| Date |
Aircraft Type |
Narrative |
Casualties |
Remarks |
| Airline and Corporate |
23 September
Bournemouth Intl UK |
737-300 of ThomsonFly |
UKAAIB is investigating an unstabilized approach i.e. a near-stall and go-round at 1200ft (flap 30, no autothrottle engaged, 45º Nose-up pitch, <90kts IAS) |
Nil |
The flap was retracted early in the go-round, precipitating the stall pitch-up (Go-round followed a large unwarranted power reduction) |
29 September 1148L
Airways above France |
747-400 of BA
A340 of Aerolineas Argentinas |
TCAS generated an RA (Resolution Alert) causing the 747 pilot to avoid the A340. The high altitude conflict is being investigated by French ATC |
Nil/292 +18 |
A340 was ex Rome for Buenos Aires. 747 was ex Heathrow for Johannesburg |
10 October 1618Z
Montréal/Trudeau |
De Havilland Dash 8 of Air Canada Jazz Flight ZA8962 |
Approximately 125 nautical miles to the west of Mount Pretty at 1520Z, the crew requested a descent to 10,000 feet because of pressurization failure. |
Nil |
Out of Mount Pretty (CYYY) bound for Montréal/Trudeau (CYUL). High-pressure bleed-valve in engine # 1 replaced. |
17 October 1010L
Goodland Kansas |
Learjet 35A
Reg: N31MC of Jagee Ventures Inc |
Impacted terrain on approach to runway 30 (5499ft x 100ft) at Renner Field after becoming visual at about 250ft AGL. Came to rest on runway with L outboard wing separated three feet in from the wing-tip tank. |
2 uninjured |
Pilot claimed an uncontrolled L/R rolling motion as he lined up on centerline caused him to hit left wing low. Arriving from Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
22 October 1926Z
Moncton International, New Brunswick |
CL600 2B19 (RJ100)
Flight JZA8999 |
Flight crew reported a flap problem at 19:01Z, initially intended to continue to destination at 15,000 feet, but elected to return to Moncton. |
Nil |
Moncton to Montreal flight. Declared an emergency at 19:26Z due to the inability to raise or lower flaps and the possibility of brake failure/overheat on landing. |
22 October day
Heathrow UK |
A320 of BMI
|
Radome crushed and crumpled by a nasty bird strike. Happened just after passing Epsom NDB on a Dover 5F SID headed for Beirut. Three bangs heard and felt followed by vibration. |
Nil |
See www.tinyurl.com/2tx2nd and
www.tinyurl.com/2k8y6x for imagery.
Not a flock of Canada Geese, actually identified as a migrating song thrush (hit at 6000ft at 250kts indicated airspeed). |
24 October 1250Z
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
CL600 2B19 (RJ100)
Flight JZA8894 |
JZA8894 on a flight from Boston (KBOS) to Halifax (CYHZ). When the flaps were selected down during the approach to Halifax, they traveled to the 30 degree position, stopped and a flap caution message appeared. |
Nil |
The crew continued with the approach and the aircraft landed without incident. The right brake position sensor unit was found to be at fault. |
29 October 0220Z
Sacramento California |
A319 of United Airlines
Reg: N837UA |
Flight UAL 375 struck the jetway with its #1 engine while approaching its gate. |
Nil |
Minor cowling damage |
29 October ~1400L
Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, California |
Hawker 800XP of CT Leasing Corp
Registration: N800CC |
Caught fire after a third aborted takeoff from John Wayne Airport. Takeoff was twice aborted due to an engine warning light. All three attempts were made within the space of 20 minutes. |
2 crew + 6 passengers were uninjured |
Headed Denver Colorado. Not unexpectedly, the brakes caught fire and the aircraft burnt after left main gear tire overheated and blew on the 3rd takeoff attempt, severing a hydraulic line. |
30 October ~1420L
Austin Straubel Airport Green Bay |
KingAir 200 |
Made a precautionary emergency landing at Austin Straubel International Airport after the cockpit filled with smoke. |
Nil/2 crew |
The two pilots were heading to Green Bay when the plane experienced an electrical problem at about 2:20 p.m. |
30 October 1800Z
Yellowknife Canada |
DC4 of Buffalo Airways Ltd.
Flight BFL5829 |
Douglas C54/DC4 had departed from Yellowknife, and was about 15 miles NW when the number 2 engine (Pratt & Whitney-USA R2000-7M2) began to run rough and backfire. After securing the engine, the crew requested a return to Yellowknife and landed without incident. |
Nil |
Maintenance found that the number 3 cylinder had cracked around the spark plug hole; replaced the cylinder assembly and released the aircraft back to service. |
31 October 2350Z
Michigan City Indiana |
Beech 95 Travelair
Reg: N919Y |
Aircraft landed gear-up inadvertently |
Nil/1 |
Minor damage |
31 October 2332Z
Moncton International, New Brunswick |
CL600-2B19 (RJ200) of Air Canada Jazz |
JZA8941 rejected takeoff at 50 knots due to an improper spoiler setting (not set for takeoff). |
Nil |
The crew reset the system and the following takeoff was normal |
1 November 1555Z
Ottawa Canada |
Dassault Falcon 10 of NovaJet |
After takeoff from Montreal en route to Winnipeg gear would not retract; aircraft proceeded to Ottawa to burn fuel down to landing weight. The nose steering cable was improperly reconnected by the FBO in Montreal. |
Nil |
Line service agent attempted to reconnect the cable but did not lock the cannon plug in place by moving it over center, and as such it was not evident to the crew. As a long term corrective action plan, company has lock wired this cannon plug so it can not be tampered with. |
1 November 0334Z
Vancouver Intl |
EMB145XR of Continental Express |
Flight BTA7666 reported hitting two geese when on 2 NM final for Runway 08L. |
Nil |
Los Angeles to Vancouver. One goose was ingested into the starboard engine causing considerable damage |
1 November 1336Z
Quebec Canada |
DHC8-102 of Jazz Air
Flight JZA8706 |
Flight 8706 was cleared to land runway 24 while Air Canada Jazz flight 8915, an RJ100, was cleared to take off runway 24. |
Nil |
The operational irregularity occurred when Flight 8706 crossed the runway threshold while JZA 8915 was still on its take off roll, some 0.5 NM ahead. |
1 November 1852Z
La Grande-3 Quebec Canada |
DHC8-402 of Hydro-Quebec Flight HYD171 |
Declared an emergency after a left engine failure and diverted La Grande-3, landing there at 1931Z |
Nil |
Bound for Bagotville. Inspection of the engine revealed that the first stage of the compressor was destroyed. |
1 November
Malang International Indonesia |
737-230 ADV of Mandala
Reg: PK-RIL
Flight RI260 |
On landing runway 35 the aircraft suffered a nose gear collapse resulting in substantial damage to the forward lower fuselage. Injuries occurred during evacuation. (Jakarta CGK to Malang) |
5 passengers injured/97 onboard |
The 737 was on a VOR approach to runway 35 when the pilots reported an unlocked nose gear. The next day Mandala grounded all 737-200 operations due to “safety concerns.” |
1 November 1515L
Buenos Aires Argentina |
A320 of TAM
Flight PZ705 |
During line-up for runway 35 an undercarriage leg veered off the paved surface but the pilots managed to move it back onto the runway |
Nil |
Buenos Aires to Asuncion. Unknown damage occurred. |
2 November 1210L
JFK Airport, New York |
767 of Maxjet
Flight 0100 |
Re-landed and taxied back into Terminal 4 following a compressor stall in its RH engine after takeoff |
Nil |
Stansted UK bound |
2 November 0648L
Wichita Kansas |
DC-8-70 of UPS
Flight: UPS918 |
Declared an emergency at 0627L and diverted into Wichita due to a fire in the lavatory |
Nil/2 |
Unknown damage |
2 November 1046Z
Savannah Georgia |
EMB145
Flight: BTA3035 |
While taxiing out for departure, the aircraft hit a deer |
Nil/2 |
Expressjet Airlines. Unknown damage |
2 November day
Tullamarine Victoria, Australia |
A330 of QANTAS |
The A/C settled, after being loaded with passengers and freight, onto the mobile stairs. The mobile stair operating person made an incorrect input (raising the stairs instead of lowering them) resulting in part of the door hinge arm ending up in the galley. |
Nil |
Aircraft remains in a Melbourne Airport hangar awaiting an L1 door and door surround repair. |
