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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/011104.htm
11 Oct. Perth, West Australia	737-86Q of Virgin Blue	VH-VOF struck its tail on take-off from Perth airport for the East Coast.	Nil	Under investigation by ATSB. Tailstrike unusual for a 737.
19 Oct. Arusha-Ruaha Tanzania	Caravan of Air Excel Reg: AXL or SMK	Engine failed with loud bang at FL125 with no restart and followed by flap failure at 20 degrees (batt). Force-landed OK.	Nil / 10 o/b	16 Caravans have gone down in the past 12 months; 10 eng failures (11 hull losses including 4 due to engine failure)
22 Oct. 0149Z Victorville, Calif.	757 of ATA Flt: AMT5247	Deptd paved area to E of r/way 35 at Twy C and became stick in the mud.	Nil	During taxi-out for Gulfport, Kansas. Mil pax de-planed. A/c req maint attention.
22 Oct. 2220Z Salt Lake City, Utah	727-200 of Planet Awys N894AA	Heavily loaded US Marshals a/c was jacked & left main tire removed. Jack & inner tire subsided into the asphalt..	Nil	Felons deplaned, a/c defueled but airbags gave way, rear stairway collapsed and a/c settled onto its tail.
22 Oct. 1400L ArthursTown Nassau	Beech 1900C of Southern Air Charter	Ditched into the sea close to the shoreline of New Providence Island after both engines failed 20 mins apart.	Nil /8 pax +2crew o/b	2nd eng failed during its early approach (no serious injuries). Aircraft written off.
22 Oct. 0100L Detroit, Mich.	737-800 of American	Body discovered in port wheelwell of AA926 (arrival fm Dominican Repub).	1 dead	Arrival via Miami fm La Romana (20 y.o. black male). TSA investigating.
22 Oct. 1130L Loch Broom UK	Reims F406 of Highland Awys	Collided with 2500ft elevn terrain during descent into Inverness, Scotland.	1 fatal / 1 o/b	Vanished fm Lossiemouth radar whilst on descent inbound from Stornoway.
23 Oct. 2018Z Philadelphia, Pa.	Embraer 145 Flt: 3098	Evac'd via stairs on runway after returning with a fuel tank leak.	Nil	Reg given as N2755K by FAA (incorrect).
23 Oct. evening Gander, NFL	747-400 of Air India	Crew advised of security concerns with onbd container & diverted to Gander.	Nil	JFK to Heathrow Flt resumed 100mins later.
23 Oct. 0730Z San Diego, Calif.	Learjet 35 of LifeGuard Flight	N30DK crashed in mountainous terrain 1230 a.m. (after departure)	5 fatal / 4 pax+1	Medevac had departed Brown Field for Albuquerque, New Mexico.
23 Oct. 1230L O'Hare Chicago, Ill.	A320 of United Flt: UAL1464	3 F/A + 1 pilot hospitalized after hitting clear air turbulence enroute.	6 crew / 148pax + crew	Orange County, California, to Chicago, Ill. Elsewhere reported as Flt UAL650.
24 Oct. 1630Z Martinsville, Va.	Beech 200 of Hendrick M/sport	Crashed on Bull Mountain (7mls NW) after a missed approach runway 30.	10 fatal / 8 pax +2	N501RH had departed Concord, N.C. carrying NASCAR race-team crews.
24 Oct. 1336L Johannesburg, SA	777-2Q8ER of Air Austral	Fire broke out in #2 eng. during early stage of take-off roll 03L & crew aborted.	Nil	F-ORUN vacated runway & fire dept ext'd fire (enroute St Denis, Reunion).
24 Oct. 1630Z Birmingham, UK	Emb145 of BA Flt: BA7866	Rapid disembarkation on r/way after flt diverted in with smoke in cockpit.	Nil	Glasgow to Southampton flight.
24 Oct. 2150L Chicago O'Hare, Ill.	767-300 of United Flt: UAL835	Returned after an engine problem occurred a few minutes after airborne Bound Sao Paulo. Dumped fuel.	Nil / 179 pax +12 crew	Re-landed +40 mins later due to a compressor stall (bird ingestion). Follows an AA MD80 incident 16 Sept.
24 Oct. Perth, West Australia	767-300ER of Qantas	Perth to Soekarno A/P Djakarta flight returned with a cracked windscreen.	Nil	No further details.
25 Oct. 1840Z Dallas Ft Worth, Texas	SF-340 of American Eagle	Pushing off from the gate, tug operator jumped off tug & was struck by prop2	1 inj	Tug jackknifed. Serious injuries to arm & hand. EGF3259 Reg: N376AE
25 Oct. 2354Z Wichita, Kansas	Learjet 60 of Stone Ridge Avn	On landing roll-out the left main gear caught fire	Nil / 2 o/b	Flexjet N245FX [Denver, Colo., to Dallas, Texas]. Usually brake-assoc'd.
26 Oct. Arlanta Sweden	MD-83 of FlyNordic	Evac chute-slide deployed inside cabin at FL300 injuring 2 crewmembers.	2 crew inj	Umea A/P Sweden to Arlanta A/P Stockholm
26 Oct. Haneda, Tokyo	747-400 of KAL Flt: KE6707	After two go-rounds with a flap ext problem, made it in on the 3rd.	Nil	Arriving from Seoul (Kimpo A/P)
27 Oct. Santa Barbara, Calif.	Saab340 of American Eagle	LA to Monterey flt diverted Santa Barbara with smoke in the cabin.	Nil / 26 pax	3hr delay before pax caught another airplane.
27 Oct. 1530Z Philadelphia, Pa.	CRJ-200 of Mesa Flt: MSA 2924	Struck airport vehicle with right wing whilst taxiing out for departure.		Vehicle driver hospitalized, a/c significantly damaged. Nil inj / 41 pax.
27 Oct 2050Z Safety Harbor Fl	767 of Delta Flt: DAL432	Right main gear strut door fell off onto roof of home during appch at Tampa.	Nil	Reg: N1607B lost a 7ft x 7ft aluminum door.
27 Oct. Narita A/P Japan	777 of Japan Airlines	Flt 723 returned Narita with extensive LHS windscreen cracking (at FL360)	Nil / 197 pax	50cm crack. Pax deptd for Kuala Lumpur on a replacement a/c.
28 Oct. 0919L Toledo Express	CRJ-700 of Northwest	Diverted in with landing gear warning light and due weather Detroit.	Nil	Operated by Pinnacle Airlines. Toledo A/P police are cross-trained firemen.
28 Oct. 0645Z Portland, Oregon	A319 of United Flt: UAL746	Birdstrike damaged N836UA's radome during its approach to land Portland.	Nil	No further details.
1 Air carrier accidents or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 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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