nateraw/airplane-crashes-and-fatalities · Datasets at Hugging Face

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5,000	08/18/2004	11:10	Near Goma, DemocratiRepubliCongo	Transworld Safaris	null	Goma - Walikale	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	5Y-TWH	208B-0784	3	3	0	The aircraft crashed into 11,000 ft. Nyarigongo Volcano at 8,4500 ft. in bad weather ten minutes after taking off.
5,001	08/21/2004	16:28	Near Maracay, Venezuela	Military - Venezuelan Air Force	null	La Orchila Air Base - Maracay	Shorts 360	FAV-1652	SH3123	25	25	0	Air trafficontrollers lost contact with the plane as it was returning from the Caribbean island of La Orchila and descending through 9,500 ft. The plane crashed in a mountainous region of northeastern Venezuela in thunderstorms. The plane was carrying a mixture of military and civilian passengers.
5,002	08/24/2004	22:59	Near Rostov-on-Don, Russia	Sibir Airlines	1047	Moscow - Sochi	Tupolev 154B-2	RA-85556	82A-556	46	46	0	The plane crashed 19 minutes after taking off from Moscow. It crashed almost simultaneously with a Volga-Avia Express Tupolov134 which crashed at 22:56. Detonation of an exposive device aboard.
5,003	08/24/2004	22:56	Near Toula, Russia	Volga-Avia Express	1303	Moscow - Volograd	Tupolev 134A-3	RA-65080	60065	41	41	0	The plane crashed 26 minutes after taking off from Moscow. Witnesses stated they saw the plane explode in midair before crashing. It crashed almost simultaneously with a Sibir Tupolov154 which crashed at 22:59. Detonation of an exposive device aboard.
5,004	08/27/2004	16:30	Near MGrath, Alaska	Mavrik Aire Transport	null	Kenai - McGrath - Kotzebue	de Havilland DHC-3 Otter	N197TT	197	3	1	0	Thirty minutes after departure from McGrath, the pilot encountered low visibility due to smoke and fog. After deciding to fly at a lower altitude, the aircraft struck trees and crashed into a forest. Rescue teams found the bodies and the survivors 2 days later. The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings due to smoke, rain, and mist.
5,005	09/09/2004	06:50	Villahermosa, Mexico	Jett Paqueteria SA	null	Mexico City - Villahermosa	Rockwell CT-39A Sabreliner	XA-TFD	265-10	2	2	0	On final approach the cargo flight crashed in a wooded area 3 km from the runway and was destroyed.
5,006	09/11/2004	11:10	Off Mount Athos, Greece	Military - Greek Army	null	Athens - Mount Athos	CH-47D Chinook	null	null	17	17	0	The helicopter crashed into the Aegean Sea, 5.5 nautical miles off Halkidiki peninsula. Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria , Egypt, spiritual leader of orthodox Christians throughout Africa, killed along with other clergy.
5,007	09/29/2004	18:59	Tortuguero lagoon, Puerto Rico	Air Flamence	null	Mayaguez - San Juan	Pilatus-Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander	N902GD	905	1	1	0	The cargo plane hit a heavy rain shower before losing control and crashing into Toruuguero lagoon. The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent.
5,008	10/05/2004	12:37	Kaduqli, Sudan	Sarit Airlines	null	El Obeid - Juba	Antonov AN-12	ST-SAF	00347606	4	4	0	The cargo plane reported an engine failure and tried to divert to the nearest airport but crashed and burned in a wooded area about 50 km from Kaduqli.
5,009	11/22/2004	06:15	Houston, Texas	Business Jet Services	null	Dallas - Houston	Grumman Gulfstream G3	N85VT	449	3	3	0	While on final approach, the aircraft struck a light pole located 1.5 mile short of Runway 04 in thick fog and crashed in a nearby field. The flight crew's failure to adequately monitor and cross check the flight instruments during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to select the instrument landing system frequency in a timely manner and to adhere to approved company approach procedures, including the stabilized approach criteria.
5,010	11/27/2004	11:20	Near Bagram, Afghanstan	Presidental Airways Inc. - Air Taxi	-	Bagram - Farah, Afghanstan	CASA 212-CC	N960BW	231	6	6	0	Crashed into a mountain 80 miles west of Bagram while en route. The wreckage site was located a the 14,000 ft. level of a 16,739 ft. mountain. The crew deliberately avoided the standard route and took a joy ride in another direction, eventually becoming trapped in a canyon and slamming into a mountainside.
5,011	10/14/2004	22:15	Jefferson City, Missouri	Pinnacle Airlines/Northwest Airlink	3701	Little Rock - Minneapolis	Canadair CRJ200LR RegionalJet	N8396A	10161	2	2	0	On a night repositioning flight, while en route, the stick shaker activated several times before the plane entered a aerodynamistall. Almost simultaneously both engines stopped. The crew declared an emergency but the plane did not make the airport, crashed and broke up. PC: The pilots' unprofessional behavior, deviation from standard operating procedures, and poor airmanship, which resulted in an in-flight emergency from which they were unable to recover, in part because of the pilots' inadequate training The pilots' failure to prepare for an emergency landing in a timely manner, including communicating with air trafficontrollers immediately after the emergency about the loss of both engines and the availability of landing sites and the pilots' failure to achieve and maintain the target airspeed in the double engine failure checklist, which caused the engine cores to stop rotating and resulted in the core lock engine condition. Contributing to this accident was the engine core lock condition, which prevented at least one engine from being restarted, and the airplane flight manuals that did not communicate to pilots the importance of maintaining a minimum airspeed to keep the engine cores rotating.
5,012	10/14/2004	03:56	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	MK Airlines	1602	Windsor Locks - Halifax - Zaragoza, Spain	Boeing 747-244B-SF	9G-MKJ	22170	7	7	0	The cargo plane did not gain altitude and ran off the end of the runway and crashed into a forest. The aircraft's lower aft fuselage struck a berm supporting a localizer antenna, resulting in the tail separating from the aircraft, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. The incorrect V speeds and thrust setting were too low to enable the aircraft to take off safely for the actual weight of the aircraft. The pilots of MKA1602 did not carry out the gross error check in accordance with the company's standard operating procedures (SOPs), and the incorrect take-off performance data were not detected. Crew fatigue.
5,013	10/15/2004	07:46	Near Medellin, Colombia	Aerovanguardia	null	Villavicencio - Medellin	Douglas DC-3C	HK-1503	34331	3	3	0	During descent in poor weather, the cargo plane struck a mountain near the airport.
5,014	10/16/2004	15:00	Coron Island, Philippines	PacifiAir	null	Coron Island - Manila	Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander	RP-C1325	593	2	2	0	A few minutes after takeoff, the cargo plane struck the side Tagbao mountain a few kilometers from the airport.
5,015	10/19/2004	07:45	Near Kirksville, Missouri	Corporate Airlines (American Connection)	5966	St. Louis, MO - Kirkville, MO	Bae Jetstream 3201	N875JX	875	15	13	0	The turboprop crashed 4 miles south of Kirksville while on approach to Kirksville Municipal Airport. The plane clipped tree tops before crashing on its belly into a wooded area. Data show the plane descending then climbing slightly in the last four seconds before impact. The plane lacked a modern terrain warning system which would have been required equipment the next year. The pilots' failure to follow established procedures and properly conduct a nonprecision instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions, including their descent below the minimum descent altitude before required visual cues were available (which continued unmoderated until the airplane struck the trees) and their failure to adhere to the established division of duties between the flying and nonflying pilots. Contributing to the accident were the pilots' failure to make standard callouts and the current Federal Aviation Regulations that allow pilots to descend below the MDA into a region in which safe obstacle clearance is not assured based upon seeing the airport approach lights. The pilots' failure to establish and maintain a professional demeanor during the flight and their fatigue likely contributed to their degraded performance.
5,016	10/24/2004	16:30	Martinsville, Virginia	Private - Hendrick Motorsports Inc.	null	Concord, NC - Martinsville, VA	Beech 200 Super King Air	N501RH	BB-805	10	10	0	The plane struck a steep incline in the Bull Mountain area seven miles from the Blue Ridge Regional Airport in heavy fog. Wreckage was confined to an area of approximately 200 ft. long. Killed in the crash were members of the Hendrick Motorsports racing team including the son, brother and two nieces of owner Rick Hendrick. Failure of the crew to properly execute the published instrument approach procedure. A contributing cause was the crew's failure to use all navigational aids to confirm and monitor their position during the approach.
5,017	10/24/2004	00:30	San Diego, California	Med Flight Air Ambulance - Private	null	San Diego, CA - Albuquerque, NM	Learjet 35A	N30DK	35A-345	5	5	0	Two minutes after taking off, the air ambulance crashed into Otay peak, in an isolated area of mountains, 8 miles east of Brown Field Municipal Airport. Dark night visual conditions prevailed. The controller's Minimum Safe Altitude Warning System issued and alert during the last two radar returns. The air trafficontroller failed to alert the crew to altitude warnings as the plane was on track to fly into a mountain. The controller identified the airplane on the radar screen and instructed crew members to expect clearance above 5,000 feet, but then issued a heading that resulted in a flight track directly into the mountains. The mountain is at 3,556 feet altitude. Also, the flight crew did not follow the recommended departure procedures for taking off at night and in mountainous terrain. Failure of the flightcrew to maintain terrain clearance during a VFR departure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain, and the air trafficontroller's issuance of a clearance that transferred the responsibility for terrain clearance from the fllightcrew to the controller. The controller's failure to provide terrain clearance instructions to the flightcrew, and failure to advise the flightcrew of minimum safe altitude warning alerts. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' fatigue which likely contributed to their degraded decision making.
5,018	11/18/2004	13:02	Caracas, Venezuela	Venezolana	213	El Vigia - Caracas	BAe 3101 Jetstream 31	YV-1083C	762	21	3	0	The aircraft was arriving on runway 09 at Simon Bolivar Airport when it departed the right side of the runway and cashed into the airport fire house. Weather at the time of the accident was poor, with low ceiling and torrential rain.
5,019	11/21/2004	08:20	Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China	China Eastern Airlines	null	Baotou - Shanghai	Bambardier CRJ200	B-3072	7697	53	53	0	The aircraft crashed into a frozen lake in Nanhai Park, 10 seconds after taking off. Ice pollution of the wings of the aircraft led to the accident. Failure to deice the plane.
