Accidents & Incidents (10/07) Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Casualties Remarks
Airline and Corporate
7 July day
Fiumicino Rome		 767-300 of Delta Air Lines Multiple bird strike on take off. Both engines were struck by seagulls. Some of the right engine fan blades had large chunks taken out. Left engine had many fan blades damaged at a point midway along the blade leading edge Nil Damage to cockpit window, right engine nose cowl, bird remnants on right outboard leading edge slat and right main undercarriage. The main gear struts were deflated.
8 July ~1300L
Muncho Lake British Columbia		 DHC-6 Twin Otter
Reg: C-FAWC		 Aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from the gravel airstrip, resulting in the death of one elderly passenger 1 dead & 3 injured/ 5 onboard Muncho Lake to Vancouver Intl A/P
14 July night
Tucuman International (SANT) Argentina		 MD88 of Argentine Austral
Flight AU2492		 Pilot aborted takeoff upon receiving indications of a possible aileron control problem. Nil/~100 onboard MD-88 stopped within runway length. Tucuman to Buenos Aires flight
3 August day
Palma Majorca		 757 of First Choice
Flight FCA2255		 Aircraft turned back to Palma after 20 minutes with smoke in the cabin Nil Palma Majorca to Manchester UK. Window heater short circuiting.
3 August 2210L
Montreal Canada		 777-200 of BA
Flight: BA094		 Rejected takeoff and returned to the gate for unknown reasons Nil Took off 50 minutes later
9 August day
Juanda Airport, East Java Indonesia		 737 of Adam Air
737 of Batavia Air		 An Adam Air airplane “cut in front of” a Batavia Air plane already on the runway and about to take off. Nil Assuming Adam Air 737 landed over the top of Batavia (about to roll). NTSC is investigating. Adam Air pilot suspended
14 August 2215L
Southampton UK		 EMB195 of FlyBe Reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin while inbound - but landed uneventfully Nil/117 onboard Arriving from Murcia (SE Spain)
14 August morning
Bluegrass Airport Kentucky		 SAAB 340 of NW Airlink
Flight 2903		 Was on its way from Detroit to Lexington when the pilots reported a functional failure of its wing flaps. Nil/28 onboard Detroit to Lexington
15 August 2320L
Recife Brazil		 A319 of TAM
Flight JJ3118		 Flight cancelled after passengers were overpowered by fuel fumes while taxing out Nil/130 Headed Fortaleeza Brazil. Pax were put in hotels after rebelling over the smell.
16 August 1257L
Los Angeles California		 A320 of NWA
Reg: N348NW
737 of West Jet
Flight WJA900
Reg: C-FUWS		 Two aircraft missed colliding by 37 feet (wingtip of A320 to the nose of the B737) as NWA180 departed runway 24L and the 737 crossed the hold-short line. AMASS failed to warn ATC. Nil Due to confusion by ATC’s ground controller. Runway incursion occurred involving West Jet (WJA) 900, B737 crossing 24L and Northwest Airlines (NWA) flight 180 on takeoff roll
18 August day
London City Airport on the Thames		 Avro RJ100 of Swiss
Reg: HB-IYU		 Heavy landing at London City resulting in significant damage to its undercarriage and its airframe’s structural integrity. Nil Arrivin from Geneva in heavy winds. Tail under-fuselage scraped through & several airframe components are cracked
18 August
South Africa		 Beech A36 of Wings of Eagles 15,000hr ferry veteran Lori Love has disappeared in the tractless wastelands between Accra Ghana and Capetown SA 1 missing Tampa-based Aircraft ferry company was delivering Beech to a Capetown client. Love has been ferrying since 1978
19 August day
Beijing China		 MD-11 of Finnair Reg: OH-LGD Flight AY52 was boarded by Chinese police to take into custody 10 rioting Spanish passengers. Fracas caused by inoperable air conditioning … 10 Spanish no-flies …& woman beating up a flight attendant. Delay of nine hours was due to a hydraulic malfunction.
20 August 0929Z
Frankfurt Germany		 767-323 of American Airlines
Reg: N369AA		 American Flight 84, sustained smoke in the airplane's cabin while taxiing to parking at the Frankfurt Am Main Airport. While en route, the flight crew received overheat status messages accompanied by popped circuit breakers. When on the ground at Frankfurt (FRA), while taxiing to the gate, the crew started the airplane's auxiliary power unit (APU). Shortly after starting the APU, smoke began to appear in the cabin. Nil/158 pax + 10 crew The flight crew proceeded immediately to the gate and expedited getting the passengers off the airplane. "Ruptured" wires were found adjacent to a wire clamp in the airplane's aft cargo compartment. The sheathing around the wire bundles, the adjacent cargo compartment bulkhead walls and compartment insulated padding were charred and partially consumed.
20 August 1415Z
Benton Harbor Michigan		 Cessna Citation 650
Reg: N287MC		 Aircraft struck a deer on the takeoff roll and taxied back to the hangar Nil/2 pax + 2 crew Extent of damage unknown
20 August 0929Z
Frankfurt Germany		 767-323 of American Airlines N369AA Crew saw overheat status messages and popped CB’s en route but after landing electrical smoke filled cabin on APU start 170 uninjured Expedited to the gate and disembarked passengers. Arriving from Chicago Illinois.
22 August 0015Z
Houston Texas		 MU-2B
Reg: N6KF		 After APU start, while removing chocks, the lineman was struck on head by a propeller 1 serious injury Houston Hobby Airport
22 August 1902L
Miami Florida		 757-200 of American Airlines Flt 688 departed DFW (Dallas Ft Worth) at 1545L and later diverted into Miami with hydraulic problems Nil/112 persons onboard Dallas to San Juan Puerto Rico
22 August ~0950L
Chicago Midway		 717 of Airtran
Flight 221		 After the plane landed, there was a report of a possible fire on the craft, possibly from an electrical problem. Nil/60 pax Odor dissipated after doors were opened
22 August day
Pemba Tanzania		 Partenavia P68B Reg: 5H-TZO Aircraft overran the Karume runway by 30m on landing. Pax walked out uninjured Nil/5 onboard Op by Tropical Air of Zanzibar. Substantial damage to the light twin
22 August 0035L
Curitiba Brazil		 EMB110
Reg: PT-SDB		 Bandeirante crashed three minutes after take off. Aircraft was later found to have gone down near the BR-277 highway. 2 pilots killed Operator: Two Taxi Aéreo. Domestic flight to Jundiai, Brazil, crashed in the military reserve. PT6A-34 engines
23 August day
Spokane Washington		 757 of United Airlines Aircraft diverted in en route with a disabled engine Nil/180 pax + 6 crew Seattle to Chicago
23 August 2359Z
Knoxville Tennessee		 737 of Continental
Flt: COA1820		 Aircraft struck the jetway at Mcghee Tyson Airport, Knoxville nil Minor damage
23 August night
Khartoum Sudan		 A300-622R of Sudan Airways TF-ELC was shifted by high winds & struck another aircraft (a 707) grounding both Nil Substantial damage to both parked aircraft.
