A two-seater North American AT-6C, a World War II-era airplane, crashed at about 3:30 p.m. near Buckley, Washington, on June 4.
The small plane had been sputtering and flying low before crashing in a wooded area, around 40 miles southeast of Seattle.
Two people aboard the plane were killed. The victims have been identified as James Robert Cawley, 62 and Rodney John Richardson, 72; both of them were residents of Buckley.
The National Transportation Safety Board has been informed of the accident.
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What: AeroHorizontes Escuela de Vuelo Cessna 150G
Where: Maica Area Chica, behind Jorge Wilstermann Airport, Cochabamba Bolivia
When: August 27 2010
Who: Two fatalities: pilot/instructor José Gonzalo Grosveger Zegarra and passenger/student José Ignacio Guzmán
Why: During this instruction flight, the student was practicing “touch and go” maneuvers when the plane crashed. The school’s operations could be suspended pending investigation.
A small plane crashed in Baker City, Oregon, on August 11th.
It is believed that the plane flying from Caldwell, Idaho, was on its way to Baker City Municipal Airport when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both were killed in the crash.
What: Venezuelan Army Mil Mi-17V5
Where: Felipe/Sub Tenient Nestor Arias Airport, Venezuela
When: May 18, 2012
Who: 5 aboard, 4 fatalities, 1 injured
Why: During training in San Felipe, the army chopper crashed, killing pilot Col. Oscar Martinez, First Lieutenant Ramses Bolivar and Ribas Daniel flight attendants, first sergeant, and Chon Billonto Ribas, Sergeant.
Alberto Castillo was not aboard but was injured in the crash, and taken to Hospital Central de San Felipe.
The personnel were members of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces.
Reports are that the tail rotor failed (broke?), and the aircraft crashed to the ground from a height of ten yards.
A special commission of inquiry was ordered by Defense Minister Henry Rangel Silva.
On December 18, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. a Hummel H5 en route from Tom B. David Field Airport crashed and caught fire in a forested area in Calhoun, Georgia.
The pilot, Roy Gardner Russom (76) died on the scene. It was the first flight of the experimental plane which Russom had been tinkering with just before the flight.
Russom served in the United States Air Force and retired as an Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent.
JetBlue flight 1786 had to make an emergency landing at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts at around 5:30 p.m. on November 6.
The flight was on its way from Pittsburgh to Boston when the pilot informed the authorities that a 2-year-old child was in cardiac arrest.
The aircraft landed safely and the child was immediately taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. The authorities said that he was unconscious at the time but did have a pulse.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper John Morris, who was one of the first to reach at the scene, said, “There was a doctor on board the flight and he responded and he performed medical attention to the child that was very helpful with his survival.”
On March 15, 2013, a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain took off from a small Fort Lauderdale airport, developed problems and struck a tree while returning to the airport. The plane impacted the ground in a parking lot for repossessed cars at 964 NW 53rd Court which was described as going up like a fireball.
No one on the ground was injured but there were three fatalities aboard. Kevin Watson, in his 30s, and his father, Wallace, who owned Avionics Engineering were aboard.
Locals are concerned about aviation safety and are interested in having city inspectors to check planes for safety like the FAA and NTSB.
The fire at the lot was under control within thirty minutes.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
