Friday, December 30, 2022

Cessna 560 Citation V, N203HS: Incident occurred December 29, 2022 at Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR), Houston, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas

Left main gear exited the tarmac on taxi into the mud. Aircraft became disabled. No damage reported. Aircraft will remain in place until airport can safely reposition. No effect to airport operations. 


Date: 30-DEC-22
Time: 00:04:00Z
Regis#: N203HS
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 560
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew: 1 Unknown Injuries 
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: HOUSTON
State: TEXAS

Bell 407, N595RL: Fatal accident occurred December 29, 2022 in Gulf of Mexico

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: CEN23FA071

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Rotorcraft flight had arrived at West Delta 106 Platform (WD106) at 0819 (local) with four (4) passengers onboard. The four (4) passengers were dropped off and three (3) passengers boarded the rotorcraft. The rotorcraft departed WD106 enroute to Galliano, Louisiana (KGAO) and crashed back onto the helideck during takeoff, subsequently breaking apart and fell into the Gulf of Mexico. 


Date: 29-DEC-22
Time: 18:23:00Z
Regis#: N595RL
Aircraft Make: BELL
Aircraft Model: 407
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 4
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 3 Fatal 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: ROTORCRAFT LEASING COMPANY (YTRA)
Flight Number: N595RL
City: GALLIANO
State: LOUISIANA

David Scarborough, 36, from Lizana, Mississippi is confirmed to be a passenger on the helicopter that crashed off the shore of Louisiana Thursday afternoon. 
(Scarborough Family)
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David Scarborough, his wife Lacy, and their son Sawyer who they lost to a drowning in March 2022.
(Scarborough Family)
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BILOXI, Mississippi (WLOX) - Officials have called off the rescue mission for survivors of a helicopter crash about 10 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Among the four people on board was a South Mississippi man.

David Scarborough, 36, is an oil rig worker from Lizana, and the nephew of a WLOX staff member. He’s worked offshore for eight years. We’re told he had just completed a two-week shift and was on his way home to celebrate Christmas with his family, including his pregnant wife, Lacy.

This was already a bittersweet time for the family - Back in March, the couple lost their young son, Sawyer, to an accidental drowning. Lacy is now pregnant with a second little boy.

The Thursday morning crash happened around 8:40 a.m. as the helicopter was departing the oil platform. Witnesses said they saw the rotorcraft hit the helicopter pad, then tumble into the water. The Coast Guard does not believe anyone made it out of the helicopter.

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard spent hours searching for the pilot and three rig workers on board. Just before 5 p.m., they called off the search and rescue mission. Family members were told the oil rig company will start its own recovery efforts Friday at first daylight.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Jose Hernandez says Rotorcraft Leasing Company owns the helicopter. The platform is owned by a Houston-based company, Walter Oil and Gas.

Weather didn’t appear to be a factor in the crash, Hernandez said, as there were no reports of storms in the area Thursday.

Two weeks ago, the Coast Guard rescued three people after a helicopter crashed off the Louisiana coast while attempting to land on an oil rig platform. That crash occurred Dec. 15 south of Terrebonne Bay, roughly 60 miles (96.56 kilometers) west of the area the Coast Guard was searching Thursday.


Debris from helicopter crash 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana, December 29, 2022. The Coast Guard suspended its search for four occupants aboard a downed helicopter. One victim was identified by family as David Scarborough of Lizana, Mississippi.

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Cirrus SR22 G5, N416PC: Accident occurred December 14, 2022 at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Regional Airport (TJIG), San Juan, Puerto Rico

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.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Alleyne, Eric

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 
Ivan D. Ocasio Tapia; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Juan, Puerto Rico

Sky West Aviation Inc


Location: San Juan,  Puerto Rico
Accident Number: ERA23LA090
Date and Time: December 14, 2022, 10:45 Local
Registration: N416PC
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP 
Registration: N416PC
Model/Series: SR22 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: TJIG,10 ft msl
Observation Time: 11:45 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 22°C /19°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 4500 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.03 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: VFR
Departure Point: Santo Domingo, CB (MDJB)
Destination: San Juan, PR (TJIG)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 18.4567,-66.0983 (est)








Aircraft landed hard in the grass after porpoising and gear collapsed. 

