| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
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| Date: |
December 28 2014 Time: 0618 |
| Location: |
Java Sea |
| Operator: |
AirAsia Flight: 8501 |
| AC Type: |
Airbus A-320-216 |
| Reg: |
PK-AXC cn: 3648 |
| Aboard: |
162 Fatalities: 162 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Surabaya - Singapore |
| Details: |
The aircraft went missing while en route from Suabaya to Singapore. Contact was lost about 40 minutes after taking off. Before contact was lost, the pilot requested a route change due to weather conditions. Wreckage has been located in the Java Sea southwest of the island of Borneo. |
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| Date: |
December 24, 2014 Time: c1430 |
| Location: |
Near Piedecuesta, Colombia |
| Operator: |
Alas de Columbia |
| AC Type: |
Cessna T207A Turbo Stationair 8 |
| Reg: |
HK-4892 cn: 20700646 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Bucaramanga - Málaga |
| Details: |
After radioing air traffic control to report a problem with the engine oil pressure, the pilot attempted an emergency landing, but the aircraft crashed close to Mesa de los antos killing all seven aboard. |
AP Photo
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| Date: |
December 12, 2014 Time: 0620 |
| Location: |
Hokandara, Sri Lanka |
| Operator: |
Military - Sri Lanka Air Force |
| AC Type: |
Antonov AN-32B |
| Reg: |
SCM-864 cn: 3509 |
| Aboard: |
5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0 |
| Details: |
The military plane crashed onto a rubber plantation after hitting the roof of at least one house. The pilot was attempting to land at Colombo Airport in Ratmalana in heavy fog. |
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| Date: |
December 8, 2014 Time: 10:45 |
| Location: |
Gaithersburg, Maryland |
| Operator: |
Sage Aviation - Private |
| AC Type: |
Embraer EMB 500 Phenom 100 |
| Reg: |
N200EQ cn: 5000082 |
| Aboard: |
3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 3 |
| Details: |
The plane was on approach to Montgomery County Airpark when it crashed a mile north of the airport into a houses on the 19000 block of Drop Forge Drive. All three aboard the jet were killed as well as a mother and her two children in a house the aircraft impacted. |
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| Date: |
December 3, 2014 Time: 09:30 |
| Location: |
Near Mariquita, Colombia |
| Operator: |
Nacional de Aviación |
| AC Type: |
Piper PA-31 350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Reg: |
HK-4464 cn: 31-7952229 |
| Aboard: |
10 Fatalities: 10 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Guaymaral - Bahia Solano |
| Details: |
The pilot stated he was making an emergency landing but crashed 8 miles from the Jose Celestino Mutis airport. The impact completely destroyed the plane. All 8 passengers and crew of 2 were killed. |
NoticiaRCN
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| Date: |
December 2, 2014 Time: 0937 |
| Location: |
Off Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas |
| Operator: |
Ferg's Air Charter |
| AC Type: |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Reg: |
C6-REV cn: 31-765062 |
| Aboard: |
11 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Governors Harbour - Lynden Pindling Int. |
| Details: |
The pilot of the charter aircraft radoed he had lost power after which he ditched the aircraft in shallow water 550 feet off shore, near Clifton Pier. One passenger was killed. |
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| Date: |
November 6, 2014 Time: 2030 |
| Location: |
Edmonton, Canada |
| Operator: |
Air Canada Express Flight: 8481 |
| AC Type: |
de Havilland Canada DHC-8 |
| Reg: |
C-GGBF cn: 4433 |
| Aboard: |
75 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Calgary - Grande Prairie |
| Details: |
About 15 minutes into the flight, the pilot told passengers that they had blown a tire and would have to divert to Edmonton International Airport. Upon landing, the right main landing gear collapsed causing the propeller to break free and slice into the fuselage. Three passengers were injured. |
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| Date: |
October 4, 2014 Time: 0156 |
| Location: |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Operator: |
Air Evac Lifeteam |
| AC Type: |
Bell 206L |
| Reg: |
? |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Waurika, OK - Wichita Falls, TX |
| Details: |
The air ambulance crashed while trans poring a patient from Waurika, Oklahoma to United Regional Health Center. The patient and one nurse was killed and 2 crew members injured. |
Times-Record-News
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| Date: |
September 20,, 2014 Time: 0935 |
| Location: |
Near Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Operator: |
Hevlift |
| AC Type: |
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Reg: |
P2-KSV cn: 528 |
| Aboard: |
9 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Woitape - Port Moresby |
| Details: |
While approaching Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport, the unscheduled passenger plane impacted terrain near the top of Mt. Lawes, 7 miles east northeast of the airport in poor weather. |