23 August 2043L
Westhampton New York		 Learjet 60
Reg: N9CU		 On landing, aircraft veered off left hand side of 9000ft runway 09 (4300ft in) by over 400ft after landing with a suspect intermittent anti-skid system selected ON Nil/6 pax +2 crew Substantial damage (both maingear wiped off and left wing damaged). Thrust reversers were locked out and didn’t deploy. Arriving from Tampa Florida
23 August 1245Z
New York JFK		 737 of Continental
Flight: COAQ705		 Struck by a belt-loader on the cargo door while parked nil Minor damage
23 August 0915L
Lisbon Portugal		 A310 of White Airways Flight: Wht874 Returned with hydraulic failure to Portela airport Lisbon & became stuck on runway Nil/227 pax + 7 crew Operator is OMNI – Aviação e Tecnologia
23 August morning
Milwaukee Wisconsin		 CRJ of Skywest
Flight 2878		 Aircraft had an engine failure shortly after departing Milwaukee and returned nil Operated by Midwest Connect. Milwaukee to Newark
23 August ~1530L
Pasto-Narino airport, Pasto, Chachagüí Colombia		 An26 of Servicios Aéreos del Vaupés (Salva) On emergency landing, aircraft ran beyond the end of the runway, rolled down a steep embankment and broke apart. Fortunately, no fire erupted. About 20 persons on board suffered injuries >20 injured/ 53 aboard Aircraft was carrying 50 soldiers from Cali to Villagarzon when unspecified problems occurred during flight. Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO).  Image at: tinyurl.com/2lkuev
24 August ~0400L
St Johns Newfoundland		 767-300 of Delta
Flight: DL1		 767 diverted in with engine problems. DL9877 YYT-LGW later picked up its passengers Nil>160 onboard enroute to London from New York. Flight was mid Atlantic & returned to St John's with an oil leak
24 August 0820L
University Park Pennsylvania		 Cessna C208B of Fedex Pilot declared an emergency 20 minutes out reporting that he was approaching University Park Airport with smoke… Nil/one onboard … in his cockpit and hazardous materials on board. Cargo flight had departed Pittsburgh
24 August 2122L
Asheville North Carolina		 CRJ200 of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flt ASQ280 turned back and landed after 31 minutes (being unable to retract its gear) Nil/49 onboard Nose-gear failed to retract en route to Atlanta Georgia
24 August 0130Z
Columbus Georgia		 MD90 of Delta
Flight: DAL242		 Aircraft’s right wingtip struck the nose radome of DAL 724 during taxi-out Nil Minor damage
24 August 0834Z
Dulles Virginia		 737 of SWA
Flight: 779SW		 Aircraft was stuck under the left wing by a garbage truck on the ramp Nil Minor damage
24 August 0705L
Budapest Hungary		 A321-131 of Lufthansa D-AIRK Flt LH3449 encountered a flock of birds on takeoff and aborted at high speed Nil Substantial damage to aircraft. Budapest to Frankfurt flight
25 August 1400Z
New York JFK		 737 of Transportes Aereos A tug struck the nose-gear during pushback from its gate Nil Extent of damage unknown
25 August 0406Z
Colorado Springs Colorado		 CRJ200 of Skywest
Flight: SKW6346
Reg: N926SW		 On finals struck large birds causing damage to the engine cowls and nose cone Nil Minor damage
25 August 1215Z
Newark New Jersey		 767 of Airborne Express ABX1876 Left engine struck a belt-loader while being marshaled into the ramp area. Nil Extent of damage unknown
25 August 1635Z
Heathrow UK		 A340-600 of Virgin Flight: VS301 #1 engine shut down over Northern Germany. Image at tinyurl.com/2jovy9 Nil Delhi to Heathrow
25 August ~1300L
Osaka, Itami, Japan		 DHC8-400 of Japan Air Commuter (JAC) JAC Flight 3546 made a forced landing at Osaka Airport in Itami after the pilot shut down its faulty left engine. nil An affiliate of JAL, bound for Fukuoka from Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport in Nagano Prefecture
26 August 1701Z
Boston Massachusetts		 777-223 of American N777AN Flt 109’s L engine struck and become lodged under jetway on approach to its gate Nil Engine was freed and aircraft deplaned pax normally. Minor damage.
26 August 1944L
Frankfurt Germany		 747-236B of MAS Cargo TF-ATX #2 engine flamed out on takeoff runway 18 and the aircraft aborted at high speed nil Minor damage/ engine change
26 August 0916L
El Paso Texas		 737 of SWA Flight 23 Departed 0855L but returned after a birdstrike with pressurization problems nil Bound for Dallas Texas. No further details
26 August ~1508L
Indianapolis Indiana		 EMB170 of Delta Aircraft diverted into Indianapolis with a report of smoke in the cockpit nil Dallas-Fort Worth to JFK
26 August ~1600L
DRC Congo		 AN32 passenger/ freighter of Agfretco Air. Other sources say “Great Lake Business Company” is the owner/operator Developed engine problems and crashed 3kms from the runway soon after taking off from Kongolo for Goma 500k NE. Aircraft was carrying 9 tons of tin ores (cassiterite) 13 dead + 2 injured/15 Kongolo city is 650 kilometers from Lubumbashi - the centre of the Katanga province. Crashed during its turnback. GLBC is used to transport arms and ammunition in violation of the UN arms embargo (from UN list of violators at tinyurl.com/2ne7x8)
27 August afternoon
Mitu Airport Colombia		 An-32B of Selva Colombia
Reg: HK-4117		 An-32 had arrived from Villavicencio (VVC) carrying drums of fuel. A fire started in the nr.1 engine after the drums had been offloaded. Nil A larger fuselage fire erupted, destroying the plane. 2nd Selva Colombia aircraft loss in five days
27 August ~1600L
Vancouver Canada		 A340-300 of China Eastern Seen off the edge of taxiway H on the grass verge with outboard tires deflated (or sunken in very significantly). Corner-cutting? Nil Stuck in mud  from 1600 to 2200. Finally freed after deplanement of cargo and pax and a defuel. Moved to the south Air Canada hangar for inspections.
27 August 2030Z
Los Angeles California		 737 of Alaskan
Reg:N564AS		 During pushback of Flt6 the L wingtip hit the vertical stabilizer of Alaska Flt 117 (737) Nil Minor damage
28 August day
Krakow Poland		 737-8AS of Ryanair
Reg: EI-DHC		 Pilots initiated an evacuation after a nose-gear tire burst on landing Nil London (Stansted) to Krakow
29 August 1520L
Kathmandu Nepal		 A320 of Indian Airlines Flight IC747 On landing the port main gear caught fire butw as soon doused by the local fire-crew Nil Kolkata to Kathmandu. Minor damage
31 August 1015L
Heathrow UK		 767-300ER of Royal Brunei Northern runway was closed, causing 19 short-haul cancellations and delays of 2 hours after aircraft landed with an engine failure Nil/202 pax Aircraft returned urgently soon after takeoff
1 September ~1900L
Doha Airport		 A320 of GulfAir
Flight 567		 Landed Doha Intl Airport Qatar after loss of main fuel pump (no standby pumps on A320) Nil/134 pax Pax picked up by a GF 767 after about an hour & returned to Bahrein
3 September day
Roswell New Mexico		 Lockheed L-1011
of (Ex) ATA
Reg:N189AT		 Caught fire at the Roswell Industrial Air Center while an Aircraft Recycling Corporation worker was attempting to dismantle the aircraft for scrap metal Nil One of a batch of Mk50’s and 100’s being dismantled for parts. Fuel had been allowed to pool beneath the Aircraft.
5 September 0920L
Cross City Florida		 Cessna C208B
Reg: N02PA		 Aircraft experienced engine failure and crashed 5 miles from Cross City Airport 1 uninjured Substantial damage
5 September ~0620L
Murtala Muhammed International		 Beech 200 of Mobil Oil Pilot alerted the control tower at MMA airport of a cabin pressure problem Nil/14 onboard While en route Lagos from Eket in the oil-producing Niger Delta region.
5 September ~1100L
Owerri Nigeria		 737 of ChangChangi Airlines Returned three minutes after takeoff following loss of the port engine. 2nd incident involved a DC-10 30F N602 GC cargo aircraft of Gemini Air Cargo but … Nil/108 onboard .. chartered by DHL, which returned because its landing gear failed to retract shortly after it took off from MMA airport Lagos at about 2.53 pm local time.
5 September ~1700L
Murtala Muhammed International		 ATR 42 of the local Overland Airways In the third Nigerian incident, an ATR42 made an air return shortly after takeoff from the MMA at about 5pm. … Nil/22 onboard …on its way from the domestic wing of MMA airpor Lagos to the central city of Ilorin. Undisclosed technical failure.
6 September 1625Z
Oakland California		 Bombardier CL600
Of Horizon N290RB		 During push-back from the gate the tug jack-knifed under the aircraft nose Nil Minor skin and nose wheel damage
6 September ~1925L
Halifax Nova Scotia		 737NG of West Jet
Flight 80		 Between Sudbury and Quebec City at 39,000ft, the pilot made a sudden announcement about imminent turbulence 8 injured A nurse on board provided first aid to the injured. Three Calgary-to-Halifax flight passengers were hospitalized.
6 September morning
Johannesburg South Africa		 Dornier 328 Jet of Anglo American Winglet of a corporate Grumman G3 jet sliced a hole in the right wing of the Dornier jet. Damage is quite severe. Nil Originated Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg). G3 was Reg: ZS-TEX
6 September afternoon
Belfast City Airport		 Bae146 of FlyBe An emergency was declared on approach after an unknown technical failure Nil/4 crew onboard Positioning ferry flight arriving from Southampton UK
07 September ~1200L
Goma Airport Congo		 Antonov AN-12BP of TransaviaService 4L-SAS crash-landed at Goma, sliding into a petrified lava flow beyond the runway and caught fire 8 dead/5crew + 3 pax Operated for Galaxy Kavatsi Corporation. Certificate of Airworthiness had expired in March and had not been renewed.
