A man piloting a small aircraft from Ohio was forced to land Tuesday morning in rural Will County, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Investigators begin probe into plane death crash
A 50-year-old pilot died after his light aircraft ditched into a field near Fife Airport on Monday.
CHC Suspending Super Puma Flights
After yesterday’s Super Puma ditching in the North Sea, CHC helicopters suspended Puma flights due to suspicions of possible flaws in the design of the main gearbox lubrication system.
The concern is a hangover from a 2009 Bond Aviation crash that led to recommendations to look into the Super Puma’s gearbox lube system design.
Bond Aviation is also suspending Puma flights for the same issue. Their flight schedule is posted here: http://www.bondflights.com/index.php?day=1350946800

Plane Crashes Into Building At Hawaii Airport Killing 2
A small goods plane on an instructional flight had issues with its controls shortly after takeoff in Hawaii and crashed into a building.

NTSB Reports on Dreamliner Battery Fire in Boston

We no longer have to conjecture about the Japan Airlines 787 battery fire in Boston because the National Transportation Safety Board has released an interim factual report with nearly 500 pages of related documentation.
A live webcast forum is scheduled for April in Washington to investigate the design, technology and certification lithium-ion batteries.
Attached is the report which contains the details of what happened, and examination findings to date.
Interim Report on Battery
DGCA Punishes Rogue Check Pilot
Remember that check pilot we wrote about yesterday? The one who yanked off a circuit breaker to test the pilot?
He’s being “tested” now, by Airline regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). In fact, the Jet Airways senior pilot who pulled the circuit breaker stunt is now suspended.
The pilots had no way to tell how close they were to the ground. Luckily they landed safely.
Ironically, the injured parties (the commander and co-pilot) have also been derostered.
Pilot exercises are supposed to be performed in a simulator, not in a full plane engaging in a commercial flight.

Hawaii pilot killed in plane crash was set to get wings, propose to girlfriend
Hiram deFries was about to have the week of his young life.