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| Date: |
September 6, 2014 Time: 1450 |
| Location: |
Near Puerto Santander, Colombia |
| Operator: |
Laser |
| AC Type: |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo |
| Reg: |
HK-4755 cn: 31-7952044 |
| Aboard: |
10 Fatalities: 10 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Araracuara - Florencia |
| Details: |
The passenger plane crashed into the jungle while en route. The aircraft was located 6 miles from the town of Puerto Santander, fragmented and burned. |
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| MORE RECENT ACCIDENTS |
| Date: |
August 31, 2014 Time: 1945 |
| Location: |
Mwanza, Tanzania |
| Operator: |
Safari Express Cargo |
| AC Type: |
Fokker F-27 MK 500 |
| Reg: |
5Y-SXP cn: 10681 |
| Aboard: |
3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Mwanza - Nairobi |
| Details: |
The cargo plane crashed within the borders of Serengeti National Park not far from the Kenya - Tanzania border, shortly after taking off from Mwanza. |
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| Date: |
August 30, 2014 Time: 0240 |
| Location: |
Tamanraset, Algeria |
| Operator: |
Ukraine Air Alliance |
| AC Type: |
Antonov An-12BK |
| Reg: |
UR-DWF cn: 8345802 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Glascow -Tamanraset - Equitorial Guinea |
| Details: |
The cargo plane crashed in the mountainous southeastern region of Algereia, 15 km south of the airport, shortly after taking off. |
AFP Photo
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| Date: |
August 27, 2014 Time: 1900 |
| Location: |
Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Operator: |
Amigos Aviation / Elite Medical Transport |
| AC Type: |
Cessna 421C Golden Eagle |
| Reg: |
N51RX cn: 421C0871 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Las Cruces - Phoenix |
| Details: |
The twin engine aircraft had just left the Las Cruces Airport at a low altitude when it crashed and burst into flames. All aboard including a flight paramedic, flight nurse , patient and pilot were killed. The plane was refueled with jet fuel instead of aviation gasoline. |
AP Photo
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| Date: |
August 16, 2014 Time: 0500 |
| Location: |
Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Operator: |
Atlantic Charters |
| AC Type: |
Piper PA-31-325 Navajo |
| Reg: |
C-GKWE cn: 31-7812037 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
St. John - Manan |
| Details: |
The air ambulance carrying 4 people crashed in a wooded area shortly after 5 AM. The pilot and paramedic were killed. A nurse and second pilot survived. The accident happened after the plane dropped off a patiant at St. Johns Regional Hospital. |
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| Date: |
August 13, 2014 Time: 1000 |
| Location: |
Santos, Brazil |
| Operator: |
Andrade Empreendimentos e Participaoes |
| AC Type: |
Cessna 560-XLS |
| Reg: |
PR-AFA cn: 560-5066 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Rio de Janerio - Guaruja |
| Details: |
THe private jet crashed into a residental neighborhood in rain and mist, 3 km from the airport, while attempting to land in Santos. Brazilian presidential candiate Eduardo Campos and six other killed. |
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| Date: |
August 10, 2014 Time: 0920 |
| Location: |
Tehran, Iran |
| Operator: |
Sepahan Airlines Flight: 5915 |
| AC Type: |
HESA Iran-140-100 |
| Reg: |
EP-GPA cn: 9005 |
| Aboard: |
48 Fatalities: 39 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Tehran - Tabas |
| Details: |
After taking off, the passenger banked to the right, lost altitude, and crashed into a residential neighborhood, bursting into flames. The plane appeared to have lost an engine during the takeoff. |
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| Date: |
July 24, 2014 Time: 02:30 |
| Location: |
Aguelhok, Mali |
| Operator: |
Air Algerie Flight: 5017 |
| AC Type: |
Mc Donnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Reg: |
EC-LTV cn: 53190/2148 |
| Aboard: |
116 Fatalities: 116 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Algiers, Algeria |
| Details: |
Radar contact was lost 50 minutes after the flight took off from Ouagadougou and after the crew diverted from their planned course due to bad weather. Wreckage was found in the northern mali dessert. The plane was on loan from Swiftair. |
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| Date: |
July 23, 2014 Time: 1906 |
| Location: |
Magong, Taiwan |
| Operator: |
TransAsia Airways Flight: 222 |
| AC Type: |
ATR 72-500 |
| Reg: |
B-22810 cn: 642 |
| Aboard: |
58 Fatalities: 47 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Kaohsiung - Magong |
| Details: |
The passenger plane crashed into residential building while attempting to make an emergency landing during inclement weather due to the passing of hurricane Matmo. |
AP Photo |
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| Date: |
July 17, 2014 Time: 1015 EDT |
| Location: |
Hrabove, Ukraine |
| Operator: |
Malaysia Airlines Flight: 17 |
| AC Type: |
Boeing 777-200ER |
| Reg: |
9M-MRD cn: 28411/84 |
| Aboard: |
298 Fatalities: 298 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur |
| Details: |
