Crash

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    Former Canadian Minister Jean Lapierre and 6 Others Die in Plane Crash

    A small plane crashed in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada, on March 29th.

    The private plane, transporting Jean Lapierre, 59, a broadcaster and former Canadian transport minister, and his family members to his father’s funeral, went down while approaching the Iles-de-la-Madeleine Airport amid heavy winds and snow.

    All seven people aboard, including the pilot, the co-pilot, Lapierre, and his family members, were killed in the crash.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Pilot Injured after Small Plane Crashes in Nebraska

    A small plane crashed near 358th Street and Church Road in Louisville, Nebraska, on March 27th.

    Authorities believe that the experimental plane, that took off from Millard airport, went down due to engine failure.

    The pilot Eric Stadjuhar, 44, was injured in the incident and was air-lifted to University of Nebraska Medical Center.

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    Small Plane Carrying Four Crashes in West Virginia

    A small plane crashed in the community of Cascade, West Virginia, on March 27th.

    Authorities said the plane went down near Martinsville Highway and Long Circle Road, shortly before 5 p.m.

    There were four people aboard the plane, including the pilot and three passengers. The pilot was taken to hospital with minor injuries while the passengers remained uninjured.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Small Plane Crash in Texas Injures Father and Son

    A small plane crashed near Clark Field Municipal Airport in Stephenville, Texas, on March 26th.

    The 1974 Grumman Lynx plane was flying from Dallas when it ran out of fuel and landed nose down, around 1 mile from the airport.

    The plane was carrying two people at the time, including the pilot Richard Abila, 40, and his son Aaron Abila, 17. Both of them were injured and were taken to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth.

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    Small Plane Crash Lands in California

    A small plane had to make a crash landing at Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, on March 24.

    The Plaggio P180 was seen circling over San Jose and Willow Glen, and it was reported that there was a mechanical issue, due to which the crew opted for a crash landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully.

    It turned out that there was a problem with the rear landing gear.

    All people aboard remained unharmed.

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    Military Helicopter Crashes in Indonesia; 12 Killed

    A military helicopter crashed during an enemy chase mission in Poso District, Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 20.

    The Bell 412-EP was on its mission to capture Indonesia’s most wanted militant Abu Wardah Santoso when it went down and crashed.

    At least 12 soldiers and officials aboard the helicopter lost their lives and one soldier went missing.

    The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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    Small Plane Crashes into Residential Suburb in Brazil

    A small plane crashed into homes in a suburban area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 19.

    The aircraft took off from Campo de Marte Airport and ploughed into the homes shortly after.

    All seven people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.

    The cause of the crash has not been reported yet.

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    Charter Plane Crash Lands in Karachi

    A charter plane had to return and crash land at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on March 18.

    The plane crash landed minutes after taking off from the airport.

    There were 21 people onboard, out of whom two were injured.

    The cause of crash landing it yet to be confirmed.

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    Small Plane Crash Lands in Golf Course in Kansas

    A small plane crash landed in Tallgrass Golf Course, Greenleaf Court, Wichita, Kansas, on March 18.

    The Mooney M20C, heading from Nashville to Jabara Airport, had some problem with its engine when the pilot decided to land in emergency.

    The plane received major damage to its wings.

    Both the pilot and one passenger survived but suffered from injuries of varying intensities.

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    Metrojet Flight 9268 Crash: Egypt’s Investigation Committee Refers Case to Attorney General

    imagesEgypt’s independent investigation committee into the Metrojet flight 9268 crash has referred the case to the attorney general.

    The committee said on March 17th that the decision was made after they received an official report from Russia suggesting that “criminal activity” was behind the deadly crash that killed all 224 people aboard.

    The plane, heading to St. Petersburg, Russia, went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on 31st October last year.

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    Military Plane Crashed in Ecuador; 22 Killed

    A military plane crashed in Pastaza province of Ecuador, on March 15th.

    Authorities said the Israeli-made Arava cargo plane was transporting 19 soldiers for a parachuting training when it went down in the Amazon region.

    There were 22 people aboard at the time, including the soldiers, two pilots, and one mechanic; all of them were killed in the crash.

    The cause of crash is under investigation.

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    Two French Filmmakers Killed as Small Plane Crashes in Kenya

    A small plane crashed in the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya, on March 14th.

    According to local police chief Jackson Mulupi, “We received a phone call from one of the conservancy members that there was an airplane crash within Sera conservancy. I mobilised officers from Sorilibi and Wamba. We rushed to the scene whereby we found one airplane which was trying to take off but crashed about one kilometer from the airstrip.”

    The plane was carrying two French filmmakers at the time; both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as Pierre Creisson, 53, and Thierry Barbier, 56.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Waushara County

    A small plane crashed in Marion town, Waushara County, Wisconsin, on March 12th.

    Authorities said the plane lost power before it went down in a marsh near 21st Court.

    The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was injured. He was taken to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    Four Killed after Small Plane Crashes in Idaho

    A small plane crashed near China Beach on the Palisades Reservoir in Idaho, on March 13th.

    The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed and burst into flames around 1 mile north of Alpine Airport, from where it departed.

    There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot Jerry “David” Anderson, 40, his wife Jessica Ann Anderson, 38, Thomas “Brook” Summers, 39, and his wife Heidi Summers, 36. All of them were residents of Idaho Falls.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.

