A single-engine, fixed-wing plane crashed just short of a private airstrip near Loop 303 and Cactus Road in Surprise, Arizona, on April 4.
Authorities said the Jabiru 3300 light-sport aircraft took off from Glendale Airpark and was attempting to land at the private airfield when it went down.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, sustained minor injuries in the incident and was shifted to hospital.
The FAA is investigating.
On July 6, 2013 a crash occurred involving Asiana Airlines Flight 214, a Boeing 777. The crash occurred while the aircraft was landing at San Francisco International Airport and appears to be due to pilot error. Many incidents are attributed to pilot error, but there is rarely a single cause.
There are countless victims of general aviation and military accidents, many involving foreign claimants. These accidents range from air balloons, flight training, ground school, air ambulances, banner planes, aerobatics, helicopters, and propeller, turbo–prop and jet–powered aircraft.
The aircraft involved have been Cessna, Cirrus, Beechcraft, Piper, Bellanca, Piper, Lear Jets, Citation Jets, Bell helicopters, Sikorsky helicopters, Robinson helicopters, Aerospatiale helicopters and countless other aviation manufacturers.
Aviation operators are not immune; they are held accountable, as are maintenance facilities and private & public air traffic control centers. Below, please find News and NTSB updates on the Asiana Accident in San Francisco on July 6, 2013.
At 2:30 pm on Feb 3, 2013, a Beechcraft C90B King Air en route from Maringá to Congonhas was over Cândido Mota, São Paulo when it crashed in Água do Macuco, the Water Macuco, traditional producer of soybeans and cassava.. Residents heard a loud bang as the plane flew close to a neighborhood, circling, then fell into a soybean field. Three women and two men died, including the 58 year old pilot. Fuel outside the tank seemed to indicate to investigators that the pilot had dumped fuel. Just before the crash, the pilot had informed the tower of Curitiba (PR) that would make a forced landing at Assisi State Airport.
The fatalities included Elizete Piveta and her daughter, Leticia Piveta Assumption, Leticia’s fiance José Eduardo Ermírio de Moraes, pilot Luis Henrique Marcondes, 58 and co-pilot, his wife Luciana Souza Aguiar da Costa.
Rescue teams from Assisi and Marília assisted at the scene.
JetBlue flight 1534 had to divert and make and emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport, Virginia, at around 4:30 p.m. on January 12.
The Embraer aircraft, en-route from Tampa, Florida to Hartford, Connecticut, was diverted after the crew reported a strange odor in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 93 people aboard remained safe.
Another aircraft was arranged which later took the passengers to Hartford.
Republic Airlines flight UA-3358 made a safe emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, on May 8th.
The Embraer ERJ-175, en-route from Newark, New Jersey, was mid air when it encountered cabin pressure problem, prompting the plane to initiate an emergency descent.
The plane landed successfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Spirit Airlines flight NK-521 made an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Newark, New Jersey, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and twenty-five people aboard remained unharmed.
What: single-engine Siai Marchetti F260
Where: Somerset Airport
When: June 18 2010; 2:30 p.m.
Who: 67-year-old Kenneth Pelich of Oak Ridge
Why: While attempting to land at Somerset airport, the landing gear failed. The pilot made a safe landing without the landing gear, although the belly landing skidded off the runway. The pilot was unhurt.
