RECENT ACCIDENTS

Date:  March 12, 2013       Time: 20:30
Location:  Almer, Brazil
Operator:  Fretzx Taxi Aereo
AC Type:  Embraer EMB 820C Navajo (Piper 31)
Reg:  PT-VAQ   cn: 820140
Aboard: 10      Fatalities: 10     Ground: 0
Route:  Belem - Santo Antonio do Jari hydroelectic plant
Details:  The plane crashed while enroute. It belonged to air charter company Fretax and was transporting nine employees of the engineering company Cesbe to the Santo Antonio do Jari hydroelectric power plant.

Date:  March 8, 2013       Time: 08:30
Location:  Near Dillingham, Alaska
Operator:  Ace Air Cargo       Flight: 31
AC Type:  Beechcraft 1900C
Reg:  N116AX    cn: UC-17
Aboard: 2      Fatalities: 2      Ground: 0
Route:  King Salmon - Dillingham
Details:  The cargo plane crashed about 20 miles northeast of Dillingham while on approach to Dillingham Airport. Wreckage was discovered on Saturday with the pilot and copilot fatally injured. The aircraft was badly fragmented in three sections.

Date:  March 6,, 2013   Time: 08:30
Location:  La Libertad, Peru
Operator:  Aero Transporte S.A. - ATSA
AC Type:  Beechcraft B200 King Air
Reg:  OB-1992-P      cn: BB-1682
Aboard: 9     Fatalities: 9     Ground: 0
Route:  Callao - La Libertad
Details:  The plane, chartered by a Peruvian gold mining company, crashed while atempting to land at an airport in the La Libertad region of Peru in poor weather. The plane struck power lines, crashed and burned. Two employees of Marsa, 5 contractors and both pilots were killed.

Date:  March 4, 2013       Time: 17:55
Location:  Goma, Congo
Operator:  Compagnie Africaine d' Aviation (CAA)     
AC Type:  Fokker 50
Reg:  9Q-CBD       cn: 20270     
Aboard: 10     Fatalities: 7      Ground: 0
Route:  Lodja - Goma
Details:  The aircraft crashed short of the runway while attempting to land in heavy rain at Goma Airport crashing into the back yards of several houses in the Lake Kivu area.



Additional Recent Accidents
Date:  February 20, 2013       Time: 20:30
Location:  Thomson, Georgia
Operator:  The Vein Guys Medical Group (private)
AC Type:  Hawker Beechcraft 390 Premier 1
Reg:  N777VG     cn: RB-208
Aboard: 7      Fatalities: 5      Ground: 0
Route:  Nashville, Tennessee - Thomson, Georgia
Details:  The plane overran the runway while landing at Thomson-McDuffie Airport, striking a utility pole. The collision, which cut off one of the wings, led to a fuel leak and fire. The two pilots survived while 5 passengers were killed.

Date:  February 19, 2013   Time:
Location:  Sanaa, Yemen
Operator:  Military - Yemen Air Force
AC Type:  Sukhoi Su-22
Reg:  ?
Aboard: 1     Fatalities: 1     Ground: 11
Route:  Training
Details:  The military fighter plane crashed into a building in a residential neighborhood near Change Square during a training exercise. The pilot and 11 people on the ground were killed.

APT

Date:  February 13, 2013       Time: 18:09
Location:  Donetsk, Ukraine
Operator:  South Airlines       Flight: 8971
AC Type:  Antonov AN-24RV
Reg:  UR-WRA     cn: 37308709
Aboard: 45      Fatalities: 5       Ground: 0
Route:  Odessa - Donetsk
Details:  While attempting to land on runway 8 in dense fog, the plane overran the runway , overturned and caught fire. The airplane operated as a charter flight carrying football fans on their way to a match of Shakhtar Donetsk against Borussia Dortmund. Five passengers were killed.


AP Photo/Irina Gorbaseva


Date:  February 11, 2013       Time: 07:30
Location:  Charlesville, Liberia
Operator:  Military - Guinea Air Force
AC Type:  CASA CN-235-220
Reg:  3X-GGG     cn: N020
Aboard: 11      Fatalities: 11       Ground: 0
Route:  Conakry, Guinea - Monrovia, Liberia
Details:  The plane crashed in a forested area while on approach to Roberts International Airport, 28 miles south of Monrovia. At 07:09, air traffic control cleared the flight to land at the airport. That was the last known contact from the crew. Eleven people, which included a six team delegation led by Gen. Souleymane Kelefa Diallo; the army chief of staff, were killed.

