A small homemade plane clipped some trees and crashed in a street on the Anchorage Hillside, Alaska, on September 10th.
There was only the pilot and his dog aboard.
Both of them lost their lives in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Two single-engine planes collided with each other and crashed at West Georgia Regional Airport, Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia, on September 7th.
According to sources, the two planes apparently tried to land simultaneously that resulted in the fatal crash.
All 3 people aboard both the planes were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
A light plane crashed over Lake Naivasha, Naivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya, on the noon of September 8th.
The crash killed 1 woman and injured 5 other occupants. The injured were taken to hospital.
The cause of the cause is under investigation.
A light plane crashed into the mountains in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, on September 7th.
The aircraft travelling from Treviso, Italy, lost contact with the control centre just six miles away from Skopje Airport.
All 6 people onboard were killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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 Cessna 182 crashed on the side of Interstate 90 while trying to land at Rock Creek Airstrip, Missoula County, Montana, on August 28th.
The plane was carrying History Channel star Darrell Ward and his co-pilot at the time.
Ward was on his way to begin filming a documentary about the recovery of plane wreckage.
Both people aboard lost their lives.
The crash remains under investigation.
A Stearman biplane went down during the Air show of the Cascades at Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, Jefferson County, Oregon, on August 27th.
The accident occurred while the pilot Marcus Paine was attempting to perform a loop.
The pilot was reported dead on scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
A fixed-wing motor glider aircraft crashed at the Telluride Ski Area, Telluride, Colorado, on August 24th.
Two people including the pilot were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash has not been reported yet.
A crop duster plane crashed in the San Luis Valley, near Alamosa, Colorado, on August 19th.
The plane hit the fields of barley and afterwards it burst into flames.
The pilot lost his life at the scene.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
A Fishtail Air helicopter crashed at Bhatine Danda in Nuwakot district of Nepal, on August 8th.
The helicopter went down while it was transporting a five-year-old girl to Kathmandu for medical treatment.
There were seven people aboard at the time, including the baby and her family members; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near the corner of Hart Street and Valjean Avenue in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, on August 2nd.
The Arion Lightning plane went down shortly after it took off from Van Nuys Airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as 78-year-old Arthur Miles Newman, of Malibu.
Authorities said the pilot was practicing touch-and-go landing at the time of crash.
A hot air balloon crashed near the small town of Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, on the morning of July 30th.
According to sources the hot air balloon hit the power transmission lines and its basket caught fire, leading to the crash.
All 16 people on board were killed.
The crash remains under investigation.
A REACH Air Medical Services aircraft crashed in Humboldt County, North Coast, California, on July 29th.
The Piper PA31 flying from Crescent City Airport, to Oakland International Airport, California, was mid-air when the crew declared emergency due to smoke in its cockpit, and later it lost connection with radar.
The plane debris was found the next morning.
All 4 people onboard including 3 crew members and one patient were killed.
A small plane crashed in a soybean field near Leshara, Nebraska, on the afternoon of July 24th.
According to sources, two pilots were aboard the plane when it crashed.
Both the pilots were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash has not been reported yet.
A helicopter went down and crashed in Libya on Wednesday, 20th July.
According to sources, it was a French military helicopter operating in Libya.
Three French soldiers were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains unidentified.
A Piper PA30 plane crashed in Plainfield, Illinois, on July 21st.
The plane was heading to Wisconsin when it went down, causing a house to catch fire.
The pilot Garry T. Bernardo, 58, of Lake Worth, Florida, was killed in the crash. He was the only person aboard the plane.
A small plane crashed near Ajdovscina in western Slovenia on July 14th.
The 6-seat Piper 32 plane was heading from Venice, Italy, to Leipzig, Germany, when it went down.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. It is believed that the founder of German internet company ‘Unister’ Thomas Wagner, 38, was among those killed in the crash.
The plane was registered in the United States.
Authorities said the pilot reported problems with icing before the plane crashed.
A helicopter crashed at a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) site in Graves County, Kentucky, on July 11th.
The Bell 407 helicopter went down while it was attempting to land at the site located between Paducah and Mayfield.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as John Love of Maryville, Tennessee. TVA authorities confirmed that Love had been an employee for 17 years.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A military transport plane crashed and caught fire at Montijo military base, Portugal, on July 11th.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules plane, carrying seven crew members, was attempting to take off when it crashed.
Three crew members were killed in the crash. Authorities said that at least one other crew member was seriously injured.
A military helicopter crashed near the town of Pensilvania in Caldas Department of Colombia, on June 26th.
The helicopter went down while it was travelling from Quibdo city to the military base at Tolemaida.
Seventeen soldiers were killed in the crash. According to President Juan Manuel Santos, “The soldiers were in the region of Uraba on a reconnaissance flight, many of them were experts in drone aircraft, others were supporting military operations against the National Liberation Army guerrillas.”
It is believed that the accident happened due to poor weather conditions.
A helicopter crashed and caught fire in Wikieup, Arizona, on June 25th.
The Robinson R66 helicopter took off from Prescott, Arizona, and was heading to Riverside, California, when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed at South Bimini Airport in the Bahamas, on June 19th.
The Piper Aztec 27 plane, carrying two people, went down minutes after it took off from the airport.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.
The accident is being investigated.
The Egyptair Airbus A320 known as flight MS-804 that departed May 18th from Charles de Gaulle airport and disappeared over the Mediterranean in Egyptian airspace apparently has been found. Jun 15th 2016 Egypt’s Civil Aviation Authority reported that the “John Lethbridge” identified A320 wreckage locations. Currently the area in question is being mapped, part of the planning process of wreckage recovery.
Fifty-six passengers and ten crew died in the wreckage.
* Update: Black boxes both recovered.
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Egypt’s announcement:10
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Egypt’s announcement:8
When a plane goes down in the ocean, the black boxes aboard have enough juice to ping for thirty days. The pingers on flight data recorders AKA “black boxes” last a minimum of 30 days. After 30 days, the devices are still active, but the sound on which searchers hone is expected to die out. The pinger is located by a “pinger locater,” a device that listens for the sound of the black box. It is towed within the search area but it’s listening radius is usually around 2 miles. The pinger’s sound is not very powerful, and the pinger is towed at 3 knots.
After AirFrance 447, legislation was underway to increase the battery life to 90 days. The technology exists, but because implementation of that transition has been slow, EgyptAir MS 804’s pinger battery is expected to expire at around 30 days.
A Bell 206 helicopter crashed in Paniai district of Papua Province, Indonesia, on June 4th.
The aircraft went down when it was transporting three passengers from Nabire to a mining site in Degewo.
The pilot was killed in the crash while the passengers were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Spokesperson of Indonesia’s national police Agus Rianto said, “We have evacuated the passengers to the nearby city of Nabire so they could get medical treatment.”
The cause of crash is being investigated.
