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Seven killed in helicopter crash

in Italy's Monte Cusna

09.06.2022

Mount Cusna, Villa Minozzo (Reggio Emilia) area – Italy

An Agusta A119 Koala (I-ELOP), that took off from Lucca Airfield (LIQL) towards a paper company in Castelminio di Resana (near Treviso Airport TSF/LIPH) with 7 (1 Italian pilot, 4 Turkish and 2 Lebanese citizens) people on board, disappeared from radar screens Thursday morning as it flew over the province of Modena in the Tuscan--Emilian Apennines. Electric storms had been reported in the area at the time.

The two Lebanese were identified in Lebanon as Shadi Kreidi and Tarek Tayah, both executives at INDEVCO, an international manufacturing and industrial consultancy group. The two were said to be on a business trip. Tayah's wife, Hala, was killed two years ago in the massive explosion at Beirut's port, which took the lives of more than 215 people and injured thousands. The seven deceased occupants were found Saturday 11-th June. The helicopter was found on Mount Cusna after being reported by a hiker. The area of the crash is a ravine on Mount Cusna, in the area of Villa Minozzo (Reggio Emilia), at an altitude of about 1,900 meters.

Eight UN peacekeepers killed

in helicopter crash in DRC

29.03.2022/ 12:00 LT
Tshanzu area, SE of Rutshuru - Democratic Republic of Congo

A Pakistan Army Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma, operating for MONUSCO (UN), crashed in the Tshanzu area, SE of Rutshuru.
All eight occupants died and the helicopter was destroyed.

Eight UN peacekeepers – six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb – were killed on Tuesday when a Puma helicopter crashed in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN and Pakistani officials said.
Congolese military authorities in North Kivu said the M23 rebel group had “shot down” the aircraft, a claim not confirmed by other sources.

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Cessna plane with 14 people on board crashes in Comoros Islands

26.02.2022/ 12:30 LT
2,5 km (1.6 mls) NW off Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA) - Comoros

List of passengers

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX plane, with registration 5H-MZA, crashed into the sea in Comoros with 14 people on board. The aircraft, owned by FLY ZANZIBAR LIMITED and chartered by AB AVIATION of Comoros, was on flight Y61103 between Moroni and Mohéli when it crashed while attempting to land at Mohéli-Bandar es Eslam Airport (NWA), Fomboni, Comoros – on Mohéli Island. AB Aviation announced the disappearance of the plane that took off from Moroni at 5:50 a.m. and disappeared from radar, over the sea, 2.5 km from Mohéli airport. The pilots were citizens of Tanzania, while the passengers were all Comorians. After 24 hours of intense research, only few debris were found floating on water (such a wheel and wing fragments). No trace of the 14 occupants was found. Reports indicate that there have been recent bad weather conditions at sea in the Comoros Islands.
A body was found in the sea near the crash site in March 2023.

It is believed to be one of the passengers on board the crashed aircraft.

24.02.2022 - Russian military An-26 transport plane crashed killing all occupants onboard

7 dead in tourist plane crash near Peru's Nazca lines

04.02.2022/ 12:10 LT

1 km from Nazca-Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) - Peru

Final report

Five tourists and two crew died when their plane crashed on a trip to view Peru's famous Nazca lines. The Cessna T207A Turbo Stationair 8 single-engine plane (OB-2179) belonging to the Aero Santos tourism company came down shortly after takeoff from the small airport of Maria Reiche in Nazca around noon. There were no survivors among the seven on board. The tourists were two Chileans and three people from the Netherlands

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PROBABLE CAUSE
Progressive loss of engine power due to malfunction of the combustion system from the start of the takeoff, which significantly compromised the performance of the aircraft in flight, as it could not maintain adequate speed and altitude to return to the airport, resulting in a sudden loss of aerodynamic lift and subsequent impact with the ground.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
1. Deficiencies in Maintenance and Supervision by OMA No. 055 and the Aircraft Operator:
a. Poor periodic maintenance of the engine's spark plugs and cylinders.
b. Installation of a "HOT" range thermal classification spark plug, not compatible with the engine, which worsened its performance and affected the aircraft's performance.
c. Failures in the maintenance, supervision, and certification procedures by the OMA.
d. Failures in the technical supervision by the Aircraft Operator, specifically in the processes of reception and quality of the work performed on the aircraft by the OMA.

2. Deficiencies in Crew Training and Education:
a. Using an incorrect configuration (0° flaps instead of 10°) for takeoff with weights very close to the allowed MTOW (Maximum Takeoff Weight).
b. Lack of proper operational action during takeoff by not following the emergency procedures established in the aircraft's CHECKLIST and POH (Pilot's Operating Handbook).

Small plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, Panama, 2 dead

03.01.2022/ 15:02 LT

off the coast of Chame, Panamá Oeste - Panama

The single-engine, five-seat Piper Cherokee Six plane (N5535J) was heading to Chame from Contadora island, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, but splashed into the Pacific and sank. The crash occurred off Panama’s Punta Chame, south of Panama City. Of the 5 persons onboard, the pilot and two passengers received serious injuries, and 2 passengers were fatally injured (Debra Velleman, a retired Waukesha school teacher and Sue Borries, 57, of Illinois). Their bodies were found nearly a month later. Before the accident the pilot had radioed to say he was having engine problems and would have to splash down in the sea. The pilot later told authorities the aircraft sank so quickly they were not able to grab a life raft or life jackets.

Two dead in army helicopter crash in Tunisia

Jan 03, 2022

Hicher, Zefra region, south Bizerte - Tunisia

A Tunisian military helicopter Agusta-Bell AB 205A crashed in the north of the country, killing the pilot and the co-pilot.

The helicopter was conducting a reconnaissance mission in Bizerte governorate. An eyewitness reported seeing the aircraft land in the field, takeoff and fall from a height of 100 m.