8 September ~1525L
South Bangalore India		 P68C Vulcanair (recirocatingp engines) Aircraft plunged into Lake Gowdanapalya one minute after declaring an emergency for engine failure. 3 dead/3 onboard En route Cochin. Attributed to a seized engine due refuel with AVTUR. Owned by Alukkas, the jeweler of Kerala
8 September ~2100L
Des Moines, Iowa		 A320 of United Flight: UA1477 An electrical component shorted, causing fumes in the cockpit and pilots made an emergency landing in Des Moines. Nil/111 on board Headed to Phoenix from Chicago. A plane from Denver picked up passengers and took them to Phoenix
8 September day
Krosno Poland		 AN-2 of Krosno Aeroclub Aircraft caught fire in flight and all on board baled out successfully Nil/8 onboard Probably an exhaust collector fire. Parachutists continued fighting the fire at the crash-site
8 September 0930L
Johannesburg South Africa		 A340-600 of SAA
Flight: SA237		 Advised ATC during the approach that they had lost castoring control of their nosewheel. Nil Arriving from Heathrow UK, aircraft shut down on runway and was towed in.
9 September 1803Z
Sitka Alaska		 Beech 200 Reg: N983C The aircraft’s nose-gear collapsed on landing Nil/2 crew + 2 pax Air ambulance flight
9 September ~1600L
Aalborg northern Jutland Denmark		 Dash8-Q400 of SAS Reg:LN-RDK Flight: SK1209 Aircraft caught fire after unsafe indicating RH maingear collapsed on landing and Aircraft left the runway’s right side. 11inj /73 pax + 3 crew Possible write-off (11 pax taken to hospital but allegedly uninjured). SAS has had multiple probs with the Q400
10 September night
Amritsar India		 757 of Turkmenistan
Airlines		 Left wing hit a concrete pillar while taxiing at Raja Sansi International Airport Nil/164 pax + 20 crew Headed Birmingham UK. Pillar is part of a new tower under construction.
10 September afternoon
Salekhard Siberia		 MI-8 of Rosneft Air Services Oil-patch helicopter went missing about 1300 miles northeast of Moscow in a remote arctic region during poor weather 6 crew missing Searches around oil city of Salekhard were curtailed by bad weather
12 September 0136L
Vilnius Airport Lithuania (arriving from Copenhagen)		 Dash8-Q400 of SAS Reg:LN-RDS Flight: SK2748 Second Dash8-Q400 crash due to gear failure in four days. SAS and its Wideroe subsidiary have grounded their fleet of 27 Dash 8-400’s. Nil/52 onboard Aviation regulators in Denmark, Sweden and Norway have also ruled that SAS's Dash 8-400 planes must not fly until they can be inspected.
12 September 0313L
Washington Dulles Airport		 Learjet 35
Reg: N66NJ		 The tower controller instructed N66NJ to taxi into position and hold, then cleared it for takeoff on a closed unlit runway. Runway 19R, which is 11,501 feet long and 150 feet wide, was closed for surveying and the runway lights had been turned off. The closure was advertised on the automatic terminal information service and the tower controller placed an X on the tower's ground radar display as a reminder of the closure. Nil The closure was also annotated on the tower status display. At the time of the incident, there was one tower controller in the cab; the second controller assigned to the shift was on break. The departure controller at Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control noticed the radar target depart from runway 19R and asked the tower controller if the runway was open, and was told no.
18 September
Samana Dominican Repulic		 A330-200 of XL Airways, Flight XLF030 Landed with its APU unserviceable and then found that the resident GPU was long-term unserviceable. Aircraft was… Nil …thus unable to start and Paris bound passengers were stranded for two days.
18 September 0505Z
West Siberia		 MI-8 Hip Helo operated by the Novosibirsk Air Repair Plant. Helicopter came down in the Tomsk Region while en route to the Sobolinoye oil deposit. Six people died following a crash of another Mi-8 in the Magadan Region in Russia's Far East on 15 Sep. Yet another Mi-8 with six crew members on board disappeared on 09 Sep in West Siberia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, and has yet to be found. 11 inj/17 onboard An Mi-8 crashed in the same region in early July, but all passengers and crew survived. In early July a pilot was killed and another injured when an Mi-8 Russian border guard helicopter crashed near the Estonian border. Crashes of Mi-8’s, first introduced to the Soviet Air Force in the late 1960s, are a relatively common occurrence in Russia
19 September ~1400L
Glasgow UK		 777-300ER, Reg:A6-EBP, Flight EK26 Pilot ran one main gear onto the grass and became bogged during taxi-out; see tinyurl.com/277ost Nil/237 onboard Headed Dubai. Passengers were accommodated overnight in hotels while gear damage was assessed
20 September day
Perth Australia		 737-300 of QANTAS A ground handling truck smacked into the rear of the QF aircraft on the ramp Nil Bound for Sydney. Lengthy delay while damage levels were assessed.
21 September
Johannesburg South Africa		 747-400 of SAA
Flight: SA237		 Had to be towed in after landing after losing n/wheel hydraulics en route. Nil Arriving from Heathrow UK
23 September 1045L
Srinagar India		 737 of Jetlite. Flight: S2-165 Lost nosewheel control on landing and left the runway to the side (towed in) Nil/53 pax Headed New Delhi (Indira Ghandi)
23 September 1708Z
Trenton, New Jersey		 Cessna 560
Reg: N393QS		 Aircraft struck a bird while on approach, landed without incident Nil/1 onboard Damage reported to the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer
23 September
Beijing China		 747 of China Southern Flight:CZ331 Returned urgently after aircraft slewed violently from side to side and engine emitted white smoke (2 hours after takeoff). Nil/~200 onboard Headed Dubai and Lagos, Nigeria. Pax transferred to an Emirates flight.
24 September 2320Z
New York JFK		 Citation 650 Reg: N364CW Aircraft while taxiing to the ramp, struck a light pole at Kennedy Airport Nil Minor damage
24 September
Lubumbashi DR Congo		 LET410 of Karibu Airways Reg:9Q-CVL Engine failure soon after takeoff from Malemba Nkulu forcing pilots to land off airport 1 dead/2crew + 3 pax Aircraft destroyed, copilot killed. Karibu had been grounded by Congo authorities after a fatal accident in June.
24 September 1700L
Manizales Colombia		 DHC8-200 of AIRES Flight 4C-8077
Reg:HK4509		 Clobbered the wing of Fokker F50-300, registered HK-4467, flight AV9931, company AVIANCA, also bound Bogota Nil/91 aboard both Manizales to Bogota. Both airlines’ pax were overnighted
25 September 1300L
Tucuman Argentina		 MD83 of Austral
Flight: AU2492		 Pilots complained about the airport being ringed by very thick black smoke caused by sugar-cane plantation burn-offs Nil Arriving at a remote airport from Santiago del Estero Argentina to face a severe unforecast visibility hazard
25 September day
Dayton Ohio		 EMB140, Flight F8-6082 Reg:N848MJ Advised on approach that they had burst a tire on departure Atlanta, Georgia. Nil/53 onboard Freedom Airlines operating for Delta Connection. Landed safely after a half-hour delay. See aerial imagery at tinyurl.com/2mbzgs
26 September 1730L
Toronto Canada		 767-300 of Air Canada
Flight AC84		 767 returned to land and runway was closed after being advised by another pilot of a massive loss of fuel on takeoff. Nil Headed Tel Aviv. Runway needed a washdown
26 September 0305Z
San Juan, Puerto Rico		 727 of Amerijet Flight AJT8215 After landing, left main gear went off the runway and struck several runway lights Nil Aircraft damage unknown
26 September ~0700L
New Delhi India		 737-800 of SpiceJet Flight: SG501 Pilots returned to Indira Ghandi after the windshield started cracking progressively Nil/53 pax Headed Bangalore. Flew the sortie after a change of windscreen.