Date: 14-DEC-22
Time: 14:38:00Z
Regis#: N416PC
Aircraft Make: CIRRUS
Aircraft Model: SR22
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  2 No Injuries
Pax:  1 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: SAN JUAN
State: PUERTO RICO

Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage JetPROP DLX, N5EQ: Fatal accident occurred December 14, 2022 near Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), Newfoundland and Labrador

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: GAA23WA042

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards; International Field Office - Los Angeles

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. 


Date: 14-DEC-22
Time: 12:44:00Z
Regis#: N5EQ
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA46
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal Injuries
Pax: 1 Serious Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: GOOSE BAY
State: NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Country: CANADA


A 52-year-old man from Switzerland who was aboard a single-engine plane that crashed near Happy Valley-Goose Bay on December 14, has died, confirmed the RCMP on December 16.

The man was an occupant aboard a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage JetPROP DLX with a 45-year-old woman from Switzerland. He died in hospital later that day, according to a press release issued Friday morning by the RCMP, who said the woman remains in serious condition.

The RCMP also confirmed the privately owned aircraft departed Nashua, New Hampshire, earlier in the week. According to the FlightAware website, which tracks flight paths, the plane left Nashua on Tuesday morning and was supposed to arrive in Happy Valley-Goose Bay but diverted to Sept-Îles, Quebec.

The plane then left Sept-Îles Wednesday morning and was supposed to land in Happy Valley-Goose Bay at 10 a.m. to refuel before continuing to Nuuk, Greenland.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is involved in the investigation into the crash, say police, and the Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP detachment is working with the Transportation Safety Board to determine the cause.

Embraer ERJ-145LR, N663AR: Incident occurred December 28, 2022 at Sawyer International Airport (KSAW), Marquette County, Michigan

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Grand Rapids, Michigan

Slid into a snowbank at the intersection of Taxiway "A" and "C" after landing. 

Envoy Air


Date: 29-DEC-22
Time: 02:29:00Z
Regis#: N663AR
Aircraft Make: EMBRAER
Aircraft Model: EMB-145LR
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 2 No Injuries 
Cabin Crew: 1 No Injuries 
Pax: 39 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: ENVOY AIR
Flight Number: ENY4224
City: MARQUETTE
State: MICHIGAN

Thorp T-18, N394AC: Incident occurred December 28, 2022 at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (KPSM), New Hampshire

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Maine

Experienced a right landing gear failure after landing on Runway 34, causing damage to the right wing. 


Date: 28-DEC-22
Time: 13:48:00Z
Regis#: N394AC
Aircraft Make: CRICHTON
Aircraft Model: THORP T-18
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: PORTSMOUTH
State: NEW HAMPSHIRE

North American P-51D Mustang, N3333E and Piper PA-46-M600, N282TX: Accident occurred December 27, 2022 at Houston Executive Airport (KTME), Texas

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.

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.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Lindberg, Joshua

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity:
Dan Prince; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards; Houston, Texas

Nautical Investments LLC


Location: Brookshire, Texas
Accident Number: CEN23LA072
Date and Time: December 27, 2022, Local 
Registration: N282TX (A1); N3333E (A2)
Aircraft: Piper PA46 (A1); North American P51 (A2)
Injuries: 5 None (A1); 1 None (A2)
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal (A1); Part 91: General aviation - Personal (A2)

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information (A1)

Aircraft Make: Piper 
Registration: N282TX
Model/Series: PA46 600TP 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information (A2)

Aircraft Make: North American 
Registration: N3333E
Model/Series: P51 D
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KTME, 168 ft msl 
Observation Time: 18:15 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 10°C /-2°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.33 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: 
Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information (A1)

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 4 None 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 5 None
Latitude, Longitude: 29.801769,-95.898943

Wreckage and Impact Information (A2)

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Minor
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None 
Latitude, Longitude: 29.801769,-95.898943

Ran into the aft section of N282TX as it was holding short for departure Runway 36 at Taxiway "A".

Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N3333E
Aircraft Make: NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS
Aircraft Model: P-51D
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: HOUSTON
State: TEXAS

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas

Aircraft was struck by N3333E while holding short for departure Runway 36 at Taxiway "A", causing damage to the aft section.  


