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| 'Four Killed' In Firefighting Plane Crash 01.07.2012/ around 24:00 US/ SD/ Edgemon An Air Force C-130H Hercules (MAFFS-7) tanker (reg. 93-1458) crashed while battling a wildfire in southwest South Dakota, killing 4 and injuring 2 of the 6 crewmembers aboard forcing officials to ground seven other such aicraft. The cause of the Sunday evening crash of the aircraft from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing has not been determined, and the U.S. Northern Command released few details about the crash. |
| 01.07.2012*/RU/ Rostov region - A parachutist was critically injured. 02.07.2012*/RU/ Orenburg - A MI-2 helicopter caught fire just before lift off. Three people were injured. */RU/ Bashkortostan/ Tuymazy district/ Imangulovo - A Robinson R44 Raven I helicopter (RA-04176) crashed on landing. */Indonesia/ West Java/ Kuningan District/ Sukadana village - A training Cessna 172 Skyhawk plane (PK-HAL) crashed. The instructor was killed and both flight students suffered serious injuries. */Ukraine/ Chernigov region/ Nosovka - an Evektor EV-97 Eurostar SL crashed injuring seriously the 2 occupants. */US/ OH/ Port Clinton/ Carl R Keller Field Airport (KPCW) - A Piper PA 46-350P Malibu plane (N21PD) made a belly landing. 03.07.2012*/UK/ Scotland/ Moray Firth - Two RAF Tornado GR4 jets crashed on Scotland's coast, leaving two British airmen missing, 1 dead and 1 rescued, but injured. */Netherlands/ Enschede - A home built ultralight plane crashed after the engine caught fire. No injuries. */Germany/ Paderborn/ Haxterberg - A Schempp-Hirth Janus C glider (D-5991) crashed on approach. The pilot (72) suffered serious injuries, the passenger (17) escaped with minor injuries. */Finland/ Rautavaara Airfield (EFRA) - A Grob G102 Astir CS glider (OH-658) crashed on takeoff injuring the pilot. */Portugal/ Quinta de Manique/ N of Cascais Municipal Airport (LPCS) - A training Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II plane (G-TAIR) crashed on approach injuring both occupants. 04.07.2012*/Germany/ Bayern/ Dingolfing Airfield (EDPD) - An ultralight crashed into a field shortly after take-off and burst into flames. A man (24) and a woman (47) were killed in the accident. */Ukraine/ Zakarpattia region - Ukraine Border Service Diamond DA42 NG MPP Guardian plane crashed killing the 3 occupants. */Canada/ MB/ 6 km south of Silverton - An agricultural Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter crashed. */US/ WA/ Quincy - An experimental Exec 162F Rotorway helicopter (N385AR) crashed and was damaged. */Argentina/ BA/ El Palomar Airport - A military Rockwell Sabreliner 75A plane (AE-175) crashed on landing. */US/ FL/ Tallahassee/ Lake McBride - A Robinson R44 helicopter, operated by a student pilot on a night training exercise, crashed into a Lake McBride. 05.07.2012*/Nigeria/ Benin Airport (DNBE) - A Diamond DA42 MPP plane (5N-BKS) made a belly landing. */US/ TX/ Mesquite/ Mesquite Metro Airport (KHQZ) - A Piper PA-28RT-201 Arrow plane (N8308Y) collapsed the right landing gear on landing. No injuries. 06.07.2012*/US/ NC/ Watauga County/ Beech Mountain/ 10 miles west of Boone - A Piel CP-305 Emeraude plane (C-FBZZ) crashed. The pilot (30) appeared to have no injuries but was transported to the hospital for observation. */US/ FL/ Fort Myers/ Page Field Airport (KFMY) - A training Tecnam P2006T plane (N912PF) made a belly landing. No injuries. */Namibia/ Swakopmund/ Swakopmund Airport (FYSM) - A Cessna 210M Centurion plane ((V5-VVJ) force landed gear-up on approach injuring the 5 occupants. 