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Week 17
Apr 25-May 1
Monday 4/25/16
Boone, North Carolina
Piper PA-32 N43576 (Small Plane)
Crashed near Boone Golf Club around 1 pm. At least one died, 2 with serious burns. Ben Chappell, 69, of Boone died at the scene of the crash. Two others inside the plane were identified as John Field Worsley II, 68, of Lenoir and Steven Cox Berry, 43, of Banner Elk. The Boone Police Department will be conducting the initial investigation, however the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will be responding to conduct a further investigation.
From the preliminary report: “According to a witness at the approach end of runway 31, he stated that the airplane was approaching at a high rate of speed prior to landing. He said that he did not see the airplane touchdown, but shortly after he saw a plume of smoke on a golf course. Another witness that was in a house on a hill on the right side of the departure end of runway 31, stated that when she saw the airplane, the left wing was low and it collided with a pine tree. She said that the airplane seemed as if it was attempting to gain altitude but collided with another pine tree before descending and “crashing into the golf course.” Witnesses on the golf course reported that they watched the airplane climb out; they stated that the airplane was “bobbling” up and down before hitting the top of a stand of pine trees. The airplane nosed down and collided on the golf course before bursting into flames. The witnesses on the golf course observed the occupants exit the airplane and assisted them before the local authorities arrived.”
http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/150587168-story
http://myfox8.com/2016/04/25/small-plane-crashes-near-boone-golf-club/
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May 9-15
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Saturday 5/7/16
Surprise, Arizona
Fixed-wing, single-engine 1956 Beech G35 BE35 (Small Plane)
The plane crashed under unknown circumstances around 4:20 p.m., according to Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman
Plane lost engine power, crashed into a greenbelt in Sun Village, an adult community near Litchfield and Bell roads in Surprise. Joshua Merrill, 31, of Peoria, suffered fatal injuries.
“Investigators determined that the plane had recently undergone maintenance and that the pilot had taken it airborne to check the status of the plane. The pilot used this opportunity to provide instruction to a private pilot who requested a checkout in the airplane, according to the report….The report noted that the pilot, who was said to be a flight instructor who held a mechanic’s certificate, had performed the aircraft maintenance. A witness who spoke with the NTSB told investigators the plane appeared to be “low, slow, and quiet” before it disappeared behind a building.”
One witness Sue Petty, said ““I said, ‘My Lord, what was that? The loudest boom!” It’s unclear if this is when the plane was in the sky or the crash.
Another quote from her, “I came running out of a lady’s house and she didn’t hear it,” Petty said. “But I thought, man, you ought to be deaf if you didn’t hear it.”
“Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.”
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/surprise/small-plane-crashes-in-surprise-neighborhood
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/small-aircraft-crash-lands-in-surprise/179449860
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Thursday 5/13/16
Lodi, California
Single-engine Cessna 208 Sky Diving Plane (Small Plane)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Skydivers in aircraft crashed in a vineyard. It took off from the Parachute Center skydiving school.
The pilot of the plane told CBS13 he has 45 years of experience flying. He says his plane was just up for a couple of minutes about 1,000 feet up, when it experienced engine trouble, clipped a truck, flipped over and nose-dived into the vineyard.
The National Traffic Safety Board and the FAA are still investigating what caused the plane to crash.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article77522927.html
Friday 5/15/16
Saturday 5/14/16
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Chamblee, Georgia
Pitts Special (Small Plane)
Pilot Greg Connell of South Carolina was killed Saturday during the PDK Good Neighbor Day Air Show at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, an event that featured vintage aircraft as well as specially-designed stunt planes.
“Raw video shot by a woman shows two planes cross paths close to the ground. The planes climb into the air and descend as part of a dive maneuver. The other plane — Connell’s custom-built biplane, known as Wolfpitts — fails to pull back up from the maneuver, hits the ground and goes up in flames.”
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/investigation-into-deadly-plane-crash-at-dekalb-ai/nrNRK/
RAW: Plane crash at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport air show near Atlanta: https://youtu.be/iMgElByRJ_E
Glen Rose, TX
Crop Duster (Small Plane)
“John Allen Seay, Jr., 75, of Glen Rose, died after his plane hit a wire on a cellphone tower and crashed at around 1:50 p.m. Saturday at 1155 Hvalenka Rd.”
For much of his career, Seay performed under the name Johnny Sea. He was a Grammy-nominated musician.
Sunday 5/15/16
Arizona desert
1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft (Small Bi-Plane)
British ‘Bird in a Biplane’ (Tracey Curtis-Taylor ) pilot crashes in Arizona desert while attempting trans-America flight
“Her aircraft, a recreation of a 1942 Stearman, suffered a partial loss of power soon after take off, she wrote on social media.
‘The Spirit of Artemis then started to sink, which was not a great scenario, with power lines directly ahead,” she said.
Thankfully there was open desert to the south. I did a gentle left turn and then levelled off.’”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-bird-biplane-pilot-crashes-7985993
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-bird-biplane-pilot-crashes-7985993
https://www.facebook.com/birdinabiplane/posts/1707571109498565
Week 20
May 16-22
Monday 5/16/16
Wantage, New Jersey
6-seat 1966 Cessna plane (Small Plane)
59-year-old Lu Chen died from this crash and was found in a wooded area in Wantage, New Jersey, on May 19.
The plane was found three days after it crashed, upside down with its wings torn off.
“It’s too bad. As a pilot, you read the NTSB report, and there are an awful lot of unanswered questions,” Costa said. “A lot of stuff is not making sense.“
Tupelo, Mississippi
Single-engine private plane (Small Plane)
“Investigators said the accident was reported at 8:34 a.m. near Colonial Estate off Buffalo Road, and first responders were on the scene four minutes later… The plane had just taken off from the Tupelo Regional Airport when the crash took place.”
The FAA is gathering their team of investigators and are headed to the scene.
Four people died Monday when a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from Tupelo Regional Airport in Mississippi. The pilot and three passengers all died when the single-engine plane crashed in a wooded area near a sewage pumping station and the Tupelo Buffalo Park & Zoo. No one on the ground was hurt.
“‘We actually thought it was thunder,’ Carwile said. ‘I was in the gift shop and this man came beating on the door, telling me to open the door. I thought we were being robbed. He was actually trying to tell me the plane had come down and to call 911.’”
“Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokeswoman Arlene Salac said the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit of the Beechcraft Bonanza before the crash. She said the FAA will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the crash’s cause. Tupelo Police Chief Bart Aguirre told reporters in an afternoon news conference that officials were awaiting the arrival of federal investigators.”
http://wreg.com/2016/05/16/four-killed-when-plane-crashes-after-taking-off-from-tupelo-airport/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/16/4-die-in-small-plane-crash-in-mississippi-authorities-say.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/pilot-reported-smoke-deadly-mississippi-plane-crash-faa/story?id=39151884
Homestead, Florida
1966 single engine piper 128-A (Small Plane)
The plane crash landed near 28700 SW 217th Avenue. It reportedly had a “bad landing” sometime around 4 p.m. near Homestead General Aviation. It is unclear what caused the incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday the Piper PA/28 had only two people on board. Investigators were there into the night collecting evidence on what may have caused the fixed single-engine plane to go down.
