KUCHING: THE relatives of one of the three victims who died in last
Friday's helicopter crash in Batang Lupar have expressed concern there
were no life jackets on board.
The talk among relatives and friends yesterday at the Petra Jaya home
of Siti Khuzaimah Annuar, 27, was: "Could she and the other two victims
have survived if they had life jackets?"
Siti Khuzaimah was a quantity surveyor with Sebiro Holdings, the
company that owned the helicopter that plunged into the river near
Kampung Triso.
The other two victims are architect Henry Loh and state Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Peter Ato Mayau.
Ato is a business associate of Sebiro Holdings owner Datuk Sng Chee Hua.
State Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) director Ling Swee Ing said he
was not in a position to say whether the helicopter was carrying life
jackets or if it was mandatory for it to have life jackets.
He said officers in DCA's flight operations section were more competent to answer those questions.
A source in the aviation industry said it was mandatory for all
aircraft in Malaysia flying over water or close to water to have enough
life jackets on board.
The sources said DCA crash investigators had started their
investigations and some questions could be answered if they recovered
the wreckage.
Sng yesterday paid his last respects and offered his condolences to the family of Siti Khuzaimah at her home.
He was then asked if the helicopter had life jackets. "I do not want to
answer any questions on life jackets (on my aircraft) as it is a
technical issue."
None of those who died had life jackets on when their bodies were recovered. They reportedly also could not swim.
The pilot, the only survivor, swam for about four hours to seek help without a life jacket.
Yesterday, a nephew of Loh, whose body was found yesterday, posted a
message on Facebook, saying he wanted to know why Sng had asked the four
to fly in such bad weather.
Loh, 42, was not an employee of Sebiro, as reported earlier, but an employee of a private firm engaged by Sebiro Holdings.
Siti Khuzaimah was buried at the Gita Muslim cemetery yesterday.
Her mother, Hashimah Fadzli, said: "My daughter was so much against flying that day."
She said Siti Khuzaimah had been "forced" to fly.
The weather over the city on Friday was poor with reduced visibility because of heavy rain.
In an SMS to her mother just before take off, Siti Khuzaimah asked her mother to pray for a safe journey.
July 22, 2012
Group seeks release of accident audio transcript: Dana Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83, 5N-RAM, Flight 9J-992 - Lagos, Nigeria
IN a bid to ensure transparency in the ongoing investigation of the Dana airline crash of June 3, 2012, the Aviation Round Table (ART), has asked the Federal Government to release the Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) audio transcription of the ill-fated aircraft.
ART is a professional body, whose aim is to pursue the advancement, growth and promote professionalism in the aviation industry. The call was made by the President of ART, Capt Dele Ore, while briefing journalists at the group’s headquarters in Lagos last week.
He wondered why the Federal Government has refused to release the transcription of the audio-tape, arguing that in other climes it would have been made public.
Still on the Dana crash, the ART boss, said that there have been several speculations as to the cause of the accident but that ART like other professional bodies have decided to distance themselves from these speculations.
On the reports allegedly credited to the Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah- Ogiewonyi in a media briefing that the plane crashed at 3.43 pm, Ore said that one of the ingredients the minister should have included in the preliminary report is the take off time of the flight from Abuja and the estimated time of arrival in Lagos.
The body called for a review of the emergency management and response time of the rescue services such as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and others to the Dana crash, as the rescue response and management was a shame to the country
According to him, “while the management of the rescue services during Sosoliso and Belview crash in 2005 was considered a disaster, the management of the rescue services during the Dana crash was a shame of the nation.”
He called on the Federal Government to make the first response team in the event of any emergency of accident should be the local government instead of the NEMA and LASEMA that are not only far away but that would not also respond on time.
According to him, “the first responder to emergency or accident cannot always be the LASEMA or NEMA that are located at the state capitals and Abuja. It makes no sense for victims of air crash at Iju-Ishaga, Abeokuta or Calabar. If they must wait, the so lucky survivors, who need first aid will have no hope of surviving.”
He said that NEMA and LASEMA should be come in as contingency plans in the event that the local emergency services are not able to handle the emergency rescue operations.
The General Secretary of ART, Mr. Sam Akerele, who read the group’s position paper, said that the Federal Government should be blamed for non-release of previous accident reports instead of the investigator, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). He added that the investigation into Belview and Sosoliso crashes had since been completed and handed over to the government and submitted to the presidency in line with the Act, which established AIB in 2006.
Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
ART is a professional body, whose aim is to pursue the advancement, growth and promote professionalism in the aviation industry. The call was made by the President of ART, Capt Dele Ore, while briefing journalists at the group’s headquarters in Lagos last week.
He wondered why the Federal Government has refused to release the transcription of the audio-tape, arguing that in other climes it would have been made public.
Still on the Dana crash, the ART boss, said that there have been several speculations as to the cause of the accident but that ART like other professional bodies have decided to distance themselves from these speculations.
On the reports allegedly credited to the Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah- Ogiewonyi in a media briefing that the plane crashed at 3.43 pm, Ore said that one of the ingredients the minister should have included in the preliminary report is the take off time of the flight from Abuja and the estimated time of arrival in Lagos.
The body called for a review of the emergency management and response time of the rescue services such as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and others to the Dana crash, as the rescue response and management was a shame to the country
According to him, “while the management of the rescue services during Sosoliso and Belview crash in 2005 was considered a disaster, the management of the rescue services during the Dana crash was a shame of the nation.”
He called on the Federal Government to make the first response team in the event of any emergency of accident should be the local government instead of the NEMA and LASEMA that are not only far away but that would not also respond on time.
According to him, “the first responder to emergency or accident cannot always be the LASEMA or NEMA that are located at the state capitals and Abuja. It makes no sense for victims of air crash at Iju-Ishaga, Abeokuta or Calabar. If they must wait, the so lucky survivors, who need first aid will have no hope of surviving.”
He said that NEMA and LASEMA should be come in as contingency plans in the event that the local emergency services are not able to handle the emergency rescue operations.
The General Secretary of ART, Mr. Sam Akerele, who read the group’s position paper, said that the Federal Government should be blamed for non-release of previous accident reports instead of the investigator, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). He added that the investigation into Belview and Sosoliso crashes had since been completed and handed over to the government and submitted to the presidency in line with the Act, which established AIB in 2006.
Source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
Two Aircraft Mishaps at University of North Dakota: Piper PA-44-180 Seminole, N580ND and Cessna 172S, N523ND
by KVRR Newsroom
July 20, 2012
A couple of mishaps involving student pilots at UND.
On Saturday, a landing gear malfunction caused a UND plane to land hard.
Then on Wednesday, a plane ran off the runway.
The planes were grounded for 24 hours.
They were back in the air today.
No injuries reported in the two incidents.
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July 20, 2012
A couple of mishaps involving student pilots at UND.
On Saturday, a landing gear malfunction caused a UND plane to land hard.
Then on Wednesday, a plane ran off the runway.
The planes were grounded for 24 hours.
They were back in the air today.
No injuries reported in the two incidents.
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http://registry.faa.gov/N580ND
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 580ND Make/Model: PA44 Description: PA-44 Seminole
Date: 07/15/2012 Time: 0420
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: GRAND FORKS State: ND Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE ON RUNWAY, GRAND FORKS, ND
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Training Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FARGO, ND (GL21) Entry date: 07/16/2012
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FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 523ND Make/Model: C172 Description: 172 Skyhawk
Date: 07/19/2012 Time: 0140
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: GRAND FORKS State: ND Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SIGN, GRAND FORKS, ND
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FARGO, ND (GL21) Entry date: 07/19/2012
Cessna 150G, N2955J: Aircraft lost power and forced to land in a field - Addison, Texas
Credit: Michael Richard / WFAA
A pilot landed safely in a Richardson farm field on Sunday after developing engine problems.
Credit: Michael Richard / WFAA
Credit: Michael Richard / WFAA
Credit: Michael Richard / WFAA
RICHARDSON — There were some tense moments Sunday for the pilot of a small plane who was having engine problems on Sunday.
He was forced to make a hard landing in a field near the intersection of Renner Road and Plano Raod in Richardson.
No one was hurt, but the plane had to be towed out of the field.
Story and photos: http://www.wfaa.com
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2955J Make/Model: C150 Description: 150, A150, Commuter, Aerobat
Date: 07/22/2012 Time: 1340
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: None
LOCATION
City: ADDISON State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD. ADDISON, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: DALLAS, TX (SW05) Entry date: 07/23/2012
Cirrus SR22, N138CK: Accident occurred July 22, 2012 in Pickens, South Carolina
NTSB Identification: ERA12LA473
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Pickens, SC
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N138CK
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On July 22, 2012, at 1705 eastern daylight time, N138CK, a Cirrus SR-22, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Pickens, South Carolina. The commercial pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (RYY), Atlanta, Georgia, and was destined for Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Greensboro, North Carolina. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he fueled the aircraft "to the tabs" and performed a preflight and run-up inspection prior to takeoff from RYY. No abnormalities were noted during the inspections. The pilot departed, and as the airplane climbed through an altitude of 800 feet, he noted the oil temperature was "in the green" (about 190 deg) and the airspeed was about 130 knots.
