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Small Plane Crashes in NJ

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    Plane Crashed into Banks Lake: Pilot Killed

    float planeA small amphibious plane crashed into the Banks Lake near Steamboat Rock State Park in Grant County, Washington, on the evening of May 24.

    The pilot, Kenneth A. Berger, 60, of Monroe, died shortly after having been rescued from the water. He was the only one aboard the plane.

    Eye witnesses described that the plane sank in the water in a nose-first position.

    The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said nearby boaters rescued the pilot and took him to the hospital in an ambulance waiting outside of the lake.

    The Federal Aviation Administration is further investigating the crash.

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    Homebuilt Crashes Football Game; Two Fatalities


    Pictured: A Skybolt
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    Contact Photographer Dubravko Sertovic

    What: Fixed Wing Single-Engine Steen Skybolt (Cooper Skybolt) bi-plane en route from West Harrison Airport (Cincinnati West)
    Where: McNicholas High School in Harrison Ohio
    When: Aug 21, 2009 8:08 p.m.
    Who: pilot and a female passenger
    Why: Witnesses watching a football scrimmage between Harrison and McNicholas High School say that while en route, the plane climbed, pitched left, seemed to struggle, then took a nosedive, crashing near the high school and killing 47 year old pilot Raymond Robben of Guilford, Indiana, and passenger 52 year old Belinda Roy of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The pilot and his girlfriend were on a pleasure ride when the plane failed, crashing a quarter of a mile from the end of the runway.

    Robben was a corporate pilot for the JTM Food Group.

    FAA registration lists the biplane as being manufactured in 1996, classified an amateur built experimental aircraft and Robben is listed as as a certified commercial pilot and flight instructor.

    George’s Point of View

    As with all tragic flights, we express condolences to the families.

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    Air Canada Emergency Landing


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    Contact photographer Michael Fast
    What: Air Canada Embraer ERJ-175 en route from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Chicago O’Hare
    Where: near Toronto
    When: Mar 23rd 2009
    Why: After take-off, the crew reported there was smoke in galley and returned to Toronto for a safe landing

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    Emergency landing in McAllen

    A United Airlines/SkyWest Flight 5229 Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 ( Brownsville-Houston flight diverted to McAllen on July 12, 2013 when the pilots discovered pressurization problems.

    Pilots received a cabin door indicator light in the flight deck.

    Passengers disembarked without any problems.

    None of the 43 aboard suffered injury.

    Video Interview of Passengers


    Flight Aware Flight Path

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    Wings of Alaska Plane Crashed in Juneau, Pilot Dead

    wings of alaskaWings of Alaska flight 202 crashed on a hillside, north of Point Howard, in Southeast Alaska, on July 17.

    The Cessna 207 was flying from Juneau to Hoonah when it went down.

    The pilot, identified as Fariah Patterson, 45, lost his life in the crash, while all 4 passengers survived with injuries. Alaska State Troopers identified the passengers as Humberto Herrera, 57, his wife Sandra, 60, Jose Vasquez, 15, and Ernestine Hanlon-Able, 64.

    The NTSB is investigating the cause of the accident.

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    Passengers Safely Rescued in Float Plane Crash over San Juan Islands

    kenmore-airA Kenmore Air float plane crashed in the waters of San Juan Islands, Lopez Island, Washington, on September 30th.

    The De Havilland Turbine Beaver took off from Seattle and crashed forty five minutes later.

    All 4 people onboard survived with non-life threatening injuries.

    The pilot and three passengers were rescued and transported to hospital.

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