RECENT ACCIDENTS

Date:  June 7, 2009       Time: 08:30
Location:  Near Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland, Canada
Operator:  Strait Air
AC Type:  Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander
Reg:  C-FJJR       cn: 424
Aboard:  1    Fatalities: 1  Ground: 0
Route:  Lourdes de Blanc Sablon - Port Hope Simpson
Details: 

The air ambulance crashed into hills while attempting to land in heavy fog about 4 miles from the airport.


Date:  June 1, 2009       Time: 00:15
Location:  Atlantic Ocean, 570 miles northeast of Natal, Brazil
Operator:  Air France
AC Type:  Airbus A330-203       Flight: 447
Reg:  F-GZCP       cn: 660
Aboard:  228    Fatalities: 228  Ground: 0
Route:  Rio de Janeiro - Paris
Details: 

The Airbus went missing over the Atlantic Ocean on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France. The plane departed from Rio de Janeiro-Galeao International Airport at 19:03 LT bound for Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The last radio contact with the flight was at 01:33 UTC. The aircraft left CINDACTA III radar coverage at 01:48 UTC, flying normally at FL350. The aircraft reportedly went through a thunderstorm with strong turbulence at 02:00 UTC. At 02:14 UTC an automated message was received indicating a failure of the electrical system. Debris and several bodies have been discovered about 570 miles northeast of Natal, Brazil. The plane carried 12 crew members and 216 passengers. This ties as the 21st worst accident in aviation history.


Date:  May 26, 2009       
Location:  Near Isiro, Democratic Republic Congo
Operator:  Service Air
AC Type:  Antonov An-26
Reg:  9Q-CSA       cn: 5005
Aboard:  4    Fatalities: 3  Ground: 0
Route:  Goma - Isiro
Details: 

The cargo plane crashed while on approach to Isiro-Matari Airport.


Date:  May 22, 2009       Time: 21:13
Location:  Trancoso, Brazil
Operator:  Private
AC Type:  Beach King Air 350
Reg:  PR-MOZ       cn: FL-0237
Aboard:  14    Fatalities: 14  Ground: 0
Route:  São Paulo- Trancoso
Details: 

The twin engine plane crashed short of the runway at Terravista Airport while attempting to land in a middle of a heavy storm. Fourteen people were killed, including 4 children.


Date:  May 20, 2009       Time: 06:30
Location:  Near Madiun, Indonesia
Operator:  Military - Indonesian Air Force
AC Type:  Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Reg:  A1325       cn: 1982
Aboard:  112    Fatalities: 98   Ground: 2
Route:  Jakarta - Madiun
Details: 

While on approach, the military transport crashed into 4 houses, skidded into a rice field and burst into flames.


Date:  May 3, 2009       Time: c 12:00
Location:  Near El Alto de Rubio, Venezuela
Operator:  Military - Venezuelan Army
AC Type:  Mi-35
Reg:  EV08114     
Aboard:  18    Fatalities: 18  Ground: 0
Route:  Patrol
Details: 

The helicopter was patrolling along the Venezuelan / Colombian border when radar contact was lost.


Date:  April 29 2009       Time: 06:00
Location:  Massamba, Democratic Republic of Congo
Operator:  Bako Air
AC Type:  Boeing B-737-200
Reg:  TL-ADM      cn: 22264/753
Aboard:  7    Fatalities: 7  Ground: 0
Route:  Bangui, CAR- Brazzaville, Congo - Harare, Zimbabwe
Details: 

Crashed while en route on a ferrying flight. The plane had not been flown for a year.


Date:  April 25, 2009       Time: 19:35
Location:  Near Bastia, France
Operator:  Securite Civile
AC Type:  Eurocopter EC145B
Reg:  ?
Aboard:  5    Fatalities: 5  Ground: 0
Route:  Ponte-Leccia - Bastia
Details: 

The ambulance helicopter crashed in a mountainous region southwest of Bastia while transporting a pregnant woman, killing all 5 aboard.


Date:  April 17 2009       Time: 15:32
Location:  Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Operator:  Aerotuy airline
AC Type:  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Reg:  YV-1181      cn: 208B-0695
Aboard:  11    Fatalities: 1  Ground: 0
Route:  Canaima - Porlamar
Details: 

The plane, carrying 9 tourists, crashed 5 miles from the airport while taking off after an engine failed.


Date:  April 17 2009       Time: 09:27
Location:  Mount Gergaji, Indonesia
Operator:  Mimika Air
AC Type:  Pilatus PC-6
Reg:  PK-LTJ       cn: 959
Aboard:  11    Fatalities: 11  Ground: 0
Route:  Ilaga - Mulia
Details: 

The passenger plane crashed in poor weather into Mount Gergaji moments before landing at Mulia.


Date:  April 9, 2009       Time: 07:20
Location:  Near Wamena, Indonesia
Operator:  Aviastar Mandiri
AC Type:  British Aerospace BAe-146-300
Reg:  PK-BRD       cn: E3189
Aboard:  6    Fatalities: 6  Ground: 0
Route:  Jayapura - Wamena
Details: 

The cargo plane crashed into Gunung Pike mountain while on approach and attempting to land at Wamena Airport.


Date:  April 6, 2009       Time: 12:30
Location:  Bandung, Indonesia
Operator:  Military - Indonesian Air Force
AC Type:  Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M
Reg:  A-2703       cn: 10538
Aboard:  24    Fatalities: 24  Ground: 0
Route:  Militiary training
Details: 

While returning from a military training exercise, and attempting to land, the aircraft struck a hanger and burst into flames.


