| Date |
Aircraft Type |
Narrative |
Casualties |
Remarks |
| Airline and Corporate |
| 23 Nov. 1920Z Yellowknife Canada |
DHC8-103 of Regnional 1 Airlines Ltd. |
TSH 478 was 200 NM north of Yellowknife on a flight to Taloyoak when the crew declared an emergency and returned to YZF due to #2 engine oil pressure fluctuations. (PW 120A). |
Nil |
Shortly after the decision was made to return to Yellowknife, the pressure dropped below 40 PSI. The affected engine was shut down. A rare failure of the oil filter element. |
| 24 Nov. 0500Z Kitchener/ Waterloo Ontario |
Dassault Falcon 50 of Chartright Air Inc. |
Number two engine (Garrett TFE731-40-1C) oil pressure began to fluctuate on the high side. As well, the oil temperature began to rise. The flight crew reduced power on the number two engine and continued with the flight. However,… |
Nil/5 |
…during the approach to Kitchener/ Waterloo Regional Airport, the number two engine oil pressure dropped to the low side followed by a corresponding “Oil 2” annunciator and master warning chime. The flight crew shut down the number two engine and landed. |
| 28 Nov. 1729Z Raleigh Durham North Carolina |
Cessna 560XL of Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp |
Right engine (PW545B) flamed out during cruise flight and could not be relit. |
Nil |
Crew Declared an emergency and landed without incident. |
| 29 Nov. 2200Z Rouyn-Noranda (CYUY) Canada |
Beech 100 of PropAir Inc Flight PRO833 |
15 miles out on departure, crew reported smoke in the cockpit and landed back 4 minutes later. |
Nil |
Unknown/undisclosed cause |
| 30 Nov. 1248Z Sudbury Ontario Canada |
Cessna 340A of Timberland Ford Inc |
Just after departing on an IFR flight from Sudbury Municipal Airport (CYSB) to [undisclosed destination], the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. A clearance was given to return for landing at Sudbury Municipal Airport. |
Nil/4 |
The aircraft landed safely at 1248Z. Source of smoke was an overheated resistor (PN OR55-1). The excessive heat from the resistor and associated connections melted a tie wrap located on the resistor wiring portion of the heater circuit. |
| 2 Dec. night Manchester UK |
737-31S of Thomsonfly |
Strong winds pushed the empty G-THOG into a baggage loader, damaging the aircraft’s skin. |
Nil |
Forward fuselage holed while parked on the ramp. Image at tinyurl.com/yurrw8 |
| 2 Dec. 1920L Baltimore-Washington Intl Maryland |
CRJ100 of Comair A320 of US Airways |
Comair Flt 5412 taking off on Runway 15-right overflew U.S. Airways/America West Flight 83 (rolling down Runway 10 just after landing.) |
Nil/46 Nil/155 |
The Comair plane passed 300ft over the America West plane at the point where the two runways intersect. KBWI airport diagram: tinyurl.com/2pv8cv |
| 5 Dec. 2145Z Toronto Canada |
Fairchild SA227AC of Bearskin Lake Air Service Ltd Flight: BLS328 |
On climb out (through 13,000 feet), the right engine oil pressure went to zero. The flight crew did not shut down the engine as the low oil pressure light did not illuminate and the oil temperature stayed okay. |
Nil |
It turned out to be a faulty oil pressure transducer. Kitchener/Waterloo Regional Airport (CYKF) to Ottawa (M-CIA) (CYOW) |
| 6 Dec. 1539Z Calgary Alberta |
Bae-3212 of Alberta CityLink Flight ABK902 |
Jetstream Super 31 struck a coyote pack crossing runway 34 at rotate and landed back runway 25 |
Nil |
Departing Calgary on a routine scheduled flight to Edmonton and Dawson Creek. Minor damage. |
| 6 Dec. 2055L Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey |
737 of Continental ERJ145 of Continental Express |
Two Continental Airline jets came within 300 feet of each other Thursday night at Newark Liberty International Airport . One pilot had been instructed to “hold short” of the runway, but went ahead and crossed anyway just as the other jet was landing. |
Nil |
The incursion happened as Continental Flight 573 was landing on Runway 22 Left. At the same time, a Continental Express jet, Flight 2558, was on taxiway Zulu at the end of the runway on its way to another runway, A recent Congressional Report ranked Newark Liberty International Airport as one of the most dangerous (in fact 9 th) U.S. airports for runway accidents. |
| 7 Dec. 1636Z Ottawa Ontario |
737-2R4C of First Air Flight FAB860 |
Departed with the tank #1 forward boost pump on the MEL. After take-off, the centre tank #2 boost pump circuit breaker tripped. Crew returned to Ottawa and requested that ARFF be on standby. Shortly after that, the tank #1 aft boost pump circuit breaker tripped. Aircraft landed without further incident. |
Nil |
Operated by Bradley Air Services. Maintenance staff reported that all of the tripped circuit breakers were from the #1 generator bus. The #1 generator was replaced and during the ensuing troubleshooting, maintenance found that the generator ground wire was burnt at the ground connection as a result of a loose connection or corrosion. |
| 7 Dec. 1702Z Battle Mountain Nevada |
Piaggio P180 Avanti of ExecAir |
Right wing, right prop and fuselage were damaged after the pilot lost directional control on landing and swung through 270 degrees |
Nil |
Substantial damage. Owner: IMP Group Ltd. |
| 7 Dec. 0625Z Hamilton Ontario |
Beech 1900D of Skylink Express Flight SKK300 |
Aircraft departed at 0613Z. At around 0620Z, the flight crew informed the Toronto Center Sector Controller that they had a problem and needed to return to Hamilton (JCMIA). |
Nil |
When the flight crew contacted the Hamilton Tower Controller, they advised that their cargo had shifted. Later established to be due to dry ice fumes from a dangerous goods shipment in the cargo hold traveling to the cockpit and affecting the flight crew. |
| 8 Dec. ~2355L Taipei Taiwan |
747-409 of China Airlines Flt:CI008 Regn: B18210 |
In the early stages of climb-out, at an altitude of about 1000 ft, a rear passenger door suddenly unlocked (or opened completely) … |
Nil/264 passengers on board |
….prompting the pilots to make an immediate return to Taipei. From Taipei (Chang Kai Chek Airport) to Los Angeles |
| 8 Dec. 0158Z Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Beech 200 of Prince Edward Air Ltd Flight CME602 |
Arriving from Deer Lake (CYDF). Attempts to lock the gear down with the emergency extension failed. Flight landed safely on runway 23 with right main gear indicating unlocked. |
Nil |
When the aircraft was inspected in the hangar it was found that the nose gear actuator had become disconnected from the drag brace. The bolt holding it to the brace was missing and there were signs of damage where it attaches. There was damage to the actuator as well as the nose gear drag brace. The damaged nose actuator prevented the gear from going to the complete positive lock on the main gear actuators although the locks were in place. |
| 9 Dec. 2200Z Thompson (YTH) Manitoba |
Beech 99 of Perimeter Aviation Ltd. Flight: PAG409 |
30 miles southeast of YTH when the crew advised FSS that they must have picked up some debris on the apron or runway before takeoff and were returning with vibrations, requesting ARFF to be on standby. Company dispatch had earlier called to inform the crew that what seemed to be a piece of the aircraft had flown through the window of the YTH terminal building |
Nil |
Departed Thompson for Gods Lake. The aircraft landed uneventfully and it was later determined there was a nick in the propeller and fuselage damage. As well, one window in the terminal building was found to have been broken adjacent to the apron. Flight crew was alerted after the fact that before they started the aircraft, there had been a collision between two ground vehicles in close proximity to the aircraft and no sweep for FOD had been made. |
| 9 Dec. evening St. Johns-Intl AP (TAPA), Antigua in Antigua + Barbuda |
747-443 of Virgin Atlantic G-VROY Flight VS34 to London (Gatwick) |
The 747 became stuck on the grass short of the end of runway 07 while making a U-turn for backtrack/line-up. It was dark at the time. The airport was forced to close for a couple of hours to remove the aircraft.. |
Nil |
See images at tinyurl.com/3xq99u and 2ors4o Parallel taxiway has remained half-finished for many years and the airport is regularly closed by 777, A330 or 747 running off into the grass at the inadequate runway end turning node.. |
| 9 Dec. afternoon Kennedy Airport New York |
ERJ135 of American Eagle Flight 753 747-400 freighter of EVA Air (Flight BR632) |
FAA denies, after reviewing radar tapes, that two jets cleared to land simultaneously on intersecting runways were in any danger of a collision….after the EVA Air Cargo pilot went around (due to having landed too far into runway 13L). See diagram at tinyurl.com/ys68hh |
Nil |
MQ753 Commuter pilot went around because of expected wake turbulence from the 747. The following day, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer claimed the two jets nearly collided, and demanded that the FAA immediately install the most advanced anti-collision technology (ASDE-X) at the region’s three major airports |
| 9 Dec. 1845Z Toronto Canada |
EMB145XR of ExpressJet Flight BTA2248 |
The aircraft was en-route, approximately 40NM southeast of Toronto when the flight crew declared an emergency at 1845Z due to a developing electrical problem and returned to Toronto. |
Nil |
Departed on a scheduled IFR flight from Toronto to Newark (Liberty), NJ. Later determined that the electrical fault arose due to the APU shutting down while the aircraft was being de-iced (due to fluid ingestion) |
| 9 Dec. 0705Z St Johns Newfoundland |
767-328 of Tui Airlines Nederland Flight TFL330 |
50 nautical miles north of Deer Lake, requested to divert to St. John’s (CYYT) due to smoke in the cockpit. Crew advised that they were diverting to St. Johns as a precautionary measure. |
Nil |
The aircraft landed in St. Johns without further incident at 07:48Z. Maintenance found that the forward avionics bay ventilation fan had seized |
| 9 Dec. 2048Z Winnipeg (CWYG) Manitoba Canada |
Swearingen SA226TC Flight PAG973 |
Metro II was level at FL 190 en route from Red Sucker Lake to Winnipeg and the crew had just checked in with the West Low Controller when they advised they needed an immediate descent to 10,000 feet due to a pressurization problem. They were cleared down as requested and continued to CYWG where the flight landed at 2120Z. |
Nil |
Main landing gear safety switch for the pressurization dump valve was intermittent and allowed the dump valve to open in flight, dumping cabin pressure. The main-gear squat switch was replaced. |
| 10 Dec. ~1200L Idaho Falls Idaho |
MD80 of Allegiant Air Flt: G4-515 |
On landing the aircraft slid about 30 ft. off the end of the runway coming to rest on soft ground. |
Nil/143 passengers on board |
Arriving from Las Vegas, Nevada. At the time, the runway was quite slippery in icy conditions. |
| 10 Dec. morning Atyrau Kazakhstan |
767-306ER of Air Astana Flt: KC903 |
Arriving from Almaty Kazakhstan, P4-KCA slid off the taxiway coming to rest on rough ground. |
Nil |
Almaty to Amsterdam. At the time, all taxiways and aprons were slippery due to frozen rain. See tinyurl.com/3yt4k4 |
| 10 Dec. ~1700L Kiev, Ukraine |
Beech 90 King Air of Fun Air Regn: D-IBDH |
Flying from HraDec. Kralove to Kiev, the aircraft crashed in very thick fog just short of Kiev. Local radar contact was lost around 17:00 hours, approx. 300 meters from the airport. It crashed into a field near the airport access motorway. |
2 crew and 4 passengers dead/6 on board |
Private aircraft flying from Hra Dec. Kralove (LKHK) to Kiev’s Zul Jan. i airport. The owner is a company called Minib. Passengers and crew were all Czech. Aircraft was awaiting Czech Reg istration. See tinyurl.com/yta45s |
| 10 Dec. 1458Z Salmon, Idaho |
Beech 200 KingAir Regn: N925TT |
Super King Air c rashed into a hangar while attempting to return for landing (after experiencing problems on departure). Took off at arou nd 8:00 a.m. during a snowstorm, then turned back and tried to land but crashed between two hangars and burst into flames. |
2 fatal, 2 injured/4 on board |