2 November ~1440L
Capetown, South Africa |
A340-600 of South African Airways
Flight: SA333 |
Whilst making a tight turn to the right onto runway 16 after landing on 01 at D.F.Malan Airport, the nose gear ran off the runway, coming to rest in soft ground. |
Nil |
The airport was forced to close for all traffic for more than 2 hours. Substantial damage. Images: www.tinyurl.com/ypsrqe & www.33ma6d & 24zhsk & 2w2v8e & 3xbtdy |
3 November evening
Narita Japan |
767-300ER of SkyMark |
A food trolley, weighing in at 44 kilograms, caused a shin fracture on one 44-year-old male passenger, while bruising another male passenger’s left shoulder when it crashed into the passengers’ seats. |
1 serious injury + 1 minor injury |
Regulations say trollies must be securely fastened or stowed for landing, but the cabin crew aboard were quoted saying they "did not remember" whether or not proper precautions for securing the trolley had been followed or not. |
3 November 2040Z
Key Lake (CYKJ) Province: Saskatchewan |
DHC 6 100 of Transwest Air |
Flt TW106, a De Havilland DHC-6-100 was operating in the vicinity of Key Lake, SK, when the left engine (PT6A-27) began to surge. The crew completed a precautionary shutdown and landed at Key Lake. |
Nil |
Maintenance inspection indicates a failure in the power section of the engine. |
4 November morning
Heathrow Airport UK |
A340-300 of Sri Lankan 4R-ADC |
Seven Sri Lankan Airlines customers demanded they be allowed to exit the aircraft after they learned it was missing a 5-foot wing tip. |
7 reluctant travelers |
See imagery at www.tinyurl.com/3a7qcn
Flight UL502’s wingtip collided with Flight BA011, a stationary 747 (G-BNLL) at the link 23 holding point for runway 27R on 16 October 2007 |
4 November night
Tuscaloosa Alabama |
PA-31-350
Reg: N980JH |
Right wing collided with the left side of a parked Cessna Citation during taxi-out. |
6 uninjured |
Both aircraft received substantial damage |
4 November 1928Z
Livermore California |
Cessna 320
Reg: N320H |
On landing the right main gear collapsed and aircraft went off into a field. |
Nil/1 |
Minor damage |
4 November 2119Z
Binghamton, New York |
Beech 200 KingAir
Reg: N786DD |
Diverted to Binghamton due to main cabin door falling from the aircraft. |
Nil/2 crew + 2 passengers |
Ithaca New York to Westchester New York |
4 November 2015Z
West Point Virginia |
Beech 90 KingAir
Reg: N1999G |
On landing the aircraft’s gear collapsed |
Nil/1 onboard |
Wind 320/9 gusting 17knots
Unknown damage |
4 November 1610L
Campo de Marte Airport |
Learjet 35A of Reali Táxi Aéreo
Reg: PT-OVC |
Aero-med aircraft departed runway 30 and banked right. It struck three houses, destroying one of them on the Rua Bernardino de Sena, 104. Powered by 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B and headed Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro. See image at www.tinyurl.com/3dvhxp |
2 crew +4 passengers dead +6 on ground |
Weather reported at the airport at 16:00Z (14:00 local time) included a temperature of 22 deg C, dewpoint 18 deg C, 1012.9 hPa, 4500m visibility in light rain and mist, broken clouds at 1,400 ft. and overcast at 10,000 ft. |
4 November ~0200L
Keflavik Iceland |
737-800 of JetX
Reg: OE-JXF |
Skidded off the runway after landing on black ice (10 pix at www.tinyurl.com/2a9blx - - click Naesta upper RHS to click thru pix) |
Nil |
Routing KEF- AYT (Antalya)-EDI (Edinburgh)-KEF |
5 November 1226Z
Lester B. Pearson Airport (CYYZ), Toronto, Canada |
A310-200 of Air Transat Flight TSC416 |
IFR flight to Punta Cana International Airport Dominican Republic (MDPC) departed (CYYZ) flew to US airspace, experienced pressurization problems … |
Nil |
….and returned to CYYZ at 10,000 feet. |
5 November 1528Z
Boston Massachusetts |
A319 of US Air Flight: US2022
Reg: N703UW |
Advised five crew members were unwell from sulfur fumes on a previous flight out of Reagan Airport (on Ship 744). None of the 81 passengers on board reported sick. |
5 injured/hospitalized |
Transported to hospital with unknown injuries. EMS officials said the crew members have elevated carbon monoxide levels. |
5 November 0850L
Culiacan Mexico |
Cessna 208B
Registration: XA-UBC of AeroCalafia Flight 126 |
Destroyed near Culiacan (Fedl de Bachigualato Airport), State of Sinaloa, Republic of Mexico – following a forced landing after an engine failure on initial climb out of runway 02… |
3 serious injuries + 12 minor injuries/15 on board |
Air taxi Grand Caravan serial number 208B1046 was headed for Los Cabos, Mexico. Write off. |
5 November 2145Z
Winnipeg (YWG) Manitoba Canada |
B737-201 of First Air
Flight FAB301 |
Crew reported electrical failure 155 miles north of Winnipeg at FL 340. Some systems were restored several minutes later. |
Nil |
The flight continued to YWG and the crew advised assistance was not required. FAB 301 landed without further incident at 2216Z. |
5 November 2104Z
Winnipeg International Canada |
CRJ200 of Northwest Airlink
Flight FLG 2893 |
Crew rejected their take-off at Winnipeg due to a windshield cracking. |
Nil |
No other damage |
5 November 0600Z
Winnipeg International Canada |
727-214 of Cargojet Airways Limited Flight CJT551 |
Crew declared an emergency due to a loss of oil indication on the #2 engine. |
Nil |
Landed safely at 0720z |
5 November 1442Z
Churchill Manitoba |
Saab 340 of Calm Air International Ltd
Flight CAV 7390 |
Crew reported an unsafe gear indication on approach to Churchill. They entered holding and were able to resolve the problem. |
Nil |
The flight landed safely about 10 minutes later at 1451z. |
6 November 1720Z
Chino California |
King Air 100
Reg: N30GC |
Aircraft crashed shortly after departure; two persons on board were fatally injured |
2 dead |
Visibility 1/8 mile in fog. Possible disorientation |
6 November 1658Z
Garberville California |
Cessna 340
Reg: N5049Q |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances |
1 dead & 1 injured/3 on board |
Weather not a factor (sky clear, 6nms visibility) |
6 November 1000L
Hat Yai Thailand |
A330-300 of Thai Airlines Flight: TG415 |
Conducted an emergency landing after losing cabin pressure and dropping passenger oxygen masks |
Nil/287 passengers |
Plane left Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport at 9 am. For Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
6 November 1345L
Jacksonville Florida |
737-800 of Continental
Flight CO701 |
Ship 224 diverted into Fort Lauderdale en route after a front windshield cracked across. |
Nil/152 on board |
Newark, New Jersey to Fort Lauderdale Florida. Serviced (replacement part was flown in from Orlando) and departed at 1930L |
6 November evening
Des Moines Iowa |
Gulfstream G-II of Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama |
Instead of going to Cedar Rapids, the VIP plane touched down about 100 miles to the west in Des Moines. Spokesman Tommy Vietor said that the mistake on the flight from Chicago made Obama about an hour late for his rally at a community college. |
Nil |
Entourage awoke to the error upon alighting and querying the absence of the expected motorcade. While awaiting the Presidential hopeful, the Cedar Rapids crowd took to dancing and chanting. |
6 November 1653L
Opa Locka Florida |
Beech 18
Reg: N18R |
Collided with another aircraft (N701SE, a Cessna C208B) at the taxiway intersection |
Nil/1 crew + 2 passengers |
Substantial damage to both aircraft |
6 November 1720Z
Chino California |
Beech 100 KingAir
Reg: N30GC |
Aircraft crashed soon after departing for Visalia, killing all on board. Plane landed upside down in a field that is part of the Herman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility, less than a mile west of the airport. |
2 dead/2 on board |
Morning fog and mist was a likely factor (1/4 mile visibility). Owned by a Chino-based corporation, RHB-JMJ LLC
Images at www.tinyurl.com/284mlx and 33ggc7 |
6 November 1930L
Egilsstadir Iceland |
Fokker 50 of Air Iceland Flight: NY355 |
An engine lost all oil pressure requiring a quick return on one engine to Egilsstadir |