5,020	11/28/2004	09:55	Montrose, Colorado	Glow Air/Air Castle - Charter	73	Montrose, CO - South Bend, IN	Canadair CL-601-2A12 Challenger	N873G	3009	6	3	0	While attempting to take off from R31, the aircraft skidded sideways off the runway and went through a perimeter fence, ripping the cockpit from the fuselage and bursting into flames. There was light snow falling with fog and reduced visibility at the time of the accident. Also, the pilot chose to take off from a 7,500 ft. runway rather than wait for the 10,000 ft. runway to be plowed. The youngest son of NBC sports chairman Dick Ebersol and actress Susan Saint James killed. St. James had just exited the accident vehicle before it took off. The flightcrew's failure to ensure that the airplane's wings were free of ice or snow contamination that accumulated while the airplane was on the ground, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with upper wing contamination that induced the a subsequent stall and collision with the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilots' lack of experience flying during winter weather conditions.
5,021	11/30/2004	18:14	Solo, Indonesia	Lion Air	583	Jakarta, Indonesia - Solo, Indonesia	McDonnell-Douglas MD-82	PK-LMN	49189/1173	154	26	0	While attempting to land, the plane overran the runway and crashed through the airport barrier fence, into a rice field, broke in two and came to rest at a cemetery, 300 meters beyond the runway. Bad weather and a malfunctioning spoiler may have caused the crash.
5,022	11/30/2004	19:56	Saint Louis, Missouri	Grand Aire	null	Saint Louis - Toledo	HBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet	N604GA	1037	2	2	0	Shortly after taking off the plane lost altitude and crashed on Howell Island a few miles from the airport. The maintenance facility failed to properly install and inspect the elevator trim system resulting in the reversed elevator trim condition and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain. Contributing factors included the dark night and low ceiling.
5,023	12/06/2004	10:23	Bellevue, Idaho	Salmon Air - Air Taxi	null	Salt Lake City, UT - Sun Valley, ID	Cesna 208 Caravan	N25SA	0208B-0866	2	2	0	The aircraft crashed and burned while on approach to Runway 31 at Friedman Memorial Airport. The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on approach for landing in icing conditions. Inadequate airspeed was a factor.
5,024	12/07/2004	10:45	Near La Macarena, Colombia	SAVIARE S.A. - Air Taxi	null	null	Cessna TU206G	HK-2882	null	6	6	0	Destroyed upon impact with terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight for which a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed.
5,025	12/10/2004	null	El Junquito, Venezuela	Guardia Nacional de Venezuela	null	Puerto Ayacucho - La Carlota	PZL-MieleM28	GN-97121	AJE001-15	16	16	0	Crashed while en route in mountainous terrain.
5,026	12/11/2004	05:30	Uberaba, Brazil	NHR Táxi-Aéreo	null	Sao Paulo - Uberaba	Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante	PT-WAK	110071	2	2	1	The crew was performing a mail flight under Total Linhas Aéreas from Sao Paulo-Guarulhos airport to Uberaba. While on final approach at night, the cargo plane crashed into houses located short of runway and burned.
5,027	12/11/2004	null	Near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Airline Transport	null	Baku - Kabul	Ilyushin II-76TD	ER-IBW	0033448390	7	1	0	A forward emergency exit opened in flight causing one of the crew members to be sucked out. An emergency landing was made in Jeddah.
5,028	01/13/2005	05:20	Manguipayan, Colombia	Military - Colombian government	null	null	Black Hawk helicopter	null	null	20	20	0	The helicopter was on a counter-narcotics mission when it crashed in heavy fog.
5,029	01/13/2005	13:20	Tura,Siberia, Russia	Tura Air Enterprise	null	Vanavara - Tura	Antonov AN-2	RA-62597	1G177-44	9	9	0	The aircraft disappeared from radar as it was attempting to land. It crashed into a hill 6 miles from its destination. Poor weather conditions existed at the time of the accident.
5,030	01/13/2005	22:18	Keene, New Hampshire	AirNow	null	Bangor, ME - Concord, NH	Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante	N49BA	110301	1	1	0	The cargo plane diverted to Keene due to poor weather. During the final approach at night, the plane hit the ground short of Runway 02 and was destroyed.
5,031	01/26/2005	01:20	Rutbah, Iraq	Military - U.S. Marines	null	Ferrying troops	CH53E Sea Stallion	null	null	31	31	0	The helicopter crashed in rain and a sandstorm.
5,032	01/27/2005	08:10	Lasi, Hungary	Farnair Hungary	null	Bucharest -Lasi	Let 410UVP-E4	HA-LAR	871923	2	2	0	The cargo plane was attempting to land in a snowstorm when it turned left and descended until it crashed a mile from the airport.
5,033	01/30/2005	16:30	Near Al Taji, Iraq	Military - Royal Air Force	null	Bagdad - Balad	Lockheed Hercules C.1	XV179	4195	10	10	0	The plane was flying at a low level when it was hit by enemy fire. The right wing separated from the fuselage and the plane lost control, crashed and was destroyed.
5,034	02/03/2005	17:00	Near Peshawar, Pakistan	Kam Air	904	Herat - Kabul	Boeing B-737-200	EX-037	22075/630	104	104	0	Unable to land at Kabul because of a blizzard, the crew tried to reach Peshawar, Pakistan but crashed into 11,000 ft. Chaperi Mountain near Kabul.
5,035	02/03/2005	08:07	Near Khartoum, Sudan	Air West	null	Sharjah - Khartoum - Nyala	Ilyushin 76TD	ST-EWB	23438122	7	7	0	After developing fuel system problems the cargo flight carrying humanitarian goods, was advised to land at Aad Babaker. The plane did not make it and crashed 15 km east of Khartoum.
5,036	02/10/2005	20:30	Lebec, California	Action Air Express Inc. - Air Taxi	-	Fresno, CA - Santa Monica, CA	Cessna P210N	N432AR	P21000098	2	2	0	Crashed into the mountains after encountering severe turbulence en-route at FL90. The pilots in-flight loss of control due to the flight's encounter with unformatted localized mountain wave activity with severe to potentially extreme turbulence, downdrafts and rotors. The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to the flight's encounter with unforecasted localized mountain wave activity with severe to potentially extreme turbulence, downdrafts, and rotors.
5,037	02/16/2005	09:13	Near Pueblo, Colorado	Circuit City Stores - Charter	null	Richmond, VA - Saint Louis, MO - Pueblo,CO - Irvine, CA	Cessna 560 Citation V	N500AT	560-0146	8	8	0	While on approach the business flight descended through IMC until the left wing contacted the ground. The plane crashed into a field and burned. The plane crashed because the pilots failed to notice the airplane had slowed to an unsafe speed and allowed the plane to stall. In addition, there was a thin layer of ice on the aircraft's wings. The flight crew's failure to effectively monitor and maintain airspeed and comply with procedures for deice boot activation on the approach, which caused an aerodynamistall from which they did not recover. Contributing to the accident was the FAA's failure to establish adequate certification requirements for flight into icing conditions, which led to the inadequate stall warning margin provided by the airplane's stall warning system.
5,038	02/22/2005	13:22	Bimin, Papua, New Guinea	Missionary Aviation Fellowship	null	Tabubil - Bimin	de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300	P2-MFQ	174	13	2	0	While on approach to Runway 29 the aircraft crashed on a mountain.
5,039	02/22/2005	07:15	null	Indonesian National Police	null	Jayapura - Sarmi	CASA 212 Aviocar	null	null	18	15	0	On final approach, the aircraft crashed into the sea 100 meters off shore, 400 meters short of runway.
5,040	03/08/2005	09:23	Chrallave, Venezuela	Air Global	null	Maturin - Charallave	Cessna 500 Citation I	YV-21CP	500-0115	2	2	0	The cargo plane crashed into a wooded area short of the runway and was destroyed.
5,041	03/15/2005	00:15	Off Campbeltown, United Kingdom	Loganair	null	Glasgow - Campbeltown	Pilatus-Britten Norman BN-2B-26 Islander	G-BOMG	2205	2	2	0	While on final approach, the air ambulance crashed into the sea at night and in poor visibility.
5,042	03/16/2005	13:57	Varandey, Russia	Regional Airlines	null	Ufa - Usinsk - Perm - Varandey - Naryan Mar	Antonov 24	RA-46489	27308107	52	28	0	The Russian turboprop carrying oil workers, crashed into the ground and caught fire while on final approach to Varandey in heavy fog. The plane’s crew tried to make an emergency landing five kilometers away from the airport. The moment the plane touched the ground, the plane fell to one side broke up and caught fire. Pilot error. Lack of coordination among the crew and the blinding whiteness of the snow that disoriented the pilots, apparently causing them to perform a wrong maneuver.
5,043	03/23/2005	23:07	Off Mwanza, Tanzania	Air Transport	null	Mwanza - Khartoum - Zagreb	Ilyushin IL-76TD	ER-IBR	0043454623	8	8	0	The cargo plane, after takeoff and climbing lost altitude and crashed into Lake Victoria.
5,044	03/26/2005	10:15	El Embrujo, Providencia Island, Colombia	West Caribbean Airways	null	Old Providence - San Andres	Let-410UVP-E	HK-4146	902426	14	8	0	The small airliner crashed while taking off from the Colombian Caribbean Island of Old Providence. The aircraft climbed to a height of about 100 feet and then lost control and crashed into a hill.
5,045	03/31/2005	20:00	Near Rovie, Albania	Military - U.S. Air Force	null	Training	Lockheed Hercules MC-130H	87-0127	5118	9	9	0	While on a training mission the aircraft crashed into a mountainous area and was destroyed.
5,046	04/12/2005	12:10	Enarotali, Indonesia	GT Air	null	Timika - Enarotali	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100	PK-LTZ	23	18	18	0	The plane crashed while en route on a one hour flight. The wreckage was found 5 days later.
5,047	04/20/2005	22:15	Tehran, Iran	Saha Airline Services	null	Krish - Teran	Boeing B-707-3J9C	EP-SHE	21127/915	169	3	0	Soon after experiencing a hard landing an engine began burning while the aircraft was taxiing. The plane then skidded of the runway and fell into the Kan River. One of the passenger's infant fell into the river and drowned while exiting the aircraft.
5,048	04/28/2005	11:28	Pisco, Peru	Military - Fuerza Del Peru	null	Training	Let 410UVP	EP-830	790304	13	13	0	While taking off on a training flight, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed near a petroleum facility near the airport.
5,049	05/02/2005	22:15	Taranaki, New Zealand	Airwork	null	Auckland - Blenheim	Swearingen SA227AC Metro III	ZK-POA	AC-551B	2	2	0	Crashed into a field while en route.
5,050	05/05/2005	13:30	Near Kisangani, DemocratiRepubliCongo	Kisangani Airlift	null	Bangboka - Isiro	Antonov AN-26	EK-26060	17311107	11	10	0	The plane was heading for the town of Isiro when it lost radio contact. As it was returning to Kisangani its propeller hit a tree and the plane lost control.