A few minutes later, the pilot felt a "wiggle," or a slight vibration from the engine, as the airplane continued to climb. The engine RPMs began to rise rapidly and he noted an engine oil pressure warning on the primary flight display (PFD). The pilot applied full mixture, turned the fuel pump on, and manipulated the throttle. He also assured the magnetos were in the "on" position. The pilot thought he may have had a propeller overspeed condition, so he reduced the throttle; however, the RPMs remained high. He then secured the engine and declared an emergency with Greer Approach Control, with whom he had been communicating. The air traffic controller informed the pilot that Pickens County Airport (LQK) was at his "10:00 and 4 miles," and the pilot turned toward the field and prepared for a forced landing. He noted the RPMs were not decreasing as he pitched the airplane down for the descent (the airspeed was about 110-120 knots). The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to restart the engine, and then re-secured it while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 23 at LQK. He believed he had plenty of airspeed and altitude, when he turned base at 1,200 feet, and added one notch of flaps.
As the pilot added the flaps, he felt the handling characteristics of the airplane change, and it began to feel "mushy." He then retracted the notch of flaps and the condition became worse. As the airplane descended through 1,000 feet, the pilot felt as if he had "lost control of the airplane" and decided to pull the emergency parachute. The parachute deployed and within seconds the airplane settled into the trees. The airplane remained suspended in the trees until emergency personnel arrived on-scene and rescued the occupants.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed the presence of oil on the underside of the airplane. An examination of the engine was planned for a later date after the airplane was recovered from the trees.
A red parachute was deployed when Cirrus SR-22, N138CK crashed in Pickens Co. Sunday
Cirrus SR-22, N138CK crash in woods near the Pickens County airport
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
It took emergency crews a while to get the plane and passengers down from the trees.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Pickens, SC
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N138CK
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On July 22, 2012, at 1705 eastern daylight time, N138CK, a Cirrus SR-22, was substantially damaged during a forced landing in Pickens, South Carolina. The commercial pilot and three passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Cobb County Airport-Mc Collum Field (RYY), Atlanta, Georgia, and was destined for Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Greensboro, North Carolina. The business flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, he fueled the aircraft "to the tabs" and performed a preflight and run-up inspection prior to takeoff from RYY. No abnormalities were noted during the inspections. The pilot departed, and as the airplane climbed through an altitude of 800 feet, he noted the oil temperature was "in the green" (about 190 deg) and the airspeed was about 130 knots.
A few minutes later, the pilot felt a "wiggle," or a slight vibration from the engine, as the airplane continued to climb. The engine RPMs began to rise rapidly and he noted an engine oil pressure warning on the primary flight display (PFD). The pilot applied full mixture, turned the fuel pump on, and manipulated the throttle. He also assured the magnetos were in the "on" position. The pilot thought he may have had a propeller overspeed condition, so he reduced the throttle; however, the RPMs remained high. He then secured the engine and declared an emergency with Greer Approach Control, with whom he had been communicating. The air traffic controller informed the pilot that Pickens County Airport (LQK) was at his "10:00 and 4 miles," and the pilot turned toward the field and prepared for a forced landing. He noted the RPMs were not decreasing as he pitched the airplane down for the descent (the airspeed was about 110-120 knots). The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to restart the engine, and then re-secured it while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 23 at LQK. He believed he had plenty of airspeed and altitude, when he turned base at 1,200 feet, and added one notch of flaps.
As the pilot added the flaps, he felt the handling characteristics of the airplane change, and it began to feel "mushy." He then retracted the notch of flaps and the condition became worse. As the airplane descended through 1,000 feet, the pilot felt as if he had "lost control of the airplane" and decided to pull the emergency parachute. The parachute deployed and within seconds the airplane settled into the trees. The airplane remained suspended in the trees until emergency personnel arrived on-scene and rescued the occupants.
Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed the presence of oil on the underside of the airplane. An examination of the engine was planned for a later date after the airplane was recovered from the trees.
A red parachute was deployed when Cirrus SR-22, N138CK crashed in Pickens Co. SundayCirrus SR-22, N138CK crash in woods near the Pickens County airport
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Chuck Hayne, Pickens Co. Emergency Management
Chuck Hayne, Pickens Co. Emergency Management
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Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
It took emergency crews a while to get the plane and passengers down from the trees.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
Four people were on board, two of who were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
The plane was headed from Cobb County, GA, to Greensboro, NC.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
A plane crash-landed into trees near McClanahan Road in Liberty Sunday afternoon.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
The plane reported problems by cell phone to authorities and was trying to land at the Pickens County airport when it went down.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
Courtesy Jonathan Browder
Plane crash-lands in trees in Pickens Co.
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Emergency crews were placed at two different staging areas to offer aid with the plane crash near Liberty. / PAUL BROWN
Pickens
County Emergency Management officials said the plane had four
passengers and was headed from Cobb County, GA, to Greensboro, NC.
Courtesy Pickens County Emergency Management
Emergency crews were placed at two different staging areas to offer aid with the plane crash near Liberty.
Courtesy Pickens County Emergency Management
Emergency crews were placed at two different staging areas to offer aid with the plane crash near Liberty.
PAUL BROWN
LIBERTY, SC (FOX Carolina) - A plane crash-landed into trees near McClanahan Road in Liberty Sunday afternoon, sending two people to the hospital.
Pickens County Emergency Management officials said the plane had four passengers and was headed from Cobb County, GA, to Greensboro, NC, when they reported problems by cell phone to authorities.
Officials said the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at the Pickens County Airport when the plane went down.
The plane's parachute deployed, guiding it into the trees, officials said. We're told two of the four people on board were taken to the hospital and two refused treatment.
Pictures from witnesses into FOX Carolina's newsroom indicated the flight's serial number is N138CK. According to FlightAware.com, the plane, owned by CAIR LLC out of Greensboro, had left Georgia shortly before 4:30 p.m. Logs from FlightAware also indicate the plane had made trips earlier in the day from Gulfport, MS, to Shelby County, TN, and then to Cobb County.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
Story, video and photo: http://www.foxcarolina.com
Pickens County Emergency Management officials said the plane had four passengers and was headed from Cobb County, GA, to Greensboro, NC, when they reported problems by cell phone to authorities.
Officials said the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at the Pickens County Airport when the plane went down.
The plane's parachute deployed, guiding it into the trees, officials said. We're told two of the four people on board were taken to the hospital and two refused treatment.
Pictures from witnesses into FOX Carolina's newsroom indicated the flight's serial number is N138CK. According to FlightAware.com, the plane, owned by CAIR LLC out of Greensboro, had left Georgia shortly before 4:30 p.m. Logs from FlightAware also indicate the plane had made trips earlier in the day from Gulfport, MS, to Shelby County, TN, and then to Cobb County.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.
Story, video and photo: http://www.foxcarolina.com
BRS parachute survivors speaking at Oshkosh . . .
http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/10744536/brs-to-feature-parachute-pull-survivors-at-oshkosh
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Quick thinking pilot saves plane by pulling rip chord
PICKENS, SC (WACH / AP) – Four people escaped
serious injury Sunday, when their planes engine stalled, when the pilot
deployed a parachute that brought the plane safely down into a stand of
trees.
According to Pickens County Sheriff’s
Capt. Keith Galloway said the incident happened at about 5:00 p.m.
Galloway said the plane had taken off from another state, when the
engine stalled, the pilot planned to land the plane at Pickens County’s
airport, however, the plane came down about a mile and a half away from
the landing strip. The pilot reportedly deployed the airframe parachute which, according to the Cirrus website, is standard on it’s planes.
The plane came to rest about 15 to 20 feet up in a stand of
trees. Multiple EMS agencies responded to the incident, and the
occupants were checked my medical personnel, but there were no
life-threatening injuries.
Source: http://www.midlandsconnect.com
4 OK after plane equipped with parachute goes down
LIBERTY, S.C. -- Pickens County emergency officials say four people survived a plane crash.It happened around 4:45 Sunday afternoon on Breazeale Road -- not too far from the Pickens County Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was a Cirrus SR22 and the pilot of the plane reported engine trouble.
The Pickens County Director of Emergency Management Chuck Haynes says the pilot tried to make an emergency landing at the Pickens County Airport, but didn't make it.
Haynes says the plane was equipped with a parachute and the four on board stayed with the plane and it landed safely in the trees.
Haynes says the four people were rescued from the plane.
Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and two others refused treatment.
Story, photo and video, comments: http://www2.wspa.com
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was a Cirrus SR22 and the pilot of the plane reported engine trouble.
The Pickens County Director of Emergency Management Chuck Haynes says the pilot tried to make an emergency landing at the Pickens County Airport, but didn't make it.
Haynes says the plane was equipped with a parachute and the four on board stayed with the plane and it landed safely in the trees.
Haynes says the four people were rescued from the plane.
Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and two others refused treatment.
