Latest Spanair Madrid Fatality August 23

All of the badly burned victims bodies have been identified by DNA analysis, fingerprints and dental information and are now being returned to the surviving families. At least one body was delivered accidentally to the wrong recipient. Only 18 of 172 passengers and crew survived.

María Luisa Estévez, was a 31-year-old lawyer in the municipality of Gáldar (Gran Canaria) had been hospitalized in La Paz ever since the Barajas air crash. Estévez died at 19:30 pm August 23, 2008, the most recent of the crash victims to succumb.


Prior to the crash, the pilot reported technical difficulties during taxiing and returned to the gate for repairs. Spanair told airport authorities that the plane might be replaced; but then Spanair advised the pilot to continue on his way. The Spanair flight from Madrid to the Canary Islands veered into a dry riverbed on its second attempt at take-off on 20 August, broke apart and burst into flame.

Second Ryanair Emergency this week; Emergency Landing

What: Ryanair passenger plane en route from the northern Italian city of Bergamo and due to land at Rome's Ciampino airport. Flight FR9462
Where: Emergency landing (safely) at Fiumicino
When: Friday, 29 August 2008
Who: 160 people on board
Why: An indicator warning light lit up which suggested that the aircraft's undercarriage might not have been fully extended. However they were extended, and the plane landed normally. Tthe alert was due to a faulty indicator light. After landing in Fiumicino, passengers were bused to Rome.

Routine Emergency Landing in Lake City

What: six-seater Eclipse 500 LX jet flown by a test pilot
Where: Lake City Municipal Airport
When: 9 a.m. Thursday
Who: test pilot
Why: Only one of its two engines was operating at touchdown. The Eclipse company in New Mexico says this was “a maintenance flight.” On Aug. 11, Jerry Mack began leading an FAA 30-day review of the Eclipse 500. It is not known if this test flight was part of the evaluation, or an incident.

Devon Helicopter Crash kills none

What: Enstrom 280 helicopter flying from Plymouth to Bedford UK
Where: Haytor on Dartmoor
When: 1225 BST
Who: 78-year-old man, from Bedfordshire was not injured in the crash, but was injured on exiting to check damage.
Why: Weather conditions and low cloud were considered to contribute to the crash. Air Accidents Investigation Branch will be leading inquiries into the incident. Please note that if an aircraft ends up "ended up on its side, leaking fuel," it is most likely to be considered a crash, even if the descent was "forced."

Helicopter Crash near Arkansas border; Two Killed.

What: new Robinson R-44. Helicopter Crash
Where: Missouri, Taney County near the Arkansas state line in a remote, wooded area near the Long Creek arm of the lake where the Arkansas, Stone County and Taney County borders meet. Searchers had great difficulty finding the crash site and were assisted by the bird's eye view from a helicopter.
When: Friday 4:20 p.m.
Who: 26-year-old Pilot Adam Long of Fredericktown Mo, and passenger 24-year-old Wayne Holtmeier of St. Louis
Why: A man fishing on Table Rock Lake witnessed heard a change in the engine sound and saw the helicopter go down. Currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, the investigation reports significant post collision fire.

Conviasa Crash in Ecuador

What: Conviasa Boeing 737-291 advanced (reg. YV-102T) en route from (Simón Bolívar International Airport,) Maiquetia, Venezuela to Latacunga, Ecuador
Where: Illiniza Volcano elevation approx. 17000 feet) Toacaso, Ecuador
When: August 30, 2008
Who: 3 crew members, no survivors
Why: The plane was being delivered to a new owner after being in storage. The flight crew lost lost radio and radar contact with Ecuadorian air control at 02:56Z on beginning descent to Latacunga. The wreckage location (near the LOTOA waypoint (LOTOA at 0° 46' 23S 78° 52' 20W) at an altitude of approximately 4000 meters )suggests the airplane flew into the side of the Iliniza Volcano and was completely destroyed on impact. The wreckage was spread 400 meters.

Hondorus states attorney in Honduras opened an investigation against "Atlantic Airlines de Honduras." It has yet to be established, whether the airplane was operating under a Honduran license and if all requirements were met.

Atlantic Airlines had operated the airplane until March 31st 2007.

