| | | | |

Update of the Indonesian Air Show Crash

Similar Posts

  • | |

    Black Hawk Helicopter Crashes at Texas University; 1 killed, no students hurt


    What: Army Black HawkUH-60 helicopter
    Where: campus of Texas A&M University near the Corps of Cadets field on the school’s College Station campus, about 100 miles northwest of Houston
    When: Jan-12-09
    Who: 4 Army National Guard and an Army lieutenant assigned to the school’s ROTC unit were the only ones aboard. Three men are in critical condition at College Station Medical Center. One is at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan
    Why: A witness described that after lift off, the helicopter seemed to lose control, spun then dropped straight down.
    *will be updated if further information comes available

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • |

    Emergency Landing Commendation in Brisbane


    What: single-engine Cessna 172
    Where: Archerfield Airport, Brisbane
    When: 4.00 pm
    Who: instructor and student
    Why: landed on one wheel and skidded along the runway. The landing is being described as “near-perfect emergency landing ” and “best possible outcome” in spite of the fact that the Cessna’s undercarriage would not lower. Royal Queensland Aero Club (RQAC) plans to investigate.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | |

    Small Plane Crashes at Laredo International Airport; 3 Dead

    A small plane crashed at Laredo International Airport, Texas, on March 8th.

    The pilot had reported smoke coming from an engine and was attempting to land back at the airport when the plane went down.

    All three people aboard were killed in the crash.

    The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | | |

    Gyro Crash in Australia Kills Unidentified Pilot, Student


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Andrei Bezmylov

    What: GT Gyroplanes Kruza
    Where: off Willis Road, near Mangalore Airport
    When: Jan 14, 2012, 12:30
    Who: pilot and student aboard, 2 fatalities
    Why: A local pilot reported that the ultralight crashed, looking as if it came straight down and smashed up. The wreckage was found in a paddock in a field. No one witnessed the crash, but at 10:00 someone witnessed the chopper being buffeted by “gale force” winds.

    The flight was discovered after it failed to return to the airport to pick up the next student.

    The wreckage is in several pieces. The gyrocopter broke up on impact. It had normally been used for training exercises. The Mangalore airport is in Australia.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    At Least 32 Killed as Cargo Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan

    A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane crashed in a village near Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan, on January 16th.

    The ACT Airlines plane was scheduled to land at the airport when it went down in the village of Dacha-Suu.

    At least 32 people were killed in the crash, including 4 crew members and 28 people on the ground. Several others were injured.

    At least 15 homes were destroyed in the incident.

    The plane had departed from Hong Kong, China, and was scheduled to fly to Istanbul, Turkey, after a stopover in Kyrgyzstan.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Russian Helicopter Crash

    What: Mi-24 “Hind” (combat) Helicopter on a training flight from a Saratov region aircraft factory.
    Where: 700 kilometers (450 miles) southeast of Moscow near the Pugachov aerodrome
    When: just before noon (0900 GMT) Tuesday.
    Who: 3 people aboard were killed
    Why: The flight data recorders have been recovered and are being used in the investigation.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.