A Fort Campbe helicopter crashed into a rural field, and then caught fire, near Cumberland River, Tennessee, on the night of December 2.
The helicopter crashed during a training exercise, taking the lives of 2 Fort Campbe pilots.
According to the Army Combat Readiness Centre Spokesperson, “We’re working on getting all the facts together, and are in the process of getting information”.
An L39 jet crashed at Apple Valley Airport in San Bernardino County, California, on December 6.
Authorities said the plane caught fire after the crash.
Two people were killed in the crash. One of them has been tentatively identified as Michael (Mike) Mangold, 60, who was an aerobatics champion for Red Bull.
The airport was shut down following the accident.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
Morgan Freeman’s private jet crash-landed at Tunica Airport in Mississippi, on December 5.
Authorities said the plane, carrying the 78-year-old actor, ended up in a dirt field after landing.
According to Morgan, “I was on my plane on the way to Texas to shoot a segment for The Story of God. Sometimes things don’t go as planned and a tire blew on take-off which caused other problems. But thanks to my excellent pilot Jimmy Hobson, we landed safely without a scratch. I cannot say the same about my plane. I appreciate the concern and prayers for our safety.”
The plane was flying from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
A helicopter crashed near Kenisco Road in South Venice, Sarasota County. Florida, on December 1.
Authorities said the helicopter, that took off from Venice Regional Airport with a female student pilot and a male teacher on-board, made a rough landing in a heavily wooded area of Lemon Bay Preserve.
The student sustained facial/head injuries and was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The teacher was taken to Venice Bayfront Health.
The FAA is investigating.
A private R44 helicopter crashed into bushes behind Messina Golf Club, Limpopo Ave, Musina, South Africa, at around 5 A.M. on December 2.
The crash took lives of the pilot and his only passenger aboard.
The cause of crash in being investigated.
A UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Fort Hood, Texas, on November 23.
Authorities said the aircraft, the 7th Battalion, went down while it was on a routine training mission.
There were four crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed. They were identified as Sgt. 1st Class Toby A. Childers, 40, of Kansas; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen B. Cooley, 40, of Florida; Sgt.1st Class Jason M. Smith, 35, of Louisiana; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael F. Tharp, 40, of Texas. All of them were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment, First Army Division West.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
An ultralight plane crashed south of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, on November 29.
Authorities said the plane was taking off from an air strip in Woodstock when it experienced some difficulties and went down.
The pilot, who was the only aboard, was killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
A small Cessna 172 plane made an emergency landing in a field on Woodlake Road near U.S. 460, Franklin County, Kentucky, on November 27.
The plane was heading from Jacksonville, North Carolina, to Frankfort, Kentucky when it apparently experienced engine issues and was forced to land in the field.
Authorities said the plane landed uneventfully. The pilot Dean Stoops and his only passenger Cindy Stoops remained safe.
The incident is under investigation.
A Magnicharters airlines jet crash-landed at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico, on November 26.
The Boeing 737 plane was coming from the Caribbean coast resort of Cancun when its landing gear partially collapsed upon landing.
There were 139 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were injured. Authorities said some of the passengers were treated for “nervous crisis.”
A small plane crashed in the backyard of a home Old Fountain Road in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, on November 24.
The incident happened when the pilot of the Piper PA 28 plane was practicing takeoffs and landings.
Authorities said there were two people in the plane at the time of crash, including the pilot, in his middle 20s, from Duluth, and a teenage passenger from Johns Creek; both of them sustained non-life threatening injuries.
No one on the ground was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
A helicopter crashed into the Fox Glacier in New Zealand on November 21.
The authorities said the Eurocopter “Squirrel” helicopter, operated by Alpine Adventures, was carrying six passengers and a pilot when it went down.
Everyone aboard was killed in the crash. The deceased include the pilot Mitch Gameren, 28, of New Zealand, four British tourists, two Australians and a New Zealander.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed into Clear Lake in Orlando, Florida, on November 20.
The six-seater aircraft, carrying two people, took off from Orlando Executive Airport but crashed just fifteen minutes later into the lake located off Rio Grande Avenue.
Both occupants of the plane, including a man who appeared to be in his 50s and a teenage girl, were killed in the crash.
