| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
| Date: |
October 5, 2008 |
| Location: |
Near Barberton, South Africa |
| Operator: |
Private |
| AC Type: |
Britten Norman BN-2A-26 Islander |
| Reg: |
ZS-OSD cn: 461 |
| Aboard: |
9 Fatalities: 9 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Nelspruit - Bloemfontein |
| Details: |
The aircraft crashed while en route. The wreckage was found the next day due to poor weather. Four adults, four children and the pilot were killed. |
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| Date: |
September 28, 2008 Time: 03:57 |
| Location: |
Camp Springs, Maryland |
| Operator: |
Maryland State Police |
| AC Type: |
Aerospatiale SA365N-1 Dauphin II |
| Reg: |
N92MD cn: 6311 |
| Aboard: |
5 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Details: |
The medical helicopter carrying victims of a traffic accident crashed in fog at Walker Mill Regional Park. The pilot radioed for help prior to the accident. |
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| Date: |
September 19, 2008 Time: 23:53 |
| Location: |
Columbia, South Carolina |
| Operator: |
Global Executive Aviation |
| AC Type: |
Learjet 60 |
| Reg: |
N999LJ cn: 314 |
| Aboard: |
6 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Colombia, SC - Los Angeles, CA |
| Details: |
The plane was attempting to take off from Columbia Metropolitan Airport when it overran the runway, crashed through a perimeter fence, struck an antenna array and came to rest on an embankment adjacent to highway 302. Travis Barker, former drummer for Blink-182 and Adam Goldstein, also know as DJ AM were critically injured; two other passengers and two crew members were killed. |
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