As of Sept 3rd, both flight recorders (flight data and cockpit voice recorder) have been recovered and will be sent to the USA for analysis

Official Spanair Press Releases:

See the links below for Official Press Releases regarding tbe Spanair/Madrid Crash
The accident occurred at 14:45 local time during take off, aircraft type MD-82 with registration EC-HEP. The aircraft was carrying a total of 172 people of which 162 were passengers, 4 passive crew members and 6 flight crew.

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Madrid Barajas-Airport Spanair MD82 early video

Initial British news coverage of the Madrid Crash, before the number of casualties were known. Helicopters dumping water on the wreckage. The only survivors were the 26 survivors taken to the hospital, some of whom died.

Early Video Coverage of Spanair Crash

The Madrid crash happened as Spanair Flight 5022 was taking off from the main runway=taking off at about 2:45 p.m. (8:45 a.m. ET). The plane was headed to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.

Repost: Breaking News of Spanair Crash

English Language clip of initial breaking news of Spanair Crash

Spanair Madrid Crash Video

EL VUELO JK 5022 con 173 a bordo, 150 FALLECIDOS, El accidente se produjo a las 14:45 hora local en el momento de despegue del avión, un modelo MD-82. UNA TRAGEDIA HORROROSA.

Sao Paulo, Brasil

Accidente aereo en Sao Paulo
Un avión de pasajeros de la aerolínea brasileña TAM con 186 personas a bordo se ha estrellado contra una gasolinera en el aeropuerto Congonhas de Sao Paulo.

TAM Airlines Flight 3054

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (JJ 3054) July 17, 2007. All passengers and crew were killed in the crash, as well as a dozen people on the ground

Spanair Casualties

The faulty valve that prevented the first attempt at takeoff was disconnected rather than repaired. Planes are allowed to fly for up to 10 days with the system involved disconnected.

Newlywed Brazilian Ronaldo Gomes Silva, 25, and his Spanish wife Yanina Celisdibowsky had been living in the UK for three years. a month ago in Sao Paolo, Brazil, they got married; They had just gotten on a plane to visit the Canary Islands, where Yanina was going to meet her in laws for the first time.

They got on the wrong plane. They were two of the victims of Spanair Flight JK5022.

Juliao Alves da Silva, the groom's father said: "I have lost my son and a daughter-in-law. I am destroyed."

I don't even know these people and I am nearly inconsolable.

• What: Spanair Flight JK5022, a 15-year-old MD-82 jet bound bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.


• Where: Madrid airport Terminal Four


• When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 2:45pm


• Who: Carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, at the time of this writing, the number of fatalities had mounted to 154 people.


• Why: The jet swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff. Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) is investigating

Ultralight Crashes into Idaho School-Scant details

What: Ultralight crashed into school
Where: Kootenai County, Atlas Elementary School, located at 3000 W. Honeysuckle.
When: Aug 29, 2008
Who: No students were involved; school is not in session.
Why: Damage resulted in a gas leak at the school.

Australian Plane Collision, One Fatality

What: Light aircraft collision between a Piper Warrior and a Cessna 150
Where: Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne
When: Aug 27, 2008
Who: Twenty-four-year-old trainee pilot Akash Ananth, an Indian national colliding with another light plane over Cheltenham. The other pilot and trainee made it back to the airport to land safely.
Why: Under investigation

Cessna 182 Crashes After Dropping off Skydivers

What: Fun Skydiving Cessna 182 single engine aircraft
Where: Alumni Field, about 100 feet from Maple Street
When: Wednesday evening7 p.m.
Who: Pilot Edward Hamilton was the only one aboard at the time. He survived with minor injuries.
Why: Plane lost power on approach to Danielson Airport, made an emergency landing, coasted to the edge of the runway before losing power and flipping over. The pilot had just dropped off a group of skydivers and was headed back

Cessna Crashes in Albuquerque

What: Cessna 172 airplane en route from Tucson to Illinois
Where: Double Eagle Airport Albuquerque
When: 9:30 Thursday morning
Who: Two 56-year-old men suffered injuries: one a head injury was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital; the second man went by ambulance to the hospital. Identified as Marty Nedza and Lawrence Muldon. Both are in stable condition. (The plane is not in that good a condition.)
Why: On landing to refuel, the plane hit one of the lead-in lights and came to rest on its nose with its tail in the air.