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/05/16/two-injured-in-homestead-plane-crash/
Tuesday 5/17/16
Mesa, Arizona
Single-engine AT-6 Warbird (Small Plane)
“Two people were killed when a fixed-wing airplane crashed as it was taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa Tuesday evening.
Emergency crews were dispatched at about 6:45 p.m. The Mesa Fire and Medical Department confirmed the fatalities less than 30 minutes later.
The single-engine AT-6 burst into flames on impact.
Detective Steve Berry of the Mesa Police Department said the plane experienced a mechanical difficulty. The plane, which had taken off in tandem with another aircraft, crashed as the pilot was turning right.
A witness, however, said that the plane was about to hit another aircraft. According to Martin Cervantez, it looked like the pilot lost control while maneuvering to avoid a collision, causing the plane to cartwheel.
“The AT-6 was flown during World War II and into the 1970s. The warbird, which is often used for both static displays and aerial demonstrations at airshows throughout the country, was the go-to stand-in for various Japanese planes in movies about World War II.”
Berry could not confirm that account, saying only that everything was “very preliminary.” He said the pilot of the other plane circled and landed without incident.”
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/31999784/plane-crashes-at-falcon-field
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/preliminary-report-on-mesa-plane-crash-cites-noises-lack-of-power
Wednesday 5/18/16
Helmand Province, Afghanistan
C-130 Cargo Plane (Small Plane)
“Six U.S. airmen were among 13 people killed early Friday when an American C-130 transport plane crashed while taking off in Afghanistan, a U.S. military official said.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight local time (3:19 p.m. ET) at Jalalabad airfield, coalition spokesman U.S. Army Col. Brian Tribus said.
Tajawar Khan, 58, who works as a caretaker near the base, said he witnessed a “huge explosion and massive fire” after hearing a “strange sound” from a plane. Khan added that the blaze raged for several hours.”
“Azerbaijani aircraft was carrying supplies to U.S. built military airport in Helmand province”
“The plane ran into technical difficulties and caught fire while landing at a U.S.-built military airport at a base previously known as Camp Dwyer, said Omar Zwak, a spokesman for Helmand’s governor.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/seven-die-in-cargo-plane-crash-in-afghanistan-1463675874
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/20/world/asia/helmand-plane-crash-afghanistan.html
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/c-130-crashes-afghanistan-6-u-s-service-members-7-n437191
Sheridan Lake Kiowa County, Colorado
Cessna P210 Single Engine (Small Plane)
A pilot who died Wednesday in a small plane crash in Kiowa County has been identified.
John Lee Stubblefield, 64, of Meridian, Idaho, was piloting a Cessna P210 when the plane crashed in a field northeast of Sheridan Lake, about three miles north of Colorado 96 just west of County Road 71, according to a Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office media release.
Two F16 jets and a B1 Bomber training in the area helped emergency responders locate the crash site after the plane vanished from radar near the Kansas and Colorado state line. Stubblefield died in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
Micki Trost, spokeswoman for the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said the crash was reported about 9:30 a.m. by a 911 caller.
Allen Kenitzer, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the plane was a Cessna 210 and that it went down under “unknown circumstances.” Kenitzer said local authorities reported only one person — the pilot — was aboard.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/05/20/pilot-who-died-in-small-plane-crash-in-kiowa-county-identified/
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/05/18/small-plane-crash-in-kiowa-county-leaves-one-dead/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=187411
Thursday 5/19/16
Mediterranean Sea (33° 40′ 32.52″ N, 28° 47′ 32.64″ E)
EgyptAir Flight 804 (MS804/MSR804) (Large Int’l Flight)
“No mayday call was received by air traffic control, although signals that smoke had been detected in one of the aircraft’s lavatories and in the avionics bay were automatically transmitted by ACARS shortly before the aircraft disappeared from radar. The cause of the disaster is under investigation.
There were 66 people on board: 56 passengers, 7 aircrew, and 3 security personnel. No survivors were found. Debris from the aircraft were found in the Mediterranean Sea approximately 290 km (180 mi) north of Alexandria, Egypt. A multinational search and recovery operation is under way to locate the main wreckage and the flight recorders.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_804
Sussex County, NY
Cessna C210 Single Engine (Small Plane)
“State Police responded to a report of a downed aircraft in a wooded area near Unionville and Mount Salem roads in Wantage Township at about 11 a.m. on Thursday, State Police spokesman Sgt. First Class Greg Williams said.
New York Civil Air Patrol discovered the single-engine aircraft Thursday morning, Williams said. The plane was first discovered missing on Tuesday….The FAA will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause of the crash, she said…”The pilot appeared to be the lone occupant and was deceased,” he said. “All appearances are that the aircraft was trying to land in the field and hit the tree line.””
http://www.nj.com/sussex-county/index.ssf/2016/05/1_killed_in_wantage_plane_crash_cops_say.html
West Des Moines, Iowa
N5SED Single Engine Bi-Plane (Small Plane)
Officials believe a problem with the single-engine plane’s power caused the need for an emergency landing about 10 minutes after it took off from Des Moines International Airport. The Kenworthys took off for a sightseeing trip around the area, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“David Kenworthy, 64, of Des Moines, piloted the plane, according to a release from the West Des Moines Emergency Medical Services. His son Adam Kenworthy, 30, of New York was a passenger.
TMZ reported that Adam Kenworthy is the boyfriend of reality television personality Carole Radziwill, who stars in ‘The Real Housewives of New York City.’”
“Federal authorities, the FAA, and National Transportation Safety Board started their investigation Friday morning.”
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2016/05/19/plane-crash-west-des-moines-2-injured/84636500/
http://www.kcci.com/news/911-call-provides-new-details-in-west-des-moines-plane-crash/39702740
Sevierville, Tennessee
1966 Single Engine Plane (Small Plane)
“A Kodak man was killed Thursday morning when his plane crashed at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevierville.
Ray Allen Irwin, 62, was piloting the single engine aircraft and was the only one on board, officials confirmed Friday morning.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating. The lead investigator from the NTSB is scheduled to update the media at 3 p.m. Friday.
Billie Schnick lives near the crash site.
“The smoke got so bad right here I couldn’t see anything,” she told 10News. “It was pure black smoke.”
‘There was a pop,’ she added. ‘Then I realized there was no plane noise whatsoever.’”
“Sevierville Police Department Detective Kevin Bush said there were no radio distress calls from the pilot before the crash.
Authorities described the pilot as a frequent flyer of the plane, but the pilot did not own it. “
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport, Sevierville, Tennessee
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/developing-1-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-sevierville/204367178
http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Family-identifies-Sevier-Co-plane-crash-victim-380204361.html
http://www.kcci.com/news/plane-crashes-after-emergency-landing-two-injured/39637628
Friday 5/20/16
Saturday 5/21/16
Sunday 5/22/16
Week 21
May 23-29
Monday 5/23/16
Putnam County, Florida
1977 Cessna Model 152 fixed-wing (Small Plane)
“The pilot was flying from Ormond Beach to Gainesville when the 1977 Cessna Model 152 fixed-wing airplane experienced engine troubles and crashed, investigators said.
The pilot complained about leg injuries, according to FHP. Putnam County Fire Rescue said the man was bleeding from his head and was disoriented.”