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N282TX
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA600
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax:  2 No Injuries; 2 Unknown Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: HOUSTON
State: TEXAS

Cessna 182P Skylane, N8217M: Incident occurred December 28, 2022 at Logan County Airport (6L4), West Virginia

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Charleston, South Carolina

Landed Runway 24 and veered off the side, through the grass area into a ditch.  


Date: 28-DEC-22
Time: 16:30:00Z
Regis#: N8217M
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 182P
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax:  0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: LOGAN
State: WEST VIRGINIA

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

American Champion 8GCBC, N749PJ: Accident occurred December 26, 2022 at Payson Airport (KPAN), Gila County, Arizona

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.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Gutierrez, Eric

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona 

AGL Aviation and Management LLC


Location: Payson, Arizona 
Accident Number: WPR23LA075
Date and Time: December 26, 2022, 11:55 Local
Registration: N749PJ
Aircraft: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC 
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
Registration: N749PJ
Model/Series: 8GCBC 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KPAN, 5158 ft msl 
Observation Time: 11:55 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 17°C /-4°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.26 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Payson, AZ
Destination: Payson, AZ

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 34.256836,-111.33925

While landing aircraft lost control and damaged wing and fuselage. 

Date: 26-DEC-22
Time: 18:55:00Z
Regis#: N749PJ
Aircraft Make: American Champion 
Aircraft Model: 8GCBC
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries 
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: PAYSON
State: ARIZONA

Embraer Phenom 100, N717RS: Incident occurred December 27, 2022 at Indianapolis International Airport (KIND), Marion County, Indiana

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Indianapolis, Indiana

While on final approach, aircraft hit birds and damaged deice boots on tail.  

JV Advisors LLC 


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 18:02:00Z
Regis#: N717RS
Aircraft Make: EMBRAER
Aircraft Model: EMB500
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
Flight Number: FFL53
City: INDIANAPOLIS
State: INDIANA

Beech 35-C33 Debonair, N5494U: Incident occurred December 27, 2022 at Las Cruces International Airport (KLRU), Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albuquerque, New Mexico

Aircraft lost power while on approach to Las Cruces International Airport. 


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 18:21:00Z
Regis#: N5494U
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 35-C-33
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: LAS CRUCES
State: NEW MEXICO

Cessna 177RG Cardinal, N177NC: Incident occurred December 27, 2022 at Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH), Greenville, South Carolina

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Columbia, South Carolina

Aircraft landed on Runway 5 with the landing gear retracted.  


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 21:56:00Z
Regis#: N177NC
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 177RG
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  1 No Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: GREENVILLE
State: SOUTH CAROLINA

Piper PA-32RT-300, N528CW: Incident occurred December 27, 2022 near Easterwood Field Airport (KCLL), College Station, Brazos County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas

Aircraft landed in a field due to engine failure. 


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 19:55:00Z
Regis#: N528CW
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA32RT
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax:  0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: COLLEGE STATION
State: TEXAS




COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The pilot of a small aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon in a field near the Texas A&M University Health Science Center.

The Health Science Center is located along Highway 47 near Easterwood Airport in College Station.

The plane landed in a field west of the facility between Jones Road and Highway 47.

No injuries are reported.

Zachary Huff was working in the field herding cattle at the time of the landing and said the plane was quiet when it was coming down.

“I just happened to look over and see him coming. That’s the only way we saw it,” Huff said. “It never made a sound. Even when he landed.”

Huff was the first to make contact with the pilot immediately after the landing.

“We rode over there to him and he was shaking like a leaf, white as a ghost when we got to him.”

“He got out saying he was fine. He just lost power,” Huff said.

According to flight records, the Piper PA-32RT-300 departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and was scheduled to land at Easterwood Airport in College Station. The plane belongs to Borrel Rene Jean Luc from Marksville, Louisiana.




Cessna 172F Skyhawk, N8354U: Incident occurred December 27, 2022 at Lampasas Airport (KLZZ), Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Antonio, Texas

While attempting to land, the engine quit. Aircraft landed 200ft SSE of runway. 