Reuters

Date:  January 29, 2013   Time: 13:15
Location:  Near Kyzyltu, Kazakhstan
Operator:  SCAT Air       Flight: 760
AC Type:  Canadair CRJ-200ER
Reg:  UP-CJ006      cn: 7431
Aboard: 21     Fatalities: 21     Ground: 0
Route:  Kokshetau - Almaty
Details:  The jet crashed in heavy fog outside of Almaty while attempting to land at Almaty Airport for a second time. The aircraft was found in swampy terrain about 1 mile short of the runway threshold. All 16 passengers and crew of 5 were killed.



The operator of the accident on 01/04/2013 was "Transaereo 5074" and NOT "Transaero."
Date:  January 4, 2013      Time: 11:40
Location:  Off Los Roques, Venezuela
Operator:  Transaereo 5074     Flight: W9-011
AC Type:  Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander
Reg:  YV-2615    cn: 20
Aboard: 6       Fatalities: 6       Ground: 0
Route:  Los Roques - Caracas
Details:  The flight disappeared while en route from Los Roques island to Caracas. When the plane was approximately 11 miles from Los Roques Airport, radar showed it began rapidly losing altitude and speed. It is presumed to have crashed in the ocean. The son of Italian designer Ottavio Missoni was among those onboard.

Date:  December 31, 2012       Time: 10:14
Location:  San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Operator:  EasySky       Flight: 735
AC Type:  British Aerospace Jetstream 31
Reg:  HR-AWG      cn: 764
Aboard: 19      Fatalities: 0       Ground: 0
Route:  Roatan, Honduras - San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Details:  While attempting to land at San Pedro Sula Airport, the aircraft veered off the runway and ran into a ditch about 130 feet off the runway before coming to a stop. There were no serious injuries among the crew of 2 and 17 passengers. The captain received minor injuries. The crew reported a problem with the brakes during roll out just before the aircraft veered off the runway.


Date:  December 29, 2012   Time: 16:22
Location:  Moscow, Russia
Operator:  Red Wings Airlines       Flight: 9268
AC Type:  Tupolev TU-204-100V    
Reg:  RA-64047      cn: 1450744864047
Aboard: 8      Fatalities: 5     Ground: 0
Route:  Pardubice, Czech Republic - Moscow, Russia
Details:  While attempting to land on a snow covered runway and heavy cross winds the plane overran the runway, penetrated the perimeter fence and collided with a highway embankment. The aircraft broke in three. The plane's impact with the highway embankment sent the severed nose sliding over the icy road while the rest of the jet rested just past the airport's fence - its tail linked to the rest of the body by only a tangle of wreckage. There were no passengers on board.

moscowwalks.ru

Date:  December 25, 2012      Time: 08:50
Location:  Heho, Myanmar
Operator:  Air Bagan       Flight: W9-011
AC Type:  Fokker 100
Reg:  XY-AGC    cn: 11327
Aboard: 71    Fatalities: 2       Ground: 1
Route:  Mandalay - Heho
Details:  The passenger plane crash in a field two miles from Heho Airport and caught fire, after attempting to land in foggy weather. A tour guide and an 11-year-old child on board the plane, and a man riding a motorcycle on the ground were killed. Eleven others were injured.

AFP


Date:  December 25, 2012       Time: 18:55
Location:  Near Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Operator:  Military - Kazakhstan Border Guards
AC Type:  Antonov AN-72-100D
Reg:  UN-72859      cn: 36576092859
Aboard: 27      Fatalities: 27       Ground: 0
Route:  Astana - Shymkent
Details:  The military transport crashed 12 miles from the Shymket Airport while making a descent to land, in heavy winds and snow.The fatalities included a crew of seven and 20 border guards, including the acting head of the ex-Soviet nation's border protection service, Col. Turganbek Stambekov


Date:  December 10, 2012   Time: 03:20
Location:  Near Rochelle, Illinois
Operator:  Rockford Memorial Hospital
AC Type:  MBB BK117 A3      
Reg:  N911BK       cn: 7099
Aboard: 3      Fatalities: 3     Ground: 0
Route:  Medical flight
Details:  The medical helicopter crashed into a field while en route from Rockford hospital to Mendota hospital where they were going to pick up a patient. Light snow was reported in the area at the time of the accident. The pilot and two nurses were killed.

Stacey Wescott, Chicago Tribune

Date:  December 9, 2012      Time: 03:30
Location:  Near Iturbide, Mexico
Operator:  Starwood Management LLC
AC Type:  Learjet 25
Reg:  N345MC    cn: 25-046
Aboard: 7    Fatalities: 7     Ground: 0
Route:  Monterey, Mexico - Toluca, Mexico
Details:  The charter jet crashed about 60 miles from Monterey Mexico, about ten minutes after taking off. The plane plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 mph. Mexican-American singerJenni Rivera 43, her publicist and make-up artist were among the dead. She had just finished giving a concert in Monterey and was en route to Toluca to tape a Mexican TV show.

