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| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
| Date: |
November 15, 2009 Time: 06:58 |
| Location: |
Windhoek, Nambia |
| Operator: |
Air Nave |
| AC Type: |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Reg: |
ZS-OTU cn: 208B-0513 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Windhoek, Nambia - Ngiva, Angola |
| Details: |
The cargo plane failed to gain altitude after taking off, descended to the right and crashed into the ground.Two passengers and the pilot were killed, one passenger survived. |
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| Date: |
November 14, 2009 Time: 02:00 |
| Location: |
Near Reno, Nevada |
| Operator: |
Mountain Lifeflight |
| AC Type: |
Aerospatiale AS350BA |
| Reg: |
N5793P cn: 1476 |
| Aboard: |
3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Reno, NV - Susanville, CA |
| Details: |
The medical helicopter crashed and burned about 29 miles northwest of Reno, while returning to its base in Susanville, after dropping off a patient at a Reno hospital. All three crew members aboard were killled. |
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| Date: |
November 12, 2009 Time: 13:30 |
| Location: |
Kigali, Rwanda |
| Operator: |
Rwandair (Jetlink) |
| AC Type: |
Canadair CRJ-100ER |
| Reg: |
5Y-JLD cn: 7197 |
| Aboard: |
15 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Kigali, Rwanda - Entebbe, Uganda |
| Details: |
Fifteen minutes after taking off, the pilot announced that the aircraft had a mechanical problem and was returning to the airport.
After coming to a stop, for some unexplained reason, the plane took off again at full power, made a right turn and crashed into the VIP lounge. |
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