Authorities said the plane was en-route to Gainesville, Texas, at the time.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
A small plane crashed and caught fire at Brackett Field Airport, La Verne, California, at around 1:44 P.M. on November 19.
The single-engine Cessna crashed while the pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing. According to the FAA, “The aircraft … struck a perimeter fence upon landing.”
All 2 people aboard sustained injuries.
The incident is under investigation.
A small plane crashed off of County Road K and Church St. in Waukechon, Shawano County, Wisconsin, on the morning of November 15.
Authorities said the plane, carrying a pilot instructor and a student, went down in a farm field.
Both occupants of the plane were injured and were shifted to ThedaCare Health Center, Shawano.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A six-seater light plane crashed near Churchinford village in Blackdown Hills, Somerset, United Kingdom, on November 14.
The plane went down while it was heading from Surrey to Devon.
There were four people aboard the plane, including two men and two women; all of them were killed in the crash.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will investigate the cause of crash.
A West Wind Aviation plane made a crash landing near River Nile, South Sudan, Africa, on November 10.
The Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover, en-route from Malakal to Wau, South Sudan, was flying on the behalf of United Nations’ World Food Programme to distribute food.
All 4 crew members survived the crash.
The aircraft was destroyed completely.
A Ukrainian helicopter crashed near Stretavka village, in Zilina, eastern Slovakia, on November 13.
According to the Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak, pilot of the Russian-made Mi2 “was doing dangerous manoeuvrs especially in very bad weather conditions because he was flying very low.”
Six people lost their lives in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 9.
The Cirrus SR22 single-engine, low-wing plane had just taken off from the Colorado Springs Airport when it lost power and went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as Mike Fritzel and Paula Fritzel, both 63.
The FAA was investigating.
Small Plane Crashed into Residential Building in Ohio; 9 Killed
A small plane crashed into an apartment complex at 3042 Mogadore Road, near Skelton Road, in Akron, Ohio, on November 10.
Authorities said the Hawker H25 business jet was approaching Akron Fulton International Airport when it apparently hit some power lines and crashed into the four-family apartment complex. The plane was flying from Dayton Wright Brothers Airport.
There were 9 people aboard at the time; all of them were killed.
The house, that was vacant at the time, was completely destroyed.
The crash is under investigation.
A cargo plane crashed into a hill at the banks of White Nile River in Juba, South Sudan, on November 4.
The Allied Services Limited Antonov AN-12B, was carrying 12 passengers and 5 crew members from Juba, to Paloich, at the time.
Among the 12 passengers and 5 crew members aboard, only 2 people survived. According to the police, the crash took lives of 41 people, including the local residents.
Preliminary investigations reveal the accident occurred due to over-load.
A helicopter crashed in a field in Kinley, Saskatchewan, Canada, on October 27.
Authorities said the aircraft went down while it was heading from Calgary to Saskatoon.
The 48-year-old pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. His name has not yet been released.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A Spanish military helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, around 280 nautical miles from its destination on Gando air base, Gran Canaria Island, Spain, on October 22.
The Super Puma helicopter, carrying a captain, a lieutenant and sergeant, went down after taking off from Mauritania. Authorities said the chopper had been involved in military exercises in Dakar, Senegal and stopped at Mauritania for refueling.
All 3 crew members went missing after the crash. A search operation is underway.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed into the woods near Worcester Regional Airport in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 24.
The single-engine 1996 Mooney M20M plane was attempting to take-off from the airport when it veered right and crashed into trees just beyond the runway.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Dr.Gary Weller, 66, of Putnam, Connecticut.
The accident is being investigated.
A Piper Cherokee 180 aircraft crashed into Mar Mak Colony Club mobile home park in Lake Worth, Florida, on October 13.
Authorities said the plane went down while it was en-route from Orlando to Lantana, Florida.
Two people were killed in the crash, including the pilot and a person in the mobile home.
The NTSB is investigating the cause of crash.
A small plane crashed into a home in 1600 block of Tionontati St. California town, Nevada-California border, on the night of October 10.
The Beech 35 Bonanza crashed in the south of Lake Tahoe Airport, California, just after taking off.
The 2 passengers aboard were killed while no injuries were reported in the home.
The incident is under investigation.
