Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Switzerland Accident
| Date: | January 10, 2000 |
| Location: | Niederhasli, Switzerland |
| Aircraft: | Saab 340B |
| Reg: | HB-AKK |
| Airline: | Crossair |
| Flight No: | 498 |
| Fatalities: | 10 : 10 |
| A number of procedural errors by the crew led to the crash of this Crossair Saab in an open field soon after takeoff. |
Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents 2000s
| Date/Time | Person | Location | Aircraft | Details | Notes |
| Jan 8, 2000 14:45 | Joe Dan Petty 52, Allman Brothers guitar tech and former member of Grinderswitch | Macon, Georgia | Beech 23 N2336Z | The plane collided with trees and burst into flames after the engine failed on climbout. Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. 2 killed. | |
| Jan 31, 2000 16:21 | Cynthia Oti radio financial talk-show host Dean Forshee guitarist Jean Gandesberry columnist Tom Stockley columnist | Off Point Mugu, California | Alaska Airlines Flight 261 MD-83 N963AS cn:53077 | Crashed into the ocean after the crew radioed they were having trouble with a jammed stabilizer. All 88 aboard killed. | details in database |
| Feb 8, 2000 15:04 | Robert "Bob" Collins 57, radio talk show host for WGN, Chicago | Zion, Illinois | Zlin Z-242L acrobatic plane N5ZA cn:0695 | Collin's plane, which he was piloting, collided with a Cessna 172 while attempting to land. Both planes then nose-dived and crashed. A total of 3 killed aboard both planes. An air traffic controller failed to properly separate the two planes. | |
| Feb 14, 2000 11:45 | Tony Lee Bettenhausen 48, CART Indycar racing team owner | Leesburg, Kentucky | Beech Baron 58 N875JC cn:TH-575 | While flying from Blountville Tenn. to Indianapolis, Bettenhausen reported ice on the wings and soon after lost control and spiraled into the ground. Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during a climb, initiated because of ice formation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. All 4 aboard including Bettenhausen's wife were killed. |  |
| Mar 9, 2000 c 08:45 | Artyom Borovik Russian journalist | Moscow, Russia | Vologodskiye Airlines Yakovlev 40 RA-88170 cn:9620847 | Climbed to 150 ft., lost control and crashed during takeoff. All 9 aboard killed. | |
| Apr 16, 2000 | Bishop Thomas Lobsinger 72, missionary | Near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory | Cessna 172 | Piloted by Lobsinger, the aircraft crashed on Fox lake. | |
| Jun 2, 2000 | Svyatoslav Fyodorov 72, Russian inventor who pioneered radial keratotomy surgery | Near Moscow, Russia | Helicopter | Mechanical failure. All 4 aboard killed. | |
| Jun 19, 2000 | William "Bill" Papas 72, artist and journalist | Nipmo Lake, British Columbia | de Havilland Beaver floatplane | Crashed into a lake while taking off on a fishing trip. Papas drowned while attempting to swim to shore in 40 degree water. 3 of 12 aboard killed. | |
| Jul 2, 2000 | Salvator Socrates Philippine Governor Santiago Madrid Philippine Air Force general | Palawan, Philippines | Fokker 50 GAF Nomad | Crashed after the military aircraft experienced engine trouble and tried to return to the airport. The pilot overshot the runway and crashed into the ocean. General Santiago Madrid also killed. All 12 aboard killed. | |
| Aug 4, 2000 07:45 | Thomas Allgood Sr. 71, former Georgia State Senator | Augusta, Georgia | Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage N198PM | Collided with a utility pole, bus stop and brick wall while attempting to take off. Overloaded. All 3 aboard including Allgood's wife, killed. | |
| Oct 6, 2000 22:05 | Charles B. Yates 61, former state Senator from New Jersey | Edgartown, Massachusetts | Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A N60BT | Crashed while approaching the airport at Martha's Vineyard after receiving an altitude alert. Yates was piloting the plane and his wife an 2 children were also killed. All |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Recent Accidents
| RECENT ACCIDENTS | |
| Date: | November 1, 2009 Time: 08:49 |
| Location: | Mirny, Russia |
| Operator: | Russian Ministry of Interior |
| AC Type: | Ilyushin Il-76 |
| Reg: | RF-76801 cn: 93495866/7207 |
| Aboard: | 11 Fatalities: 11 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Mirnyy - Irkutsk |
| Details: | While taking off the aircraft barely rose off the ground, banked to the right and crashed 1.5 km from the airport. Seven crew as well as four members from a replacement crew were on board. |
Monday, November 2, 2009
10th most expensive Accident
The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today's dollars).
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Washington Accident
Hey, this Head on collision in Washington happended on the Pacific Highway South. The two cars, one is a BMW 5 SERIES and the truck might be a blazer --- hit head on and and blocked the southbound lanes of the highway. Each car had only the driver, one was relatively OK, but the the SUV driver was hurt bad as his truck had no airbags. The motor in the foreground is the Jaws of Life power source. Brad.
Road accidents - facts and figures
In 2008, 5,939 people were reported injured in collisions on the roads in Surrey.
- 528 people were killed or seriously injured
- 29 children under the age of 16 were killed or seriously injured
- 5,411 people were slightly injured
Year | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
2001 | 53 | 658 | 6676 | 7387 |
2002 | 66 | 629 | 6111 | 6806 |
2003 | 62 | 494 | 5899 | 6455 |
2004 | 72 | 576 | 6254 | 6902 |
2005 | 64 | 520 | 6274 | 6858 |
2006 | 52 | 531 | 6265 | 6848 |
2007 | 60 | 529 | 5524 | 6113 |
2008 | 45 | 483 | 5411 | 5939 |
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