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 00:00:00Z
Regis#: N8354U
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: LAMPASAS
State: TEXAS

Gulfstream G200 Galaxy, N606HP: Incident occurred December 27, 2022 at Jackson Hole Airport (KJAC), Teton County, Wyoming

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Denver

As aircraft attempted to exit runway, it slid off runway damaging gear doors and runway lights.  

G200-116 LLC


Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 18:04:00Z
Regis#: N606HP
Aircraft Make: IAI
Aircraft Model: GULFSTREAM 200
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  2 No Injuries
Pax:  6 No Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: JACKSON HOLE
State: WYOMING

JACKSON, Wyoming — At about 10:45 a.m. this morning, December 27, a Gulfstream G200 Galaxy slid into a snowbank shortly after landing at the Jackson Hole Airport.

The aircraft failed to execute the turn onto the southernmost taxiway exit, hitting an adjacent snowbank, Jackson Hole Airport Executive Director Jim Elwood confirmed to Buckrail.

Elwood explained that the incident caused the runway to close for about an hour due to safety concerns. Ground crews used machinery and also hand shoveled to clear snow around the aircraft. Straps were then attached to the landing gear to pull the jet out and back onto the hard surface.

Elwood confirmed that the incident caused a number of delays on top of the delays already underway due to the weather.

At the time, a number of planes were scheduled to land and at least one diverted to Salt Lake City for more fuel. “At least four aircraft were delayed,” Elwood said.

According to the Jackson Hole Airport website, 12 arriving commercial flights were late so far today and two have been canceled. For departures, another 12 flights are delayed and two have been canceled. Flights departing after 4:45 p.m. and flights arriving after 3:56 p.m. are listed as on time.

According to Elwood, there was no apparent damage to the Gulfstream G200 Galaxy and all eight occupants on board the aircraft were uninjured.

Elwood also noted that an aircraft that had landed just minutes before the G200 reported that braking was “good”, based on the amount of friction.

“We are expecting things to move back towards typical operations for this day,” Elwood said.

Beech A36 Bonanza, N3172D: Incident occurred December 28, 2022 at Pitt-Greenville Airport (KPGV), Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Greensboro, North Carolina

Landed Runway 20 with landing gear retracted.

North State Aviators LLC
Date: 28-DEC-22
Time: 19:46:00Z
Regis#: N3172D
Aircraft Make: BEECHCRAFT
Aircraft Model: A36
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 3 No Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: GREENVILLE
State: NORTH CAROLINA




GREENVILLE, North Carolina - No one was injured when a single-engine plane made an emergency landing this afternoon at the Pitt-Greenville Airport.

The airport was notified shortly after 2:00 p.m. that an aircraft was en route with malfunctioning landing gear.

The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza made a “wheels up” landing about 30 minutes later.

The aircraft was on its belly, surrounded by emergency vehicles on the airport’s main runway.

Airport Director Bill Hopper said the plane, which was coming from Sanford, had a pilot and three passengers onboard.

The plane first made a pass over the airport, according to the airport director, to confirm that the landing gear was in fact not down.

He said no one was injured and those in the aircraft had friends come to Greenville and fly them on to Raleigh.

Hopper said their main runway was closed, but that planes were still landing on PGV’s second runway. The main runway was able to reopen about two hours later.

The FAA says the aircraft is owned by North State Aviators, LLC, in Cary.

Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II FT, N600: Fatal accident occurred December 26, 2022 near Wedderburn Airstrip, Australia

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in Appin, Australia. Post crash fire consumed wreckage.


Date: 26-DEC-22
Time: 04:00:00Z
Regis#: N600
Aircraft Make: STODDARD HAMILTON
Aircraft Model: GLASAIR II
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 1 Fatal 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: APPIN
Country: Australia 

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell says the investigation has begun.



Investigators are probing how a experimental aircraft crashed killing two on board in Sydney's south-west on Monday, as one of the worst years for light plane crashes draws to a close. 

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said his crew had just arrived at the bushland crash site near Appin Road. 

The plane came down on Monday, when emergency services responding to reports of a scrub fire confirmed the two fatalities. 

Pilot Leigh Cunneen, 67, and his passenger, Steve Donoghue, 68, died in the crash.

"It's not a mass-production aircraft it was built essentially from a kit we know it came initially registered from the US," Mr. Mitchell said. 

"How many years it's been out here in Australia we are yet to determine.