27 September 1900L
East Midlands UK		 737-300 of BMIBaby Flew a lengthy hold with only the nosewheel extended - but eventually landed safely after manual extension Nil Thought to be Flight WW5478, landing from Amsterdam
27 September 1925Z
Atlanta Georgia		 757-200 of Delta Flight DAL969 After landing, the flight-crew discovered that a right main tire had blown, causing tire-shard damage to the wing’s …. Nil ….undersurface
27 September 2242Z
Meadview, Arizona		 EC-130 Eurocopter Reg: N808MH EC 130 B4 rotorcraft, struck an eagle and force landed at the airport  4 inj/7 onboard Some rotor damage
27 September 1850Z Cordova Alaska DHC-2 Mk1 Beaver Reg: N1675B Aircraft while taxiing, reported the tail wheel had fallen off Nil Air taxi. Unknown damage
27 September 1900L
Edinburgh UK		 ERJ145 of British Midland Flight: BD408 Flight was a abandoned after gear would not retract fully on departure Nil/23 onboard Headed Leeds/Bradford UK
27 September day
Port Columbus Ohio		 MD82 of American Airlines Flight: AAL884 Precautionary landing due to flight attendants saying the side panel area near row 24A was "very hot" and smelled "electrical." Nil St Louis to Washington (DCA)
27 September day
Whyalla South Australia		 MetroLiner of Regional Express En route to Olympic Dam the pilot noted a warning light indicating the port engine was overheating. Nil/17 onboard Problem was not resolved and the pilot was forced to shut the engine down and divert to Whyalla Airport.
27 September 0740L
Entebbe Uganda		 Reims F406 of Fugro Airborne Surveys Crashed beside the runway on takeoff for a mineral survey flight for the Ugandan Government 2 dead/2 onboard South African-registered plane, was destined for Masindi to carry out mineral surveys.
28 September 1715Z
Teterboro New Jersey		 Falcon 900
Reg: N9TH		 While taxiing for departure, left wingtip struck an airport steamroller Nil Unknown damage
28 September ~1340L
St Louis Missouri		 MD82 of American Airlines Flight:AA1400
Reg:N454AA		 Fire in #1 (left) engine soon after takeoff possibly due to ingesting a turkey vulture/ buzzard. Aircraft returned to land ASAP Nil/142 onboard St Louis (Lambert Airport) to Chicago (ORD). Pax deplaned via airstairs. See video at tinyurl.com/35fvpz
28 September afternoon
Indianapolis Maryland		 MD88 of Delta
Flight: DL1253		 Aircraft N987DL made an emergency stop after its left engine compressor blew out and the engine caught fire Nil/132 pax + 5 crew Headed Atlanta (Hartfield Jackson A/P). Engine pieces from the uncontained failure were collected from the runway
28 September 1715Z
Teterboro New Jersey		 Falcon 900
Reg: N9TH		 While taxiing for departure, left wingtip struck an airport steamroller Nil unknown damage
29 September 1432Z
Honolulu Hawaii		 737-210c of Aloha Airlines Reg:N834AL Aloha airlines flight 956, on departure blew a main gear tire, Nil Landed without incident
29 September 0200L
Chennai India		 737 of Air India
Flight: AI424		 Flight abandoned and took a >2 hr delay after a rat was sighted near food trays Nil/130 pax onboard Headed Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Rats chew wiring (almost infallibly)
29 September ~1110L
Philadelphia Pennsylvania		 737-700 of Airtran Airways Flt TRS47 N149AT returned 10 minutes after a bird-strike on takeoff. Image at tinyurl.com/3dutvn 1 injured/ 143 on board Turkey buzzard strike caused inner armored layer to shred slivers and they wounded the copilot’s face
29 September 1432Z
Honolulu Hawaii		 737-210c of Aloha Airlines Reg: N834AL Flight 956, on departure blew a main gear tire Nil Landed without incident
30 September 1923Z
SugarLand Texas		 1124 WestWind Reg: N209CA Aircraft on landing rollout, skidded off the runway Nil/2 onboard Unknown damage. Visibility 3/4nm in mist with broken cloud at 500ft AGL
30 September
Blenheim NZ		 All Beech 1900D’s of Eagle Air Air New Zealand grounded over 60 flights to check 17 planes after a gear safety "issue" was found during routine inspection of an Eagle Air Beech 1900D Nil Air NZ subsidiary. See history at tinyurl.com/36yc74. In June a 1900D of Eagle made a belly landing at Blenheim when its gear failed to extend.
30 September 0615L
Tegucigalpa Honduras		 Let-410UVP
Flight ZF810		 Returned with a propeller control malfunction and the engine caught fire after landing Nil Atlantic Airlines of Honduras headed for San Pedro Sula (Honduras)
30 September
Boston Logan Airport		 CRJ100 of Delta
Flight: COM5292		 Coming into the gate, the left wing tip hit the outside mirror of a fuel truck Nil/50 pax + 3 crew At Terminal A. Minor damage to aircraft and the Maasport fuel-truck.
1 October night
Auckland NZ		 A340-200 0f Aerolineas Argentinas Flight returned to Auckland after 30 minutes and its 170 passengers were flown to Sydney on Air New Zealand flights. Nil Left side wing flap failure (probable asymmetry freeze)
General Aviation & Helo
16 August 1945L
Fairbanks Alaska		 Cessna 207
Reg: N73463		 En route to Fairbanks, pilot noticed that the engine oil pressure went to zero. But as the other engine gauges appeared to be normal, instead of seeking a spot to land, he continued the flight. 1 uninjured About 45 minutes to an hour later, the engine seized, and the pilot attempted to land on an oilfield access road. The airplane went off the access road, and collided with a ditch, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage
16 August 1730L
Ketchikan Alaska		 de Havilland DHC-2, Reg: N345KA Sightseeing flight for cruise ship passengers collided with tree-covered terrain, about 20 miles north of Ketchikan. Passenger related the airplane started its takeoff run directly into the strong winds, and shortly after becoming airborne made a steep turn to the left. 5 fatal, 4 serious injuries The passenger indicated that as the airplane turned left, it abruptly descended, and collided with a tall stand of trees along the shoreline of the bay.
16 August 1830L
New Bern, North Carolina		 Piper PA-44-180 Reg: N30521 ATP took control of the airplane to demonstrate a maneuver, and noticed that there was very little resistance from the stabilator. He then checked all trim settings, trimmed the airplane for climb, and continued to fly the traffic pattern for runway 22. Nil There was still little resistance from the stabilator, but the ATP was able to land the airplane without incident. Examination of the airplane by maintenance personnel revealed that the "cable assembly - stabilator control, aft, lower," (part No. 62701-153) was fractured.
18 August 0019Z
Siasconsett Massachusetts		 SR-20 Cirrus
Reg: N869CD		 Aircraft reported pulling its chute and then crashed near Siasconsett 1 serious/1 uninjured Substantial damage
18 August 1530L
Winamac Indiana		 Terpstra Exec162F
Reg: N428JT		 Substantial damage on impact with terrain following the reported in-flight separation of the helicopter's stabilizer 1 dead Amateur built and flown by a non rotary-rated pilot
18 August 1035L
Clearwater Florida		 Beech B36TC
Reg: N6750C		 Pilot claimed that after rotating, and when about 50 feet in the air, the flight controls became mushy, and he did not have any elevator or rudder control. It was a hot humid day and the aircraft was possibly overweight for the conditions. 1 Serious, 2 Minor. Eyewitnesses all stated that they saw the airplane lift off in the vicinity of the fuel farm, which is about 1100 feet from the beginning of the runway, and as the airplane climbed they noticed that its wings began to rock increasingly, and the airplane began to porpoise and then simply ceased flying
19 August 0928L
Wellington, Florida		 Niva Thorp T-18, Reg: N6GN Collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from the Willington Aero Club Airport in Wellington, Florida. 2 fatal Witnesses reported that shortly after take-off, the engine of N6GN lost power, the airplane rolled to the left, and impacted the ground in a nose down attitude.
20 August ~1700L
Dayton Wyoming		 Cessna 182R
Reg: N6109N		 Civil Air Patrol’s CAPS flight 4940, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 20 miles west of Dayton, Wyoming … 3 fatal … at an .elevation of 7600ft AMSL during a search for a hiker (later found)
22 August 1230L
Mullinville Kansas		 Bell 206-L4
Reg: N1813		 Helicopter sustained substantial damage during a hard landing following an impact with power lines while maneuvering 2 Serious, 1 Minor During its approach to an auto accident on a section of the highway, the helicopter's tail rotor contacted power lines that crossed the highway.
