A small plane crashed at Trinca Airport in Green Township, New Jersey, on August 6th.
Authorities said the single-engine plane went down at the end of the runway.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: Precision Ag & Seed Services Beechcraft
Where: Topeka, Kansas
When: 22-APR-2011
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: A family of four missed the approach to Philip Billard Municipal Airport. Witnesses to the crash say they heard the engine sputter.
The plane was flying too low as it made a go-around to make a second landing pass. The plane was a Beechcraft built in Kansas.
The young Scott city couple and their daughters were making an Easter trip when they crashed. The victims names were released: Richard Dylan Spencer, 35; Amy Beth Spencer, 34; and their daughters, Chase Spencer, 7, and Ansley Spencer, 5.
All of these aviation crashes that involve deaths are terrible; but somehow it hits home sharper when it is a young couple with their two small children.
Rest in peace Spencers.
A 1964 Cessna 172 crashed in the driveway of a home in the 400 block of Lincoln Lake Avenue SE in Lowell, Michigan, at around 5:45 p.m. on January 19.
The plane was scheduled to land at the Lowell City Airport when it hit trees and crashed in front of a residence.
The pilot, a 40-year-old man hailing from Grand Rapids, was taken to hospital with only minor injuries. Authorities said he was taking flight training since April 2014 and was attempting a solo landing after flying for some time with his instructor.
No one on the ground was injured.
The incident is under investigation.
Etihad Airways flight EY-38 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Munich, Germany, on April 16th.
The Airbus A340-600, heading from Paris, France, to Abu Dhabi, UAE, was diverted after it lost cabin pressure mid-air.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.
American Airlines flight AA-105 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom, on July 12th.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
What: Privately owned Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300
Where: San Donà di Piave (Venezia
When: Feb 5, 2012
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: After taking off from Caposile Airfield, the plane lost altitude and fell vertically. and crashed in a field near San Donà di Piave. Franco Borin, 45 and Simone Conte, 18 died on impact. Conte was flying in order to take photographs.
The judge has ordered autopsies on the victims.
Investigators question the structural integrity of the aircraft.
Police and firefighters of San Donà di Piave responded to the scene.
The Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 is classified as an ultralight.
Prosecutor Rita Uglolini who is coordinating the investigation has acquired a video which may have documented the fall.
What: Edge E40 in aerobatics competition
Where: World Aerobatic Championships at Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Dadford Road, Buckingham.
When: 12.12pm
Who: 40-year-old Californian and US Aerobatic Team Champion, President of the International Aerobatic Club Vicki Cruse
Why: The crash occurred when the pilot was performing a vertical stall. Apparently she wasnt high enough when her engine stalled, or her engine ran out of fuel.
Link to bio of Vicki Cruse. Please note this is a .pdf
