On Feb 17, 2013 at 16:30, a Zenair which took off from Montemelino crashed in Castelvieto, Corciano Italy. Simone Masci and his companion Monica were aboard, and died in the crash less than a minute after taking off, on fire.
The police did not find witnesses to the crash. Currently investigators say the cause could be anything from mechanical failure to the illness of the pilot to wind shear.
Angela Maria Avila is investigating.
A Public Security Department helicopter crashed in Salt, western Jordan, on February 2nd.
Authorities said the helicopter was on a night-time training mission when it went down.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots at the time; one of them was killed in the crash while the other one was seriously injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
What: Cessna
Where: Borneo Kalimantan, Indonesia
When: August 24, 2012
Who: 4 aboard
Why: Four passengers who had been on a chartered Cessna have been found on Borneo Island, in Kutai National Park at the wreckage site in a mountainous area. There were no survivors.
The remains of Australian Peter John Elliott and three Indonesianshave been flown to a Samarinda hospital.
The flight left Samarinda to survey a coal mining site. Elliot was a specialist in using geophysics equipment, and general manager of Elliott Geophysics International.
What: Aerogulf Bell 212 helicopter flying from Dubai International Airport to one of the oil fields in the Gulf Sea. The helicopter was leased to the oil company by the aircraft firm Aerogulf,
Where: Crashed into an oil platform off the Duba Coast 50 NM west of Dubai Airport
When: Sept 3–20:23 local time
Who: two pilots and five contractors working for British oil and gas services company Petrofac: an American, a Briton, two Indians, a Pakistani, one Filipino and a Venezuelan.
Why: The British pilot lost control during take off, hit a crane crashed and exploded wednesday on a recently installed Resilient jack-up oil rig. After the helicopter propellers hit the crane, the aircraft split in two; half smashed on to the rig, while the other half fell into the sea.
The rig is owned by AP Moller-Maersk but operated by Petrofac on behalf of state-owned Dubai Petroleum. Production in one of Dubai’s four oil fields has been suspended. The engine and the gear box have been found.
So far five of the bodies have been identified; one report says only two of the bodies need identification by DNA testing. All of the victims were contracted personnel.
Families and the only survivor of the 2009 Sikorsky crash have petitioned Transport Minister Chuck Stahl to take action. Transport Canada did not enforce certification requirements, leading to sixteen factors that in their turn lead to the crash. Two of three titanium studs broke off the oil filter assembly.
The helicopter’s design is to be able to continue flying for thirty minutes after the gearbox runs dry.
The last conversations between air traffic controllers and the Sikorsky’s pilots, Capt. Matt Davis, 34, of St. John’s, and First Officer Tim Lanouette, 48, Comox, B.C., were released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
The news from the day of the tragic accident.
On March 25, a Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion crashed at 5:30 a.m. in a paddock two miles from Roma Airport, Queensland. Two people were aboard, bull rider John Quintana, and the national head of Ray White’s Livestock business, Charlie Maher, both of whom died on the scene. On impact, an emergency beacon activated.
There was a 500 meter debris field. Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Canberra alerted police. Fire crews were called and Careflight but no one survived the crash.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the crash site at Hartley Lane in Orange Hill to begin their investigation.
Investigation title:
Collision with terrain involving Cessna T210N, VH-MEQ, 2 km west of Roma Airport, Queensland on 25 March 2013
ATSB Investigation # AO-2013-057
The ATSB is investigating a fatal aircraft accident involving a Cessna T210N that occurred on 25 March 2013 near Roma, Queensland.
Soon after takeoff, the aircraft collided with terrain. The two occupants died in the accident and the aircraft was destroyed.
A team of four investigators will arrive at the accident site tonight to begin the on-site investigation.
The team comprises experts in engineering, materials failure and aircraft operations.
While onsite, the team will be:
The team is expected to be onsite for around four days.
If you have any information about the accident, please call the ATSB on 1800 020 616.
A small plane crashed in Forsyth County, Georgia, on April 28th.
The plane was carrying three people when it went down along Highway 369 near Browns Bridge Road and Waldrip Circle.
One person was killed in the crash. Two others were injured and were taken to a hospital.
