Aussie GA-8 Forced Landing

What: Kakadu Air Gippsland GA-8
Where: near Cooinda Australia (Northern Territory)
When: 3pm on Tuesday
Who: Pilot suffers minor injuries.
Why:Engine failure forces landing. Suspected engine failure related to faulty fuel systems.

Last Sunday 5 people walked away from a Barrier Air charter plane that experienced engine failure at 2500 feet and crashed when trying to land on Whitewood Rd, Howard Springs, in Darwin's rural area.

Louisiana Crash with Minor injuries UPDATE

What: Single-engine Piper PA-28 taking off from Abbeville Regional Airport
Where: Crashing in Vermilion Parish, in a sugarcane field off Chiasson Road, just south of La. 14.
When: 8:30 p.m. Thursday
Who: pilot and two passengers received minor to moderate injuries and were transported by Acadian Ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.
Why: Unknown reasons. Under investigation.

Update
Officials say the official cause was engine failure , however it will take approximately six months before the NTSB releases the probable cause of the accident.

Allegiant Air Emergency Landing in Orlando

What: Allegiant Air flight MD 80 jet en route to Allentown, Penn. from Tampa
Where: diverted to the Orlando Sanford International Airport
When: Sunday
Who: Full plane
Why:one of its engines was not running correctly.

Middleton Piper Crashes

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What: PA-28 Piper
Where: Newport
When: Thursday evening
Who: 3 occupants: Charles Thompson (flight instructor). Pamela Lancaster (a Newport bed and breakfast owner), and Keith Ulich (her husband pilot who was getting his license) Ulrich is the only survivor, and he is in critical condition in a local hospital.
Why: PA-28 Piper engine failed

Crash: Southern Sudan (details)

What: Beechcraft 1900 South Sudan Air Connection
Where: Wau to Juba when the pilot sought permission for an emergency landing in Rumbek 400km (250 miles) west of Juba
When: Friday, 2 May 2008
Who: 23 dead including Dominic Dim Deng, (His widow claims it was an assasination.)
Why: engine trouble

src: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm

Emergency Landing: DC-8 Cargo Plane Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport

What: DC-8 Cargo Plane
Where:Wichita Mid Continent Airport
When: May 1 2008
Who:4 people on board
Why:1 of 4 engines failed.