Story, photo and video, comments: http://www2.wspa.com
Emergency crews were placed at two different staging areas to offer aid with the plane crash near Liberty. / PAUL BROWN
4 OK after plane equipped with parachute goes down
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Four occupants of a small airplane escaped
serious injury Sunday when the plane's engine stalled and the pilot
deployed a parachute that brought the craft safely into a stand of trees
in northwestern South Carolina, according to a local official.
It happened about 5 p.m. Sunday, not far from the Pickens County Airport, Sheriff's Capt. Keith Galloway said.
He said the plane had taken off from another state and was in the
Pickens County area when the engine quit and the pilot couldn't restart
it.
"They were in the vicinity of the airport when they started to
experience some engine trouble," Galloway said. The pilot was aiming for
the airport, he said, but couldn't make it.
"Fortunately he had a parachute-equipped airplane as a safety
device," Galloway said. "He deployed the parachute on the airplane and
it slowed the airplane down and it glided into a stand of trees about a
mile and a half to two miles from the runway."
Galloway said the craft came to rest about 15 to 20 feet up in a
stand of trees. Multiple emergency response agencies using ladders
helped free the occupants. Galloway said they were checked by medical
personnel, but there were no life-threatening injuries. He said the plane was a Cirrus. According to the Cirrus Aircraft
website, an airframe parachute is standard equipment on all airplanes
manufactured by the company.
The plane remained in the trees Sunday night. Galloway said local
authorities secured the scene at the request of the Federal Aviation
Administration. He said federal investigators would survey the site on
Monday.
Pickens County sits on the North Carolina line, near northeastern Georgia.
Story: http://www.reflector.com
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) - An official says four occupants of a small airplane escaped serious injury when the plane's engine stalled and the pilot deployed a parachute that brought the craft safely into a stand of trees in northwestern South Carolina.
Pickens County Sheriff's Capt. Keith Galloway said it happened about 5 p.m. Sunday.
He said the plane had taken off from another state and happened to be near Pickens County's airport when the engine quit. The pilot sought to land there, but the plane parachuted down about a mile and a half away.
Galloway said the craft came to rest about 15 to 20 feet up in a stand of trees. Multiple emergency response agencies helped free the occupants. Galloway said they were checked by medical personnel, but there were no life-threatening injuries.
Source: http://www.wbtv.com
Pickens County Sheriff's Capt. Keith Galloway said it happened about 5 p.m. Sunday.
He said the plane had taken off from another state and happened to be near Pickens County's airport when the engine quit. The pilot sought to land there, but the plane parachuted down about a mile and a half away.
Galloway said the craft came to rest about 15 to 20 feet up in a stand of trees. Multiple emergency response agencies helped free the occupants. Galloway said they were checked by medical personnel, but there were no life-threatening injuries.
Source: http://www.wbtv.com
Plane crashes in Liberty, all four on board survive
LIBERTY — A single-engine plane landed in a tree two miles from an airport runway Sunday evening, sparing four passengers of serious injury.
The plane’s engine stopped, and the pilot tried to land at the Pickens County Airport, said Capt. Keith Galloway of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office. The pilot deployed a parachute attached to the bottom of the Cirrus plane and sailed into the woods off Breazeale Road near the Pickens County Career & Technology Center. The crash happened at 5 p.m., Galloway said, and by 6 p.m. passengers had been removed. All could walk and were taken to an area hospital to be checked.
“We’ve been blessed, and I think they’re going to be OK,” Galloway said.
The pilot flew in from another state, but his name and the names of passengers were unknown Sunday night.
The parachute likely saved every life on board, Galloway said.
“He’s very fortunate to have had the parachute on the plane because if not we probably would have been facing a tragedy in the county tonight,” he said.
The crash caused a small fuel spill and was cleaned, said Chuck Haynes, director of the Pickens County Emergency Management Agency.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration in Columbia will investigate the crash Monday morning.
Liberty Fire Department, Pickens County Rescue and Pickens County Emergency Management also responded to the crash.
Source: http://www.independentmail.com
The plane’s engine stopped, and the pilot tried to land at the Pickens County Airport, said Capt. Keith Galloway of the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office. The pilot deployed a parachute attached to the bottom of the Cirrus plane and sailed into the woods off Breazeale Road near the Pickens County Career & Technology Center. The crash happened at 5 p.m., Galloway said, and by 6 p.m. passengers had been removed. All could walk and were taken to an area hospital to be checked.
“We’ve been blessed, and I think they’re going to be OK,” Galloway said.
The pilot flew in from another state, but his name and the names of passengers were unknown Sunday night.
The parachute likely saved every life on board, Galloway said.
“He’s very fortunate to have had the parachute on the plane because if not we probably would have been facing a tragedy in the county tonight,” he said.
The crash caused a small fuel spill and was cleaned, said Chuck Haynes, director of the Pickens County Emergency Management Agency.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration in Columbia will investigate the crash Monday morning.
Liberty Fire Department, Pickens County Rescue and Pickens County Emergency Management also responded to the crash.
Source: http://www.independentmail.com
News 4 has learned that a small plane crashed near the Pickens County Airport.
The crash happened in a wooded area at about 5:00 p.m. near McClanahan Road.
News 4 was told all four people on the plane survived the crash.
Rescue crews are having a difficult time getting to the crash site that was a quarter of a mile into a wooded area.
According to investigators shortly after flying over the Pickens County airport the pilot reported engine trouble, but before the pilot could return to the airport the engine quit.
That's when the pilot deployed the plane's parachute to help bring it to a slow crash landing in the wooded area.
Two of the people on board were taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Investigators said the plane was headed to Greensboro, North Carolina, but have not said where the plane was from.
Rescue crews are having a difficult time getting to the crash site that was a quarter of a mile into a wooded area.
According to investigators shortly after flying over the Pickens County airport the pilot reported engine trouble, but before the pilot could return to the airport the engine quit.
That's when the pilot deployed the plane's parachute to help bring it to a slow crash landing in the wooded area.
Two of the people on board were taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Investigators said the plane was headed to Greensboro, North Carolina, but have not said where the plane was from.
Sources:
http://www2.wspa.com
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 138CK Make/Model: SR22 Description: SR-22
Date: 07/22/2012 Time: 2105
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: PICKENS State: SC Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DEPLOYED THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE. PICKENS, SC
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 3 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Cruise Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: COLUMBIA, SC (SO13) Entry date: 07/23/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=138CK
Mooney M20J, N339PB: Accident occurred July 21, 2012 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
NTSB Identification: CEN12CA465
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Oshkosh, WI
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J, registration: N339PB
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Uninjured.
The airplane was arriving at EAA AirVenture when the accident occurred. During AirVenture, the 6,300 foot long taxiway that parallels the right side of runway 36 is designated as runway 36R and is used for takeoffs and landings as determined by the control tower. In addition, there are four colored dots placed on runway 36L and pilots are issued landing instructions in reference to the dots. The pilot reported he was cleared to land on runway 36R, abeam the “yellow dot” which was on runway 36L. The yellow dot was located 2,900 feet from the runway threshold. The pilot stated he was concentrating on touching down at the yellow dot and he forced the airplane onto the runway at too fast of an airspeed. The airplane bounced two or three times and traveled off the right side of the runway/taxiway into the grass where it contacted a taxiway light. The pilot stated the brakes were ineffective due to the speed and the grass. The airplane continued across a service road where it contacted six heavy military vehicles that were among a row of parked vehicles. Both wings and the firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot stated there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane.
http://registry.faa.gov/N339PB
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says a plane crashed Saturday afternoon while arriving at EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh.
The department says a descending plane hit some parked trucks on the airport grounds just before 4:30 p.m.
It says both the pilot and his passenger were transferred to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Oshkosh - A plane crashed while arriving Saturday at EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department.
The department said a descending plane hit some parked trucks on the airport grounds just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The pilot and his passenger were transferred to an area hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
Sources:
http://www.wbay.com
http://www.jsonline.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Oshkosh, WI
Aircraft: MOONEY M20J, registration: N339PB
Injuries: 1 Serious,1 Uninjured.
The airplane was arriving at EAA AirVenture when the accident occurred. During AirVenture, the 6,300 foot long taxiway that parallels the right side of runway 36 is designated as runway 36R and is used for takeoffs and landings as determined by the control tower. In addition, there are four colored dots placed on runway 36L and pilots are issued landing instructions in reference to the dots. The pilot reported he was cleared to land on runway 36R, abeam the “yellow dot” which was on runway 36L. The yellow dot was located 2,900 feet from the runway threshold. The pilot stated he was concentrating on touching down at the yellow dot and he forced the airplane onto the runway at too fast of an airspeed. The airplane bounced two or three times and traveled off the right side of the runway/taxiway into the grass where it contacted a taxiway light. The pilot stated the brakes were ineffective due to the speed and the grass. The airplane continued across a service road where it contacted six heavy military vehicles that were among a row of parked vehicles. Both wings and the firewall were substantially damaged. The pilot stated there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 339PB Make/Model: MO20 Description: M20J
Date: 07/21/2012 Time: 2116
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: OSHKOSH State: WI Country: US
DESCRIPTION
DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. OSHKOSH, WI
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 2 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI (GL13) Entry date: 07/23/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N339PB
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department says a plane crashed Saturday afternoon while arriving at EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh.
