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Update: A Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk crashed killing Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, of Heavener, Okla.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; Sgt. Peter C. Bohler, 29, of Willow Spring, N.C.; Sgt. 1st Class Omar W. Forde, 28, of Marietta, Ga.; Spc. Terry K.D. Gordon, 22, of Shubuta, […]

“A U.S. Navy Knighthawk helicopter crash landed in an empty area of reclaimed land about 10 miles southwest of Yokosuka Naval Base, officials said Monday afternoon. The MH-60S, belonging to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 out of Naval Air Facility Atsugi, crashed after sending a distress call at 3:31 p.m. Monday, according to a Commander […]

On Wednesday December 11, 2013, a Cessna Grand Caravan C208, operated by Makani Kai Air, crashed in the ocean about three hundred yards off the coast while heading from Molokai to Oahu (N687MA, registered to LEIS Air LLC of Honolulu, Hawaii, Source: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N687MA).  One passenger, Hawaii Health Director, Loretta Fuddy, was killed.  Early reports suggest […]

On December 9, 2013, a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 58P passenger airplane with five people on board landed hard and veered off the runway at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Montana.  Two persons were injured and transported via ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center for treatment.  The plane is registered to KSZT LLC of Sandpoint, […]

“A U.S. co-pilot who died this week in a small plane crash near Puerto Rico’s north coast had previously expressed concerns about maintenance and other safety issues, his brother said Thursday. Steve Gullberg, 28, of St. Louis, Missouri, became worried about the safety of IBC Airways planes after he joined the company about three months […]

On Friday, November 29, 2013, a “Cessna 208B Grand Caravan operated by Era Alaska crashed near Saint Mary’s Airport, Alaska. One pilot and three passengers were killed in the accident [the additional six passengers were seriously injured]. The airplane operated flight 7H-1453 from Bethel were it took off at 17:40. The flight was planned to […]

“Major Luke Parker, 37, of Bandera, Texas, died in a private plane crash in Kenansville Sunday evening after taking off from Albert J. Ellis airport in Jacksonville . . . . The crash is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, which was to begin extracting the aircraft […]

On Tuesday night, November 19, 2013, a Learjet 35, registration number XAUSD (Mexican), with two pilots and two medical passengers, crashed after taking off from Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. “Shortly after taking off Tuesday night from a private terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the plane plunged into the water about a mile offshore. A […]

“A Boeing 737 crashed on landing in the Russian city of Kazan on Sunday, killing all 50 people on board, the Emergencies Ministry said. The flight from Moscow made a second attempt at landing and exploded on impact, killing all 44 passengers and six crew on board. The flight was operated by the regional Tatarstan […]

“On November 6, 2013 about 0910 mountain standard time, a Cessna 206, N206KL, impacted terrain about 10 miles east of Donnelly, Idaho. The commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to Wilderness Aircraft I LLC and operated by McCall Aviation Inc., under the provisions of […]