Damage: Destroyed (there were four persons on board, two persons were fatally injured, two sustained unknown injuries, Salmon, Idaho). Owned and operated by QB Quality Beam Inc . (m anufacturer of laminated wooden beams). T he fire damaged one of the hanga rs and a plane inside. |
| 10 Dec. night East Midlands Airport UK |
757-200 of Thomas Cook |
Passengers were evacuated when it was feared there was a fire on board shortly after landing.. |
Nil |
The Thomas Cook flight from Lanzarote was thought to be in trouble at about 6.05pm as it moved into the airport's docking station. |
| 10 Dec. Accra Ghana |
LET-410UVP of Chartered City Link |
19 seat plane with nine passengers and two crew on board made an emergency landing at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra on Monday after its undercarriage fell off during take-off. |
Nil/11 on board |
Took off at 1040 hours for Tarkwa in the Western Region but the front tires (wheels?) fell off during the process. Airport was closed for 30 minutes for the aircraft to be salvaged. |
| 11 Dec. 1820Z Waterloo Ontario |
DHC8-102 of Air Canada Jazz |
The aircraft was just south of the Waterloo VOR (YWT) when the flight crew reported a blown out windshield and returned. |
Nil |
JZA7892 was on a scheduled IFR flight from Toronto to Columbus (Port Columbus) Ohio. Maintenance found that the window heat wasn’t cycling thru OFF |
| 11 Dec. North Carolina |
Falcon 50 |
Bizjet had a near midair with a USAIR Jet at the same altitude |
Nil |
Reported avoidance action by USAIR was made at less than a mile |
| 11 Dec. day Danang Vietnam |
A321 of Vietnam Airlines |
Aircraft was delayed for four hours for disinsection of a scorpion infestation. Five were found and removed in total. |
Nil |
Bound for Hanoi. In April a 777 flight bound Tokyo was delayed for capture of an escapee white mouse pet. The varmint was found in the galley partaking- and was destroyed. |
| 12 Dec. Rome (Fiumicino Airport) |
777-300 of Air France Regn: F-GSQP |
Experienced an engine-related problem while flying over Italy en route to La Reunion and landed in an emergency with one engine shut down |
Nil |
Delivered to AF on June 30th 2006. Believed to be 6 th or 7 th 777 Inflight Shutdown of a GE90 |
| 12 Dec. night Budapest Hungary |
A320 of Aeroflot |
Made a successful emergency landing Wednesday at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport because of a problem with its nose landing gear and another, unspecified technical malfunction, |
Nil/64 passengers |
Rome to Moscow |
| 12 Dec. 0023Z Calgary International Alberta Canada |
CRJ200 of Skywest Flight: SKW6587 |
Crew reported a green laser was pointed at the aircraft approximately 7 miles final for Runway 34 at Calgary; no evasive action taken. |
Nil |
Reported to airport duty manager |
| 12 Dec. 0157Z Ottawa/ Macdonald-Cartier Intl. Ontario |
CRJ200 of Air Canada Jazz Flight JZA7660 |
BLOWER123 was working on runway 14 near the intersection with taxiway JULIET (near the threshold of runway 32) when a take-off clearance was issued to the flight crew of JZA7660 (which was on runway 14). The Ground Controller then became aware of BLOWER123's presence and coordinated with the Airport Controller, who cancelled JZA7660's take-off clearance. |
Nil |
JZA7660 aborted its take-off. A NAV CANADA investigation is in progress. |
| 12 Dec. 0222Z Thompson (YTH) Manitoba |
Beech 200 of Fast Air Ltd |
Departed from Runway 23 at Thompson and the crew reported that the landing gear would not retract. The aircraft returned and landed safely. |
Nil |
Many wintry gear failures are related to frozen slush accumulations. Leaving the gear down to blow it off just doesn’t work in extremely low temperatures. |
| 12 Dec. Isle of Nevis, Eastern Caribbean |
Global 500 Regn: N50DS |
Landed short of the runway at Vance W. Armory Airport in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter fence |
Nil |
Owner is Tampa, Fla.-based First Southeast Aviation |
| 12 Dec. day Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL) (Kenya) |
DHC-5 Buffalo of Trident Enterprises Cessna 208 of Safari-Link Regn: 5Y-SLA |
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan had arrived at Nairobi-Wilson (WIL) from Masai Mara when it collided on the taxiway with the DHC-5 Buffalo. A large part of the right hand wing of the Caravan was cut off and the Buffalo sustained damage to the number 2 propeller |
6 injured |
Departure airport: Lokichoggio Airport (LKG/HKLK), Kenya. Destination airport: Nairobi-Wilson Airport (WIL/HKNW), Kenya |
| 13 Dec. 1739L Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
MD88 of Delta Flight DAL599 |
Diverted into Philadelphia 23 minutes after takeoff, after losing control of cabin pressurization |
Nil |
Planned Newark NJ (KEWR) to Hartfield-Jackson (Atlanta International Airport, Georgia)(KATL) |
| 13 Dec. day Albuquerque New Mexico |
737 of SWA Flight SWA912 |
Ramper crashed into aircraft with his belt-loader, penetrating the pressure hull |
Nil |
Flight cancelled |
| 14 Dec. 2151Z CHICAGO (O’Hare) Illinois |
777-222 of United Flight: UAL836 Regn : N220UA |
United Airlines Flight 836, A Boeing777, while on final dec lared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin, landed safely, evacuated via chutes on the taxiway, one person on board reported with unknown injuries and transported to the hospital. |
1 injured /265 passengers |
Damage: None. Inspection revealed a low oil quantity in the right engine. Arriving from Pudong, Shanghai, China. Metallic deposits were observed on one of the engine chip detectors. In addition, oil deposits were located in the compressor section of the engine. |
| 14 Dec. Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania |
727-200 of Astar Air Cargo (Miami-based) |
A 15 feet long and 17 inches wide wing flap section fell into a Robinson Township house front yard after takeoff. |
Nil |
Freighter was headed for Rochester New York |
| 14 Dec. 1547L Chicago O’Hare |
777-222ER of United Flt:UA836 |
After landing 10/28, the pilots of N220UA initiated an emergency evacuation following the detection of smoke in the cockpit during approach. |
2 minor injuries/269 on board |
Shanghai to Chicago. Two minor injuries occurred during evacuation. Emergency terminated at 1622L |
| 14 Dec. ~2200L Washington DC |
EMB135 of Continental Flight 3136 |
Aircraft made an unscheduled landing at Dulles airport due to smoke in the cockpit |
Nil |
From Raleigh-Durham International Airport, North Carolina to Newark, New Jersey |
| 14 Dec. 1440L Shannon Ireland |
Dassault Falcon |
Bizjet made an emergency landing after declaring smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil |
En-route to Gander in Newfoundland from Farnborough in England |
| 14 Dec. night Chania Intl AIRPORT Crete |
767-383ER of Arkefly Regn: PH-AHX |
During taxiing, while guided by a follow-me car, the aircraft collided with a lamp-post causing significant damage to the outer wing. |
Nil |
Reportedly a 70 cm long part of the wing broke off. Estimated repair time 4-6 weeks. From ? (Middle East) to Eindhoven, Netherlands via Chania |
| 15 Dec. day Sharjah UAE |
747-412BCF of Martinair PH-MPQ |
Freighter suffered tire-bursts on takeoff but continued to destination Amsterdam |
Nil |
Minor damage |
| 15 Dec. day Tehran Iran |
A330-203 of KLM A340-313X of Lufthansa |
PH-AOK hit D-AIGL as the twinjet was pulling into its final parking position at the gate at Imam Khomeini Intl. |
Nil |
Lufthansa was Frankfurt bound, KLM arriving from Amsterdam. A340 lost its outer wingtip. Minor damage to both. |
| 16 Dec. 1900L Chicago Illinois |
CL-600-2B19 of SkyWest Flt 6034 |
Right wing struck a tug whilst taxiing to the gate at O’Hare Intl. (ORD) |
Nil/29 passengers + 3 crew |
Arriving from Madison Wisconsin. Substantial damage. Tug-driver injured |
| 16 Dec. 1648L Providence Rhode Island |
CRJ-200LR of Air Wisconsin Flt: ZW-758A |
After making a hard landing on the 7166 ft runway 05, N470ZW veered to the left until it left the edge of the runway and came to rest in snow. Weather consisted of light rain with temperatures slightly above freezing level and a visibility of 1.5 miles in mist. |
Nil/31 passengers + 3 crew |
Operating for US Airways Express into T.F. Green Airport. The runway was partly covered with wet snow and ice. Left main gear collapsed (wheel torn off) and left wing is damaged. Image at tinyurl.com/3543ht |
| 16 Dec. day Cairo Egypt |
747-228F of Southern Air Transport N751SA |
While parking on the cargo ramp, the freighter continued on, crossed a service road and collided with the roof of a building (where it came to a stop). |
Nil |
Substantial damage. Structural damage occurred to lower nose section. Image at tinyurl.com/2v24z4 |
| 16 Dec. 0715Z Cairo Egypt |
747-228F of Ethiopian Airlines |
N751SA collided with a building while attempting to park at Cairo International Airport |
Nil/4 on board |
Minor damage. Arriving from Addis Ababa. Reported previously as Southern Air Transport (as operator) |
| 17 Dec. 0220Z Newark, New Jersey |
B727-243ADV of Paradigm Air Regn: N615PA |
While parked at the ramp, a cargo container punctured a hole in the fuselage near the cargo hold. |
Nil |
Minor damage. Small hole in fuselage near the cargo hold door. |
| 17 Dec. ~0800L Cleveland, Ohio |
767-332 of Delta Flt: DL9835 |
While taking a wide turn from one taxiway to another, the nose gear left the paved surface coming to rest in snow. |
Nil/31 passengers + 3 crew |
Cleveland to Buffalo. At the time, taxiways and apron were covered with snow. |
| 17 Dec. 1443Z Cleveland, Ohio |
B-767 of Delta Flight 9835 Regn : 128DL |
N128DL slid off the taxiway and the right main gear became stuck in the grass |
No injuries reported |
Nil damage |
| 17 Dec. 0145Z Greenville, South Carolina |
Canadair CRJ-200 Regn:N8855A |
Express Airlines flight 3728, while pushing off at the gate, the tow bar broke and the nose of the aircraft went through the windshield of the tug. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 17 Dec. 0057Z Chicago, Illinois |
Canadair CRJ-200 Regn: N918SW |
N918SW, a Skywest aviation flight 6034, a Bombardier CL600 aircraft while taxiing, struck a tug/baggage cart, no injuries reported. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 17 Dec. 1502Z Vernal, Utah |
Beech 99 Airliner Regn: N206AV |
Ameriflight 4844, A Beech C-99 aircraft, landed short of the runway, went into the snow and the gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 17 Dec. 1714Z Reno, Nevada |
Cessna C525 CitationJet Regn: N104PC |
Aircraft on takeoff roll, right main tires blew out, Reno, Nevada |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 18 Dec. 1002L Los Angeles |
757 of ATA Flight 4755 |
Flight returned to LA with smoke in the cabin a half-hour after its 9am departure |
Nil/244 passengers + 8 crew |
Faulty oven in galley next to the cockpit |
| 18 Dec. 0345Z Lafayette, Louisiana |
757 of UPS Flight: UPS705 |
United Parcel Service Flight 705, a Boeing 757 aircraft, while taxiing to depart, hit the APU of another aircraft, |
Nil |
Damage: Minor. UPS705 departed without further incident, Lafayette, La. |
| 18 Dec. 1924Z Chicago, Illinois |
EMB-145 Regn:N667GB |
American Eagle Flight 3993, an Embraer 145 aircraft, during push back, was struck at the left nose gear door by a tug, the tug driver sustained unknown injuries to wrist |
1 injured |
Damage: Minor |
| 18 Dec. 0345Z Aniak, Alaska |
Beech 1900 Regn:N111AX |
After receiving clearance to depart, crew of aircraft became incapacitated under unknown circumstances …… |
2 injured |
…..and sustained unknown injuries |
| 19 Dec. ~1900L Oxford UK |
PA34 Seneca of Air Med Kidlington |
Crashed into woods near Wytham while on approach to Oxford in low cloud. |
1 injured/1 on board |
Hit 4 miles short of runway. Located by SAR helo at about 2015L. |
| 20 Dec. 1139L San Francisco |
777 of United Flight: UA73 |
Returned after takeoff due to electrical problems and smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil/350 passengers |
Honolulu bound plane left at 0915L and re-landed at 1139L |
| 21 Dec. morning Luton Airport UK |
A319 of Easyjet Regn: G-EZAD |
Aircraft made an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil |
Dortmund to Luton (a London area airport) |
| 22 Dec. 1526L Baja California |
737 of Continental Flt 1609 |
Went off the runway due to a mechanical failure on the nose landing gear during landing and Los Cabos International Airport in San Jose was closed. |
Nil |
Headed for Newark New Jersey |
| 22 Dec. day Santo Domingo Dominican Republic |
Beech 90 Regn: YV2327 |
Elderly woman was killed when the aircraft she was traveling in from Venezuela together with another six people crashed into the Caribbean sea, 32 nautical miles from La Romana. |
1 dead/7 on board |
U.S. Coast Guard unit that was patrolling waters between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic went to the scene, as well as Dominican Navy and Drug Control Department officials. |
| 23 Dec. day Khartoum Intl AIRPORT Sudan |
A340-212 of Egyptair & 747 of Saudia |
Collision occurred when the A340 was taxiing past a Saudia 747 on its way to the departure runway. A340’s right wingtip and adjacent winglet struck the tailcone and APU casing of the 747 causing significant damage to the 747. |
Nil |
Both aircraft operated on charter flights for the Hajj pilgrimage. Image at tinyurl.com/ywcvtk |
| 23 Dec. 1327 Z MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota |
CL-600/601/604 C hallenger Regn : N 908XJ |
M esaba Airlines Flight 3635, A Canadair CRJ600 aircraft, on pushback from gate, backed into a portable water truck, no injuries reported. |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 23 Dec. 0948Z Chicago Midway Airport , Illinois |
737 of American Transair Regn : N 321TZ |
W hile parked at the gate overnight, aircraft was blown into a belt loader, nose gear door damaged, no persons on board. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 23 Dec. 1418Z Los Angeles California |
C anadair CRJ-200, RJ-200 Reg ional Jet Regn : SKW3950 |
Sky West Flight 3950, A Canadair CRJ 200 aircraft, on departure, struck a bird causing damage to the pitot tube, diverted and landed without incident at Los Angeles . |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 24 Dec. night Paris CDG |
767-300 of Air Seychelles |
Aircraft was damaged severely during pushback on Christmas eve and is being interim replaced by a leased Maxjet 767 |
Nil |
Probability of having to replace the entire fuselage aft of the rear pressure bulkhead. (3 months out of service) |
| 25 Dec. 0554L Honolulu Hawaii |
A330-323 of NWA Regn: N819NW Flt: NW16 |
Flight suddenly lost 1300ft in severe turbulence at FL380. Encounter caused autopilot and autothrust to disconnect |
1 serious/ 2 minor/291 |
Osaka, Japan to Honolulu – during night VMC flight vicinity 34N 180 degrees East |
| 25 Dec. 0918L Ontario California |
MD83 of Alaskan Regn: N943AS |
Encountered unexpected severe orographic turbulence on descent passing 8500ft approx |
1 serious/ 1 minor |
Seattle Washington to Ontario, Calif with 114 on board |
| 25 Dec. 2234Z Los Angeles California |
757 of United Flight: UAL69 |
United Airlines Flight69, a Boeing 757 aircraft, declared an emergency due to a cracked windshield, returned and landed without incident, , Los Angeles |
Nil |
N o injuries reported, damage reported as minor |
| 26 Dec. 2043L LAX Airport Los Angeles, California |
MD80 of American Flt: AA250 A319 of Mexicana Flt: MX129 |
MD80 had just landed on the outer runway and pilot thought he was cleared to cross the Mexicana’s takeoff runway. ATC directed both pilots to stop. |
Nil |
Logged as controller error (he missed the MD80’s read back mistake). 9th "close call" between airplanes on LAX's runways since Jan.. 1, 2007 |
| 26 Dec. 0303L Almaty Airport Kazakhstan |
Challenger 604 of Jet Connection Regn: D-ARWE |
CL604 crashed soon after lift-off in a classic wing icing-induced stall scenario. Weather conditions: tinyurl.com/2lr8md |
1 dead/ 3 injured |
Flight 826 bound for Hong Kong. First Officer died, aircraft was destroyed. |
| 26 Dec. 1002L Aspen Colorado |
Piper PA-46-310P Regn: N47BC |
Passing 6000ft on climb-out the Piper Malibu’s engine failed with a loud bang soon after pilot noted oil droplets on windscreen. Force-landed back at departure airfield successfully despite an opaque windscreen |
Nil/4 on board |
Crankshaft fractured aft of the flange. The propeller and spinner, and the front part of the crankshaft were missing. |
| 26 Dec. 1300Z Romeo, Michigan |
F90 KING AIR Regn:590GT |
Aircraft on departure, clipped a tree with its left wing, declared an emergency and landed without incident, Romeo, MI |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 28 Dec. 1700Z Ankeny Iowa |
Beech E90 Regn: N199TT |
While taxiing from the ramp to the runway, aircraft slid into a snow bank and struck its prop |
Nil/5 on board |
Minor damage |
| 28 Dec. 1825Z Whitehorse International Yukon, Canada |
PA31-350 of Alkan Air |
Piper Navajo departed Whitehorse and when the aircraft was 80 NM east of YXY, company dispatch advised ATC that the pilot had reported dense smoke in the cockpit … |
Nil |
….and that the aircraft was returning. |
| 29 Dec. 1821Z Quebec Canada |
CL600 of Jazz Flt: JZA8916 |
Sent around from ¼ mile final due to a car seen on the runway |
Nil |
Runway incursion |
| 29 Dec. 0418Z Charleston, South Carolina |
MD88 of Delta Regn: N960DL |
Delta Airlines Flight 1269, a Boeing McDonnell Douglas MD88 aircraft, while taxiing into the gate, right wingtip hit the left wingtip of another aircraft, N579SW, an Embraer EMB-120ER. |
Nil/147 passengers |
Damage: Unknown. No injuries reported. |
| 30 Dec. 1710Z Vancouver Canada |
MD80 of American Flt: AAY603 |
American Airlines, AAY603, a MD83, IFR KBLI to KPSP, reported an emergency due to smoke in the cabin. |
Nil |
Bellingham Washington (KBLI) to Palm Springs California (KPSP) |
| 30 Dec. 1912Z NW Territories, Canada |
737-275 of Canadian North Flt: MPE444 |
Departed Norman Wells Airport for Inuvik, and the crew soon indicated they were returning due to unusual engine indications and compressor stalls. Aircraft landed safely about 7 minutes later at 1919z. The center nose cone in the port engine was missing. |
Nil |
A runway check did not locate any FOD. The cone may have been ingested by the engine and company maintenance is currently examining the engine for damage. This aircraft recently emerged from a heavy maintenance check. Studs were over-torqued during installation |
| 30 Dec. 1134L Bucharest Intl AIRPORT Romania |
737-38J of Tarom Regn: YR-BGC Flight: 3107 |
During take off runway 08L collided with a vehicle resulting in severe damage. Left main gear collapsed and the 737 came to rest off side the runway in snow. Left wing, engine and rear fuselage received substantial damage. Aircraft is a Write-off. See video at tinyurl.com/2hrean |
Nil/114 passengers + 6 crew |
Bucharest to Sharm El Sheikh Egypt. All on board were able to escape via emergency slides. At the time of the accident, visibility at the airport was hampered by thick fog. Runway Visual range reportedly was about 250 meters. Image at tinyurl.com/2l5naw |
| 30 Dec. day Noumea, New Caledonia |
737-229 of OZJET Flt OZ331 Code-shared QF331 Regn: VH-OBN |
Passengers were told to prepare for possible ditching after a RH outboard wing-slat broke free and caused 20 minutes of intense vibration and lateral control problems – following a 2 nd overshoot from Norfolk Island due bad weather. |
1 passenger collapsed/ ~100 on board |
Crew declared a Mayday and successfully diverted to Noumea, about 750km away. Some reports indicate that “half a trim tab” (assumed aileron) was later found to have broken free. |
| 30 Dec. 0700L Kansas City |
757-200 of United |
Pilot took a wrong turn onto a service road in the mist and fog -and became bogged |
Nil/182 passengers |
Bound Denver from MCI (Kansas City International) |
| 31 Dec. day Freetown Sierra Leone |
AN12BP of Airmark Regn: UR-TSI |
AN12 lost its undercarriage after landing at Lungi Airport Freetown Sierra Leone on or about the 31st Dec. 07. |
Nil |
Imagery is at tinyurl.com/38878y Leased to Air Afrique? |
| 31 Dec. 1415Z Phoenix, Arizona |
MD-90 of Delta Flight: DAL926 |
Delta Airlines flight 926, a Boeing MD90 aircraft, reported the bottom antenna was broken by a belt-loader. |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown. No injuries reported. |
| 1 Jan. day Sydney Australia |
737-8F3 of Pacific Blue Flt VG93 |
Advised by a taxiing aircraft of a tail-scrape on rotate for Christchurch NZ. Aircraft descended from FL280 to (and held at) 10,000ft to burn off fuel and then landed for an inspection. |
Nil |
ATC advised they’d found a heavy piece of metal 5 by 3 inches that appeared to be a tail guard. Follows upon a series of PB incidents including a tailscrape on takeoff ex Nadi, Fiji |
| 1 Jan. 0138Z Reno Nevada |
Cessna 402 Utililiner Regn: N36908 |
Cessna 402c Redding Aero Enterprises Flight BXR493, landed gear up. |
Nil/1 on board |
Minor damage |
| 1 Jan. 1520Z Norwood Massachusetts |
Beech 95 Travelair Regn: N146RA |
On landing the aircraft’s nose wheel collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
| 1 Jan. 0247Z Louisville Kentucky |
Shrike Commander AC50 Regn: N107DF |
Aircraft landed gear up at Bowman Airport Louisville |
Nil/1 on board |
Unknown damage |
| 1 Jan. 0340Z Reno, Nevada |
CL-600/601/604 Challenger Regn:N937SW |
N937SW, A Bombardier CL-600 Skywest aircraft, while parked, wingtip was clipped by a fuel truck, no injuries reported. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 2 Jan. ~0730L Masbate City, Philippines |
NAMC YS-11A of Asian Spirit Flight 321 Regn: RP-C3592 |
On landing on the 1200 m runway 21, the aircraft overran coming to rest on the concrete airport perimeter fence. The right main gear also collapsed causing damage to the right wing and propeller. |
Nil/42 passengers + 5 crew |
MaNila Intl to Masbate City. All on board were safely evacuated. At the time a strong crosswind was reported, with a quartering tailwind component. Image at tinyurl.com/37vq9h and yt4c96 |
| 2 Jan. ~0720L Tehran Iran |
Fokker 100 of Iran Air Flight IR711 Regn: EP-IDB |
Iran Air plane, reportedly carrying about 100 passengers, which was going from Tehran to Shiraz (south), skidded off runway 29L at Mehrabad Airport after a port engine failure. |
A few passengers suffered minor injuries and respiration problems |
Write-off. Sources say it may have come to rest beneath or underneath an Iran Air Force 747. Snowing with visibility <600m. Pilot was injured and left side of aircraft was burnt out. Image at tinyurl.com/2svvfz |
| 2 Jan. day Burlington Vermont |
CRJ200 of Air Wisconsin |
Despite having carried out the CRJ flap fail AD, the aircraft’s flaps failed on approach and the aircraft overshot. |
Nil/48 passengers + 3 crew |
US Airways Express flight 3909 from Philadelphia to Burlington made another approach to a longer runway. |
| 2 Jan. 0950L Marseilles France |
BAe146-300 of Eurowings |
Turned back and landed following a bird strike on takeoff and fire indications |
Nil |
Flight EW4351 headed Frankfurt Germany. German Regional Airline |
| 2 Jan. 1830L Orlando, Sanford International AIRPORT, Florida |
757-200 of Flyglobespan |
Soon after take off Flight Y2-726 suffered an explosion in one of its engines, prompting the pilots to make an emergency return to Orlando. |
Nil/~160 on board |
Minor damage. Orlando to Glasgow UK. Flight orbited for two hours to burn off excess fuel. Flyglobespan had its suspended licence reinstated in Nov. 2007. |
| 3 Jan. ~2205L Greensboro, North Carolina |
DC9 freighter of DHL |
Cargo jet with a malfunctioning engine made a safe emergency landing a Piedmont Triad International Airport shortly after 10 p.m. |
Nil/4 on board |
Compressor surge |
| 3 Jan. 745Z Aspen Colorado |
Premier 1 Regn: N300SL |
On landing, the gear door being stuck in the down position, scraped the runway |
Nil/3 on board |
Minor damage |
| 3 Jan. 0220Z Atlanta Georgia |
MD88 of Delta Flight: DAL681 |
Belt loader hit C-2 door while being loaded with baggage |
Nil |
Minor damage |
| 3 Jan. 0850L Deauville France |
737-4B6 of Atlas Blue Regn: CN-RMX |
