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RECENT ACCIDENTS
Date:  September 3, 2008       Time: 20:20
Location:  Off Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Operator:  Aerogulf
AC Type:  Bell 212
Reg:  A6-ALV       cn: 30703
Aboard:  7    Fatalities: 7    Ground: 0
Details: 

The helicopter crashed on to the deck of the Maersk Resilient oil drilling rig, broke up and fell into the sea 43 miles off Duabi.


Date:  September 1, 2008      Time: 16:00
Location:  Near Bukavu, Congo
Operator:  Air Serv Internatiional/CemAir
AC Type:  Beechcraft 1900C-1
Reg:  ZS-OLD       cn: UC-137
Aboard:  17    Fatalities: 17    Ground: 0
Route:  Kisangani - Bukavu - Goma
Details: 

The plane, on a humanitarian flight to Goma, crashed into a ridge 8 miles NW of Bukavu while approaching the airport for a landing in severe weather.


Date:  September 1, 2008      Time: 12:10
Location:  Columbus, Ohio
Operator:  Air Tahoma
AC Type:  Convair CV-580
Reg:  N587X       cn: 361
Aboard:  3     Fatalities: 3   Ground: 0
Route:  Colombus - Mansfield
Details: 

Soon after taking off the pilot radioed he was returning to the airport but the aircraft crashed into a corn field, broke up and burned.


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Date:  August 30, 2008      Time: 21:50
Location:  Near Toacaso, Ecuador
Operator:  Conviasa
AC Type:  Boeing B-737-291
Reg:  YV-102T       cn: 21545/525
Aboard:  3     Fatalities: 3    Ground: 0
Route:  Caracas - Latacunga
Details: 

The plane was on a positioning flight when it flew into the side of Iliniza Volcano.


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