What: Mi-24 “Hind” (combat) Helicopter on a training flight from a Saratov region aircraft factory.
Where: 700 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Moscow near the Pugachov aerodrome
When: just before noon (0900 GMT) Tuesday.
Who: 3 people aboard were killed
Why: The flight data recorders have been recovered and are being used in the investigation.
A small plane crashed at the Ravalli County Airport in Hamilton, Montana, on June 4th.
The plane was attempting to land at the airport when its left wing struck the ground, causing it to flip over. The plane was flying from Idaho at the time.
There were three people aboard, including the pilot and two passengers; one of them was injured in the incident while the other two remained unharmed.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Discovery, Dragonfly Film and Television Productions deliberately crashed a $450,000 unmanned 727 in the Sonoran Desert of Baja California, Mexico south of Mexicali, Mexico. The plane was equipped with crash dummies, scientific sensors and experiments. Among other things such as creating a sensational topic for the Curiosity series, the crash is postulated as a study the crashworthiness of the aircraft’s airframe and cabin.
Pilots parachuted from the plane minutes before it was remote-controlled to a crash.
The video called “part of a scientific experiment for an unprecedented international television documentary” was captured by 19 cameras inside the plane and 2 on helicopters outside. The film will be presented as an episode of Curiosity.
A Beech 76 Duchess in Naples Florida
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Contact photographer Erick Stamm
What: Beechcraft model 76, twin engine, four-seater
Where: George T. Lewis Airport
When: 1:45 p. m. Saturday Oct 17
Who: Pilot Mathias H. Ejegaard, 24, of Sweden; passenger (also a pilot) Ezekiel G. Andrews, 24, of Alabama
Why: Ejegaard is a new pilot and has only had his license since March. On approach, the front landing gear indicator light was off so he made two more passes. He and his passenger (also a pilot) tried manually to lock the gear into place. When he made the landing, the pilot realized he was coming in too fast, but it was too late to stop and too late to take off again. The plane skidded off the runway into a marsh. A crane retrieved the plane, which was totaled.
Maybe all runways should end in marshes.
A small plane crashed in Olympic National Park, Washington, on April 2nd.
The Cirrus SR22 plane was carrying 2 people when it went down near Brinnon.
Both occupants of the plane were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
What: (Fuerza Aérea Argentina) Argentine Air Force Piper PA-A28-236 Dakota light aircraft
Where: Mercedes Airport, Argentina
When: 21-NOV-2011 09:45 LT
Who: 2 fatalities
Why: On approach to Mercedes Airport, an Argentine Air Force Piper PA-A28-236 Dakota collided with an aviation school Cessna 152.
Both the flight school crew members in the Cessna 150 were killed in the crash. The Piper PA-28 landed safely. The two military personnel aboard the Piper survived.
According to witness Boloni Eduardo, the Air Force plane cut the back of the Cessna with its propeller, causing it to fall
Firefighters, police, ambulance, Air Force, and Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Board were on the scene. Mercedes is a public air field with no control tower.
What: Yakovlev Yak-42
Where: Surgut Airport, Russia
When: Dec 5, 2012
Who: 120 aboard, 113 passengers
Why: Taxi for take-off was aborted when the Yak 42’s cabin filled with smoke.
The captain reported the smoke to ATC, and passengers evacuated safely. No cause for the smoke has been determined.