A Boeing 777-200 airliner operating as Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, crashed about 40 miles east of Donetsk, Ukraine. The plane was 90 minutes into its flight, flying at 33,000 feet, when it was apparently hit by a surface to air missile. Debris was spread over a wide area. All 283 passengers and crew of 15 were killed. This is the 8th worst aviation disaster in aviation history. |
Reuters
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| Date: |
July 7, 2014 Time: 0750 |
| Location: |
Thach That district, Vietnam |
| Operator: |
Militay - Vietnam People's Army Air Force |
| AC Type: |
Mil Mi-171 |
| Reg: |
? |
| Aboard: |
21 Fatalities: 18 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Training |
| Details: |
The helicopter crashed about 40 km west of Hanoi, 15 minutes after taking off during a parachute training mission. |
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| Date: |
July 5, 2014 Time: 1618 |
| Location: |
Near Czestochowa, Poland |
| Operator: |
Private parachuing school |
| AC Type: |
Piper PA-31P |
| Reg: |
N11WB cn: 31P-7630005 |
| Aboard: |
12 Fatalities: 11 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Skydiving |
| Details: |
The skydiving plane crashed shortly after taking off. One man survived the crash and was taken to the hospital in serious condition. Firefighters said the plane may have been overloaded. |
Waldemar Deska/EPA |
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| Date: |
July 2, 2014 Time: |
| Location: |
Near Nairobi, Kenya |
| Operator: |
Skyward International Aviation |
| AC Type: |
Fokker 50 |
| Reg: |
5Y-CET cn: 20262 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Nairobi - Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Details: |
The cargo plane, transporting the mild stimulant known as Khat to the Somali capital, Mogadishu, crashed into a commercial building after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. |
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| Date: |
June 14, 2014 Time: 0050 |
| Location: |
Lugansk, Ukraine |
| Operator: |
Military - Ukraine Air Force |
| AC Type: |
Ilyushin 76MD |
| Reg: |
76777 cn: 0083482490 |
| Aboard: |
49 Fatalities: 49 Ground: 0 |
| Details: |
The military transport crashed in a wheat field near Lugansk Airport after being shot down by anti-aircraft fire. All 40 paratroopers and crew of 9 were killed. |
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| Date: |
May 31, 2014 Time: 2140 |
| Location: |
Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Operator: |
Private Charter |
| AC Type: |
Gulfstream G-IV |
| Reg: |
N121JM cn: 1399 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Bedford, MA - Alantic City, NJ |
| Details: |
The small jet crashed and burst into flames while attempting to take off from Hanscom Field. Phil del phi a Enquirer owner and New Jersey Nets former owner Lewis Katz was among those killed. Early indications are the plane reached takeoff speed but failed to take off followed by an attempt to decelerate. The plane overran the runway, continued for 80 feet on a grass surface, crashed through the perimeter fence and into a ravine. |
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| Date: |
May 17, 2014 Time: 0800 |
| Location: |
Xiang Khouang province, Laos |
| Operator: |
Laos Air Force |
| AC Type: |
Antonov 74TK-300 |
| Reg: |
RDPL-34020 cn: 36547098982 |
| Aboard: |
17 Fatalities: 16 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Vientiane - Xiangkhoung |
| Details: |
The military aircraft crashed in a wooded area while approaching Xiangkhoung's airport, killing 16 people. Among those killed were defense minister Douangchay Phichit and other high ranking officials. |
Reuters
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| Date: |
May 8, 2014 Time: 1245 |
| Location: |
Near San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia |
| Operator: |
Alisansa Colombia |
| AC Type: |
Douglas DC-3C |
| Reg: |
HK-4700 cn: 9700 |
| Aboard: |
6 Fatalities: 6 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Villavicencio - Florencia |
| Details: |
The Cargo plane sruck the side of a mountain about 25 miles north of San Vicente del Caguán while en route. Two pilots and 4 crew members were killed. |
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| Date: |
April 20, 2014 Time: 1530 |
| Location: |
Jamijarvi, Finland |
| Operator: |
Suomen Urheiluilmailijat |
| AC Type: |
Aerocomp Comp Air 8 |
| Reg: |
OH-XDZ |
| Aboard: |
11 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Skydiving |
| Details: |
While carrying skydivers, the experimental plane went into a spin and crashed and burned in a forest. The pilot and two skydivers were able to parachute to safety with minor injuries. |
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| Date: |
April 19, 2014 Time: 1945 |
| Location: |
Ramos Arizpe, Mexico |
| Operator: |
Lineas Aereas Comerciales |
| AC Type: |
British Aerospace BAe 125-700A Hawker |
| Reg: |
XA-UKR cn: 257191 |
| Aboard: |
8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Cozumel - Ramos Arizpe |
| Details: |
While on approach, in fog, the jet crashed into an park about half-a-mile north of Saltillo-Plan de Guadalupe International Airport. All six passengers and crew of 2 were killed. |
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