Click here for full size photo at Airliners.net Contact Photographer Andy Martin – AirTeamImages What: retrofitted AC-47 and registration FAC-1670 or FAC – 1659 Where: in an empty lot near the electrical sub station El Purino, in the west of Caldas, border with the municipality of Honda (Tolima) When: 18 FEB 2009 Who: 5 crew members, three mid-ranking and two lower ranking officials all fatalities Why: The military “phantom” plane was on a training flight when it crashed in the vicinity of the air base.
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VivaColombia flight 8023 had to return for making an emergency landing at the Bogota International Airport in Colombia, on February 4.
The Medellin-bound plane departed from Bogota at around 19:00 local time but had to return immediately due to engine failure. Authorities said just moments after the plane took off, there was a loud bang in the right engine, followed by sparks and flames.
The plane landed uneventfully. No one aboard was harmed.
The cause of fire is not known at the moment.
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What: Beech A36 Bonanza en route from Chicago Executive Airport to Minocqua Where: Eagle lake Kansasville, Racine County, WI When: Sept 9, 2012 Who: 1 fatality Why: The pilot who had been en route from Chicago Executive Airport to Minocqua crashed into a Kansasville Wisconsin garage but avoided hitting any of the neighborhood houses in Eagle Lake. the plane, a garage, and two cars were destroyed; and two homes sustained damage. Debris and plane parts were scattered over the immediate area.
Witnesses say that when the plane hit, it shook the neighborhood.
The FAA and Racine County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.
A Sita Air ferry flight make a safe emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 16.
The Dornier DO-228 flying from Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal, was mid-air when its left side engine stopped working. The crew had to shut the engine down.
The plane landed safely.
All 3 crew members and 4 technicians aboard remained unhurt.
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