Nil/38 passengers onboard |
Headed Reykjavik, Iceland |
6 November 1410Z
Rome New York |
Cessna 210
Reg: N3693Y |
Aircraft struck a metal pole after start-up for ground repositioning |
Nil/1 |
Substantial damage |
7 November 1345L
Green Bay Wisconsin |
EMB175LR of Compass Airlines (NW Airlink) |
Landing gear hydraulic emergency generated a loss of nose wheel steering which led to a directionally difficult landing roll-out for Flight CP2072 |
Nil/63 passengers & 4 crew |
Minneapolis St Paul to Austin Straubel Airport Green Bay |
7 November ~1550L
Capetown International Airport, South Africa |
737-230ADV of Nationwide
Reg: ZS-OMG
Flight CE723 |
On take-off the RH engine separated from the wing after its thrust reverser buckets (T.R.’s) deployed. Aircraft continued to climb out and re-landed at Cape Town without further incident. Six aircraft were diverted to George due to debris on the runway. NTSB report CHI89MA046: Piedmont Airlines N242US, a B737-200, 20Jan89, right engine separated from aircraft after T/O at Chicago. Newly designed secondary support structure had not yet been installed. See also NYC88FA050 & FTW86MA030. Image is at www.tinyurl.com/2po9ef |
Nil |
2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15. The engine is attached to the pylon by two cone bolts in vibration damper mounts forward and one cone bolt aft. The aft mount also contains a second safety backup bolt. Just above the T.R. is a decal with a green line and an arrow pointing at it, which shows if the rear mount has come loose. If the rear mount is defective (and the engine is only held by the backup bolt), the arrow will not align with the green line (some say the single aft cone bolt has a cable as a back-up, not another bolt). |
7 November 0430L
Savannah Georgia |
EMB145 of Continental Express
Flight: BTA3035 |
Aircraft collided with a deer on the taxiway and passengers were deplaned and bussed back |
Nil |
Savannah to Newark New Jersey. Minor damage |
7 November 0800Z
Frankfurt am Main
Germany |
A330 Airbus of Air Canada
Flight: ACA874 |
Aircraft had just landed. On the ramp, ground personnel observed the presence of fire in wheels number 3 and 7. Fire was extinguished using a portable extinguisher. |
Nil |
Montréal/Tureau (CYUL) and Frankfurt (EDDF) in Germany. Fire would have been caused by the presence of excessive grease combined with a high temperature of the brakes. No damage was observed. |
7 November 1842Z
Drayton Valley Industrial, Canada |
Cessna 337A |
Rear engine failed on takeoff and pilot re-landed on remaining runway, overrunning by about 50ft |
Nil |
Rear engine fire consumed fuselage before fire-crews were able to respond. |
8 November ~1645L
Heathrow UK |
767 of British Airways
Flight BA088 |
Declared Mayday due to being below minimum fuel on approach Heathrow and opted to divert into Luton (30 miles short of Heathrow). Ultimately given priority and a sterile runway and BA088 landed at Heathrow. |
Nil |
Arriving from Nairobi. Mayday is a standard procedure if aircraft is expected to land with less than minimum reserves. This would make the aircraft a top priority with no go-around options. |
8 November day
Tullamarine, Victoria |
767-300 of QANTAS
Flight: QF409 |
Crew were aware of a lightning strike in flight but aircraft was later grounded after an inspection of the damage |
Nil |
Sydney to Melbourne flight |
8 November 0830L
Ontario California |
EMB145 of ExpressJet |
Flight XE147 turned back soon after takeoff with smoke in the toilets … |
Nil/18 passengers |
… and was back on the ground in less than 30 minutes. Headed Yosemite (Fresno) California |
8 November ~1100L
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
MD83 of Allegiant Air
Flight: G4-722 |
Returned on one engine after a failure soon after takeoff |
Nil/92 onboard |
Cedar Rapids to Orlando Florida |
8 November 2150Z
Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (CYUL) |
Regional Jet of Comair
Flight: COM620 |
Crew declared an emergency because of a flap problem. The aircraft landed runway 24R ten minutes later without difficulty. |
Nil |
Covington-Cincinnati (KCVG) bound for Montréal/Trudeau (CYUL). |
8 November 2134Z
Victoria Intl (CYYJ) Province: British Columbia |
DeHavilland DH8C of Air Canada Jazz Flight: JZA8084 |
Departed and was cleared to 3500 feet. At 2134Z while in a 3500 foot Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA), the aircraft was observed at 4100 feet. |
Nil |
When questioned by the controller, the pilot advised that they had climbed due to a Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) alert. IFR Victoria B.C. to Vancouver |
| 8 November 2312Z, Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Toronto |
Beech 200 of Air Express Ontario Inc.
Reg: C-GBBS |
Aircraft was unable to lower the right main gear and declared an emergency and landed on runway 15L at Toronto Lester B. Pearson Airport (CYYZ). |
Nil |
The aircraft required lifting, mechanical gear extension and a tow off the runway. |
8 November 1842Z
Saskatchewan (Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International) |
ATR 42-300 of West Wind Aviation
Flight: WEW451 |
En route from Prince Albert to Saskatoon when the crew declared an emergency 20 NM north of CYXE at 1842z and advised that they were shutting down the right engine. |
Nil/25 onboard |
The aircraft landed safely at 1903Z. The electronic control unit (ECU) for the right engine had failed. |
8 November ~1700L
Ben Gurion Airport, Israel |
747-400 of El Al |
Aircraft’s port outer engine hit a stack of flower crates on a cart upon taxi-in after a flight from New York (JFK) |
Nil/~450 passengers |
Ben Gurion is Tel Aviv’s airport |
8 November ~0800L
Khartoum International,
Sudan |
Antonov AN-12 of Juba Air Cargo |
The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed on landing outside Khartoum (civil airport) and caught fire. The An-12 collided with army tanks where two soldiers suffered fatal injuries. One other soldier suffered severe injuries. A further 9 people were killed when a fire engine from town rushed to the scene. In their rush to get to the airport, they pushed a bus off the road |
2 dead/1 injured |
Earlier the pilots reported a technical problem (bird strike-kite hawk) soon after take off and turned around for an emergency landing. Carrying 11 tons of cargo. One engine failed shortly after takeoff, due to bird strike - according to the president of Juba Air Cargo. Four crew members, three Russians and one Sudanese, escaped. Overloading is suspected to have played a part. |
9 November ~1140L
Aviano Airbase Italy |
Blackhawk of US Army |
Went down in open ground close to Santa Lucia di Piave, a town near the northeastern city of Treviso. |
6 dead/11 onboard |
It had taken off from the nearby US military air base of Aviano at around 11.30 am |
9 November 2300L
Liberty Airport, Newark New Jersey |
777-200 of Continental
Flight CO10 |
Ship 004 was diverted into Newark, New Jersey due to concern over a build-up of engine #1 vibrations & increased fuel consumption. Ship 019 completed the journey to Paris. |
Nil |
Houston Bush Intercontinental to Paris (Charles de Gaulle A/P). Diverted from abeam Buffalo New York (rather than cross the Atlantic with a suspect engine) |
9 November 1706L
Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO), Ecuador |
Airbus A340-642 of Iberia
Reg: EC-JOH |
Flight IB6463 suffered multiple tire bursts on landing at Quito (UIO). The aircraft overran the runway and came to rest tilting to the left with nr.1 and 2 engines touching the ground. It rolled over soft grass before coming to a halt on down-sloping terrain with its left main gear collapsed.
Video at www.tinyurl.com/2na4xz
Compare with www.tinyurl.com/2z2tfn |
Nil/14 crew + 335 passengers |
Arriving from Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain. High touchdown speed at high elevation airport. Both left-wing engines struck the ground. Damage to underbelly, gear, wing and engines is considered to be substantial.
