A single-engine plane made a crash landing at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport, Clearwater, Florida, at around 7:30 p.m. on May 5th.
The 44-year old pilot James Fink from Rhode Island was killed in the accident.
The airport authorities informed the police after hearing the crash sound.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
A tour helicopter made a crash landing, hit 2 vans, and caught fire in the parking area of Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Club in California, in the afternoon of May 5th.
The four-seater Robinson R-44 was returning to the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport after a tour, when it developed a mechanical problem.
All three people aboard sustained injuries.
The FAA is investigating.
Air Cargo Carriers flight 2Q-1260 crashed into the trees left to the runway of Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, on May 5th.
The Short SD-330 flying on behalf of UPS went down the hill after hitting the trees.
All 2 crew members aboard lost their lives in the crash.
The incident is under investigation.
A military plane crashed in the municipality of Facatativa in Colombia, on May 1st.
The plane was flying from Guaymaral airbase, Bogota, to Tolemaida airbase, Melgar, when it went down.
There were eight people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Meriden Markham Municipal Airport in Wallingford, Connecticut, on April 24th.
Authorities said that Joseph Tomanelli, 56, and his son Daniel Tomanelli, 21, were practicing takeoffs and landings when the plane went down.
Joseph Tomanelli was killed in the crash while his son was injured.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crash-landed near Leesburg Executive Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia, on April 22nd.
The Sonex experimental plane was heading to Georgia when the pilot decided to return to Leesburg due to bad weather. However, as he was approaching the airport, the plane developed an engine issue, forcing him to crash-land in a field.
The pilot Joseph R. Bryant, 53, of Washington, remained unharmed.
The FAA is investigating.
A small plane crashed in Olympic National Park, Washington, on April 2nd.
The Cirrus SR22 plane was carrying 2 people when it went down near Brinnon.
Both occupants of the plane were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
A small plane crashed at Fort Wayne International Airport, Indiana, on March 29th.
The incident happened when the Cirrus SR20 plane was carrying a student pilot and an instructor from Purdue University flight school.
Both occupants of the plane were injured in the incident and were taken to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
A small plane crashed in the Vumba Mountains in Zimbabwe, on March 27th.
The plane was heading from Beira, Mozambique, to Mutare, Zimbabwe when it went down.
There were 6 people aboard, including 2 crew members and 4 passengers; all of them were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
A Cessna 210 plane crashed in Hayden, Blount County, Alabama, on March 25th.
Authorities said the plane was heading from Kissimmee, Florida, to Jackson, Tennessee, when it went down.
Four people were killed in the crash, including a 45-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman,
a 16-year-old boy, and a 14-year-old girl. They are believed to be family members.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A police helicopter crashed in the hills near Mexicali, in the state of Baja California, Mexico, on March 14th.
The state police helicopter was on a mission to recover the body of a female hiker when it got tangled in power cables and went down.
Four people were killed in the crash, including the pilot and the co-pilot.
A small plane crashed in the waters off Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, Florida, on March 12th.
Authorities said the plane lost power immediately after taking off and went down in water.
The pilot, who was the only aboard remained, remained unharmed.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Hesperia Airport, California, on March 7th.
Authorities said the ultralight plane went down near the north end of the airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the accident.
He was later identified as Robert Alexander, 55, of Hesperia, California.
The incident is being investigated.
A two-seater trainer plane crashed in Punjab, Pakistan, on February 24th.
The plane, belonging to Shaheen Air, went down shortly after taking off from a flight training school in Faisalabad, Punjab.
There were 2 people aboard at the time, including the instructor and trainee pilot. Both of them were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
Flybe flight BE-1284 crash-landed at Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands, on February 23rd.
The plane was coming from Edinburgh, Scotland, when its right main gear collapsed during landing.
There were 59 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
The aircraft suffered significant damage.
A small plane crashed near Tweed-New Haven Airport in Connecticut, on February 22nd.
Authorities said the Piper PA 38 plane went down in a nearby swamp immediately after taking off from the airport.
There were two people aboard at the time; one of them was killed in the accident while the other one was injured.
The deceased was identified as Pablo Campos Isona, 31, of East Haven.
The injured passenger was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
A Piper PA-28 plane crashed in a residential area in Bayonne, New Jersey, on February 19th.
The plane went down on Avenue E between 41st and 42nd streets, knocking out some power lines.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was injured and was taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey.
The cause of accident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Centennial airport in Colorado, on February 18th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a parking lot at Belford Avenue and Peoria Street.
There were two people aboard at the time; one of them was taken to a hospital while the other one was treated at the scene.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed at Barrow County Airport in Winder, Georgia, on February 16th.
Barrow County Emergency Services Captain Scott Dakin said the airport employees spotted the wreckage while coming back after the lunch break. “When they came down the road they did see the plane in the wood line just along the road here… They called it in, upon our arrival we did have a small fire that was handled by our guys,” he said.
Two people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Shannon Ewing, and his nephew, Henry Ewing.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Ramona in San Diego County, California, on February 12th.
The Cessna plane, carrying three people, was on an instructional flight when it went down on a mountainside.
A 20-year-old woman was killed in the crash while two other people were injured.
The plane was registered to American Aviation Academy.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Burke County, North Carolina, on February 6th.
The plane caught fire after it went down on Jamestown Road, Morganton.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Ellendale, Minnesota, on February 2nd.
Authorities said the plane flying from Duluth to Winona, Minnesota, went down near 72nd avenue and Beaver Lake.
The pilot, Daniel Johnathan Bass, 39, was injured and was taken to a hospital.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crash-landed at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, on January 29th.
Authorities said the Cessna 177 plane sustained significant damage after it landed without its gear deployed.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them was injured.
The cause of incident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Gimlin Airport in Ozark, Missouri, on January 26th.
The plane carrying a flight instructor and a student pilot went down while it was attempting to land at the airport.
Both people aboard the plane were injured in the accident and were taken to hospital.
A small plane crashed in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 19th.
The plane had taken off from Sao Paulo shortly before it went down near the coastal town of Paraty.
The plane was carrying 3 people, including Brazilian supreme court Justice Teori Zavasck. All of them were killed in the crash.
Justice Zavasck was overseeing an investigation into a billion-dollar bribery scandal involving a group of elected officials.
