A military plane crashed on Kyushu island, Japan, after losing contact with the air traffic control on April 6th.
The U-125 plane was carrying six crew members when it disappeared from the radar around 10 kilometers north of Kanoya military air base.
All six people aboard were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Los Angeles County, California, on February 11th.
The plane was carrying a family of four when it went down in the Agua Dulce area.
All four occupants were killed in the crash.
A family member identified them as the pilot Thomas Hastings, 65, his daughter Amber Hill, 27, her husband, Jacob Hill, 25, and her daughter, Madison Hastings Saxelby, 9.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: Robinson R22 helicopter The chopper had recently been overhauled. 
Where: Garfield
When: June 27, 2011
Who: Steve Titsworth
Why: Steve Titsworth, a retired (30 year) firefighter was flying the Robinson R22 chopper belonging to Don Arsenault when the chopper began falling apart. The propellers split and flew into the river; the rotor fell into the trees; and the rest of the chopper crashed hit a tree about 300 feet south of the river. The wreckage caught fire and was engulfed.
As activists chanted anti-government slogans, on April 10, 2012, Poland remembered the crash that wiped out 96 Russians. Memorials were placed in Warsaw at the Presidential Palace and in Smolensk, Russia, where the crash wiped out dozens of top Polish civilian and military leaders.
Investigations concluded the crash was due to bad weather, inadequate crew training and poor guidance from Russian air traffic controllers. Some say that the disaster was not properly investigated and others say it was a deliberate assassination.
The wreckage remains in Smolensk, and according to reports was only recently covered by a tarp to protect it from the elements.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, twin brother of the late president and leader of Poland’s Law and Justice party, boycotted the state ceremonies. He believes the disaster was inadequately investigated and that the state findings were in error.
Iran Air flight IR-712 had to make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on July 13th.
The plane en-route from Vienna, Austria, to Tehran, Iran had to be diverted after the crew reported failure of APU.
The plane landed uneventfully. No injuries were reported.
Thursday March 13, 2008-Pilot John C. Miller, 18 year veteran firefighter, died in a helicopter crash behind Strickland Surplus Inc. at 5915 Carolina Beach Road in North Carolina. Miller was a member of a water rescue and recovery team and captain of Station 5. He ran a business, Wilmington Helicopter Rental & Training, and was about to take his final test to become a certified instructor. The helicoptor was a (year 2000) Robinson R22 Beta, a “trainer”. Miller was the only person on board the two seater.
We extend our condolences to family and friends.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
A Delta airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on January 23.
The Boeing 757-200 was en-route to Saipan when the crew decided to return due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 97 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.