Cessna Crashes in Macedonia

What: Skopje Air Cessna 172
Where: outside the lake resort city of Ohrid, Macedonia within 100 meters of a church (near the village of Leskoec)
When: Thursday
Who: The pilot and three passengers were killed
Why: The cause is not known. The plane struck several cars. Thousands of worshippers were in the church celebrating a religious holiday Dormition of Virgin Mary.

British Flight Grounded after Microwave Scare

What: flight to Gatwick, operated by Thomsonfly
Where: Pula airport in western Croatia.
When: Tuesday afternoon
Who: 190 passengers
Why:Black smoke filled the cabin when an onboard microwave oven caught fire. The jet was grounded for repairs. Technicians found an 'installation error' in the on board microwave. Some passengers returned to London via train; the passengers who weren't terrified out of their wits waited in the terminal for eight hours to fly back to London on a different plane.

Emergency Landing in Portugal

What: Boeing 757 owned by Britain's Thomas Cook Airlines, en route to the Canary Islands
Where: Faro, Southern Portugal
When: 12:45 (1145 GMT) Wednesday
Who: 210 mostly-British passengers
Why:engine trouble ( plane landed under a yellow alert -- the lowest level)

Emergency Landing at Yellowknife

What: Canadian North flight 444 (Boeing 737 ) originated from Edmonton and stopping in Yellowknife en route to Norman Wells then Inuvik
Where: SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE
When: August 26, 2008
Who: 76 passengers and 4 crew. Passengers included reporters on their way to Inuvik, NDP incumbent Dennis Bevington and Conservative candidate Brendan Bell.
Why:15 minutes after takeoff the pilot announced they were returning to the airport for personnel to take a look at the plane. The incident was a probable bird strike.

Alaska Airlines Better Safe Emergency Landing than Sorry

What: Alaska Airlines 737
Where: Sky Harbor Airport
When: Wednesday night
Who: 141 passengers, no injuries
Why: When the indicator light showed a possible fire in the Auxillary Power Unit--a small jet engine at the back of the plane--the pilot returned to the airport. An infrared detector indicated that there was no fire.

Maryland Urologist Pancakes in Ocean CIty

What: Six-seat Beech Craft Baron D55, a 39-year-old twin-engine plane
Where: Ocean City Municipal Airport
When: Saturday afternoon
Who: Dr Robert Crouch, pilot. No injuries.
Why: Mechanical failure. The plane landed without landing gear and slid on its fuselage till it stopped. The FAA is investigating.

Update
At 6 p.m. Sunday, police pulled Crouch over in his car and found a bag containing 5 grams marijuana.

Hijackers Free Passengers, Keep Crew

Denied, Denied, Denied

The Sun Air Boeing 737 was supposed to be en route to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Hijackers were denied permission to land in Egypt. The two hijackers--supposedly Darfur rebels--have released all 95 passengers (including 3 members of a SLA faction by Minni Minawi ) in Libya, but they still have seven crew members. The hijackers are requesting fuel to fly to France, which has so far been denied.

Although the hijackers said they were from the rebel Sudanese Liberation Army of Abdel Wahid Mohammed Nur, rebel leader Abdel Wahid Mohammed Nur denied responsibility for the hijacking. Sudan is requesting extradition of the hijackers; but in the meantime, negotiations are in progress.

Five years of conflict has left about 200,000 dead and over two million homeless in Darfur.

Date: 26 AUG 2008
Type: Boeing 737-200
Phase: En route (ENR)
Operator: Sun Air
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers: 95
Location: Tripoli (Libya)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure : Nyala Airport (UYL/HSNL), Sudan
Destination : Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS), Sudan

Chicago Emergency Landing

What: Private plane
Where: Maple Park, Chicago IL
When: 4:40 p.m. Sunday
Who: Not released
Why: The plane experienced engine trouble resulting in an emergency landing. Apparently the FAA is not investigating as there were no FAA violations involved.

