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    Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash near Pickens County Airport

    A single-engine Piper Tomahawk aircraft crashed near the Pickens County airport, Jasper, Georgia, on October 8.

    The incident happened when the plane, carrying a student pilot, was attempting touch-and-go landings at the airport.

    The pilot Michael Joseph Hughes, of Blairsville, was killed in the crash.

    According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator Todd Gunther, “The airplane was then observed to go into what someone described as an aerodynamic stall, the nose pitched down and the airplane appeared to spin to the left until it disappeared behind trees.”

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    Trigana Air Flight 267 Crash: Black Box to be Sent to France after Unsuccessful Data Retrieval Attempts

    Trigana AirAccording to a preliminary report released by Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC), the black box from Trigana Air jet that crashed in August will be sent to France for data retrieval.

    The flight TGN267 crashed after it lost contact with the ATC during a flight from Sentani airport, Jayapura, to Oksibi, Papua. There were 54 people aboard at the time; all of them were killed.

    The report released on October 7 said, “The downloading process to retrieve data from the FDR was unsuccessful. For further examination, the FDR data will be downloaded at BEA facility in Paris, France.”

    The report further said that the cockpit voice recorder had a 2-hour recording but it did not give any clue as to what caused the crash.

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    2 Injured as Small Plane Crashed in Carbondale, CO

    A single engine Cessna 182G crashed in a field near Cattle Creek Road and the Rio Grande Trail in Carbondale, Colorado, on September 27.

    Authorities said the plane went down shortly after taking off from Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport. According to witnesses, the plane seemed to be experiencing engine issues before it crashed.

    There were 2 people aboard at the time; both of them were injured and were shifted to Valley View Hospital. They were identified as the pilot Benoit de la Vaissiere and his passenger Dmitre.

    According to the Sheriff’s Office, the aircraft’s owner is “responsible for the salvage and reclamation of the airplane from the site.”

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    2 Injured after Small Plane Crashed near Port Townsend

    planecrashboliviatwitter-676x434A small plane crashed at the Discovery Bay Golf Course near Port Townsend, Washington, on September 28.

    Authorities said the plane, carrying 2 people, went down just a mile west of Jefferson County International Airport.

    Both occupants of the plane were injured. Emergency responders had to extricate them from the wreckage before shifting them to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.

    The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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    Small Plane Crash-Lands in Spain; 1 Killed, 1 Injured

    microlightA micro-light plane made a crash-landing in an orange orchard near the runway of Seville Airport, Spain, on August 23rd.

    The aircraft crash-landed after the pilot lost consciousness mid-air and his wife, with “no notion” of flying a plane, had to take charge.

    The flight was heading towards Coria del Rio from Trebujena, at the time.

    The pilot lost his life while his wife sustained serious injuries.

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    7 Injured as U.S. Military Helicopter Crash-Lands in Japan

    helicopterA U.S. military chopper crash-landed around 20 miles east of Okinawa Island in Japan at around 1:46 p.m. on August 12th.

    The incident happened when the UH-60 Black Hawk, carrying 17 people, was on a training mission. According to the U.S. Pacific Command, it crash-landed on the USNS Red Cloud cargo vessel.

    Seven people were injured and were taken to a U.S. naval hospital on the Island.

    The cause of incident is being investigated.

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    11 Killed after Colombian Air Force Transport Plane Crashed

    A Colombian Air Force transport plane crashed near Codazzi, Colombia on July 31, 2015.

    The accident happened when the Airbus CASA-235 plane was en-route from Palanquero Air Base to Barranquilla via Valledupar. Air Force Authorities said the pilot reported engine failure shortly before the crash.

    All 11 people aboard the plane were killed.

    It is believed that the weather conditions were poor at the time of crash.

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    3 Dead after Plane Crashed in Tokyo Suburb

    FireA five-seater plane crashed into a residential area of Chofu, near Tokyo, Japan, on July 26.

    The plane went down after it had departed from Chofu airport. Authorities said the crash set several houses and cars ablaze.

    Three people, including 2 occupants of the plane and a female resident, lost their lives in the crash. At least 2 other people sustained injuries.

    The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Wisconsin; 2 Killed

    A Zenith CH601XL plane crashed in a grassy area in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, on July 25.