"It's what we refer to as an experimental aircraft."

Initial inquiries suggest the aircraft took off from Temora in the state's Riverina region, according to NSW Police.

The foreign-registered  Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II FT collided with terrain shortly before 3pm on Monday. 

Safety investigators were sent to the scene to examine the wreckage of the single-engine aircraft, flight information and weather conditions.

The crash sparked a 5-hectare bushfire that has since been extinguished.

Mr. Mitchell said it had been a particularly tragic Christmas for a number of families after his team were called out to another fatal small plane crash. 

"This is the second fatal aircraft accident we have deployed to in as many days," he said.

"Unfortunately this year has been one of the worst years on record for light plane fatalities, we're up to 23 fatal accidents this year."

Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas said "do-it-yourself planes" are not uncommon, and are favored by sport enthusiast pilots.

"Are they as safe as a 747? No," Mr. Thomas said.

"They don't have all the electronics or landing aides or anything that a full-blown commercial aircraft has."

There have been 1,200 light-plane kits built in Australia in the last three decades.

The aircraft was severely damaged by the blaze, limiting the amount of physical evidence and electronic data for analysis.

Using a drone, the ATSB will map the site, creating a 3D picture to assist the investigators to better understand the flight profile of the aircraft just before the collision.

Investigators hope to recover any electronic equipment, such as iPhones and iPads, to help build a picture of what had occurred.

The ATSB said the available evidence would determine the size and scope of the investigation and the timeframe for completing its final report.

A report will be published after the investigation is completed, however should a critical safety issue be identified the ATSB will immediately notify relevant parties, Mr. Mitchell said. 

Transport safety investigators are expected to be at the site for at least the next few days, gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses.

Anyone who may have seen the aircraft, or has relevant footage, can contact atsb.gov.au/witness or Crime Stoppers by calling 1800 333 000 or visiting nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.




A experimental aircraft crashed in Sydney's south-west killing two people on board initially registered for the United States, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

An ATSB investigation is now underway to determine why the Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II FT crashed in thick bushland near a private airport near Appin Road at Appin in Macarthur at 3pm on Boxing Day.

Pilot Leigh Cunneen, 67, and his passenger, Steve Donoghue, 68, died in the crash.

Cunneen was an accountant and landlord from Annandale in Sydney's inner west and was well known for his love of aviation.

News of his death has rocked the neighborhood where the father of four lived his whole life.

One neighbor, David Gardner, said he saw Cunneen a few days ago.

Eclipse 550, N146HA: Incident occurred December 28, 2022 in Irwin, Bonneville County, Idaho

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City 

On landing slid 150 yards off the end of Runway 31 at Alpine Airport (46U), Alpine, Wyoming. 

Destination Sky LLC 


Date: 28-DEC-22
Time: 16:50:00Z
Regis#: N146HA
Aircraft Make: ECLIPSE AEROSPACE INC
Aircraft Model: EA500
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  2 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: IRWIN
State: IDAHO



John Corr, 71, came across an odd sight Wednesday afternoon while on his daily cross-country ski excursion: A private plane submerged in the snow.

Corr said the Eclipse 550 was on Bureau of Land Management land, where his ski trail was, after crashing through the end-of-runway gates at the Alpine Airport. The two-engine aircraft eventually landed 100 yards out onto the BLM land.

“The concern of the neighbors was if the pilot was landing into the southern wind, either coming down to land or even taking off while the wind was coming from the south and you had a mishap, the pilot would potentially crash into a couple houses or into a neighborhood,” Corr said.

The airport, 35 miles from Jackson, is located within Alpine Airpark. The Airpark is a “fly-in community” set on the banks of the Palisades Reservoir, with 71 hangar homes, 25 stand-alone hangars, 130 residents and 126 planes.

Bonneville County, Idaho, Sheriff Sergeant Bryan Lovell responded to the scene at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday morning.

“I believe it was the pilot who called us,” Lovell said. “He had already called the Fire Department, and the ambulance in Alpine were already on their way. We were told there were no injuries, and emergency personnel confirmed that.”

Lovell said that although Alpine is in Wyoming, the end of the airport’s runway crosses the border into Bonneville County, prompting his agency’s response.