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    Two Dead after Small Plane Crashes in New Mexico

    A small plane crashed near Ohkay Owingeh Airport in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on March 11th.

    The single-engine Remos GX light sport airplane went down around 50 feet from the outer fence of the airport.

    There were two people aboard the plane, including the pilot Karen Ann Young, 46, and the co-pilot Thomas Spickermann, 47; both of them were killed in the crash.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    US Passenger Plane Crash-Lands in Iraq

    A US passenger plane crash-landed in a field near Erbil in Kurdistan, Iraq, on March 5th.

    Authorities said the plane was forced to land in the field due to technical failure.

    There were four passengers aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.

    Around 30 US soldiers responded and sealed off the scene.

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    Two Killed after Small Plane Crashes in Texas

    A single-engine plane crashed immediately after take off from Elmdale Airpark in Abilene, Texas, on March 1st.

    Authorities said the two-seater Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft went down near the end of the runway.

    There were two people aboard at the time; Both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as James Estol Hathcock, 63, and Aaron T. Taylor, 33, both of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Israeli Warplanes Came Dangerously Close to Ryanair Passenger Plane

    Two Israel Air Force F-16 fighter jets almost crashed into a Ryanair passenger plane near Ovda Airport, Israel, on March 1st.

    The passenger plane was en-route from Krakow, Poland, to Ovda airport, Israel, when two fighter planes, engaged in the training exercises, came “dangerously close”. The Ryanair pilots changed the course at the last minute to avert the crash.

    The flight FR-2616 was carrying 162 passengers at the time.

    The airline confirmed the incident but said that “These military aircraft were at all times over 3 miles away from the Ryanair aircraft, so the reports of a ‘nearly crash’ or ‘evasive manoeuvres’ are all false and invented. All passengers on board the Ryanair aircraft noticed nothing, since our aircraft never diverted from its cleared flight path to Ovda.”

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    Four Killed as Small Plane Crashes near Navasota Municipal Airport

    A small plane crashed near Navasota Municipal Airport, Texas, on February 28th.

    Authorities said the wreckage of the single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane was found in a wooded area southeast of the airport.

    All four people aboard the plane, including two adults and two children, were killed in the crash.

    The plane was flying from David Wayne Hooks Airport in Houston at the time.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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    Air Kasthamandap Plane Crash-Lands in Nepal; 2 Killed, 9 Injured

    Air Kasthamandap flight 9N-AJB crash-landed in Chilkhaya, Kalikot district of Nepal, on February 26th.

    The single engine PAC 750 plane took off from Nepalgunj and was heading to Jumla when it developed some technical problems and went down. Authorities said the plane lost contact with the control tower just 11 minutes after take off.

    There were 11 people aboard at the time, including the pilot Dinesh Neupane, the co-pilot Santosh Rana, and nine passengers. The pilot and the co-pilot were killed in the crash while the passengers were injured.

    The injured were airlifted to Nepalgunj Medical College.

    The government has appointed a four-member commission to investigate the accident.

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    Small Plane Crashed near Whiteman Airport, California

    A small plane crashed in the middle of a street near Whiteman Airport, Pacoima, California, on February 22nd.

    It is believed that the fixed-wing, single-engine Mooney aircraft suffered engine failure before it went down in the 10100 block of North San Fernando Road, clipping several cars.

    No injuries were reported.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    Plane Crashes into Long Island Sound; 3 Rescued, 1 Missing

    A small plane crashed into Setauket Harbor, Long Island Sound, New York, on February 20.

    The Piper PA-28 was flying from Massachusetts when it lost engine power, prompting the pilots to make a crash-landing.

    There were four people aboard at the time, including the student pilot Austricio Ramirez who was flying the plane when it began experiencing issues, and the instructor pilot Nelson Gomez who took over the control afterwards and landed the plane in Setauket Harbor.

    Authorities said Ramirez, Gomez, and a third passenger Wady Perez were rescued by the officers. The fourth person, identified as 23-year-old Gerson Salmon-Negron, remains missing.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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    Helicopter Crashes into Pearl Harbor; 1 Critically Injured

    A Bell 206 helicopter crashed and sunk near the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 18.

    The private helicopter went down while it was carrying five people, including the pilot and a family of four visiting from Canada.

    All five occupants of the aircraft survived the crash. However, one of them – a 16-year-old boy- was trapped underwater and had to be extricated from his seat. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.

    Authorities believe the helicopter belongs to tour operator Genesis Aviation.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.

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    Four Killed after Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashed into House in East Java

    An Indonesian air force plane crashed into a house near near Abdul Rahman Saleh air force base in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on February 10.

    Authorities said the plane went down during a routine testing flight after undergoing maintenance.

    There were two people aboard the plane, including the pilot Major Ivy Safatillah, and a technician; both of them were killed in the crash.

    Authorities confirmed that two people, including a 47-year-old woman and 27-year-old man, who were present in the house at the time of crash were also killed.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Drone Crashes into Empire State Building; Owner Arrested

    A drone crashed into the 40th floor of the Empire State Building in New York, on February 4.

    According to the owner Sean Nivin Riddle, 29, all he wanted “was to shoot 5 seconds of video to promote a non-profit”. The drone ended up in a landing on the 35th floor.

    No injuries were reported.

    Riddle was taken into custody after the incident. He is facing charges of illegal aviation in and over the city, and reckless endangerment.