“Booth said. “From what we know now, the aircraft engines quit, (there could be) a number of reasons for that — running out of fuel, mismanaging fuel or it could be a mechanical failure.”
http://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/putnam-county/fhp-plane-crash-lands-along-state-road-26
Island of Kauai, Hawaii
Single-engine Cessna 182H Skydiving Plane (Small Plane)
“Five people died after a skydiving tour plane crashed and caught fire in Hawaii, one of two plane crashes reported Monday in the islands.
It happened about 9:30 a.m. on the island of Kauai, the county fire department said. The pilot, two skydive instructors and two tandem jumpers were believed to be on the plane.
Four of them were pronounced dead at the crash site, just outside Port Allen Airport. One man was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The group was believed to have been part of a tour operated by SkyDive Kauai, county firefighters said.”
“The National Transportation Safety Board will work with officials to determine the cause of the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will also investigate.
The plane was a single-engine Cessna 182H, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said. It’s unclear what led to the crash.”
skydiving tour plane crashed and caught fire in Kauai Hawaii http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/24/5-dead-skydiving-crash-hawaii/84836400/
http://www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/ntsb-releases-preliminary-report-on-fatal-kauai-plane-crash/
http://khon2.com/2016/05/24/ntsb-recovers-kauai-plane-wreckage-as-more-crash-victims-identified/
Makaha, Oahu, Hawaii
Beechcraft Sundowner (Small Plane)
“On Monday, Eric Kawamoto and his wife were headed back to Oahu in their small airplane from a friend’s wedding on Kauai when they suddenly encountered engine problems.“
“off the island of Oahu, a single-engine airplane experienced engine trouble while inbound to Honolulu International Airport when it landed in the water just off of Makaha Beach, said Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration.”
“Around 11:20 a.m. a lifeguard noticed a plane halfway submerged in the water in Charlie’s Reef, Honolulu Emergency Services spokesperson Shayne Enright said.
The passengers were 50 yards out to shore, hanging on to the airplane wings and wearing life jackets when the lifeguard reached them, said Enright. The 56-year old male who was piloting, along with his 52-year-old female passenger, were transferred to an area hospital with minor injuries. The two are believed to be from Oahu. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating both incidents”
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the plane that went down in Makaha was a single-engine Beechcraft Sundowner. It apparently experienced engine trouble while inbound to Honolulu International Airport, the FAA said.
small airplane - island of Oahu
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/24/small-plane-crashes-in-water-off-oahu-beach.html
2 Plane Crashes (CNN article about both Hawaii crashes): http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/23/us/hawaii---plane-crashes/
Tuesday 5/24/16
Orange County, Virginia
2007 Jihlavan KP 5 ASA fixed-wing, Single-engine (Small Plane)
“She said the small plane left Culpeper about an hour before the crash after doing training exercises at the Orange County Airport.”
The plane crashed near Mine Run at the intersection of Tinder and Ridge Field lanes.
“A beloved and experienced Culpeper pilot who spent the past two decades providing volunteer medical flights for the seriously ill was one of two people who died Tuesday in a plane crash in Orange County.
John Joseph Quinn, Jr., known to friends as “J.J.,” was the passenger in a 2007 Jihlavan KP 5 ASA fixed-wing, single-engine experimental aircraft that crashed near Mine Run at the intersection of Tinder and Ridge Field lanes. The crash was reported to Virginia State Police around 4:31 p.m., about an hour after the small plane took off from Culpeper Regional Airport, nearly 30 miles away.”
West Reno, NV
Cessna 182A (Small Plane)
A small plane crashed in West Reno on Tuesday afternoon after its engine failed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“The pilot declined to comment on Tuesday, and Jenn Drew said she had no information about the crash-landing.
The pilot was trying to avoided traffic on Interstate 80 and landed on McCarran Boulevard instead, Battalion Chief Mark Winkleman, of the Reno Fire Department, said Tuesday.
“He looked at I-80, and I-80 was pretty much packed with vehicles,” Winkleman said of the pilot Tuesday. “He didn’t want to use that option, so he found a much less traveled route at the time and put it in a good spot.
“So I think his training paid off and he was able to do a pretty good job of getting the aircraft to where it is now.””
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2016/05/24/report-small-plane-down-mccarran-plumb-west-reno/84868170/
Wednesday 5/25/16
Bethel, Maine
2-Seater “Small Glider with 3 wheels” (Small Plane)
John Maso was flying recreationally. He told police that the engine hiccupped, and then he lost power, and it went down into the river.”
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/pilot-survives-plane-crash-near-bethel/215258950
Thursday 5/26/16
Friday - 5/27/16
Manhattan, NY - Hudson River
P-47 Thunderbolt (Small Plane)
“A vintage World War II plane crashed into the Hudson River during a promotional photo shoot on Friday night, killing the pilot, the authorities said.
The plane, a P-47 Thunderbolt, belonged to the American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, N.Y. It was with two other planes — a P-40 from World War II and a contemporary aircraft — in an area off West 79th Street in Manhattan when it crashed around 7:30 p.m., said Gary Lewi, a spokesman for the museum.
Divers from the New York Police Department recovered the body of the pilot around 10:40. The authorities identified the pilot as William Gordon, 56, of Key West, Florida.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/nyregion/coast-guard-responds-to-plane-in-hudson-river.html?_r=0
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2016/05/28/former-chief-pilot-rhinebeck-aerodrome-dead-nyc-plane-crash/85083810/
Groveland, Tuolumne County, California
1946 single-engine plane (Small Plane)
“A female pilot injured her ankle after crashing a plane at Pine Mountain Lake Airport in Groveland Friday afternoon, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said.
The pilot, identified as 61-year-old Charleen Beam, was trying to make a landing, when the plane veered off the runway and crashed into the fuel depot wall.
The fuel tanks were not ruptured or damaged, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said.
The pilot told sheriff’s deputies she thinks the plane was hit by a crosswind that steered her off the runway.
The plane is a 1946 single-engine plane registered out of Groveland.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the accident.”
http://www.abc10.com/news/local/california/pilot-hurt-in-groveland-plane-crash/218235981
Saturday 5/28/16
Ventura County, Southern California
Single-Engine VariEze Home-Built Aircraft (Small Plane)
“Two people died when an experimental aircraft crashed and burst into flames in an orchard in Santa Paula, officials said.
The crash was reported at 3:17 p.m. in the 1600 block of Aliso Canyon Road, just north of the city of Ventura. Fire officials said the plane was fully involved in flames when they arrived and two people were declared dead at the scene.”
“Ventura County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Donoghue says as the engine started cutting out, the plane apparently got tangled in power lines and crashed Saturday.
County fire Capt. Mike Lindbery says arriving units found it engulfed in flames. The victims were deceased at the scene. They have not been named. The site is in the agricultural Aliso Canyon area between the cities of Ventura and Santa Paula…. The crash is under investigation.“
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/05/29/61123/officials-investigate-orchard-plane-crash-in-ventu/
http://abc7.com/news/two-dead-in-ventura-county-small-plane-crash/1360845/
Sunday 5/29/16
Warner, New Hampshire
1996 Single-Engine Plane (Small Plane)
The crash was reported about 8:30 p.m. by one of two aboard the small aircraft, who used a cell phone to dial 911 after the crash occurred, said. They crashed near Cunningham Pond Road.