The department says a descending plane hit some parked trucks on the airport grounds just before 4:30 p.m.
It says both the pilot and his passenger were transferred to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Oshkosh - A plane crashed while arriving Saturday at EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, according to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department.
The department said a descending plane hit some parked trucks on the airport grounds just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The pilot and his passenger were transferred to an area hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
Sources:
http://www.wbay.com
http://www.jsonline.com
India's civil aviation industry risks safety downgrade, warns report
India faces the possibility of a downgrade of its aviation safety system by the United States if it does not take urgent steps to strengthen institutions like the civil aviation regulator to meet the challenges of a fast-growing air traffic, an aviation consultancy group has said.
"In the last two years alone domestic traffic has grown by 36 percent and international by 19 per cent. However, there has been virtually no increase in resources at the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) so under-staffing is once again a major concern. FAA could once again threaten to downgrade India to Category-II," the Sydney-based aviation consultancy, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), said in a study.
In 2009, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), concerned by what it considered to be gross under-staffing of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), had threatened to downgrade India to Category-II status.
However, swift steps on recruitment and promises for more time-bound measures led India to pass the FAA audit and retain its Category-I status that is on a par with developed nations.
The CAPA report pointed out that since 2009, there have been a number of changes in key positions in the Civil Aviation Ministry, including the DGCA, and “the momentum was lost”.
The study came soon after E K Bharat Bhushan was removed abruptly as the aviation regulator and replaced by a Joint Secretary in the Ministry, Prashant Sukul.
CAPA also observed “it is disappointing to note that the focus on safety which emerged in the aftermath of the Mangalore accident in May 2010 has evaporated”.
Terming the safety report card “dismal”, it said the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, set up to suggest steps to boost aviation safety, did not meet for a year, while incident and operational data analysis was "poor"
Despite announcements, an independent accident investigation bureau or a safety board was yet to be established, the CAPA report said.
A concerted effort to restructure the DGCA "appears to be on hold pending establishment of a new independent regulator" in the form of a Civil Aviation Authority with more financial and functional autonomy, it said.
"As a result of these issues, regulatory oversight is weak which in a growing market increases near-term safety risks and CAPA believes that such concerns could lead to India once again being faced with the possibility of a downgrade by the FAA," the report said.
CAPA also recommended that long-term institutional strengthening of the DGCA organisation should be accorded the highest priority.
Though over 130 officers were in the process of being recruited, the major task would be to train them up to the required levels of expertise, it said.
"CAPA believes the weakness of the DGCA is one of the most critical issues for India's industry in FY13. Safety is paramount and without an independent and capable regulator India will not be able to achieve the standards which it must aim for," the report said.
Sources:
http://profit.ndtv.com
http://zeenews.india.com
"In the last two years alone domestic traffic has grown by 36 percent and international by 19 per cent. However, there has been virtually no increase in resources at the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) so under-staffing is once again a major concern. FAA could once again threaten to downgrade India to Category-II," the Sydney-based aviation consultancy, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), said in a study.
In 2009, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), concerned by what it considered to be gross under-staffing of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), had threatened to downgrade India to Category-II status.
However, swift steps on recruitment and promises for more time-bound measures led India to pass the FAA audit and retain its Category-I status that is on a par with developed nations.
The CAPA report pointed out that since 2009, there have been a number of changes in key positions in the Civil Aviation Ministry, including the DGCA, and “the momentum was lost”.
The study came soon after E K Bharat Bhushan was removed abruptly as the aviation regulator and replaced by a Joint Secretary in the Ministry, Prashant Sukul.
CAPA also observed “it is disappointing to note that the focus on safety which emerged in the aftermath of the Mangalore accident in May 2010 has evaporated”.
Terming the safety report card “dismal”, it said the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, set up to suggest steps to boost aviation safety, did not meet for a year, while incident and operational data analysis was "poor"
Despite announcements, an independent accident investigation bureau or a safety board was yet to be established, the CAPA report said.
A concerted effort to restructure the DGCA "appears to be on hold pending establishment of a new independent regulator" in the form of a Civil Aviation Authority with more financial and functional autonomy, it said.
"As a result of these issues, regulatory oversight is weak which in a growing market increases near-term safety risks and CAPA believes that such concerns could lead to India once again being faced with the possibility of a downgrade by the FAA," the report said.
CAPA also recommended that long-term institutional strengthening of the DGCA organisation should be accorded the highest priority.
Though over 130 officers were in the process of being recruited, the major task would be to train them up to the required levels of expertise, it said.
"CAPA believes the weakness of the DGCA is one of the most critical issues for India's industry in FY13. Safety is paramount and without an independent and capable regulator India will not be able to achieve the standards which it must aim for," the report said.
Sources:
http://profit.ndtv.com
http://zeenews.india.com
LET 410UVP-E3: Emergency landing of aircraft
http://www.50.mchs.gov.ru/news/detail.php?news=25051
http://russianplanes.net/id79117
RF-00138 LET 410UVP-E3 s/n 871908 of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSAAF
Two persons hurt in L-410 light plane accident in Moscow region
MOSCOW, July 22 (Itar-Tass) —— Two persons were hurt in an L-410 light aircraft accident in the Moscow region on Sunday, a spokesman for the regional emergencies administration told Itar-Tass.
The accident, the third one reported during the day in central European Russia, took place at the Bolshoye Gryzlovo airfield in the Moscow region’s Serpukhov district at about 19:00 Moscow time.
According to preliminary data, the plane’s landing gear broke when it was about to land. There were two pilots onboard. Both received craniocerebral injuries and were taken to a hospital. An investigation is underway.
Earlier in the day, a light plane crash killed three people in the Ryazan region, and three people were injured in a forced landing of a light aircraft in the Lipetsk region.
http://russianplanes.net/id79117
RF-00138 LET 410UVP-E3 s/n 871908 of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSAAF
Two persons hurt in L-410 light plane accident in Moscow region
MOSCOW, July 22 (Itar-Tass) —— Two persons were hurt in an L-410 light aircraft accident in the Moscow region on Sunday, a spokesman for the regional emergencies administration told Itar-Tass.
The accident, the third one reported during the day in central European Russia, took place at the Bolshoye Gryzlovo airfield in the Moscow region’s Serpukhov district at about 19:00 Moscow time.
According to preliminary data, the plane’s landing gear broke when it was about to land. There were two pilots onboard. Both received craniocerebral injuries and were taken to a hospital. An investigation is underway.
Earlier in the day, a light plane crash killed three people in the Ryazan region, and three people were injured in a forced landing of a light aircraft in the Lipetsk region.
Yamokoski Glastar, N4970Y: Accident occurred July 22, 2012 in Chicago, Illinoios
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA470
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Chicago, IL
Aircraft: YAMOKOSKI WILLIAM GLASTAR, registration: N4970Y
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On June 22, 2012, at 1330 central daylight time, an experimental-amateur built Yamokoski Glastar was substantially damaged after it made a forced landing to a field in Chicago, Illinois. The private pilot/owner/builder sustained minor injuries. No flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Osh Kosh, Wisconsin, at an undetermined time and was destined for Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH), Benton Harbor, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91.
The pilot said that he was following the shoreline back to Michigan, when the engine began to run rough. He made a forced landing to a soft field and flipped over. Examination of photographs taken by emergency personnel revealed that the right wing strut was bent and the vertical stabilizer was crushed. The pilot reported that there was approximately 14 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the power loss.
The airplane and engine were retained for further examination.
The pilot of a small, experimental plane was injured Sunday afternoon when the plane he landed in a marshy area on the lakefront on the South Side flipped over as its nose stuck into the mud.
The unexpected landing about 1:30 p.m. at 93rd Street and the lakefront, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva.
The plane was headed from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, Michigan, when the pilot attempted to land in the marshy area, Roccasalva said.
Roccasalva described the spot where the plane landed as a "dried-up marshy area."
As the plane landed its "front nose dug into the dirt, and it flipped," Roccasalva said. The plane was upside down, an FAA spokesman said.
The pilot was taken in fair to serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Roccasalva said. He suffered "minor injuries," according to the FAA spokesman. No one else was onboard the plane at the time.
The fixed wing, single-engine plane, considered an "experimental" aircraft, was manufactured in 2002, according to the FAA. It is registered to William Yamokoski, of St. Joseph, Michigan, according to FAA records.
Following the emergency landing of a small experimental plane near Peru, Illinois last weekend, an FAA official noted that "this time of year you're going to see" more experimental aircraft across northern Illinois, because of the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual Fly-In Convention, held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 23-29.
Story and photo: http://www.myfoxchicago.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N4970Y
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo
http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/ku3znaqycm1xrm55fym22z451/W07222012120000.pdf
Previous accident report:
NTSB Identification: CHI05CA236.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division
Accident occurred Sunday, August 21, 2005 in Marcellus, MI
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/28/2006
Aircraft: Yamokoski Glastar, registration: N4970Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The experimental amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane nosed over on impact with high vegetation and terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The pilot stated, "At first sign of [decreased] power, turned in direction of nearest airport. Altitude was about [2,800 feet]. Ran fuel selector through all positions; no improvement noted. Determined nearest airport unreachable. Found empty field and directed airplane toward it. Landed short in field [with] tall corn. Aircraft slowed, nose dug in, flipped forward onto its back." An examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact anomalies.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The in-flight loss of engine power during cruise for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. A factor was the tall corn he encountered.
