| RECENT ACCIDENTS |
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| Date: |
March 7, 2014 Time: 02:40 |
| Location: |
South China Sea |
| Operator: |
Malaysia Airlines Flight: 370 |
| AC Type: |
Boeing 777-200 |
| Reg: |
9M-MRO cn: 28420/404 |
| Aboard: |
239 Fatalities: ? Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Kuala Lumpur - Beijing |
| Details: |
Radar contact was lost with the aircraft 2 hours into the flight at 0240. A 12 mile oil slick was spotted 110 miles off the Malaysian coast. |
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| Date: |
February 26, 2014 Time: 21:05 |
| Location: |
Near Lanai Airport, Hawaii |
| Operator: |
Maui Air |
| AC Type: |
Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Reg: |
N483VA cn: 31-7552124 |
| Aboard: |
6 Fatalities: 3 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Lanai - Kahului |
| Details: |
The charter flight crashed in flat grasslands near the Maui Electric Co. power plant shortly after taking off from Lanai Airport. The pilot and two passengers were killed. The plane was destroyed by fire. |
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
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| Date: |
February 21 2014 Time: 01:45 |
| Location: |
Grombalia, Tunisia |
| Operator: |
Libyan Air Cargo |
| AC Type: |
Antonov 26 |
| Reg: |
5A-DOW cn: 11809 |
| Aboard: |
11 Fatalities: 11 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Tripoli - Tunis |
| Details: |
The aircraft, carrying a medical team with three patients, was destroyed when it crashed in a field, 20 miles from Tunis-Carthage Airport. The pilot reported an engine on fire prior to the accident. |
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| Date: |
February 16, 2014 Time: 13:15 |
| Location: |
Sandhikhark, Nepal |
| Operator: |
Nepal Airlines Flight: 183 |
| AC Type: |
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Reg: |
9N-ABB cn: 302 |
| Aboard: |
18 Fatalities: 18 Ground: 0 |
| Route: |
Kathmandu - Pokhara - Jumla |
| Details: |
The passenger plane crashed into a snow covered mountain and burst into flames while en route from Pokhara to Jamia. Weather was poor at the time of the accident. All 15 passengers and crew of 3 were killed. |
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