“‘They were conscious and talking to us,’ Raymond said. ‘They’re both going to be alright.’
Raymond was unsure where the plane had departed from, but said he thought they were ‘headed north’ on the holiday. ‘I think the clouds and fog moved in and their ceiling dropped,’ he said.
There was no official cause given for the crash. Raymond also was not sure where the pair were headed when the plane went down”
“Raymond said the Federal Aviation Administration is now conducting the investigation to determine the cause of the crash.”
http://www.unionleader.com/public-safety/warner-plane-crash-injures-two-20160529
http://www.nh1.com/news/update-pilot-in-warner-plane-crash-identified-injuries-non-life-threatening-/
http://www.wmur.com/news/pilot-identified-in-warner-plane-crash/39793274
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Cessna 177 Cardinal (Small Plane)
“State police told reporters that a woman and a child were on board the plane when it crashed Sunday at Pine Bluff Regional Airport.
Police say the child was taken to a hospital in undisclosed condition. The woman’s condition also was not released.
Police say the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been called to investigate the cause of the crash.“
“The plane was part of a Memorial Day fly-in with the Black Pilots of America Organization.”
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=187714
http://www.thv11.com/news/local/pine-bluff/pilot-uninjured-in-pine-bluff-plane-crash/222735865
http://katv.com/news/local/one-injured-in-small-plane-crash-at-pine-bluff-airport
http://www.thv11.com/news/local/pine-bluff/pilot-uninjured-in-pine-bluff-plane-crash/222735865
June
Week 22
May 30-June 5
Monday 5/30/16
Telford, England
Microlight 2-Seater (Small Plane)
A light aircraft crashed just before 5 PM in a field in Shropshire near Shaw Lane, Shifnal, near Telford, England. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has been called in to carry out inquiries.
Superintendent Kevin Purcell said: “This is a very sad incident in which two people have tragically lost their lives, we are making sure specially trained officers are making contact with their next of kin and giving them all the support they need.
One onlooker described how the plane, which the AAIB said was a microlight aircraft, was flying normally before it suddenly “nosedived”.
John Taylor, a 37-year-old geography teacher who was watching the skies from a few miles away, said: “I was in the park with my two kids and happened to look up and see the plane.
“I watched it for a few seconds, all seemed normal but then it seemed to be getting lower.
“All of a sudden it nosedived to the ground. It dropped below the roofs of the houses so I didn’t actually see it land.”
The site of the crash was near Shifnal airfield, where the Wrekin Microlight Flying Club is based.
A microlight is a light-weight aircraft designed to hold a maximum of two people and requires a pilot’s license to be flown.
Other eyewitnesses reported that it was a fixed-wing aircraft, which was seen losing power and making a steep descent before crashing into the field.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/30/shropshire-plane-crash-leaves-two-dead-after-light-aircraft-plum/
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/emergency-services/2016/05/30/microlight-crashes-into-field-near-shifnal/
Washington County, Missouri
Single-Engine Ultralight Aircraft (Small Plane)
A 68-year-old pilot died in a plane crash in Washington County, Mo., Monday evening.
Nothum said there were a fair amount of witnesses that were watching Warner flying and he was doing some kind of stunts.
The pilot was identified as Dean Warner of Belgrade. The plane was a single-engine ultralight aircraft, which crashed at about 6 p.m. local time near the town of Potosi, near Highway 185 about 75 miles southwest of St. Louis.
Witnesses told authorities Warner was performing stunts before the plane malfunctioned and crashed. One of the plane’s wings reportedly bent backwards. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said an investigation into the crash has been launched.
It’s not registered with the FAA, so they aren’t involved in this and we are just going to take the report on it. So it’s non-registered aircraft.”
“He wasn’t doing flips, but he was doing some kind of stunts while flying up there,” said Nothum. “Apparently there was some kind of failure on one of the wings. Something happened to one of the wings while he was flying and that was when he fell or dropped.”
http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/local/name-released-in-fatal-plane-crash-monday/article_a9f805be-b160-554a-8872-a60190efb88c.html
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/05/31/Missouri-pilot-dies-in-plane-crash-after-performing-stunts/6431464696846/
Montana Laurel Airport
Piper Supercub PA 18 (Small Plane)
Federal agencies are investigating a plane crash that occurred Monday morning at Laurel Municipal Airport.
Sgt. Kevin Cunningham said the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office received a report about the plane crash at 11:26 a.m. Monday.
Cunningham said the pilot was the only person inside the Piper Super Cub. Cunningham said the pilot is uninjured. The plane appears to be a complete loss.
“The pilot who was relatively uninjured, he didn’t require transport to the hospital or anything like that, reported to us when we spoke with him he had caught a severe crosswind and that’s what caused the accident,” Cunningham said.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
http://www.kulr8.com/story/32096296/plane-crash-reported-at-laurel-airport
Tuesday
Wednesday 6/1/16
Odessa, Ector County, TX
Single-Engine Plane Crash
“The Goldsmith man killed Wednesday night when he crashed a single-engine plane into a concrete silo had previously been recognized by aviation officials as an experienced pilot, records revealed.
Clayton Ray Chennault, 46, was included in the national Airmen Certification Database in 2013 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The database is accessible through the agency’s website and lists certified pilots who have met or exceeded educational, licensing and medical standards established by aviation officials. The standards have “evolved over time” in an attempt to reduce pilot errors that lead to deadly crashes, the agency said.
The cause of Wednesday night’s fatal accident remains undetermined, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials.
“We are in the very early stages of the investigation,” NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said Thursday. “These investigations are complex. It could take up to a year to 18 months to complete.”
Investigators have not ruled out any contributing factors, he added, including weather…Preliminary NTSB reports listed the time of the accident as approximately 7 p.m., Knudson said. Local authorities reported responding to the crash site around 9 p.m.
FAA records listed the plane Thursday as “damaged beyond repair.”
Witnesses and area residents who saw the plane flying overhead in the moments before it crashed claimed it was hovering notably ‘low to the ground.’
NTSB and FAA officials were unable to confirm the aircraft’s pre-crash altitude, flight path and destination, only revealing it appeared to be traveling eastbound.”
“According to the FAA Registry, the plane is registered to N-Number N5679G which belongs to LM Air Patrol Service Inc. LM Air Patrol Services is based in Midland Texas.”
“The plane crashed by an experienced pilot into the Cemex plant on June 1 was reported stolen to Midland police and investigators are treating the case as a possible suicide, City of Midland officials confirmed Tuesday.
Midland officials have not made the police report public pending a formal open records request but spokeswoman Sara Bustilloz discussed investigators’ findings in a Tuesday interview. She said investigators closed the investigation because the only person suspected of any crime died in the crash.
Police were called at about 9:07 p.m. June 1 to Basin Aviation, a fixed-base operator at Midland Airpark in northeast Midland, 901 Veterans Airpark Lane. Bustilloz said the caller was a woman who said her fiancé might have been in a plane crash.