07.07.2012*/Romania/ Chisineu-Cris - A powered glider crashed due to an engine failure. The pilot died in the hospital. */Germany/ Traunstein/ Schonberg (EDPK) - A Remos GX NXT plane crashed killing the pilot. */Brazil/ MS/ 10 km from Campo Grande Internacional Airport (SBCG) - A military/ Embraer A-29 Super Tucano plane 9FAB5737) crashed killing the pilot. */US/ AK/ North Pole - A Storey Preceptor STOL King plane (N919WP) crashed on landing. No injuries. */US/ TX/ Houston/ Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) - A Cirrus SR22 plane (N922KA) crashed into the airport fence injuring slightly the pilot. */US/ ND/ Egeland - A crop duster plane crashed while spraying a field. No injuries. */US/ NY/ Bayport Aerodrome Bayport (23N) - An experimental Boeing/Jones 75 plane (N3993P) crashed on takeoff. The 2 occupants received minor injuries. */Switzerland/ Bex Airfield (LSGB) - A Rolladen-Schneider LS1-d glider struck a power line and crashed into a plantation. The pilot received minor injuries. */US/ NM/ Mountains west of Taos - An experimental Lockwood AirCam plane (N984AT) crashed injuring seriously the 2 occupants. */Germany/ near Kassel/ Waldeck - An SZD-51 Junior glider (D-1480) crashed after colliding with a gyrocopter (D-MOIX) in mid-air. The pilot of the glider was severely injured. The pilot of the gyrocopter made an emergency landing and escaped unhurt. 08.07.2012*/RU/ Orenburg oblast/ Orska - Two parachutists fell into a lake and died. */US/ IN/ Bedford - A Bellanca 7GCAA Citabria plane (N8733V) ran out of fuel and force landed in a field short of the runway, sustaining substantial damage. The pilot was seriously injured and the passenger received minor injuries. */Germany/ Wyk auf Fohr Airfield (EDXY) - A Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II plane (D-EAYR) crashed on landing. */Uruguay/ Montevideo-Capra - A Cessna 172D Skyhawk plane (CX-BBW) made an emergency landing due to an engine failure. The pilot was injured. */Romania/ Costinesti - An Apollo Fox plane (YR-5080) hit some electrical wires and crashed in a field injuring the 2 occupants. 09.07.2012*/Maldives/ Rangali Island/ Conrad Maldivian Resort - De Havilland Dash 6-300 Twin Otter plane (8Q-TMT) experienced a float collapse after striking the dock, while it was taxiing and became partially submerged. No injuries. 10.07.2012*/US/ CT/ Chester Airport Chester (KSNC) - A Piper PA-28-236 Dakota airplane (N777AF) overran the runway on landing and crashed into the fence. */US/ AK/ Homer/ Beluga Lake - A Cessna U206G Stationair plane (N206VR) crashed on landing. The pilot and three passengers received minor injuries and one passenger was fatally injured. */UK/ Gloucestershire/ Cotswold Airport - A Bronco Demo Team North American OV-10B Bronco plane (G-BZGK) crashed on landing and caught fire injuring the pilot. 11.07.2012*/US/ TN/ Moscow - A Cirrus SR20 plane (N764RV) crashed in a field killing the pilot. */US/ CT/ North Stonington - A Cessna 180 plane ran out of fuel and crash-landed in a cornfield. No injuries. */US/ AZ/ Winslow/ Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (KINW) - A homebuilt Cozy-Canard III plane (N718JT) crashed on takeoff killing the passenger and seriously injuring the pilot. */Iran/ Ghazvin - A training Cessna 172R Skyhawk plane (EP-MGX) crashed on landing killing both occupants. */US/ FL/ Pensacola/ Ferguson Airport (82J) - A Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee plane (N6258J) crashed at the airport. One passenger received minor injuries and one passenger was seriously injured. */US/ FL/ Panama City/ Sandy Creek Airpark (75FL) - A Cessna - 170 plane (N2561V) force landed in a retention pond, sustaining substantial damage. The sole pilot received minor injuries. */Colombia/ Cauca province/ Jambalo area - A military Embraer EMB-314B (A-29B) Super Tucano plane (FAC3122) crashed killing the 2 occupants. */El Salvador/ San Salvador/ Soyapango - A training Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B plane (YS-125 PE) crashed on takeoff killing the 3 occupants. */Brazil/ Sao Paulo-Campo de Marte (SBMT) - A training Robinson R22 Beta helicopter (PT-HOL) crashed into shed killing the 2 occupants. */Brazil/ Rio de Janeiro/ Beach in Grumari - A Cessna-120 plane ((PU-ATQ) forced landed on the beach, damaged. The two occupants received minor injuries. 12.07.2012*/Latvia/ Preili district/ Riebinu parish - An agricultural Robinson R44 Raven helicopter (YL-HCJ) struck power lines and crashed in a swamp injuring the pilot. */US/ WA/ Friday Harbor/ Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) - A Beechcraft E55 Baron plane (N12KS) experienced a nose-wheel collapsed and the subsequent collapse of the right main gear. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. */Brazil/ MG/ Uberaba/ Uberaba Airport (SBUR) - A Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion plane (PR-ORV) crashed on takeoff. No injuries. */South Africa/ Johannesburg/ Grand Central Airport - A Robinson R44 Raven I helicopter (ZS-HIG) crashed on landing injuring the 2 occupants. */US/ MN/ Eden Prarie-Flying Cloud Airport (FCM/KFCM) - A private MiG-21MF fighter jet (N9307) crashed on landing injuring slightly the pilot. 13.07.2012*/US/ OR/ Tumalo Falls - A Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 2 glider (N96132) force landed on a road sustaining substantial damage. */US/ PA/ Hilltown/ Philadelphia Gliderport (0PA0) - A Grob G103A Twin II glider (N5448G) crashed on takeoff and the 2 occupants received serious injuries. 14.07.2012*/US/ FL/ Marion County/ Silver Springs - A single-engine plane made an emergency landing in a swamp and the pilot suffered only minor injuries. */US/ CA/ Novato/ Gnoss Field Airport (KDVO) - A training Van's RV-7A plane (N404JT) landed short of the runway and came to rest inverted. The aircraft sustained unreported damage and the sole student pilot onboard received a minor injury. */Ireland/ Newcastle Airfield - A Reims-Cassna FRA150M Aerobat plane (G-BDOW) crashed short of the runway. No injuries. */Lebanon/ eastern Bekaa valley/ Younine village - Possibly a drone caught fire in the sky and crashed. */Canada/ BC/ near Nanaimo/ Nanoose Bay - A Meyers 200D plane caught an engine fire inflight and ditched in Nanoose Bay. No injuries. */US/ IA/ Elkader - A Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six plane (N1127X) crashed on landing. The pilot received minor injuries and the passenger onboard the aircraft was seriously injured. 15.07.2012*/US/ IL/ 1/4 mile south of Illinois Valley Regional Airport (KVYS) - A Romania made SC IAR SA BRASOV IAR 825 plane (N825BA) experienced a complete loss of power and force landed in a field short of the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. No injuries. 16.07.2012*/Bahamas/ Berry Islands/ 15 miles NE of Grand Harbor Cay - A Beech B36TC Bonanza plane (N6703K) with a couple onboard has been reported missing. The search has revealed possible debris from an aircraft and an oil sheen on the ocean surface. */US/ UT/ Skypark Airport (KBTF) - A training Robinson R22 Beta II helicopter (N47WH) was unable to recover from an autorotation sustaining substantial damage. No injuries. */Republic of Congo/ Mbouambe - A police Mi-2 helicopter crashed killing the two Ukrainian pilots. */US/ NY/ Queensbury/ Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport (KGFL) - A Cessna T206H Stationair plane (N6200B) crashed on landing. The pilot escaped with hand injury. */US/ ID/ Rockford/ near Rockford Municipal Airport (2U4) - A training Cessna 172N Skyhawk plane (N5204K) experienced a loss of engine power while on approach and force landed in a field, coming to rest inverted. No injuries. 17.07.2012*/US/ CA/ Delano Municipal Airport (KDLO) - A Piper PA46-500TP Malibu Meridian plane (N558RW) made a belly landing. */US/ OH/ Marlboro/ Sunset Strip Airport (OH07) - A Chapman Trike (N404EA) crashed on takeoff injuring seriously the pilot. |
