| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
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| Date: |
January 24, 2010 Time: 07:20 |
| Location: |
Marshad, Iran |
| Operator: |
Taban Air Flight: 6437 |
| AC Type: |
Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Reg: |
RA-85787 cn: 93A971 |
| Aboard: |
154 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Abadan - Marshad |
| Details: |
The the rear end of the passenger plane caught fire while landing. at Marshad. The tail, starboard wing and part of the Tupolev's body broke off. The plane had left Abadan and was rerouted to Isfahan because of inclement weather in Mashhad. A few hours later, the plane lifted off again for Mashhad only to skid and crash on arrival. About 46 out of 157 passengers aboard were injured, none seriously. |
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| Date: |
January 22, 2010 Time: 00:10 |
| Location: |
Off Sand Point, Alaska |
| Operator: |
Alaska Central Express |
| AC Type: |
Beechcraft 1900C-1 |
| Reg: |
N112AX cn: UC-45 |
| Aboard: |
2 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Sand Point - Anchorage |
| Details: |
The cargo plane crashed into the water shortly after taking off with a cargo of fish and mail. |
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| 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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| Date: |
November 29, 2009 Time: 16:10 |
| Location: |
Lyall Harbour, BC, Canada |
| Operator: |
Seair Seaplanes |
| AC Type: |
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver MK- 1 |
| Reg: |
C-GTMC cn: 1171 |
| Aboard: |
8 Fatalities: 6 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Lyall Harbour - Vancouver |
| Details: |
The float plane crashed off Saturna Island after taking off from Lyall Harbour. A female passenger and the pilot survived. |
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| Date: |
November 28, 2009 Time: 08:16 |
| Location: |
Shanghai, China |
| Operator: |
Avient Aviation Flight: 324 |
| AC Type: |
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F |
| Reg: |
Z-BAV cn: 48408/457 |
| Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Shanghai, China - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Details: |
The cargo plane veered off the runway, crashed and burned after the tail struck the ground as it attempted to take off. Three of 7 crew members were killed. |
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| Date: |
November 23, 2009 Time: 14:10 |
| Location: |
Near Coltano, Italy |
| Operator: |
Italian Air Force |
| AC Type: |
Lockheed KC-130J Hercules |
| Reg: |
MM62176 cn: 5497 |
| Aboard: |
5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Training |
| Details: |
The military transport crashed and burned shortly after taking off from Pisa-Gal Galilei Airport. |
Stuff.co nz |
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| Date: |
November 15, 2009 Time: 06:58 |
| Location: |
Windhoek, Namibia |
| Operator: |
Air Nave |
| AC Type: |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Reg: |
ZS-OTU cn: 208B-0513 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Windhoek, Namibia - Ngiva, Angola |
| Details: |
The cargo plane failed to gain altitude after taking off, descended to the right and crashed into the ground.Two passengers and the pilot were killed, one passenger survived. |
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| Date: |
November 14, 2009 Time: 02:00 |
| Location: |
Near Reno, Nevada |
| Operator: |
Mountain Lifeflight |
| AC Type: |
Aerospatiale AS350BA |
| Reg: |
N5793P cn: 1476 |
| Aboard: |
3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Reno, NV - Susanville, CA |
| Details: |
The medical helicopter crashed and burned about 29 miles northwest of Reno, while returning to its base in Susanville, after dropping off a patient at a Reno hospital. All three crew members aboard were killled. |
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| Date: |
November 12, 2009 Time: 13:30 |
| Location: |
Kigali, Rwanda |
| Operator: |
Rwandair (Jetlink) |
| AC Type: |
Canadair CRJ-100ER |
| Reg: |
5Y-JLD cn: 7197 |
| Aboard: |
15 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Kigali, Rwanda - Entebbe, Uganda |
| Details: |
Fifteen minutes after taking off, the pilot announced that the aircraft had a mechanical problem and was returning to the airport.