“She indicated to us that the plane crash could have possibly been a suicide,” Bustilloz said.”
http://www.newswest9.com/story/32129660/ector-county-plane-crash-victim-was-experienced-pilot
New Garden Flying Field in Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania
1940’s Aeronca Champ (Small Plane)
“The accident occurred at 8:58 a.m. under ideal flying conditions. The two men inside the two-seater aircraft, a 68-year-old male and a 70-year-old male, were transported to Christiana Hospital in Stanton, Del., according to police. Both are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries. Their names are not being released until their families are notified.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the aircraft, a 1940’s Aeronca Champ left the runway heading in a northeasterly direction when it lost power and attempted to return to the airfield. Upon attempting the turn, the aircraft collided on the east side of a hangar penetrating into the structure where it came to rest. No persons were present inside and minimal property damage occurred to objects within the hangar. The hangar structure has suffered damage and is being evaluated by township engineers.
John Martin, manager of New Garden Flying Field, was unavailable for comment. Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration were called to the scene.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pennsylvania-police-small-airplane-crash-airport-hangar/
Thursday 6/2/16
Nakhon Phanom - Khok Kong village in Muang district
DA42 training aircraft (Small Plane)
“Three people were killed when a small twin-engined aircraft crashed into a rice field near Khok Kong village in Muang district of this northeastern border province before dawn on Thursday, according to media reports.
The DA42 training aircraft, operated by the International Aviation College Nakhon Phanom, had taken off from Nakhon Phanom airport about 4.59am.
About 30 seconds later the pilot reported an engine was on fire and requested permission from the control tower to make an emergency landing. The control tower turned on the runway navigation lights to assist the pilot, but then lost all contact with the aircraft.
The plane crash landed in a rice field near Ban Khok Kong village in Muang district, about two kilometres from the airport, killing all three people on board.”
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/999093/three-killed-in-small-plane-crash-in-nakhon-phanom
Smyrna, Tennessee
F/A-18 Hornet Blue Angel (Small Plane)
An F/A-18 Hornet with the Navy’s elite demonstration squadron crashed shortly after take-off Thursday, killing the pilot just days before a weekend air show performance, officials said.
A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the pilot was Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The rare Blues crash — the first in nearly a decade for the elite demonstration team, whose aviators are hand-picked to fly in tight formations and high-G force maneuvers — comes within hours of the crash of an Air Force F-16 Thunderbird after an Air Force Academy graduation flyby. The pilot ejected safely and is to be meet with President Obama.
It is also the third F/A-18 Navy crash in a week. (Note: I think I missed these stories)
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/new-footage-appears-to-show-deadly-navy-blue-angels-cra-1781388045
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/2016/06/02/navy-blue-angel-jet-crashes-tennessee/85310876/
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/reports-blue-angel-plane-crashed-in-tennessee/318732073
Security-Widefield, Colorado
Thunderbirds F-16 (Small Plane)
“A Thunderbird pilot was able to parachute to safety after aircraft issues caused his jet to go down in the Security-Widefield area Thursday afternoon.
The crash happened immediately following the annual Thunderbird performance at the Air Force Academy graduation. Witnesses say the plane landed in a field near the Powers and Fontaine intersection, across the street from First Baptist Church-Peaceful Valley. The field is owned by El Paso County.
The aircraft was on its final approach to the Colorado Springs Airport, according to Peterson Air Force Base spokesperson Jeff Bohn.
“The indication that we have that we received there radio-wise is that he did have an issue with the aircraft and that he was getting out of the aircraft,” Thunderbirds spokesperson Christopher Hammond said.”
“According to a bio on the Thunderbirds website, Turner is in his first year with the team, but has ample experience flying with the military. His bio states he has logged 1,200 flight hours as an Air Force pilot and more than 270 combat hours over Libya and Iraq.
Turner flies in the number six position when in formation, according to Hammond.”
Colorado Springs Airport - Thunderbird Air Force Academy graduation
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Reports-of-plane-crash-south-of-Colorado-Springs-airport-381683861.html
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/breaking-news/2016/06/02/thunderbirds-f-16-crashes-following-air-force-academy-graduation/85307094/
Friday 6/3/16
South Alamo
Fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft or an experimental aircraft (FAA doesn’t know which?)
“Texas DPS and the Donna Fire Department responded to a plane that crashed near Alamo Friday morning.
The 98-year-old pilot crash landed on the yard of a home near Whalen Road between Ridge Road and Moore Road and U.S. 83 Business.
The man, identified as Dick Smith, stated that he lost power to the plane and could not restart the engine, according to Texas DPS troopers. The only damage that happened was to the tree that the plane landed on. Smith was able to walk away with just a minor cut on his hand. The crash is still under investigation.”
DPS Lt. Johnny Hernandez said preliminary information suggests engine failure. They’re waiting for FAA officials to arrive and determine the cause of the crash.
The pilot was identified as Dick Smith. He told CHANNEL 5 NEWS he built the plane himself and usually flies in the area. Smith said he was in the Navy and has been flying for 70 years.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane is a fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft or an experimental aircraft.
Smith said he made the call to the traffic control just before he crashed in a tree.
“Requirements of the FAA for a pilot’s license with endorsement of commercial pilot. So this is something that is very, very interesting to see a gentlemen or a person, still meeting the basic requirements physically for a commercial pilot’s license,” Emergency Management Coordinator George Garret said.
The FAA added there is no age limit to fly. It all depends on how the person feels and if they have a pilot license.
They are continuing their investigation how the plane crashed.
http://www.krgv.com/story/32133251/experimental-plane-crashes-in-alamo
http://valleycentral.com/news/local/small-plane-flown-by-98-year-old-man-crashes-near-alamo
Saturday 6/4/16
Sunday 6/5/16
Brimpton Airfield, Berkshire, England
Tiger Moth biplane (Small Plane)
“Lucy Billen, a spokeswoman for TVP, confirmed a small aircraft had hit two cars, a Renault Megane which was unoccupied, and a second car which a woman in her sixties was sitting in.
The pilot and his passenger, both men in their 60s, were treated at the scene for minor injuries. The woman who was in the second car when the plane made contact with it was flown to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious facial injuries.”
Chris Wheeler, social secretary for Brimpton Flying Club, said about 100 spectators were at the event to raise money for Thames Valley Air Ambulance.
“We are not yet aware of the cause but the aircraft had an accident on take-off and collided with two cars.
“Unfortunately one of the occupants was sitting on the ground between the two cars and she got hit by bits of the propellers which disintegrated on impact. ‘Although she is badly hurt we believe she is not in a critical condition.’ The pilot and his passenger were treated at the scene. An investigation by the Air Accident Investigation Branch is being carried out.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/05/two-men-survive-miracle-plane-crash-leaving-woman-in-hospital-wi/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3626416/Woman-airlifted-hospital-former-RAF-Tiger-Moth-plane-crashes-car-charity-air-private-Brimpton-Airfield.html
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/aldermaston-aircraft-crash-sees-woman-11430031
Essex County Airport, Fairfield Township, New Jersey
Beech BE 36 (Small Plane)
“A couple escaped injury when their small plane crashed at a New Jersey airport.
The Beech BE 36 went down around noon Sunday as the pilot was trying to land at Essex County Airport in Fairfield. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, but officials say the plane apparently experienced engine failure.”