| 18.07.2012*/Germany/ Hornberg Airfield - A motorglider crash-landed. No injuries. */Paraguay/ Vaqueria - A Beechcraft Baron plane made a belly landing. */France/ Mayenne/ Aron - A gyrocopter crashed on takeoff and caught fire killing the pilot. 19.07.2012*/RU/ Krasnoyarsk/ Cheremshanka airport - A woman was injured by the propeller of An-24 plane on the ground. */US/ NV/ Wells Municipal Airport - A Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion plane (N6181N) crashed on approach injuring slightly the 3 occupants. */Iran/ 13 mls South of Ramsar - A Jabiru plane with a couple on board missing. */US/ MD/ Berlin - Experiencing apparent engine problems, the banner-tow aircraft, a Piper PA-18 Super Cub (N4330Z), dropped the banner before striking a tree and impacting terrain during the subsequent forced landing. The sole pilot aboard the aircraft received fatal injuries. */South Africa/ George/ Witfontein - A Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter (ZS-RUI) crashed on takeoff injuring the pilot. 20.07.2012*/Malaysia/ Sri Aman division/ Sungai Teriso rivermouth - An Eurocopter EC120 helicopter (N8899) crashed in the rivermouth killing the 3 passengers. German national pilot, 35, swam for nearly four hours against the strong river current before reaching the jetty of Kampung Tebelu in Sebuyau. */UK/ Pembrokeshire/ Saundersfoot - A RAF Boeing Chinook HC2 (CH-47D) helicopter crash-landed in a field. */US/ CA/ Corona/ near Corona Municipal Airport (KAJO) - A Cessna 182P Skylane plane (N640AM) crashed on approach injuring seriously the 2 occupants. */Italy/ Catania Fontanarossa APT - A Cessna C 172RG Cutlass plane (I-CTAA) collapsed the nose gear on landing. |
| 21.07.2012*/US/ WA/ Snohomish/ South of Harvey Field Airport (S43) - A Republic RC-3 plane (N87521) crashed on takeoff injuring seriously the pilot. */US/ NJ/ Belmar/Farmingdale/ Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) - A skydiving company pilot suffered minor injuries when his Cessna 182A Skylane plane (N2166G) skidded while making an emergency landing at a Wall airport. */US/ WI/ Bovina - An experimental plane crashed injuring seriously the pilot. */US/ TX/ Miami/ near Willis N Clark Airport (5TE8) - A Beech A24R Sierra plane (N9720Q) force landed while on approach and caught fire. The sole pilot onboard the aircraft received serious injuries. */US/ KS/ Augusta Municipal Airport (3AU) - A Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer plane (N4749A) aborted takeoff, but overran the runway striking multiple objects. The pilot received serious injuries. */US/ NY/ Saratoga Springs/ Saratoga Lake - A Cessna A185E landed on Lake Saratoga, but capsized, remaining afloat inverted. No injuries. */China/ Yunnan province/ reservoir in the city of Chuxiong - A Bell B-206L Long Ranger IV helicopter crashed injuring 2 occupants. One is missing. */Italy/ Morbegno - An ambulance Eurocopter/Kawasaki EC-145 helicopter (I-BLGN) struck a high voltage cable and crash-landed. */South Korea/ Daegu - An Aerospatiale AS 350B-2 Ecureuil helicopter crashed on a building's roof killing the pilot. */US/ WI/ Oshkosh - A small plane hit some trucks on landing and crashed injuring the 2 occupants. 