According to Lovell, the two people aboard the plane, the pilot and his wife, are Florida residents.

“The pilot was flying to Alpine from Colorado but originated in Florida,” Lovell said. “As he came down to land, there were some icy spots on the runway, and it sounds like he was trying to stop as he touched down and was having difficulty. He couldn’t get it back up in the air or stopped before he ran out of runway, so he went through the snowbank at the end and out into the snow, out into the Idaho side.”

Lovell said the couple was traveling to a residence at the airport at the time and reported only minor damage to the plane.

Lynn Ferguson, the airport manager, said at 3 p.m. Thursday that crews were still working to excavate the plane from the snow. He said the airport is meticulous about maintaining safe conditions on the runway.

“We’re on that runway every day, all day long, but we had that freezing rain the day before and then it froze up that night, and you can only do so much,” Ferguson said. “That runway condition can turn literally in a matter of 30 minutes.”

The incident happened nearly 24 hours after a private G200 jet slid into a snowbank shortly after landing at the Jackson Hole Airport, closing the runway for an hour.

The submerged plane in Alpine drew some oglers, Corr said.

“I skied all around the plane, and there were snowmobilers coming out,” he said. “It was a real curiosity for the neighborhood.”

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Airbus Helicopters H130 (EC 130T2), N835GC: Accident occurred December 27, 2022 at Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU), Clark County, Nevada

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Las Vegas, Nevada 

Rotorcraft crashed while attempting to land.

Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters


Date: 28-DEC-22
Time: 00:35:00Z
Regis#: N835GC
Aircraft Make: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
Aircraft Model: EC130
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew: 1 Unknown Injuries 
Pax: 6 Unknown Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: SIGHT SEEING
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: BOULDER CITY
State: NEVADA




LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Seven people were injured after a tour helicopter crashed coming back from the Grand Canyon, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

The Boulder City Fire Department responded to a hard landing of a tour helicopter at the Boulder City Municipal Airport.

Officials said a tour helicopter was returning from a routine trip to the Grand Canyon with one pilot and six passengers on board.

For reasons unknown, the helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing.

The Boulder City Fire Department arrived and determined all seven people suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Sunrise Hospital and Siena Hospital for treatment.

Boulder City officials said the National Transportation Safety Board has been contacted and will handle the investigation to follow protocol with aircraft incidents.





Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300, N16DF: Accident occurred December 27, 2022 at Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR), Los Angeles County, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Los Angeles, California 

Upon landing, aircraft went off departure end of runway.

Skystallion LLC 


Date: 28-DEC-22
Time: 02:29:00Z
Regis#: N16DF
Aircraft Make: EMBRAER
Aircraft Model: EMB505
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries 
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: HAWTHORNE
State: CALIFORNIA
 


A private plane crashed near Hawthorne Municipal Airport on Tuesday.

According to firefighters on the scene, all occupants of the plane were able to safely evacuate after the plane crashed at around 6:40 p.m.

The Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 is reported to have skidded off the runway after landing.

No injuries have yet been reported.

Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair Super II RG, N9YA: Accident occurred December 17, 2022 in Cottonwood, Shasta County, California

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: WPR23LA074

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Sacramento, California

Aircraft landed short of the runway and went through a fence. 


Date: 17-DEC-22
Time: 19:26:00Z
Regis#: N9YA
Aircraft Make: GLASAIR
Aircraft Model: GLASAIR
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Flight Crew: 1 Minor
Pax: 0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: COTTONWOOD
State: CALIFORNIA

Beechcraft V35B Bonanza, N65Y: Accident occurred December 24, 2022 near Livermore Municipal Airport (KLVK), Alameda County, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Oakland, California

Aircraft departed and crashed off departure end of runway. 


Date: 24-DEC-22
Time: 00:55:00Z
Regis#: N65Y
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: V35
Event Type: Accident 
Highest Injury: Minor
Flight Crew: 1 Minor Injuries 
Pax: 0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: LIVERMORE
State: CALIFORNIA





An airplane crashed into property just east of the Livermore Municipal Airport, injuring the solo pilot late on Christmas Eve afternoon, according to authorities.

The incident occurred at about 4:55 p.m. Saturday, according to Jim Artman, a battalion chief with the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department.