NOTE: This accident marks the 2nd significant A340-600 incident within 7 days. Imagery is at www.tinyurl.com/2ok2nz |
9 November ~0835L
Costa Rica |
ERJ190 of Panamanian Airline Copa
Flight CM796 |
Emergency landing on arrival with an unknown serious technical fault |
Nil |
Connects international airport Ramón Villeda Morales of San Pedro Sula (Honduras) and the international airport Juan Santamaria de San, Costa Rica |
9 November 1045L
Buffalo New York |
EMB190 of JetBlue
Flight: B6-1211 |
Hydraulic failure generated mechanical gear and nil flaps for a fast landing |
Nil/56 onboard |
Arriving from Boston (Logan Airport) |
9 November 1959Z
Bakersfield California |
PA60 Aerostar
Reg: N6895Z |
Aircraft crashed after reporting engine problems, 8 miles from Bakersfield, California |
3 dead/3 on board |
Destroyed |
9 November 1924Z
Chamblee Georgia |
Cessna 560
Reg: N514CS |
On landing, aircraft’s main gear landing tires blew out |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
9 November
Mogadishu Airport, Somalia |
IL76TD of unknown
Reg: S9-DBR |
On final approach to the aircraft got under attack by ground-to-air fire. However, the pilots managed to land safely. Significant damage occurred from small arms and a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) that fortunately failed to explode inside the aircraft. |
Nil |
S9-DBR had previously been suspected of gun-running for Laurent Kabila (see www.tinyurl.com/yuzook ) from Ostend Belgium |
11 November 1658Z
Garberville California |
Cessna 340
Reg: N5049Q |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances killing the pilot |
1 dead/3 on board |
Destroyed |
11 November ~1430L
Fox Harbor Airport, Nova Scotia |
Bombardier BD-700-1A11, Global 5000 of Jetport Inc. |
Global 5000 C-GXPR departed Hamilton (YHM) at 11:53 EST on a flight to the 1465m Fox Harbour private airstrip. Upon landing the left wing is said to have contacted the runway. The airplane spun and suffered a gear collapse. |
3 minor injuries |
Arriving from Hamilton Ontario in poor weather, the aircraft hit the runway threshold’s “lip.” Substantial damage. CN9211 carrying Tim Hortons co-founder coffee magnate Ron Joyce |
11 November ~1300L
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture Japan |
A319 of China Southern |
A319, taxiing for Shenyang, inadvertently entered the runway that an ANA A320 (arriving from Fukuoka) was about to land on |
Nil/42 (A319)
Nil/59 (A320) |
Being investigated by 3 inspectors from Japan’s Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission |
11 November 1445Z
Kansas City, Missouri |
Learjet 60
Reg: N733SW |
On takeoff attempt, aircraft blew a tire, rejected the takeoff and turned into the grass. |
Nil |
Minor damage |
11 November 1621Z
Sugar Land, Texas |
G-1159C Gulfstream 4
Reg: N209LS |
On landing, the aircraft’s nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/9 on board |
Minor damage |
11 November 2045Z
Patuxent River Maryland |
British Harrier FA2
Reg: N94422 |
On landing, the aircraft’s main gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Minor damage |
11 November 1930Z
Benson Arizona |
AA-5 Traveler
Reg: N9592U |
On landing, the aircraft’s gear collapsed |
Nil/4 |
Minor damage |
12 November 1025L
Auckland, New Zealand |
777-200 of Korean Air Flight: KE823 |
Passengers were quarantined on board for hours due to a female passenger being suspected of carrying the avian influenza virus (H5N1) |
Nil/223 onboard |
Arriving from Inchon, South Korea. Finally diagnosed with violent gastro-enteritis and passengers were disembarked |
12 November 1155L
Srinagar-International Airport |
A300B4 of Indian Airlines |
On landing a fire broke out in one of the main gears prompting the crew to make an emergency evacuation. No injuries reported. Fire damage believed to be high. |
Nil |
The aircraft was on Delhi to Srinagar leg of a ferry flight to pick up pilgrims to convey from Srinagar to Jeddah. |
12 November ~1215L
Johannesburg, South Africa |
MD82 of Kulula
Flight: MN103 |
Turned back within 40 minutes after losing oil pressure on an engine and shutting it down. |
Nil/127 passengers |
Kulula is now subject of a CAA investigation |
12 November 2050Z
Waipio, Honolulu, Hawaii |
McDonnell Douglas 500N rotorcraft |
N501HP struck a tethered balloon and force landed in a parking lot. The rope got sucked into the tail assembly, damaging the tail and part of the fuselage |
3 uninjured |
Savers Thrift Store flew a large red balloon at 200ft, tethered to a light pole outside its Waipahu store. Police helicopter was tracking robbery suspects. |
13 November 1925L
international airport Franz Josef Strauss of Munich |
737-400 of Olympic Airways
Flight: OA208 |
Resumed flight after 2.5 hours, having diverted into Munich because of a bomb-scare. |
Nil/93 passengers & 7 crew |
Airport Roissy-Charles of Gaulle of Paris, France, and the international airport Eleftherios Venizelos of Athens, Greece |
13 November evening
St Louis Downtown Airport |
DC-9-51 of Detroit Red Wings Team
Reg: N682RW |
Whilst taxiing for take off the right main gear rolled off the taxiway and ended up bogged in soft grass |
Nil |
Aboard the aircraft was the Detroit Red Wings ice hockey team after a game against St. Louis. Imagery at www.Tinyurl.com/yuo9hk |
14 November 2320Z
Teterboro New Jersey |
G-1159D Gulfstream 5
Reg: N754BA |
During movement on the ramp, struck the rudder of a parked aircraft |
Nil |
Minor damage |
15 November ~1515L
Toulouse France |
A340-642 of Etihad
Reg: F-WWCJ (was to become A6-EHG upon delivery) |
Rolled over and through a 10m high concrete wall during an unchocked high-power engine-run. See images at www.tinyurl.com/2qnygl & /2m8ob2 |
5 injured/9 onboard |
Aircraft destroyed (front 25ft broken away) at EADS Delivery Center. Aircraft was to be handed over on 23 November |
15 November morning
Amsterdam Netherlands |
767-200 of Air Astana |
Crew managed to inadvertently deploy the forward emergency escape slide this morning at Schiphol Airport (flight arriving from Atyrau, Kazakhstan). Interesting detail is the fact that only 47% of inadvertent slide deployments are caused by cabin crew. |
Nil |
Inadvertent slide deployment is a serious industry-wide issue with often fatal consequences. See Pg24-27 of tinyurl.com/yomkp9 |
15 November 0012Z
Kansas City Missouri |
Commander 500
Reg: N444CB |
On landing rollout, gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Minor damage |
16 November 0016Z
Sandston Virginia |
CRJ200 of Comair
Flight: Com5263 |
Flight 5263 reported a blown tire on landing |
Nil/53 onboard |
Involving minor damage to the flap and wing. |
17 November
Dallas Texas |
737 of SWA
Flight: SWA438 |
Half hour after getting airborne the right engine (#2) suffered an uncontained failure at 25,000ft and the pilots returned to the airport |
Nil/133 passengers |
An uncontained engine failure of the forward fan section. Damage to the number 2 Engine, number 2 Engine pylon, fuselage, and leading edges. Images at www.tinyurl.com/2pblfr and /3cj3bl |
18 November 0100Z
Edgartown Massachusetts |
Gulfstream 200 of ExecJet
Reg: N701QS |
Execjet flight 701, a Gulfstream 200 aircraft, on landing, struck signs, nose wheel went off the runway into the grass and back on the runway again, |
Nil/1 |
Marthas Vineyard, Edgartown |
18 November day
Entebbe Uganda |
A340-300 of Emirates |
Aircraft suffered bird strike in an engine causing damage to a number of fan blades |
Nil |
Minor damage |
19 November 2222Z
Allentown Pennsylvania |
CL600 Challenger
Reg: N600WJ |
Aircraft on landing flare, struck a bird, Allentown |
Nil |
Minor damage |
19 November 0303L
Chennai India |
ATR72-500 of Air Deccan
Reg: VT-DKA |
Received substantial hull damage when a vehicle (a Mahindra Bolero) belonging to Jet Airways, collided in pre-dawn darkness with the aft service door. |
Nil |
At Bay 48. The ATR will be out of service for 5-6 months. Image at www.tinyurl.com/2w4kbx |
19 November 0025Z
Denver Colorado |
A300-622R of FEDEX
Reg: N740FD |
Flight FDX 356 suffered a tail strike on landing |
Nil |
Minor damage |
21 November 1712Z
Atlanta Georgia |
MD88 of Delta
Reg: N952DL |
On pushback of flight DL1257 the tow bar broke (assume shear-pin) |
Nil |
Minor damage |
21 November 0645Z
Montgomery New York |
SR20
Reg: N108GD |
Crashed on approach into a wooded area in poor visibility (heavy fog). |
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor injury |
Wreckage located 3 miles from Newburgh, NY |
21 November day
Toulouse France |
Airbus A330-200 of Air Mauritius |
Twin-jet, the first of two A330s ordered by the carrier last year was performing a customer-acceptance flight from Toulouse when it suddenly depressurized |
7 hospitalized (2 serious)/ 10 on board |
The plane landed normally at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. Injuries were caused by the pilot’s emergency descent entry maneuver. |
