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| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
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| Date: |
May 13, 2008 Time: 15:00 |
| Location: |
Cranbrook, British Colombia, Canada |
| Operator: |
Bighorn Helicopters |
| AC Type: |
Bell 206B Jet Ranger |
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C-GCHE cn: 1249 |
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3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 1 |
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The helicopter, chartered by BC Hydro, developed engine trouble and crashed into a residential neighborhood decapitating a pedestrian. |
Shantelle Araneda / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
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| Date: |
May 10, 2008 Time: 22:48 |
| Location: |
Onalaska, Wisconsin |
| Operator: |
Air Methods |
| AC Type: |
American Eurocopter EC-135 |
| Reg: |
N135UW cn: 0535/50107 |
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3 Fatalities 3 Ground: 0 |
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La Crosse - Madison |
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The medical helicopter dropped off a patient and then crashed about three miles from La Crosse airport shortly after taking off. A surgeon, nurse and the pilot were killed. |
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| Date: |
May 2, 2008 |
| Location: |
Near Rumbek, Sudan |
| Operator: |
Southern Sudan Air Connection |
| AC Type: |
Beechcraft 1900C |
| Reg: |
5Y-FLX cn: UC-65 |
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24 Fatalities: 24 Ground: 0 |
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Wau - Juba |
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The pilot radioed a control tower in the city of Rumbek just before the crash, requesting permission to land because one of the engines had technical problems. A few minutes later, the tower lost contact with the plane. The Minister of Defense, and an adviser to the Southern Sudan president, were among the dead. Twenty-one passengers and three crew were killed.
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Website last updated
May 16, 2008
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