5,051	05/07/2005	11:45	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia	Aero-Tropics	null	Bamaga - Lockhart River	Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III	VH-TFU	DC-818B	15	15	0	The plane crashed as it was preparing to land at the remote Aboriginal community of Lockhart River on Cape York peninsula. The plane was flying in heavy rain and strong winds when it crashed. The wreckage was found in rugged rainforest terrain. Controled flight into terrain. The flight crew did not react to the mountain rising up before them. The copilot, who was flying the plane, was not qualified to undertake the instrument landing approach attempted, an RNAV (GNSS) approach.
5,052	05/16/2005	12:20	El Portezulo, Argentina	Transportes Aereos Don Carlos - Charter	null	Balmaceda, Argentina - Chile Chiro, Chile	Beech 65-A80 Queenaire	CC-CFS	LD-220	10	10	0	The charter flight crashed a few minutes after takeoff under unkown circumstances.
5,053	05/18/2005	13:27	Mongu, Zambia	Military - Zambia Air Force	null	Lusaka - Livingstone - Mongu - Lusaka	Yunshuji Y-12	AF-216	0089	13	13	0	The plane was on its routine operations of delivering military supplies and food to the drought-stricken parts of Southern and Western provinces of Zambia when the accident occurred. The plane took off from Lusaka and safely reached Livingstone and Mongu. It had just taken off from Mongu on its way back to Lusaka when it crashed.
5,054	05/25/2005	null	Walungu, Congo	Charter - Maniema Union (owner Victoria Air)	null	Goma - Kindu - Kongolo	Antonov AN-12BP	9Q-CVG	4342404	27	27	0	Crashed into mountains and dense forest. The plane lost contact with the tower 30 minutes after taking off from Goma. The wreckage was found at the bottom of a cliff.
5,055	06/02/2005	11:15	Khartoom, Sudan	Marsland Aviation	430	Kartoom - El Obeid - El Fasher	Antonov AN-24B	ST-WAL	6991004	42	7	0	The plane crashed during takeoff after a fire erupted in the No. 1 engine. The crew aborted the takeoff but crashed at the end of the runway.
5,056	07/16/2005	10:00	Baney, Equatorial Guinea	Ecuatair	null	Malabala, Bioko Island - Bata	Antonov AN-24B	3C-VQR	79901104	60	60	0	The airliner disappeared from radar and crashed into dense jungle shortly after taking off from Malabala. A witness saw flames coming from the side of the plane shortly after take-off. The plane then tilted and fell, skidded over trees for a distance of about half a mile and crashed. The plane was overloaded. The aircraft was built to accommodate a maximum of 48 passengers.
5,057	08/02/2005	16:04	Toronto, Canada	Air France	358	Paris, France - Toronto Canada	Airbus A-340	F-GLZQ	289	309	0	0	The plane landed almost half-way down Runway 24, overran the runway, broke in two and caught fire. There was severe thunderstorms at the time of the landing with rain, lightning and hail. All 309 aboard escaped. There were 43 injuries. The pilot landed the plane too far down the rain-slick runway making it virtually impossible to stop the plane before it ran off the runway. In addition, the reverse thrust was not employed until 17 seconds after the wheels touched down.
5,058	08/06/2005	15:40	Off Palermo, Italy	Tuninter	1153	Bari, Italy - Djerba, Tunisia	ATR-72-202	TS-LBB	258	39	16	0	The aircraft developed engine trouble while en route from Bari Italy to Djerba, Tunisia The crew contacted Palermo ATC for an emergency landing but ditched into the sea approximately 19 miles north of Palermo. The pilot reported that both engines had failed. Fuel starvation. The maintenance crew incorrectly installed a fuel gauge for a ATR-42 on the ATR-72. Both instruments look very similar.
5,059	08/10/2005	12:43	Off Talinn, Estonia	Copterline	null	Talinn, Estonia - Helsinki, Finland	Sikorsky S-76C	OH-HCI	760508	14	14	0	The helicopter crashed at sea about 3 miles off the coast near the island of Naissaar, after disappeared from Tallinn ATC radar 3 minutes after take-off from Tallinn in gusty wind conditions.
5,060	08/14/2005	12:20	Near Grammatikos, Greece	Helios Airways	522	Larnaca, Cyprus - Athens, Greece - Prague, Czech Republic	Boeing 737-31S	5B-DBY	29099/2982	121	121	0	While flying at FL340 towards Athens the crew reported problems with their air conditioning system. As the airliner entered Greek airspace ATC lost contact with the plane. Two Greek F-16 fighters were dispatched to intercept the plane. The F-16 pilots reported that one pilot was not in the cockpit and the other was slumped over the controls. They also said oxygen masks had deployed in the cabin. The plane continued on its programmed route to a holding pattern off the coast of Greece and flew in circles for two hours. Meanwhile, at least two flight attendants had stayed awake using portable oxygen bottles but they couldn't get through the locked, terrorist-proof cockpit door. It was only when one engine failed from fuel starvation that the computer-controlled systems aboard the plane unlocked the door. The plane continued on track until it crashed into mountainous terrain about 25 miles north of Athens. CVR tapes showed that a student pilot/flight attendant, Andreas Prodromos, was at the controls of the aircraft and tried to send a Mayday message twice but the radio was set to the wrong frequency. The cabin pressure control was left in the manual, instead of auto position by maintenance workers. The error was not picked up by the two pilots during three subsequent check lists. They failed to respond to warnings as oxygen masks fell in the passenger cabin which eventually led to the two pilots losing consciousness and the plane crashing.
5,061	08/16/2005	03:30	Near La Cucharita, Venezuela	West Caribbean Airways	null	Panama City - Fort de France, Martinique	McDonnell Douglas MD-82	HK-4374X	49484/1315	160	160	0	While en route, the crew reported engine trouble with both engines and planed to divert to Caracas. The plane began losing altitude and eventually crashed in the Sierra de Perija mountains on the Columbian-Venezuelan border. The autopilot might have reduced engine power too much after a rapid climb to FL330, allowing airspeed to bleed off to the point of a stall. Also the data recorder showed that rather than push the nose over to recover from the stall, the pilots held the yoke to their chests all the way to the ground.
5,062	08/23/2005	15:06	Near Pucallpa, Peru	TANS Peru	204	Lima - Pucallpa - Iquitos	Boeing B-737-244	OB-1809	22580/87	98	40	0	The plane was about to land at Pucallpa when it ran into strong winds from a tropical storm. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing without its landing gear on a road near the jungle airport. The plane crashed, broke up and caught fire about 2 miles from the airport.
5,063	09/05/2005	07:30	Isiro, DemoctratiRepubliCongo	Kavatshi Airlines	null	Beni - Isiro	Antonov 26B	ER-AZT	9005	11	11	0	While on approach to Runway 31 the plane hit trees, crashed and burned.
5,064	09/05/2005	09:40	Medan, Indonesia	Mandala Airlines	091	Medan - Jakarta	Boeing 737-230	PK-RIM	22136/738	117	99	44	Seconds after taking off the jetliner shook violently, veered to the left and crashed into a residential neighborhood 500 yards past the end of the runway.
5,065	09/09/2005	15:45	Near Brazzaville, Congo	Air Kasai	null	Boende - Kinshasa	Antonov AN-26A	9Q-CFD	37312901	14	14	0	While en route, a witness saw the plane lose altitude and crash to the ground and disintegrate into pieces north of Brazzaville. Weather was poor with thunderstorms and strong winds.
5,066	09/15/2005	14:55	Alto da Boa Vista, Brazil	Viaçao Cometa	null	Rio de Janeiro - Jacarepagua	Cessna 525 CitationJet I	PT-WLX	525-0176	2	2	0	The aircraft, on a positioning flight, crashed in a wooded area shortly after taking off.
5,067	09/16/2005	09:00	San Juan de Manapiare, Venezuela	Wayumi Air Taxi	null	San Juan de Manapiare - Puetro Ayacucho	Cessna 207 Skywagon	YV-412C	207-0508	4	4	0	Crashed into Mount Morrocoy, 5 miles from the airport shortly after taking off. Wreckage found two days later.
5,068	09/23/2005	14:15	Haena, Hawaii	Heli-USA Airways, In- Air Taxi	null	Sightseeing	Aerospatiale AS-350BA	N355NT	2053	6	4	0	After avoiding another helicopter, the helicopter headed into a heavy rainstorm. After entering a turn the airspeed dropped to zero and the helicopter descended rapidly until it hit the water bounced and hit the water again. The pilot's decision to continue flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to an encounter with a microburst. Contributing to the accident was inadequate FAA surveillance of Special Federal Aviation Regulation 71 operating restrictions. Contributing to the loss of life in the accident was the lack of helicopter flotation equipment.
5,069	10/04/2005	null	Aru, DemocratiRepubliCogo	Wimbi Dira Airways	null	Kisangani - Bunia	Antonov 12V	9Q-CWC	2400901	100	2	0	The aircraft carrying troops made a hard landing causing the landing gear to penetrate the fuselage. Two passengers were killed when they exited the plane and ran into the propellers which were still turning.
5,070	10/06/2005	05:40	Winnipeg, Canada	Morningstar Air Express	8060	Winnipeg - Thunder Bay, Ontario	Cessna 208B	C-FEXS	208B-0542	1	1	0	Soon after taking off the plane encountered icing conditions and the pilot tried to return to the airport but did not make it crashing into a Canadian National main railway track. In-flight icing conditions in which the aircraft's performance deteriorated until the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude. Also, the aircraft was overloaded by 288 pounds for normal weather conditions, 488 if there was icing.
5,071	10/22/2005	20:40	Lisa, Nigeria	Bellview Airlines	3210	Lagos - Abuja	Boeing B-737-2L9	5N-BFN	22734/818	117	117	0	The tower lost sight and contact with the plane about five minutes after taking off from Murtala Muhammad International airport. The plane crashed about 30 miles north of Lagos. A storm was passing through the airport at about the time the aircraft took off.
5,072	11/19/2005	22:30	Stupino, Russia	Ivolga Avia	null	Voronezh - Moscow-Domodedovo	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan I	4P-OIN	208B-1052	8	8	0	While descending for a landing at Domodedovo Airport in a snowstorm, the aircraft crashed into a forest 6 miles northeast of Stupino. Icing conditions were reported at the time of the accident.
5,073	12/06/2005	14:15	Tehran, Iran	Military - IslamiRepubliof Iran Air Force	null	Tehran - Bandar Abbas	Lockheed C-130B Hercules	5-8512	4386	94	94	14	The military plane crashed into an apartment building in the Azari district after taking off from Mehrabad Airport. The plane suffered engine failure and was attempting to return for a emergency landing.
