A small plane crashed in Waianae mountains on Oahu Island, Hawaii, on July 28th.
The single-engine plane went down while it was performing a sunset flight from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
All four people aboard were killed in the crash. They were identified as Gerrit Evensen, his girlfriend Heather Riley, and their friends Dean Hutton and Alexis Aaron.
The incident is being investigated.
What: Cezanne Air Express Cessna 401A
Where: 10km west of Nairobi, Kenya
When: Oct 21, 2011
Who: 2 fatalities, 3 aboard
Why: The flight took off from Wilson Airport taking Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam papers to Marsabit and Lodwar and crashed. Witnesses describe the flight as spinning out of control before it crashed near a school. Kenya Red Cross Action team and Emergency Medical Services (Eplus Kenya) responded.
The pilot and two passengers were hospitalized at Karen Hospital. Two died from the crash, one at the hospital. One passenger is still alive in critical condition.
Extensive photos of the wreckage of this tragic event are available on facebook at Facebook Photos
An ultralight plane crashed near an amusement park in Rishon Lezion, central Israel, on the morning of January 25.
The plane crashed and caught fire at the airstrip while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing.
The pilot and his only passenger were killed in the crash.
Authorities believe that dense fog might have caused the accident.
A small plane crashed near Redding Municipal Airport, California, on November 15th.
The incident happened when the plane, carrying two people, was on its way to Sacramento, California.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
What: 1972 Cessna 150L registered to a flight school in Wheeling, en route from the Chicago Executive Airport
Where: on the ice of Grays Lake near Route 120 and Lake Street, Lake County, IL
When: early Tuesday evening 4:30 p.m. Feb 17 2009
Who: pilot and one passenger were aboard. Neither was injured.
Why: The plane was experiencing engine problems and the pilot determined he would not make it to land at nearby Campbell Airport. Rescue crews left the pilot waiting for a mechanic.
The plane belongs to Flight Center at Service Aviation, Inc. of Wheeling.
Rumor is it got up to 40 degrees Tuesday so let’s hope the pilot got that Cessna off the ice before it melted–
36°F
Current: Overcast
Wind: S at 6 mph
Humidity: 74%
Tue
40°F | 32°F
A small plane crashed in Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, on April 19th.
The incident happened when the plane was carrying two men who were travelling to University of Notre Dame for an alumni conference.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. They were identified as Steven Grady and Jim Durkin.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