CHICAGO (STMW) – A pilot was injured Sunday afternoon when the plane he landed in a marshy area on the lakefront on the South Side flipped over as the plane’s nose stuck into the mud. The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. at 93rd Street and the lakefront, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva.
The plane was headed from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, Michigan, when the pilot attempted to land in the marshy area, Roccasalva said.
Roccasalva described the spot where the plane landed as a “dried-up marshy area.”
As the plane landed its “front nose dug into the dirt, and it flipped,” Roccasalva said.
The pilot was taken in fair to serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Story and photo: http://chicago.cbslocal.com
A pilot was injured Sunday afternoon when the plane he landed in a marshy area on the lakefront on the South Side flipped over as the plane’s nose stuck into the mud.
The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. at 93rd Street and the lakefront, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva.
The plane was headed from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, Michigan, when the pilot attempted to land in the marshy area, Roccasalva said.
Roccasalva described the spot where the plane landed as a “dried-up marshy area.”
As the plane landed its “front nose dug into the dirt, and it flipped,” Roccasalva said.
The pilot was taken in fair to serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Story: http://www.suntimes.com
The pilot of a small plane was able to stand and talk to emergency crews after crashing a single-engine Cessna near the lakefront on the Southeast Side, police said.
Calls started coming in about 1:37 p.m. about the crash of what's believed to be a single-engine plane near 9500 S. Crilly Drive, near a Chicago Police heliport, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.
The pilot appeared to be a man in his mid 40s or 50 who was standing outside the plane when emergency crews got there, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Joe Roccasalva.
“He was standing and talking,’’ Roccasalva said.
The victim suffered head injuries and paramedics were still examining him on the scene as of 2:05 p.m., but he is expected to be taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, Roccasalva said.
No one else was inside the aircraft, a single-engine Cessna, which was in one piece, lying upside down in a marsh.
The man had taken off from Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was headed to Benton Harbor, Michigan when the crash occurred, Roccasalva said.
An aircraft crashed on land near Calumet Park, according to U.S. Coast GuardPetty Officer Michael Cope.
“It’s not in the water,’’ Cope said of the plane.
Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Chicago, IL
Aircraft: YAMOKOSKI WILLIAM GLASTAR, registration: N4970Y
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On June 22, 2012, at 1330 central daylight time, an experimental-amateur built Yamokoski Glastar was substantially damaged after it made a forced landing to a field in Chicago, Illinois. The private pilot/owner/builder sustained minor injuries. No flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Osh Kosh, Wisconsin, at an undetermined time and was destined for Southwest Michigan Regional Airport (BEH), Benton Harbor, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91.
The pilot said that he was following the shoreline back to Michigan, when the engine began to run rough. He made a forced landing to a soft field and flipped over. Examination of photographs taken by emergency personnel revealed that the right wing strut was bent and the vertical stabilizer was crushed. The pilot reported that there was approximately 14 gallons of fuel on board at the time of the power loss.
The airplane and engine were retained for further examination.
The pilot of a plane was on his feet and able to talk to emergency crews after a lakefront crash on the city's southeast side Sunday afternoon. The kit built plane went down around 1:30 a.m. The pilot suffered head injuries and was taken to the hospital in fair condition. He was flying from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, near his home in St. Joseph, Michigan.
A plane flipped over when the pilot tried to land on a marshy area on the lakefront at 93rd Street on July 22, 2012.
(Credit: Chicago Fire Department)
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4970Y Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- GLASTAR
Date: 07/21/2012 Time: 1935
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: CHICAGO State: IL Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN A FIELD FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN. CHICAGO, IL
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: LINCOLN, NE (CE09) Entry date: 07/23/2012
The pilot of a small, experimental plane was injured Sunday afternoon when the plane he landed in a marshy area on the lakefront on the South Side flipped over as its nose stuck into the mud.
The unexpected landing about 1:30 p.m. at 93rd Street and the lakefront, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva.
The plane was headed from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, Michigan, when the pilot attempted to land in the marshy area, Roccasalva said.
Roccasalva described the spot where the plane landed as a "dried-up marshy area."
As the plane landed its "front nose dug into the dirt, and it flipped," Roccasalva said. The plane was upside down, an FAA spokesman said.
The pilot was taken in fair to serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Roccasalva said. He suffered "minor injuries," according to the FAA spokesman. No one else was onboard the plane at the time.
The fixed wing, single-engine plane, considered an "experimental" aircraft, was manufactured in 2002, according to the FAA. It is registered to William Yamokoski, of St. Joseph, Michigan, according to FAA records.
Following the emergency landing of a small experimental plane near Peru, Illinois last weekend, an FAA official noted that "this time of year you're going to see" more experimental aircraft across northern Illinois, because of the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual Fly-In Convention, held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 23-29.
Story and photo: http://www.myfoxchicago.com
http://registry.faa.gov/N4970Y
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo
http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/ku3znaqycm1xrm55fym22z451/W07222012120000.pdf
Previous accident report:
NTSB Identification: CHI05CA236.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact Records Management Division
Accident occurred Sunday, August 21, 2005 in Marcellus, MI
Probable Cause Approval Date: 06/28/2006
Aircraft: Yamokoski Glastar, registration: N4970Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The experimental amateur-built airplane sustained substantial damage when the airplane nosed over on impact with high vegetation and terrain during a forced landing following an in-flight loss of engine power. The pilot stated, "At first sign of [decreased] power, turned in direction of nearest airport. Altitude was about [2,800 feet]. Ran fuel selector through all positions; no improvement noted. Determined nearest airport unreachable. Found empty field and directed airplane toward it. Landed short in field [with] tall corn. Aircraft slowed, nose dug in, flipped forward onto its back." An examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact anomalies.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The in-flight loss of engine power during cruise for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing. A factor was the tall corn he encountered.
CHICAGO (STMW) – A pilot was injured Sunday afternoon when the plane he landed in a marshy area on the lakefront on the South Side flipped over as the plane’s nose stuck into the mud. The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. at 93rd Street and the lakefront, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva.
The plane was headed from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, Michigan, when the pilot attempted to land in the marshy area, Roccasalva said.
Roccasalva described the spot where the plane landed as a “dried-up marshy area.”
As the plane landed its “front nose dug into the dirt, and it flipped,” Roccasalva said.
The pilot was taken in fair to serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Story and photo: http://chicago.cbslocal.com
A pilot was injured Sunday afternoon when the plane he landed in a marshy area on the lakefront on the South Side flipped over as the plane’s nose stuck into the mud.
The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. at 93rd Street and the lakefront, according to Fire Media Affairs Chief Joe Roccasalva.
The plane was headed from Oshkosh, Wisconsin to Benton Harbor, Michigan, when the pilot attempted to land in the marshy area, Roccasalva said.
Roccasalva described the spot where the plane landed as a “dried-up marshy area.”
As the plane landed its “front nose dug into the dirt, and it flipped,” Roccasalva said.
The pilot was taken in fair to serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Story: http://www.suntimes.com
The pilot of a small plane was able to stand and talk to emergency crews after crashing a single-engine Cessna near the lakefront on the Southeast Side, police said.
Calls started coming in about 1:37 p.m. about the crash of what's believed to be a single-engine plane near 9500 S. Crilly Drive, near a Chicago Police heliport, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.
The pilot appeared to be a man in his mid 40s or 50 who was standing outside the plane when emergency crews got there, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Joe Roccasalva.
“He was standing and talking,’’ Roccasalva said.
The victim suffered head injuries and paramedics were still examining him on the scene as of 2:05 p.m., but he is expected to be taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, Roccasalva said.
No one else was inside the aircraft, a single-engine Cessna, which was in one piece, lying upside down in a marsh.
The man had taken off from Oshkosh, Wisconsin and was headed to Benton Harbor, Michigan when the crash occurred, Roccasalva said.
An aircraft crashed on land near Calumet Park, according to U.S. Coast GuardPetty Officer Michael Cope.
“It’s not in the water,’’ Cope said of the plane.
Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com
Remote-controlled airplane battery sparks garage fire - Petaluma, California
The battery in a remote control airplane started a fire Saturday that destroyed a Petaluma garage, fire officials said.
Neighbors to the Redwood Circle home near East Washington Street were hosing down the fire when firefighters arrived, Battalion Chief Phil Sutsos said.
The fire, reported at 6:36 p.m., started in a garage and had begun to spread into the attic of the two-story home near downtown, Sutsos said.
The neighbors knocked down visible flames with the hoses and fire crews then attacked fire and hot spots still spreading through the garage attic, Sutsos said.
Damage to the garage was extensive, estimated to be about $12,000 to the structure and $15,000 to the contents, Sutsos said.
Rancho Adobe, CAL FIRE, Wilmar, Lakeville, San Antonio and Sonoma County firefighters assisted.