Cessna Crashes in Guatemala Killing Humanitarians

Update
Dan Liljenquist, one of the survivors, just made it thru surgery in Guatamala, getting a rod in one leg and bone fragments removed from his other. The number of fatalities has risen to 11.

The crash killed five CHOICE Humanitarian workers, including Expedition Director Liz Johnson, Cody Odekirk and John Carter of Utah; Roger Jensen and his son Zachary of Wisconsin; and Guatemalan CHOICE representatives Javier Rabanales and Walfred de Rabanales. The pilot and co-pilot, Fernando Estrada and Monica Bonilla, both of Guatemala, also died, according to The Associated Press.
Odekirk and Carter were Focus Services employees, as were Jeff Reppe and Lydia Silva of Illinois, who also were killed.

What: Cessna Caravan 208 charter flight operated by Aero Ruta Maya en route from Aurora to El Estor
Where: Crash in Zacapa, 71 miles east of Guatemala City
When: Sunday about 9:45 a.m.
Who: 14 passengers, 10 fatalities.including pilot Monica Bonilla, co-pilot Luis Fernando and the Americans on board. The passengers were U.S. humanitarian workers. Three Americans survived, including Sarah Jensen. The destination was a village in El Estor County to build homes for CHOICE Humanitarian. Jensen's brother and father were killed in the crash, and her mother was seriously injured.
Why: 45 minutes into the flight the pilot radiod there was engine failure. 4 passengers were taken to a hospital. The pilot tried landing in a field, but on impact, the aircraft split into pieces.

Piper Kills 3 in Yuma

What: 1959 Piper PA-24-250 en route from Pueblo to Yuma.
Where: Yuma, about 70 miles east of Denver, near Yuma Municipal Airport
When: 8:30 a.m. Sunday
Who: Two passengers and pilot (all fatalities) The victims as Robert Charles Moran, Dorothy Harlene Moran and Paul Nunn. Nunn was the pilot (and Dorothy Moran's brother)
Why: Plane crashed in foggy conditions. The crash is under investigation.

Emergency Landing in Jackson Mississippi

What: Continental 50-seat regional jet 3021 en route from Birmingham to Houston
Where: Emergency landing in Jackson Evers International Airport, Jackson Mississippi
When: 4:00 pm Monday
Who: Forty-nine passengers and three crew members
Why: Engine trouble. Passengers were deplaned into the terminal while engineers worked on the plane.

Ryanair Emergency Landing

What: Ryanair Boeing 737 FR9336 en route from Bristol, England, to Gerona, Spain
Where: Emergency landing at Limoges International Airport in western France
When: Evening of August 25 11.30pm Monday (0730 AEST Tuesday)
Who: French officials announced that 26 people have been hospitalized--168 passengers and 7 crew were on board. The airline said that 16 passengers together with five accompanying family members went to the hospital for ear problems.
Why: Inflight depressurisation incident (The flight lost 16,400 feet in five minutes. ) Passengers said "there was a loud sound as the cabin pressure dropped and a sudden drop in temperature and a rush of cold air” as the plane plummeted. Passengers complained that oxygen masks failed.

Virgin Atlantic B744 Emergency Landing

What: Virgin Atlantic B744 registration G-VLIP flight VS29 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados)
Where: Gatwick,EN
When: Aug 23rd 2008 -40 minutes after departure
Who: 320 passengers and 15 crew
Why: After experiencing unspecified technical problems, the plane dumped fuel and return to Gatwick. Witnesses report that the outer left engine (1) flamed out and was shut down; and/or there was a bird strike. Additionally, the landing gear appeared to be stuck in the down position. Virgin Airlines denies the incident is an emergency.

Spanair Death Toll Rises

Most recent update:

Family given wrong remains after the crash. Apparently this was not a DNA error, just a delivery error.

The Facts

• What: Spanair Flight JK5022, a 15-year-old MD-82 jet bound bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.


• Where: Madrid airport Terminal Four


• When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 2:45pm


• Who: Carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, at the time of this writing, the number of fatalities had mounted to 154 people.


