A privately owned Cirrus SR22 en route from from Moorabbin Airport was on landing approach when it struck trees and crashed in Boxwood. The plane crashed north of Benalla a city in northeastern Victoria, Australia.
The plane impacted trees near the private airstrip.
The 51 year old pilot died at the scene.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau and CASA are investigating.
Pictured: Cessna 340
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Contact photographer Hidemi Bustamante Prudente
What: Cessna 340 en route from Veracruz to McAllen, Texas.
Where: General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport, Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico.
When: May 5, 2009
Who: Pilot and 3 passengers
Why: The Cessna crashed while returning to land after takeoff.
The pilot requested to return to the airport shortly after takeoff and was cleared to land by the tower. The pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured and 1 passenger sustained serious injuries.
Pictured: an Aerotrike Rainbow Aircraft Cobra on display at the Louiseville fly-in.
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Contact photographer Jean-Pierre Bonin
What: AEROTRIKE NAKD COBRA ultralight registered to LEONARD KRICK
Where: Zion National Park, North Creek, Utah
When: 6:15 p.m Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009
Who: pilot and passenger
Why: Primary incident data indicates “unknown circumstances.”
The “type” is listed as “Weight-shift-control” with a 2 cycle engine. It looks extremely open to the air with minimal protection.
The father broke his ankle and arm in the crash. The son sustained minor injuries. Although medics reached the victims that night, the remote location hampered rescue efforts. They were evacuated Sunday by a Grand Canyon National Park helicopter. The father was ported to Dixie Regional Medical Center; the 20 year old son refused medical treatment.
What: Skyranger
Where: Vienne France
When: Oct 23, 2012 3:00 pm
Who: 1 fatality
Why: The pilot of a SkyRanger failed to return from a 2 hour flight, triggering a Sater Bravo land-air rescue.
A search went on till 2:00 a.m. The next day his remains were discovered near an electrical cable in a wooded area, ten miles east of the airport. The plane was severely damaged.
What: Precision Ag & Seed Services Beechcraft
Where: Topeka, Kansas
When: 22-APR-2011
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: A family of four missed the approach to Philip Billard Municipal Airport. Witnesses to the crash say they heard the engine sputter.
The plane was flying too low as it made a go-around to make a second landing pass. The plane was a Beechcraft built in Kansas.
The young Scott city couple and their daughters were making an Easter trip when they crashed. The victims names were released: Richard Dylan Spencer, 35; Amy Beth Spencer, 34; and their daughters, Chase Spencer, 7, and Ansley Spencer, 5.
All of these aviation crashes that involve deaths are terrible; but somehow it hits home sharper when it is a young couple with their two small children.
Rest in peace Spencers.
A helicopter crashed into a cotton field in Williamson County, Texas, on August 21st.
The incident happened shortly after the aircraft took off from Georgetown Municipal Airport, Texas.
There were two people aboard at the time; both were killed in the crash.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
