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    Southwest Jets Collide at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

    southwest_airlines_logoTwo Southwest Airlines jets rolled into each other at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on September 28.

    The aircrafts were being prepared to be towed to gates when the nose and fuselage of one collided with the wing of the other.

    No one was injured in the accident.

    The aircrafts were taken out of service.

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    Small Plane Crashes at Chicago Rockford International Airport; 4 Injured

    A small plane crashed at Chicago Rockford International Airport, Illinois, on December 4th.

    The King Air C-90 plane was attempting to land at the airport when it went down.

    There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were injured. They were taken to hospitals.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Nigerian Goats Invade Runway


    photo: Pictured a Hawker Sidley HS 125
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    What: King’s Aviation Hawker Sidley HS 125 registration 5N-BNR
    Where: Bauchi Airport, Nigeria
    When: 08 MARCH 2011
    Who: Nuhu Ribadu, presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria
    Why: On landing at the airport, the plane struck goats on the runway.

    The plane owned by Wings Aviation incurred some damage. No one aboard the flight was injured, but the director of media and publicity of the Nuhu Ribadu Campaign Organisation is calling the invasion of goats on the runway a sign of sabotage.



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    7 Injured as U.S. Military Helicopter Crash-Lands in Japan

    helicopterA U.S. military chopper crash-landed around 20 miles east of Okinawa Island in Japan at around 1:46 p.m. on August 12th.

    The incident happened when the UH-60 Black Hawk, carrying 17 people, was on a training mission. According to the U.S. Pacific Command, it crash-landed on the USNS Red Cloud cargo vessel.

    Seven people were injured and were taken to a U.S. naval hospital on the Island.

    The cause of incident is being investigated.

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    1 Dead, 6 Injured after Heli-Ski Helicopter Crashed in Wanaka

    HelicopterA heli-ski helicopter crashed on Mount Alta near Wanaka, New Zealand, at around 12:20 p.m. on August 16.

    The accident happened when the helicopter run by Harris Mountain Heli-Ski was carrying 7 people, including a pilot, a ski guide and 5 skiers. All of them were New Zealanders.

    One of the heli-skiers died while all others aboard suffered injuries of varied degrees. Two of the injured with minor injuries were taken to Wanaka Medical Centre. Four with comparatively serious injuries were transported to Dunedin Hospital.

    Skyline Enterprises Chairman Mark Quickfall said, “I spoke to one of our senior pilots who was first on the scene. As he said to me, it’s a perfect day for flying and heli-skiing. Certainly not windy. So [we] can’t put any light on it at this stage.” He also said there were six other helicopters out heli-skiing on the same day.

    The Civil Aviation Authority and Transport Accident Investigation Commission are investigating the cause of the crash.

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