| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
| Date: |
January 5, 2010 Time: 13:30 |
| Location: |
Wheeling, Illinois |
| Operator: |
Royal Air Freight |
| AC Type: |
Gates Learjet 35 |
| Reg: |
N720RA cn: 156 |
| Aboard: |
2 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Detroit, MI - Chicago, IL |
| Details: |
The cargo plane crashed into a forest reserve south of Chicago-Executive Airport while on approach, after being cleared to land. |
Chicago Tribune
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| Date: |
December 30, 2009 Time: 06:15 |
| Location: |
Morobe Province, Papua, New Guinea |
| Operator: |
Kiunga Aviation |
| AC Type: |
Cessna A185E Skywagon |
| Reg: |
P2-MJL cn: 18501947 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 6 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Lae Nadzab - Baindoang Airstrip |
| Details: |
After an engine fire the aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain. The pilot was the lone survivor. |
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| Date: |
December 22, 2009 Time: 22:22 |
| Location: |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| Operator: |
American Airlines Flight: 331 |
| AC Type: |
Boeing B-737-823 |
| Reg: |
N977AN |
| Aboard: |
154 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Washington DC - Miami - Kingston, Jamaica |
| Details: |
The aircraft overshot the runway and crashed into a fence while attempting to land in heavy rain. The right engine broke off, the landing gear collapsed and the fuselage broke open in two places. Forty-four people were injured. |
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