A small plane crashed in Ocala National Forest, Florida, on September 28th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a densely-wooded area in the 7400 block of County Road 314A.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center. He was identified as Herb Francis Clark Jr., 71, of Weirsdale, Florida.
What: Iowa State Patrol en route from Sioux City to Atlantic
Where: Denison airport
When: Mar 6 2012
Who: Pilot Trooper Scott Pigsley
Why: Scott Pigsley was returning from searching for a woman when his plane struck geese. At the time, he knew something had happened, but wasn’t sure what it was until after he landed and saw the damage to the single engine Cessna he was flying. The goose or geese left dents on the wings, a broken wheel cover and blood on the Cessna, but the problems Pigsley had encountered involved the engine.
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The missing woman had already been found.
What: Private (Richard Wilmarth) Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub
Where: near the Holitna River, Red Devil, Alaska
When: March 30 2012, 5:30
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A red and white Piper Super Cub owned by Richard Wilmarth, crashed while apparently attempting to land on a private airstrip near the Holitna River. Wilmarth and his passenger Kenneth Mellick died in the crash.
Aircraft Registration (N7276D)
Summary
1957 PIPER PA-18A
Fixed wing single engine
(2 seats / 1 engine)
Owner WILMARTH RICHARD C
RED DEVIL, AK
(Individual)
AIRWORTHINESS Standard/Normal
Serial Number 18-5685
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
Horsepower: 180 (Reciprocating)
WeightLess than 12,500lbs
Speed 97mph
Mode S Code 52340273
Certificate Issue Date 1977-05-03
Airworthiness Date 1974-06-18
Last Action Date 2011-09-12
Expiration 2014-09-30
What: ROBINSON R-44 Astro
Where: Lake Nocona, Montague county
When: Sept 30, 2012
Who: 3 injured
Why: Three men were injured when the helicopter #8341W flown by Darren Fenoglio crashed into Lake Nocona. Lake Nocona is 10 miles from Nocona Texas.
The pilot and both passengers, Josh Walterscheid, and Derrick Morse were injured.
The FAA is investigating, and will be recovering the helicopter.
On Sunday, lake area residents assisted in recovering the passengers from the lake. Dr. Kabisch in his kayak was the first emergency responder. Toby Howard also assisted with a pontoon, taking the injured to the beach at Boone Park where more emergency responders were assembled.
Fenoglio, Walterscheid and Morse, were taken to Nocona General Hospital.
On January 2, 2013, a Condor MB ultralight was over rural Luziânia Brazil when the engine shut down.
The ultralight crashed in a forest and was damaged beyond repair.
Pilot Alberto Rossi Junior, and his son Lucas Ferreira Rossi, survived, and were taken to a Brasilia hospital.
Military police and the Fire Department respnded to the scene. The paperwork of the pilot and the plane is reported to be up to date.
United Airlines flight UA-1990 had to return and make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on July 26th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Minneapolis, Minnesota, but had to turn back due to flight control problems.
The plane landed back safely. All one hundred and fifty-four passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-703 crashed in Ramenskoye district of Russia, on February 11th.
The plane was heading from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Orsk, Russia, when it went down in an open field in the Ramenskoye district on the outskirts of Moscow.
There were sixty-five passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