    Winnebago County authorities contacted Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office on July 26, about a missing plane that was heading to the Experimental Aircraft Association convention in Oshkosh and was around 20 hours overdue.

    Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol and the deputies began searching for the plane and found the wreckage in a grassy area.

    Both occupants of the plane were found dead.

    The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.

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    Pilot Killed after Small Plane Crashed in Ireland

    A single-seater BD5 plane crashed near Clonea Upper in County Waterford, Ireland, on the evening of July 25.

    The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was heading to Shannon Airport for attending the Foynes air show when the plane went down.

    According to Foynes Air Show Director Gerry Humphreys, “The pilot had taken off from Waterford and was on transit to Shannon Airport when a technical issue occurred. The aircraft crashed as the pilot was attempting to return to Waterford Airport. He was fatally injured in the crash.”

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    Small Plane Crash-Landed in Florida due to Engine Malfunction

    A two-seater plane crash-landed in front yard of a house in Isola Bella Boulevard, Mount Dora, Florida, on the morning of July 11.

    The plane had taken off from Mid Florida Air Service Airport, Eustis, when the pilot noticed engine malfunction and decided to land in emergency.

    The plane first struck 2 trees, then hit a sign board, and finally crashed into the yard.

    The pilot and a student aboard remained uninjured.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Mexico; 3 Killed

    A single- engine plane crashed and caught fire close to a toll road in Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico on the evening of July 9.

    The Cessna 206 was heading towards Torreon, Mexico, from McAllen Airport in Texas, at the time.

    The accident took lives of all 3 people aboard; they were identified as Abraham Garcia, the pilot, Rogelio Fuentes, the co-pilot, and Aurelliano Castro, the passenger.

    The reason of crash is under investigation.

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    Small Plane Makes Crash-Landing in NY Cornfield; Pilot Injured

    A small plane made crash-landing in a cornfield in Milford town, New York on the morning of July 6.

    The plane, travelling from Oneonta Municipal Airport in New York, had to be landed in emergency after it developed an engine problem.

    The pilot, identified as Edward Schoene, 55, sustained injuries and was taken to hospital.

    The FAA is investigating the accident.

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    Small Plane Crash-Lands in British Columbia; Pilot Injured

    A small, single-engine plane crash-landed at highway 97 in British Columbia, Canada on July 7.

    The plane had just taken off from Oliver in British Columbia, when it lost power and hit a semi-truck while trying to land on the highway. It burst into flames afterwards.

    The pilot sustained second and third degree burns and was rushed to hospital. He was identified as Todd Lewendon, 46, of Surrey, England.

    The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause.

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    NASA Conducts Crash Test on Cessna to Assess ELT Performance

    NASA has recently conducted a crash test using a Cessna 172 plane at NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia.

    The test was carried out to evaluate the performance of Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) in the aircraft. The aircraft was hauled to 82 feet to assess how the 4 ELTs installed in the plane perform during cabling’s strength and fire tests and beacons’ drop and vibration tests

    NASA spokesperson Chad Stimson said “Everything worked. But the team will take some time to sort out why the ELTs performed the way they did.”

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    Small Plane Hits Crowded Beach in California; 1 Injured

    A single engine Piper PA18 crashed on a crowded beach in Carlsbad, California, on the afternoon of July 4.

    According to FAA spokesperson Ian Gregor, the plane which was towing a banner, hit the beach and flipped over, after it lost engine power.

    The pilot remained safe however, a 12 year old boy, who was at the beach, sustained a minor head injury. He was taken to a hospital in San Diego.

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    Plane Carrying Medan Crash Victims’ Dead Bodies Aborts Take-Off Twice

    A Hercules A-1321 military plane had to cancel take-off from Soewondo Air Force Base in Medan, Indonesia, twice, on July 3.

    The airplane was prepared to transport 14 dead bodies of the victims of June 30 Hercules crash in Medan, along with their families, to Ranai, Natuna, Riau Islands in Indonesia. However, it had to abort its take-off at 6:30 a.m. due to engine malfunction.

    Later, the plane was again prepared to depart but the flight was aborted for the second time due to low visibility and bad whether at 6 p.m.

    The passengers and dead bodies were transported in a CN-235 airplane later.

