Amazing Facts

Thursday, June 9, 2011



Date: May 7, 2011 Time: 14:00
Location: Off Kaimana, Indonesia
Operator: Merpati Nusantara Airlines
AC Type: Xian MA-60
Reg: PK-MZK cn: 603
Aboard: 27 Fatalities: 27 Ground: 0
Route: Sorong - Kaimana
Details: The turboprop had been circling Kaimana Airport for about 15 minutes when it crashed into the sea, 400 meters offshore, in poor weather conditions.



Date: April 21, 2011 Time: 14:52
Location: Manaus, Brazil
Operator: Amazonaves Air Taxi
AC Type: Embraer/Piper EMB-810C Seneca
Reg: PT-EFS cn: 810055
Aboard: 7 Fatalities: 7 Ground: 0
Route: Manaus - Santarem
Details: The airl taxi crashed about one minute after taking off from Manaus Airport.




Date: April 19, 2011 Time: 13:57
Location: Tawang, India
Operator: Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd.
AC Type: Mil Mi-172
Reg: VT-PHF cn: 356C06
Aboard: 23 Fatalities: 17 Ground: 0
Route: Guwahati - Twang
Details: The helicopter crashed into a hill as it attempted to land at a high altitude helipad Six, including the copilot escaped with minor injuries..