LPFD and Alameda County Fire Department crews were dispatched to a report first describing an aircraft down at the airport in west-central Livermore, according to Artman. The information was soon clarified that the small airplane went down and came to rest at a commercial storage facility property on Rutan Drive just east of the airport.

Michael Musca, interim airport manager, said a local pilot had just taken off from the Livermore Airport when their airplane lost power suddenly. The airplane "landed abruptly" in the clear zone property owned by the airport on the other side of Highway 84 before coming to rest against a commercial building.

The first arriving fire crews confirmed that a Beechcraft V35B Bonanza with only the pilot aboard crashed and made contact with the storage building, "resulting in severe damage to the aircraft (and) requiring an extended extrication of the pilot," according to Artman.

The pilot, who has not been identified publicly, was transported by Falck Ambulance to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, according to Artman. The pilot's injuries were considered to be non-life-threatening.

The building was not damaged, according to Artman. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Cessna 150L, N5307Q: Incident occurred December 25, 2022 in Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Tampa, Florida

Aircraft made an emergency landing on a road.  

Skyway Leasing Inc 


Date: 25-DEC-22
Time: 21:20:00Z
Regis#: N5307Q
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 150
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  1 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: TAMPA
State: FLORIDA





WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida - A Cessna 150L had to make an emergency landing at the entrance to Estancia at Wiregrass and Persimmon Park Communities in Wesley Chapel on Christmas Day. There was minor damage to the plane but no one was injured. 

The plane was reported to have a mechanical failure and used Chancey Blvd as an emergency landing strip. 

According to witnesses, the plane landed directly on the roadway without any issues other than striking a small tree.

First responders are on scene attempting to remove the plane from the roadway. 

UPDATE 11:00 PM:  The plane was moved to the dead end of Chancey Road at Wiregrass Ranch Blvd awaiting a long term solution.  

Mooney M20F, N9267V: Incident occurred December 23, 2022 at Punta Gorda Airport (KPGD), Charlotte County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Tampa, Florida

Aircraft landed gear up. 


Date: 23-DEC-22
Time: 18:23:00Z
Regis#: N9267V
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20F
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: PUNTA GORDA
State: FLORIDA

Piper PA 46-350P, N9172V and Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, N1065D: Incident occurred December 26, 2022 at Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI), Gaithersburg, Maryland

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Baltimore, Maryland

Aircraft clipped wings with N1065D, while taxiing.


Date: 26-DEC-22
Time: 17:31:00Z
Regis#: N9172V
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA46
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew: 1 Unknown Injuries
Pax:  0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: GAITHERSBURG
State: MARYLAND

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Baltimore, Maryland

Aircraft clipped wings with N9172V while taxiing.  

Middlefield Farm and Garden Co 


Date: 26-DEC-22
Time: 17:31:00Z
Regis#: N1065D
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA46
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew:  1 Unknown Injuries 
Pax: 0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: GAITHERSBURG
State: MARYLAND

Cessna 150J, N51115: Incident occurred December 26, 2022 at South St. Paul Municipal Airport (KSGS), Dakota County, Minnesota

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Aircraft performing a touch-and-go and impacted a snowbank.  

Condor Aviation LLC


Date: 26-DEC-22
Time: 18:00:00Z
Regis#: N51115
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 150
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: INSTRUCTION
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 91
City: ST PAUL
State: MINNESOTA

Bellanca 7ECA Citabria, N2895Z: Accident occurred December 26, 2022 at Hampton Airfield (7B3), North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: ERA23LA095

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Maine

Aircraft landed, veered off runway and flipped over.  


Date: 26-DEC-22
Time: 17:20:00Z
Regis#: N2895Z
Aircraft Make: BELLANCA
Aircraft Model: 7ECA
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: HAMPTON
State: NEW HAMPSHIRE





NORTH HAMPTON, New Hampshire — A pilot was not injured in a crash involving a Bellanca 7ECA Citabria at Hampton Airfield on Monday, according to police.

The plane was was landing at the time of the accident, according to North Hampton Police Chief Kathryn Mone.

The town's police and fire departments responded about 12:28 p.m., when the crash was reported. No one else was on board the plane.

The crash is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation's Bureau of Aeronautics, Mone said.