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    #Malaysia Airlines Confidential report of MH17 handed over to Australians in June

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    Details from the confidential MH17 report that was handed over to Australian experts on June 2nd have not been revealed. The report questions if the flight path should have routed the passenger jet over a known war zone. The report is based on conclusions drawn by experts from Australia, Malaysia, the Ukraine, the US, Russia, the UK and the Netherlands, but those conclusions have not been revealed to the public. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which had experts on the committee, has not made a public statement. The final report is expected in October 2015.

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    Two hundred and ninety-eight people died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over the Ukraine on July 17 2014.

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    Report of Investigators Blocked from Investigating


    MH-17: The Untold Story, a video examining the downing of MH17

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    Small Plane Crashed into Massachusetts House; 3 Killed

    A Beechcraft BE36 plane crashed into a house in Plainville, Massachusetts, on the evening of June 28.

    The plane took off from Lancaster Airport, Pennsylvania and was en-route to Norwood Memorial Airport, Massachusetts, when it crashed.

    All three people aboard the plane were killed in the crash. The residents managed to escape unhurt.

    According to authorities, the pilot reported engine issues shortly before crash.

    The incident is being investigated.

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    9 Killed as Sightseeing Plane Crashes in Alaska

    A sightseeing plane crashed into a cliff near Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 25.

    The DeHavilland DHC-3T Otter aircraft was on a shore excursion from a Holland America Line cruise ship when it went down.

    Nine people were killed in the crash, including the pilot Bryan Krill, 64, of Hope, Idaho and 8 passengers.

    The deceased passengers had left Seattle on June 20 for a 7-day round trip on MS Westerdam cruise ship. They were identified as Hal Cheney, 71, of Lodi, California, Mary Doucette, 59, of Lodi, California, Glenda Cambiaso, 31, of North Potomac, Maryland, Hugo Cambiaso, 65, of North Potomac, Maryland, June Kranenburg, 73, of Medford, Oregon, Leonard Kranenburg, 63, of Medford, Oregon, Margie Apodaca, 63, of Sparks, Nevada and Raymond Apodaca, 70, of Sparks, Nevada.

    The cause of crash is under investigation.

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    Taxiing Plane Crashed at Modesto City–County Airport; Pilot Injured

    A Navigator 600 aircraft crashed at Modesto City–County Airport in Stanislaus County, California, at around 2:15 p.m. on June 22.

    According to the airport manager, Mark Germanowski, the plane was taxiing when it suddenly crashed into the airport’s fence.

    The pilot, who was the only person aboard, sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital.

    The plane was significantly damaged.

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    2 Killed in Mid-Air Collision Over Alberta

    Two Cessna planes collided mid-air east of Fort McMurray in north-eastern Alberta, Canada, at around 8 p.m. on June 21.

    One of the planes, a Cessna 185, landed safely at the Fort McMurray airport after the collision. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.

    The other plane, a Cessna 172, crashed in bushes. Both people aboard were pronounced dead at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.

    The Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.

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    Pilot Killed as Crop-Dusting Helicopter Crashed in California

    A crop dusting helicopter, owned by Gomes Farm Air Service, crashed in a field near Salinas in California, at around 9 a.m. on June 20.

    FAA spokesperson Allen Kenitzer confirmed that the pilot of Bell 47-G5 helicopter was killed in the crash. He was identified as the co- owner of Gomes Farm Air Service, Frank Gomes Jr.

    The cause of incident is being investigated by the FAA.

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    Pilot Texts Family Before Fatal Crash in Missouri

    A Piper PA-32 plane crashed near Cuba Municipal airport in Missouri, on June 14.

    The plane crashed in a wooded area when the pilot Jeffrey B. Hansen of St. Charles was en-route to Creve Coeur Airport, St. Louis, with his dog. Both of them were killed in the crash.

    According to Missouri authorities, the pilot texted his family, about 5 minutes before crash, that his plane had hit turbulence.

    The FAA is investigating.

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    Small Plane Crash in Missouri Kills 4, Injures 1

    A Beechcraft A-36 plane crashed while taking off from a private airstrip near Huggins, Missouri, on June 12.

    According to Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson Jeff Kinder, witnesses said the plane got off around 100 feet before it went down in a rural area.

    Four people, including Charles “Mark” Openshaw, 43, his wife Amy Openshaw, 43, their son Tanner, 15, and daughter Ellie, 12, were killed in the crash. Another child was seriously injured and was taken to a hospital in Springfield.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.