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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Recent Accidents

Date: June 10, 2012 Time: 10:40 Location: Borodyanka, Ukraine Operator: Ukrainska Shkola Pilotov AC Type: Let L-410UVP Reg: UR-SKD cn: 810721 Aboard: 20 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0 Route: Skydiving Details: The plane, belonging to a pilot school made a hard emergency landing during a heavy rainstorm with high winds near the Borodyanka airport 20 miles west of Kiev. The pilots decided to return to the airport minutes after takeoff due to the sudden storm, but the plane came down several miles away in the middle of a field. Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Mount Mamarosa, Peru Operator: HeliCusco AC Type: Sikorsly S-58ET Reg: OB-1840-P cn: 581672 Aboard: 14 Fatalities: 14 Ground: 0 Route: Mazuco - Cusco Details: The helicopter was flying back to Cusco after conducting aerial surveillance on a possible site for a hydroelectric project near Puno, in southern Peru when it hit the side of a cliff.. Date: June 03, 2012 Time: 16:45 Location: Lagos, Nigeria Operator: Dana Air Flight: 992 AC Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Reg: 5N-RAM cn: 53019/1783 Aboard: 153 Fatalities: 153 Ground: 6 Route: Abuja - Lagos Details: The plane was about 11 miles from Lagos VOR when the crew declared an emergency reporting engine problems. The plane collided with a power line and crashed into the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos, 1 mile adjacent to the runway. All 147 passenger and crew of 6 were killed. Date: June 2, 2012 Time: 15:30 Location: Accra, Ghana Flight: 111 Operator: Allied Air AC Type: Boeing B-727-200 Reg: 5N-BJN cn: 22540/1796 Aboard: 4 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 12 Route: Lagos, Nigerai - Accra, Ghana Details: While on approach to Runway 21 at Kotika International Airport, the cargo plane overran the runway, broke through the perimeter fence, went across a main road and collided with a bus. Twelve people on the ground were killed. Date: May 14, 2012 Time: 09:15 Location: Jomsom, Nepal Operator: Agni Air AC Type: Dornier 228-212 Reg: 9N-AIG cn: 8216 Aboard: 21 Fatalities: 15 Ground: 0 Route: Pokhara - Jomsom Details: The plane was attempting to land and went around on final approach to Runway 06. The aircraft joined a left downwind when a wing contacted a hilltop about 900 feet north of the airport.The flight attendant and 5 passengers survived the accident. Date: May 9, 2012 Time: 15:30 Location: Near Cidahu, Indonesia Operator: Sukhoi Flight: 119 AC Type: Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 Reg: RA-97004 cn: 95004 Aboard: 45 Fatalities: 45 Ground: 0 Route: Demonstration flight Details: The Russian jet crashed on the slopes of Mount Salak at an elevation of 5,200 ft. The airliner was conducting a demonstration flight to prospective customers. The last radio contact with the flight was at 15:30 when the crew requested a descent from 10,000ft to 6,000ft. All 37 passengers, 6 crew and 2 Sukhoi officials were killed. Date: April 30, 2012 Time: 16:30 Location: Sabanagrande, Columbia Operator: Fuerza Aerea Colombiana AC Type: Bell 212 Reg: FAC 4020 cn: 31272 Aboard: 13 Fatalities: 13 Ground: 0 Route: Barranquilla - Caucasia Details: The helicopter caught fire and crashed while en route.