A small plane crashed into a home in Portage County, Ohio, on December 3rd.
Authorities said the single-engine plane crashed into the backyard of a house located on Nicodemus Road in Shalersville Township.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
No one was in the house at the time of crash.
What: 1964 Cessna 150D airplane en route from Gene Snyder Airport in Pendleton County, Ky.
Where: Gene Snyder Airport in Pendleton County, Ky.in a wooded area near the end of the runway.
When: 1:20 Sunday afternoon
Who: Pilot Mark Martin and his sixteen year old son
Why: The engine stalled on takeoff. The crash is under investigation. This is the second time this week that a small plane taking off from this particular airport stalled and crashed.
George’s Point of View
Judgements and awards offer no closure.
For those left behind, the accidents are never over.
Angela de Marchi lost her husband in September 29 2006, a Boeing Legacy crash, when 154 died.
She lost him again at the crash of Tam Congonhas Flight 3054 July 17 2007 when 199 people died.
And now this new Airbus crash…she lost him again.
For the families, each new crash brings the memories back, the hope, the loss.
Legendary artist Prince was rushed to hospital after making an emergency landing at Quad City International Airport, Moline, Illinois, on April 15th.
It is believed that the Hall of Fame recording artist had been suffering from flu for several weeks. His condition worsened when he was flying back in his private plane after a show in Atlanta.
He was released from the hospital after three hours and is recovering.
United Airlines flight UA-459 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on December 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Denver, Colorado, to San Diego, California, was diverted after the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
JetBlue flight B6-949 made an emergency landing in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to St. George’s, Grenada, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On Jan 21, 2013 at 12:45, a Helimarte Bell 206B JetRanger III en route in light rain from West Zone of São Paulo to Campo de Marte Airport with four people aboard flying over a residential area in the neighborhood of Garden Corner, crash landed on two houses in Paul Street Arentino in Jaragua in the north of São Paulo near Highway Taipas.
A resident saw the plane approaching and saw that the rear propeller stopped. Witnesses in the house say there were electrical lines entangled in the helicopter.
Civil Defense roped off four properties as unsafe.
One person aboard did not survive the crash and three others aboard, all crew, were injured but conscious when they were found. One person on the ground was also injured. Some reports say two on the ground were injured. There were four people in one house that was crashed into.
The sole fatality was the pilot, Stella Melo Marcelo Araujo, who was 29, was single and had no children. The helicopter was an air taxi but the objective was a two hour flyover inspecting, monitoring and surveying regional park areas.
Ramiro Levy (Depave-1), Bishop Fabian Barbosa (Depave-5) and Idevanir Souza (Communication), all employees of the Municipal Green and Environment were injured. Two crew members were taken to Hospital and Clinics and one to the Hospital São Camilo Emergency Room.
Five teams were sent to the crash to deal with the injured, the wreckage and the leak in the helicopter. The helicopter’s certificate valid until December 8, 2016 and had passed it’s recent maintenance inspection.
Helimarte, who operates the helicopter that crashed on Monday in ??Jaragua, north of Sao Paulo, said in a statement that the accident was the first in the fourteen year history of 35 000 flights. Everyone aboard was employed by the City of São Paulo.
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