• Why: The jet swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff. Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) is investigating

Update
Two of the eighteen survivors are in critical condition. A 44 year old woman is in an irreversible coma.
The death toll from the crash just rose to 154. A woman suffering burns to 72 per cent of her body died in a hospital. Eighteen survivors remain hospitalized. In spite of DNA testing, only 86 of the 154 victims have been identified.

Individuals who lost family members in this disaster should consider retaining a proven aviation law firm or get their case evaluated.

Have you wondered about the MD-82? See the database of MD-82 Accidents and Incidents for Yourself

Barenaked Lady Crashes without a Scratch

What: Cessna 206 floatplane
Where: Taking off from Baptiste Lake, Ontario
When: 08/24/2008 Sunday afternoon
Who: Ed Robertson ( lead singer of the band Barenaked Ladies ),Robertson's wife, Natalie, and their friends Julie and Jeff Jones.
Why: The plane stalled on take off. Robertson managed an emergency landing in the trees with the plane's nose resting on the ground but no one was hurt.

Vegas Crash Update:

Update
The names of the residents of the house that was struck by the Velocity 173RG, have been released; they are Jack and Lucy Costa, a retired couple.


What: Rear propeller speed-173 RG experimental aircraft came down in a residential area near the airport. The Velocity 173RG is a kit plane.
Where: Vegas, Cambridge Heights Neighborhood near Lake Mead, about a mile from the southern end of the Las Vegas Airport.
When: Friday Morning, 6 a.m.
Who: Two individuals living in the house, and the pilot of the plane were all killed. One resident of the house survived to make it to the hospital but later died.
Why: The plane came down in the neighborhood. Eye witnesses heard the engine "in trouble. Cutting off" Because the plane had just fueled with 75 gallons which resulted in an intense fire. There have been 63 runway incursions at this location since 2001.

Yak-40 Downed by Emergency

What: Yakovlev Yak-40 airplane owned by Saratov Airlines en route from Saratov toward Moscow
Where: Emergency Landing at Saratov Airport
When: Sunday, 8.48 p.m.
Who: 29 passengers on board,
Why: "The plane was grounded for technical reasons." No details were given.

The Yakovlev Yak-40 is small, three-engined airliner flown mostly in the former Soviet Union. Yakovlev Is a Russian aircraft designer

Generous Crash Victim Pays Medics

Helicopter crash survivor Eric Henrikson gives $250,000 to the Mercy San Juan Medical Center. On July 13, 2005, the helicopter Henrikson was in slammed into a hillside and rolled down a ravine near Lake Natoma, He was taken to Mercy San Juan for Emergency treatment. The money was part of a settlement against Turbomeca, a French manufacturer knowingly responsible for an incorrectly installed part.

Kyrgyzstan Crash, at least 68 die

What: Boeing 737
Note: contradictory information:
Government officials said the plane belonged to Itek Air, a Kyrgyz company, but was operated by Iran Aseman Airlines.
Mamytov, the presidential adviser, said the plane was both owned and operated by Itek Air.
Where: Crashed near Bishkek's Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan
When: Sunday
Who: 90 people on board ( 24 Kyrgyz citizens, 52 Iranians, three Kazakhs, two Canadians, one citizen of Turkey and one Chinese.) including a Kyrgyz high school sports team. Twenty-two people, including two crew members survived. (7 out the 17 members of the basketball survived)
Why:The crew reported a technical problem about 10 minutes into the flight. The crash occurred returning to the airport. The crash followed the sudden decompression of the jet.

Note: Initially it was announced that there were at least 71 dead and 25 survivors
Itek Air has been banned from operating in the airspace of the European Union because of failure to meet safety and aviation standards

Easyjet Emergency Landing in Nice France

What: Easyjet Boeing 737 en route from London to Cagliari in Sardinia
Where: Landed at Nice in southeastern France
When: Saturday, three days after the Spanair disaster
Who: 130 passengers
Why: An electrical problem caused smoke in the cockpit. A stewardess was taken to hospital for tests after suffering breathing problems and another crew member was ill.

