What: Turkish Sikorsky S-70
Where: Herekol mountain, Turkey
When: Nov 10, 2012
Who: 17 aboard 17 fatalities
Why: Three crew members and 14 police special forces were aboard the Turkish Sikorsky S-70 when it crashed in poor weather conditions.
The weather was described as heavy fog and rain.
The official statement by Siirt province governor Ahmet Aydin was that the “… helicopter hit a hill due to unfavourable weather conditions caused by a thick fog and heavy rains.”
What: Geraldton Air Charters Beechcraft Bonanza
Where: Geraldton Australia
When: Dec 21, 2010 7:05 am
Who: Pilot
Why: On takeoff, the pilot crashed into a shed just beyond the end of the runway. The pilot survived. The plane appears to have developed problems on takeoff, did not get far off the ground, and its wing struck a shed across the road. Although the plane is a write-off, the pilot walked away.
A small aircraft crashed at an air strip off Route 104 and near West Ridge Road in Parma, New York, on July 5.
The pilot, Norman Hasman, 88, who was a World War II veteran and the only person aboard, was killed in the crash. Investigators said that Norman’s plane swerved off the air strip and flipped upside down when he was practicing ‘touch and go’ landing exercises.
“The wind is gusting today and it was a very light plane and that may have something to do with it. Flying any aircraft has its hazards and it takes a particular skill,” said Sgt. Robert Murphy of the Monroe County Sheriff Department.
He further said, “He was a very experienced flier. He was a veteran of World War II. He had been shot down twice during in wartime. He was a prisoner of war for several years. He loved flying despite his advanced age.”
The FAA is investigating the cause of crash.
What: Mircea Chira’s Flight Design CTSW
Where: Baru Romania
When: June 13 2011
Who: pilot
Why: The ultralight took off from Deva airport, and crashed 60 kilometers away in rough topography between Pui and Baru Mare. The plane was loaned by the owner, Mircea Chira, to a businessman with more than 200 flight hours.
The wreckage was found in a a rocky and forested area in Hunedoara county.
The 47-year-old German pilot who lived in the Romanian town of Orastie apparently sent a farewell letter which some have interpreted as a suicide note.
A small plane crashed in a mountainous area in central Kenya, on June 5th.
The wreckage of the Cessna plane, belonging to FlySAX airline, was found in the Aberdare forest.
There were ten people aboard at the time, including two pilots and eight passengers. All of them were killed in the crash.
The plane was heading from Kitale to Nairobi, Kenya, at the time.
A small plane crashed into a home located at 925 NE 26th Ave. in Pompano Beach, Florida, on April 25th.
The Hawker Beechcraft 76 plane went down shortly after taking off from Pompano Beach Airpark.
There were two men and a woman aboard the plane at the time; all of them were critically injured. Authorities confirmed that no one on the ground was injured.
The aircraft is registered to Florida Aviation Academy.
The FAA is investigating.
A Turkish Airlines passenger jet, operating flight # TK726, skidded off the runway at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 4.
The accident happened in dense foggy conditions, when the Airbus A330, carrying 224 people, was coming from Istanbul, Turkey.
The plane ended up on its nose and the passengers had to use emergency slides to exit.
None of the passengers and crew members sustained serious injuries.