Story: http://www.petaluma360.com
Neighbors to the Redwood Circle home near East Washington Street were hosing down the fire when firefighters arrived, Battalion Chief Phil Sutsos said.
The fire, reported at 6:36 p.m., started in a garage and had begun to spread into the attic of the two-story home near downtown, Sutsos said.
The neighbors knocked down visible flames with the hoses and fire crews then attacked fire and hot spots still spreading through the garage attic, Sutsos said.
Damage to the garage was extensive, estimated to be about $12,000 to the structure and $15,000 to the contents, Sutsos said.
Rancho Adobe, CAL FIRE, Wilmar, Lakeville, San Antonio and Sonoma County firefighters assisted.
Story: http://www.petaluma360.com
Sky Star Kitfox 4, N602JT: Accident occurred July 22, 2012 in Crosslake, Minnesota
NTSB Identification: CEN12LA466
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Cross Lake, MN
Aircraft: TOMAN JACK JR SKYSTAR KITFOX 4, registration: N602JT
Injuries: 1 Fatal,1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On June 22, 2012, at 1103 central daylight time, an experimental-amateur built Sky Star Kitfox 4 sustained substantial damage after it lost control and impacted the water near Cross Lake, Minnesota. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. No flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD), Brainerd, Minnesota, and an undetermined time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector performed an on-scene examination of the airplane and talked to several witnesses. According to the inspector, the airplane was observed flying about 300-500 feet above the lake and it appeared to be in a slight climb. The airplane then banked hard to the left and entered a nose dive into the water. The airplane sustained substantial damage to most of the airframe.
CROW WING COUNTY, Minn. - Authorities have identified the man who died in a Sunday morning plane crash near Brainerd.
The Crow Wing County sheriff's office says Dan Morgan Steffen, 55, died after the experimental airplane he was flying crashed into Upper Whitefish Lake Sunday morning.
Steffen was featured in a story on KARE 11 in October of 1995. The story, by veteran reporter Ken Speake and photojournalist Mark Anderson, told of a special relationship Steffen had with a Canadian goose named Daisy.
The day after the fatal plane crash, Speake returned to KARE 11 to talk to Julie Nelson about his memories of that story.
The only other passenger on the plane at the time of the crash, 61-year-old Frederick Graham Hammer Jr., suffered non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover.
Story, Photo and Video: http://www.kare11.com
The family of the man who survived a deadly plane crash is offering sympathy to the pilot's family.
Authorities have identified the pilot as 55-year-old Dan Steffen of Crosslake.
Steffen was killed when the small plane went down Sunday on Upper Whitefish Lake, about 25 miles north of Brainerd.
His passenger, 61-year-old Frederick Hammer Junior survived the crash, and is expected to recover.
http://registry.faa.gov/N602JT
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One person died and another was injured after a small airplane crashed Sunday into Upper Whitefish Lake near Crosslake.
The crash was reported to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s office at 9:52 a.m., and witnesses indicated there were two occupants in the plane.
The pilot, a 55-year-old Crosslake man, was pronounced dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s office reported. The passenger, a 61-year-old Crosslake man, was treated at the scene before being transported to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center for serious injuries. The sheriff’s office was withholding the names of the pilot and passenger as of Sunday afternoon while family members are notified.
Roland Herwig, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman in Oklahoma City, said the airplane was a Skystar Kitfox 4 fixed-wing, single-engine plane.
“It appears to be an plane you build yourself,” Herwig said.
Herwig said he had no information about the cause of the crash. The airplane was submerged about 75 feet off shore, he said.
The FAA will be investigating the crash on-site, Herwig said, and the National Transportation Safety Board also has been notified of the crash.
Crow Wing County Sergent Chad Paulson said the cause of the the crash still remains unknown but the FAA is expected to arrive on scene late Sunday where the crash will be assessed.
“Hopefully based on witness statements and a look at the wreckage they (the FAA) will be able to determine a cause,” said Paulson.
Assisting the sheriff’s office at the scene were the Crosslake, Nisswa and Breezy Point police departments; the Minnesota State Patrol; the DNR; North Memorial Ambulance Service; Ideal and Crosslake fire departments; and first responders.
One man is dead and another injured after a small plane crashed Sunday on Upper Whitefish Lake, about 25 miles north of Brainerd.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says it was called to the east end of the lake near the peninsula just before 10 a.m. Sunday.
According to the FAA the Skystar Kitfox 4 fixed-wing, single-engine plane was submerged about 75 miles offshore.
The pilot, a 55 year-old Crosslake man was pronounced dead on the scene. His passenger, a 61 year-old Crosslake man, was transported to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, the FAA and NTSB are looking into the cause of the crash.
No one else was hurt.
Upper Whitefish Lake is part of the Whitefish chain of Lakes near Crosslake. The area is heavily populated in the summer with cabin goers and vacationers.
Source: http://kstp.com
A small experimental aircraft has crashed in Upper Whitefish Lake near Brainerd, killing the pilot and injuring a passenger, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed.
The Skystar Kitfox 4 fixed-wing single-engine plane crashed the morning of Sunday, July 22, said FAA spokesman Roland Herwig in Oklahoma City.
The aircraft is submerged about 75 yards offshore, he said.
The FAA will investigate, and will report the crash to the National Transportation Safety Administration.
Herwig said he had no further details. Local authorities were releasing no information as of noon Sunday.
Information from the FAA website about the aircraft says it was amateur built in 2008
Story: http://www.twincities.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 22, 2012 in Cross Lake, MN
Aircraft: TOMAN JACK JR SKYSTAR KITFOX 4, registration: N602JT
Injuries: 1 Fatal,1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On June 22, 2012, at 1103 central daylight time, an experimental-amateur built Sky Star Kitfox 4 sustained substantial damage after it lost control and impacted the water near Cross Lake, Minnesota. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. No flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed from Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD), Brainerd, Minnesota, and an undetermined time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector performed an on-scene examination of the airplane and talked to several witnesses. According to the inspector, the airplane was observed flying about 300-500 feet above the lake and it appeared to be in a slight climb. The airplane then banked hard to the left and entered a nose dive into the water. The airplane sustained substantial damage to most of the airframe.
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Ken Speake remembers 'Daisy the Goose' owner who died in plane crash
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CROW WING COUNTY, Minn. - Authorities have identified the man who died in a Sunday morning plane crash near Brainerd.
The Crow Wing County sheriff's office says Dan Morgan Steffen, 55, died after the experimental airplane he was flying crashed into Upper Whitefish Lake Sunday morning.
Steffen was featured in a story on KARE 11 in October of 1995. The story, by veteran reporter Ken Speake and photojournalist Mark Anderson, told of a special relationship Steffen had with a Canadian goose named Daisy.
The day after the fatal plane crash, Speake returned to KARE 11 to talk to Julie Nelson about his memories of that story.
The only other passenger on the plane at the time of the crash, 61-year-old Frederick Graham Hammer Jr., suffered non-life threatening injuries and is expected to recover.
Story, Photo and Video: http://www.kare11.com
The family of the man who survived a deadly plane crash is offering sympathy to the pilot's family.
Authorities have identified the pilot as 55-year-old Dan Steffen of Crosslake.
Steffen was killed when the small plane went down Sunday on Upper Whitefish Lake, about 25 miles north of Brainerd.
His passenger, 61-year-old Frederick Hammer Junior survived the crash, and is expected to recover.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 602JT Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- KITFOX
Date: 07/22/2012 Time: 1442
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: CROSS LAKE State: MN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. CROSS LAKE, MN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 0 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Maneuver Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: MINNEAPOLIS, MN (GL15) Entry date: 07/23/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N602JT
One person died and another was injured after a small airplane crashed Sunday into Upper Whitefish Lake near Crosslake.
The crash was reported to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s office at 9:52 a.m., and witnesses indicated there were two occupants in the plane.
The pilot, a 55-year-old Crosslake man, was pronounced dead at the scene after resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s office reported. The passenger, a 61-year-old Crosslake man, was treated at the scene before being transported to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center for serious injuries. The sheriff’s office was withholding the names of the pilot and passenger as of Sunday afternoon while family members are notified.
Roland Herwig, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman in Oklahoma City, said the airplane was a Skystar Kitfox 4 fixed-wing, single-engine plane.
“It appears to be an plane you build yourself,” Herwig said.
Herwig said he had no information about the cause of the crash. The airplane was submerged about 75 feet off shore, he said.
The FAA will be investigating the crash on-site, Herwig said, and the National Transportation Safety Board also has been notified of the crash.
Crow Wing County Sergent Chad Paulson said the cause of the the crash still remains unknown but the FAA is expected to arrive on scene late Sunday where the crash will be assessed.
“Hopefully based on witness statements and a look at the wreckage they (the FAA) will be able to determine a cause,” said Paulson.
Assisting the sheriff’s office at the scene were the Crosslake, Nisswa and Breezy Point police departments; the Minnesota State Patrol; the DNR; North Memorial Ambulance Service; Ideal and Crosslake fire departments; and first responders.
