| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
| Date: |
June30, 2009 Time: ca 01:51 |
| Location: |
Off Mitsamiouli, Comoros |
| Operator: |
Yemenia Airways Flight: 626 |
| AC Type: |
Airbus A310-324 |
| Reg: |
7O-ADJ cn: 535 |
| Aboard: |
153 Fatalities: 152 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Sana'a, Yemen - Moroni, Comoros |
| Details: |
The plane crashed into the Indian Ocean, 10 miles off the coast,while attempting a second approach to Hahaya Airport in Moroni. A 14-year-old girl survived the accident. This is the 68th worst accident in aviation history. |
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| Date: |
June 8, 2009 |
| Location: |
State of Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Operator: |
Military - Indian Air Force |
| AC Type: |
Antonov An-32 |
| Reg: |
? |
| Aboard: |
13 Fatalities: 13 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Mechuka for Jorhat |
| Details: |
The military transport went missing while en route and might have crashed due to heavy rain in the mountainous region. |
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| Date: |
June 7, 2009 Time: 08:30 |
| Location: |
Near Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Operator: |
Strait Air |
| AC Type: |
Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Reg: |
C-FJJR cn: 424 |
| Aboard: |
1 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Lourdes de Blanc Sablon - Port Hope Simpson |
| Details: |
The air ambulance crashed into hills while attempting to land in heavy fog about 4 miles from the airport. |
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