided with trees. The Spanish pilot, Antonio Fernandez, died in the crash. An observer was injured. The tanker is owned by la empresa Faasa Chile.
The injured observer, David Guzman Henriquez was hospitalized at Hospital del Trabajador Concepción
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What: Aerocaribbean ATR-72-500 en route from Santiago to Havana Where: Guasimal, Sancti Spiritus Cuba When: Nov 4 2010 Who: with 61 passengers and 7 crew Why: The last flight to leave Santiago before the airport closed due to tropical storm Tomas disappeared from radio contact at 5:42 pm while over Guasimal not far from the Zaza Reservoir. The crew made an emergency call at 5:42. 40 cubans were aboard and 28 non-cubans (9 Argentinian, 7 Mexican, 3 Dutch, 1 French, 2 German, 2 Austrian, 1 Italian, 1 Spanish, 1 Venezuelan, and 1 Japanese).
A hospital worker said “The plane made several abrupt movements before crashing to the ground.” Rescuers hiked in through thick vegetation (using bulldozers to get through the vegetation to find the plane shattered and in flames and no survivors.
Tropical storm Tomas developed into a hurricane. Cuba declared a state of alert.
The ongoing investigation has not ruled that weather is the definitive factor because the storm had not reached Cuba at the time of the crash.
Cuban state airline Cubana de Aviacion owns Aerocaribbean. The flight normally flies twice a week from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Santiago de Cuba to Havana
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What: Cenac Marine Services Robinson R44 Raven II Where: Belle Isle area east of Wax Lake, LA When: Jan 19, 2012, 7:30 am Who: 2 aboard Why: A helicopter flying south of Morgan City crashed into a marsky area east of Wax Lake. Fishermen called 911 when they saw the burning wreckage.
The Cenac Marine Services helicopter crashed at 7:30 am, killing the two aboard.
In St. Mary Parish, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has four boats and six agents engaged in search, rescue and recovery. FAA and National Transportation Safety Board investigators will be arriving ASAP.
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On Jan 30, 2012, a Micro Aviation Bantam B22S that took off from Westport Airport with two aboard went missing Wednesday. The plane was found on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. on Carters Beach, near Westport. The two local men aged 58 and 25, who were aboard did not survive.
The bodies of the two men aboard were found beside the plane.
A dense sea fog descended at 9 pm when the plane had been aloft and may have been instrumental in the cause of the accident. Locals heard two loud bangs but don’t know if the sound was connected to the accident. The wreckage is not far from the airport.
Peter Ashby father of the crash victim Cole, 25, found the wreckage of the plane carrying his son and pilot Roger Smith, 58. Cole was found dead about a kilometre away, swept away by the tide.
Cole was a machine operator at Stockton opencast mine who enjoyed “motocross, snowboarding, wakeboarding, skiing, drift cars.”
The accident is under investigation.
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What: Fortele Aeriene Române Antonov 2 Where: Tuzla Airfield , Romania When: July 5, 2010 Who: 12 fatalities (14 aboard) Why: Witnesses described an an explosion in the air a few seconds after takeoff. The plane crashed at the end of the runway. Three seriously injured jumped off, and were hospitalized, but only two have survived.
The plane was normally used for parachutists’ training.
Eight ambulances and mobile emergency intervention teams were on the scene. Two victims suffered multiple trauma There were 12 fatalities of the 14 aboard.
Bâlsanu Captain Daniel was diagnosed with minor bruises and injuries, and military master Marius Nazare was diagnosed with contusions, trauma and burns on 10 percent of his body.
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On Feb 26, 2013, a Sky Cruise Egyptian Airship Balloon, an Ultra Magic N-425 hot air balloon, was on a tourist flight and crashed. The balloon caught fire while being tied down. Original reports said there were eighteen fatalities, and two injured tourists. One of the injured tourists died at the hospital on the operating table.
The pilot and one tourist survived.
Three British, two French, one Hungarian, nine Hong Kong, one Egyptian and four Japanese tourists died when the balloon caught fire and fell into a field.
Two people, including the pilot jumped out before impact. The pilot, who jumped at about 33-49ft is being treated for burns.
Luxor has banned all balloon flight.
Sky Cruise said a gas cylinder exploded on board. Crews were anchoring the balloon when the ropes entangled with the gas system powering balloon, severed the connection, and the gas caught fire.
The British foreign office made this statement: We can confirm the tragic deaths of 2 British Nationals and 1 British resident following a hot air balloon crash in Luxor, Egypt earlier today. The next of kin have been informed and our thoughts are with them and their families at this difficult time. We are providing them with consular assistance. We can also confirm that one other British National was involved and is in a stable condition.
We have had consular officials in Luxor since early this morning who have been focussed on providing consular assistance and supporting the Egyptian authorities. Our Ambassador to Egypt has met the injured British National and has offered our assistance”.
