An ultralight plane crashed near an amusement park in Rishon Lezion, central Israel, on the morning of January 25.
The plane crashed and caught fire at the airstrip while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing.
The pilot and his only passenger were killed in the crash.
Authorities believe that dense fog might have caused the accident.
A private Mi-8 helicopter crashed in central Ukraine, on January 25th.
It is believed that the helicopter, belonging to a private company Ukrainian Helicopters, was on a training flight when it went down near the town of Kremenchuk, Ukraine.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
Pictured: Image on Tedd’s Flying Adventures website
What: Tedd’s Flying Adventures Airborne Outback XT-912 SST Tundra micro-light aircraft
Where: Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
When: April 21, 2010 9:36 a.m.
Who: Pilot Tedd Robert Hecklin, owner of Tedd’s Flying Adventures in Kailua-Kona and passenger Kathryn Grace Moran of Kailua-Kona
Why: While en route, witnesses report seeing the wing of the Airborn Edge “fold.” Then the plane descended and impacted Kealakekua Bay. Local tour boats hurried to retrieve both aboard, and those aboard attempted CPR but both victims had sustained fatal injuries.
What: plane registered to Steven P. Reamer en route from Piedmont Triad International Airport to o Gainesville, Fla
Where: 500 feet short of the runway at Anson County Airport.
When: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 3 pm
Who: Pilot Steven P. Reamer was killed in the crash. His wife Pamela was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.
Why: The plane was having engine problems. Witnesses report the motor was sporadic and sputtering
A HAL Dhruv helicopter flown by the Ecuadorian Air Force, the president’s helicopter, crashed at Chimborazo in Equador while en route from Guayaquil to Quito.
Three people (Lieutenant Jorge Luis, Sargent H. Cristian and Captain C. Hector) aboard the plane died. The pilot Captain P. Fabian survived.
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa was not aboard.
The director of communications of the Ecuadorian Air Force confirmed the bodies of the Chimborazo helicopter crash victims will be transferred to Quito.
The crash is under investigation.