22 August night
Hobby Airport Texas		 Mitsubishi MU-2B-36
Reg: N6KF		 Lineman inadvertently walked into the turning propeller for the number 1 engine while undergoing ground operations prior to the night flight. 1 seriously injured Chock removal and GPU unplugging
22 August 1245L
Anaco Venezuela		 Cessna U206G
Reg: YV-1562		 Crashed under unknown circumstances near Anaco, Venezuela in visual meteorological conditions 2 fatal Flight originated from Barcelona, the same day, about 1215.
23 August 1330L
Markham Virginia		 Sukhoi SU-31
Reg: N131BW		 Pilot passed out due to heavy fuel odor in the cockpit and impacted in fog 1 serious injury 15 miles SE of Winchester airport
24 August evening
Surrey B.C. Canada		 Hot air balloon of Fantasy Balloons Charters based in Langley, B.C All but two pax baled out after hot-air balloon envelope and basket caught fire. Balloon self-launched (after moorings burnt) to >400ft and then plummeted … 2 dead/ 12 injured … into Hazelmere RV trailer park as gas bottles exploded and balloon burnt up. Three 40ft trailer-homes were also destroyed.
24 August 1330L
Cheboygan Michigan		 SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad
Reg: N96DF		 Aircraft is presumed to have impacted with Lake Huron. Flight originated from the Mackinac Island Airport 2 fatal Parts confirmed to have come from N96DF washed ashore near Cheboygan, Michigan.
24 August 2012L
Colorado City Texas		 Cessna A188B
Reg: N9561G		 Pilot of the agricultural airplane was struck by the aircraft's propeller at Colorado City Airport 1 dead Witnesses heard the strike, heard the engine stall and found the pilot lying on the ground
24 August 1227L
Whetstone Arizona		 Raytheon Co Cobra UAV,
Reg: N605RN		 Collided with terrain in an uncontrolled descent, near Whetstone, Arizona after a switchology switch-flick error by a trainee UAV controller Nil Student changed the UAV’s software address after the automatic landing sequence had been initiated, causing an autopilot unlock.
25 August 0000
Skwentna Alaska		 Cessna 180
Reg: N1560C		 Classic tailwheel swing on takeoff led to an overturn and burn-out 2 uninjured Destroyed by post-crash fire
25 August 1330L
Kenai Alaska		 Cessna 150G
Reg: N2981S		 Float-equipped airplane sustained substantial damage when it ran aground and nosed over during an aborted takeoff at the Kenai Municipal Seaplane Lake, Kenai, Alaska. 2 uninjured Flaps had been inadvertently left in the 40 degrees extended position during the takeoff roll….. killing acceleration
25 August 0000
Cambridge Maryland		 McNicholas S-12 Reg: N8157Q Taxied to the runway to check the new brake linings at speed and inadvertently got airborne with the elevator control lock in 1 serious injury Pitched straight up to 30 ft, stalled and crashed.
25 August 1645L
Vannes France		 Piper PA-39
Reg: N13PF		 Destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Vannes-Meucon Airport, Vannes, France. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. 2 fatal Flight was on departure and impacted midfield alongside runway 04. Owned by Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc.
26 August 0000
Center Hill Florida		 Cessna P206
Reg: N904DZ		 Flight originated from the Herlong Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 26, 2007 at about 0430. Wreckage was located by the Civil Air Patrol in Sumter County, Florida, about 120 miles south southwest of Herlong Airport 1 dead Jacksonville Sheriff's Department received a telephone call about the pilot's well-being. Caller stated that the pilot had threatened suicide by crashing his airplane.
27 August 1610L
Watrous New Mexico		 Elliott Cirrus VK30 Reg: N60GE Destroyed when it impacted terrain. Wreckage path, from initial impact point to final resting point, was strewn with parts exposed to fire. 2 fatal However several pieces were also found scattered prior to the initial impact point that had been exposed to fire. Airplane was powered by a turbocharged IO-550 engine, driving a 6-foot long drive shaft that turned a pusher propeller.
28 August ~1300L
Newton Kansas		 Piper PA-31P
Reg: N7325L		 During the takeoff climb, approximately 300-400 feet above ground level, the right engine lost power. The pilot feathered the right engine and attempted to return to EWK. 1 uninjured Subsequently, the airplane "could not maintain altitude" and the pilot elected to execute a forced landing to a field with the gear retracted.
30 August 1235L
Cameron Park California		 Raytheon Aircraft Company A36
Reg: N1098F		 Collided with terrain immediately after takeoff, at Cameron Air Park. Temperature at the scene of the accident around 1300 hours was 107 degrees Fahrenheit. 2 Fatal, 2 Serious In addition to the high ambient temperature, there were 4 adults on board, airplane was (over)loaded with 271 pounds of additional baggage/cargo, and at least 60 gallons of fuel.
31 August 1315L
Tucumcari New Mexico		 Beech 35-B33
Reg: N2133B		 Sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain during a forced landing following a partial loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb from the Tucumcari Municipal Airport 2 Seriously injured Airplane was not equipped with shoulder harness restraints.
31 August 1746L
Kernville, California		 Lancair Company LC41-550FG
Reg: N2520P		 Destroyed following a loss of control and impact with terrain while maneuvering to land at the Kern Valley Airport (L05), Kernville. Airplane made a left 180-degree turn after a go-round 6 Fatal Abeam the approach end of Runway 35 it began a left turn, followed by its nose dropping straight down and then impacting terrain
1 September 1748L
Modesto California		 Piper PA-22-150 Reg: N13WA Destroyed by fire after landing at the Modesto City Airport. Pilot reported to the NTSB investigator that within minutes following takeoff on the two flights that preceded the accident flight, he had experienced smoke in the cockpit, and thereafter, he promptly landed. 1 serious, 1 minor injury Accident occurred during the next flight following repairs to his airplane. The pilot reported that within minutes after takeoff, he observed smoke in the cabin and saw flames near his feet. He returned to the airport and landed. The passenger exited the airplane before it rolled to a stop, and the pilot followed shortly thereafter.
1 September day
Radom City
Poland		 2 x Zlin Z-50’s of the Zelazny Group Two small planes collided during an aerobatic display at an air show in central Poland on Saturday, killing both pilots, authorities said. 2 dead Imagery of the two small red planes slamming into each other and bursting into fragments at the Radom Air Show is at tinyurl.com/yvq6gh
1 September 1033L
Elizabethton Tennessee		 Beech A36, Reg: N326DK Aircraft was observed to get airborne 2/3rds down the runway and climb very slowly until contacting upsloping terrain 5 fatal Possibly overloaded. Burnt out wreckage was located at midnight the next day
2 September 1511L
Union Star Missouri		 Cessna 172M
Reg: N1502V		 Collided with terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering around a relatives residence 1 dead Destroyed by impact and post impact fire. Flight originated from St. Joseph, Missouri, at 1330
2 September 1358L
Borger Texas		 Beech B35
Reg: N118TT		 Executed a forced landing after a loss of engine power while on approach to Hutchinson, County Airport (KBGD) near Borger 2 seriously injured came to rest in a nose down vertical position against a private residence carport
2 September 0930L
Daytona Beach, Florida		 Piper PA-28-181 Reg: N465MA PA-28 went around from 100ft when a yellow airplane taxied out onto the active. Unknown aircraft climbed out and collided with the underbelly of N465MA Nil Yellow airplane continued its departure, and has not yet been identified or located
2 September 1055L
Farmingdale New York		 North American SNJ-2
Reg: N52033		 Pilot of #5 became distracted momentarily and taxied into #4 instead of following it 2 uninjured Removed helmet to put in his ear-plugs and then looked up and thought he was following #4 (actually #3)
2 September 1105L
Hazelton, Pennsylvania		 Cessna 150J
Reg: N60867		 Flew low and slow over the runway areas looking for a lost windsock that had detached 1 dead Stalled in an uncoordinated low-level steep turn, hit the ground and burnt
3 September 1358L
Lake-in-Hills Illinois		 Yakovlev Yak 52 Reg: N212YA Collided with terrain shortly after taking off from runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet) at the Lake-in-the-Hills Airport. Witnesses reported seeing the plane lift off the runway, level off and the landing gear retract as the airplane began a left descending turn. 2 fatal/2 onboard The airplane contacted marshy terrain in a conservation area. Purpose of the flight was for the private pilot to receive a biennial flight review. Both the ATP/CFI and the private pilot were fatally injured.