On landing the aircraft skidded off the runway coming to rest on soft ground with its nose and main undercarriage buried in mud. At the time the runway was slippery with temperatures below freezing. |
Nil/168 on board |
Marrakesh to Deauville St Gatien-Intl AP (2550m in length) |
| 3 Jan. 0900Z Oklahoma City Oklahoma |
Pilatus PC-12 Regn: N398J |
Lineman was struck by the moving prop while aircraft was parked |
1 serious injury |
Nil aircaft damage |
| 3 Jan. 0918L Grand Junction, Colorado |
CRJ of Continental Express |
Flight ex Salt Lake City declared an emergency for smoke in the cockpit and diverted into Grand Junction |
Nil/45 Passengers |
Houston bound aircraft landed at 0918L |
| 3 Jan. 1745Z Aspen, Colorado |
Premier 1 Regn: N300SL |
Aircraft on landing, gear door stuck in the down position scraped the runway. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 4 Jan. 0645Z Portland, Oregon |
DC9-83 of Alaskan Regn: N944AS |
Flight 389, A Boeing McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83, aircraft, on landing, ingested a foreign object, no injuries reported. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 4 Jan. 0830L Medford Oregon |
Beech 1900 freighter of Ameriflight |
Pilot reported an engine fire and shutdown at a point 18 miles on approach |
Nil/1 on board |
Landed without incident |
| 4 Jan. 0940L Los Roques Islands Venezuela |
LET410-UVP-E of Transaven Regn: YV2081 |
Aircraft crashed into sea about 6 miles from the Gran Roque Island airfield. Reports indicate that both engines failed when the aircraft was flying at an altitude of 3.000 feet about 64 miles north of Caracas. |
14 dead/14 on board |
Destroyed. The wreckage is still to be found. Life vest from sunken aircraft confirms suspected crash position. Body found on shore in the area was confirmed as being from the aircraft (the copilot). |
| 4 Jan. 0645Z Portland Oregon |
MD83 of Alaskan Flt: AK389 |
N944AS, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 ingested a foreign object upon landing |
Nil |
Minor damage |
| 5 Jan. 0720L & 0940L Shannon Ireland |
A330-200 x 2 of Aer Lingus |
Both flights were grounded at Shannon after lightning strikes on approach Shannon – and passengers were switched to other planes to make their destination of Dublin |
Nil |
Flights EI112 (ex JFK Airport New York) and EI132 (ex Boston Logan) both bound for Dublin Ireland |
| 5 Jan. 2243Z Kodiak Alaska |
PA31 Navajo of Servant Air Regn: N509FN |
PA31-350 crashed into the water soon after takeoff from runway 36 during an attempted urgent return. Image at tinyurl.com/2uk8dq & 3yugf2 & 36pw9o |
6 dead/10 on board |
Port side nose luggage door of heavily laden aircraft was seen to open on rotate. Image at tinyurl.com/2v442o |
| 6 Jan. 1630Z Sacramento, California |
EMB-145 of Jetlink Flight: BTA202 |
While at the gate, a vehicle struck the wing, no injuries reported. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 6 Jan. 1435L Beijing China |
747-400 of United Flight UA897 |
Chinese inspectors found 8 mice both dead and live, hidden in pillows on board |
Nil |
After the possible plague was reported by the UA tech crew upon arrival |
| 6 Jan. evening Podgorica Airport, Montenegro |
Fokker 100 of Montenegro Airlines |
MGX mechanics found a 2” diameter bullet hole in the tail-fin fwd of the rudder after landing. Attributed to cheerful crowds firing wildly into the air. |
Nil |
Arriving from LjublJan.a (LJU) in the late evening during Orthodox Christian Xmas celebrations |
| 6 Jan. 1645Z Sacramento California |
EMB145R of Express Jet Regn: N14562 |
Aircraft wing was struck by a refueling truck while parked at the gate |
Nil |
Minor damage |
| 6 Jan. morning Johannesburg South Africa |
747-400 of KLM Flight: KL592 |
747 was forced to return to JNB after an engine failure occurred about 1 hour into the flight. |
Nil/~410 passengers & 16 crew |
Johannesburg (O.R. Tambo Intl Airport) to Amsterdam |
| 6 Jan. 1630Z Sacramento California |
EMB145 of JetLink Flight: BTA202 |
While parked at the gate a vehicle struck the wing |
Nil |
Minor damage |
| 7 Jan. 1728Z Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Cessna 402 of Air Sunshine Regn: N477RS |
On landing the aircraft’s nose-gear suddenly collapsed |
Nil/8 on board |
Minor damage |
| 7 Jan. 1511L Prague Czechoslovakia |
A321 of Air France Flight AF1982 |
Aircraft declared emergency after a failure in an engine shortly before its arrival at Prague’s Ruzyne airport. |
Nil/106 passengers |
Roissy, Paris to Prague flight |
| 7 Jan. day Venezuela |
C47A Skytrain of AECA Regn: YV-211T |
Returned ASAP following a piston engine failure on the venerable Dakota DC-3 (military version) |
Nil/34 on board |
From regional airport Los Roques of Gran Roque to Caracas (Gran Roque was scene of loss of a Let410 three days earlier – see above) |
| 7 Jan. ~0830L Great Falls Montana |
757 of United Flight: UAL210 |
An electrical fire and flames in a lavatory was extinguished by the crew as it carried out an emergency diversion to Great Falls |
Nil/161 passengers |
Minor fire damage. En route Seattle to Chicago |
| 7 Jan. day Bangkok Thailand |
747-400 of QANTAS Flight QF2 Regn: VH-OJM |
Flight arriving from UK lost (and was unable to restore) all generated electrical power upon its descent commencement attitude change about 15 minutes from landing – after 1 st class galley waste fluids entered the main electrical center below, shorting all generator and bus controllers. No RAT or inflight APU power is available on 747’s. |
Nil/344 passengers |
Known problem with frequently blocking small diameter drains not being cleared properly by maintenance personnel and cracked underfloor avionics bay drip-shields. Boeing is taking advisory action for all 747 operators. Standby battery and associated inverter power is quite limited in duration. Cracks were found in the galley drip trays of 6 QF 747’s. |
| 7 Jan. ~0720L Sacramento California |
737-300 of SWA Flight SWA8700 |
Returned shortly after takeoff with an engine shutdown for an unspecified failure |
Nil/2 crew on board |
Positioning flight to Love Field Dallas |
| 7 Jan. ~1555L Toronto Canada |
737-800 of AA Flight: AA719 |
Aircraft landed back at Pearson International with a cargo door ajar |
Nil/~100 on board |
Toronto to Miami flight |
| 8 Jan. ~1710L Dayton Ohio |
CRJ of Delta Flight: DL6032 |
Returned to Dayton International Airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon when smoke filled its cabin. |
Nil |
Soon after takeoff in flight headed for Atlanta |
| 8 Jan. 2132L Madinah, Saudi Arabia |
747 of Saudia Flight: SV5362 |
Relanded at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport after <30 minutes due to a smoke alarm cooking off in a rear lower cargo compartment. |
1 injured/ 485 passengers |
Evacuated on the runway 17 via slides. En route to Casablanca Morocco. Flight operated by Phuket Air |
| 8 Jan. morning Algiers Algeria |
Airbus A321-211 of Aigle Azur Regn: F-GUAA |
The aircraft suffered a tail strike on landing causing major damage to the tail section. |
Nil |
Substantial damage |
| 8 Jan. day NE Colombia |
Cessna TU206G of Heligolfo HK-2788 |
Plane-wreck was located on a slope close to the Frontino Moor, which at 4km high is the highest point of the Antioquia Department. Crashed on 3 Jan. while flying between the town of Murindo and Medellin, the provincial capital |
6 dead/6 on board |
Contact was lost when plane was over the town of Urrao, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) northwest of Bogota, shortly after 5:00 p.m. local time |
| 8 Jan. Caldwell New Jersey |
Pilatus PC-12 Regn: N541PD |
On takeoff roll, PC-12 came to a full stop due to bird activity and the nose gear collapsed, |
Nil/3 on board |
Minor damage. Essex County airport, Caldwell, NJ |
| 8 Jan. 2045L Windhoek Namibia |
A340-300 of Air Namibia Flight: SW285 |
First class was forced to vacate after a slide was inadvertently actuated (and then deflated for transit and later repacking) |
25 x 1 st class passengers downgraded |
Headed Frankfurt Germany |
| 9 Jan. ~1550L Bacau Romania |
BAe146 of Blue Air |
Nose gear collapsed on landing after a few hundred meters of swerving ground-roll on a snow-covered runway. |
Nil/89 passengers |
Arriving from Bucharest, headed for Rome. Operated by Hemus Air with a Bulgarian Crew |
| 9 Jan. 1420L Frankfurt Germany |
A340-311 of Air Lanka Regn: 4R-ADF Flight: UL554 |
On pushback from gate B46 a corner of the air bridge came into contact with the forward fuselage. The air bridge left a 20-30 cm gash over a length of 14 meters. |
Nil/290 passengers |
…along the belly. Frankfurt to Colombo aircraft suffered substantial damage |
| 9 Jan. afternoon Lincoln Nebraska |
737-200 of Ameristar Jet Charter of Dallas |
University of Texas' charter jet ran 50 feet off the east edge of the pavement about 100 yards from the terminal gate before stopping in the mud. |
Nil/31 passengers + 7 crew |
UT Women's basketball team was headed to a game against the University of Nebraska-Lincoln when the braking hydraulics failed. |
| 9 Jan. 1849L Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Dash 8 of Air Canada Jazz |
Landed back at Halifax Robert L. Stanfield International Airport after 10 minutes with a non-specified emergency |
Nil |
Halifax to Fredericton |
| 10 Jan. JFK Airport New York |
EMB145 of Chautauqua Airline |
E145 became stuck in the grass off of runway 31 on landing |
Nil |
Flight CHQ6394 arriving from Buffalo New York |
| 10 Jan. 2230Z Stephenville Western Newfoundland |
757 of Omni Air Flight: OAE768 |
Military jet charter bound for the Middle East with a load of US troops was forced to land by a smoke-filled cockpit while over the Indian Ocean. |
Nil/101 troops |
Bangor, Maine, to Shannon, Ireland. Passengers were transferred to an Omni Air DC-10. Image at: tinyurl.com/2tm8sa |
| 10 Jan. 0830L Calgary, Alberta |
A319 of Air Canada Flight: ACA190 |
Pilot apologized to injured passengers for a “computer malfunction” that generated sudden abrupt L/R rolls (65nm SW of Cranbrook). Landed 34 Calgary at 1529Z |
8 passengers + 2 crew inj/88 on board |
Victoria, British Columbia, for Toronto. Aircraft diverted to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Another 30 to 40 people have bumps & bruises. Event duration 15 secs |
| 10 Jan. 1516Z Thompson Manitoba |
Beech 99 of Perimeter Avn |
PAG407 requested a return soon after takeoff and ATC noted a port engine cowling missing (detached on rotate) |
Nil |
Cowling not secured after being opened by pilot to check the engine oil level |
| 10 Jan. 2110Z Cayman islands |
A319-144 of Air Canada Flt:ACA785 |
Shortly after take-off, the flight crew received an avionics smoke warning. The flight crew elected to return to Owen Roberts International Airport. |
Nil |
Avionics cooling fan seizure |
| 11 Jan. evening Singapore |
A380-841 of Singapore Airlines Flight: SQ221 Regn: 9V-SKA |
9V-SKA ran onto grass after the tow-truck towing it had an hydraulic failure while departing the terminal at Changi Airport |
Nil/446 passengers |
Passengers were switched to a 747 bound for Sydney while the A380 is being checked for damage. |
| 11 Jan. 1610Z Goose Bay, in the province of Newfoundland |
767-209 of Air Mexico Flight: AMX006 |
Aircraft diverted into Goose Bay with smoke in the cabin |
Nil |
Paris (Charles de Gaulle Airport) to Benito Juárez Airport Mexico City. Landed 1651Z |
| 11 Jan. 1010L Atlanta Georgia (Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport) |
757 of Delta and an ASA Regional Jet |
Without clearance from ATC, ASA flight 876 to Greensboro, N.C. crossed runway 27-right just as Delta flight 261 roared down that same runway, taking off for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The larger Delta jet was too far into its takeoff to stop |
Nil/130 + 44 |
The two aircraft were reportedly 2 to 3 seconds (1250ft) from a collision. Atlantic Southeast Airlines pilot failed to abide by his clearance. ASA is a Delta Connection carrier and is owned by SkyWest Inc. |
| 11 Jan. day Windhoek Namibia |
Cessna 210 of Atlantic Aviation Regn: V5-GWH |
Aircraft crashed after takeoff while heading for a lodge in a game park (Namibia’s Etosha Pans game reserve) in northern Namibia. Couldn’t outclimb the terrain off the end of the 1000m long runway 09 at the prevailing temperature |