Emergency Landing in Geneva

What: Swiss International Airlines airbus A321 flying from Zurich to Malaga.
Where: The plane was flying over France when the pilot was informed about the threat. Redirected to Switzerland where it landed safely at the Geneva airport
When: Saturday
Who: 142 passengers and six crew
Why: emergency landing Saturday after a bomb threat. No explosives were found

San Francisco Emergency Landing

What: Chicago-bound United Airlines flight 158
Where: San Francisco International Airport
When: August 23, 2008 thirty minutes after takeoff
Who: 240 Passengers and nine crew members. No injuries.
Why: After one of its engine compressors stalled, the pilot turned the plane around and returned to the airport, flying on the aircraft's second engine. Smoke came into the cabin after the plane landed and the engines were shut down. Good job, Pilot.

Beechcraft Crashes in Utah, 9 dead.

What: Twin-engine, turbo prop, Beechcraft King Air A-100 returning Friday evening from Moab, carrying a medical team. Leavitt Group owned the plane.
Where: 2 miles from the Canyonlands Field airport.
When: 6 p.m. Friday
Who: Killing all 10 people on board, including pilot David White, the director of Red Canyon Aesthetics & Medical Spa, Dr. Lansing Ellsworth; David Goddard; Mandy Johnson; Marcie Tillery, 29; Valerie Imlay, 52; Keith Shumway, 29; Dallon Ellsworth, 24; Camie Vigil, 25, and Cecilee Goddard, 25.
Why: The plane "pancaked" and skidded along the ground. NTSB Aviation Accident Investigator is Josh Cawthra

Spanair Quotes

Ligia Palomino Riveros: The plane "was moving very slowly" but eventually it became airborne. "But then it made a turn, as if the wing dropped abruptly, We were still very low, very close to the ground. As the plane got higher, it began to wobble from side to side." She lost consciousness, then woke disoriented and thinking a nearby dead man was her husband, yelling "Wake up, wake up, wake up!" at him. "And then the wind shifted and I felt how the smoke was burning me."

Amalia Filloy told the firefighter Francisco Martinez to "save my daughter Maria" instead of her.

Francisco Martinez:“Her mother handed her to us... and the woman stayed behind. There were too few firefighters at the beginning, The girl was totally disoriented, she did not complain or talk despite the great number of serious injuries which she had,” and a six year old “kept asking me if it was true what was happening. He thought it was a film and he kept asking where was his father and when the film would end.”

Manuel Bautista, the Civil Aviation Director General:“A fault in a motor does not cause an accident. Together with other causes it could be what brought down the plane. We have to determine the combination of causes that contributed to it."

There are 19 survivors of the Spanair MD-82 jet crash at the Madrid-Barajas airport. At least 80 of the bodies would have to be identified through DNA testing.

The Facts As We Know Them

• What: Spanair Flight JK5022, a 15-year-old MD-82 jet bound bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.


• Where: Madrid airport Terminal Four


• When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 2:45pm


• Who: Carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, at the time of this writing, the number of fatalities had mounted to 145 people.


• Why: The jet swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff. Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) is investigating

Have you wondered about the MD-82? See the database of MD-82 Accidents and Incidents for Yourself

Vegas Crash results in Two Deaths

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What: Rear propeller speed-173 RG experimental aircraft came down in a residential area near the airport.
Where: Vegas, Cambridge Heights Neighborhood near Lake Mead, about a mile from the southern end of the Las Vegas Airport.
When: Friday Morning, 6 a.m.
Who: Two individuals living in the house, and the pilot of the plane were all killed. One resident of the house survived.
Why: The plane came down in the neighborhood. Eye witnesses heard the engine "in trouble. Cutting off" Because the plane had just fueled with 75 gallons which resulted in an intense fire. There have been 63 runway incursions at this location since 2001.

Delta Emergency Landing

What: Delta Air Lines flight traveling from Cleveland to New York City
Where: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
When: emergency landing Friday about 5 p.m
Who: About 50 passengers and an unlisted number of crew members were involved.
Why: One of the plane's two engines shut down while the plane was in flight, according to passengers. The cause of the engine failure was not immediately known. There were no injuries, A charter bus arrived at the airport at about 6 p.m. to take the passengers to the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

Helicopter Crash at Pennsylvania Charity Event

What: The event was a "charity golf ball drop" at an Eastern Pennsylvania Golf Course about 80 miles west of Philadelphia.
Where: Schuylkill County, Mountain Valley Golf Course in Ryan Township on Brockton Mountain Drive near Locust Lake State Park
When: 7:00 Friday
Who: Pilot and co-pilot were injured.
Why: NTSB will be investigating

note: The injured were flown to Reading Hospital and Medical Center and Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County.