After coming to a stop, for some unexplained reason, the plane took off again at full power, made a right turn and crashed into the VIP lounge. |
Reuters |
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| Date: |
November 6, 2009 Time: 21:19 |
| Location: |
Off Mongokhto, Russia |
| Operator: |
Military - Russian Navy |
| AC Type: |
Tupolev Tu-142M3 |
| Reg: |
RF-76801 cn: 93495866/7207 |
| Aboard: |
11 Fatalities: 11 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Training |
| Details: |
Crashed 20 miles offshore in the Tartar Strait while on approach. |
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| Date: |
November 1, 2009 Time: 08:49 |
| Location: |
Mirny, Russia |
| Operator: |
Russian Ministry of Interior |
| AC Type: |
Ilyushin Il-76 |
| Reg: |
RF-76801 cn: 93495866/7207 |
| Aboard: |
11 Fatalities: 11 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Mirnyy - Irkutsk |
| Details: |
While taking off the aircraft barely rose off the ground, banked to the right and crashed 1.5 km from the airport. Seven crew as well as four members from a replacement crew were on board. |
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| Date: |
October 29, 2009 Time: 19:10 |
| Location: |
Off San Clemente Island, California |
| Operator: |
Military - United States Coast Guard |
| AC Type: |
Hercules HC-130H Hercules |
| Reg: |
1705 cn: 382-4993 |
| Aboard: |
9 Fatalities: 9 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Training |
| Details: |
A Coast Guard C-130 and a US Marine Corps Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter collided about 15 miles east of San Clemente Island. Two were killed aboard the Bell and 7 aboard the Hercules. |
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| Date: |
October 26, 2009 |
| Location: |
Muqur District, Afghanistan |
| Operator: |
Military - U.S. Army |
| AC Type: |
CH-47 Chinook |
| Reg: |
? |
| Aboard: |
10 Fatalities: 10 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
? |
| Details: |
The helicopter crashed while transporting personnel during an anti-drug raid. Seven troops and 3 civilians were killed. |
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| Date: |
October 22, 2009 Time: 10:45 |
| Location: |
Off Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles |
| Operator: |
Divi Divi Air Flight: 016 |
| AC Type: |
Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander |
| Reg: |
PJ-SUN cn: 377 |
| Aboard: |
9 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Curacao - Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles |
| Details: |
While on approach, the right engine failed and the pilot was not able to maintain altitude. The plane ditched into the ocean.Nine passengers were rescued but the pilot was not able to leave the sinking plane and died. |
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| Date: |
October 21, 2009 Time: 15:31 |
| Location: |
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Operator: |
Azzi |
| AC Type: |
Boeing 707-330C |
| Reg: |
ST-AKW cn: 20123/788 |
| Aboard: |
6 Fatalities: 6 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Sharjar, UAE- Khartoum, Sudan |
| Details: |
The cargo plane took off, banked to the right and crashed into the desert, 3km from the airport. |
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| Date: |
October 17, 2009 Time: 12:38 |
| Location: |
Manila, Philippines |
| Operator: |
Victoria Air |
| AC Type: |
Douglas DC-3C |
| Reg: |
RPC550 cn: 25737/14292 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Manila - Puerto Princesa, Philippines |
| Details: |
Shortly after take off the crew reported engine problems and requested an emergency return to the airport. The pilot was not able to make the turn and the cargo plane crashed into an abandoned warehouse and burst into flames. |
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| Date: |
October 17, 2009 Time: 12:38 |
| Location: |
Manila, Philippines |
| Operator: |
Victoria Air |
| AC Type: |
Douglas DC-3C |
| Reg: |
RPC550 cn: 25737/14292 |
| Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 4 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Manila - Puerto Princesa, Philippines |
| Details: |
Shortly after take off the crew reported engine problems and requested an emergency return to the airport. The pilot was not able to make the turn and the cargo plane crashed into an abandoned warehouse and burst into flames. |
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| Date: |
October 9, 2009 Time: c 12:00 |
| Location: |
Near Fonds-Verrettes, Haiti |
| Operator: |
Military- Uruguayan Air Force |
| AC Type: |
CASA C-212-200 |
| Reg: |
FAU-531 |
| Aboard: |
11 Fatalities: 11 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Patrol |
| Details: |
Eleven U.N. peacekeepers died when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol. Those on board were military officers from Uruguay and Jordan. |
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| Date: |
Septermber 25, 2009 Time: 23:30 |
| Location: |
Georgetown, South Carolina |
| Operator: |
Omniflight Helicopters Inc. |
| AC Type: |
Eurocopter AS350-B2 |
| Reg: |
N417AE cn: 9032 |
| Aboard: |
3 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Charleston - Conway |
| Details: |
The air ambulance crashed shortly after departure after dropping off a patient and while returning to base. The pilot, medic and nurse were all killed. |
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| Date: |
Septermber 24, 2009 Time: 08:00 |
| Location: |
Merebank, South Africa |
| Operator: |
SA Airlink |
| AC Type: |
British Aerospace Jetstream 41 |
| Reg: |
ZS-NRM cn: 41069 |
| Aboard: |
3 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Durban - Pietemaritburg, South Africa |
| Details: |
The aircraft was on a positioning flight when it suffered an engine failure on take off. The crew declared an emergency but the plane crashed onto a vacant lot, slid though a fence and broke up on the grounds of a school, 400 meters from the runway. |
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