| Date |
Aircraft Type |
Narrative |
Death/Injury |
Remarks |
| February 20, 2008 Eglin AFB, FL |
Boeing F-15Cs |
Two F-15Cs collided over the Gulf of Mexico during a training mission. USCG crews directed the rescue of the two pilots, but one subsequently died. Both planes were based at Eglin AFB, FL, with the 58th Fighter Squadron of the 33rd Fighter Wing. |
1 Fatal |
Both planes were based at Eglin AFB, FL, with the 58th Fighter Squadron of the 33rd Fighter Wing. |
| February 23, 2008, Willcox, AZ |
Cessna 210, N7337E |
The Cessna 210 experienced a loss of engine power and collided with terrain about 100 yards from the Cochise County Airport. |
1 injured |
The airplane touched down short of the runway and the right wing collided with a small tree during the landing roll |
| February 24, 2008,Las Vegas, NV |
Boeing 737-300, N648SW |
The Boeing 737-30o encountered severe turbulence during descent for landing at McCarran International Airport. |
6 Minor Injuries |
Two of the five injured passengers were occupying seats where the seatbelt fittings failed and separated. |
| February 26, 2008, Murrieta/ Temecu, CA |
Bartle Lancair IV P, N811HB |
The experimental single-engine Bartle Lancair IV-P experienced a loss of engine power while on final approach for runway 18 at French Valley Airport (F70). |
2 Serious Injuries, 2 Minor |
The pilot stated that the engine "just quit, there was no sputtering or surging." The pilot switched fuel tanks, activated the fuel boost pump, and cycled the mixture, but was unable to get the engine to restart. |
| February 27, 2008, Riverside, CA |
Mooney M20C, N591BB |
The Mooney M20C crashed during takeoff from Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL). |
3 Fatal |
During takeoff a witness reported that once airborne the airplane was "porpoising" up and down as it flew towards him. As the airplane neared the end of the runway, he saw it make a steep climbing left turn. The witness stated that the airplane rolled inverted and descended towards the ground in a nose down attitude. |
| February 27, 2008, Tampa, FL |
Cessna 210L, N5489V |
The Cessna 210L registered to and operated by Flight Express, Inc., as flight 805, experienced collapse of the right main landing gear at Tampa International Airport (KTPA). |
No injuries |
Postaccident examination of the right main landing gear revealed the plunger of the down and locked switch was bent and remained depressed; physical effort was required to pull out the plunger of the switch. Additionally, the plunger was misaligned from its normally installed position. |
| March 1, 2008 Sydney, Australia |
Bell 206 JetRanger |
Air safety officials will interview five men injured in a helicopter crash in north-west Sydney to work out how a birthday joy ride went wrong. |
5 Injuries |
The helicopter was on its way to a 30th birthday party at Arcadia when it crashed, injuring five men on board. The helicopter struck a tree in the rural suburb before breaking up. |
| March 01, 2008 Titusville, FL |
Velocity XL RG, N244CU Vans RV-8, N128RV |
The Velocity XL RG and Vans RV-8 registered to private owners collided on the ground following landing on runway 15 at the Arthur Dunn Air Park. |
3 Fatal, 1 Serious |
The Velocity collide with the RV-8 in a left bank and with full engine power. Both airplane's exploded into a fireball.. |
| March 02, 2008 Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
Cirrus SR-22, PR-AIO |
The SR-22 was destroyed when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Jacarepagua Airport (SBJT). |
4 Fatalities |
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| March 02, 2008 Mammoth, CA |
Beech B36TC, N243MT |
The B36TC collided with the terrain about two miles south of Mammoth Yosemite Airport. |
1 Seious, 1 Minor |
Three or four minutes after takeoff, the engine started to lose power, but did not completely stop running. |
| March 04, 2008 Oberlin, OH |
Delta Flight 1654 PSA Flight 2273 |
Two airplanes carrying more than 120 passengers narrowly averted a mid-air collision east of Pittsburgh after an air traffic control trainee told a Delta Air Lines pilot to turn into the path of an oncoming plane. |
No injuries |
The Delta pilot made a nosedive and missed the plane by about 400 feet. The other pilot also took evasive action. A cockpit collision avoidance system alerted the pilots to the danger.The controllers will be retrained. |
| March 04, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Airbus A-310 |
Transat Flight 477 en route from the Dominican Republic to Canada made an emergency landing in Ft. Lauderdale after passengers complained of being sick. Eight passengers were taken to a hospital as a precaution. CDC official: Cause of illness unknown but appears to be food or drink. |
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Eight passengers were taken to a hospital as a precaution. CDC official: Cause of illness unknown but appears to be food or drink. |
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