21 November 0630L
Yellowstone Regional Airport Cody Wyoming |
EMB120 of Delta/Skywest |
A truck delivering fuel to Flight 3726 experienced a break in its fuel supply line. Another truck was summoned, but a fire started in its engine compartment. |
Nil |
22 passengers headed for Salt lake City were then evacuated from the Brasilia. |
22 November 2358Z
Atlanta Georgia |
MD88 of Delta x 2 |
Delta flights 1070 and 1401 scraped tails in the non-movement area. |
Nil |
Minor damage to both aircraft. |
22 November evening
Jakarta International Indonesia |
737-4YO of Batavia Air
Reg: PK-YTP |
Shortly after take off from Jakarta, Flight 7P-207 lost a 2 x 1.5 meter section of its inner port wing panel. |
Nil/144 onboard |
The pilots managed to return safely. Flight was from Jakarta CGK to Pontianak, Borneo. |
22 November night
Little Rock National Airport |
Bombardier CRJ-700 of American Eagle |
Slipped off the taxiway and became mired in mud - due to the heavy rains that blanketed Arkansas during the day. |
Nil |
Nil damage |
22 November day
Arecife, Spain |
757 of Thomsonfly
Flight: TOM1944 |
Starboard engine failed explosively after takeoff for Manchester. Flight returned |
Nil |
Departed Lanzarote, Spain |
23 November 1559Z
Tomball Texas |
Cessna 421
Reg: N69924 |
Aircraft veered off the taxiway and the nose gear collapsed |
Nil/5 onboard |
Minor damage |
23 November 1527L
Melbourne Victoria |
767 of QANTAS
Flight: QF439 |
Cabin and cockpit filled with a pungent odor as aircraft was landing at Tullamarine airport. |
2 ill /254 passengers |
Cause of odor under investigation by ATSB (late on approach is usually environmental – bushfire smoke etc.) |
23 November ~1100L
Delhi Airport, India |
737-800 of SpiceJet |
Forced to abort its takeoff (ATC call) after another aircraft invaded its runway |
Nil/>200 onboard |
Headed for Goa, India |
24 November
Mid-Atlantic |
A340-642 of SAA
Flight SAA208 |
Woman, asleep and stretched over two seats, had her leg broken in two places and ankle severely dislocated by sudden turbulence. |
6 injured |
Washington to Johannesburg |
24 November
Gatwick UK |
737-700 of Astraeus
Reg: G-STRH |
As well as frames repair, most of the underfuselage almost back to the right engine will have to be re-skinned. |
Nil |
Two large gaping holes and a long score caused by towing crew (tow bar came adrift, causing the damage) |
25 November 2233L
Brisbane Airport, Queensland |
Gulfstream G-IV
Reg: HB-IKR |
Aircraft attempted to depart from the taxiway. ATC instructed the pilot to stop immediately and the takeoff was rejected. |
Nil |
Elton John' jet HB-IKR
Australian ATSB is investigating the incident at YBBN. See www.tinyurl.com/36prf9 |
25 November 0042L
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Arizona. |
737-832 of Delta
Reg: N3744F
Flight DL430 |
Sustained minor damage when the tread on the right outboard wheel came off and struck the airplane during takeoff from Phoenix Sky Harbor. |
Nil/160 passengers + 6 crew |
Tread on the right outboard wheel had come off and had struck the inboard and midspan flaps, necessitating replacement. In addition, the leading edge of the right horizontal stabilizer had been struck and required replacement. |
25 November 1425Z
St. Petersburg Russia |
777-300ER of Air France |
At 5:25 p.m. Moscow time [2:25 p.m. GMT], a B777, flying from Beijing to Paris, made an emergency landing at Pulkovo… |
Nil |
…due to a failure of its port engine. Enroute Beijing to Paris CDG. 2nd recorded IFSD of a 777-300ER |
26 November 0042Z
Winston Salem North Carolina |
Beechjet 400
Reg: N70BJ |
Aircraft on landing, struck a deer, Winston-Salem, NC
|
Nil/1 on board |
Damage unknown |
26 November 1955Z
Faribault Minnesota |
Cirrus SR22
Reg: N482SR |
On 2nd night landing attempt, crashed off the runway side. Since 2002 the SR22 has had 17 accidents resulting in 35 deaths. |
4 dead/4 on board |
Winds gusting 25 knots. Registered to Mayo Aviation in Aberdeen South Dakota. Two victims were related to the founder of the Mayo Clinic. Image at www.tinyurl.com/2tz3f2 |
26 November 1050L
Berlin (Tegel Airport) Germany |
A320 of Air Berlin
Reg: D-ABDM |
Connection bolt between the tug and the tow bar broke, causing the airplane to roll over the tug, smashing the cabin of the tug. |
1 driver injured |
Images at: www.tinyurl.com/376aoj www.tinyurl.com/3a9er6
www.tinyurl.com/2v487h
www.tinyurl.com/3864wg |
26 November ~1200L
Bologna International Airport (LIPE), Italy |
MD80 of Meridiana
Flight: IG681 |
On landing, the aircraft suffered one (or more) tire bursts on its main landing gear. |
Nil |
Palermo to Bologna |
27 November 1719L
Taraz International AP (UADD) Kazakhstan |
IL62M of Det-Air
Flight: 9013
Reg: RA86508 |
The aircraft made a safe emergency return to Taraz Airport following an (oil) pressure drop in engine #1 soon after take off. |
Nil |
From Taraz to Sabhika |
27 November 1215L
Ft. Myers Florida |
ATR 72 of American Eagle |
After losing one of its engines, the twin-engine propeller plane made a safe emergency landing at Southwest Florida International Airport |
Nil/34 passengers |
Nil damage |
28 November 0930L
Lagos International Nigeria |
737-322 of AeroContractors
Reg: 5N-BHZ |
Damage occurred to one engine when it suffered a bird strike before liftoff. The take off run was safely aborted. |
Nil |
Lagos to Owerri, Nigeria. Minor damage |
28 November 0006Z
Los Angeles California |
A340-500 of Thai
Flight: TG795 |
On departure one or more tires blew; the flight continued on to Thailand.
|
Nil |
Damage reported to the adjacent access door. Los Angeles to Bangkok |
30 November 0840L
Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport (UUEE) |
DC-10-30F of Aeroflot Cargo |
On landing, the DC-10 skidded a few meters off the runway, coming to rest partially on soft ground. |
Nil |
Normal airport operations resumed within 2 hours. From Hahn to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Minor damage |
30 November
Moscow-Vnukovo International Airport (UUWW) |
Tupolev Tu-204 of Red Wings Airline |
After landing, and at lower speed, the aircraft skidded a few meters off the runway coming to rest in soft ground. Damage appeared to be light. |
Nil/210 passengers |
Istanbul to Moscow (Vnukovo). Minor damage |
30 November ~0130L
Suleyman Demirel Airport (LTFC) near Isparta |
MD83 of Atlas Jet
Flight KK4203
(Istanbul to Isparta)
Reg: TC-AKM |
On approach runway 05 aircraft lost height and impacted terrain about 6-7 NM west of the airport killing all 56 people on board. The aircraft collided in darkness with mountainous terrain at 6000 feet. Fuselage ended up 500ft below the wings and engines (left up on a ridge). |
All 49 passengers & 7 crew dead |
According to early reports, the weather consisted of good visibility, no rain and calm winds. It’s suspected that the well-known “black hole” trap of the non-precision approach is a factor. Chart showing crash-site: www.tinyurl.com/yubetx |
30 November 0905L
Hilo Airport Hawaii |
717 of Hawaiian Airlines
Flight 121 |
Left engine failed seven minutes after takeoff and aircraft (bound Honolulu) returned to Hilo on the Big Island. |
Nil |
Broken turbine blade -- Hawaian’s 2nd 717 engine failure in 7 years |
30 November 1538Z
Kuujjuaq, Canada |
Convair CV580 of National Council of Canada Research
Flight RSRCH09 |
Approximately 36 nautical miles North-West of Kuujjuaq (CYVP), the crew declared an emergency because of a turboprop engine problem. The aircraft diverted into Kuujjuaq |
Nil |
Iqaluit (CYFB) bound for Large River (CYGL). Diverted to Kuujjuaq, Northern Village, Nunavik, Northern Quebec |
30 November 1845Z
Northern Ontario |
Aero Commander 500B Flight BD152 of Hicks & Lawrence Ltd |
Winnipeg-based Canadian paramedics dropped into crash-site 160 kilometers north of Thunder Bay. Right engine fuel-flow failed followed soon after by left engine’s. |
1 critical, 2 minor injuries |
Medics dropped by CC-130 SAR acft. Three survivors were helo-lifted out in -20 deg C temperatures to Armstrong Ontario. |
1 December
Cairo International Egypt |
A321 of Livingston Energy Flight |
The aircraft made a safe emergency diversion to Cairo after a cockpit window splintered during flight. |
Nil/110 passengers |
Sharm El Sheikh to Milan (Malpensa airport) |
1 December 0740L
Des Moines, Iowa |
CRJ200 of United Express Flight UA7244 |
Whilst taxiing for line-up on runway 13, the aircraft (Des Moines to: Chicago) skidded off the right side of the taxiway coming to rest on uneven ground. At the time weather consisted of slippery (icy) conditions. The airport remained closed for 7 hours. |
Nil/44 passengers |
Earlier in the morning, Northwest Flight 5603 to Minneapolis, also a regional jet, slid on its taxiway about 7 am with 40 passengers and three crew aboard. But only its nose wheel went off the taxiway, pilots were able to free it without incident. |