3 September 2106L
Kelley's Island Ohio		 Cessna 172C
Reg: N1301Y		 Collided with the water in Lake Erie approximately one-quarter mile off the east end of Kelley's Island, Ohio. 2 Fatal, 1 Serious The airplane had just departed on runway 09 (2,203 feet by 50 feet) at the Kelley's Island Municipal Airport
3 September 1534L
Verona, Kentucky		 Schrack Starduster Too
Reg: N5462		 Destroyed during collision with trees and a post-crash fire after its engine failed on takeoff from Ryan Field (7KY2), Verona 1 fatal, 1 serious Pilot opted to takeoff even though the engine sounded "rough," and was "popping" and "sputtering."
3 September ~1200L
Yerrington Nevada		 Bellanca 8KCAB-180
Reg: N240R		 pilot failed to return, and a search for the aircraft commenced immediately. There were no known emergency radio transmissions from the airplane, nor were any ELT transmissions received. 1 fatal Steve Fosset’s Flying M Hunting Club Inc. Pilot was on a reconnaissance flight to look at some of the regional dry lakebeds for a world land-speed record attempt
4 September 1405L
Boston Massachusetts		 Cessna 172R
Reg: N445AF		 Landed on runway 33R, and made a left turn onto taxiway "N." Air traffic control instructed the pilot to expedite his crossing of runway 33L, and to pull-up along the left side of a stopped Boeing 767-300 Nil/2 onboard 767 started to taxi, and made a right turn onto taxiway "K". During the turn, the Cessna was flipped onto its left wing, due to the jet blast and sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar.
5 September 0533L
Cross City Florida		 Cessna 208B
Reg: N702PA		 Impacted into trees during a forced landing following loss of engine power near Cross City. In cruise flight at 11,000 feet agl, 29 miles east of Cross City Airport in Florida, with no warning or spool down time, the engine failed. 1 uninjured The engine's gauges instantly went to zero. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful so pilot impacted the trees at just above stall speed, sustaining substantial damage
5 September 0830L
Thompson Utah		 Cessna 172M
Reg: N8945V		 Impacted terrain while maneuvering about 20 nautical miles north northeast of Thompson, Utah. While spotting for elk, pilot located some elk and maneuvered the airplane to put the elk on the passenger's side (right side) of the airplane. This resulted in the airplane flying up a canyon. 2 uninjured As the terrain rose, the pilot realized the airplane would not be able to climb over the ridge at the head of the canyon. He turned to the left and attempted to exit the canyon; however, the airplane impacted the terrain and nosed over.
6 September 2032Z
Syria Virginia		 Piper PA-28-140, Reg: N6493W Aircraft was on a visual flight plan and was destroyed when it impacted trees at night about 4 nautical miles west of Syria. Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) 3 fatal/3 onboard Accident occurred during the hours of night. After a search by multiple local, state, and federal agencies, the wreckage was discovered on September 7, 2007, on the northeast side of Fork Mountain at 2,848 foot elevation
6 September 1800L
Bernardsville, New Jersey		 Piper PA-23-250 Reg: N62BA Substantially damaged during an in-flight fire. Pilot observed a flame emanating from the right side of the engine, so he pitched the nose of the airplane down, increasing the airspeed, and subsequently extinguished the fire almost immediately. Nil/1 Examination of the right engine by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that the number 3 cylinder was separated from the engine case.
7 September 1630L
Anchorage Alaska		 Cessna 185
Reg: N1758R		 Collided with the water and beach of Lake Spenard, during an emergency landing after takeoff from the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage. during initial climb after takeoff from the southeast waterlane at Lake Hood, pilot noticed that the engine rpm was decreasing, and the manifold pressure was increasing. 1 uninjured Airplane attained about 400 feet agl, but would not continue to climb. During the impact, the floats were crushed upward, and the wings were displaced downward. Engine later attained full rated rpm on the test stand.
7 September 1226L
Virginia Beach, Virginia		 North American SNJ-2
Reg: N52033		 For the final maneuver of the 5-ship demonstration, each of the first four airplanes were to perform a "pop up break". #5 failed to pop up and flew into the ground. 1 dead Medical incapacitation (heart attack, CO [carbon monoxide] poisoning?)
7 September 1608L
Corona California		 Piper PA-46-350P Reg: N6070X Piper Malibu sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb from Corona Municipal Airport. As the airplane climbed through 500 feet, the engine "sputtered" and subsequently "quit." 1 uninjured Pilot executed a forced landing to a construction site. The airplane touched down in rough terrain, and the landing gear sheared off.
8 September  1030L
Mansfield Massachusetts		 Cessna 172M
Reg: N19952		 Aircraft stalled and entered incipient spin due to a panicky turn as the pilot and his heavily laden airplane approached trees … 2 fatal & 2 serious …at the strip’s end (runway 32)
8 September 1410Z
Buhl Germany		 Robinson R-22 Beta German
Reg: D-HZAK		 While in cruise flight executing a level right turn, helicopter sustained tail boom and stabilizer failure, departed controlled flight, and impacted onto a highway 2 fatal Flight originated at the Karlsruhe-Baden airport.. Structural failure
8 September 0000
Port Townsend Washington		 Stinson 108-2
Reg: N228C		 Pilot touched down on the runway centerline and almost immediately thereafter, the pilot experienced a loss of control. The airplane veered to the right (slight crosswind) and she attempted to abort the landing by adding full power. 1 minor injury The airplane momentarily began to depart, but subsequently banked left and the left wing contacted the ground. Substantial damage.
8 September 1505L
Ellensburg Washington		 Hughes 369D
Reg: N31HM		 While netting sheep, the pilot nosed the aircraft into a slope, light on skids, to disembark his gunners. One walked up into the upslope rotor disc and was killed … 1 Fatal, 2 Uninjured. … as he approached the netted bighorn sheep corralled to the right front of the helicopter
11 September 2228L
Joshua Tree California		 Grumman American AA-5
Reg: N119G		 Departed Big Bear Airport (L35), Big Bear, California, at 2100, with a planned destination of Roy Williams Airport (L80), Joshua Tree. Last reported GPS position was at an altitude of 3,020 feet, with a crash site elevation of 2,973 feet 1 fatal GPS coordinates data for the accident flight was extracted from a Garmin 296 handheld at the accident site. Indicated a continuous descent during a period of power outage at the Joshua Tree airport. Flew into dark ground at night?
11 September ~1000L
Nokomis Florida		 Bell 206B
Reg: N261BH		 Photography flight flew into the water off Sarasota while pacing a speedboat over calm to very flat seas (no depth perception). Debris from the helicopter hit the boat 2 fatal, 1 seriously injured Operated by Southland Helicopters. Helicopter was being used to take photos of a racing boat for a boating magazine. A photographic model jumped into the water to keep the two survivors afloat.
11 September 0652L
Port-au-Prince Haiti		 Cessna 208B
Reg: HH-CAW		 Forced landing following loss of engine power shortly after takeoff from Port-au-Prince 5 minor injuries, 5 serious injuries/10 Bound for Cap Haitian, Haiti
11 September 1740L
Reno Nevada		 Rose Peregrine
Reg: N13NG		 Experimental racing bi-plane was seen to smoke and its propelle stopped about 80 feet after takeoff 1 dead Pilot attempt to turn to land on a crossing runway, but during the turn, the aircraft descended into the terrain.
12 September 1415L
Englewood Colorado		 Cessna 180
Reg: N4719B		 Lost engine power on approach to runway 35R at Centennial Airport (APA), Englewood and attempted a forced landing 1 serious injury Departed controlled flight and impacted terrain approximately 1 mile south of the runway threshold
12 September 1830L
Hosston, Louisiana.		 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100
Reg: N313BG		 Turbine-powered Helo was destroyed when it collided with terrain while in cruise flight near Hosston, Louisiana. Last recorded fuel stop was at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was approximately 180 miles sotheast of the accident site. 2 fatal/2 onboard Operated by Van Nevel Helicopters Inc., of Century, Florida. The 1,620-nautical mile cross-country flight originated from Century, Florida, and was destined for Boulder City Municipal Airport (61B), near Boulder City, Nevada.