22.07.2012*/Netherlands/ Stavoren - An Avid Flyer Mark IV plane (PH-2K9) flipped over during forced landing following engine problems. */US/ MN/ Crow Wing County/ Upper Whitefish Lake/ Crosslake - A Skystar Kitfox 4 plane (N602JT) crashed into the lake killing the pilot, injuring the passenger. */Japan/ 200 miles northeast of Hokkaido - A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern Japan on Sunday about 02:30 GMT. The Japan Coast Guard has found and rescued the pilot uninjured. */Russia/ Lipeck region/ Zadonsk district/ Kamenka - An Yakovlev Yak-18T plane (RA-0551G) flipped over on landing injuring 3 of the 4 occupants. */Russia/ Ryazan region/ Alekanovo - An Ilyushin Il-103 light plane (RA-61912) crashed killing the 3 occupants. */Russia/ Bolshoe Gryzlovo Airport - DOSAAF Let L-410UVP-E3 plane (RF-00138) suffered substantial damage in a hard landing accident. Both pilots were injured. The airplane suffered structural damage to the nose and fuselage and all five left hand propeller blades were bent. */Afghanistan/ Nuristan province/ Kamdesh - An Afghan military helicopter crashed injuring a NATO soldier. */Turkey/ Hakkari/ 12 km from Daglica - A Sikorsky S-70A-28 (CH-60) military helicopter with 15 occupants crashed due to an engine failure killing 5, injuring 7. */US/ IL/ Chicago/ Port District land north of Calumet Park - A Glastar plane (N4970Y) experienced a loss of power and force landed, flipped over injuring seriously the pilot. */US/ WI/ Green County/ Brodhead/ South of Brodhead Airport (C37) - A Pietenpol Aircamper plane (N899KP) crashed on approach injuring seriously the pilot. */US/ ME/ Mapleton/ near Hanson Lake - A Cessna A185F Skywagon plane (N5168E) crash-landed in a field. */US/ CA/ Escondido - A Piper PA-28R-180 Arrow plane (N4906J) force landed on Interstate 15 at West El Norte Parkway in Escondido, California and was subsequently struck by a motor vehicle. */Germany/ Donaueschingen - A Piper PA-28-181 plane (D-ENFP) crashed in a field on approach injuring the 4 occupants. */US/ VA/ Martinsville - A Beech B200 Super King Air plane (N500VA) made a belly landing. */France/ Strasbourg/ Polygone - A Cessna-182 collapsed the nose gear on landing and crashed injuring the 2 women on board. */Germany/ Conneforde (EDWP) - A training Drachenstudio Royal 912 S trike (D-MBAN) hit a hangar and crashed killing the 61-yer old student pilot and injuring critically the instructor. */US/ SC/ Pickens/ Breazeale Road near Pickens County Airport (KLQK) - A Cirrus SR-22 plane (N138CK) experienced a loss of power and the pilot activated the Ballistic Recovery System parachute and force landed in the trees. All 4 occupants walked away with minor bumps and bruises. */France/ Foussignac - A Pottier P.230S plane (F-PSLP) crash-landed in a field shortly after takeoff. 23.07.2012*/Russia/ Tomsk Oblast/ Parabel'skiy - Tomsk Avia Mi-8T helicopter (RA-22966) rolled over on landing injuring 2 of the 22 occupants. */Russia/ Rostov district/ Lesovodsk - A light plane made a hard landing injuring the 2 occupants ( a male pilot and a female passenger). */US/ AR/ De Queen/ J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (KDEQ) - A Rutan VariEze experimental plane (N199EZ) caught fire while taxiing and was destroyed. */US/ WA/ Wenatchee/ between Tonaskek and Sequim - A Jeffko Glasair plane (N743CA) with a sole pilot on board has been reported as missing. */US/ NY/ Block Island Sound - A pilot pulling a "Will you marry me?" banner behind his single engine plane, crashed into the waters off Block Island Sound. */UK/ Newmarket - Two gliders collided in mid-air. One of the pilots managed to bailed out of the Glaser-Dirks DG-100G Elan glider (G-CKMG) and landed injured with the parachute. The other pilot landed his damaged glider safely. */Canada/ QC/ Lanaudiere region/ near the Mascouche airport - Two people were injured when a small Cessna plane crashed. 