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April 23,2024 Time: 0956 |
Location: |
Near Fairbanks, Alaska |
Operator: |
Alaska Air Fuel |
AC Type: |
Douglas C-54D Skymaster |
Reg.: |
N3054V cn: 10547 |
Aboard: |
2 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0 |
Route: |
Fairbanks - ? |
Details: |
The cargo plane, transporting heating fuel, crashed about seven miles southwest of Fairbanks International Airport, where it had just taken off from. The aircraft lost altitude and crashed, sliding into a steep hill on the bank of the Tatana River and catching fire. One of the wings caught fire as the crew attempted to return to the airport. |
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BDate: |
March 17, 2024 Time: 11:00 |
Location: |
Butembo, Congo |
Operator: |
Cetraca Aviation Service |
AC Type: |
Let L-410UVP |
Reg.: |
9S-GBP cn: 790303 |
Aboard: |
10 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
Route: |
Goma - Butembo |
Details: |
The passenger plane went off the runway on landing at Butembo and came to a stop with the right main gear collapsed as well as damage to the right hand horizontal stabilizer and right hand wing. A number of passengers received minor injuries, the aircraft was substantially damaged. |
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Date: |
January 23, 2024 Time: 0845 |
Location: |
Fort Smith, NWT, Canada |
Operator: |
Northwestern Air Lease Flight: - |
AC Type: |
BAe 3212 Jetstream |
Reg.: |
C-FNAA cn: 929 |
Aboard: |
7 Fatalities: 6 Ground: 0 |
Route: |
Fort Smith - Diavik Diamond Mine |
Details: |
The charter flight crashed shortlly after taking off from Fort Smith Airport. The plane failed to gain altitude and crashed near the Salve river, off the end of the departure runway. There was a post-impact fire and the aircraft was destroyed. Four passengers and two crew members were killed. |
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Date: |
January 18, 2024 Time: 1130 |
Location: |
Ceel Barde , Somalia |
Operator: |
Jetways Airlines |
AC Type: |
Fokker 50 |
Reg.: |
5YJWG cn: 20191 |
Aboard: |
4 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
Route: |
Mogadishu - Ceel Barde |
Details: |
The chartered United Nations cargo plane was carrying relief supplies when it crashed while landing at El-Barde airstrip. The aircraft ran off the runway and hit a house. The pilot of the plane was killed. |
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