6 dead/6 on board |
5 Israeli employees of Lazare Kaplan International (New York gem distributor) were killed. Crashed into a house in Olympia, a southern suburb of Windhoek. High all-up-weight and high temperatures plus an aft CofG. |
| 11 Jan. 0558Z Calgary Alberta |
727-2Q6 of Cargojet Airways Flight: CJT572 |
In U.S. airspace south of Calgary crew advised of a fire indicator light (unspecified location) and requested to divert to CYYC. About 13 minutes later at 0558z the flight crew declared an emergency. |
Nil |
En route from Vancouver to Hamilton. The aircraft landed safely on Runway 34 at 0617z. Suspect cargo Smoke Light sensor was faulty |
| 11 Jan. 2159Z CFB Trenton, Ontario, Canada |
CC130 of Canadian National Defense |
Declared an emergency when the aircraft was 66NM north of Trenton. The #3 engine had been shut down and the aircraft was flying with the landing gear extended. |
Nil |
Flight CFC2313 Thule AB Greenland to CFB Trenton. The aircraft landed without incident at 2231Z. |
| 11 Jan. 1650L JFK Airport New York |
EMB145 of Chautauqua Airlines flight CHQ6394 |
Pilots apparently missed their taxiway turn-off and ended up deeply bogged on the grass verge |
Nil |
Delta Connection flight arriving from Buffalo New York |
| 12 Jan. 0230L Chicago (O’Hare International AIRPORT) |
Gulfstream II Regn: N747NB |
GII left wing hit the right wing of a parked, unoccupied Cessna 208, a single-engine plane. |
Nil |
Owned by Long Charter Air LLC, of Georgia. Jet was carrying presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama |
| 12 Jan. 1430L Paris (CDG) France |
777-200ER of Air France flight AF526 |
8 tons of kerosene were dumped above the Jura, between Zürich (Switz) and Montbeliard (France), at 35.000 feet |
Nil |
…due to a technical fault thought to be engine-related. Paris (CDG) to Dubai (UAE) flight landed back at 1550L |
| 13 Jan. 0900L Calgary Alberta |
A320 of Air Canada |
Aircraft forced into an emergency descent due to depressurization problems. |
Nil/24 passengers + 6 crew |
Vancouver to Calgary. Masks were not deployed. |
| 13 Jan. 1415L Chambery France |
757-23A of Flystar Regn: G-OJIB Flight: 5W351 |
Suffered some damage on the ground at Chambery (the boarding steps apparently were driven into the wing). |
Nil |
Charter. Astraeus finally got their passengers back on G-STRY (757-28A) |
| 13 Jan. 1745L Madrid Spain |
A320 of Vueling flight VY6954 |
Pilot declared an emergency for an overheat light in the port main gear well |
Nil |
….landing uneventfully 30 minutes later |
| 13 Jan. 1815L Halifax NS |
Havilland DHC8-100 Dash 8, flight QK8874 |
Pilot turned around and returned 15 minutes after takeoff when he noticed that an engine cowl was missing |
Nil |
Halifax to the regional airport of Charlottetown, on the island of Prince Edward (Canada) |
| 13 Jan. 1740L Goiânia (Brazil) |
Fokker F100/MK28 of OceanAir Flight: O6-6185 |
Pilot abandoned takeoff when he became aware of a gross hydraulic leak. Passengers were stranded aboard for hrs. |
Nil |
Airport Santa GeNov.eva de Goiânia to the international airport of Marechal Rondon de Cuiaba (Brazil) |
| 13 Jan. 1245L Cambodia |
MD90 of Eva Air Flight: BR266 |
Turned back to Phnom Penh 15 minutes after departure … |
Nil/146 on board |
…with a pressurization failure. Headed Taipei, Taiwan |
| 13 Jan. night San Francisco, California |
757-200 of United Regn: N508UA |
Aircraft was pushed back into a SkyWest CRJ700 (Regn: N705SK) and both were badly damaged in their empennage areas. |
Nil/56 passengers + 4crew on N705SK |
Gates 79 & 80. 757 was empty (with no wing-walkers). See imagery at: tinyurl.com/3bsjfn and tinyurl.com/2wumjq |
| 14 Jan. evening Perth, Western Australia |
767 of QANTAS Regn: VH-OGD |
CF-6 engine failure on take-off/initial climb and so the 787 had an air-turnback to Perth on Monday evening. Crew saw 5 units of vibration and idled the engine. |
Nil |
Debris from engine damaged the inboard aileron immediately behind. Engine and aileron to be changed. New engine taken to Perth from Sydney on a 747 freighter Tuesday. |
| 14 Jan. ~0500L Lihue Hawaii |
Beech 1900C of Alpine Air Regn: N410UB |
Pilot missing after mail-plane crashed in the ocean at 1508Z during the 30 min flight to Lihue from Honolulu. Rescue crews have found a piece of the door, a piece of the nose, a shoe and mailbags. |
1 missing/1 on board |
They also spotted an inflated life raft but it's unclear if it automatically opened upon impact. Plane was carrying 4200lbs of mail. Much mail has been recovered, but is an undeliverable soggy mass. |
| 14 Jan. day Townsville Queensland |
PC12 of Police Air Wing Regn: VH-PSQ |
Engine seized in IMC and pilot glided back to the field from 4500' in very poor weather. Recovered with Nil damage. |
Nil |
ASETPA checklist (for approved single engine turbine powered aircraft) is at: tinyurl.com/2ondra |
| 14 Jan. 1328Z Winnipeg Manitoba |
CRJ200 of Skywest Flight: SKW5808 |
Returned to Winnipeg at 1401Z with a flap failure. |
Nil |
Winnipeg for Chicago. A new AD has been issued to address the CRJ’s repeated flap failures |
| 14 Jan. day Sept Isles, East Quebec, Canada |
Beech Super King Air 200 of Air Mécatina Flight: MG300 |
Because of an electrical breakdown which caused a loss of communication and its ATC transponder, the crew carried out a return to Sept Isles |
Nil |
However, it went around due to a tailwind and then departed for better weather at destination. [Sept Isles] (CYZV) bound for La Romaine (CTT5)] |
| 15 Jan. day Northern Egypt |
Beech C90B of the Egyptian government's Nuclear Materials Authority |
SU-ZAA went down suddenly in the Ahrash area during an approach to Port Said airport - for reasons unknown. However, suspected training accident. |
2 dead/2 on board |
Aircraft was configured and used to detect radioactivity and to search for metals, including uranium, in the Gulf of Suez and the Egyptian desert. |
| 15 Jan. 0630Z KENOSHA Wisconsin |
SD3-30 SHERPA Regn: N330AC |
Aircraft after landing, went off the runway, Kenosha, WI |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 17 Jan. 1242Z Heathrow UK |
777-236ER of British Airways Flight: BA038 Regn: G-YMMM |
Aircraft touched down > three hundred meters short (and right) of runway 27L threshold, tearing off a main-gear leg and disrupting both wing-roots. Flight was arriving from Beijing. Aircraft may be a write-off (substantial damage to left wing, engines and undercarriage). Images: tinyurl.com/3bxrll and tinyurl.com/28v5lg |
18 minor injuries/136 passengers & 16 crew |
Reportedly no emergency had been declared. Apparently an unexpected unavailability of extra thrust due to “waxed” fuel in FADEC. fuel pressure reference lines - courtesy of very cold en route trans-polar temps. Pilot ignorance of the eventual unavailability of power may have been due to the prolonged idle descent of ATC’s new CDA (Continuous Descent Approach) |
| 17 Jan. 1453Z BIGFORK Minnesota |
B300 Super King Air Regn:N964LB |
Aircraft went off right side of the runway on landing, Bigfork, MN. |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 19 Jan. early morn Huambo Angola |
Beech 200 of Gira Globo Regn: D2-FFK |
Investigators were at the site outside Huambo, some 450 km (280 miles) southeast of the capital Luanda, a day after a twin-propeller plane plunged into the Mbave mountain. Beechcraft 200 can carry up to 16 people. See crash site map at tinyurl.com/2ev57o |
12 dead/12 on board (other sources cite 25 bodies recovered) |
Charter arriving from Luanda Angola. The crash site was located in Bailundo, 150 kilometers (93 miles) north of Huambo. Among the dead were two Portuguese businessmen, Vasco Mendes de Almeida and Nuno Marques, as well as Angolan magnate Valentim Amoes |
| General Aviation & Helicopter |
| 31 Oct 0000 TURLOCK California |
Cessna 172 SkyHawk Regn: N64994 |
Aircraft landed long, went off the end of the runway, and came to rest nose down. |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 30 Nov. 1200Z Madill, Oklahoma |
Cessna 152 Regn: N6135M |
Aircraft on landing, went off the runway and went into a ditch. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 1 Dec. 1500Z Northumberland, Virginia |
Eurocopter EC135 Regn:N138LN |
Number one engine of Eurocopter EC135P2 rotorcraft caught fire on startup; fire was extinguished. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor. No injuries reported, Calliao City, Northumberland County, Virginia |
| 5 Dec. 2300Z Ennis, Montana |
BELL UH-1B Regn: N46969 |
Rotorcraft, on lift off, experienced a shudder, and landed hard. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 6 Dec. 0103Z Carlsbad, California |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: N44528 |
Aircraft landed hard at Fallbrook airport, continued to depart and the left main gear fell off, then landed safely at Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, California |
Nil/2 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 6 Dec. 1321Z Fort Meyers, Florida |
PA-23-150/160 Apache Regn: N68SE |
During the jump-starting of the battery, aircraft, moved forward and went into a ditch |
Nil/1 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 6 Dec. 1715Z New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
SONEX Regn: N130SX |
Aircraft, on approach to land, crashed short of the runway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Nil/1 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 6 Dec. 2030Z Mayville, North Dakota |
AT3P Regn: N409BR |
Aircraft experienced engine problems, made a precautionary landing in a field, short of Mayville Airport, Mayville, ND |
Nil/1 |
Damage: None |
| 7 Dec. 0000 Whittier, Alaska |
BK-117 Regn: N141LG |
Eurocopter BK117c1 rotorcraft, crashed under unknown circumstances while on a medical evacuation operation, |
4 dead/4 on board |
Damage: Destroyed. Air Ambulance aircraft was the subject of an alert notice issued December 4, partial wreckage was found in the passage canal in the vicinity of Whittier, Alaska; search suspended 10 Dec. |
| 8 Dec. 1954Z Pompano Beach, Florida |
Cessna 152 Regn: N24478 |
Collided with N766CC, a Piper PA-30 aircraft, midair at 2000feet, the one person on board N24478 and the one person on board N766CC were fatally injured, |
2 dead/2 |
Both aircraft were destroyed, wreckage located 12 1/2 miles from Pompano Beach |
| 8 Dec. 1302Z Lagrange, Georgia |
Cessna 182 Skylane Regn: N2643C |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances on a hillside, unknown number of persons on board, one person on board was fatally injured. |
1 dead |
Damage: Destroyed near Lagrange, Georgia |
| 9 Dec. 2150Z Warrenton, Virginia |
Beech 35 Bonanza Regn: N5481D |
Aircraft on approach, crashed under unknown circumstances, aircraft was the subject of an alert notice. |
1 dead/1 on board |
Damage: Destroyed. The wreckage was located 1/2 mile from the Warrenton Airport |
| 8 Dec. 2016Z Bloomfield, Kentucky |
Cessna 210 Regn: N5431C |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a field, the two persons on board were fatally injured, |
2 dead/2 on board |
near Bloomfield, Kentucky |
| 9 Dec. 1915Z Gladwin, Michigan |
PA-31 Navajo Regn: 2NS |
Aircraft on takeoff, slid off the runway. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 9 Dec. 2145Z Whiteville, North Carolina |
Cessna 172 SkyHawk Regn: N3699S |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, near Whiteville, North Carolina |
1 minor injury/ 1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 7 Dec. 1700Z Battle Mountain, Nevada |
P-180 Avanti Regn: C-GPIA |
Aircraft, Canadian registration, ground looped on landing |
Nil/5 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 7 Dec. 1915Z Palm Beach, Fla. |
PA32 Cherokee Six Regn:N9288B |
Aircraft landed nose gear up. |
Nil/3 |
Damage: Unknown |
| 8 Dec. 2030Z Wausau, Wisconsin |
Cessna 172 SkyHawk Regn: N2151J |
On landing aircraft went off the runway and tipped over. |
Nil/1 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 8 Dec. 2340Z Millbrae, California |
EMB-120 Brasilia Regn: N586SW |