5,074	12/08/2005	19:15	Chicago, Illinois	Southwest Airlines	1248	Baltimore, Maryland - Chicago, Illinois - Las Vegas, Nevada	Boeing B-737-7H4	N471WN	32471/1535	103	0	1	The jetliner slid off Runway 13C at Chicago's Midway Airport, went through an airport boundary fence and crashed into two vehicles at a nearby intersection, killing a young 6- year-old boy. Heavy snow was falling at the time of the accident. The plane had circled the airport for 30 to 35 minutes before attempting to land. The pilots' failure to use available reverse thrust in a timely manner to safely slow or stop the airplane after landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. This failure occurred because the pilots' first experience and lack of familiarity with the airplane's autobrake system distracted them from thrust reverser usage during the challenging landing. Contributing to the accident were Southwest Airline's 1) failure to provide its pilots with clear and consistent guidance and training regarding company policies and procedures related to arrival landing distance calculations; 2) programming and design of its onboard performance computer, which did not present inherent assumptions in the program critical to pilot decision making; 3) plan to implement new autobrake procedures without a familiarization period; and 4) failure to include a margin of safety in the arrival assessment to account for operational uncertainties. Also contributing to the accident was the pilots' failure to divert to another airport given reports that included poor braking action and a tailwind component greater than 5 knots. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the absence of an engineering materials arresting system, which was needed because of the limited runway safety area beyond the departure end of runway 31C.
5,075	12/10/2005	14:08	Near Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Sosoliso Airlines	1145	Abuja - Port Harcourt	McDonnell DC-9-32	5NBFD	47562/685	109	108	0	The plane crash-landed and burst into flames in a lightning storm while attempting to land at Port Harcourt Airport. Pilot error. The crew's decision to continue to approach below the decision altitude without having the runway in sight. It was recommended to improve the training of Nigerian pilots to recognize and recover from adverse weather conditions including windshear. Also, airports and aircraft should be equipped with instruments to detect windshear.
5,076	12/19/2005	14:40	Off Miami Beach, Florida	Chalk's Ocean Airways	101	Miami, Florida - Bimini, Bahamas	Grumman G73T Turbo Mallard	N2969	J-27	20	20	0	The seaplane crashed off Miami Beach next to a jetty as it was taking off. There was an explosion and fire and the right wing separated prior to the plane impacting the water. Examination of the wreckage revealed fatigue cracks in the right wing. The failure of Chalk's Ocean Airways' maintenance program to identify and properly repair fatigue cracks in the wing, and the failure of the FAA to detect and correct deficiencies in the company's maintenance program. Although a 16-inch crack in the wing had been patched, a more significant flaw in a nearby support beam hadn't been repaired. The carrier had no record of patching the crack.
5,077	12/23/2005	22:27	Nardaran, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Airlines	217	Baku, Azerbaijan - Aktau, Kazakhstan	Antonov AN-140-100	4K-AZ48	36525307036	23	23	0	The plane crashed along the shore of the Caspian Sea 8 minutes after taking off from Baku. Instrument failure left the crew unable to control the aircraft.
5,078	11/17/2006	08:07	Puncak Jaya, Indonesia	Trigana Air Service	null	Mulia - Ilaga	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300	PK-YPY	535	12	12	0	The aircraft struck a mountain seven minutes before it was scheduled to land in the remote Indonesian province of Papua.
5,079	12/28/2005	14:05	Truckee, California	Skyward Aviation	null	Twin Falls - Truckee - Carlsbad - Monterrey	Gates Learjet 35A	N781RS	35-218	2	2	0	On final approach the plane crashed into an open field 2,200 feet short of the runway threshold. The plane was scheduled to pick up passengers for a trip to Carlsbad. The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in a steep turn close to the ground.
5,080	01/02/2006	11:11	Near Karkov	Evolga	null	Moscow - Karkov	British Aerospace BAe-125-700A	P4-AOD	257153	3	3	0	On a positionning flight from Sheremetyevo to Kharkov to pick up passengers, while on final approach, the aircraft crashed in a frozen lake 3 km from runway threshold.
5,081	01/08/2006	13:00	Bukalaza, Uganda	Service Air	null	Entebbe - Kinshasa	Antonov 12	9Q-CIH	4341803	6	6	0	The cargo plane carrying humanitarian relief items crashed shortly after takeoff. The cause was determined to be engine failure and an overweight and improperly balanced plane.
5,082	01/09/2006	09:30	Near Orumiyeh, Iran	Military - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force	null	Tehran - Orumiyeh	Dassault Falcon 20	15-2233	318	11	11	0	After a flyby to check on a stuck landing gear, the plane suffered a double engine flame-out and crashed into a field in poor weather conditions.
5,083	01/19/2006	19:30	Near Telkibanya, Hungary	Military - Slovak Air Force	null	Pristina - Kosice	Antonov AN-24V	5605	97305605	43	42	0	A plane carrying peacekeeping soldiers crashed in a snowy forest at an altitude of 2,300 feet after taking the wrong flight path. The plane crashed about 18 miles from its destination of Kosice. Pilot error. The pilot chose to land without the help of the airport's radars, relying only on his own visual contact with the airport.
5,084	01/21/2006	null	Near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada	SoniBlue Airways	604	Tofino - Vancouver	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	C-GRXZ	208B0469	8	3	0	The pilot issued a mayday after experiencing engine trouble while en route and asked to divert to Port Alberni Airport on Vancouver Island but crashed into mountainous wooded area, 6 miles from the airport runway.
5,085	02/05/2006	16:53	Near Watertown, Wisconson	Air Cargo Carriers	null	null	Shorts 360-100 /Shorts 360-300	N3735W/N372AC	SH-3735/SH-3720	3	3	0	The cargo plane was on a test flight. While flying in formation with another plane taking pictures the left wing impacted the left wing and engine of the other plane. The plane lost contorl, crashed and burned. The flight crew failed to maintain clearance from another aircraft as they turned to break formation flight while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the decision of both flight crews to fly in formation.
5,086	02/08/2006	12:12	Near Paris, Tennessee	TriCoastal Air	null	Dayton, Ohio -	Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II	N629EK	TC-396	1	1	0	The pilot of the cargo flight reported he had an asymmetrifuel condition. The pilot asked for a lower altitude and controllers cleared the flight to 4,000 feet. About a minute later the pilot transmitted six 'Maydays.' The airplane then descended in a near vertical dive until it crashed into a pasture. The pilot's inflight loss of control following a reported fuel asymmetry condition for undetermined reasons.
5,087	03/07/2006	16:20	Labiano, Spain	Aerovalles	null	Madrid - Pamplona	Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III	EC-JAX	421C0337	6	6	0	While approaching Noain airport in bad weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft crashed in the Sierra de Tajonar mountain range. The copilot and a passenger were killed.
5,088	03/09/2006	16:30	Near La Paz, Bolivia	Military - Fuerza Aérea Argentina	null	La Paz - Sana Cruz	Learjet 35A	T-21	35-115	6	6	0	While en route, the plane, delivering humanitarian aid, flew into terrain and broke up.
5,089	03/18/2006	14:48	Butte, Montana	Ameriflight	null	Helena - Butte	Beechcraft C99	N54RP	U-218	2	2	0	The cargo flight crashed into trees 7 nm from the airport while attempting to land at Bert Mooney Airport. Wreckage was found 2 days later. The second pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure and the captain's inadequate supervision. Snow and mountain obscuration were factors.
5,090	03/24/2006	11:00	Cuenca, Ecuador	ATESA	null	Cuenca - Macas	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	HC-BXD	208B-0591	14	5	0	The plane lost altitude shortly after taking off and crashed into a building.
5,091	03/31/2006	17:35	Rio Bonito, Brazil	Team Air	6865	Macaé - Rio de Janeiro	Let L410UVP-E20	PT-FSE	912532	19	19	0	Twenty minutes after taking off from Macaé, the plane disappeared of Rio de Janeiro radar. The crew was flying VFR in poor weather conditions and changed their route attempting to fly to the coast. The plane crashed in a wooded area, exploded and burned.
5,092	04/10/2006	10:00	Marsabit, Kenya	Military - Kenya Air Force	null	Nairobi - Eastleigh AFB	Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II	132	null	17	14	0	While on approach the airplane flew into the side of Mount Marsabit which was obscured by clouds.
5,093	04/23/2006	04:55	Kousséri, Cameroon	Military - Lybian Arab Air Force	null	Sebha - N'Djamena	Antonov 74TK-200	UR-74038	36547097933	6	6	0	Upon arrival of the cargo flight, the crew indicated a technical problem to ATC and few minutes later the plane crashed in an open field located near N'Djamena,
5,094	04/23/2006	20:50	Near Tersky, Russia	Yug Avia	null	null	null	RF-30451	null	5	4	0	Shortly after takeoff, the pilot made sharp manuvers and lost the control of the plane and crashed 1 km from the airport. According to Russian authorities, the flight was unauthorized and illegal.
5,095	04/24/2006	11:45	Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan	U.S. Government (leased)	null	Kabul - Kandahar - Lashkar Gah	Antonov AN-32B	ZS-PDV	3003	16	2	3	A cargo plane carrying U.S. anti-narcotics officials crashed while attempting to land at Bost Airport in Lashkar Gah. The plane overran the runway and crashed into a residential area after trying to avoid a truck that pulled onto the runway. The pilot pulled up to avoid hitting the truck but was unable to gain sufficient speed to remain airborne.
5,096	04/28/2006	06:47	Peak Margarita, Uganda	King Air Charter	null	Goma - Bunia, DCR	Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	ZS-ADL	208B-0381	3	3	0	The cargo flight on behalf of the United Nations, crashed on the east side of Margarita's peak.The flight crew did not operate the route indicated in the submitted flight plan. Instead, the crew opted to use administrative flight planning data to execute a direct GPS route that led the plane to high terrain with clouds and low visibility, resulting in a controlled flight into terrain.
5,097	05/03/2006	02:15	Off Sochi, Russia	Armavia	967	Yerevan, Armenia - Sochi, Russia	Airbus A320-211	EK-32009	547	113	113	0	The jetliner crashed into the Black Sea and broke up in driving rain and low visibility after making a second attempt to land. The plane disappeared from radar screens just under four miles from shore and crashed after making a turn and heading toward Adler airport for a landing. Pilot error. The pilots of the Airbus-320 allowed the plane to descend too low as it faced bad weather on its approach to the airport.
5,098	05/14/2006	12:32	La Ronge, Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Government Northern Air Operations	null	Training	Convair CV-580	C-GSKJ	202	3	1	0	On a climbout after a touch-and-go landing, the aircraft veered to the left, lost altitude and crashed in a wooded area 1 nm northwest of the airport.
5,099	05/23/2006	18:22	Off São Tomé Island	Air São Tomé	null	Training	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300	S9-BAL	648	4	4	0	The aircraft disappeared from radar screens while on approach to São Tomé Island. The aircraft crashed in sea a few km off shore.