AP Photo

Date:  April 1, 2009       Time: 14:00
Location:  Off Crimond, Scotland
Operator:  Bond Offshore Helicopters
AC Type:  Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma 2
Reg:  ?
Aboard:  16    Fatalities: 16  Ground: 0
Route:  Miller field - Aberdeen
Details: 

The helicopter crashed 35 miles East of Crimond in the North Sea while transporting oil workers. A mayday was received prior to the crash.


Date:  March 23, 2009       Time: 06:48
Location:  Tokyo, Japan
Operator:  FedEx       Flight: 80
AC Type:  McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Reg:  N526FE      cn: 48600/560
Aboard:  2   Fatalities: 2  Ground: 0
Route:  Guangzhou, China - Tokyo, Japan
Details: 

The cargo plane crashed and burst into flame as it landed at Narita Airport in winds of 30 - 50 mph. The plane bounced twice on the runway and veered to left as it turned on its side before bursting into flames. The fire destroyed the aircraft.


Date:  March 22, 2009       Time: 14:28
Location:  Butte, Montana
Operator:  Eagle Cap Leasing
AC Type:  Pilatus PC-12/45 Eagle
Reg:  N128CM       cn: 403
Aboard:  14    Fatalities: 14   Ground: 0
Route:  Oroville, CA - Butte, MT
Details: 

The plane crashed 500 feet short of the runway while attempting to land at Bert Mooney Airport. The plane took a nosedive and crashed near Holy Cross cemetery. The plane was carrying children and adults from California to a skiing vacation in Montana when it diverted from its planned destination of Bozeman to Butte.



Date:  March 19, 2009       Time: 17:30
Location:  Quito, Ecuador
Operator:  Military - Ecuador Army
AC Type:  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
Reg:  AEE-101       cn: BB-811
Aboard:  5    Fatalities: 5   Ground: 2
Route:  Training
Details: 

The small military plane crashed into a 5 story residential building in heavy fog, killing all aboard and 2 on the ground.


Date:  March 12, 2009       Time: 09:48
Location:  Off St. Johns, Newfoundland
Operator:  Cougar Helicopters
AC Type:  Sikorsky S-92A
Reg:  C-GZCH       cn: 920048
Aboard:  18    Fatalities: 17   Ground: 0
Route:  St. Johns - Hibernia platform
Details: 

The pilot reported a technical malfunction and radioed that he was returning to St. Johns. He then radioed a mayday. The helicopter then went down in what was a controlled emergency crash landing. The accident happened about 30 miles off St. Johns.


Date:  March 9, 2009       Time: 05:40
Location:  Lake Victoria, Uganda
Operator:  Aerolift
AC Type:  Ilyushin Il-76T
Reg:  S9-SAB      cn: 073410301       
Aboard:  11   Fatalities: 11  Ground: 0
Route:  Entebbe, Uganda - Mogadishu, Somalia
Details: 

The cargo plane carrying and water purification equipment crashed into Lake Victoria shortly after taking off. Seven passengers and four Russian crew members were killed.


Date:  February 25, 2009       Time: 10:31
Location:  Amsterdam, Netherlands
Operator:  Turkish Airlines       Flight: 1951
AC Type:  Boeing 737-8F2
Reg:  TC-JGE       cn: 29789/1065
Aboard:  135     Fatalities: 9     Ground: 0
Route:  Istanbul, Turkey - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Details: 

The plane was on final approach to Runway 18R when it crashed 1 mile short of the runway into a field and broke in three. Nine people were killed and over 80 injured.


Date:  February 20, 2009       Time: 04:10
Location:  Luxor, Egypt
Operator:  Aerolift
AC Type:  Antonov 12
Reg:  S9-SVN      
Aboard:  5    Fatalities: 5  Ground: 0
Route:  Entebbe, Uganda - Luxor, Egypt - Niklaev, Ukraine
Details: 

While attemping to take off from Luxor, the cargo plane slammed to the ground, slid down the runway and caught fire.


Date:  February 15, 2009       Time: 16:05
Location:  Chanco, Chile
Operator:  Flight Service
AC Type:  Bell UH-1H
Reg:  ?      
Aboard:  13   Fatalities: 13  Ground: 0
Route:  ?
Details: 

The helicopter was carrying firemen to a nearby forest fire when it crashed into a fog shrouded mountain killing all aboard.


Date:  February 12, 2009       Time: 22:17
Location:  Clarence Center, New York
Operator:  Continental Connection/Colgan Air       Flight: 3407
AC Type:  Bombardier DHC-8-402 Q400
Reg:  N200WQ       cn: 4200
Aboard:  49      Fatailites: 49       Ground: 1
Route:  Newark, N.J. - Buffalo, NY
Details: 

The commuter plane crashed while attemptiong to land in rain and sleet, 6 miles northeast of Buffalo Niagara International Airport, were it was scheduled to land. Forty-four passengers and a crew of five were killed aboard the plane and one person on the ground. Preliminary evidence suggests the crew selected the landing gear down and set the flaps 15 degrees. Immediately after selecting the flaps the stick shaker activated. The captain then pulled on the controls, slowing the airplane even further causing the plane to stall.


AFP/Getty

Date:  February 7, 2009       Time: 13:50
Location:  Manacapuru, Brazil
Operator:  Aerotaxi Manaus
AC Type:  EMB-110P1 Bandeirante   
Reg:  PT-SEA       cn: 110352
Aboard:  28    Fatalities: 24   Ground: 0
Route:  Coari - Manus
Details: 

The plane was being used as an air taxi to ferry passengers between cities when it crashed in the Manacapuru River, 50 miles from Manus. The plane took off under warning of strong winds and rain. The crew asked permission to return shortly after takeoff because of they lost an engine. The plane disappeared from radar and lost contact with ATC. The plane crashed into the river when the crew tried to land the plane on an abandoned runway in the town of Manacapuru.



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