Tam Air Crash-More than a Year ago

We have not forgotten. We will never forget.

Aeropuerto Barajas Accidente

English and Spanish
Inglés y Español

Aeropuerto Barajas accidente T2 vuelo Spanair JKK 5022 a Canarias AL MENOS 153 MUERTOS 8:33

Nos disculpamos por el anuncio

GOL Crash Investigation Continues

Ever since the GOL crash on September 29, 2006, there has been a question why the private Legacy 600 corporate jet was flying north at 37,000 feet. Brazil's aviation regulations require planes flying from Brasilia to Manaus to travel at even-numbered altitudes -- 36,000 or 38,000 feet. The pilots had flown to Brasilia at 37,000 feet, and were supposed to descend to 36,000 feet as they continued to Manaus. The pilots claim they were at the correct altitude. Their attempts to talk to the tower failed.

There is argument back and forth whether or not there are radio blind spots in the dense jungle. There is also question about the communication systems. The Boeing 737-800 (PR-GTD) operated by Gol Airlines of Brazil was destroyed by in flight breakup and impact forces; all 154 occupants were fatally injured in remote jungle terrain with difficult access.

it appears that the left winglet of the Legacy contacted theBoeing 737's left wing's leading edge, separating the outer portion of the wing and a rendering the 737 uncontrollable.

Spanair Update

Updates

• Spain is holding three days of mourning; silent vigils; flags at half mast.


• Only 25 bodies have been identified. The others were burned beyond recognition. DNA id will have to be used.


• Of the 22 children on board, only three survived.


• The condition of four of the survivors was very serious, six were in bad condition and eight were being monitored.


• Alvarez said that the plane was 15 years old and had passed an annual inspection in the end of 2007. Spainair claims that the last inspection of the plane took place on January 24 2008,


• The flight recorder of the plane's black box has been recovered.


• The only passengers to survive were those who fell into a stream and avoided severe burns.


• On SER radio, survivor Ligia Palomino said "They supposedly fixed the problem which the pilot later said was with the air conditioning and then we took off. The plane was wobbling from one side to another. Then I began to suspect we would crash. I don't know what happened next. I was in a sort of river and saw people, smoke, explosions -- which I think woke me up."


• Spanish sailors Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz wore black armbands when receiving gold medals in the Olympic Games on Thursday, after officials turned down a request to allow the Spanish flag to fly at half-mast.


• A rescued child thought he was in a film. According to a rescue fireman the child said "When will this film end?Where is my Dad?" Is it real?" but he wanted the film to end.


• Spanair MD-82 1st attempt at takeoff abandoned because a gauge indicated overheating. On the 2nd attempt, an engine caught fire. Perhaps the gauge was correct?

Tragically, only 19 people of the 166 passengers and six crew aboard survived; the victim count of the Spanair crash has risen to 153, the flight that had been delayed by a problem with the heating system of the air intake. The airline listed 157 passengers and 10 unnamed crew.

Spanair Press Releases available here

Private Crashes in Santa Clara killing One

What: Single-engine SOCATA Rallye airplane crash taking off from South County Airport
Where: crashed into a California Highway Patrol truck scale building in Santa Clara County near Gilroy
When: 6 pm, Wednesday Aug. 20
Who: Pilot Martin Shapiro of Palo Alto
Why: Cause is under investigation

Spanair Crash follows Strike Threat. 145 Dead.

A Spanair jet attempted an emergency landing just after taking off from the Madrid-Barajas airport but it crashed off the side of a runway at Barajas. Witnesses described that the engines caught fire as the MD-82 took to the air momentarily before veering to the right and crashing between two runways, breaking into two parts.

After the wreck, only the tail of the MD-82 was recognizable. The plane broke in two and there was an explosion. Wreckage and bodies, even children's bodies were strewn across the area. Despite smaller numbers initially, the count is down to only 28 survivors. Most of the passengers were German, Swedish or Dutch.

