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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/190905.htm
01 Sep 0052Z Smithton, Mo.	Commander 680 Reg:N37855	Aircraft crashed in a cornfield 500 meters from t/off, killing the pilot	1 fatal	Written off
03 Sep Kalimantan Malay	KA32 helo RA 31602	3 timber-hauling flt crew killed in a crash during a tropical downpour	3 fatal / 3 o/b	2nd helo crash due weather in Sarawak in the past two months
03 Sep Tokyo Narita	767 of JAL Flt JL603	Aircraft returned Narita A/P after takeoff with a #1 engine malfunction	Nil	Tokyo to Kuangchou
06 Sep Jakarta, Indonesia	737-200 of Mandala Airlines	Had to return to Soekarno-Hatta A/P Crew noted a gear problem after t/off	Nil	The day after PK-RIM crashed at Medan, killing 150
08 Sep 0815L Goma, D.R. Congo	DHC6 Twin Otter 300 of TMK	9Q-CBO destroyed after a forced landing in a banana plantation	3inj / 15 pax +3	Headed Butembo Eastern Congo. Lost an engine. Wing was torn off in crash
08 Sep 2215L Fort Myers, Fla.	767-330ER of Thomas Cook	DF4059 returned SW Florida Intl A/P (Ft. Myers) after eng failure 40mls out	Nil / 231 pax +16	Subcontracted to Condor Air (D-ABUI was Frankfurt Germany bound)
09 Sep Ciampino, Rome	Citation 500	Landing a/c landed long and went off appch end of r/way 15, killing the ILS	Nil / 3 pax +1	Hit the far fence after arriving from Lugarno It. All flts divtd to Fiumicino
09 Sep 1115L Samarinda, Indon.	BN-2B Islander of Dirgantara AS	PK-VIA written off after a crash in a softball field in Segin Sports complex	Nil	On the 4th approach of a training flight
09 Sep am hrs Casablanca, Moroc.	A321 of Iberia	Aircraft landed at Casablanca Morocco following engine trouble	Nil / 160 pax +6	No further details
09 Sep 1626L 30N of Brazzaville	AN26B of Air Kasai 9Q-CFD	Flt ex Boende in Equateur crashed 48kms N of Brazzaville in bad weather	9 pax +4 killed/13	DRC govt grounded 33 unsafe airlines the same day (2nd fatal crash in 4 days)
09 Sep 0753L Palermo, Sicily	Fokker F100 of Alpi Eagles	Landed back at Punta Raisi A/P with a heavy engine vibration soon after t/off	Nil / 52 pax o/b	Thought to be due to icing
09 Sep Gran Canaria	777-200ER of Varig flt:RG8744	PP-VRA made a diversion to Gran Canaria after an engine shutdown	Nil	Rescue of pax mounted by PP-VRF. VRA just out of check & eng change
10 Sep 1025L St Louis A/P, Mo.	DC-9 of NWA Flt NWA447	Memphis-Minneapolis flt diverted in with an eng shut down for oil pressure	Nil / 62 pax	Aircraft also had a nose-gear problem (lowered manually) & landed 1115L
11 Sep 0900L Mae Sot A/P Thai	NAMC YS-11 of Phuket Air	HS-KVO damaged after landing long in bad weather & skidding into a ditch	Nil / 24 pax +4	Flt 9R-326 arriving from Bangkok. Type is now grounded by Thai CAA
11 Sep 2025Z Atlanta, Ga.	737 of Delta Flt: DL1607	Flt DL1607 lost a L.E. wing panel on initial climb and returned to Atlanta	Nil	Headed Greensboro, N.C. Minor damage
11 Sep 1030L Newark, N.J.	MD80 of AA Flt 1147	Returned Newark shortly after t/off with a smoky haze-filled cabin	Nil / 109 pax	Bound Chicago, Ill.
11 Sep 2340L Larnaca, Cyprus	757-200 of Excel Airways	XL2143 Passengers revolted, claiming two Muslim men aboard must deplane	Nil / 230 o/b	Claims one had spent over 10 mins in toilet. Both flew to UK on other flights
15 Sep 1957L Cincinnati, Ohio	MD88 of Delta Flt:DL254	Returned Covington A/P after oil-smoke was noticed in a rear lavatory	Nil / 136 pax	Landed back after 11 mins at 2008L. Pax deptd on another a/c an hour later
11 Sep Lahore, Pakistan	737-200 of Aero Asia Flt E4-119	Pakistani aircraft turned back with an engine fire shortly after t/off	Nil	Headed from Lahore for Karachi
12 Sep AFB Tabing, Indon.	MD80 of Wings Air Flt:IW-8730	Landed at an AFB 15kms short of original destination of Minagkabau	Nil	West Sumatra. Some say nav problems and some say "due to weather"
12 Sep 0343Z Los Angeles, Calif.	757 of United Flt: UAL8122	Tires blown on departure caused damage on arrival to trailing-edge flap	Nil	Hole found in RHS trailing-edge flap
12 Sep Bogota, Colombia	Dash 8-300 of Aires Airline	Flight HK4030 was hijacked by 2 men with grenades (one in a wheelchair)	Nil / 20 pax +5	A/c had departed Florencia in the South for Bogota. Resolved by a priest.
12 Sep Gatwick	A319 of EasyJet	Aborted t/off with a flap asymmetry trip and returned to ramp	Nil	No other details
13 Sep 1125L Chicago O'Hare	747-400 of United Flt 828	Landed without incident on arrival from Hong Kong with a blown tire	Nil / 207 o/b	ATC advised by Hong Kong that arriving a/c might have two blown tires
13 Sep Jakarta	737-200 of Mandala	Grounded by Indonesian inspectors for replacement of dubious parts	Nil	4 other 737-200s belonging to other airlines also grounded (airworthiness)
14 Sep 2111Z Rockland, Me	Raytheon Premier 1	A/C made a hard landing and right main gear collapsed into the RH wing	Nil	Reg: N701DF. Substantial damage in calm conditions
14 Sep morning Aalborg, Denmark	A330 of SAS	Emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit	Nil	However, imagery of a/c deplaning pax looks more like an A340-300
15 Sep LAX A/P USA	767-300 of AeroFlot Flt:315	2 doctors on board refused to help, so F/A's delivered a premature baby	+1 male	Aeroflot requires medical consent for pregnant women due within 4 weeks
15 Sep Houston, Texas	EMB 170 of US Airways Xpress	Blew all main-gear tires on landing at Houston (IAH)	Nil	Reportedly landed with park-brake set. Significant damage to undercarriage
15 Sep Bali, Indonesia	A330 of Garuda Flt: 706	Crew detected a vibration in the #1 eng after 90 mins & returned to Bali	Nil / 288 pax	Enrt to Brisbane Qld, pilot returned to Ngurah Rai airport on Bali
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

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