A tourist plane and a helicopter collided mid-air in Aosta Valley, Italy, on January 25th.
The accident happened when the aircraft were flying over Rutor glacier.
Five people were killed in the crash. Two others were injured.
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Cessna Crashes in Iowa City
What: Cessna 150 owned by Jet Air Inc
Where: Crashed on to Edingale Drive, Iowa City near Iowa City Municipal Airport
When: Oct. 6, 2008
Who: James N. Meade, 64, of Iowa City
Why: The FAA’s preliminary report points to engine failure as a possible cause. After the crash where the plane ended up nose down in the street, Meade was taken to University Hospital.
This is the second crash within the month on Iowa City streets, in fact less than a mile from the June 3 crash on Sunset Street and Willow Creek Court that killed a 2-year-old girl, injured the pilot and one passenger and one passenger Sydney Blanton–died.
Helicopter Crashes in Washington park
What: American Eurocopter Dauphin II
Where: Helicopter left its hanger at Andrews Air Force Base. suburban Washington park in a wooded area of Walker Mill Regional Park off of Ritchie Road.
When: Sunday
Who: Killed in the crash besides Bunker were Trooper First Class Mickey Lippy, EMT-B Tonya Mallard of the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and Ashley Younger, a 17-year-old who was the second victim from the Waldorf car accident.
Why: The helicopter was transporting car crash victims to the hospital. One eighteen year old crash victim survived both the car crash and the helicopter crash, and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
On the twenty-five mile trip from the traffic accident to the hospital the flight was diverted due to bad weather. On approach to the runway, the pilot radioed that he was having trouble assessing his surroundings. Under deteriorating weather conditions, the pilot had requested an instrument approach and reported problems “capturing the glide slope”. The glide slope is the part of the instrument landing system that helps keep the aircraft at the proper altitude during the approach. It appears the helicopter first hit a tree at about 80 feet above the ground. The chopper landed on its left side with a tree crashing down on top of the helicopter.
Accident victim Jordan Wells, 18, survived the crash and is at a hospital in critical condition
The law enforcement agency’s helicopter fleet has been grounded until further notice.
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Hastings Plane Crash Updates
The recent single engine Tomahawk PA38 crash in Hastings killed 46 year old Christopher Howell and 48 year old Christopher Rawlings.
Rawlings, hailing from the Clive in the Hawke’s Bay region, was an instructor at the Hawk’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club.
Howell, a fully qualified and trained pilot from UK, was flying the plane when it bursted into flames mid-air. According to Bruce Govenlock, president of Hawk’s Bay and East Coast Aero Club, Howell wanted to acquire a New Zealand license for getting employment there. He also had to appear for pilot’s validation exam later in the day.
Govenlock also said that the last radio transmission from the plane did not show any sign of trouble. The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand is investigating the crash.
The post is an update of “Tomahawk PA38 Crashed in Hastings, 2 Dead“