There is already controversy concerning the crash. In the official announcement, Development Minister Magdalena Alvarez said the cause was "an error in takeoff". Other sources said that the plane's left engine, made by Pratt & Whitney had caught fire.

Four days ago THIS SAME Spanair McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration EC-HFS performing flight JK5113 from Lanzarote,CI to Madrid,SP (Spain), was diverted to Las Palmas,CI (Spain) due to a GENERATOR FAILURE about 30 minutes into the flight.

Did troubled Spanair Airlines know the aircraft needed maintenance? The flight was late taking off.

Scandinavian Airlines Systems Spanair is laying off 1,062 staff after losing $81 million this year. Prior to the crash, Spanair's pilots threatened a strike. US regulations forced American Airlines to ground their MD-80 series planes to check their wiring.

Psychologists and social workers join the rescue workers in picking up the pieces.

The Facts As We Know Them

• What: Spanair Flight JK5022, a 15-year-old MD-82 jet bound bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.


• Where: Madrid airport Terminal Four


• When: Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 2:45pm


• Who: Carrying 166 passengers and nine crew, at the time of this writing, the number of fatalities had mounted to 145 people.


• Why: The jet swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff. Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) is investigating

Individuals who lost family members in this disaster should consider retaining a proven aviation law firm or get their case evaluated.

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Chopper Crash Update

While on it's third run from Helispot 44, at an elevation 5,935 feet, to Helispot 36, at an elevation of 2,516 feet, ferrying firefighters from a remote mountain site in the Shasta-Trinity forest, the Sikorsky S-61N helicopter crashed killing 9.


Fortunately, the voice-data recorder was determined to be intact despite fire damage. The investigation so far has found that the chopper's main rotor lost power during takeoff. After the rotor malfunction, witnesses say the helicopter struck trees and slammed into the hillside. Four of the thirteen passengers--three fire fighters and the co-pilot--survived. The co-pilot remains hospitalized.

Read profiles of the victims here

Emergency Landing in Glendale Field

What: single-engine plane flying from the Glendale Municipal Airport a little after 10 a.m
Where: emergency landing on a dirt field in the West Valley near 99th and Olive avenues, about two miles north of the Glendale Municipal Airport
When: Tuesday
Who: Pilot and passengers names not disclosed
Why: Pilot experienced a “rough-running” engine shortly after takeoff, attempted to return to the airport and ended up landing in a vacant lot and striking a fence. It was a hard landing but no fatalities.

Cessna Lands without Landing Gear

What: Cessna 210 registered to Southport Aviation in Belton, Missouri
Where: Midway, Arkansas; plane landed without landing gear on the runway at Midway.
When: Tuesday, Aug 19
Who: Pilot, Steve Qualizza was not seriously injured.
Why: Pilot had alerted authorities on the ground he was unable to lower the landing gear

Ultralight Crashes on Golf Course

What: Single Seat Ultra-light glider
Where: crashed near the club house at Willow Brook Golf Course in Rostraver Township
When: 7:45 pm Tuesday night.
Who: Not released.
Why: No word on the victim's condition or the cause of the crash.

Scott County Crash

What: Propeller-driven aircraft crop-dusting in Scott County
Where: Found in a rural swath of private land in Leesburg after an hours-long search.
When: First reported missing about 3 p.m. Sunday.
Who: Mike Cochran owner of Cochran Flying Service in Canton. Found 7:45 p.m. Sunday.
Why: Unknown. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the crash scene Monday.

Washington Copter Crash

What: two-seat Robinson R22 departed from the Bremerton National Airport
Where: attempting to land at his own property to pick up a passenger. Near the 12000 block of Banner Road, Kitsap County
When: Sunday
Who: Pilot Myron Aadland
Why: "experienced an in-flight emergency" The FAA is classifying the incident as: "crashed under unknown circumstances,"

Replica Crashes killing Pilot

What: Replica of a 1917 Nieuport 24 biplane
Where: Plane crashed during an air show at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
When: August 17, 2008 Sunday afternoon. The plane crashed during the final minutes of an air show.
Who: The pilot was a certified commercial flight instructor. Name withheld pending notification of relatives.
Why: Not posted.