24.07.2012*/Mexico/ Pachuca - A Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne III plane (N157LL) blew the nose gear tire on takeoff. One of the occupants suffered minor injuries. */Mexico/ Chis/ Tapachula - The pilot of an agricultural Cessna plane (XB-KWD) reported problems before landing, resulting in runway excursion. */France/ Dordogne/ Salon-de-Vergt - A Piper PA 28-181 plane (F-GEBA) crashed on landing. */US/ SC/ Hilton Head Island/ Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) - A Mooney M20TN Acclaim plane (N212D) impacted a runway sign after experiencing a runway excursion upon landing. No injuries. */US/ FL/ Lealman/ 4550 35th Street North - A Hughes 269C helicopter (N9679F) sustained substantial damage after experiencing a loss of tail-rotor control and impacting terrain during a repositioning maneuver. */Germany/ Friedrichshafen Airport (EDNY) - A Beechcraft King Air C 90 plane (D-ICMK) collapsed the nose gear during taxiing. 25.07.2012*/France/ Alpes-de-Haute-Provence/ La Palud-sur-Verdon - An Eurocopter AS 532 AL Super Puma helicopter crashed killing the all 6 occupants. */US/ CT/ Plainville - A Cessna-172 plane (N64182) crashed short of the runway on landing killing the pilot. */Canada/ QC/ Gaspesie/ Maria - A Norman Nordic VI plane crashed on takeoff. The pilot (51) died. The 48 year old woman has suffered multiple injuries. */US/ AZ/ 15 miles northwest of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma - A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier attack jet crashed while on a training mission. The pilot ejected safely. */US/ IL/ Kane County/ Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR) - The single-engine Beech B36TC Bonanza airplane (N471BB) fell to the ground at the end of a runway after failing to gain enough altitude. No injuries. */US/ AR/ Heber Springs Municipal Airport (KHBZ) - A Mooney M20M Bravo plane (N9145L) crashed on landing. 26.07.2012*/US/ ME/ Houlton International Airport (KHUL) - An experimental Bayliss Xair Light Sport Aircraft (LSA), N8076E, experienced a runway excursion on landing and came to rest inverted, sustaining minor damage. The sole pilot onboard the aircraft was not injured. */US/ OR/ Clackamas County/ Sandy River Airport - An ultralight plane crash-landed near Sandy River Airport. No injuries. */Netherlands/ Lelystad Airport (EHLE) - An Aero AT-3 R100 plane (SP-GEH) forced landed in a field. Both occupants escaped uninjured. */Poland/ Jastarnia Airfield (EPJA) - A Diamond DA40 Diamond Star plane (SP-KBI) crashed into a wooded area on approach. All three occupants escaped with minor injuries. 27.07.2012*/Philippines/ Central Luzon/ Ocean off Iba/ Zambales - Training Cessna plane experienced a loss of power and ditched in the ocean injuring the 2 occupants. */US/ VA/ Blacksburg/ Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport - A plane crashed in bad weather. No injuries. */US/ OR/ Sandy/ SE Oral Hull Road - An Interplane Skyboy EX (N582YB) experienced a loss of power shortly after takeoff , and force landed on a road, sustaining substantial damage. No injuries. */Germany/ Ingenried - A Flight Design CTSW plane (D-MNOH) made an emergency landing using the plane's ballistic recovery system. The pilot was seriously injured. */UK/ Symonds Yat/ English Bicknor - A plane crashed and caught fire on landing injuring seriously a man and slightly a woman on board. */US/ MI/ Adrian Lenawee County Airport (KADG) - A Mooney M20TN Acclaim plane (N411JL) landed hard and departed the runway, sustaining substantial damage. The sole pilot onboard the aircraft received minor injuries. 