GDA VIA AP IMAGES

Date:  December 5, 2012       Time: 09:45
Location:  Near Ladysmith, South Africa
Operator:  Military - South African Air Force
AC Type:  Douglas C47-TP
Reg:  6840       cn: 13866/25311
Aboard: 11      Fatalities: 11       Ground: 0
Route:  Pretoria - Mthatha Airport
Details:  The military transport went missing while en route. The wreckage was found in the Drakensberg mountains near Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, some 210 miles southeast of Waterkloof Air Force Base. There was severe weather at the time of the accident.

Aliyu Adekunle

Date:  November 30, 2012   Time: 17:50
Location:  Near Brazzaville, Congo
Operator:  Aero Service
AC Type:  Ilysushin Il-76T
Reg:   EK-76300   cn: 083410300
Aboard: 7      Fatalities: 7     Ground: 26
Route:  Pointe Noire - Brazzaville
Details:  The cargo plane crashed into a dozen houses in the Mselou district in Bazzaville while attempting to land at the local airport. The plane caught on fire and came to rest in a ravine. There was heavy rain and thunderstorms in the area at the time of the accident.

Date:  November 27, 2012   Time: 13:30
Location:  Off Moroni, Comoros
Operator:  Inter Iles Air
AC Type:  Embraer 120ER Brasilia
Reg:  D6-HUA    cn: 120149
Aboard: 29    Fatalities: 0     Ground: 0
Route:  Moroni - Anjouan
Details:  The pasenger plane, on a charter flight from Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport, located about 18 km north of Moroni, lost height after takeoff and ditched into the sea about 200 meters off the coast, about 5km north of the airport. Local fishermen rescued all occupants of the aircraft. A passenger reported that one of the engines had failed about 4km from the airport when the crew decided to turn around and return to Moroni.

AFP

Date:  November 21, 2012   
Location:  San'a, Yemen
Operator:  Military - Yemen Air Force
AC Type:  Antonov An-26
Reg:  420
Aboard: 10      Fatalities: 10       Ground: 0
Route:  Training
Details:  The military transport crashed into the abandoned Al-Hasaba marketplace about 6 miles from Sanaa International Airport, shortly after taking off from runway 18. The crew was trying to make an emergency landing after an engine failed.



Date:  November 10, 2012     Time: 07:15
Location:  Near Bilgili, Turkey
Operator:  Military -
AC Type:  Sikorsky S-70
Reg:  10992
Aboard: 17      Fatalities: 17     Ground: 0
Route:   
Details:  The military helicopter crashed while en route due to poor weather conditions.

Date:  November 9, 2012   Time: 15:45
Location:  Near Saint-Germain-du-Teil, France
Operator:  Military - Algerian Air Force
AC Type:  CASA C-295M
Reg:  7T-WGF    cn: S-026
Aboard: 6    Fatalities: 6     Ground: 0
Route:  Paris, France- Blida, Algeria
Details:  The military cargo plane crashed in a remote field and caught fire.

Washingon Post

Date:  November 6, 2012      Time: 07:46
Location:  Wichita, Kansas
Operator:  Fedex operating for Baron Aviation      Flight: 8588
AC Type:  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
Reg:  N73FE      cn: 208B-0291
Aboard: 1       Fatalities: 1      Ground: 0
Route:  Wichita - Garden City, KS
Details:  The cargo plane climbed to an altitude of about 4,000 feet then attempted to return to the airport. The plane continued to lose altitude until it made a forced landing in a field and crashed into trees.

Mike Hutmacher

Date:  November 10, 2012     Time: 07:15
Location:  Near Bilgili, Turkey
Operator:  Military -
AC Type:  Sikorsky S-70
Reg:  10992
Aboard: 17      Fatalities: 17     Ground: 0
Route:   
Details:  The military helicopter crashed while en route due to poor weather conditions.

Date:  October 7, 2012     Time: 16:16
Location:  Antigua
Operator:  Fly Montserrat         Flight:107
AC Type:  Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander
Reg:  VP-MON     cn: 082
Aboard: 4      Fatalities: 3     Ground: 0
Route:  Antigua - Montserrat
Details:  The small airliner took off from Runway 7 at V.C. Bird International Airport, lost height immediately after becoming airborne and crashed to the ground, nose first. There was heavy rains and lightning at the time of the accident. Two passengers and the pilot were killed.

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