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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/110803.htm
03 Jul 1600L Sitka Alaska	Cessna 421 Reg: N777DX	Collided with terrain inside the final fix, 3mls from missed appch point during GPS inst appch r/way 11.	5 fatal / 5 on board	Prince Rupert BC to Anchorage. Pilot reptd fwd baggage door had opened. Crash-site located midday next day.
23 Jul 0840 Sorocaba Brazil	C551 Citation II of Petroforte Bras	PT-LME crashed into a street in the Vila Helena Quarter on approach.	1 fatal / 3 on board	A/c ex Lins collided with 4 houses, 3 vehicles and came to rest in a field.
26 Jul 1949Z Fredericton Canada	PA31-350 of Prince Edward Air	CME118 (Bangor to St John) lost an engine in IFR conditions and diverted Fredericton New Brunswick.	Nil	#1 shutdown due to heavy vibration, noise and oil seeping from cowling.
27 Jul 1940Z Sudbury Ontario	737-2H4 of WestJet C-FKWJ	ARFF was called to ramp due to a fire indication in the starboard eng.	Nil	Pax deplaned after second bottle fired. Detection loop connectors contaminated.
28 Jul 2057Z Winnipeg Manitoba	SA226TC of Perimeter Airlines	PAG609 advised returning to land runway 13 due rough running stbd engine on departure. Fault repeated on other flights and numerous test flights.	Nil	C-FSLZ right engine observed at 103% and with sync engaged started fluctuating 95% to 103%. Binding eccentric shaft replaced. (FCU, pitch control, governor interconnect).
29 Jul Pannawonica WA	B55 Baron of AusWest	Crashed off the end of the runway on take-off after an engine failed.	4 uninj	Australian Mining Charter flight
30 Jul Egg Harbor NJ	ATR-42-300 of the FAA Test Center	23 FAA dummies survived a crash test with an instrumented FAA a/c being free-dropped from 32ft to simulate a 30fps survivable crash.	Nil	Dummies all declined a post-crash interview. Test weight was 35,000lbs and was for pax-seat design. See image web-page for crash result.
30 Jul Vilnius A/P	757 of Britannia Flt: BY821A	Aborted at speed after an airspeed indicator failure due pitot blockage.	Nil	No further details (bound Heathrow with Celtic United Football Team).
30 Jul Kashmir	AN-12 of Indian Air Force	Preserved remains found at site of 35 y.o. prev unlocated Himalayan crash	1 found	Found at base of 16,000ft Dhakka Glacier in Himachal Pradesh State.
30 Jul 2010Z Halifax NS	DHC8-102 of JAZZ Air Reg: C-FHRC	JZA8818 enroute to Sydney reported electrical problems 40miles east of Halifax and returned.	Nil	No further details.
31 Jul 2045L Addison Texas	Cessna 525 Citation	TN514DS blew its left rear tire on exiting the runway.	Nil	High-speed turn?
01 Aug 0900BST Belfast NI	BAe146-200 of BA's CitiExpress	G-MANS evac'd on taxiway on pushback due blue smoke in cabin.	4 pax inj / 54 o/b	One pax hospitalized.
01 Aug Sydney-Lismore	SAAB340 of Regional Xpress	30y.o. male pax arrested with knife & extensible baton after disturbance.	Nil	Incident characterized as non-cooperation (versus hostility).
01 Aug 1406L St Petersburg Fla.	C421 Reg: N2989Q	On landing r/way 34 the right MLG collapsed and a/c departed runway.	Nil	Minor damage.
02 Aug 1645L Atlanta Ga.	767 of Delta Flt: DAL827	A/c parked when baggage cart struck drain mast near C2 door.	Nil	Minor damage to Atlanta-Jacksonville flight (during pax boarding).
03 Aug NY-Frankfurt	747-245F of El Al Reg: 4X-AXL	Two panels deptd the a/c over the Amsterdam neighbourhood of Langeaar (on appch Schipol).	Nil	Diverted/landed Schipol 1600L with a burst MLG tire & missing an 80cm x 80cm wing panel & L-shaped section.
04 Aug 1631Z Miami Fla.	757 of US Airways	USA1191 hit jetway while taxiing to Gate H10.	Nil / 174 pax	Substantial a/c damage.
04&05 Aug Heathrow UK	Concorde of BA BA001	2 consec nights of aborted t/offs for BA001 (NY-JFK bound)	Nil	Instrument problem 2230L on 04 Aug and unknown 05 Aug (deptd at 2145L)
05 Aug 0003L Richmond Va.	737-700 of Southwest	SW2128 hit severe turbulence at FL250 enroute Tampa-Baltimore.	2 F/A inj	Two F/A hospitalized Baltimore.
05 Aug 2359 Cardiff Wales	A320 of My Travel	3 tires burst on landing at Cardiff & pax disembarked on runway.	Nil/ 162 on board	Attrib to skid due to a reverser failure (but more likely an anti-skid failure).
05 Aug Darwin NT to Cairns QLD	737-400 of QANTAS	RH eng shut down after birdstrike after t/off (landed back 15 mins later)	Nil/ 146 on board	QF801 engine compressor & nose-cowl damaged.
05 Aug 0650L Groton Conn.	Lear 35 of JetPro LLC	N135PT clipped apartment building, 3 houses and plunged into river.	2 fatal / 2 on board	A/C on 2nd missed approach with tower unmanned (see image web-file).
05 Aug	KingAir200	Gear collapsed on ldg Biggin Hill UK.	Nil	Lengthy delay until runway cleared.
06 Aug 1600L Frankfurt-Houston	A340-300 of Lufthansa	DLM440 struck severe turbulence enroute at cruising altitude.	35 inj / 258 o/b	10 hospitalized after landing 1715. A/C suffered some structural damage.
06 Aug 2040L Duluth Minn.	Westwind WW24 Reg: N351C	Departure end incident r/way 27 (hit threshold bar and broke a light).	Nil	actual events are unclear in FAA report (dep Duluth for Latrobe Pa.).
07 Aug JFK A/P	Concorde of BA BA-001 G-BOAC	BA001 shut down #3 enroute and on ldg it was thought that eng3/eng4 firewall had burnt through.	Nil	Pneumatic duct clamp failure (fire-warning was actually hot air leak). A/c type goes out of service in October.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries.2 DISCLAIMER: The information is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

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