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 crash-landed near Interstate 95 in Stafford County, Virginia, on June 6th.
The state police said in a statement, “A single-seat, experimental aircraft was conducting a high-speed taxi on the runway of the Stafford Regional Airport, when the aircraft unintentionally lifted off the runway…The aircraft cleared the Centreport Parkway before crash-landing into an embankment alongside the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 at the 137 mile marker.”
The pilot Roberta A. Boucher, 62, was seriously injured in the incident. She taken to Mary Washington Hospital.
The incident is being investigated.
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.
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.
A small plane made an emergency landing at Delta County Airport in Michigan, on November 3.
Authorities said the single-engine experimental Kitfox plane had to perform an emergency landing due to gearbox failure that stopped propeller movement.
The plane landed on the north side of the ramp and ended up into a ditch between taxiway and runway.
The pilot remained uninjured.
The NTSB is investigating.
A stunt plane crashed near Stewart international airport in New Windsor, New York, on August 28.
Authorities said the Cornell W F/Sahakian JA Jr. Giles G 202 experimental plane went down while practicing for the New York Air Show, which is scheduled for this weekend.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Andrew Wright, of Texas.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
What: Experimental aircraft with a single engine
Where: Ventura County’s Camarillo Airport.
When: Tuesday
Who: Pilot and passenger
Why: The plane had experienced mechanical problems and on return overshot the runway and flipped over just past the landing strip. No injuries.
This should not be confused with a similar incident Monday when another single-engine plane was towing a banner, flipped and the pilot was killed.