28.07.2012*/Netherlands/ Rotterdam/ The Hague Airport (EHRD) - A Cessna F.172P Skyhawk plane (PH-ANH) made a hard landing on nose gear. Nose landing gear leg pushed inside the nose and propeller blades struck the ground. */US/ NC/ Raleigh-Durham International Airport - Strong winds turned over a single-engine Cessna plane parked near the United Parcel Service facility at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and fuel on board the plane began leaking. */US/ AZ/ Grand Canyon Airport - A 1957 Cessna 172 plane (N8100B) flipped over on landing. No injuries. |
| Plane crashed in Brazil killing eight 28.07.2012/ 10:45 UTC Brazil/ MG/ Juiz de Fora Airfield (SBJF) Twin engine Beechcraft B200 Super King Air plane (PR-DOC) was performing a flight from Belo Horizonte-Pampulha to Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais, with six passengers and a crew of two on board. On final approach in low visibility due to fog, aircraft hit a concrete wall located in a private property, stalled and crashed in a wooded area, few km short of runway. Aircraft exploded on the ground and was totally destroyed by impact and post impact fire. All eight occupants were killed, among them President and Vice-President of Brazilian's food company Vilmas Alimentos. |
| 29.07.2012*/US/
AR/ Baxter County/ Gaston's Resort along the White River near Lakeview -
A Cirrus SR22 GTS plane (N462CP) crashed on takeoff. No injuries. */Canada/ northwest of Toronto/ Southgate - A sailplane crashed. The plot bailed out and parachuted, but landed critically injured. */France/ Ardennes/ Belval - A Rokospol Via light plane (I-9528) collapsed the nose gear on landing. */Poland/ Jelenia Gora Airfield (EPJG) - A training PZL Bielsko SZD-50-3 Puchacz plane stalled and crashed into a field shortly after takeoff. */Germany/ Nosberts-Weidmoos/ Grebenhain - A Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus X glider (D-9747) crashed in a wooded area on approach. No injuries. */Germany/ Boppard - A Robinson R44 Raven I helicopter (D-HOMI) crashed on takeoff. */Germany/ Meckenbacher Hohe Airfield - A Schleicher ASW 19 glider (D-7960) wasn't able to release from the winch-rope after take-off. The pilot tried to land and hit the ground with the tail first. The tail of the glider broke up. The pilot escaped uninjured. */US/ NM/ Valencia County/ Mid Valley Airpark - A small plane caught fire after landing. 30.07.2012*/US/ KS/ Hutchinson - A Flight Design CTSW plane (N460CT) experienced a runway excursion on landing coming to rest inverted in an adjacent field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. No injuries. 31.07.2012*/Bahamas/ Freeport/ East of Grand Bahama International Airport (MYGF) - A Piper PA-23- 250 Aztec force landed in a swamp shortly after takeoff. */US/ CO/ Denver - A United Boeing 737-900, registration N37420 performing flight UA1475 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Denver,CO (USA) was at 12,000 feet during the descent towards Denver when a bird impacted the nose cone of the aircraft causing a large dent and hole underneath the left hand windshield. The plane landed safely. */US/ WY/ Cody - A Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 helicopter (N5038F) crashed on landing. The four occupants sustained minor injuries. */Russia/ Buryatiya/ near Sagan-Sair river - A Robinson R-44 helicopter (RA-04142) made an emergency landing and was damaged. |
| The wreckage of the crashed B200 plane (PR-DOC) |