12 September 1438L
Fort Stockton, Texas		 Robinson R22 Beta
Reg: N993KC		 Hard autorotative landing from around 50ft AGL after a drive-belt failure. See N877HF accident (below) 2 seriously injured During a predator control mission about 10 miles northwest of Fort Stockton, Texas
12 September 1845L
Alsea Oregon		 Piper PA-28-140 Reg: N6735J Witnesses in the area reported that they observed the aircraft maneuvering in the valley at altitudes between 1,000 feet above ground level (agl) to about 50 feet above the tree top level. 2 fatal/2 onboard No one saw the aircraft hit the ground in a clear cut area behind a dense stand of trees which blocked the wreckage from a road. Wreck was “chanced upon” later.
13 September 1620L
Whitfield Alabama		 Piper PA32R-301
Reg: N109PA		 Wreckage was discovered the next day in heavily wooded terrain after ATC lost contact while pilot was negotiating heavy weather 1 dead Inflight break-up. (at the time of the accident a line of thunderstorms crossed the airplane's route of flight, and in the vicinity of the crash site.)
13 September 1000L
Burlington Washington		 Beech A-36
Reg: N1811Q		 Crashed whilst executing a 2nd GPS approach to runway 10 at Bayview-Skagit Regional Airport in very marginal conditions 3 fatal/3 onboard During the approaches, the ceiling was 100 feet overcast, the visibility was one-quarter mile, and the temperature /dew point spread was zero degrees (12 degrees/12 degrees Celsius).
14 September 1115L
El Monte California		 Robinson R22
Reg: N877HF		 Hard autorotation landing after a drive-belt failed (main rotor struck the tail-boom) 2 uninjured Universal Air Academy. Drive-belts both exhibited scratch-marks and gouges. Alternator belt went missing
15 September 1353L
Erie Colorado		 Evektor AeroTechnic AS Sportstar N616EV Student pilot and instructor died when aircraft entered autorotation (incipient spin) during a 180 degree course reversal … 2 fatal/2 …during touch and go practice on runway 15. Owned by Skyraider Aviation Inc
15 September 0810L
Utopia Texas		 Monocoupe 110SP
Reg: NC110SP		 1931 vintage plane crashed during low-level aerobatics over a friend’s home 1 dead Suspected disorientation leading to high-speed vertical impact
15 September 1445L
Dallas Georgia		 Bellanca 17-30A
Reg: N8260R		 Force-landed following an engine failure in the cruise descent (change of attitude to nose-down evidently allowed trapped fuel-tank water to enter the engine) 1 dead Investigator’s water-paste detected water in the fuel-tanks (some fuel had been drained to exclude water after it was detected preflight)
16 September 1720Z
Banbury UK		 Piper PA-32-301
Reg: G-BMDC		 Piper Saratoga hit the ground soon after takeoff at Banbury UK in unknown circumstances 1 dead Destroyed
16 September 1700UTC
Airolo Switzerland		 Piper PA-28-181
Reg: HB-PGC		 Impacted mountainous terrain during cruise flight in instrument conditions 2 dead & 2 serious injuries/4 En route Firenze Peretola Italy to Zurich Switzerland
16 September 1610L
Lanarkshire Scotland		 AS350B2 helo
Reg: G-CBHL		 Crashed in woodland very near the pilot's family home in Jerviswood, Lanark, killing everyone on board. 4 dead A six-seater jet and the Squirrel helicopter  are owned by 39yo famed rally driver Colin McRae
17 September 1130L
Milton Florida		 Piper PA-30
Reg: N8751Y		 Collided with a fence following a double engine failure caused by empty main tanks and insufficient trip fuel. After exiting the wreck, the main tanks appeared to be empty 1 uninjured Write-off (registered to USA Credit Corp). John Bell Williams Airport Raymond Mississippi to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, Destin, Florida
21 September 1510L
McGrath Alaska		 Cessna 206
Reg: N8030Z		 Floatplane’s engine quit with a loud bang and aircraft crashed in trees 2 uninjured Galena Alaska to Moose Pass. Cylinder had been changed about 65 hours prior
21 September 1430L
Fairbanks Alaska		 Piper PA-18
Reg: N4468Z		 Tundra-tire equipped aircraft collided with the ground during a forced landing 1 minor injury/1 In rain … after engine failure caused by carburetor icing
21 September 1010L
Clayton North Carolina		 North American Navion Reg: N8844H Crashed into 40 foot power lines and a restaurant after emerging from cloud with an engine failure 1 dead/1 onboard Image at tinyurl.com/3d3zk8
21 September 1305L
New Smyrna Beach Florida		 Temco GC-1B Swift
Reg: N2455B		 Globe Swift experienced a loss of power straight after takeoff runway 11 and pilot tried a forced landing parallel to runway 2 1 dead (16,520-hour pilot) Cart-wheeled and impacted trees. Main fuel tank line vent found to be completely obstructed by a mud-dauber’s nest
22 September 1420L
Whittier Alaska		 Cessna 180
Reg: N46209		 Anchorage-based floatplane hit trees and crashed after takeoff from lake 1 fatal, 1 serious/2 Stalled trying to avoid trees on a hill in its path. From Lake Hood Seaplane Base
24 September 1835Z
Graham Texas		 Cessna 172
Reg: N62365		 Aircraft landed hard and rebounded off the runway into the trees nil/1 onboard Porpoised; substantial damage
24 September 1639Z
Moriarty New Mexico		 Cessna 210
Reg: N732XE		 Aircraft while practicing approaches, crashed off the runway 1 dead/ 1 serious /2 onboard winds 17kts gusting 25kts
25 September 2245Z
Chandler Arizona		 PA-28 Cherokee
Reg: N6716J		 Aircraft landed hard on arrival Stellar Airpark, Chandler Arizona Nil/2 onboard Substantial damage
25 September 1812Z
Fairfield Pennsylvania		 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Reg: N39263		 Aircraft force landed in a rural area under unknown circumstances, East Fairfield, Pennsylvania Unknown/1 onboard Substantial damage
25 September 2303Z
Englewood Colorado		 Cessna 310
Reg: N200JD		 Aircraft reported a gear problem, and on landing the partially extended nose gear collapsed Nil/2 onboard Minor damage
25 September 1540Z
Truth or Consequences New Mexico		 Mooney Mk20
Reg: N9403V		 Aircraft while taxiing, nose gear and right gear collapsed Nil/2 onboard Unknown damage
26 September 1435Z
Defiance, Ohio		 PA-32 Cherokee Six
Reg: N8341G		 Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances, the one person on board was fatally injured, 1 dead Destroyed
26 September 0000
Detroit Lakes Minnesota		 PA-12 Super Cruiser
Reg: N2560M		 Aircraft located upside down in a lake with the circumstances unknown Nil Substantial damage
28 September 1521Z
McKinney Texas		 Cessna 172
Reg: N364GW		 Aircraft on landing, porpoised, struck the prop and went off the runway Nil/1 onboard Wind light and weather clear. Substantial damage
29 September 0120Z
Waterloo Indiana		 Beech 36 Bonanza
Reg: N55GW		 Crashed in a field under unknown circumstances in VFR conditions 1 serious injury Substantial damage
29 September 0345Z
Bethel Alaska		 Cessna 172
Reg: N758TG		 Aircraft crashed on landing 44nms from Bethel 1 serious injury/3 o/b Substantial damage
29 September 1940Z
Truesdale Missouri		 AA-5 Traveler
Reg: N9583L		 On landing the pilot lost control and aircraft hit trees   substantial damage
29 September 1600Z
Silver City, New Mexico		 Robinson R22 helo
Reg: N74557		 Rotorcraft stalled and struck the ground, 40 miles from Silver City, NM Nil/2 on board Substantial damage
29 September 1656Z
Turlock California		 J-5 Cub Cruiser
Reg: N38234		 Aircraft, while being hand-propped, became airborne without the pilot and crashed into a field 1 minor injury Write-off
30 September 2000Z
Franklin Virginia		 Beech 33 Debonair
Reg: N52359		 Aircraft experienced engine problems on departure and crashed into the trees 2 minor injury/2 Write-off
30 September 0125Z
Bakersfield California		 Cessna 182
Reg: N3580Y		 Aircraft aborted takeoff, lost control and went off the runway side nil/5 onboard Winds light, weather not a factor. Substantial damage
30 September 1430Z
Hiram Georgia		 Cessna 150
Reg: N6724G		 Force-landed in a field due to fuel exhaustion nil/2 onboard Minor damage
30 September 1800Z
Moab Utah		 Shorts SC-7 SkyVan
Reg: N26LH		 During skydiving event, skydiver’s chute did not open after jump from aircraft … 1 dead … resulting in fatal injuries to the  skydiver
30 September 1510Z
Indiana, Pennsylvania		 PA-28 Cherokee
Reg: N1839T		 Aircraft veered off the runway and went down a ravine 1 minor injury Write-off
30 September 2315Z
Houston Texas		 Schweizer 269D rotorcraft
Reg: N8374F		 Hovering Houston Police Department Schweizer 269D rotorcraft, experienced a failure and landed hard Nil Minor damage
30 September 2130Z
Jackson Center Ohio		 R-44 Astro helo
Reg: N8353K		 Rotorcraft landed hard and rolled over Nil/1 onboard Destroyed
30 September 1600Z
Taos New Mexico		 PA-28 Cherokee
Reg: N38765		 Aircraft on departure had smoke in the cockpit, attempted to return and crashed 1 mile from the airport, at Taos Nil/2 onboard Destroyed
01 Octobe 0000
King Salmon Alaska		 Helio Courier H-295
Reg:N292BA of Branham Adventures		 Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances near Katmai Park National Reserve 4 dead/ 4 onboard Returning to Royal Wolf Lodge when it crashed into trees near Nonvianuk Lake, 6 miles from the lodge (200nms SW of Anchorage)
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19 July 0900L
Longmont Colorado		 Beech C-45H
Reg: N9562Z		 A vintage military plane that crashed in July suffered engine failure after at least some of the oil had drained out through 2 open valves. A mechanic found two pools of oil where the twin-engine Beech C-45H had been parked before taking off from Platte Valley Airpark and a trail of oil leading to the runway, a NTSB report said. 1 serious /1 minor injuries Owner was the Commemorative Air Force of Midland, Texas. Cause was pilots’ failure to close the rocker box recovery system drain valves, resulting in a total loss of lubricating oil and subsequent oil starvation to both engines. The oil drain valves are opened and collection containers are attached to the plane after flights to prevent hydraulic lock and allow the oil to drain.