1 December day
Madison, Wisconsin |
CRJ700 of United Express |
Overran 9006ft long runway18 in poor visibility on landing, with resulting minor damage only |
Nil |
Ended up in the grassy area that borders the golf course. Slideshow of evacuation at www.tinyurl.com/ysnc5g |
1 December 0000Z
Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International (CYUL) |
777-300 of Air France
Flight: AFR347 |
While relocating on the ground for the purpose of de-icing, the nose-wheel became bogged in snow and mud on the side of the intersection of taxiways ECHO and HOTEL. |
Nil |
Bound for Paris-Charles de Gaulle (LFPG). By 0915Z, the aircraft had been released from its mired position. |
2 December 1120L
Panamericana Sur highway |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Reg: OB-1740 of the Peruvian airline Aerocondor Peru |
C208 made a forced landing on the Panamericana Sur. The pilot was forced to return to the airport because of technical problems, but was then compelled to carry out a forced landing. |
Nil/13 on board |
The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot and twelve tourists were not injured. |
2 December morning
Bound for Philadelphia |
737 of Southwest Airlines (SWA) |
FAA is investigating an evasive maneuver by the SWA pilot to avoid another aircraft at 17,000ft |
Nil |
Opposition traffic thought to be non-commercial. Warning generated by TCAS |
2 December 1840Z
Coeur d’ Alene Idaho |
Cessna 551 Citation
Reg: N551GF |
Aircraft on landing, went off the right side of the runway |
Nil/8 on board |
Substantial damage
|
2 December 1507Z
Houston Texas |
CL600 of Chautauqua Flight 5505 |
On landing, the aircraft struck its right wingtip on the runway |
Nil |
Minor damage to Reg: N702BR |
2 December
Belgrade, Serbia |
747-200F of El Al |
Freighter carrying dangerous flammable cargo landed in an emergency in Belgrade, closing the airfield. Onboard fire alarms caused the emergency. |
Nil |
Amsterdam to Tel Aviv. Airport and airline refused to comment upon the cargo (except to say that it was highly corrosive) |
4 December 2210Z
Victoria Harbour (CYWH) Province, British Columbia |
Dehavilland DHC 6 100 of West Coast Air
Flight: WCA605 |
Flight WCA605, a DHC6, experienced an engine failure en route, declared an emergency at Active Pass, and continued to Pat Bay for a forced landing. WCA605 landed at 2225Z. |
There were possible minor injuries. |
VFR Vancouver Harbour to Victoria Harbour. The RCMP water vessel retrieved WCA605. |
4 December 0316Z
Winnipeg (YWG) Manitoba,Canada |
Swearingen SA226TC of Perimeter Aviation |
PAG 917, a Metroliner, departed Winnipeg for Fargo however, the crew returned to YWG due to an electrical fuse problem. |
Nil |
The flight landed uneventfully at 0341z. |
4 December 0722Z
Wilmington Delaware |
Beech 60 Duke
Reg: N105PP |
Aircraft crashed back onto runway 27 on takeoff; it flew for about three seconds before banking hard left to 90º, rolling and slamming into the ground inverted. |
1 dead/1 on board |
Destroyed (at New Castle County Airport) in windy conditions. Pilot was President/COO of a Wilmington computer-services company Serveon Inc. |
4 December 0100Z
JFK New York |
EMB145 of Freedom Airlines |
N826MJ, Flight 6145, struck the winglet of a parked Comair CRJ on push back from its gate |
Nil |
Minor damage |
4 December 1955L
Deccan India |
A300-600 of Etihad Crystal Cargo |
Firemen doused a blaze in the freighter’s port engine after its landing at HAL airport |
Nil |
Arriving from the Middle East. Runway ops were halted for 90 minutes by the emergency |
4 December
Kenai Peninsula
Alaska |
BK117 helicopter of Providence LifeGuard |
Disappeared on a night medevac flight between the Alaskan cities of Cordova and Anchorage. No ELT signal has been received. Last communication was at 5:18 PM when it checked in over Ester Island on the west side of the sound, outside of Whittier Alaska. |
4 missing/4 on board |
Operated by Evergreen Helicopters and had departed the Kenai airport for Cordova on the east side of Prince William sound (about 150mls E of Anchorage). USCG cutter Sycamore searched the area, together with several fishing boats. Water temps are unsurvivable. |
4 December 1202Z
Nantucket Massachusetts |
Cessna 402 of Cape Air Flight 2375
Reg: N375R |
On landing, the Utililiner’s nose gear collapsed.
|
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
| 4 December Sukarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta Indonesia |
MD90 of Lion Air |
On takeoff a 3 x 0.4m panel became detached and was later found on the runway – precipitating a search for the aircraft involved. |
Nil |
Probably a fan cowl door. Aircraft was grounded at destination for further checks (for “workshop mistakes”). Last month Air Batavia lost a wing section on takeoff |
5 December ~0654L
Rickenbacker International Airport |
Cessna C208B of Castle Aviation Inc (owner: Avion Capital Corp. of Anchorage, Alaska.) |
Freight-plane N28MG lost contact with the airport air traffic control tower shortly after its takeoff for Buffalo NY at about 7 a.m. and it crashed in Pickaway County, one mile south of the airport soon after. |
2 dead/2 on board |
Heavy snow was falling across central Ohio at the time of the crash. Rickenbacker, mainly used by cargo airlines, is about 10 miles southeast of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Aircraft chartered by AirNet Systems Inc |
| General Aviation & Helicoper |
29 October 2230Z
Canon City Colorado |
PA22 Tripacer
Reg: N2736P |
On landing rollout the gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
29 October 2200Z
Nikolski Alaska |
Robinson R22
Reg: N185MH |
Aircraft crashed on landing after experiencing a tail-rotor strike |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
30 October 1541Z
Phoenix Arizona |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N309PA |
While taxiing, struck the prop of another aircraft, N923PA (a PA28) with its wing |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
30 October 1705Z
Willmar Minnesota |
PA-34 Seneca
Reg: N83878 |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/3 on board |
Substantial damage |
30 October 1810Z
Cleveland Ohio |
Schweizer H269
Reg: N2065P |
Schweizer 269c-1 rotorcraft, on landing slid off the landing pad |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
30 October 1940Z
Houma Louisiana |
Cessna 210
Reg: N727FA |
On landing the right main gear collapsed and the airplane slid off the runway. |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
31 October 1620Z
Albany Georgia |
Cessna 150
Reg: N51367 |
Aircraft crashed in field approximately 200 yards from the Albany, Georgia
VOR under unknown circumstances |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
31 October 1842Z
Rome New York |
BE24 Musketeer
Reg: N6656A |
Landed gear up on runway 15 at Griffis airfield (KRME) |
Nil/1 |
Minor damage |
1 November 1903Z
Panama City Florida |
Mooney Mk20
Reg: N4091H |
Aircraft reported lost engine power and crashed into the water |
1 dead/1 serious injury /2 on board |
Destroyed |
1 November 1400Z
Stockton California |
Challenger 2 EXP
Reg: N1698F |
Aircraft landed in a field under unknown circumstances |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
1 November 1859Z
Longview Texas |
Mooney Mk 20
Reg: N6030X |
On landing, aircraft’s left main gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
1 November 0028Z
Provo Utah |
R-44 Astro helo
Reg: N448SH |
Robinson R44 rotorcraft reported a fire in the instrument cluster during runup. |
Nil/2 on board |
Unknown damage |
1 November 2220Z
LaBelle Missouri |
Zodiak 601XL EXP
Reg: N634WB |
Crashed under unknown circumstances |
1 dead/1 on board |
Destroyed |
1 November 2114Z
Lafayette Indiana |
Mooney Mk20
Reg: N5912Q |
Aircraft suffered an engine failure and made an emergency landing at Lafayette airport (KLAF) |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
2 November 1400Z
Reno Nevada |
Kelly F1D EXP
Reg: N42KK |
Aircraft crashed while conducting aerobatics over the Reno Stead airport |
1 dead/1 on board |
Destroyed |
2 November 2228Z
Independence Oregon |
Interplane XJ EXP
Reg; N232PM |
Crashed after takeoff due to an engine problem 7 miles SSE of Independence Oregon |
1 serious injury/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
2 November 1648Z
Livermore California |
PA-44 Seminole
Reg: N3050H |
Aircraft landed gear up inadvertently |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
2 November 2328Z
Fort Worth Texas |
Aeronca 7AC
Reg: N81800 |
On landing runway 17, veered to the left, nosed over and flipped upside down. |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
2 November 1100Z
Greenville Pennsylvania |
RV10
Reg: N289DT |
Aircraft crashed onto a road near Greenville |
