Pictured: a Robinson R-22 Beta
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What: Robinson model R22 Beta helicopter en route from Tahlequah City Airport
Where: south of Mud Valley Road in rural Cherokee County Oklahoma, two miles south of the Tahlequah airport.
When: 4:30 a.m. Thursday
Who: pilot Mark Mahaney, 26; Darci Scraper, 20.
Why: The exact time of the crash is not known, but the pilot and passenger were scheduled to meet someone at the airport. The wreckage was found at 8:45 a.m. Friday. The helicopter is known to have taken off at 4 a.m. Wednesday, and flew southeast before striking the ground in a wooded area about a mile from the road.

Mahaney received his pilot’s license on July 31. He had a two year old public intoxication charge, pending DUI charges in Cherokee, and is the grandson of former state Sen. Herb Rozell of Tahlequah.

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Family Lost in Swamp Crash


What: Roadside Ventures LLC Pilatus PC-12/47 en route to Kansas
Where: Tiger Creek Swamp area, Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida
When: June 7, 2012, 12:36
Who: 6 aboard, 6 fatalities
Why: After taking off from Fort Pierce, the plane returning the Bramlage family from Bermuda began having trouble at 28,000 feet, and crashed in a remote area in Florida in an area of the Tiger Creek Preserve reachable by helicopters and all-terrain vehicles. The remains of the pilot 45-year-old Ronald,his wife Rebecca, 15-year-old Brandon, 11-year-old Bo, and 8-yea- old Roxanne have been recovered. Thirteen year old Boston is missing. There is a gaping hole in the plane, and the NTSB and FAA is speculating that Boston may have been sucked from the plane while in the air.

Witnesses in the Babson Park area heard a loud noise and apparently witnessed mechanical issues. Some witnesses saw the plane “twirling” before it crashed; other witnesses saw the plane flip and fly upside down.

The recovery party says the debris field covers hundreds of acres and that the plane came apart in the air. The investigation is being conducted by the NTSB and the FAA, and the search for Boston continues.


Aircraft Pilatus PC-12 (single-turboprop) (PC12/G – track or photos)
Origin St Lucie County Intl (KFPR – track or info)
Destination Freeman Field (3JC – track or info)
Route LAL SZW (Decode)
Date Thursday, June 7, 2012
Duration 4 hours 36 minutes
Status result unknown (?) (track log & graph)
Distance Direct: 1,239 sm Planned: 1,253 sm
Scheduled Actual/Estimated
Departed 11:30AM EDT 12:05PM EDT
Arrival 03:10PM CDT 03:41PM CDT (?)
Speed 233 kts
Altitude 26,000 feet

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Cathay Pacific Diverts to Karaganda


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Contact photographer Co van den Heuvel

What: Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 en route from Amsterdam to Hong Kong
Where: Karaganda
When: Nov 28 2010
Who: 306 passengers and 20 crew
Why: While en route, the cabin suffered a loss of pressure. Oxygen masks were released and the crew descended to a lower altitude as they diverted to Karaganda Kazakhstan. The plane landed at the nearest airport, and were served breakfast aboard the plane while “emergency visa exemptions” were secured for the passengers. Hours later, passengers were taken to hotels to await the arrival of another flight.

Cathay Pacific confirmed the air pressure problem related to outflow valve assemblies they are replacing on their fleet.

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Burning Electrics Odor causes Alaska Airlines Diversion


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What: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Las Vegas to Portland
Where: Klamath Falls
When: Jul 8 2010
Who: 136 passengers
Why: While en route, the passenger cabin developed a burning smell. The flight diverted to Klamath Falls where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided for the passengers.

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A twin-engine plane crashed near the small town of Boyes, Billings, Carter County, Montana, on the noon of September 17th.

The Beechcraft Baron carrying a man, woman and one 14 year old boy went down in a grassy area.

All three people onboard were killed in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Helicopter Hard Landing in Oregon


Pictured: A Hillsboro Aviation Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
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Contact photographer Ted Quackenbush

What: Hillsboro Aviation Robinson R22
Where: quarter mile south of the Hillsboro Airport, east of the Washington County Fairgrounds
When: Jun 19th, 2010 8:40 pm
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: On approach to the airport, the pilot lost power and attempted an emergency field landing. The helicopter flipped on landing, but the pilot and passenger were unhurt.

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Small Plane Crash Lands in Golf Course in Kansas

A small plane crash landed in Tallgrass Golf Course, Greenleaf Court, Wichita, Kansas, on March 18.

The Mooney M20C, heading from Nashville to Jabara Airport, had some problem with its engine when the pilot decided to land in emergency.

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