A small plane crashed near Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport, Wisconsin, on August 8th.
The plane was carrying two people when it crashed into the Rock River.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. The deceased include a 61-year-old man and his 16-year-old son.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in a marshy area of Bass River State Forest, New Jersey, on the afternoon of November 20th.
According to sources, the aircraft was flying from Maryland to the Ocean County Airport.
William Lindley, 75, who was the only person aboard, lost his life in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation.
A small plane crashed near the town of Butte in Alaska, on October 29th.
Authorities said the Cessna 172 plane crashed into a Knik River gravel bar.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as 25-year-old Ray Justen.
According to Alaska National Transportation Safety Board chief Clint Johnson, “Witnesses said this airplane came in, made a touch-and-go on a gravel bar and during a fairly steep climb out there was an aerodynamic stall…The airplane descended nose-first and struck the gravel bar.”
A single-engine Cessna plane crashed into Trinity River near Highway 105, Liberty County, Texas, on the evening of September 3rd.
According to sources, there were two men onboard and the pilot was doing flips and barrel rolls before the plane crashed.
The pilot and his friend lost their lives in the crash.
A small plane crashed in Rio Grande river just south of Las Cruces in New Mexico, on June 25th.
The Cessna 172 was carrying two people when it hit power lines and went down just west of N.M. 28.
Both occupants were injured in the accident and were taken to hospital.
The crash is being investigated.
A small plane made an emergency landing in Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama, on April 7th.
The pilot of the small seaplane said he was doing some survey work for a proposed water pipeline when the aircraft’s battery failed, forcing him to make an emergency landing.
Both occupants of the plane, including the pilot Peter Serodino, of Chattanooga, and his only passenger, remained unharmed.
The plane was towed to a nearby marina.
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”.
A single-engine plane had to make an emergency landing in Kiskiminetas River, near Saltsburg, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, on August 23.
Authorities said the pilot decided to make an emergency landing after the aircraft developed mechanical problems and started losing fuel pressure.
The pilot remained unhurt and was able to swim to the shore.
The plane was taken to shore with the help of crane.
A two-seater Xenon Gyroplane crashed into a river near Loma in western Colorado, shortly after 6 p.m. on October 4.
The yellow colored helicopter went down after it took off from the Grand Junction Airport with 2 people aboard.
Mesa County chief deputy coroner Victor Yahn confirmed that both people aboard the helicopter died in the crash. They were identified as Mark Shook, 61, of Peyton, Colorado, and Rebecca Jane Molle, 50, of Grand Junction, Colorado.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.