Ground lost contact with the aircraft when it was about 40 miles from its destination.
Date:
May 18, 2018 Time: 1208
Location:
Havana, Cuba
Operator:
Cubana (leased from Global Air) Flight: 972
AC Type:
Boeing 737-201
Reg:
XA-UHZ
cn: 21816/592
Aboard:
113 Fatalities: 112 Ground: 0
Route:
Havana- Holguin
Details:
After taking off from runway 06 at Havana-José Martí Airport and while in the initial climb, the airliner initiated a right turn and then descended until it struck power lines and a railway track before disintegrating in a wooded area. The entire crew of 6 along with 106 passengers were killed while 1 passengers survived.
Date:
May 14, 2018 Time: 0747
Location:
Chengdu, China
Operator:
Sichuan Airlines Flight:8633
AC Type:
Airbus A319
Reg:
B6419
cn: ?
Aboard:
119 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0
Route:
Chongquing, China - Lhasa, Tibet
Details:
The copilot was sucked half-way out of the cockpit after a windscreen shattered and blew out at 32,000 feet. Crew members were able to pull the copilot back into the plane. Besides being exposed to freezing temperatures and extreme conditions, the pilot was able to make a safe landing. The copilot and one crew member sustained minor injuries.
Date:
May 2, 2018 Time: 1130
Location:
Port Wentworth, Georgia
Operator:
Military - US Air Force
AC Type:
Lockheed HC-130H Hercules
Reg:
65-0968 cn: 382-4110
Aboard:
5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0
Route:
Savannah - Tuscon
Details:
A Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed onto a highway shortly after taking off from Savannah/Hilton International Airport. The aircraft went into a left bank and crashed to the ground. It was flying to Tucson where it was to be decommissioned. The aircraft was over 50 years old.
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Could not retract landing gear
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Engine shut down
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Flilght 369
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Nose gear problem
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Landing gear problem
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Landing gear problem
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Flaps problem
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Bird strike