5,000

08/18/2004

11:10

Near Goma, DemocratiRepubliCongo

Transworld Safaris

null

Goma - Walikale

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

5Y-TWH

208B-0784

3

0

The aircraft crashed into 11,000 ft. Nyarigongo Volcano at 8,4500 ft. in bad weather ten minutes after taking off.

5,001

08/21/2004

16:28

Near Maracay, Venezuela

Military - Venezuelan Air Force

null

La Orchila Air Base - Maracay

Shorts 360

FAV-1652

SH3123

25

0

Air trafficontrollers lost contact with the plane as it was returning from the Caribbean island of La Orchila and descending through 9,500 ft. The plane crashed in a mountainous region of northeastern Venezuela in thunderstorms. The plane was carrying a mixture of military and civilian passengers.

5,002

08/24/2004

22:59

Near Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Sibir Airlines

1047

Moscow - Sochi

Tupolev 154B-2

RA-85556

82A-556

46

0

The plane crashed 19 minutes after taking off from Moscow. It crashed almost simultaneously with a Volga-Avia Express Tupolov134 which crashed at 22:56. Detonation of an exposive device aboard.

5,003

08/24/2004

22:56

Near Toula, Russia

Volga-Avia Express

1303

Moscow - Volograd

Tupolev 134A-3

RA-65080

60065

41

0

The plane crashed 26 minutes after taking off from Moscow. Witnesses stated they saw the plane explode in midair before crashing. It crashed almost simultaneously with a Sibir Tupolov154 which crashed at 22:59. Detonation of an exposive device aboard.

5,004

08/27/2004

16:30

Near MGrath, Alaska

Mavrik Aire Transport

null

Kenai - McGrath - Kotzebue

de Havilland DHC-3 Otter

N197TT

197

3

1

0

Thirty minutes after departure from McGrath, the pilot encountered low visibility due to smoke and fog. After deciding to fly at a lower altitude, the aircraft struck trees and crashed into a forest. Rescue teams found the bodies and the survivors 2 days later. The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision making, his continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Factors contributing to the accident were low ceilings due to smoke, rain, and mist.

5,005

09/09/2004

06:50

Villahermosa, Mexico

Jett Paqueteria SA

null

Mexico City - Villahermosa

Rockwell CT-39A Sabreliner

XA-TFD

265-10

2

0

On final approach the cargo flight crashed in a wooded area 3 km from the runway and was destroyed.

5,006

09/11/2004

11:10

Off Mount Athos, Greece

Military - Greek Army

null

Athens - Mount Athos

CH-47D Chinook

null

17

0

The helicopter crashed into the Aegean Sea, 5.5 nautical miles off Halkidiki peninsula. Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria , Egypt, spiritual leader of orthodox Christians throughout Africa, killed along with other clergy.

5,007

09/29/2004

18:59

Tortuguero lagoon, Puerto Rico

Air Flamence

null

Mayaguez - San Juan

Pilatus-Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander

N902GD

905

1

0

The cargo plane hit a heavy rain shower before losing control and crashing into Toruuguero lagoon. The pilot's improper inflight planning which resulted in an inflight encounter with weather (low ceilings and thunderstorms), his loss of aircraft control, and an inflight collision with the ocean during uncontrolled descent.

5,008

10/05/2004

12:37

Kaduqli, Sudan

Sarit Airlines

null

El Obeid - Juba

Antonov AN-12

ST-SAF

00347606

4

0

The cargo plane reported an engine failure and tried to divert to the nearest airport but crashed and burned in a wooded area about 50 km from Kaduqli.

5,009

11/22/2004

06:15

Houston, Texas

Business Jet Services

null

Dallas - Houston

Grumman Gulfstream G3

N85VT

449

3

0

While on final approach, the aircraft struck a light pole located 1.5 mile short of Runway 04 in thick fog and crashed in a nearby field. The flight crew's failure to adequately monitor and cross check the flight instruments during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's failure to select the instrument landing system frequency in a timely manner and to adhere to approved company approach procedures, including the stabilized approach criteria.

5,010

11/27/2004

11:20

Near Bagram, Afghanstan

Presidental Airways Inc. - Air Taxi

-

Bagram - Farah, Afghanstan

CASA 212-CC

N960BW

231

6

0

Crashed into a mountain 80 miles west of Bagram while en route. The wreckage site was located a the 14,000 ft. level of a 16,739 ft. mountain. The crew deliberately avoided the standard route and took a joy ride in another direction, eventually becoming trapped in a canyon and slamming into a mountainside.

5,011

10/14/2004

22:15

Jefferson City, Missouri

Pinnacle Airlines/Northwest Airlink

3701

Little Rock - Minneapolis

Canadair CRJ200LR RegionalJet

N8396A

10161

2

0

On a night repositioning flight, while en route, the stick shaker activated several times before the plane entered a aerodynamistall. Almost simultaneously both engines stopped. The crew declared an emergency but the plane did not make the airport, crashed and broke up. PC: The pilots' unprofessional behavior, deviation from standard operating procedures, and poor airmanship, which resulted in an in-flight emergency from which they were unable to recover, in part because of the pilots' inadequate training The pilots' failure to prepare for an emergency landing in a timely manner, including communicating with air trafficontrollers immediately after the emergency about the loss of both engines and the availability of landing sites and the pilots' failure to achieve and maintain the target airspeed in the double engine failure checklist, which caused the engine cores to stop rotating and resulted in the core lock engine condition. Contributing to this accident was the engine core lock condition, which prevented at least one engine from being restarted, and the airplane flight manuals that did not communicate to pilots the importance of maintaining a minimum airspeed to keep the engine cores rotating.

5,012

10/14/2004

03:56

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

MK Airlines

1602

Windsor Locks - Halifax - Zaragoza, Spain

Boeing 747-244B-SF

9G-MKJ

22170

7

0

The cargo plane did not gain altitude and ran off the end of the runway and crashed into a forest. The aircraft's lower aft fuselage struck a berm supporting a localizer antenna, resulting in the tail separating from the aircraft, rendering the aircraft uncontrollable. The incorrect V speeds and thrust setting were too low to enable the aircraft to take off safely for the actual weight of the aircraft. The pilots of MKA1602 did not carry out the gross error check in accordance with the company's standard operating procedures (SOPs), and the incorrect take-off performance data were not detected. Crew fatigue.

5,013

10/15/2004

07:46

Near Medellin, Colombia

Aerovanguardia

null

Villavicencio - Medellin

Douglas DC-3C

HK-1503

34331

3

0

During descent in poor weather, the cargo plane struck a mountain near the airport.

5,014

10/16/2004

15:00

Coron Island, Philippines

PacifiAir

null

Coron Island - Manila

Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander

RP-C1325

593

2

0

A few minutes after takeoff, the cargo plane struck the side Tagbao mountain a few kilometers from the airport.

5,015

10/19/2004

07:45

Near Kirksville, Missouri

Corporate Airlines (American Connection)

5966

St. Louis, MO - Kirkville, MO

Bae Jetstream 3201

N875JX

875

15

13

0

The turboprop crashed 4 miles south of Kirksville while on approach to Kirksville Municipal Airport. The plane clipped tree tops before crashing on its belly into a wooded area. Data show the plane descending then climbing slightly in the last four seconds before impact. The plane lacked a modern terrain warning system which would have been required equipment the next year. The pilots' failure to follow established procedures and properly conduct a nonprecision instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions, including their descent below the minimum descent altitude before required visual cues were available (which continued unmoderated until the airplane struck the trees) and their failure to adhere to the established division of duties between the flying and nonflying pilots. Contributing to the accident were the pilots' failure to make standard callouts and the current Federal Aviation Regulations that allow pilots to descend below the MDA into a region in which safe obstacle clearance is not assured based upon seeing the airport approach lights. The pilots' failure to establish and maintain a professional demeanor during the flight and their fatigue likely contributed to their degraded performance.

5,016

10/24/2004

16:30

Martinsville, Virginia

Private - Hendrick Motorsports Inc.

null

Concord, NC - Martinsville, VA

Beech 200 Super King Air

N501RH

BB-805

10

0

The plane struck a steep incline in the Bull Mountain area seven miles from the Blue Ridge Regional Airport in heavy fog. Wreckage was confined to an area of approximately 200 ft. long. Killed in the crash were members of the Hendrick Motorsports racing team including the son, brother and two nieces of owner Rick Hendrick. Failure of the crew to properly execute the published instrument approach procedure. A contributing cause was the crew's failure to use all navigational aids to confirm and monitor their position during the approach.

