What: Two Air Force F-16 fighters
Where: 40 miles off Folly Beach, near Charleston
When: Thurs Oct 14, 8:30 pm
Who: 1 pilot and 1 plane missing
Why: During night exercises, the two planes collided. One of them returned to base; there is currently a search for Capt. Nicholas Giglio based at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter.
Investigators believe the bottom of the other jet struck the top of Giglio’s fighter and pierced the pilot’s canopy. The pilot is now thought to never have had time to eject.
An oil slick was seen off the Coast of South Carolina by the Coast Guard but the search remains hopeful of a presumed “pilot who is in the water … needs to be rescued” mission.
A helicopter crashed in a field in Kinley, Saskatchewan, Canada, on October 27.
Authorities said the aircraft went down while it was heading from Calgary to Saskatoon.
The 48-year-old pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. His name has not yet been released.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: Gulfstream AC-90 operated by J.W. Operating Co. of Addison, Texas
Where: approaching the Wray airport
When: Thursday
Who: The bodies of 53-year-old David Carey, 33-year-old Daniel Rojas, 32-year-old Zachary Hergot have been recovered. (The third boyd was recovered on Saturday)
Why: The plane had been cleared for an instrument landing because of limited visibility
A helicopter crashed and caught fire in Wikieup, Arizona, on June 25th.
The Robinson R66 helicopter took off from Prescott, Arizona, and was heading to Riverside, California, when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Corona Municipal Airport, California, on January 17th.
The single-engine plane had just taken off from the airport when the pilot noticed some issues and attempted to make an emergency landing.
There were two people aboard at the time; both were taken to hospital with moderate to severe injuries.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
