A small plane crashed in a wooded area in Gaines, Orleans County, New York, on August 23rd.
The plane had just taken off from Gaines Valley Aviation Airport when it experienced a mechanical problem and went down.
The pilot, Earl Luce Jr., 64, of Brockport, was the only one aboard. He remained uninjured.
A small plane crashed in a wooded area in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada, on August 16th.
The single-engine plane was carrying two people when it crashed into trees.
Both occupants were able to walk after the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small stunt plane crashed in Winchester, New Hampshire, on July 13th.
Authorities said the wreckage of the two-seater plane was found in a heavily wooded area near Warwick Road.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was later identified as 65-year-old John Everson of Danielson, Connecticut.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
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.
A small plane crashed in a wooded area near William R. Pogue Municipal Airport in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, on April 21st.
Authorities said the single-engine aircraft went down moments after taking off from the airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was injured and was taken to hospital.
The FAA will investigate.
A small plane crashed near Navasota Municipal Airport, Texas, on February 28th.
Authorities said the wreckage of the single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane was found in a wooded area southeast of the airport.
All four people aboard the plane, including two adults and two children, were killed in the crash.
The plane was flying from David Wayne Hooks Airport in Houston at the time.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A two-seater RV-4 plane crashed in a heavily wooded area off Mosley Hall Road in rural Madison County, Florida, on December 17.
The plane took off from Jim Taylor Field at Ocala International Airport and was heading to Tallahassee International Airport when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of the were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot William Swiggart, 32, and the passenger Maitland Harvey, 18.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A helicopter crashed near Kenisco Road in South Venice, Sarasota County. Florida, on December 1.
Authorities said the helicopter, that took off from Venice Regional Airport with a female student pilot and a male teacher on-board, made a rough landing in a heavily wooded area of Lemon Bay Preserve.
The student sustained facial/head injuries and was airlifted to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The teacher was taken to Venice Bayfront Health.
The FAA is investigating.