5,017

10/24/2004

00:30

San Diego, California

Med Flight Air Ambulance - Private

null

San Diego, CA - Albuquerque, NM

Learjet 35A

N30DK

35A-345

5

0

Two minutes after taking off, the air ambulance crashed into Otay peak, in an isolated area of mountains, 8 miles east of Brown Field Municipal Airport. Dark night visual conditions prevailed. The controller's Minimum Safe Altitude Warning System issued and alert during the last two radar returns. The air trafficontroller failed to alert the crew to altitude warnings as the plane was on track to fly into a mountain. The controller identified the airplane on the radar screen and instructed crew members to expect clearance above 5,000 feet, but then issued a heading that resulted in a flight track directly into the mountains. The mountain is at 3,556 feet altitude. Also, the flight crew did not follow the recommended departure procedures for taking off at night and in mountainous terrain. Failure of the flightcrew to maintain terrain clearance during a VFR departure, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain, and the air trafficontroller's issuance of a clearance that transferred the responsibility for terrain clearance from the fllightcrew to the controller. The controller's failure to provide terrain clearance instructions to the flightcrew, and failure to advise the flightcrew of minimum safe altitude warning alerts. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' fatigue which likely contributed to their degraded decision making.

5,018

11/18/2004

13:02

Caracas, Venezuela

Venezolana

213

El Vigia - Caracas

BAe 3101 Jetstream 31

YV-1083C

762

21

3

0

The aircraft was arriving on runway 09 at Simon Bolivar Airport when it departed the right side of the runway and cashed into the airport fire house. Weather at the time of the accident was poor, with low ceiling and torrential rain.

5,019

11/21/2004

08:20

Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China

China Eastern Airlines

null

Baotou - Shanghai

Bambardier CRJ200

B-3072

7697

53

0

The aircraft crashed into a frozen lake in Nanhai Park, 10 seconds after taking off. Ice pollution of the wings of the aircraft led to the accident. Failure to deice the plane.

5,020

11/28/2004

09:55

Montrose, Colorado

Glow Air/Air Castle - Charter

73

Montrose, CO - South Bend, IN

Canadair CL-601-2A12 Challenger

N873G

3009

6

3

0

While attempting to take off from R31, the aircraft skidded sideways off the runway and went through a perimeter fence, ripping the cockpit from the fuselage and bursting into flames. There was light snow falling with fog and reduced visibility at the time of the accident. Also, the pilot chose to take off from a 7,500 ft. runway rather than wait for the 10,000 ft. runway to be plowed. The youngest son of NBC sports chairman Dick Ebersol and actress Susan Saint James killed. St. James had just exited the accident vehicle before it took off. The flightcrew's failure to ensure that the airplane's wings were free of ice or snow contamination that accumulated while the airplane was on the ground, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with upper wing contamination that induced the a subsequent stall and collision with the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the pilots' lack of experience flying during winter weather conditions.

5,021

11/30/2004

18:14

Solo, Indonesia

Lion Air

583

Jakarta, Indonesia - Solo, Indonesia

McDonnell-Douglas MD-82

PK-LMN

49189/1173

154

26

0

While attempting to land, the plane overran the runway and crashed through the airport barrier fence, into a rice field, broke in two and came to rest at a cemetery, 300 meters beyond the runway. Bad weather and a malfunctioning spoiler may have caused the crash.

5,022

11/30/2004

19:56

Saint Louis, Missouri

Grand Aire

null

Saint Louis - Toledo

HBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet

N604GA

1037

2

0

Shortly after taking off the plane lost altitude and crashed on Howell Island a few miles from the airport. The maintenance facility failed to properly install and inspect the elevator trim system resulting in the reversed elevator trim condition and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain. Contributing factors included the dark night and low ceiling.

5,023

12/06/2004

10:23

Bellevue, Idaho

Salmon Air - Air Taxi

null

Salt Lake City, UT - Sun Valley, ID

Cesna 208 Caravan

N25SA

0208B-0866

2

0

The aircraft crashed and burned while on approach to Runway 31 at Friedman Memorial Airport. The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on approach for landing in icing conditions. Inadequate airspeed was a factor.

5,024

12/07/2004

10:45

Near La Macarena, Colombia

SAVIARE S.A. - Air Taxi

null

Cessna TU206G

HK-2882

null

6

0

Destroyed upon impact with terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight for which a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed.

5,025

12/10/2004

null

El Junquito, Venezuela

Guardia Nacional de Venezuela

null

Puerto Ayacucho - La Carlota

PZL-MieleM28

GN-97121

AJE001-15

16

0

Crashed while en route in mountainous terrain.

5,026

12/11/2004

05:30

Uberaba, Brazil

NHR Táxi-Aéreo

null

Sao Paulo - Uberaba

Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

PT-WAK

110071

2

1

The crew was performing a mail flight under Total Linhas Aéreas from Sao Paulo-Guarulhos airport to Uberaba. While on final approach at night, the cargo plane crashed into houses located short of runway and burned.

5,027

12/11/2004

null

Near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Airline Transport

null

Baku - Kabul

Ilyushin II-76TD

ER-IBW

0033448390

7

1

0

A forward emergency exit opened in flight causing one of the crew members to be sucked out. An emergency landing was made in Jeddah.

5,028

01/13/2005

05:20

Manguipayan, Colombia

Military - Colombian government

null

Black Hawk helicopter

null

20

0

The helicopter was on a counter-narcotics mission when it crashed in heavy fog.

5,029

01/13/2005

13:20

Tura,Siberia, Russia

Tura Air Enterprise

null

Vanavara - Tura

Antonov AN-2

RA-62597

1G177-44

9

0

The aircraft disappeared from radar as it was attempting to land. It crashed into a hill 6 miles from its destination. Poor weather conditions existed at the time of the accident.

5,030

01/13/2005

22:18

Keene, New Hampshire

AirNow

null

Bangor, ME - Concord, NH

Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante

N49BA

110301

1

0

The cargo plane diverted to Keene due to poor weather. During the final approach at night, the plane hit the ground short of Runway 02 and was destroyed.

5,031

01/26/2005

01:20

Rutbah, Iraq

Military - U.S. Marines

null

Ferrying troops

CH53E Sea Stallion

null

31

0

The helicopter crashed in rain and a sandstorm.

5,032

01/27/2005

08:10

Lasi, Hungary

Farnair Hungary

null

Bucharest -Lasi

Let 410UVP-E4

HA-LAR

871923

2

0

The cargo plane was attempting to land in a snowstorm when it turned left and descended until it crashed a mile from the airport.

5,033

01/30/2005

16:30

Near Al Taji, Iraq

Military - Royal Air Force

null

Bagdad - Balad

Lockheed Hercules C.1

XV179

4195

10

0

The plane was flying at a low level when it was hit by enemy fire. The right wing separated from the fuselage and the plane lost control, crashed and was destroyed.

5,034

02/03/2005

17:00

Near Peshawar, Pakistan

Kam Air

904

Herat - Kabul

Boeing B-737-200

EX-037

22075/630

104

0

Unable to land at Kabul because of a blizzard, the crew tried to reach Peshawar, Pakistan but crashed into 11,000 ft. Chaperi Mountain near Kabul.

5,035

02/03/2005

08:07

Near Khartoum, Sudan

Air West

null

Sharjah - Khartoum - Nyala

Ilyushin 76TD

ST-EWB

23438122

7

0

After developing fuel system problems the cargo flight carrying humanitarian goods, was advised to land at Aad Babaker. The plane did not make it and crashed 15 km east of Khartoum.

5,036

02/10/2005

20:30

Lebec, California

Action Air Express Inc. - Air Taxi

-

Fresno, CA - Santa Monica, CA

Cessna P210N

N432AR

P21000098

2

0

Crashed into the mountains after encountering severe turbulence en-route at FL90. The pilots in-flight loss of control due to the flight's encounter with unformatted localized mountain wave activity with severe to potentially extreme turbulence, downdrafts and rotors. The pilot's in-flight loss of control due to the flight's encounter with unforecasted localized mountain wave activity with severe to potentially extreme turbulence, downdrafts, and rotors.

5,037

02/16/2005

09:13

Near Pueblo, Colorado

Circuit City Stores - Charter

null

Richmond, VA - Saint Louis, MO - Pueblo,CO - Irvine, CA

Cessna 560 Citation V

N500AT

560-0146

8

0

While on approach the business flight descended through IMC until the left wing contacted the ground. The plane crashed into a field and burned. The plane crashed because the pilots failed to notice the airplane had slowed to an unsafe speed and allowed the plane to stall. In addition, there was a thin layer of ice on the aircraft's wings. The flight crew's failure to effectively monitor and maintain airspeed and comply with procedures for deice boot activation on the approach, which caused an aerodynamistall from which they did not recover. Contributing to the accident was the FAA's failure to establish adequate certification requirements for flight into icing conditions, which led to the inadequate stall warning margin provided by the airplane's stall warning system.

5,038

02/22/2005

13:22

Bimin, Papua, New Guinea

Missionary Aviation Fellowship

null

Tabubil - Bimin

de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

P2-MFQ

174

13

2

0

While on approach to Runway 29 the aircraft crashed on a mountain.

5,039

02/22/2005

07:15

null

Indonesian National Police

null

Jayapura - Sarmi

CASA 212 Aviocar

null

18

15

0

On final approach, the aircraft crashed into the sea 100 meters off shore, 400 meters short of runway.

5,040

03/08/2005

09:23

Chrallave, Venezuela

Air Global

null

Maturin - Charallave

Cessna 500 Citation I

YV-21CP

500-0115

2

0

The cargo plane crashed into a wooded area short of the runway and was destroyed.

5,041

03/15/2005

00:15

Off Campbeltown, United Kingdom

Loganair

null

Glasgow - Campbeltown

Pilatus-Britten Norman BN-2B-26 Islander

G-BOMG

2205

2

0

While on final approach, the air ambulance crashed into the sea at night and in poor visibility.

5,042

03/16/2005

13:57

Varandey, Russia

Regional Airlines

null

Ufa - Usinsk - Perm - Varandey - Naryan Mar

Antonov 24

RA-46489

27308107

52

28

0

The Russian turboprop carrying oil workers, crashed into the ground and caught fire while on final approach to Varandey in heavy fog. The plane’s crew tried to make an emergency landing five kilometers away from the airport. The moment the plane touched the ground, the plane fell to one side broke up and caught fire. Pilot error. Lack of coordination among the crew and the blinding whiteness of the snow that disoriented the pilots, apparently causing them to perform a wrong maneuver.

