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What: Sol Líneas Aéreas Saab 340A en route from Córdoba to Mendoza to Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia
Where: Prahuaniyeu, Rio Negro, Argentina
When: May 18, 2011, 22:00
Who: 19 passengers and three crew (two pilots and a stewardess)
Why: After departing from Neuquén at 20:08, the plane sent out a distress call declaring an emergency

Locals saw a ball of fire fall from the sky 35 kilometers from the town of Los Menucos in an area not available to cell phone usage. Rescue units (three ambulances and civil defense team including the police force of Black River (Rio Negro), Sierra Colorado, General Roca and Los Menucos) were deployed but there were no survivors.

The number for family members to call for information is 0810-122-7765.

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A small plane crashed in Denali National Park, Alaska, on August 4th.

The pilot was taking four Polish tourists on a tour of Kahiltna Glacier when the plane went down.

Four people were found dead while the fifth person remains missing.

The accident is under investigation.

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Airbus Bird Strike in Greece


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What: Easyjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Thessaloniki Greece to London’s Gatwick
Where: Thessaloniki Greece
When: Monday, Mar 9th 2009
Who: 139 passengers and 6 crew
Why: After take-off, the Airbus flew through a flock of birds, damaging its engine (s) and was forced to return to the airport, where the crew safely landed the plane.

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8 Die in Botswana Crash

What: Moremi Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan en route from Xakanaka Airstrip to Pom Pom Camp Airstrip
Where: Xaxanaka (Botswana)
When: OCT 14 2011
Who: 12 aboard, 8 fatalities
Why: A Moremi Air Cessna crashed in Botswana in the Okavango Delta soon after takeoff. Fatalities include the pilot and seven tourists. Four Swedes, two Brits, and two French were burned beyond recognition. One of the twelve people aboard actually jumped out of the plane while it was in the air, to avoid the fire, and that individual died at Maun Airport.

The four who survived include two Botswanan officials of the Department of Road Transport and Safety, and a french couple treated at Delta Private Hospital in Maun. The husband had burns, the wife was unhurt. One of the vehicle examiners, Bernard Lottering, kicked out a window when the plane landed, then facilitated his colleague’s exit.

The crash is under investigation.

Moremi Air Charters has grounded their fleet.

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Homebuilt Crashes in Utah


What: Blue and white homebuilt plane (described as a small homemade plane with a tube-like frame, cloth covering and a small fiberglass cockpit) en route from the Salt Lake County area.
Where: Crashed into side of the Oquirrh Mountains near West Canyon a few miles north of Cedar Fort, a small town west of Eagle Mountain and Saratoga Springs off state Route 73.
When: Around 11:00 a.m. 10-28-2008
Who: pilot and passenger, both fatalities.
Why: The crash was witnessed by several onlookers who said the engine died, and the plane began dropping in a spin. and the pilot couldn’t pull the plane’s nose up. (Some witnesses said the plane was doing aerobic stunts; others described a loss of control. The wreckage was on fire when officials arrived. Officers and investigators from Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort and Eagle Mountain fire departments, Utah County Fire, Utah County Sheriff’s Office, and the state medical examiner were on scene Tuesday.

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Wizzair Wizzes off without the Engine Access Panel


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What: Wizzair Airbus A320-200 en route from Bucharest Romania to Milan Italy
Where: Bucharest
When: Nov 30th 2011
Who: 157 passengers
Why: We haven’t heard about falling parts in a while.

The airbus was en route over Bucharest when an engine access panel fell off.

Oops.

The pilots returned to the airport within twenty minutes. I wonder where the access panel ended up. Who forgot to fasten it? Inquiring minds want to know these things. There’s more to this story than what we’ve seen.

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Mid-Air Collision Downs Two Colorado Planes

What: Cessna 180 Skywagon
Where: intersection of County Line Road and Great Western Drive,Longmont, CO
When: Mar 23 2012, 11:43 a.m
Who: 2 fatalities

What: Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Where: near the main entrance, north of Vance Brand Airport, Longmont, CO
When: Mar 23 2012, 11:48 a.m
Who: 1 injury

Why: Witnesses say that two planes collided then crashed miles apart, a few minutes later. They were both banking when they struck, and in each other’s blind spots.

Witnesses who saw the Skyhawk crash and helped the pilot out of the wreckage commend pilot Bev Cameron for avoiding hitting anyone. She was hospitalized at Longmont United Hospital with multiple trauma injuries after the crash.

The Skywagon struck wires and crashed in a parking lot. The two people aboard did not survive the impact. Their names have not been released.

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