Experimental Gyrocopter Crashes at Festus Airport

A man and son survives an aircraft crash after their experimental Gyrocopter, which looks similar to a helicopter, crashed near the runway around 1:00 P.M. Sunday. The frame of the aircraft snapped on impact; rotors were ruined and propellers were snapped, but the two passengers avoid any serious injuries. (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Weather A Factor in Plane Crash In Castle Rock

On October 28th, 2013, a pilot crashed her year-old home-built Glasair plane into power lines near a residential neighborhood. Investigators believe the dense fog and icing conditions might have been a factor in the crash. Ironically, the very thing that caused the crash might have also saved the pilot's life. The crash into the power lines also slowed the airplane down just causing the airplane to fall to the ground with a reduced speed. (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Indian Air Force MiG-29 Fighter Plane Crashes

On November 8, 2013, an Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter plane crashed in a farm in western India near Jamnagar, Gujarat. Luckily, there were no casualties and the pilot is safe. Little is known about the cause of the crash at this time. Generally, Russian-made MiG planes have poor safety records and Indian Air Force’s record with MiG’s is no different. Since 1970, IAF has had more than 170 pilots and 40 civilians killed in MiG accidents. There were two crashes earlier this year, a MiG-29 crash… (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Emergency Practice Run

As a part of a training drill, emergency responders are preparing for a plane crash with mass casualties at the Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. The drills involve using the fuselage of a jet to simulate a crash and emergency response for a large number of victims. (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Minor Injuries After Plane Crash in Maine

Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland confirmed that two people only suffered minor injuries when a single-engine plane crashed into Moosehead Lake, Maine. The plane, a four-seat Cessna 185, was attempting to land on the lake, but it crashed and submerged in about 20 feet of water, McCausland said. Pilot Thomas Coleman of West Forks was treated and released on scene while passenger Ashli Goodenow, of Portland was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center by LifeFlight… (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Pilot Dies in Crop Duster Crash in Hyden, Australia

The pilot was the sole occupant of a crop-dusting plane that crashed just outside the town of Hyden in Western Australia on Friday, October 18, 2013. He unfortunately did not survive the crash. The crop-duster went down just before 3PM in the afternoon about 4.5 miles outside of Hyden. It crashed into a paddock near Chalk Hill and Hyden-Lake King Roads. Emergency response took just ten minutes to arrive, but the pilot was dead when they arrived and likely died at impact, although no official… (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Government Shutdown Delaying Plane Crash Investigations

As the shutdown of the United States Federal Government enters its third week, the effects are beginning to be felt far and wide in a variety of scenarios, including the investigation of plane crashes. Normally conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), both Federal agencies have been forced to furlough a majority of their staff during the shutdown and as a result cannot dispatch investigators to all crash sites. For example, a… (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

No Injuries in Small Plane Crash At Ohio Airport

A single-engine 2002 Piper Malibu Mirage crashed upon landing at Greene County Airport near Xenia, Ohio, on October 9, 2013. The Mirage had one passenger in addition to the pilot. Neither sustained any injuries and both walked away from the crash. The pilot reported that the plane’s landing gear collapsed upon touchdown after returning from Alabama, where the unidentified pilot and his passenger had flown earlier in the day to attend a business meeting. This caused the plane to skid sideways off… (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Pilot Survives Brownwood, Texas Plane Crash

Pilot Chris Hall crashed his Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine plane on Tuesday, October 8th, 2013 while attempting to land at the airport located in Brownwood, Texas. The owner of the Brownwood Flying Service, Paul Michaud, reported that Hall had business dealings within Brownwood and frequently flew in and out of the small airport to attend to them. Hall survived the crash with minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. According to Hall, the engine of the Bonanza stalled and could not be… (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...

Small Plane Crash in Southern California

After covering miles of rugged terrain on foot, deputies found the bodies of a man and woman who died when a small plane crashed near Julian, CA, October 10, 2013. A sheriff’s search and rescue team, along with deputies from Julian and a U.S. Border Patrol team, made the discovery around 12:45 a.m. on the Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve. The plane was en route from Palm Springs, and was reported missing after it did not arrive as scheduled at Gillespie Field airport in San Diego, CA. (www.planecrashes.org) 기타...