5,043

03/23/2005

23:07

Off Mwanza, Tanzania

Air Transport

null

Mwanza - Khartoum - Zagreb

Ilyushin IL-76TD

ER-IBR

0043454623

8

0

The cargo plane, after takeoff and climbing lost altitude and crashed into Lake Victoria.

5,044

03/26/2005

10:15

El Embrujo, Providencia Island, Colombia

West Caribbean Airways

null

Old Providence - San Andres

Let-410UVP-E

HK-4146

902426

14

8

0

The small airliner crashed while taking off from the Colombian Caribbean Island of Old Providence. The aircraft climbed to a height of about 100 feet and then lost control and crashed into a hill.

5,045

03/31/2005

20:00

Near Rovie, Albania

Military - U.S. Air Force

null

Training

Lockheed Hercules MC-130H

87-0127

5118

9

0

While on a training mission the aircraft crashed into a mountainous area and was destroyed.

5,046

04/12/2005

12:10

Enarotali, Indonesia

GT Air

null

Timika - Enarotali

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100

PK-LTZ

23

18

0

The plane crashed while en route on a one hour flight. The wreckage was found 5 days later.

5,047

04/20/2005

22:15

Tehran, Iran

Saha Airline Services

null

Krish - Teran

Boeing B-707-3J9C

EP-SHE

21127/915

169

3

0

Soon after experiencing a hard landing an engine began burning while the aircraft was taxiing. The plane then skidded of the runway and fell into the Kan River. One of the passenger's infant fell into the river and drowned while exiting the aircraft.

5,048

04/28/2005

11:28

Pisco, Peru

Military - Fuerza Del Peru

null

Training

Let 410UVP

EP-830

790304

13

0

While taking off on a training flight, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed near a petroleum facility near the airport.

5,049

05/02/2005

22:15

Taranaki, New Zealand

Airwork

null

Auckland - Blenheim

Swearingen SA227AC Metro III

ZK-POA

AC-551B

2

0

Crashed into a field while en route.

5,050

05/05/2005

13:30

Near Kisangani, DemocratiRepubliCongo

Kisangani Airlift

null

Bangboka - Isiro

Antonov AN-26

EK-26060

17311107

11

10

0

The plane was heading for the town of Isiro when it lost radio contact. As it was returning to Kisangani its propeller hit a tree and the plane lost control.

5,051

05/07/2005

11:45

Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia

Aero-Tropics

null

Bamaga - Lockhart River

Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III

VH-TFU

DC-818B

15

0

The plane crashed as it was preparing to land at the remote Aboriginal community of Lockhart River on Cape York peninsula. The plane was flying in heavy rain and strong winds when it crashed. The wreckage was found in rugged rainforest terrain. Controled flight into terrain. The flight crew did not react to the mountain rising up before them. The copilot, who was flying the plane, was not qualified to undertake the instrument landing approach attempted, an RNAV (GNSS) approach.

5,052

05/16/2005

12:20

El Portezulo, Argentina

Transportes Aereos Don Carlos - Charter

null

Balmaceda, Argentina - Chile Chiro, Chile

Beech 65-A80 Queenaire

CC-CFS

LD-220

10

0

The charter flight crashed a few minutes after takeoff under unkown circumstances.

5,053

05/18/2005

13:27

Mongu, Zambia

Military - Zambia Air Force

null

Lusaka - Livingstone - Mongu - Lusaka

Yunshuji Y-12

AF-216

0089

13

0

The plane was on its routine operations of delivering military supplies and food to the drought-stricken parts of Southern and Western provinces of Zambia when the accident occurred. The plane took off from Lusaka and safely reached Livingstone and Mongu. It had just taken off from Mongu on its way back to Lusaka when it crashed.

5,054

05/25/2005

null

Walungu, Congo

Charter - Maniema Union (owner Victoria Air)

null

Goma - Kindu - Kongolo

Antonov AN-12BP

9Q-CVG

4342404

27

0

Crashed into mountains and dense forest. The plane lost contact with the tower 30 minutes after taking off from Goma. The wreckage was found at the bottom of a cliff.

5,055

06/02/2005

11:15

Khartoom, Sudan

Marsland Aviation

430

Kartoom - El Obeid - El Fasher

Antonov AN-24B

ST-WAL

6991004

42

7

0

The plane crashed during takeoff after a fire erupted in the No. 1 engine. The crew aborted the takeoff but crashed at the end of the runway.

5,056

07/16/2005

10:00

Baney, Equatorial Guinea

Ecuatair

null

Malabala, Bioko Island - Bata

Antonov AN-24B

3C-VQR

79901104

60

0

The airliner disappeared from radar and crashed into dense jungle shortly after taking off from Malabala. A witness saw flames coming from the side of the plane shortly after take-off. The plane then tilted and fell, skidded over trees for a distance of about half a mile and crashed. The plane was overloaded. The aircraft was built to accommodate a maximum of 48 passengers.

5,057

08/02/2005

16:04

Toronto, Canada

Air France

358

Paris, France - Toronto Canada

Airbus A-340

F-GLZQ

289

309

0

The plane landed almost half-way down Runway 24, overran the runway, broke in two and caught fire. There was severe thunderstorms at the time of the landing with rain, lightning and hail. All 309 aboard escaped. There were 43 injuries. The pilot landed the plane too far down the rain-slick runway making it virtually impossible to stop the plane before it ran off the runway. In addition, the reverse thrust was not employed until 17 seconds after the wheels touched down.

5,058

08/06/2005

15:40

Off Palermo, Italy

Tuninter

1153

Bari, Italy - Djerba, Tunisia

ATR-72-202

TS-LBB

258

39

16

0

The aircraft developed engine trouble while en route from Bari Italy to Djerba, Tunisia The crew contacted Palermo ATC for an emergency landing but ditched into the sea approximately 19 miles north of Palermo. The pilot reported that both engines had failed. Fuel starvation. The maintenance crew incorrectly installed a fuel gauge for a ATR-42 on the ATR-72. Both instruments look very similar.

5,059

08/10/2005

12:43

Off Talinn, Estonia

Copterline

null

Talinn, Estonia - Helsinki, Finland

Sikorsky S-76C

OH-HCI

760508

14

0

The helicopter crashed at sea about 3 miles off the coast near the island of Naissaar, after disappeared from Tallinn ATC radar 3 minutes after take-off from Tallinn in gusty wind conditions.

5,060

08/14/2005

12:20

Near Grammatikos, Greece

Helios Airways

522

Larnaca, Cyprus - Athens, Greece - Prague, Czech Republic

Boeing 737-31S

5B-DBY

29099/2982

121

0

While flying at FL340 towards Athens the crew reported problems with their air conditioning system. As the airliner entered Greek airspace ATC lost contact with the plane. Two Greek F-16 fighters were dispatched to intercept the plane. The F-16 pilots reported that one pilot was not in the cockpit and the other was slumped over the controls. They also said oxygen masks had deployed in the cabin. The plane continued on its programmed route to a holding pattern off the coast of Greece and flew in circles for two hours. Meanwhile, at least two flight attendants had stayed awake using portable oxygen bottles but they couldn't get through the locked, terrorist-proof cockpit door. It was only when one engine failed from fuel starvation that the computer-controlled systems aboard the plane unlocked the door. The plane continued on track until it crashed into mountainous terrain about 25 miles north of Athens. CVR tapes showed that a student pilot/flight attendant, Andreas Prodromos, was at the controls of the aircraft and tried to send a Mayday message twice but the radio was set to the wrong frequency. The cabin pressure control was left in the manual, instead of auto position by maintenance workers. The error was not picked up by the two pilots during three subsequent check lists. They failed to respond to warnings as oxygen masks fell in the passenger cabin which eventually led to the two pilots losing consciousness and the plane crashing.

5,061

08/16/2005

03:30

Near La Cucharita, Venezuela

West Caribbean Airways

null

Panama City - Fort de France, Martinique

McDonnell Douglas MD-82

HK-4374X

49484/1315

160

0

While en route, the crew reported engine trouble with both engines and planed to divert to Caracas. The plane began losing altitude and eventually crashed in the Sierra de Perija mountains on the Columbian-Venezuelan border. The autopilot might have reduced engine power too much after a rapid climb to FL330, allowing airspeed to bleed off to the point of a stall. Also the data recorder showed that rather than push the nose over to recover from the stall, the pilots held the yoke to their chests all the way to the ground.

5,062

08/23/2005

15:06

Near Pucallpa, Peru

TANS Peru

204

Lima - Pucallpa - Iquitos

Boeing B-737-244

OB-1809

22580/87

98

40

0

The plane was about to land at Pucallpa when it ran into strong winds from a tropical storm. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing without its landing gear on a road near the jungle airport. The plane crashed, broke up and caught fire about 2 miles from the airport.

5,063

09/05/2005

07:30

Isiro, DemoctratiRepubliCongo

Kavatshi Airlines

null

Beni - Isiro

Antonov 26B

ER-AZT

9005

11

0

While on approach to Runway 31 the plane hit trees, crashed and burned.

5,064

09/05/2005

09:40

Medan, Indonesia

Mandala Airlines

091

Medan - Jakarta

Boeing 737-230

PK-RIM

22136/738

117

99

44

Seconds after taking off the jetliner shook violently, veered to the left and crashed into a residential neighborhood 500 yards past the end of the runway.

5,065

09/09/2005

15:45

Near Brazzaville, Congo

Air Kasai

null

Boende - Kinshasa

Antonov AN-26A

9Q-CFD

37312901

14

0

While en route, a witness saw the plane lose altitude and crash to the ground and disintegrate into pieces north of Brazzaville. Weather was poor with thunderstorms and strong winds.

5,066

09/15/2005

14:55

Alto da Boa Vista, Brazil

Viaçao Cometa

null

Rio de Janeiro - Jacarepagua

Cessna 525 CitationJet I

PT-WLX

525-0176

2

0

The aircraft, on a positioning flight, crashed in a wooded area shortly after taking off.

5,067

09/16/2005

09:00

San Juan de Manapiare, Venezuela

Wayumi Air Taxi

null

San Juan de Manapiare - Puetro Ayacucho

Cessna 207 Skywagon

YV-412C

207-0508

4

0

Crashed into Mount Morrocoy, 5 miles from the airport shortly after taking off. Wreckage found two days later.

