On Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 a.m., a Beechcraft A60 Duke was en route from Fort Smith to Abilene when it ran out of fuel. The pilot, Frank LeRoy Bell, 75 attempted to divert to Elmdale Airpark but had to make an emergency landing. He tried to land in a blowed field but landed instead in a rough pasture where the plane sustained damage. No passengers were aboard and Bell was able to walk away.
Emergency services responded as an in-flight emergency at Elmdale Airpark.
What: EagleMed LLC Eurocopter A-Star 350 helicopter en route from Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City to a hospital about 90 miles away in Okeene
Where: 50 miles northwest of Oklahoma City
When: July 22 2010
Who: Pilot Al Harrison, 56, of Edmond, and nurse Ryan Duke, 35, of Oklahoma City, died in the crash
Why: While en route to pick up a patient, the helicopter crashed in a field near Kingfisher shortly after 7:30 p.m. The pilot and a nurse died in the crash; a paramedic sustained serious injuries.
A source reported that the crew was having trouble with a door on the helicopter, and a piece flew off and hit the rotor shortly before the crash, but that information is unconfirmed.
A Yakovlev Yak-18T owned by Enjoair Clanwilliam and flying out of Stellenbosch Airport in S. Africa crashed, killing the pilot.
The plane suffered engine failure thirty minutes after takeoff.
The pilot lost the engine at around 200′ and tried turning back back. The plane spun into the strawberry field hothouses. The plane impacted and caught on fire. Paramedics found the wreckage on a farm.
Netcare911 and the fire department responded to the scene.
The pilot died on impact.
The accident is under investigation.
A Nature Air plane crashed in the mountains of Guanacaste in Costa Rica, on December 31st.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off for Juan Santamaria International Airport.
There were twelve people aboard at the time, including ten US citizens and two local crew members. All of them were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigation.
What: Slazenger’s single-engine two-seater kit Falco EI BMF landing at Powerscourt private airstrip
Where: County Wicklow
When: 10 April 2010
Who: pilot Dr Michael Slazenger and passenger Noel Whitney
Why: While Slazenger was attempting to land his aircraft at a private airstrip on his Powerscourt estate in Eniskerry, the plane’s wing struck a tree and crashed. Noel Whitney died at the scene, Slazenger died Monday morning.
A small plane crashed in Eustis, Florida, on February 25th.
Witnesses reported that the plane was hopping up and down on the runway before it went down at 19803 Eustis Airport Road.
The 47-year-old pilot was killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
What: experimental Quick Silver GT-500 plane registered to Tim Moses of Monroe
Where: Union County 3200 block of Austin Chaney Road just northeast of Monroe near privately owned Arant Airport
When: early Tuesday afternoon before 1 p.m
Who: Pilot was killed, passenger injured.
Why: When the crash occurred, the plane was under visual flight rules, i.e. not in contact with the control tower.