14 August day
Fallujah Iraq		 CH-47 Chinook of US Army Crashed on a post-maintenance airtest near the al-Taqaddum air base outside Fallujah, 30 miles west of Baghdad, 5 dead/ 5 onboard Assumed technical fault
15 August ~1800L
Long Beach California		 C-17 Globemaster III of USAF Military airlifter diverted in with an inboard engine out Nil No further details
23 August night
South Korean DMZ		 Shadow 200 UAV of US Army Drone went down Thursday night near the Camp Casey US army base at Dongducheon, 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of the Demilitarised Zone which bisects the peninsula, Nil It suffered "probable mechanical engine failures." A Shadow 200 last crashed at Dongducheon on October 16, one month after US troops deployed it for the first time in South Korea.
23 August 0635L
115 kms SW of Khurba airfield Khabarovsk Russia		 Sukhoi SU-24 Strategic bomber of the Russian Air Force Sukhoi bomber type is grounded while investigators check on crash cause. Russian F-111 swing-wing imitator had failure of onboard power supply system. 2 ejectees/2 onboard Two Su-24 planes crashed in 2006 - one in the Amur region on 16 Jauaryn (both pilots ejected) and another in the Pskov region on 28 June (crew unhurt)
25 August morning
Christchurch New Zealand		 C17 Globemaster III of USAF US serviceman was transported to a local hospital after falling 19’ from the top of a C-17 cargo plane Saturday. 1 broken leg Part of Operation Deep Freeze, servicing Antarctic bases
29 August day
Springbank Canada		 Curtiss P40K Warhawk "Tail-dragger" hit the ground, its tail coming up and the aircraft skidding forward coming to rest on its nose at a 45- to 90-degree angle to the ground. 1 minor Warbird assessed rebuildable – after this air show incident
4 September day
Belize,
British Honduras		 Bell 212 of Royal Air Force All BATSUB helicopters were grounded after a Bell 212 crashed 4 Sep in an un-inhabited area south of the Maxboro housing community. It’s the first serious accident with a British military helicopter in Belize. 2 slightly injured Eyewitnesses say the nose of the Bell helicopter dipped too far forward, and its blades touched the ground. That caused the helicopter to flail along the ground and burst into flames.
5 September
Quetta, Pakistan		 F7 of Pakistan Air Force The Pilot of a Chinese-made F-7 fighter ejected safely shortly after takeoff from a base near the southwestern city of Quetta. The plane caught fire right after the crash and that was doused by fire tenders. 1 dead & 1 survived Pakistan has lost a string of military planes in crashes, including at least five this year. The previous incident was on March 13 when an F-7 went down also near Quetta because of an unexplained technical malfunction. Another pilot was martyred in that crash.
5 September ~1600L
York, North Yorkshire UK		 Tucano Mk1 of Royal Air Force A Tucano turboprop trainer force-landed at Rufforth, a glider field on the outskirts of York, when its engine failed Nil/2 onboard Tucano was from nearby RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Damage was limited to two burst tires due to the short strip.
8 September day
Fukuoka Airport Japan		 USAF F16 x 2 13 minutes after the pilot declared his need for an emergency landing, the jet (#85-1544, ex-181st FW) safely touched down at Fukuoka AP (16.45h) followed by his wingman who landed six minutes later (16.51h). Nil The F-16s were on their way from Hickam AFB, Hawaii, USA, to Osan AB, South Korea, when the engine thrust output from one of the F-16s dropped by half. USAF mechanics were scheduled to arrive Monday from Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture
9 September day
Edinburgh Scotland		 A310 of the Belgian Air Force A310 landed with its #1 engine on fire, but self-extinguished it soon after Nil Imagery at tinyurl.com/2o5mg9
11 September 0300L
Hyderabad India		 Kiran Mk 1 jet trainer Two Indian Air Force pilots were killed in a training plane crash on Tuesday morning at Hakimpet Air Force Academy in Hyderabad 2 dead Pilots have been identified as Squadron Leader Bhagat and a trainee pilot S C Pathi.
11 September afternoon
Karlshamn in Southeastern Sweden		 2 Swedish military Eurocopter BO-105-CB3 helicopters Two military helicopters collided midair outside Tingsryd in southern Sweden and crashed to the ground. Both craft were German-made Bölkow Bo 105s, known in Sweden as Helikopter 9s. 4 dead There were two crewmen in each helicopter. Aircraft belonged to the Linköping helicopter fleet but had taken off from the F17 airfield in Kallinge on Tuesday.
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Okęcie airport
Warsaw Poland		 F-16D Block 52M+ A Polish fighter that took off from Krzesiny airport in the outskirts of Poznań for a routine training flight made an emergency landing at Warsaw's Okęcie airport. Nil The pilot detected smoke in cockpit while practicing touch and go's at that airport and decided to land as soon as possible. The jet landed safely at 14.37h local time.
13 September day
Hungary
Budapest Airport		 C130K of UK Royal Air Force Plane had taken off from Romania destined for its Wiltshire base when part of its tailplane shifted and the crew lost control. Nil BBC reported that the crew “fought with the controls” in a forced descent from 25,000ft. According to the BBC, they only managed to regain control at about 4,000 feet.
13 September day
Bamako Mali		 C130 of USAF Machine-gun fire hit this U.S. military airplane flying food to Malian troops fighting Touareg rebels in the far north of the country but no one was wounded and the plane landed safely. C-130 was hit late Tuesday or early Wednesday over Tin-Zawatine, a desert village on Mali's border with Algeria. Aircraft was carrying about 14,000 pounds of food from the Malian government to troops that were "pinned down" in Tin-Zawatine. Nil The U.S. provides military training and support to Mali, which is often called one of the most stable countries in West Africa but is battling Touareg rebels who say their semi-nomadic people, part of the Berber ethnic group, suffer discrimination at the hands of the Bambara-speaking majority.
13 September day
Alabama USA		 UH-60 Blackhawk of US Army Struck power lines in foggy weather and plunged into a pasture, killing the Company Commander and two airmen. Helo was flying from Ft Campbell to Chattanooga 3 dead Company C, 4th Battalion, 101st Avn Regt, 159th Combat Avn Brigade, 101st Airborne Division. Helo crashed 190mls SE of Ft Campbell, Kentucky
18 September day
Aviano Airbase
Italy		 F16 Falcon of US Air Force USAF pilot assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano AB, Italy ejected safely in unknown circumstances while on a routine high-altitude training mission. 1 ejectee Aircraft crashed in a remote area northwest of Aviano AB. Maj. Timothy Palmer is undergoing medical evaluation but appears to be in good c