A Skywest QFA73 flight, Embraer EMB120ER aircraft, while taxiing for departure, passed behind the jet blast of Qantas 737, the jet blast cracked the QFA73 windshield, returned to the gate |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 8 Dec. 2232Z Tallahassee, Florida |
PA-22 Tri-Pacer Regn: N5921D |
Aircraft on landing, struck power lines and crashed, private airstrip near Tallahassee, Florida |
1 minor injury/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 8 Dec. 1827Z Spokane, Washington |
Cessna 182 Skylane Regn:N9048T |
Aircraft landed off the runway in the grass and ran into the airport fence. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 8 Dec. 1745Z Hastings, Michigan |
Cessna 172 SkyHawk Regn: N173DA |
Aircraft veered off the runway, struck a snow bank and flipped over. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 8 Dec. 2253Z Troutdale, Oregon |
PA-23-150/160 Apache Regn: N99TA |
Aircraft on departure, part of the cowling fell off, aircraft was conducting a maintenance check, landed without incident. |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 11 Dec. 0053Z Craig, Colorado |
Hughes 369D Regn: N500LW |
During an animal roundup, the rotorcraft’s rotor blade struck the net as the net was discharged, rotorcraft landed without incident in a field. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor damage reported to the rotor blade, 13 miles from Craig, Colorado |
| 11 Dec. 0340Z Togiak, Alaska |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn : N8402S |
Aircraft while taxiing, slid into another aircraft, other circumstances are unknown. |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 11 Dec. 1630Z Cedar City, Utah |
Beech36 Bonanza Regn: N364KW |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, the three persons on board were fatally injured, aircraft was the subject of an alert notice, wreckage located 25 miles from Cedar City, Utah |
3 fatal/3 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 12 Dec. 0115Z Boston, Massachusetts |
SF-340 Regn :N344CJ |
Colgan Air 4961, a Saab 340B aircraft, on landing struck a bird damaging the right engine |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 12 Dec. 1020Z Statesville, North Carolina |
Aero Canard Exp Regn: 1991W |
Aircraft crashed near Statesville under unknown circumstances, the one person on board was fatally injured. |
1 fatal/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 12 Dec. 1742Z Aurora, Illinois |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: 3979X |
Aircraft, during attempt to hand start, went across the ramp and into a ditch |
Nil/1 |
Damage: substantial |
| 12 Dec. 0011Z Plant City, Florida |
Robinson R22 helo Regn: N7188J |
Robinson R22 rotorcraft, force landed into trees, Plant City, Florida |
one minor injury/1 on board |
Damage: substantial |
| 13 Dec. 0000 Marathon, Florida |
PA-34 Seneca Regn: N36827 |
Aircraft crashed into ocean and sank after departing Marathon. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 13 Dec. 2230Z Key West, Florida |
Maule M7 Regn: N961PH |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances into shallow water off Key West, Florida |
Nil/4 |
Damage: Unknown |
| 13 Dec. 1308Z Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Beech 55 Baron Regn: N777EV |
Aircraft landed short of runway threshold, bounced onto the runway and collapsed the landing gear at Lancaster. |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 15 Dec. 2341Z Las Cruces, New Mexico |
EXP- STOL 701 Regn: N45500 |
Aircraft crashed into a field under unknown circumstances, the one person on board was fatally injured. |
1 dead/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 14 Dec. 2210Z El Cajon, California |
Cessna C172 Skyhawk Regn: N567SP |
Aircraft on landing, ran off the runway and into a ditch. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 15 Dec. 2118Z Terre Haute, Indiana |
Cessna C182 Skylane Regn: N869JR |
Aircraft lost power and landed hard. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 13 Dec. 2012Z Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Cessna C310 Regn: N310RV |
On landing aircraft went off the runway and into a ditch, Hilton Head Island, SC |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 16 Dec. 0500Z Phillipsburg, Kansas |
M-10 CADET Regn: N63LH |
Aircraft reported loss of power, made a force landing in a field short of the runway and caught fire. |
2 injured/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 14 Dec. 2121Z Kennesaw, Georgia |
Mooney Mk20 Regn: N9367M |
Aircraft on landing rollout, gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 15 Dec. 2104Z Galveston, Texas |
Bell 407 Regn: 407AK |
Rotorcraft experienced lost of rotor control, shortly after departure from an offshore platform. Floats were deployed and rotorcraft landed in the water, all on board were rescued, rotorcraft presumed to have sank |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 16 Dec. 1948Z Bridger, Montana |
PA-30/39 Twin Comanche Regn: N7252Y |
After landing the aircraft’s gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 17 Dec. 1930Z Millington, Tennessee |
Lancair 200 Regn: N178DM |
Aircraft reported prop vibration while on base leg, and made an emergency landing 1.5 miles north of the Millington airport. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 18 Dec. 1300L Capetown South Africa |
Bell Jetranger |
Helo crashed 50m offshore after a loss of tail-rotor effectiveness in the hover |
4 rescued (one minor injury)/4 |
Surf Rescue helo was destroyed offshore of the Groot Brakrivier near Mossel Bay |
| 18 Dec. 1756Z Bethel, Alaska |
C208 Caravan Regn: 5187B |
Aircraft after departure, lost altitude and crashed, the two persons on board sustained unknown injuries. |
2 injured |
Damage: Unknown |
| 18 Dec. 1715Z Victorville, California |
Cessna 150 Regn: N8545U |
Aircraft reported engine failure and force landed on a road, 7 miles from Victorville. |
Nil |
Damage: None |
| 18 Dec. 1552Z Talladega, Alabama |
Cessna 172 SkyHawk Regn: N2108E |
Aircraft on landing, crashed under unknown circumstances. |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 18 Dec. 2003Z Nashville, Tennessee |
Cessna 172 SkyHawk Regn: 5197T |
Aircraft while on ramp, sustained minor damage from the blast of a departing aircraft. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 19 Dec. 0244Z Phoenix, Arizona |
Cessna 310 Regn: N5499J |
Aircraft while taxiing, struck dollies and left main gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 19 Dec. 2015Z Dunnellon, Florida |
Cessna 310 Regn: N5811M |
Aircraft on touchdown, right gear collapsed and aircraft veered to the right of the runway. |
Nil/2 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 19 Dec. 2045Z Zephyrhills, Florida |
Mooney Mk 20 Regn: 201KU |
On landing, aircraft nose gear collapsed. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 19 Dec. 0306Z Hot Springs, South Dakota |
Lancair 4 Regn: N6503T |
Aircraft on landing, went off the runway and struck a snow bank. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 20 Dec. 1330Z Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
PA-28 Cherokee, Arrow Regn: N4814L |
Aircraft on landing, veered off the side of the runway, struck a sign, and hit the berm, Wings Field, Philadelphia, PA |
Nil/1 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 20 Dec. 1430Z Houston, Texas |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Regn: N1458U |
Aircraft on landing rollout, went off the end of the runway and flipped over, Weiser Airpark, Houston, TX |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 20 Dec. 2117Z Springfield, Illinois |
Beech35 Bonanza Regn: N17784 |
Aircraft on approach, crashed in a field, the three persons on board were fatally injured, 9 miles from Springfield, Illinois |
3 dead/3 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 20 Dec. 2020Z Fort Worth, Texas |
Cessna 152 Regn: N49962 |
Aircraft reported engine failure and force landed in a field, 2 miles from Fort Worth. |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 20 Dec. 2001Z Naples, Florida |
HXB CAVALIER Regn: N5EV |
Aircraft on landing, veered off the runway into the grass. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 20 Dec. 2200Z Grand Bahamas |
C208 Caravan Regn: N954PA |
Aircraft lost engine power and ditched into the water, 25 miles South of Grand Bahamas |
Nil/2 |
Destroyed |
| 20 Dec. 2030Z Tea, South Dakota |
7KCAB AERONCA CHAMP Regn: UNK |
Aeronca Champ, slid off the runway into a snow bank. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 21 Dec. 1208Z Costa Mesa, California |
PA-12 Super Cruiser Regn: N2800D |
On landing, aircraft ground looped and its left main gear collapsed. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 21 Dec. 0130Z Medford, Oklahoma |
Cessna 210 Regn: UNK |
Aircraft landed in a wheat field and flipped over. |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 21 Dec. 0015Z Sahuarita, Arizona |
EXP AIR CAMPER Regn: N7229R |
Aircraft on landing, veered off the runway and struck a bush. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 22 Dec. 1830Z Horseshoe Bay, Texas |
Cessna 182 Skylane Regn: N212CG |
Aircraft on landing, went off the side of the runway. |
Nil/2 |
Damage: Substantial |
| 22 Dec. 2130Z Santa Maria, California |
Rotorway Exec 162F Regn: N66012 |
N66012, a Rotorway Exec 162F rotorcraft, crashed during hover practice. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 22 Dec. 0000 Black River Falls, Wisconsin |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn: N1919H |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, wreckage located 12/22, near Black River Falls, WI |
1 dead/1 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 23 Dec. 0005Z Carrolton, Georgia |
Mooney Mk 20 Regn: N9371M |
Aircraft landed short of the runway and the gear collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 23 Dec. 0000 Skwentna, Alaska |
Cessna 185 Skywagon Regn: N572E |
Aircraft on landing, gear collapsed and flipped over. |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 23 Dec. 1855Z Gallup, New Mexico |
7GCAAA/ECA CHAMP, CITABRIA Regn: N8305V |
Aircraft on landing, ground-looped and flipped over. |
Nil |
Damage: Substantial |
| 23 Dec. 1800Z Truckee, California |
PA-18 Super Cub Regn: N9086Y |
Aircraft experienced engine problems, landed in a field and flipped over, near Truckee. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 23 Dec. 1654Z Denver, Colorado |
ADAM A700 EXP Regn: N700LJ |
Aircraft, on takeoff during a test flight, emergency egress dome separated from the aircraft and struck the left wing leading edge. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 23 Dec. Panama |
Cessna 172 |
Plane crashed high on the 3,500 feet (1,067-meters) Baru volcano, about 270 miles west of the capital, Panama City, |
3 dead/4 on board |
Killed was Michael Klein (chief executive of Pacificor LLC, a Santa Barbara-based company that manages several hedge funds) |
| 26 Dec. Del Rio Texas |
Comanche 250 |
Pilot landed gear up after a series of electrical faults after takeoff. |
Nil |
Substantial damage. Total electrics failure |
| 25 Dec. 2100Z Holbrook, Arizona |
FBA2 Bush Hawk Regn: N418MS |
On landing, aircraft ground looped, struck prop, sheared off the left main gear, and came to rest off the runway. |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 26 Dec. day South Africa |
Cessna 210 |
Wreck located 16 Jan. near a farm at Baviaanskloof in the Eastern Cape. Farm is in the vicinity of Uniondale close to the border between the Eastern and Western Cape. The aircraft disappeared in bad weather en route from Pretoria to Jeffrey's Bay with only the pilot on board. |
1 dead/1 on board |
It was found in dense bushes in a kloof beneath a mountain ; it apparently crashed on Matjiesfontein farm. |
| 26 Dec. 1805Z Sarasota, Florida |
Mooney Mk20P Regn: N5875Q |
Aircraft on takeoff, declared an emergency due to engine failure and slid off the runway on landing. |
Unknown/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 26 Dec. 2152Z N orth Hampton, Massachusetts |
C172 Skyhawk Regn: N 5425K |
