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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 IMAGERY AT WWW.IASA.COM.AU/020707.HTM
18 May 1427L Fairbanks Alaska	MD83 of Alaskan Reg: N949AS	Going around from a misjudged 30 deg offset non-precision inst appch, the right wingtip hit the	nil	...runway. Flt 99's wingtip suffered minor damage
01 Jun day Zurich Switzerland	Gulfstream V Reg: HB-IMJ	Aircraft was forced to land with a retracted nose-gear after extension options failed.	nil/4crew + 5 pax	1997 build GV received minor damage. Inbound to Zurich from Rotterdam
01 Jun midnight Trenton AFB Can	IL76 Candid of INC	Perimeter fence found broken after IL76 go-round in reduced visibility (Afghan Charter)	nil	Later landed damaged at Ontario Intl due Trenton fog (headed Kandahar)
03 Jun 1225Z Phoenix Arizona	CRJ200 of Mesa Airlines	Flt ASH2844 experienced an APU fire inflight which was extinguished before landing	nil	emergency declared. Similar incident to UA7275 on 26 Sep 06 -landed Daytona
05 Jun day Dubai UAE	MD-11F of Gemini Air Cargo	N705GC tipped up onto its tail during loading in high winds (see tinyurl.com/2b4f9y)	nil	MD-11F must be loaded in a strict ordering (details at link with imagery)
06 Jun day Opa Locka FL	C118B Liftmaster Reg: N70BF	DC-6A hit a microburst on t/off and hit an object in the overrun. Later landed safely.	nil/5 pax & 4 crew	Florida Air Transport. Substantial damage
07 Jun ~2030L Louisville Ky	A320 of US Airways Flt:US688	Aircraft made a safe emergency landing Louisville after an enroute engine failure	nil/137 pax onboard	Phoenix to New York (Newark)
09 Jun afternoon Houston Texas	747-400 of KLM Flight: KL662	Executed safe emergency landing Houston after losing engine number 4 on approach	nil	Arriving from Amsterdam
11 Jun ~0610L Tel Aviv Israel	767-300 of Bulgarian Air Flt:FB572	Escorted back by fighters after reporting tech problems soon after departure	nil	Tel Aviv to Sofia Bulgaria. minor damage
13 Jun ~1530L Dominican Rep	767-300 of Martinair Flt: MP603	Emerg evacuation on main runway after a fire in the main landing gear before takeoff	nil/265 pax onboard	Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to Amsterdam
13 Jun 0945Z Guipuzcoa Spain	Bell 212 reg: EC-FBM	Twin-engined helo collided with terrain during flight under IMC conditions	2 fatal	Op by Helisureste Spain. Left Santander for Alicante
14 Jun evening Accra Ghana	747-200F of Atlas Air Cargo	During off-loading at the ramp, the Cof G changed, tail tipped and struck the ground	nil	Santa Maria to Accra. Minor damage
13/14 Jun Newark NY	767-300 of Continental Flight 1970	Toilets overflowed down the aisles on two consecutive trips (Flts 71 and 1970)	nil/168 pax	Shannon-Newark pax were offered a $500 flight voucher. Latex gloves flushed down toilet
15 Jun day Payam A/P, Iran	EMB-110 of Payam Airlines	Ground engineer was struck by port propeller while removing chocks from EP-TPJ's wheels	1 dead	a moment's forgetfulness
17 Jun 1320L Teterboro NJ	Avanti P180 of Avantair Flt 152	Braked heavily to avoid collision with SR22 N6026K taking off simultaneously on the cross r/way	nil (3 uninjured)	Near collision at intxn 24 and 19. Avantair N152SL blew two tires. A 50ft miss distance
18 Jun 1115L Chicago O'Hare	747-400 of United Flt UAL1	Aircraft returned promptly following an engine failure after takeoff	nil/ 340 onboard	Headed Honolulu. Underway again 9hrs later aboard a 777-200
18 Jun 0130L Egegik Alaska	BN2A-26 reg: N27MR	Air taxi Britten Norman Islander crashed under unknown circumstances while landing	nil/7 onboard	substantial damage
19 Jun ~1900L Stansted UK	Avro RJ85 of Blue1 Flt:KF553	Announced on approach that some sections of airframe had detached and fallen on homes	nil	Blue 1 flight arr from Vantaar Finland. Imagery at: tinyurl.com/2opyh5
20 Jun day Boston Logan	EMB135 Of American Eagle	Flt 4539 landed gear up, scraped their flaps, went around, mech-lowered gear and landed	nil/37pax + 3crew	N731BE go-around on seeing gear disagree light (image at tinyurl.com/2wqvgv)
20 Jun 1910L Auckland NZ	777-200 of Air NZ Flight: NZ8	Hit a flock of geese soon after takeoff and had to return to Mangere Airport Auckland	nil/260 pax onboard	Headed San Francisco. Radome and nose damage
20 Jun night Winnipeg Canada	747-200F of NWA Cargo FltNWA909	Diverted into Winnipeg when a cargo fire alarm cooked off about an hour out of Wilm	nil	Wilmington Delaware to Anchorage Alaska
20 Jun day Malawi	737-300 of Air Malawi QM201	Flt QM201 had hardly levelled at altitude when there was a sharp pop and a depressurization	nil/110 pax	Headed Johannesburg, but returned to Malawi (Chileka de Blantyre Airport)
20 Jun 2217Z Laramie Wyoming	Beech 1900D of Great Lakes Air	Flt 174 struck a Navaid box while turning off onto a taxiway and a propblade detached	nil/11 onboard	....and penetrated the fuselage of N253GL
21 Jun day Kamina, Dem Republic Congo	LET410 of Karibu Airways	Lost height after takeoff and ended up inverted in a swamp with its fuselage submerged in mud. Suspected overloading.	1 dead + 12 injured/ circa 26 onboard	Kamina to Lubumbashi DRC flight. Destroyed. One Member of Congolese Parliament killed
21 Jun 1751Z Denver Colorado	737 of United Reg: N386UA	Aborted takeoff roll due to windshear and pax were deplaned on the taxiway due hot brakes	nil	minor damage
21 Jun ~2200L Tehran Iran	TU154 of Air Tunis B9-913	A/c suffered a large-scale electrical failure during its approach & was towed into the ramp	nil/150 pax onboard	Bandar Abbas to Mehrabad A/P Tehran, Iran
23 Jun ~1115L Kyrgyzstan	Yak 40 of Kyrgyzstan Airlines	Flt 4452 returned for an emergency landing & burnt out on the runway after an explosion	12 uninjured	Reg:EX-901 enroute Tamchi Kyrgyzstan to Bishkek & turned back after 10mins
24 Jun ~1815L Galway Ireland	RAF Merlin helo EH101 Mk3	On lift-off into a high hover at an airshow, a cabin door fell off injuring some spectators	3 injured on the ground	Salthill airshow. (in fwd flight would probably have taken out the tail-rotor..)
24 Jun night Auckland NZ	777-200 of Air NZ Flight: NZ8	Landed back after 10 hrs after turning back 5 hours out with an engine problem	nil/303 pax onboard	engine vibrations
25 Jun Orlando Florida	A330-200 of Monarch	Landed very hard at Sanford Intl, damaging the maingear and acft is now being ferried to Manchester UK for repairs	nil	Newcastle-Sanford (G-SMAN/ZB365). Ferry Flt is MON328P. Replacement 767-300 XLA127 has Monarch's pax
¹ Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by aviation safety agencies of various nations. ² DISCLAIMER: Assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation.

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