RECENT ACCIDENTS

Date:  June 30, 2008      Time: 07:00
Location:  Near Khartoum, Sudan
Operator:  Ababeel Aviaition
AC Type:  Ilysushin Il-76TD
Reg:  ST-WTB  (ex UN-76009)     cn: 1003499994
Aboard:  4    Fatalities 4    Ground: 0
Route:  Khartoum - Juba
Details: 

While taking off, the cargo plane hit an electricity pole, crashed into a field and burst into flames. All four crew members were killed.


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Date:  June 29, 2008      Time: 15:48
Location:  Flagstaff, Arizona
Operator:  Air Methods / Classic Helicopters
AC Type:  Bell 407 / Bell 407
Reg:  N407GA / N407MJ     cn: 53104 / 53079
Aboard:  7    Fatalities 6    Ground: 0
Route:  Medical flights
Details: 

The two helicopters struck eachother in mid-air and crashed in a wooded area about 0.5 miles from Flagstaff Medical Center.


AP Photo

Date:  June 27, 2008      Time: 07:05
Location:  Near Malakal, Sudan
Operator:  Juba Air Cargo
AC Type:  Antonov 12BK
Reg:  ST-ARN       cn: 8346010      
Aboard:  8    Fatalities 7    Ground: 0
Route:  Khartoum - Juba  
Details: 

The cargo plane crashed mid-flight after entering an area of thunderstorms.


Date:  June 26, 2008      Time: 15:03
Location:  Near Salak Mountain, Indonesia
Operator:  Military - Indonesian Air Force
AC Type:  CASA NC-212
Reg:  A-2106      cn: 228/N68
Aboard:  18    Fatalities 18    Ground: 0
Route:  Jakarta - aerial surveillance
Details: 

The plane went missing in an area approximately 60 miles south of Jakarta while on a aerial surveillance mission. Thirteen passengers and a crew of five were aboard.


AP Photo

Date:  June 20, 2008      
Location:  Bannang Sata, Thailand
Operator:  Military - Thai Army
AC Type:  Bell UH-1N
Reg:  ?
Aboard:  10    Fatalities 10    Ground: 0
Route:  ?
Details: 

The military helicopter developed a mechanical problem and crashed into a hill while attemping to land.


Date:  June 18, 2008      Time: 10:03
Location:  Hyannis, Massachusetts
Operator:  Wiggins Airways
AC Type:  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Reg:  N656WA      cn: 47
Aboard:  1    Fatalities 1    Ground: 0
Route:  Hyannis - Nantucket
Details: 

The cargo plane took off, reached about 200 feet, rolled over to the right and impacted the ground, nose first.


Date:  June 10, 2008      Time: 20:45
Location:  Khartoum, Sudan
Operator:  Sudan Airways       Flight: 109
AC Type:  Airbus A-310-324
Reg:  ST-ATN       cn: 548
Aboard:  214    Fatalities 32    Ground: 0
Route:  Aman, Jordan - Damascus, Syria - Khartoum, Sudan
Details: 

While landing in poor weather, the plane skidded off the runway, hit navigation poles and burst into flames. The plane had flown from Amman via Damascus but been turned back once from Khartoum and forced to land in Port Sudan, on the Red Sea, because of bad weather, before being allowed to return to Khartoum.


Date:  June 8, 2008      Time: 07:45
Location:  Huntsville, Texas
Operator:  PHI Air Medical
AC Type:  Bell 407
Reg:  N416PH      cn: 53276
Aboard:  4     Fatalities 4    Ground: 0
Route:   Huntsville-Houston
Details: 

The medical helicopter crashed into the Sam Houston National Forest while transporting a patient to a Houston hospital.


Date:  June 7, 2008      Time: 14:30
Location:  Near La Junta, Chile
Operator:  Patagonia Airlines
AC Type:  Cessna 208 Grand Caravan
Reg:  CC-CTR       cn: 208B-1137
Aboard:  10    Fatalities 1    Ground: 0
Route:   Puerto Montt - La Junta
Details: 

The air taxi crashed about 18 km from its destination into a heavily wooded area. The pilot was the only casualty.


Date:  May 30, 2008      Time: 09:40
Location:  Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Operator:  TACA International Airlines      Flight: 390
AC Type:  Airbus A-320-233
Reg:  EI-TAF      cn: 1374
Aboard:  124    Fatalities 3    Ground: 2
Route:   San Salvador, El Salvador - Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Miami, FL
Details: 

While landing at Toncontin Airport, the plane overran the runway, skidded across a street, struck cars and came to rest against an embankment. The runway was wet with rain from Tropical Storm Alma. Two crew members, one passenger and two on the ground were killed.


