Aviation Today :: Accidents & Incidents

Date	Aircraft Type	Narrative	Death/Injury	Remarks
Oct 01, 2009 Dayton, OH	DUSENBERRY MARK J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER N3635N	1905 Wright Flyer, collided with terrain following loss of control shortly after taking off from Huffman Prairie Flying Field at Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO).	One serious	Pilot received serious injuries. A/x]c received substantial damage to fuselage, wings, and elevator.
Oct 02, 2009 Kuching, Malaysia	BOEING 737 9M-MMR	Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-400 suffered collapsed left main landing gear during pushback from gate at Kuching International Airport,	No injuries	A/c came to rest on left engine nacelle.
Oct 05, 2009 King Salmon, AK	DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 N490K	Pilot said departing to the E with a 5 knot tailwind, in a float-equipped ai/c. In written report to NTSB, attributed accident to "pilot error."	No injuries	Pilot said during takeoff run realized that a/c would not become airborne before reaching departure end of lake, and closed engine throttle in attempt to abort takeoff. A/c floats struck shoreline, and a/c came to rest on shore, 75 yards from lake,
Octo 05, 2009 Magnolia, NC	CASE RICHARD L VAN RV-6 N455RC	A/c collided with trees following pilot's inflight loss of control.	One fatality	Witness said as a/c "spun", engine was making sputtering noise. A/c then collided with ground. Witness reported that at time of accident was raining heavily.
Oct 09, 2009 Marathon, FL	MOONEY M20C N2558Y	A/c ditched in Gulf of Mexico, following loss of engine power. Pilot and two passenger sustained minor injuries. Departed Tampa Executive Airport (VDF), and had a destination of The Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH), Marathon, FL. Pilot reported to FAA inspector that he had filled the fuel tanks prior to departing MTH; however pilot further stated receipt from self-service fuel pump was probably in a/c when it sank. In review of self-service fuel records at MTH, pilot had purchased 17.36 gallons of fuel on his personal credit card.	Three minor	According to fix based operator line manager at VDF, a/c and landed at airport and his two passengers, who had been waiting, went to and got in a/c while engine was still running. A/c then taxied out and departed. A/c did not receive fuel.
Oct 14, 2009 Healy, AK	CESSNA A185E N2764J	A/c destroyed when impacted trees and terrain, 28 miles W of Healy, Alaska. Pilot reported to National Park Service Park Rangers that he was 3 hours into flight, tracking wolves throughout the area with radio telemetry. Passenger, a private biologist who had frequently monitored wolves in the park, located a new signal and pilot began orbiting area at a low altitude, so passenger could began taking photos.	One fatality, one serious	Pilot reported to park ranger that during turn, a/c encountered either downdraft or tailwind, and a/c descended into trees. Pilot stated that he blacked out momentarily. As he awoke, he saw smoke and flames within the cabin area.
Oct 16, 2009 Los Alamitos, CA	MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 500N N521HB	A/c experienced a hard landing while performing practice autorotations at Los Alamitos Army Airfield. CFI stated in NTSB Pilot Accident Report that he and pilot he was instructing practicing emergency procedures, in particular, power recovery autorotations. At 700 feet agl rolled throttle off (idle) and entered autorotation.	No injuries	At 50 feet agl rolled throttle late, realized ground was rapidly approaching, and decided to perform running landing. With throttle partially on rotor rpm decayed, and when helicopter contacted ground, a rotor blade struck tail boom. Pilot shut down a/c and confirmed damage to tail boom.
Oct 17, 2009 Virgin, UT	Aerotrike Naked Cobra N10LK	A/c collided with wooded terrain during forced landing in Zion National Park near Virgin, Utah.	One serious	Pilot reported to an FAA inspector that flying at altitude of 6,000 msl (2,000 agl), when engine experienced loss of power. Pilot attempted to restart engine, but was unsuccessful. Unable to locate suitable landing area he performed forced landing into trees.
Oct 18, 2009 Oliver Springs, TN	PIPER PA-28-181 N7906W	A/c substantially damaged when impacted tree during landing rollout at Oliver Springs Airport (TN08). During approach to runway 15, witness thought it was a little higher than normal, and appeared to be "coming in a little faster than we do - came in pretty hot." The airplane subsequently touched down "pretty firmly" in front of him and bounced 4-5 feet in air. The airplane then landed again, with the nose wheel hitting the ground first, but once down, all the wheels stayed on the ground.	One fatality, three serious	The airplane then started to slide at an angle, towards trees on opposite side of runway. As a/c neared left side of runway, suddenly turned180 degrees, then slid off runway and into trees, and engine went to full power. Engine continued to run for about 30 seconds before shutting down.
Oct 21, 2009 Minneapolis, MN	Airbus A320 NO3274	Airbus A320 operating as Northwest Airlines flight 188 became a NORDO (no radio communications) flight at 37,000 feet. The flight was operating from San Diego, CA (SAN) to Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP).		A/c flew over destination airport and continued NE for 150 miles. MSP center controller reestablished communications and pilot stated "we got distracted and we've over-flown MSP. We are overhead Eau Clare, WI (EAU) and would like to make a 180 [degree turn] and do an arrival from over EAU." The controller asked pilot to explain the cause of situation to which the pilot replied, "just cockpit distraction, that's all I can tell you."
Oct. 22, 2009 Fort Story, VA	UH-60 helo	U.S. Army Black Hawk crashed into a Navy ship off coast of Fort Story, N of Virginia Beach, VA.	One fatality, eight injured	Crash occurred during training exercise that involved rappelling down a rope to USNS Artic. Second Army chopper airlifted injured to hospital, with none receiving life-threatening injuries.
Oct. 24, 2009 Moscow	Airbus A-330	Russian airliner with 279 people aboard landed safely in Russian capital following reports of possible damage to landing gear,	No injuries	Vladivostok Avia A-330 made non-emergency landing at Vnukovo Airport. Airport workers in Vladivostok reported finding pieces of aircraft tire on runway after the Airbus took off.
Oct. 24, 2009 Manila, Philippines	DC-3	A/c on test flight crashed in a suburb of Manila. A/c scraped roofs of 14 houses in Las Pinas city before it crashed into abandoned warehouse, but no report of injured on ground,	Four fatalities	A/c departed Manila for Puerto Princesa city in Palawan province SW of Manila, but pilot turned a/c back minutes later asking for permission for emergency landing. A/c owned by Victoria Air Inc,
Oct. 26, 2009 Kabul, Afghanistan	unavail	Three DEA personnel among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down in Afghanistan. Largest number of Americans killed in Afghanistan in a single day in more than four years.	14 fatalities	Four U.S. service members were killed when two choppers apparently collided in southern Afghanistan. Two other NATO service members were injured.
Oct. 28, 2009 Corpus Christi, TX	USN T-34 Trainer	Search yields no sign of USN trainer a/c and two pilots who failed to return from a training flight.	Two missing	Search initiated for crew of T-34 after controller at NAS Corpus Christi lost contact with a/c. Single-engine trainer's last known location was near San Jose Island, east of Rockport and 2 miles off shore in Gulf of Mexico.

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