Aircraft on takeoff roll, veered off the runway and stru ck a snow bank. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 26 Dec. 1500Z Pittsdown, New Jersey |
C182 Skylane Regn: N9412X |
Aircraft during rejected takeoff, flipped over onto the runway. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 26 Dec. 1757Z Fullerton, California |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Regn: N13974 |
Aircraft while taxiing to park, struck a storage trailer. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 26 Dec. 2028Z San Diego, California |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Regn: N734DN |
On taxi, aircraft’s wing struck another aircraft, N360DA Pilatus, that was holding short on the taxiway, San Diego |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 26 Dec. 1830Z Aspen, Colorado |
PA-46 Malibu Regn: N47BC |
Aircraft after departure, experienced an oil problem, during return to airport, crankshaft broke and propeller separated from the aircraft, aircraft glided to a safe landing. |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 26 Dec. ~1500L Merchtem Belgium |
Bell Jetranger Regn: N678LW |
Crashed into power lines in fog, killing all on board |
5 dead/5 on board |
Low cloud also (ceiling around 200ft AGL). Pilot was owner APM (Aircraft Power Maintenanc e) and Belgian Turbine Services |
| 27 Dec. 1420Z Deland, Florida |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Regn: N800JP |
Aircraft made a hard (as in heavy) landing. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 27 Dec. 0230Z Riverside, California |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: N32988 |
During taxi, the aircraft’s wingtip struck a parked aircraft.. |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 28 Dec. 2311Z Saipan |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn: N4254R |
Aircraft landed and went off the runway into the grassy area and hit a box, Saipan Island, Saipan |
Nil |
Damage: Minor |
| 28 Dec. 2100Z Cavalier, North Dakota |
EXP –Kitfox Regn: N830HM |
Aircraft on departure, left ski broke and aircraft tipped over, 7 miles from Cavalier, ND |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 28 Dec. 2100Z Murrieta, California |
EXP-Sonex Regn: N365SX |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances near Murrieta. |
1 serious injury |
Damage: Substantial |
| 28 Dec. 2345Z Traverse City, Michigan |
Cessna 310 Regn : N37249 |
Aircraft crashed 2 miles east of airport while executing an ILS RWY 28 approach. |
1 fatal/ 1 serious injury/2 on board |
Damage: Destroyed. The twin-engine Cessna 310 went down in a densely wooded swamp in East Bay Township. |
| 28 Dec. 1700Z A nkeny, Iowa |
B eech E-90 Regn: N 199TT |
Aircraft while taxiing from the ramp to the runway, slid into a snow bank and struck its prop, no injuries reported. |
Nil/5 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 28 Dec. 0214Z North Pole, Alaska |
PA-22 Tripacer Regn: N 7637D |
Aircraft crashed during take off from touch and go at North Pole Airport (95z), Fairbanks, Alaska. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 28 Dec. 1600Z Sanford, Maine |
PA-28 CHEROKEE Regn: N 3152K |
Aircraft on landing, slid off the side of the runway. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 29 Dec. 2350Z New Orleans, Louisiana |
BELL 206B Helicopter Regn: N 211EL |
N211EL, A BELL 206L-1 rotorcraft crashed under unknown circumstances in the Gulf of Mexico, there were four persons on board, one was fatally injured, one sustained serious injuries, and two sustained minor injuries, located 65 miles from New Orleans, LA |
One fatal. One serious, two minor/4 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 29 Dec. 1740Z Crowley, Texas |
RAF2000 GTX Rotorcraft Regn: N136DG |
N136DG, an experimental rotorcraft, crashed under unknown circumstances, the two persons on board were fatally injured, near Crowley. |
2 fatal/2 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 29 Dec. 2145Z Abingdon, Illinois |
Mooney A-2 Aircoupe Regn :N94131 |
Aircraft wing struck the ground while making a low pass over the private airstrip, two miles from Abingdon. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 29 Dec. 1920Z JENKS Oklahoma |
Cessna 152 Regn: N 69199 |
Aircraft on landing, veered and hit a taxiway sign, Jenks, OK |
Nil |
Damage: Unknown |
| 29 Dec. 1700Z C rystal Falls, M ichigan |
Cessna 172 Skyhawk Regn: N 8191U |
Aircraft landed on a frozen reservoir and the front wheel collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 30 Dec. 0850Z TUSCUMBIA Alabama |
BELL 206B Helicopter Regn:N 109AE |
N109AE, a BELL 206L rotorcraft, crashed while conducting search and rescue operations in a heavily wooded area, the three persons on board were fatally injured, near Tuscumbia, AL |
3 fatal/3 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 30 Dec. 1945Z S an Luis Obispo, California |
SR-22 Regn:N 254SR |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, the one person on board was fatally injured, one person on the ground sustained serious injuries, near San Luis Obispo |
One fatal, one serious (on ground) |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 30 Dec. 1930Z M inden , Nev. |
Exp Avia Stroitel Ac-5m Glider Regn : N30006 |
Aircraft landed short of the runway and the landing gear collapsed |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 31 Dec. 2100Z Louisville, Kentucky |
EXP –VANS RV7 Regn:N 141RM |
Aircraft on landing, struck prop. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 31 Dec. 2220Z Knoxville, Tennessee |
Mooney Mk 20 Regn: N 9145X |
Aircraft landed gear up. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 31 Dec. 2045Z A uburn, Washington |
Beech 18 Regn: N 75018 |
Aircraft on landing, struck runway lights. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 31 Dec. 1915Z S helbyville, Tennessee |
JABIRU J250-SP SPORT Regn : N619J |
Aircraft on landing, bounced and went off the side of the runway. |
|
Damage: Unknown |
| 1 Jan. 1520Z Norwood, Massachusetts |
Beech 95 Travel Air Regn: N 146RA |
Aircraft on landing, nose wheel collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 1 Jan. 0247Z Louisville, Kentucky |
AC50 Commander 500 Regn: N107DF |
Aircraft landed gear up, Bowman Airport, Louisville, KY |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 1 Jan. 1531Z Saint Augustine, Florida |
LIBERTY XL-2 Regn: N 536XL |
Aircraft landed hard and nose wheel collapsed . |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 1 Jan. 0016Z P ompano Beach, Florida |
Mooney Mk 20 Regn: N 3275F |
Aircraft made a gear up landing after experiencing a total electrical failure . |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 1 Jan. 0138Z Reno, Nevada |
Cessna 402 Regn: N 36908 |
A Cessna 402C Redding Aero Enterprises Flight BXR493, landed gear up . |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 1 Jan. 2215Z Napa, California |
EXP-GLASTAR Regn: N8037W |
A Piper PA 28-180 on final approach, struck another aircraft, N15EX, a Glastar, both aircraft landed without incident, no injuries reported, N8037W sustained minor damage, N15EX sustained substantial damage, Sonoma Valley Airport, Napa |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 1 Jan. 2200Z Houston, Texas |
MAC-145B MICCO Regn: N579RM |
Aircraft on landing, veered off the edge of the runway. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 1 Jan. 1930Z Frogmore, South Carolina |
DH-82 Tiger Moth Regn: N 5050C |
While on g round, a gust of wind flipped the biplane over . |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 1 Jan. South Africa |
Cessna 210 |
Found c rashed in Swartberg mountains near Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape |
4 dead/4 on board |
Takeoff point and destination of the aircraft remain a mystery |
| 1 Jan. 0036Z L a Verne, California |
BELL 206B Helicopter Regn: N 49588 |
Helicopter experienced a hard landing on the practice pad . |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 2 Jan. 0004Z Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Beech 76 Duchess Regn: N6697D |
Aircraft, on departure roll, slid off the runway into a snowbank, Timmerman Airport, Milwaukee, WI |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 2 Jan. 2140Z Saluda, Virginia |
Mooney mk20 Regn: N7161V |
Aircraft landed gear up and went off the end of the runway. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 2 Jan. 0030Z North Las Vegas, Nevada |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: N8675W |
Aircraft on landing, veered off the runway and went into the dirt. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 2 Jan. 2230Z Loveland, Colorado |
Cessna 152 Regn: N24965 |
Aircraft on landing, veered off the runway into a snow bank, and nosed over. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 2 Jan. 2049Z Ramona, California |
EXP-LANCAIR 320 Regn: N33AN |
Aircraft on landing, nose wheel broke off. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 2 Jan. 2135Z Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Cessna 152 Regn: N67284 |
Aircraft reported an emergency with an engine problem and force landed on a road, 25 miles from Cheyenne. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: None |
| 2 Jan. 1745Z Brunswick, Georgia |
RAYTHEON (Beech) A36 Regn: N724BB |
Aircraft on landing, nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 3 Jan. 0023Z Traverse City, Michigan |
Cessna 310 Regn: N71NC |
North Country Flight 369, a Cessna 310 aircraft, on landing slid off the runway, and hit the runway lights, Traverse City. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 3 Jan. morning Correyville, Ohio |
Eurocopter EC135 |
Botched lift-off early Tuesday left an emergency medical helicopter tangled in a cable safety fence and teetering 10 stories above the ground for most of the day at University Hospital. |
Nil |
Skid on the EC135 American Eurocopter caught on a cable safety fence on the perimeter of the pad and became tangled. The pilot was forced to put the $6 million aircraft back down. |
| 3 Jan. 0900Z Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Pilatus PC12 Regn:N398J |
Aircraft while parked, a lineman was struck by the moving prop, Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City, OK |
1 serious injury (ground) |
Damage: Unknown |
| 3 Jan. 1927Z US Virgin Islands |
PA-23-150/160 Apache Regn:N6884A |
Aircraft on departure, left main tire blew and aircraft went off the runway, Charlotte Amalie Airport, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 3 Jan. 2145Z Crookston, Minnesota |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: N369ND |
Aircraft on landing, struck a runway light and veered off the runway. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 3 Jan. 2202Z Louisville, Kentucky |
Champion 7ECA Regn: N1697G |
Aircraft went onto its nose at the hold line, Bowman Airport, Louisville, KY |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 3 Jan. 2030 Stevensville Maryland |
AERONAUTICHE TECNA P2002 SIERRA LSA Regn: N26WR |
Aircraft landed short of the runway in a field, Stevensville, MD |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 4 Jan. 0010Z Ennis, Texas |
Beech35 Bonanza Regn: N814R |
Aircraft engine failed, landed short of the runway, and the nose gear collapsed. |
1 minor injury/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 4 Jan. 2222Z Muncie, Indiana |
TB-20/21 Trinidad Regn: N115DS |
Aircraft inadvertently landed gear up. |
Nil/1 on board |
Substantial damage |
| 4 Jan. 2205Z Dillingham. Alaska |
207 (Turbo) Skywagon Regn: N6426H |
Aircraft experienced fuel exhaustion and crashed 5 miles from Dillingham. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 4 Jan. 2030Z Canton, Michigan |
AERONCA 7AC Regn: N85393 |
Aircraft experienced engine problem and force landed on a grass strip, and flipped over, 15 miles from Canton. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 4 Jan. 2240Z Roanoke, Texas |
C172 Skyhawk Regn: N1640E |
Aircraft while taxiing, prop struck the hangar. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 5 Jan. 1902Z Harlingen, Texas |