One man is dead and another injured after a small plane crashed Sunday on Upper Whitefish Lake, about 25 miles north of Brainerd.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says it was called to the east end of the lake near the peninsula just before 10 a.m. Sunday.
According to the FAA the Skystar Kitfox 4 fixed-wing, single-engine plane was submerged about 75 miles offshore.
The pilot, a 55 year-old Crosslake man was pronounced dead on the scene. His passenger, a 61 year-old Crosslake man, was transported to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, the FAA and NTSB are looking into the cause of the crash.
No one else was hurt.
Upper Whitefish Lake is part of the Whitefish chain of Lakes near Crosslake. The area is heavily populated in the summer with cabin goers and vacationers.
Source: http://kstp.com
A small experimental aircraft has crashed in Upper Whitefish Lake near Brainerd, killing the pilot and injuring a passenger, the Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed.
The Skystar Kitfox 4 fixed-wing single-engine plane crashed the morning of Sunday, July 22, said FAA spokesman Roland Herwig in Oklahoma City.
The aircraft is submerged about 75 yards offshore, he said.
The FAA will investigate, and will report the crash to the National Transportation Safety Administration.
Herwig said he had no further details. Local authorities were releasing no information as of noon Sunday.
Information from the FAA website about the aircraft says it was amateur built in 2008
Story: http://www.twincities.com
Ilyushin Il-103: Child among three killed in Russian plane crash
Plane Crash Kills Child, 2 Others Outside Ryazan
Three people, including a child, were killed in a plane crash in Ryazan region in central Russia on Sunday, emergency services reported.
The crashed aircraft was a single-engine Il-103 plane, capable of carrying four people, an emergency service spokesman said.
Rescuers found three bodies in the wreckage, including two adult men and a boy, the spokesman said, without providing their names. No people on the ground were injured in the crash.
It remained unclear what caused the crash, which ended an unsanctioned flight, according to the emergency services.
The incident was the third of its kind in Russia on Sunday. A small plane capsized during landing in Lipetsk region, sending three people in a hospital, and two people had to seek medical help after the chassis of their L-410 aircraft broke during landing in the Moscow region.
Story: http://en.rian.ru
Three people, including a child, were killed in a plane crash in Ryazan region in central Russia on Sunday, emergency services reported.
The crashed aircraft was a single-engine Il-103 plane, capable of carrying four people, an emergency service spokesman said.
Rescuers found three bodies in the wreckage, including two adult men and a boy, the spokesman said, without providing their names. No people on the ground were injured in the crash.
It remained unclear what caused the crash, which ended an unsanctioned flight, according to the emergency services.
The incident was the third of its kind in Russia on Sunday. A small plane capsized during landing in Lipetsk region, sending three people in a hospital, and two people had to seek medical help after the chassis of their L-410 aircraft broke during landing in the Moscow region.
Story: http://en.rian.ru
Pilot hits out at plane noise
Aircraft noise in the Hills is such a problem that even a pilot is complaining about it.
Dean May, a pilot of more than 20 years, has spoken out against the noise emitted from aircraft taking off from Perth Airport.
Mr May and his family moved to Kalamunda about a year ago after spending four years in Hong Kong and he is shocked by the amount of aircraft noise that wakes them up early in the morning.
“Peak hour for aircraft noise is from 5.30am-7.30am and then after 2.30pm, but many residents wouldn’t be home during these hours,” he said.
“I am a shift worker so I am often home during these times and so I notice it.”
Mr May, who said he recognized there was a degree of irony in a pilot complaining about aircraft noise, claimed the south-west runway at the airport was being favored, which meant Hills resident copped much of the noise.
“Most of the flights are fly-in, fly-out planes or flying doctors and air ambulances,” he said.
He had raised the issue with Airservices Australia and had not received a satisfactory explanation why the north runway was not used more to share the noise around.
An Airservices Australia spokesman said it had made substantial changes to improve community engagement in managing aircraft noises.
Story: http://www.inmycommunity.com.au
Dean May, a pilot of more than 20 years, has spoken out against the noise emitted from aircraft taking off from Perth Airport.
Mr May and his family moved to Kalamunda about a year ago after spending four years in Hong Kong and he is shocked by the amount of aircraft noise that wakes them up early in the morning.
“Peak hour for aircraft noise is from 5.30am-7.30am and then after 2.30pm, but many residents wouldn’t be home during these hours,” he said.
“I am a shift worker so I am often home during these times and so I notice it.”
Mr May, who said he recognized there was a degree of irony in a pilot complaining about aircraft noise, claimed the south-west runway at the airport was being favored, which meant Hills resident copped much of the noise.
“Most of the flights are fly-in, fly-out planes or flying doctors and air ambulances,” he said.
He had raised the issue with Airservices Australia and had not received a satisfactory explanation why the north runway was not used more to share the noise around.
An Airservices Australia spokesman said it had made substantial changes to improve community engagement in managing aircraft noises.
Story: http://www.inmycommunity.com.au
Military helicopter crashes in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A military helicopter crashed on Sunday in southeast Turkey where troops are fighting Kurdish rebels, killing three soldiers on board, an official said. Four other soldiers were injured.
The helicopter crashed in Hakkari province, near the border with Iraq, Gov. Orhan Alimoglu told the state-run Anadolu agency.
Alimoglu blamed the crash on an unspecified technical fault, but Firat News, an agency that is close to the rebels, claimed the helicopter was downed by rebel fire.
State-run TRT television said the helicopter was on a troop rotating mission and crashed shortly after taking off from a military outpost in Hakkari.
It was not known if the helicopter was carrying more soldiers than the seven casualties, or what type of aircraft it was.
Kurdish rebels have used northern Iraq as a springboard for attacks on Turkish targets in their decades-long fight for autonomy in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast. The conflict has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people since 1984.
http://www.boston.com
The helicopter crashed in Hakkari province, near the border with Iraq, Gov. Orhan Alimoglu told the state-run Anadolu agency.
Alimoglu blamed the crash on an unspecified technical fault, but Firat News, an agency that is close to the rebels, claimed the helicopter was downed by rebel fire.
State-run TRT television said the helicopter was on a troop rotating mission and crashed shortly after taking off from a military outpost in Hakkari.
It was not known if the helicopter was carrying more soldiers than the seven casualties, or what type of aircraft it was.
Kurdish rebels have used northern Iraq as a springboard for attacks on Turkish targets in their decades-long fight for autonomy in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast. The conflict has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people since 1984.
http://www.boston.com
General Dynamics F-16C: United States fighter pilot rescued after crash off Hokkaido, Japan
TOKYO -- The pilot of a U.S. fighter jet that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday has been rescued, Japan's Coast Guard said, six hours after the aircraft went down.
The pilot, whose name was not disclosed, was placed safely on a U.S. container ship in the region around 6 p.m. (0900 GMT), according to the coast guard, one of several agencies that sent vessels to assist in the rescue.
The F-16 Fighter Falcon went down some 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, according to an earlier statement by the U.S. Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force said it was still preparing a statement containing details about the pilot's rescue. It had said earlier that the pilot took off from Misawa Air Base in Aomori at about 11:30 headed for North America.
It said the cause of the crash was under investigation.
The crash coincides with heated debate over plans to deploy a U.S. military hybrid helicopter-plane with a troubled safety record in Japan from October, part of an effort to upgrade Japan's ageing fleet.
The MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is expected to arrive at the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station on Monday. Some residents are opposed to the aircraft following crashes in Morocco and Florida in recent months.
Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada was quoted by Kyodo news agency as saying that the F-16 crash should not influence discussion about deploying the Osprey: “They are completely different matters,” Okada said.
Story: http://www.chinapost.com.tw
The pilot, whose name was not disclosed, was placed safely on a U.S. container ship in the region around 6 p.m. (0900 GMT), according to the coast guard, one of several agencies that sent vessels to assist in the rescue.
The F-16 Fighter Falcon went down some 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, according to an earlier statement by the U.S. Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force said it was still preparing a statement containing details about the pilot's rescue. It had said earlier that the pilot took off from Misawa Air Base in Aomori at about 11:30 headed for North America.
It said the cause of the crash was under investigation.
The crash coincides with heated debate over plans to deploy a U.S. military hybrid helicopter-plane with a troubled safety record in Japan from October, part of an effort to upgrade Japan's ageing fleet.
The MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is expected to arrive at the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station on Monday. Some residents are opposed to the aircraft following crashes in Morocco and Florida in recent months.
Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada was quoted by Kyodo news agency as saying that the F-16 crash should not influence discussion about deploying the Osprey: “They are completely different matters,” Okada said.
Story: http://www.chinapost.com.tw
BRENHOLT LARRY R RV-4, N25UA: Accident occurred July 20, 2012 in Ceadertown, Georgia
NTSB Identification: ERA12FA467
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 20, 2012 in Ceadertown, GA
Aircraft: BRENHOLT LARRY R RV-4, registration: N25UA
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On July 20, 2012, at 0835 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built RV-4 airplane, N25UA, collided with a road while maneuvering in the vicinity of Cedartown, Georgia. The airplane was registered to a private owner and was operated by a private individual as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A post crash fire ensued and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from Hilliard Airpark (01J), Hilliard, Florida about 0700.