Date:  May 29, 2008      Time: 14:13
Location:  Panama City, Panama
Operator:  Military - Servicio Aereo Nacional
AC Type:  Bell UN-1N Huey
Reg:  SAN-100
Aboard:  12    Fatalities 11    Ground: 0
Route:  Tocumen - Colon
Details: 

Chile's national police chief General Jose Alejandro Bernales, 59, and five others were killed when their helicopter crashed into a three story building. The helicopter pitched wildly before crashing into the building.


Date:  May 26, 2008      Time: 18:15
Location:  Near Chelyabinsk, Russia
Operator:  Moskovia Airlines
AC Type:  Antonov An-12BP
Reg:  RA-12957       cn: 8345508
Aboard:  9    Fatalities 9    Ground: 0
Route:   Chelyabinsk - Perm
Details: 

The crew of the cargo plane reported a fire shortly after taking off from Chelyabinsk. The plane crashed in a field while attempting to make an emergency landing, after striking a power transmission line.


Date:  May 25, 2008      Time: 13:31
Location:  Brussels, Belgium
Operator:  Kalitta Air       Flight: 207
AC Type:  Boeing B-747-209F
Reg:  N704CK     cn: 22299/462
Aboard:  5    Fatalities 0    Ground: 0
Route:  Brussels - Bahrain

The cargo plane overran the runway and split in two. There were only minor injuries among the crew.


Date:  May 24, 2008      Time: 09:30
Location:  Two Harbors, Catalina Island, California
Operator:  Island Express Helicopter Service
AC Type:  Eurocopter AS350D Astar
Reg:  N67GE       cn: 1604
Aboard:  6    Fatalities 3    Ground: 0
Route:   Long Beach - Two Harbors
Details: 

The tour helicopter crashed near Banning House lodge in rain and poor visibility. The engine appears to have failed.


AP Photo

Date:  May 23, 2008      Time: 01:25
Location:  Billings, Montana
Operator:  Alpine Aviation      Flight: 5008
AC Type:  Beechcraft 1900C
Reg:  N195GA      cn: U-65
Aboard:  1    Fatalities 1    Ground: 0
Route:   Billings - Great Falls
Details: 

The cargo plane, carrying mail, crashed into a warehouse shortly after taking off and burst into flames. The plane appeared to be inverted before it crashed.


Date:  May 17, 2008      Time: 16:30
Location:  Stehekin, Washington
Operator:  Chelan Air Service
AC Type:  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Mark I Beaver
Reg:  N5998Q     cn: 1151
Aboard:  5    Fatalities 2    Ground: 0
Route:  Chelan - Stehekin

The float plane flipped and crashed as it attempted to land in Lake Chelan near Stehekin Lodge. It appeared the plane's wheels were deployed even though it was landing on water.


Date:  May 13, 2008      Time: 15:00
Location:  Cranbrook, British Colombia, Canada
Operator:  Bighorn Helicopters
AC Type:  Bell 206B Jet Ranger
Reg:  C-GCHE       cn: 1249
Aboard:  3    Fatalities: 3    Ground: 1
Route:   
Details:  The helicopter, chartered by BC Hydro, developed engine trouble and crashed into a residential neighborhood decapitating a pedestrian.

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Date:  May 10, 2008      Time: 22:48
Location:  Onalaska, Wisconsin
Operator:  Air Methods
AC Type:  American Eurocopter EC-135
Reg:  N135UW      cn: 0535/50107
Aboard:  3    Fatalities 3    Ground: 0
Route:   La Crosse - Madison
Details: 

The medical helicopter dropped off a patient and then crashed about three miles from La Crosse airport shortly after taking off. A surgeon, nurse and the pilot were killed.


Date:  May 2, 2008       
Location:  Near Rumbek, Sudan
Operator:  Southern Sudan Air Connection
AC Type:  Beechcraft 1900C
Reg:  5Y-FLX       cn: UC-65
Aboard:  24   Fatalities: 24  Ground: 0
Route:  Wau - Juba
Details: 

The pilot radioed a control tower in the city of Rumbek just before the crash, requesting permission to land because one of the engines had technical problems. A few minutes later, the tower lost contact with the plane. The Minister of Defense, and an adviser to the Southern Sudan president, were among the dead. Twenty-one passengers and three crew were killed.

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