1 dead/1 on board |
Destroyed |
2 November 1615Z
Alburg Vermont |
DSA-1 Smith Miniplane N58MB |
Crashed under unknown circumstances |
1 serious injury/1 on board |
Destroyed |
2 November 2220Z
Hickory North Carolina |
PA-23-235 Aztec
Reg: N40276 |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/3 on board |
Unknown damage |
2 November 1916Z
Boulder Colorado |
Cessna 206
Reg: N4635F |
Aircraft touched down 300ft short of runway threshold and flipped onto its back |
1 minor injury |
Substantial damage |
2 November 2145Z
Baton Rouge Louisiana |
Cessna 177 Cardinal
Reg: N8266G |
Aircraft landed runway 31 and ran off runway into grass and hit a sign, |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
3 November 2021Z
Gladwin Michigan |
Cessna 172
Reg: N8353L |
Crashed under unknown circumstances |
1 dead/1 on board |
Destroyed |
3 November 1703Z
Mesa Arizona |
Beech 35 Bonanza
Reg: N9831R |
On landing runway 4R at Falcon Field airport (KFFZ), the nose gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
3 November 1700Z
Parma Idaho |
Robinson R22
Reg: N3189Z |
During hover the rotorcraft hit the ground hard |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
3 November 1848Z
Holt Florida |
Sinus Light Sport EXP Reg: N457EZ |
Lost control during takeoff and crashed on Yellow River airport Okaloosa Florida |
1 minor injury |
Passenger injured |
3 November 1855Z
Houston Texas |
Bellanca 7GC
Reg: N712J |
On landing runway 27, aircraft went off left side into a ditch and flipped over |
1 minor injury |
destroyed |
3 November 0210Z
Albany New York |
Cessna 177 Cardinal
Reg: N8028G |
Aircraft landed with the nose gear UP after reporting a gear problem. |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
3 November 1015Z
Pottstown Pennsylvania |
Cessna 152 Aerobat
Reg: N10VF |
Aircraft landed hard on runway 28 damaging propeller and nose wheel |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
3 November 1550Z
Spanish Fork Utah |
PA-28 Cherokee
Reg: N15868 |
Deer ran into front of aircraft while on rotation. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage to left wing leading edge. |
3 November 2145Z
Blanding Utah |
Cessna 150
Reg: N6267G |
Pilot reported engine failure, squawked 7700 |
Nil |
Two mechanics talked pilot into a safe landing at Blanding Municipal Airport, Blanding, Utah. Nil damage |
4 November 1011Z
Farmington Delaware |
601HDS EXP
Reg: N27S |
Crashed under unknown circumstances two miles West of Farmington |
2 dead/2 on board |
Destroyed |
4 November 1845Z
Albany New York |
Glider
Reg: UNK |
Unidentified glider crashed into a heavily wooded area vicinity of High Peak Mountain |
2 seriously injured/2 on board |
Destroyed. Discovered by four hikers |
4 November 1928Z
Livermore California |
Cessna 320 Executive Skynight
Reg: N320H |
On landing the RH gear collapsed and aircraft went off into a field |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
4 November 1330Z
Greenwood Indiana |
Zenalre 2001 EXP
Reg: N601AG |
Pilot reported low oil pressure and landed in a field. |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
4 November 2110Z
Teterboro New Jersey |
Be36 Bonanza
Reg: N861DS |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
4 November 2340Z
Medford Oregon |
PA-28 Cherokee
Reg: N3444 |
Pilot reported smoke in the cockpit while on final. Aircraft landed on taxiway. |
Nil/1 on board |
ARFF responded and found a broken oil hose, Medford, Oregon |
4 November 0411Z
Tuscaloosa Alabama |
PA-31 Navajo
Reg: N980JH |
While taxiing out for departure, struck another aircraft |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
4 November 1800Z
Sylva North Carolina |
PA-32 Cherokee Six
Reg: N9621K |
Aircraft on departure from runway 33, struck a tree. Pilot returned to the airport and landed. |
Nil/2 on board |
Unknown damage |
5 November 1915Z
Jamestown Tennessee |
R44 Astro helo
Reg: N8365C |
Robinson R44 rotorcraft, crashed under unknown circumstances in a remote location |
3 dead/3 on board |
Destroyed |
5 November 2135Z
Mattaponi Virginia |
RV7A EXP
Reg: N723EP |
Aircraft reported engine problems and crashed into a field, 10 miles from Middle Peninsula Airport, Mattaponi, Va. |
1 seriously injured/1 on board |
Destroyed. Weather was VFR |
5 November 1800Z
Cortex Colorado |
PA-18 SuperCub
Reg: N65Z |
Aircraft nosed over on landing |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
5 November 1715Z
Fort Worth Texas |
Beech 35 Bonanza
Reg: N7208B |
Aircraft reported engine failure and crashed one mile from the approach end
of the runway at Fort Worth, Texas |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
5 November 1825Z
Spokane Washington |
KF1 EXP
Reg: N3636M |
Aircraft experienced engine failure and landed in a field 5 miles from Spokane |
Nil/1 on board |
Nil damage |
5 November 2209Z
Wilmington Delaware |
Mooney Mk20
Reg: N252YQ |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
6 November 1800Z
Elkins West Virginia |
PA-18 Piper SuperCub
Reg: N3257B |
Aircraft engine failed and it force-landed on a forest service road ten miles from Elkins |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
6 November 0056Z
Concord California |
Beech 60 Duke
Reg: N408FA |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
6 November 0000
Crystal River Florida |
Beech 58 Baron
Reg: N4146Q |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
6 November 1632Z
Lebanon Tennessee |
CH-701 STOL
Reg: N4225G |
Aircraft crashed on landing |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
6 November 2128Z
Merritt Island Florida |
Beech 35 Bonanza
Reg: N7856L |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil |
Unknown damage |
6 November 1756Z
Cougar Washington |
OH-58A Arrow Falcon Reg: N831SD |
Rotorcraft struck a tree while maneuvering to untangle slung load cables |
Nil |
Substantial damage |
6 November 1845Z
Cody Wyoming |
A119 Koala
Reg: C-GNSR |
Canadian registered Agusta A119 crashed during an attempt to land on a mountain slope 40 miles west of Cody |
1 unknown/ 4 on board |
Substantial damage |
6 November 1410Z
Rome New York |
Cessna 172
Reg: UNK |
Aircraft struck a metal pole after startup |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
7 November 0000
Gwinner, North Dakota |
PA18 SuperCub
Reg: UNK |
Crashed under unknown circumstances 7 miles from Gwinner |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
7 November 2014Z
Mesa Arizona |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N4133K |
Aircraft went off the runway into the infield at Mesa Arizona |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
7 November 1620
East St Louis Illinois |
TB-9 Tampico
Reg: N541PC |
Aircraft on rejected takeoff, went off the runway, struck a runway, and went into the grass |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
8 November 2230Z
Winder Georgia |
Mooney Mk 20
Reg: N305KM |
Aircraft landed hard |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage. Weather and wind not a factor |
8 November 2055Z
Baker City Oregon |
H269 SkyNight
Reg: N381MC |
Schweizer H269C rotorcraft crashed under unknown circumstances |
1 dead/1 on board |
destroyed |
8 November 2000Z
Ardmore Oklahoma |
Cessna 152
Reg: N4830B |
On landing, pilot lost control of the aircraft |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
9 November 2110Z
Morristown Tennessee |
Bell 407
Reg: N555BH |
Helicopter was left standing with rotor still running, the pilot walked into the turning main rotor and was fatally injured |
1 dead |
Sloping ground is a potential hazard |
9 November 0244Z
Jean Nevada |
Beech 35 Bonanza
Reg: N3672B |
Aircraft reported engine problems and force-landed short of the airport |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
9 November 1735Z
Katy Texas |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N197SA |
Aircraft force-landed on a road due to engine failure |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
9 November 2130Z
Cramerton North Carolina |
Bulldog 120 EXP
Reg: N9151R |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances 4 miles from the airport |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
9 November 1735Z
Frisco Texas |
S-10 EXP
Reg: N323BW |
Aircraft reported engine failure and force-landed in a field |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
9 November 1845Z
Elgin Illinois |
PA22 Tripacer
Reg: N2813Z |
On landing aircraft went off the end of the runway into a field and flipped over |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
10 November 0318Z
Napa California |
PA-34 Seneca
Reg: N3038P |
Aircraft rejected takeoff, ran off runway end, through a fence and into a canal |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage (rain, mist, poor visibility and low cloud) |
10 November 1715Z
Midland Texas |
Cessna 210
Reg: N7716K |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
