Dec 16 2012-An instructor and student of Rangel Escola de Avião Civil were injured during a training flight in a Robinson R-22 when it crashed at 19:30 near the Guarapiranga Dam in Sao Paulo Brazil.

The hard landing was close to 15796 M’Boi Mirim road in the Garden Angela, in jungle terrain and destroyed the helicopter. Passengers were conscious when the rescue team arrived. Three fire vehicles responded.

The instructor and the student pilot were admitted to Hospital das Clinicas and Hospital São Luís. The student’s head injuries are supposed to be not serious.

The Fire Department and “Team Eagle” helicopter and Military Police responded to the scene.

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Osteen Florida: Piper Malibu Crash


Pictured: A Piper PA-46-310P Malibu
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What: Piper PA-46-310P
Where: Osteen Florida
When: June 14, 2002
Who: 3 fatalities
Why: The pilot asked to deviate because he saw “a hole” in the weather. Radar showed a cluster of thunderstorms, level three to four were present in the vicinity of N9143B’s position. N9143B started an uncontrolled descent from FL260 (about 27,500 feet msl). Witnesses reported hearing the engine make a winding noise.?The airplane come out of the clouds about 300 feet above the ground, in a nose low spiral, and the right wing was missing. The ilot’s inadequate weather evaluation resulted in in-flight separation of the right wing and right horizontal stabilizer and the subsequent loss of control and crash.

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1 Killed 1 Injured after Small Plane Crashed in California

A small plane crashed into a home near Half Moon Bay Airport in Moss Beach, California, on November 18th.

The single engine Cessna 172 plane, carrying two people, took off from Sacramento and was heading to the Bay Area when it went down.

The passenger was killed in the crash while the pilot sustained serious injuries.

The accident is being investigated.

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Martha’s Vineyard Fatality

What: six passenger, twin-engine Cape Air Cessna 402 Flight 105 en route to Boston’s Logan International Airport took off from Runway 33 on its way to pick up passengers at Logan.
Where: Crashed on land about 2 miles from Nip-N-Tuck Farm Martha’s Vineyard West Tisbury
When: 8:05 p.m
Who: Pilot David D. Willey (fatality)
Why: During takeoff, there was heavy rain and high wind. The crash is under investigation

Cape Air runs a fleet of more than 50 Cessna 402s and carried more than 650,000 passengers last year

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1 Killed, 1 Injured as Tiger Moth Plane Crashes in Australia

A vintage Tiger Moth plane crashed on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, on December 28.

The biplane, operated by Gold Coast-based Tiger Moth Joy Rides, went down shortly after taking off from an airstrip in Norwell.

A 58-year-old sightseer from New South Wales was killed in the crash. The 21-year-old pilot, who was the only one aboard sustained injuries and was airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.

The accident is under investigation.

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3 Killed, 7 Injured as Plane Crashes in Alaska
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3 Killed, 7 Injured as Plane Crashes in Alaska

crashA small floatplane plane crashed north of Iliamna Airport in Iliamna, Alaska, on September 15.

The DeHavilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter aircraft, carrying 10 people, went down while it was taking off from East Wind Lake.

Three people were killed in the accident. They were identified as 80-year-old Tony W. Degroot, of Hanford, California, 69-year-old James Specter, of Shavertown, Pennsylvania and 70-year-old James P. Fletcher, of Clovis, California.

Seven others were injured and were shifted to hospitals.

The plane belonged to Rainbow King Lodge.

The NTSB is investigating.

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Zenair Crash Kills Pilot and Mechanic in the Ukraine


On Sept 17, 2013, a Zenair CH 601 Zodiac crashed in Kolomyia in the Ukraine.

The 24-year-old pilot from Kiev, and a 47-year-old mechanic from Kolomyyanin who were aboard, were both killed in the crash. The pilot was the son of the plane’s owner, a famous aviator. Names have not been released.

Witnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the plane as it fell into a neighborhood around 5:30 pm.. The pilot managed to avoid striking residences and children playing nearby.

There may be a criminal case under the Criminal code of the Ukraine, Part 3 st.281 which is a violation of air travel rules.

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