A man and his wife turned onto a road and observed heavy black smoke. They continued down the road and observed the accident airplane on fire in the road. The male occupant attempted to assist the pilot but was unable to do so due to the fire. His wife notified the 911 emergency operators at 0846 and reported the accident.
Witnesses who lived in the vicinity of the crash site reported hearing the airplane circling overhead between 0815 and 0830. One witness stated the engine was sputtering like it was "starving for fuel." They could not see the airplane due to low clouds and fog.
The deceased pilot’s wife stated her husband departed 01J en-route to Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC), McMinnville, Tennessee, and then, Wisconsin.
http://registry.faa.gov/N25UA
(Courtesy of the Polk County Police Department)
Ronald J. Murphy of Nassau County was on his way to Wisconsin for an air show early Friday morning.
He set off in his RV-4, a tiny two-seater plane, with plans to make it to the Oshkosh air show by 6 p.m. But something went wrong.
Murphy died when his plane crashed in Northwest Georgia. He was 67.
Murphy’s son Jason Murphy said Saturday that the family still doesn’t know if the weather turned bad, or if something mechanically went wrong with the plane.
The crash site was in a rural area near the Alabama state line and about 70 miles northwest of Atlanta.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen confirmed with The Associated Press that Murphy was the only person aboard the plane.
Jason Murphy said his father was a retired electrician who loved flying and was excited to be going for the first time to the air show.
Story and comments: http://jacksonville.com
Watch Video: http://www.wsbtv.com
SLIDESHOW: POLK CO. PLANE CRASH
The FAA identified the plane as a Vans RV4, an experimental aircraft. The FAA said many of the planes are in use and they are recognized as stable aircraft.
Police and federal officials have determined who owned the small home-built plane when it crashed this morning on Treat Mountain Road, but they are waiting on dental records to confirm the pilot’s identity.
The plane was registered to Ronald Murphy of Callahan, Fla., according to the FAA website.
However, officials have not verified Murphy was the pilot killed in the crash.
Polk County Deputy Coroner Tony Brazier said the body is being sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Atlanta to complete the autopsy and confirm dental records.
He said the pilot suffered massive thermal injuries.
“We feel fairly certain the pilot was killed on impact,” Brazier said.
Brazier said the cause of the crash remains undetermined.
“At this point in time, we don’t have enough pertinent medical history on the pilot, enough personal history, to determine if it was bad weather, which was going on at the time, a mechanical failure, or a medical event,” Brazier said.
Officials know the plane came out of Hilliard, Fla., northwest of Jacksonville.
The Cedartown Standard received a call this afternoon from Sharon Murphy of Callahan, Fla., who stated the pilot may have been her husband.
Police officials confirmed her husband was possibly the pilot and have spoken with her. However, no official names are being released.
Mrs. Murphy stated her husband, 68, left this morning for Wisconsin where a huge fly-in was planned for next week. He is an experienced pilot and would never have flown in bad weather, she said.
She said her husband’s plane was based out of Hilliard, Fla., and she was expecting a call from him at every stop he made along the route. Yet, she had not heard from him Friday morning.
The crash of the Vans RV4 plane occurred at 8:46 a.m., according to the FAA. Officials put the crash site on Treat Mountain Road near Fire Tower Road and Highway 278 West, which is near the Alabama-Georgia border. The area remains blocked off to the public while the federal and local authorities conduct an investigation.
The plane, introduced by Van’s Aircraft in 1980, is a two-seat home-built plane sold in kit form.
The plane has been taken to the National Transportation Safety Board’s facility in Griffin to complete the investigation, according to officials.
The Federal Aviation Administration is also assisting in the investigation. The Polk County Police Department is handling the investigation locally.
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said witnesses said the plane clipped some trees and dropped from the sky.
“It looked like the left wing hit first and the plane spun itself on the ground,” he said.
Brazier said Haralson County 911 was called first, and officials there called in Polk County as well because of the location.
However, Brazier said it was actually the Georgia Department of Forestry who were first at the crash site.
“The Georgia Forestry unit just happened to be down the road from it. They thought it was a car fire and went to assist,” he said.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, July 20, 2012 in Ceadertown, GA
Aircraft: BRENHOLT LARRY R RV-4, registration: N25UA
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On July 20, 2012, at 0835 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built RV-4 airplane, N25UA, collided with a road while maneuvering in the vicinity of Cedartown, Georgia. The airplane was registered to a private owner and was operated by a private individual as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A post crash fire ensued and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from Hilliard Airpark (01J), Hilliard, Florida about 0700.
A man and his wife turned onto a road and observed heavy black smoke. They continued down the road and observed the accident airplane on fire in the road. The male occupant attempted to assist the pilot but was unable to do so due to the fire. His wife notified the 911 emergency operators at 0846 and reported the accident.
Witnesses who lived in the vicinity of the crash site reported hearing the airplane circling overhead between 0815 and 0830. One witness stated the engine was sputtering like it was "starving for fuel." They could not see the airplane due to low clouds and fog.
The deceased pilot’s wife stated her husband departed 01J en-route to Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC), McMinnville, Tennessee, and then, Wisconsin.
FAA IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 25UA Make/Model: EXP Description: EXP- RV 4
Date: 07/20/2012 Time: 1245
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: ROME State: GA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. ROME, GA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 0 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: COLLEGE PARK, GA (SO11) Entry date: 07/23/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N25UA
These images taken July 20, 2012 show the plane crash near Treat Mountain in Polk County.
(Courtesy of the Polk County Police Department)
(Courtesy of the Polk County Police Department)
(Courtesy of the Polk County Police Department)
(Courtesy of the Polk County Police Department)
(Courtesy of the Polk County Police Department)
Ronald J. Murphy of Nassau County was on his way to Wisconsin for an air show early Friday morning.
He set off in his RV-4, a tiny two-seater plane, with plans to make it to the Oshkosh air show by 6 p.m. But something went wrong.
Murphy died when his plane crashed in Northwest Georgia. He was 67.
Murphy’s son Jason Murphy said Saturday that the family still doesn’t know if the weather turned bad, or if something mechanically went wrong with the plane.
The crash site was in a rural area near the Alabama state line and about 70 miles northwest of Atlanta.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen confirmed with The Associated Press that Murphy was the only person aboard the plane.
Jason Murphy said his father was a retired electrician who loved flying and was excited to be going for the first time to the air show.
Story and comments: http://jacksonville.com
Watch Video: http://www.wsbtv.com
SLIDESHOW: POLK CO. PLANE CRASH
The FAA identified the plane as a Vans RV4, an experimental aircraft. The FAA said many of the planes are in use and they are recognized as stable aircraft.
Police and federal officials have determined who owned the small home-built plane when it crashed this morning on Treat Mountain Road, but they are waiting on dental records to confirm the pilot’s identity.
The plane was registered to Ronald Murphy of Callahan, Fla., according to the FAA website.
However, officials have not verified Murphy was the pilot killed in the crash.
Polk County Deputy Coroner Tony Brazier said the body is being sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab in Atlanta to complete the autopsy and confirm dental records.
He said the pilot suffered massive thermal injuries.
“We feel fairly certain the pilot was killed on impact,” Brazier said.
Brazier said the cause of the crash remains undetermined.
“At this point in time, we don’t have enough pertinent medical history on the pilot, enough personal history, to determine if it was bad weather, which was going on at the time, a mechanical failure, or a medical event,” Brazier said.
Officials know the plane came out of Hilliard, Fla., northwest of Jacksonville.
The Cedartown Standard received a call this afternoon from Sharon Murphy of Callahan, Fla., who stated the pilot may have been her husband.
Police officials confirmed her husband was possibly the pilot and have spoken with her. However, no official names are being released.
Mrs. Murphy stated her husband, 68, left this morning for Wisconsin where a huge fly-in was planned for next week. He is an experienced pilot and would never have flown in bad weather, she said.
She said her husband’s plane was based out of Hilliard, Fla., and she was expecting a call from him at every stop he made along the route. Yet, she had not heard from him Friday morning.
The crash of the Vans RV4 plane occurred at 8:46 a.m., according to the FAA. Officials put the crash site on Treat Mountain Road near Fire Tower Road and Highway 278 West, which is near the Alabama-Georgia border. The area remains blocked off to the public while the federal and local authorities conduct an investigation.
The plane, introduced by Van’s Aircraft in 1980, is a two-seat home-built plane sold in kit form.
The plane has been taken to the National Transportation Safety Board’s facility in Griffin to complete the investigation, according to officials.
The Federal Aviation Administration is also assisting in the investigation. The Polk County Police Department is handling the investigation locally.
Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd said witnesses said the plane clipped some trees and dropped from the sky.
“It looked like the left wing hit first and the plane spun itself on the ground,” he said.
Brazier said Haralson County 911 was called first, and officials there called in Polk County as well because of the location.
However, Brazier said it was actually the Georgia Department of Forestry who were first at the crash site.
“The Georgia Forestry unit just happened to be down the road from it. They thought it was a car fire and went to assist,” he said.
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