New Jersey airport - http://pix11.com/2016/06/05/small-plane-crashes-at-new-jersey-airport/
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2016/06/small_plane_crashes_at_essex_county_airport_no_inj.html
http://pix11.com/2016/06/05/small-plane-crashes-at-new-jersey-airport/
Ravalli County Airport, Hamilton, Montana
Maule M-5-235C Lunar Rocket
“At about 10 a.m. Sunday, first responders from the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department and Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital arrived on scene after hearing reports of a fixed-wing aircraft crash on the runway at the Hamilton airport.
Three men, including the pilot, were on board. One of the passengers was taken to the emergency room with neck and back pain. The pilot and other passenger were uninjured.
“The initial investigation indicates the pilot was attempting a routine landing and did not report any mechanical problems with the aircraft,” according to a news release. “The aircraft was on the runway when the plane veered to the left causing the wing to strike the ground. The aircraft flipped once and came to a stop resting on its top.”
The plane and its pilot are from Oregon, though they were flying from Idaho.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Bureau are investigating the crash.”
http://missoulian.com/news/local/plane-crashes-at-ravalli-county-airport/article_f286e0e2-8133-521a-a210-a1c23ee8abc5.html
http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/06/06/1-man-injured-small-plane-crash-montana/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=187895
Week 23
June 6-12
Monday 6/6/16
Stafford Regional Airport, Fredericksburg, VA
Single-Seat, Experimental Aircraft (Small Plane)
“The pilot — identified by authorities as 62-year-old Roberta A. Boucher of Fredericksburg, Va. — survived the collision. Boucher was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries that were serious but not life-threatening, police said.
The plane was conducting a high-speed taxi at Stafford Regional Airport when it unintentionally lifted off the runway, authorities said. The aircraft cleared the Centreport Parkway before crash-landing into the embankment along I-95, according to a department statement.”
Police say the Federal Aviation Administration was responding and the National Transportation Safety Board was also notified. The state police crash investigation is ongoing.
http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_9c8f4c76-01be-5c3a-b61a-b3f31e9cd8df.html
Ropesville, Hockley County TX
Crop Duster (Small Plane)
“A crop duster pilot has been injured in a plane crash in the 6000 block Leopard Road south of 1585 near Ropesville in Hockley County. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that an Air Tractor crop duster crashed into a cotton field around 1:20 p.m.
The pilot was seriously injured, suspected to have two broken legs. The pilot has been identified as 47-year-old David Gonzales of San Antonio.
The pilot was transported to UMC by AeroCare. The FAA is investigating the crash.”
http://www.kcbd.com/story/32155930/1-injured-in-plane-crash-near-ropesville
http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/breaking-news/hockley-co-deputies-dispatched-to-report-of-plane-crash
Tuesday 6/7/16
Lake Thompson, South Dakota
(Small Plane)
“A pilot died Tuesday after crash landing into Lake Thompson. The passenger on board survived and is being treated at the De Smet hospital.
Crews investigated the crash all day Tuesday, but in order to know exactly what made the plane go down they had to dredge it from the lake, a process that took several hours.
Volunteers from area came out to help Kingsbury sheriff’s deputies pull the lane from the water. A boat spent several hours slowly towing it to shore so the craft wasn’t damaged any further. Once it was at the shoreline, crews worked to carefully move it out of the water. The plane’s passenger survived the crash. He told the sheriff the engine stalled before the crash, but crews want to know why.
“There’s a lot of factors you could look into but of course trying to decide what caused the crash or what caused the engine failure,” Sheriff Kevin Scotting said.
The passenger was rescued by a boater and taken to the De Smet hospital.
Sheriff Kevin Scotting says he is in good condition. The FAA is working with the Kingsbury Sheriff’s Office to investigate the cause of the crash.”
small plane crashes in South Dakota Lake Thompson Kingsbury County
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/06/08/Pilot-killed-when-small-plane-crashes-in-South-Dakota-lake-but-lone-passenger-survives/6601465388191/
http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Authorities-investigating-plane-crash-at-Lake-Thompson-382183121.html
http://www.inforum.com/news/4049427-pilot-killed-passenger-survives-sd-plane-crash-lake
http://www.wday.com/news/4049603-update-brookings-man-identified-pilot-sd-fatal-plane-crash
http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news_update/pilot-reportedly-dies-as-small-plane-goes-down-in-lake/article_b8c69c20-2cf0-11e6-b031-473866e5722f.html
Wednesday 6/8/16
Jefferson County, Arkansas
Single-Engine Aircraft (Small Plane)
“Phillip Sloan, 66, of Mena, was killed in the crash, according to an Arkansas State Police press release.
Ross Goodner, 19, of Scott County, was injured in the crash and was taken to a Pine Bluff hospital, where he was reported in stable condition.
Sloan was piloting the small, single-engine plane when it crashed in a wooded area the southwest part of the county, near the Grant County line around 5 p.m., the release states. Sloan was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash.”
http://5newsonline.com/2016/06/09/identities-released-in-arkansas-plane-crash-that-killed-pilot/
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/jun/08/authorities-responding-single-engine-plane-crashes/
http://swtimes.com/news/mena-boles-men-named-pine-bluff-airplane-crash
http://pbcommercial.com/news/one-dead-one-injured-wednesday-plane-crash
Batesville, Indiana
Single-Engine Homemade Aircraft (Small Plane)
“A pilot was seriously injured in a Wednesday morning plane crash near Batesville.
Indiana State Police said Terry Fruchtnicht, 50, of Osgood, Indiana, was the pilot of a small plane that crashed near the Batesville airport northwest of town just before noon.
The single-engine homemade aircraft experienced a mechanical problem shortly after takeoff, ISP said.
The plane then crashed into a heavily wooded area near Three Mile Road and Enochsburg Road. That’s at the northern end of the airport’s runway.
ISP spokesman Sgt. Stephen Wheeles said it took firefighters about 30 minutes to get the pilot out of the plane.
Police said Fruchtnicht was conscious and alert on scene. He was transported to UC Medical Center with serious injuries.
Fruchtnicht was the only person in the plane, Wheeles said.”
“As is typical in plane crashes, the Federal Aviation Administration responded to the scene to investigate the cause of the crash, spending approximately five hours on the scene Wednesday afternoon. That investigation is still ongoing, police said.
State police said the plane was made of wood with canvas material over the wings.”
“The cause of the crash is unclear.“
http://www.wlwt.com/news/rescue-crews-responding-to-small-plane-crash-in-se-indiana/39959610
http://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-indiana/small-plane-crashes-in-batesville-ind
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/06/08/police-small-plane-crashed-batesville-ind/85600092/
University Park Airport near State College, PA
1989 Seela Gerald L Glasair SH-2F (Small Plane)
“A small plane crashed on the runway of the University Park Airport near State College on Wednesday afternoon.
Initial reports are the pilot of the small plane was not injured, and that he was the only one on board.
The plane could be seen from the terminal, sitting near the runway, in a ditch.
An Federal Aviation Adminoistration spokeswoman said investigators will be sent to the airport to investigate.”
“The crash landing occurred at 1:24 p.m Wednesday, according to university spokeswoman Heather Robbins. The university initially reported that the crash landing caused a small fire, though it clarified there was not a fire.