Beech 58 Baron Regn: N1246Z |
Aircraft reported a nose gear problem, on landing the nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 5 Jan. 2130Z Beltsville, Maryland |
EXP – GENESIS Regn: N 969PZ |
Aircraft engine failed and forced landed in a wooded area, near Beltsville. |
One minor injury/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 5 Jan. 2044Z Spotsylvania, Virginia |
C172 Skyhawk Regn: N 758FQ |
Aircraft engine failed, force landed in a field, and struck several trees, Spotsylvania County. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 5 Jan. 1400Z Brooksville, Florida |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn: N9896 |
Aircraft landed and struck a deer, Brooksville. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 6 Jan. 2216Z Farmville, Virginia |
UN REG ISTERED ULTRALIGHT Regn: UN REGN |
Unregistered ultralight crashed under unknown circumstances, in a field near Farmville. |
2 Minor injuries/2 |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 6 Jan. 2240Z Valparaiso, Indiana |
RAF200 Gyrocopter Regn: N1702A |
While taxiing, aircraft flipped over on the runway. |
One minor injury/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 6 Jan. afternoon Quebec, Canada |
Unknown helo |
Crashed onto a frozen lake near Montreal on Friday afternoon, leaving three people seriously injured. |
3 seriously injured |
The aircraft was flying at low altitudes and one of its skids touched an ice-covered lake near Deux-Montagnes, a bedroom community just northwest of Montreal. |
| 6 Jan. 1845Z Parker, Colorado |
Piper J-3 Cub Regn : N70446 |
Aircraft on final for landing, clipped a power line. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 6 Jan. 1500Z Miami, Florida |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: N 109ND |
Aircraft reported engine failure and crashed, 8 miles from Tamiami Airport, Miami, Fla. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 7 Jan. 0254Z Fort Worth, Texas |
Beech 58 Baron Regn: N 21YM |
Aircraft landed gear up. |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 7 Jan. 1915Z Exeter, California |
Bellanca 7GCBC Regn: N 30WH |
Aircraft on landing, lost directional control. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 7 Jan. 1728Z Carolina Puerto Rico |
Cessna 402 of Air Sunshine Regn: N 477RS |
On landing, nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/2 crew + 8 passengers |
Damage: Minor |
| 7 Jan. 0017Z Miami, Florida |
Q ueen Air 65-80 Regn: N 6802Q |
Aircraft landed nose gear up. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 7 Jan. 1450Z Columbus, Georgia |
Cessna 210 Regn: N 5401Y |
Aircraft on approach to land, reported low fuel and force landed on a road. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 7 Jan. 1834Z Vero Beach, Florida |
EXP – SEAREY Regn: N 3365C |
Aircraft while attempting to land on the river, flipped over. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 7 Jan. 1600Z Corvallis, Oreg on |
Cessna 182 Skylane Regn: N 702 |
Aircraft during engine startup, prop struck the tow bar. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 7 Jan. 1940Z Melfa, Virginia |
Cessna 182 Skylane Regn i : N 1885Q |
Aircraft landed short of the approach end of the runway, and the nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 8 Jan. 0014Z Deland, Florida |
Bell 407 Regn: N 801DS |
Rotorcraft engine failed and force landed on a highway. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 8 Jan. 2123Z North Palm Beach, Florida |
Robinson R22 Regn : N179SH |
R22 rotorcraft, crashed 40ft from shore under unknown circumstances. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Substantial . Aircraft is reg istered to Silverstate Helicopters LLC out of North Las Vegas. |
| 8 Jan. 2100Z Caldwell, New Jersey |
Pilatus PC-12, Eagle Regn: N 541PD |
Aircraft on takeoff roll, came to a full stop due to bird activity and the nose gear collapsed, Essex County Airport, Caldwell, NJ |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 8 Jan. 2027Z Farmingdale, New York |
C172 S kyhawk Regn: N 9604B |
Aircraft on landing, nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 8 Jan. 2235Z Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Beech 76 Duchess Regn: N682RL |
Aircraft landed nose gear up. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 8 Jan. 2105Z Riverside, California |
Robinson R22 Regn: N8280J |
R22 rotorcraft, landed hard, Lake Matthews, near Riverside, CA |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 9 Jan. 0154Z Bowling Green, Kentucky |
PA-46 Malibu Regn: N295S |
Aircraft reported an engine problem and force landed short of the runway, Bowling Green, KY |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Substantial. Plane crash landed 2,500 feet short of the runway with a major engine malfunction. |
| 9 Jan. 1919Z Springdale, Arkansas |
PA-28 Cherokee Regn: N54412 |
Aircraft on landing, skidded off the right side of the runway. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 9 Jan. 2240Z Denton, Texas |
Cessna 414, Chancellor Regn: N999JL |
Aircraft on landing roll, right main gear collapsed. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 9 Jan. 0005Z Sarasota, Florida |
Cessna 150, Commuter Regn: N2490J |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in Myakka River State Park, near Sarasota, Fla. |
One minor/2 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 10 Jan. St Johns, Newfoundland |
AS-350 |
Chopper crashed during training after a power loss. It crash-landed Thursday in a wooded area of St. John ’ s, about 100 meters from one of the busiest roads in the province. |
2 injured/2 on board |
The aircraft, an AS-350, is owned by Universal Helicopters, a Newfoundland and Labrador company with a fleet of 18 choppers and 50 employees. Image at tinyurl.com/28lcfp |
| 10 Jan. 1400Z Perris, California |
EXP-Corsario MK5 Regn: N9639H |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in Perris, CA |
One fatal/1 on board |
Damage: Destroyed |
| 10 Jan. 2040Z Las Vegas, Nevada |
Mooney Mk 20 Regn: N 48LW |
Right main landing gear collapsed on landing at North Las Vegas |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 11 Jan. 0130Z Fort Scott, Kansas |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn: N 122DM |
Aircraft during climb out, reported engine fire, returned and landed without incident, then exting uished the fire. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 11 Jan. 2210Z Wichita, Kansas |
LONG EZE Regn: N 99BX |
Aircraft on landing, gear collapsed. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 11 Jan. 1700Z Sikeston, Missouri |
Beech 33 Debonair Regn: N 976T |
Aircraft landed gear up. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 11 Jan. 0000 Hillsboro, Oreg on |
Cessna 152 Regn: N 80CT |
Aircraft struck several geese on upwind leg to runway 26, damaging windscreen and left wing’s leading edge. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 11 Jan. 1700Z La Belle, Florida |
Cessna 152 Regn: N 48251 |
Aircraft on departure, crashed and flipped over. |
1 unknown injury |
Damage: Unknown |
| 12 Jan. 1930Z Garrison, Minnesota |
VANS RV-8 Regn: N 617MZ |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances near Garrison. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 12 Jan. 1900Z Lapine, Alabama |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn: N 84JC |
Aircraft on landing, went off the runway and into a creek. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 12 Jan. 2220Z Pine Bluffs, Wyoming |
C172 S kyhawk Regn : N 12606 |
Aircraft on landing, crashed. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 12 Jan. 2038Z St. Petersberg, Florida |
C172 Skyhawk Regn : N7100Q |
Aircraft while inbound to land, crashed into the water and sank, the three persons on board were fatally injured.. Aircraft was correcting after an approach to the wrong runway. |
3 dead/3 on board |
Damage: Destroyed. Plane crashed into Old Tampa Bay at 3:39 p.m. about 100 yards short of the runway at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport. |
| 12 Jan. 1735Z Port Clinton, Ohio |
Cessna 340 Regn: N2637Y |
Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, after calling “downwind for (runway) 27”. The four persons on board were fatally injured, located 6 miles from Port Clinton. |
4 dead/4 on board |
Damage: Destroyed. (Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport). A Federal Aviation Administration inspector witnessed the plane crash sequence. |
| 13 Jan. 1920Z Monroe, Louisiana |
Mooney Mk 20 Regn: N 7772M |
Aircraft gear collapsed on landing. |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 13 Jan. 2025Z Half Moon Bay, California |
Beech BE77 Regn: N 6019U |
Aircraft on landing, went off the runway into a drainage ditch. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 13 Jan. 2334Z Centerville, Washington |
PA-12 Super Cruiser Regn : N7243V |
Aircraft lost power, crashed in an open field and flipped over. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 14 Jan. 0150Z Santa Monica, California |
JABIRU J400 Regn: N 522RJ |
Aircraft ran off the end of the runway on landing. |
Nil/3 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 14 Jan. 0520Z Atlanta, Georgia |
PA-32 Cherokee Six Regn: N 3528W |
Aircraft on landing, went off the side of the runway, Peachtree-Dekalb Airport, Atlanta. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 14 Jan. 1855Z Carlsbad, California |
Beech 33 Debonair Regn: N 939L |
Aircraft landed gear up. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 15 Jan. 2340Z Bethel, Alaska |
Cessna 208 Caravan Regn: N 454SF |
Aircraft landed and nose gear collapsed. |
Nil/5 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 15 Jan. 1709Z Fenner, New York |
R-44 Astro Regn: N122AA |
R44 rotorcraft made a precautionary landing on a road under unknown circumstances, near Fenner, NY. Owned by Canastota Windpower, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel North America. The helicopter crew was doing routine maintenance when the pilot became disoriented in the heavy fog. |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Unknown after its hard landing near a windmill farm in Fenner in Madison County. The 7-year-old Fenner wind farm consists of 20 wind turbines located about 30 miles east of Syracuse. |
| 16 Jan. 0120Z Calexico, California |
Cessna 402 Regn: N 412RW |
Aircraft landed gear up. |
Nil/2 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 16 Jan. 1650Z Battle Creek, Michigan |
SR-20 Regn: N 154WF |
Aircraft landed short striking a threshold light. |
Nil/4 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 16 Jan. 2125Z Aniak, Alaska |
Cessna 207 (Turbo)Skywagon Regn : N1701U |
Aircraft on special VFR clearance into Aniak Airport (ANI), crashed on a frozen river north of the airport. |
One serious, one unknown injury/2 on board |
Damage: Substantial |
| 16 Jan. 0022Z Cleveland, Ohio |
Beech 58 Baron Regn: N 3217L |
Aircraft crashed into Lake Erie under unknown circumstances immediately after departure from Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland. |
One fatal/one aboard |
Damage: Destroyed. Owned by EverAir, LLC of Niagara Falls, New York |
| 16 Jan. 0443Z Tula, Oklahoma |
Aero Commander 500B Regn : N712AT |
Pilot reported gyro problems, circled the airport and crashed, Tulsa, OK. Headed for Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City |
1 dead/1 on board |
Damage: Des troyed. Not known if a standby a rtificial horizon was available. Operator is Central Airlines. |
| 16 Jan. 1900Z Auurn, Washington |
C172 Skyhawk Regn: N 734MJ |
Aircraft during touch-and-go on RWY 34 at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50), sheered off VASI lighting, no injuries. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Unknown |
| 16 Jan. 1645Z White Plains, New York |
SR-22 Regn:N 878SR |
Aircraft during taxi, left wing tip struck the right wing tip of N119BJ, DA42 at Westchester County Airport (HPN). No injuries, minor damage. |
Nil/1 on board |
Damage: Minor |
| 16 Jan. 20 |
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