A small privately-owned helicopter crashed in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on November 20.
Authorities said the helicopter crashed after it departed from Seliport airfield, Moscow, with 5 people aboard.
Rescue teams spotted the wreckage at 20: 10 Moscow time.
All 5 people were killed in the crash. The deceased include the pilot’s daughter and spouse.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
A small plane crashed in the French Alps near Chambery, France, on November 25th.
The plane took off from Dortmund, Germany, and was heading to Albertville, France, when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
An American Airlines developed cabin pressure problems while en route from Jacksonville to Fort Worth, and made an emergency landing in Birmingham on Sunday, April 6, 2014.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 had 130 passengers and five crew, none of whom were injured. Passengers were provided an alternative plane to Dallas.
An unmanned CEMIG Helibras HB-350B Esquilo (Eurocopter Ecureuil) in Celso Buelo Brazil was parked with its pilot nearby when the helicopter was struck by an articulated semi that was rolling on its own. The truck driver had forgotten to apply the brakes.
The helicopter sustained damage in the horizontal stabilizer and tail cone.
Both the helicopter and the semi had been parked, and neither had a driver aboard at the time of the collision.
Argentine Aviators Union of Air Lines said that the investigation into the Rio Negro crash will take 3 months.
After departing from Neuquén at 20:08, the pilot sent out a distress call declaring an emergency. 19 passengers and 3 crew were aboard.
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.
Saab officials will be participating in the investigation. But three months till the investigation is done? I don’t think so. Maybe three years.
What: Petroleum Helicopter Inc. Bell 206
Where: 43 miles into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Port O’Connor
When: June 10, 2010
Who: Pilot and two passengers. One passenger was injured.
Why: While en route, the helicopter crashed into the gulf of Mexico. The coast guard was notified at 10:40 a.m, but an offshore private vessel, named OSV Callie Jean picked up those who had been aboard the helicopter fifteen minutes after the crash, before the coastguard arrived. The passengers were taken to an oil rig platform, from which they were airlifted to the mainland.
A small plane crashed in Baker City, Oregon, on August 11th.
It is believed that the plane flying from Caldwell, Idaho, was on its way to Baker City Municipal Airport when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both were killed in the crash.