The flight was a small aircraft coming from out of state, and University Airport was its final destination. Robbins could not identify the pilot.
“The official cause of the crash will have to be determined by the FAA investigation,” Robbins said.
The plane, according to aircraft registration, is a 1989 Seela Gerald L Glasair SH-2F, which can seat two people.”
http://wjactv.com/news/local/small-plane-crashes-at-up-airport-other-flights-diverted
http://www.centredaily.com/news/article82525797.html
Thursday 6/9/16
Houston, Texas (Hobby Airport)
Cirrus single-engine SR-20 (Small Plane)
Three people were killed when a small plane crashed near Hobby Airport on a flight from Norman, Okla. Thursday afternoon. It’s a miracle no one on the ground was hurt, investigators say.
The Cirrus single-engine SR-20 crashed in the parking lot of an Ace Hardware Store just after 1 p.m. It narrowly missed the store full of people.
The plane went down a few yards from a large propane tank but there was no fire, according to HFD. It also missed power lines in the area.
Lathson said the pilot was “too high” on her first two attempts to land and was told to “go around.”
In a recording from the Air Traffic Control tower just before the crash, a controller is heard telling the pilot, “Ma’am, ma’am, straighten up! Straighten up!”
“After executing a go-around maneuver, the aircraft was seen to descend suddenly nose-first into the parking lot,” Lathson said.
The plane apparently stalled before it nosedived, according to Lathson.
Audio from the Air Traffic Control tower indicates Dana Gray was trying to land between two 737s when she became confused.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/ntsb-investigator-plane-in-flat-spin-at-moment-of-impact/238928396
https://www.yahoo.com/news/deadly-plane-crash-near-texas-013301742.html
http://abc7.com/news/deadly-plane-crash-near-texas-airport-caught-on-camera/1381749/
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/No-evidence-of-fuel-at-scene-of-plane-crash-8003847.php
May Lake Wishek Airport North Dakota
Piper PA 28-140 (Small Plane)
Three killed in North Dakota plane crash - Piper PA 28-140 that crashed into May Lake Wishek Airport ND
“Authorities have identified the three people killed when a small plane piloted by a 20-year-old crashed into a North Dakota lake Thursday - the same day another collision occurred in Texas.
Colbie Fandrich, 20, was flying his aunt, Christine Fandrich, 38, and her son Aaron Nordstrom, 10, when their plane crashed into May Lake, KFGO reported.
The announcement came on the same day as another small plane crash in Los Angeles and the day before a crash in Tennessee brought the number of such accidents in the past week up to four - and the body count to ten.”
“Fandrich - who’d had his flying license for a year before the crash - lost control of the plane due to complications during takeoff from a nearby Wishek Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon.
They had intended to fly to Bismarck. The four-seater Piper PA-28 plane was being removed from the lake Friday, police said.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3637307/Three-people-killed-North-Dakota-plane-crash-identified-accidents-Tennessee-Los-Angeles-week-s-plane-crash-toll-rise-four-body-count-ten.html
http://www.wday.com/news/north-dakota/4051481-update-three-victims-killed-after-crashing-nd-lake-identified
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/three-victims-identified-after-wishek-plane-crash/article_b758a2c5-c074-5616-b1db-a12d90f99c42.html
Moscow, Russia
Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet (Small Plane)
“The warplane, part of the Russian Knights aerobatic team, crashed near Moscow after the team took part in the opening ceremony for a monument to aviators in Ashukino, Tass said. The Defense Ministry said technical problems probably caused the crash, Tass said.
The ministry said the pilot steered the plane away from a community and did not have time to eject before the crash, Tass said.
The flight data recorder has been recovered and is in good condition, Tass said. Russia is thought to have about 200 of the aircraft, according to Jane’s Information Group.”
“The Russian air force has grounded its fleet of Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets until determining what caused one of the planes to crash on Thursday, killing the pilot, the government-run Tass news agency said.”
“The Defense Ministry’s investigative commission is working at the site to try to determine what happened.”
http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-military-plane-crash/27788162.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/09/asia/russia-grounds-sukhoi-27-jets/
Friday 6/10/16
Hawthorne Municipal Airport, California
Grumman American AA-1B (Small Plane)
“One of two people killed in a Hawthorne plane crash last week was identified by the coroner’s office Monday as 90-year-old Aaron Rappaport of Los Angeles.
The other body was badly burned and has not been identified, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. On Friday, the Grumman American AA-1B crashed into a two-story townhouse less than a mile southwest of Hawthorne Municipal Airport. No one on the ground was injured.
A witness recalled hearing the small plane’s engine sputtering before it plummeted and burst into flames.”
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Hawthorne-Plane-Crash-Victim-Identified-382711421.html
Williamson County Airport, Illinois
Cirrus SR22 (Small Plane)
“One person died Friday afternoon in a plane crash at Williamson County Regional Airport.
Brian Burgess, Williamson County Fire Protection District battalion chief, confirmed Friday night one person died and another was airlifted to a level one trauma center.
Burgess said the plane crashed around 4:38 p.m. Friday. The Williamson County Coroner declared the death on scene Friday. He said two people were on board the plane — a pilot and passenger. He did not release the name of either person, nor did he give their ages or sexes.”
“Williamson County Chief Deputy Coroner Scott Kinley identified the man who died as 56-year-old John Alleman of Carbondale. Injured was 64-year-old Todd Greiner, who’s listed in critical condition at a St. Louis area hospital.
National Transportation Safety Board Investigator Aaron Sauer says the plane had reportedly been on an instructional flight. It was performing touch-and-go maneuvers when it crashed.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/1-killed-1-injured-in-williamson-county-plane-crash
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/marion/update-plane-crash-confirmed-at-williamson-county-airport-two-were/article_44ee5b2f-6ca9-5aa5-8cb1-d35d1d0703b9.html
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=188026
Brunswick County, North Carolina
M18 fertilizer aircraft (Small Plane)
“A Florida man, Daniel Simard, 57, of New Smyrna Beach, is dead following a plane crash in Brunswick County, North Carolina Friday morning.
According to Sgt. Eric Harris with the State Highway Patrol, David Simard, 57, took off in a M18 fertilizer aircraft from the Bear Pen landing strip in Green Swamp around 8:50 a.m. Simard had roughly 45 minutes of fuel when he departed.
Forestry officials were notified around 11:30 a.m. that Simard was overdue to return. Crews then began a search for the single-engine plane.
The plane’s wreckage was eventually spotted around 6:20 p.m. in a wooded area off Town Creek Road in Winnabow.
Harris said crews are now in a recovery phase and officials from the FAA are expected to investigate the crash site Saturday morning.”
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2016/06/10/officials-looking-for-missing-plane-in/
http://www.wect.com/story/32196146/pilot-killed-following-plane-crash-in-brunswick-county
Saturday 6/11/16
Collegedale, Tennessee
1964 Mooney M20E (Small Plane)
“A handful of local pilots talked quietly with each other outside the Collegedale Municipal Airport office Sunday afternoon as officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board inspected a grim scene several hundred yards away.
