Cessna Crashes in Ohio

What: Cessna 150
Where: Grimes Airport in Urbana
When: late Wednesday morning Sept 10, 2008
Who: Pilot Linda Blodgett, 69, of Ashland had minor injuries; passenger Christina Creamer, 58, also of Ashland, was uninjured
Why: After the airplane's engine stalled, the plane nose-dived into the ground near the runway. The accident is under investigation by Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Federal Aviation Administration. Accolades were given to the pilot for landing safely with a stalled engine.

Cessna crashes in Ontario

What: Cessna four-seat 172 owned by the Brampton Flying Club
Where: Shelburne, Ontario --a farmer's field just north of Toronto
When: just before 5 a.m Sep. 01 2008
Who: 2 men, including pilot, airlifted to St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto with life-threatening injuries;one Headwaters Hospital in Orangeville
Why: There is no reason listed why the plane crashed in the field. It looks like a total loss. The pilot is building flight time to become a commercial pilot

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.

Emergency Landing in Woods Cross

What: Cessna 182
Where: a quarter of a mile from the Sky Park Airport in Bountiful
When: July 22nd, 2008
Who: Pilot and student
Why: the engine lost power

update-Kudos to the on board instructor who most likely saved their lives

Border Control Emergency Landing

What: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Cessna Citation jet
Where: Grand Forks airport
When: 9 a.m.
Who: Customs agency did not release how many people were on board the plane
Why: Smoke in the cabin

Fayette County Crash and Fatality

What: Cessna owned by Vectair USA
Where: Rossville, Tennessee near Knox Road and Highway 57, 15 miles from the Olive Branch Mississippi airport
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
Who: 48-year-old FedEx pilot Ward Severts of Boise, Idaho--a vet recently returned from Afghanistan
Why: Authorities discovered the crash after receiving a "mayday" call from the plane.. National Transportation Safety Board will be in Fayette County tomorrow to start their leg of the investigation.

Cessna: crash

What: six-seater propeller Cessna
Where: Eagle's Nest Airport, EAGLESWOOD
When: May 17 2008
Who: Killed: Stephen Claussen, 41, of Seattle, and the plane's owner and pilot, John Ambroult, 60, of Eastham, Mass. Survived: passengers Juan Carlos Salinas, 43, of Mexico City and Jacalyn Toth Brown, 28, of Pemberton,
Why: under investigation

Emergency Landing: Fed Ex Kalamazoo

What: Small Cessna 208 Fed Ex plane carrying cargo from Traverse City to the Gerald R. Ford Airport in Grand Rapids
Where: Kalamazoo, MI
When: 8:45 p.m May 9 2008
Who: Pilot
Why: Pilot advised that several warning lights activated and the engine lost power.