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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

    A small plane made an emergency landing at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Florida, on April 28th.

    The plane was flying from Belize to Tampa, Florida, when the pilot declared an emergency reporting that the left main gear wheel was missing.

    The plane landed safely. Chief Operating Officer of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, Mark Stuckey, said, “Luckily when it did land, the aircraft did not catch fire, there were sparks but it safely skidded into the grass.”

    There were four people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Wallingford, Connecticut; 1 Killed, 1 Injured

    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.

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    Small Plane Crash-Lands Near Leesburg Executive Airport, VA

    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.

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    Small Plane Crashed Near Tweed-New Haven Airport, Connecticut; 1 Killed, 1 Injured

    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.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Barrow County, GA; Two Killed

    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.

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    Small Plane Crashed in San Diego County; 1 Killed, 2 Injured

    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.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Dallas

    A small plane made an emergency landing in Dallas, Texas, on February 11th.

    Authorities said the pilot reported engine issues before the plane landed in a field near South Lancaster Road and Loop 12 in southeast Oak Cliff.

    There were 2 people aboard at the time; both of them remained uninjured.

    The plane was flying from Dallas Executive Airport at the time.

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    Pilot Injured After Small Plane Crashed in Burke County, NC

    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.

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    Pilot Injured After Small Plane Crashed in Minnesota

    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.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Clay Center Municipal Airport

    A small plane made an emergency landing at Clay Center Municipal Airport in Clay County, Kansas, on January 31st.

    Authorities said the pilot of the 1976 Cessna Fixed Wing plane was forced to land in emergency due to engine issues.

    The plane landed without landing gear.

    The pilot, Jeffrey M. Clarke, 35, and his only passenger, Dane M. Messex, 36, remained unharmed.

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    Small Plane Crashed in Missouri; Two Injured

    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.

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    Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Montana

    A small cargo plane owned by Alpine Air made an emergency landing at Billings Logan International Airport, Montana, on January 19th.

    The plane took off for Sidney, Montana, but had to turn back after the pilot failed to fully retract the landing gear.

    The plane’s landing collapsed upon landing. The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained unharmed.

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    Brazil Supreme Court Judge Overseeing Corruption Probe Killed in Plane Crash

    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.

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    Small Plane Crashed Near Corona Municipal Airport; 2 Injured

    A small plane crashed near Corona Municipal Airport, California, on January 17th.

    The single-engine plane had just taken off from the airport when the pilot noticed some issues and attempted to make an emergency landing.

    There were two people aboard at the time; both were taken to hospital with moderate to severe injuries.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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    Small Plane Crashed at Capitol Airport; WI

    A small plane crashed while taking off from Capitol Airport in Brookfield, Wisconsin, on January 4th.

    The plane went down when the pilot, his wife, and their infant son were traveling to Virginia.

    The pilot and his wife were injured in the crash. They were taken to Froedtert Hospital.

    The baby remained unharmed but was also taken to Children’s Hospital as a precaution.

    The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.

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    Small Plane Crash in Arizona Kills Family of Four

    A small plane crashed near Payson in Gila County, Arizona, on January 3rd.

    The single-engine Cessna 210 plane was heading from Scottsdale, Arizona, to Telluride, Colorado, when it went down.

    The plane was carrying four members of a family at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Four Killed After Small Plane Crashed in Southern Illinois

    A small plane crashed southeast of Vienna, Illinois, on December 31st.

    The Piper PA28 plane was carrying four people when it went down in a wooded area.

    All four people, including two adult men and two adult women, were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.

    The cause of crash is being investigated.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Sauk County

    A small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. Highway 12 in Sauk County, Wisconsin, on December 28th.

    The pilot, Stephan Arnold, 69, of Madison, was forced to land on the highway after the plane lost power.

    The pilot and his only passenger remained unharmed.

    The plane was flying from Sauk-Prairie Airport in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, at the time.

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    3 Dead After Small Plane Crashes in Tennessee

    A small plane crashed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, on December 26th.

    The Cessna 182 plane was heading to Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, Sevierville, Tennessee, when it went down.

    There were 3 people aboard at the time, including Kim Smith, 42, David Starling, 41, and Hunter Starling, 8. All of them were killed in the crash. They were from Bradford County, Florida.

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    Small Plane Crashes Near Franklin Airport, VA

    A small plane crashed near Franklin Municipal–John Beverly Rose Airport in Virginia, on December 10th.

    The plane had just taken off from the airport when the pilot reported engine issues and decided to return.

    However, the aircraft could not make it back to the airport and went down around 100 yards off Route 258.

    There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Linda Mathias, 75, and passenger Paul L. Ruehrmund, 69. Both of them sustained minor injuries in the incident and were taken to Southampton Memorial Hospital.

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    2 Taken to Hospital After Small Plane Crashes Off Long Island Coast

    A small plane crashed into the Long Island Sound near Shoreham, Suffolk County, New York, on December 11th.

    Authorities said the pilot reported engine issues before the Beech BE36 plane went down.

    There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot Inderpal Chhabra, 48, and passenger David Tobachnik, 59. Both were shifted to Stony Brook University Hospital.