The airport reopened to flights Sunday, but a somber mood remained as officials investigated the Saturday crash that killed the pilot’s mother and son. (UPDATE: The pilot passed away on June 12th)
Collegedale police said Suzanne Silver and her juvenile grandson died from injuries they sustained when the 1964 Mooney M20E flown by Todd Silver of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., crashed along the 5,000-foot runway on a scorching day in the rolling hills near the Bradley County line.
Todd Silver and his juvenile daughter were airlifted to Erlanger hospital from the scene. Todd Silver runs an airplane canopy business called Todd’s Canopies, according to his Facebook page.
NTSB spokesman Eric Weiss said a preliminary report on the crash will be released in seven to 10 days, while the full investigation will take a year.
Meanwhile, others with experience flying out of Collegedale were left to wonder what caused the tragedy.”
“It’s unclear if Todd Silver had ever landed at Collegedale Municipal Airport. Speculation abounded among aviation veterans Sunday about how weather conditions such as heat and wind could have adversely affected an otherwise routine landing.
“Yesterday was a very hot day, a very humid day. And those two factors, along with higher density altitude, really all three of those play into a degradation of aircraft performance,” said veteran pilot Morty Lloyd, who lives next to the airport.
“But a general aviation aircraft is very, very safe” he said. “Most general aviation accidents happen because of human error. I’m not saying this was human error. NTSB will have to make that determination.”
But all agreed it was a tragedy and said, generally speaking, flying is a safe means of transportation.”
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/pilot-involved-in-collegedale-plane-crash-dies
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-killed-two-injured-tennessee-plane-crash-n590371
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32199508/plane-crash-in-collegedale
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/jun/12/collegedale-plane-crash-victims-identified/370682/
Bears Glen area of Keystone Lake, Cleveland, Oklahoma
(Small Plane)
“Authorities says the pilot of a small airplane made a hard landing in a field near Keystone Lake west of Sand Springs Saturday morning.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the small plane went down in an area east of Cleveland and north of Bears Glen at about 9:30 a.m.
Firefighters from the Peninsula Fire Department responded to the scene.
Troopers said the plane’s 57-year-old pilot was taken to a Tulsa hospital to be treated for a head injury, but is expected to be OK. The OHP says it appears the plane experienced mechanical problems and the pilot was forced to land in the field.
They said the nose of the single engine plane was destroyed.
People in the community say the pilot is very familiar with the area, which is why they say he chose this field to land in, in order to avoid the trees.
The airplane barely missed the tops of trees before smashing the nose into the field below.
“When I woke up, my wife said that she’d saw Rich fly over this morning and that the plane really sounded bad,” retired U.S. Navy pilot Art Long said. “The engine was sputtering and she said it was just right over tree top level.””
“The FAA will look into the cause of the crash and will release information when they get more details.”
http://www.newson6.com/story/32200665/pilot-injured-when-plane-crash-lands-in-oklahoma
http://www.newson6.com/story/32198891/small-airplane-crashes-near-keystone-lake
http://ktul.com/news/local/small-plane-crash-reported-near-keystone-lake
Sunday 6/12/16
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June 13-19
Monday 6/13/16
Western Indiana Woods
Single-Engine Cessna 150 (Small Plane)
“Authorities say two people have died after a small plane crashed in western Indiana.
The Parke County Sheriff’s Office says both occupants of the plane were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Monday morning. Their names were not immediately released.
The National Transportation Safety Board says the single-engine Cessna 150 crashed on takeoff from Butler Airfield, a private airport about 2 miles south of Rockville. The plane crashed into a wooded area.
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the plane to crash.
Sheriff Justin Cole says the Federal Aviation Administration also is investigating the crash.”
http://abc7chicago.com/news/2-dead-after-small-plane-crashed-into-western-indiana-woods/1383861/
http://wlfi.com/2016/06/13/2-dead-in-parke-county-plane-crash/
Spencer County, Kentucky
Piper Arrow PA28 (Small Plane)
“A man was in the hospital Sunday night after police say he crashed in a small engine plane.
It happened around 7 p.m. at the Little Mount International Airport in Spencer County. Firefighters say the plane was taking off from a grass airstrip and crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot was the only person on board and was taken to U of L Hospital. The plane caught fire but was extinguished soon after.”
“The FAA has been notified and an Inspector from the NTSB will be at the crash site Monday.”
“Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft impacted trees and terrain during the takeoff roll from Little Mount International Airport (7KY3), Taylorsville, Kentucky. The airplane came to rest inverted sustaining substantial damage from the impact and ensuing fire. The sole pilot onboard the aircraft received serious injuries. “
Little Mount International Airport
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/ksp-confirms-plane-crash-in-spencer-co/241371791
http://www.lex18.com/story/32204367/man-hospitalized-after-plane-crash-in-spencer-co
http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Pilot-survives--382663861.html
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=188069
Jodhpur airbase in Rajasthan
MiG-27 Fighter Plane (Small Plane)
“A Russian-made MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed near the Jodhpur airbase in Rajasthan this afternoon during a training flight, underscoring the perils of an ageing aircraft fleet. The fighter jet was the second fighter aircraft to crash this year. (In Pictures)
“The aircraft was on a routine training mission,” an Indian Air Force spokesperson said, adding that the pilot managed to eject safely. The plane crashed into a building as it came to land at the Jodhpur air base causing minor injuries to some residents.”
“The Indian Air Force refused to speculate on the cause of the crash but added that “an inquiry into the crash has been ordered.”
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mig-27-crashes-in-jodhpur-pilots-safe-1418384
Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport, Williamsburg, Virginia
Single-Engine Plane (Small Plane)
“Two people have been injured after a small plane crash near Williamsburg.
The James City County Fire Department said units were sent Saturday morning to the crash site about 100 yards south of the Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport.
The single-engine plane was upside down, leaking fuel. While the passenger was able to get out of the plane and call 911, the pilot was trapped. Fire personnel extricated the pilot from the wreckage and initiated medical treatment.
The pilot was flown by helicopter to Riverside Regional Hospital, where the passenger was taken by ambulance.
The Virginia State Police and the Federal Aviation Administration are conducting the crash investigation.”
https://spartanecho.org/2016/06/13/small-plane-crash-injures-2-near-williamsburg/
Tuesday 6/14/16
Yahukimo in Papua province, Indonesia
Cessna 208B plane (Small Plane)
“A small Cessna 208B plane crashed at Yahukimo in Papua on Tuesday morning at 8:05 a.m., local time, ripping through several houses in the neighborhood of the Nobgoliat Yahukimo Airport.
No fatalities were reported in the incident, which caused seven injuries. The injured were taken to the nearby Wamena Hospital for medical treatment.
The plane belongs to the Associated Mission Aviation (AMA) organization with the registration number PK-RCK. The incident is currently under investigation by local authorities.”
“Private airline PT Associated Mission Aviation (AMA) Papua has said it will compensate Yahukimo residents for damages caused to their honai (traditional houses) when one of the company’s Cessna aircraft crashed into them on Tuesday morning.
“Our insurance team will be deployed to first calculate losses they suffered. AMA will make up their losses,” AMA director Djarot Soetanto told thejakartapost.com on Wednesday.
He said a National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) team had been deployed to the crash site to investigate the cause of the accident.”
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/06/14/plane-crashes-into-homes-in-papua.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/06/15/owners-of-houses-damaged-in-papua-plane-crash-to-be-compensated.html