10 November 2052Z
Sanford Florida |
EXP Floatplane
Reg: N2PR |
Aircraft mistakenly landed gear down on the St John’s River – and nosed in |
2 minor injuries/2 |
Amphibian |
10 November 2232Z
West Lafayette Indiana |
Beech 58 Baron
Reg: N25RL |
Aircraft experienced an electrical failure and on landing the gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
10 November 2156Z
Pembroke Pines Florida |
PA25 Pawnee
Reg: N131AB |
Aircraft on landing nosed over into the ground |
1 seriously injured /1 on board |
Substantial damage |
10 November 2157Z
Minneapolis Minnesota |
Mooney Mk 20
Reg: N6018X |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/ on board 1 |
Minor damage |
10 November 2100Z
Sacramento Kentucky |
PA28 Cherokee Arrow
Reg: N41535 |
Aircraft’s engine failed and pilot force-landed in a field |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
11 November 1602Z
Ossipee New Hampshire |
Bateleur 2000 EXP
Reg: N38PC |
Pilot ejected at 1500ft during aerobatics and aircraft crashed |
Nil/1 on board |
Destroyed |
11 November 1223Z
Palmer Alaska |
Cessna 150
Reg: N11764 |
Aircraft landed short of the runway |
1 seriously injured |
Substantial damage |
11 November 2000Z
Louisburg North Carolina |
Let33 Solo Glider
Reg: N284BA |
Aircraft landed in a field and went into a ditch |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
11 November 0315Z
Tucson Arizona |
TBM-700 |
On landing the gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
11 November 2355Z
McMinnville Oregon |
Unregistered Ultralight |
Ultralight stalled and nosedived into the runway |
1 seriously injured |
Substantial damage |
11 November 2103Z
Gainesville Georgia |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N5197F |
Pedestrian sustained serious injuries when struck by the wing of this aircraft while walking along the aircraft parking area. |
1 seriously injured |
Unknown if aircraft was intended for flight |
12 November 1645Z
Orlando Florida |
Cessna 180 Skywagon N9198C |
Aircraft landed on Big Sand Lake and flipped over |
1 minor injury |
Substantial damage. Tailwheel Cessnas are not for novices |
12 November 1800Z
Richmond Virginia |
PA32 Cherokee Six
Reg; N2943Q |
On landing the aircraft’s nose gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
12 November 1700Z
Warrenton Virginia |
Mooney Mk 20
Reg: N231KF |
Aircraft landed gear up inadvertently |
Nil/2 on board |
Unknown damage |
12 November 2050Z
Honolulu Hawaii |
MD500N
Reg: N501HP |
Rotorcraft struck a tethered balloon and force-landed in a parking lot |
Nil/3 on board |
Police helo. Waipio, Honolulu |
12 November 1550Z
Salt Lake City Utah |
PA-31 Navajo
Reg: N84859 |
MountainBird Flight 1869 landed gear up |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
12 November 2027Z
Mobile Alabama |
RV6 EXP
Reg: N242DS |
After taxiing in to the ramp pilot reported a fire in the right brake |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
12 November 2100Z
Sedona Arizona |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N365GR |
On takeoff the aircraft veered struck a sign and went off the runway |
Nil/4 on board |
Substantial damage |
13 November 1408Z
Stanwood Washington |
Agusta Spa A109E
Reg: N1UW |
Rotorcraft force-landed in a field due to a rotor problem |
Nil/3 on board |
Unknown damage. |
13 November 0030Z
Brookings South Dakota |
Mooney Mk 20
Reg: N201BC |
While taxiing the aircraft struck a sign |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
13 November 2054Z
Ft. Lauderdale Florida |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N2203D |
On landing the aircraft went off the runway side and struck a taxiway light |
Nil/2 on board |
Negligible damage |
13 November 1512Z
New Century Kansas |
Rotorway Exec 162F
Reg: N46110 |
Rotorcraft, made an emergency landing in a field short of the runway |
Nil/1 on board |
Negligible damage |
13 November 2000Z
Fort Pierce Florida |
Beech 76 Duchess
Reg: N110SU |
Aircraft landed with the nosegear retracted |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
13 November 0220Z
Costa Mesa California |
Cessna 210
Reg: N2210R |
While taxiing the aircraft struck a taxiway sign |
Nil/3 on board |
Unknown damage. |
13 November 2330Z
Ocala Florida |
Cessna 120
Reg: N120AB |
On landing, the aircraft struck a sign and flipped over |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
13 November 2240Z
Rochester New York |
Lancair 4
Reg: N4SX |
Aircraft landed gear up |
Nil/2 on board |
Minor damage |
14 November 1759Z
Waukegan Illinois |
Sportcruiser
Reg: N947DM |
Pilot lost control of the aircraft on the runway |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
| 14 November 1740Z Hyannis Massachusetts |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N961DW |
Aircraft landed short of the runway and struck a pole |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
14 November 2145Z
Byron California |
PA-44 Seminole
Reg: N274ER |
On landing rollout aircraft’s right main gear collapsed |
Nil/3 on board |
Minor damage |
14 November 2320Z
Calexico California |
Beech 33 Debonair
Reg: N435M |
Aircraft engine failed, force landed in a field 8 miles from the airport and the nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/3 on board |
Minor damage |
14 November 1555Z
Salt Lake City Utah |
PA28 Cherokee
REG: UNK |
On landing, the aircraft propeller struck the runway |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
14 November 1851Z
Hayward California |
Vans RV-4
Reg: N314RV |
On landing, the aircraft nosed over, dinging the propeller |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
14 November 1725Z
Orange beach Alabama |
Bellanca 7GCBC
Reg: N36249 |
Aircraft force-landed on a beach |
Nil/2 on board |
Unknown damage |
15 November 0230Z
Palmer Alaska |
BL8 Decathlon
Reg: N439MA |
On landing, aircraft hit a snow berm and flipped over (6 miles from Palmer) |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
15 November 2200Z
Abilene Texas |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N55307 |
Crashed under unknown circumstances |
3 dead/3 on board |
Destroyed |
15 November 0000
Las Vegas Nevada |
EC30 Eurocopter
Reg: N810MH |
During shutdown the downwash from a passing helicopter caused the main rotor to strike the tailboom |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
15 November 1825Z
Erie Colorado |
Evektor Sportstar
Reg: N617EV |
On landing the aircraft suffered a runway excursion |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
15 November 1445Z
Georgetown Texas |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N8218Z |
During taxiing the aircraft’s right gear collapsed |
Nil/2 on board |
Unknown damage |
16 November 2245Z
Le Roy Kansas |
Long EZ
Reg: N191PS |
Aircraft reported engine failure and force-landed in a field |
1 seriously injured/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
16 November 1515Z
Hampton Iowa |
PADELT PG37-1 Hot Air Balloon
Reg: N4448Y |
Struck a powerline, the balloon separated from the gondola, and the gondola crashed to the ground |
2 dead/1 seriously injured/3 on board |
Destroyed |
16 November 1458Z
Murfreesboro Tennessee |
PA28 Cherokee
Reg: N4396T |
Aircraft landed hard |
Nil/2 on board |
Unknown damage |
16 November 2138Z
Santa Barbara California |
Cessna 210
Reg: N987M |
On landing the aircraft veered off the runway and the left main gear collapsed |
Nil/2 on board |
Substantial damage |
16 November 1141Z
Chattanooga Tennessee |
Beech 36 Bonanza
Reg: N5981B |
While being towed for repositioning the wheels caught fire, and fire was soon extinguished |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage (park brake left on for towing?) |
16 November 0914L
Coulter, Colorado |
Experimental Helium Balloon |
Balloon hit power-lines and separated from its basket. Balloons were being launched from Greeley, Colo. … |
2 dead/one injured/3 on board |
…as part of a group attempting to set a world endurance and speed record. |
17 November 0000
Muskogee Oklahoma |
Cessna 150
Reg: N45137 |
Aircraft crashed on the runway under unknown circumstances |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
17 November 1737Z
Tampa Florida |
Columbia 350
Reg: N772TT |
After landing aircraft skidded off the runway |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
17 November 2230Z
Merced California |
Cessna 172
Reg: N3318E |
After touchdown the aircraft veered off the runway and hit a sign |
1 minor injury/1 on board |
Minor damage |
17 November 1554Z
Provo Utah |
Diamond DA20-C1
Reg: N978CT |
On landing aircraft ran off the runway side and struck a taxiway light |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
18 November 1945Z
Nikolai Alaska |
Cessna 170
Reg: N170BP |
On approach the aircraft6 lost power and crashe |
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