Beechcraft Lands on New York Highway

What: crippled 1992 Beechcraft Bonanza flying to Burlington, Vt
Where: on Interstate 87, close to the town of North Hudson, near Lake Placid.
When: Wednesday evening
Who: Pilot/flight instructor Michael Denning and 2 student pilots.
Why: While a student was flying, the engine started clicking; then there was an explosion and a power loss. The instructor landed on the highway's center lane with minima. clearance of surrounding guardrails. Flight instructor Michael Denning has gotten significant accolades for his skilled response.

South African Beechcraft Crashes into Mountain

What: Beechcraft plane owned by Air Serv which provides air transport for international aid agencies. The plane was being flown by South Africa's Cem Air.
Where: eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
When: crashed into a mountain near Bukavu. The plane was last contacted in heavy rain 10 minutes from Bukavu
Who: 15 passengers and two crew members. Most of the passengers were aid and relief workers.
Why: The weather is considered a factor but no cause is listed as yet. UN rescue teams are "securing the site and searching for and recovering victims' bodies." No survivors.

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.

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

Plane crashes in Chile

What: Beechcraft 99A from La Paloma airstrip, headed for Melinka island
Where: 1,000 km south of capital Santiago, Chile, about 500 metres off a wealthy neighbourhood of Puerto Montt.
When: Thursday
Who: All nine passengers were killed.
Why: Witnesses say something was shaking in the plane’s left wing. The cause is not known.

Emergency landing

What: single-engine 1980 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza on approach to Pontiac Municipal Airport
Where: Livingston County on Interstate 55 southbound at milepost 214 1/2 near Dwight.
When: 5:52 p.m
Who: pilot Larry D. Kerr, flight instructor, Robert M. Jones and passenger, Robert S. Deckerd
Why: engine problems during its approach to Pontiac Airport

The plane suffered minor damage to the right wing after it struck a mile marker. Two semi-trailer truck drivers stopped traffic so that the plane could land safely.