5,068

09/23/2005

14:15

Haena, Hawaii

Heli-USA Airways, In- Air Taxi

null

Sightseeing

Aerospatiale AS-350BA

N355NT

2053

6

4

0

After avoiding another helicopter, the helicopter headed into a heavy rainstorm. After entering a turn the airspeed dropped to zero and the helicopter descended rapidly until it hit the water bounced and hit the water again. The pilot's decision to continue flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to an encounter with a microburst. Contributing to the accident was inadequate FAA surveillance of Special Federal Aviation Regulation 71 operating restrictions. Contributing to the loss of life in the accident was the lack of helicopter flotation equipment.

5,069

10/04/2005

null

Aru, DemocratiRepubliCogo

Wimbi Dira Airways

null

Kisangani - Bunia

Antonov 12V

9Q-CWC

2400901

100

2

0

The aircraft carrying troops made a hard landing causing the landing gear to penetrate the fuselage. Two passengers were killed when they exited the plane and ran into the propellers which were still turning.

5,070

10/06/2005

05:40

Winnipeg, Canada

Morningstar Air Express

8060

Winnipeg - Thunder Bay, Ontario

Cessna 208B

C-FEXS

208B-0542

1

0

Soon after taking off the plane encountered icing conditions and the pilot tried to return to the airport but did not make it crashing into a Canadian National main railway track. In-flight icing conditions in which the aircraft's performance deteriorated until the aircraft was unable to maintain altitude. Also, the aircraft was overloaded by 288 pounds for normal weather conditions, 488 if there was icing.

5,071

10/22/2005

20:40

Lisa, Nigeria

Bellview Airlines

3210

Lagos - Abuja

Boeing B-737-2L9

5N-BFN

22734/818

117

0

The tower lost sight and contact with the plane about five minutes after taking off from Murtala Muhammad International airport. The plane crashed about 30 miles north of Lagos. A storm was passing through the airport at about the time the aircraft took off.

5,072

11/19/2005

22:30

Stupino, Russia

Ivolga Avia

null

Voronezh - Moscow-Domodedovo

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan I

4P-OIN

208B-1052

8

0

While descending for a landing at Domodedovo Airport in a snowstorm, the aircraft crashed into a forest 6 miles northeast of Stupino. Icing conditions were reported at the time of the accident.

5,073

12/06/2005

14:15

Tehran, Iran

Military - IslamiRepubliof Iran Air Force

null

Tehran - Bandar Abbas

Lockheed C-130B Hercules

5-8512

4386

94

14

The military plane crashed into an apartment building in the Azari district after taking off from Mehrabad Airport. The plane suffered engine failure and was attempting to return for a emergency landing.

5,074

12/08/2005

19:15

Chicago, Illinois

Southwest Airlines

1248

Baltimore, Maryland - Chicago, Illinois - Las Vegas, Nevada

Boeing B-737-7H4

N471WN

32471/1535

103

0

1

The jetliner slid off Runway 13C at Chicago's Midway Airport, went through an airport boundary fence and crashed into two vehicles at a nearby intersection, killing a young 6- year-old boy. Heavy snow was falling at the time of the accident. The plane had circled the airport for 30 to 35 minutes before attempting to land. The pilots' failure to use available reverse thrust in a timely manner to safely slow or stop the airplane after landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. This failure occurred because the pilots' first experience and lack of familiarity with the airplane's autobrake system distracted them from thrust reverser usage during the challenging landing. Contributing to the accident were Southwest Airline's 1) failure to provide its pilots with clear and consistent guidance and training regarding company policies and procedures related to arrival landing distance calculations; 2) programming and design of its onboard performance computer, which did not present inherent assumptions in the program critical to pilot decision making; 3) plan to implement new autobrake procedures without a familiarization period; and 4) failure to include a margin of safety in the arrival assessment to account for operational uncertainties. Also contributing to the accident was the pilots' failure to divert to another airport given reports that included poor braking action and a tailwind component greater than 5 knots. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the absence of an engineering materials arresting system, which was needed because of the limited runway safety area beyond the departure end of runway 31C.

5,075

12/10/2005

14:08

Near Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Sosoliso Airlines

1145

Abuja - Port Harcourt

McDonnell DC-9-32

5NBFD

47562/685

109

108

0

The plane crash-landed and burst into flames in a lightning storm while attempting to land at Port Harcourt Airport. Pilot error. The crew's decision to continue to approach below the decision altitude without having the runway in sight. It was recommended to improve the training of Nigerian pilots to recognize and recover from adverse weather conditions including windshear. Also, airports and aircraft should be equipped with instruments to detect windshear.

5,076

12/19/2005

14:40

Off Miami Beach, Florida

Chalk's Ocean Airways

101

Miami, Florida - Bimini, Bahamas

Grumman G73T Turbo Mallard

N2969

J-27

20

0

The seaplane crashed off Miami Beach next to a jetty as it was taking off. There was an explosion and fire and the right wing separated prior to the plane impacting the water. Examination of the wreckage revealed fatigue cracks in the right wing. The failure of Chalk's Ocean Airways' maintenance program to identify and properly repair fatigue cracks in the wing, and the failure of the FAA to detect and correct deficiencies in the company's maintenance program. Although a 16-inch crack in the wing had been patched, a more significant flaw in a nearby support beam hadn't been repaired. The carrier had no record of patching the crack.

5,077

12/23/2005

22:27

Nardaran, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Airlines

217

Baku, Azerbaijan - Aktau, Kazakhstan

Antonov AN-140-100

4K-AZ48

36525307036

23

0

The plane crashed along the shore of the Caspian Sea 8 minutes after taking off from Baku. Instrument failure left the crew unable to control the aircraft.

5,078

11/17/2006

08:07

Puncak Jaya, Indonesia

Trigana Air Service

null

Mulia - Ilaga

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

PK-YPY

535

12

0

The aircraft struck a mountain seven minutes before it was scheduled to land in the remote Indonesian province of Papua.

5,079

12/28/2005

14:05

Truckee, California

Skyward Aviation

null

Twin Falls - Truckee - Carlsbad - Monterrey

Gates Learjet 35A

N781RS

35-218

2

0

On final approach the plane crashed into an open field 2,200 feet short of the runway threshold. The plane was scheduled to pick up passengers for a trip to Carlsbad. The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind condition and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in a steep turn close to the ground.

5,080

01/02/2006

11:11

Near Karkov

Evolga

null

Moscow - Karkov

British Aerospace BAe-125-700A

P4-AOD

257153

3

0

On a positionning flight from Sheremetyevo to Kharkov to pick up passengers, while on final approach, the aircraft crashed in a frozen lake 3 km from runway threshold.

5,081

01/08/2006

13:00

Bukalaza, Uganda

Service Air

null

Entebbe - Kinshasa

Antonov 12

9Q-CIH

4341803

6

0

The cargo plane carrying humanitarian relief items crashed shortly after takeoff. The cause was determined to be engine failure and an overweight and improperly balanced plane.

5,082

01/09/2006

09:30

Near Orumiyeh, Iran

Military - Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force

null

Tehran - Orumiyeh

Dassault Falcon 20

15-2233

318

11

0

After a flyby to check on a stuck landing gear, the plane suffered a double engine flame-out and crashed into a field in poor weather conditions.

5,083

01/19/2006

19:30

Near Telkibanya, Hungary

Military - Slovak Air Force

null

Pristina - Kosice

Antonov AN-24V

5605

97305605

43

42

0

A plane carrying peacekeeping soldiers crashed in a snowy forest at an altitude of 2,300 feet after taking the wrong flight path. The plane crashed about 18 miles from its destination of Kosice. Pilot error. The pilot chose to land without the help of the airport's radars, relying only on his own visual contact with the airport.

5,084

01/21/2006

null

Near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada

SoniBlue Airways

604

Tofino - Vancouver

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

C-GRXZ

208B0469

8

3

0

The pilot issued a mayday after experiencing engine trouble while en route and asked to divert to Port Alberni Airport on Vancouver Island but crashed into mountainous wooded area, 6 miles from the airport runway.

5,085

02/05/2006

16:53

Near Watertown, Wisconson

Air Cargo Carriers

null

Shorts 360-100 /Shorts 360-300

N3735W/N372AC

SH-3735/SH-3720

3

0

The cargo plane was on a test flight. While flying in formation with another plane taking pictures the left wing impacted the left wing and engine of the other plane. The plane lost contorl, crashed and burned. The flight crew failed to maintain clearance from another aircraft as they turned to break formation flight while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident was the decision of both flight crews to fly in formation.

5,086

02/08/2006

12:12

Near Paris, Tennessee

TriCoastal Air

null

Dayton, Ohio -

Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II

N629EK

TC-396

1

0

The pilot of the cargo flight reported he had an asymmetrifuel condition. The pilot asked for a lower altitude and controllers cleared the flight to 4,000 feet. About a minute later the pilot transmitted six 'Maydays.' The airplane then descended in a near vertical dive until it crashed into a pasture. The pilot's inflight loss of control following a reported fuel asymmetry condition for undetermined reasons.

5,087

03/07/2006

16:20

Labiano, Spain

Aerovalles

null

Madrid - Pamplona

Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III

EC-JAX

421C0337

6

0

While approaching Noain airport in bad weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft crashed in the Sierra de Tajonar mountain range. The copilot and a passenger were killed.

5,088

03/09/2006

16:30

Near La Paz, Bolivia

Military - Fuerza Aérea Argentina

null

La Paz - Sana Cruz

Learjet 35A

T-21

35-115

6

0

While en route, the plane, delivering humanitarian aid, flew into terrain and broke up.

5,089

03/18/2006

14:48

Butte, Montana

Ameriflight

null

Helena - Butte

Beechcraft C99

N54RP

U-218

2

0

The cargo flight crashed into trees 7 nm from the airport while attempting to land at Bert Mooney Airport. Wreckage was found 2 days later. The second pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure and the captain's inadequate supervision. Snow and mountain obscuration were factors.

5,090

03/24/2006

11:00

Cuenca, Ecuador

ATESA

null

Cuenca - Macas

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

HC-BXD

208B-0591

14

5

0

The plane lost altitude shortly after taking off and crashed into a building.

5,091

03/31/2006

17:35

Rio Bonito, Brazil

Team Air

6865

Macaé - Rio de Janeiro

Let L410UVP-E20

PT-FSE

912532

19

0

Twenty minutes after taking off from Macaé, the plane disappeared of Rio de Janeiro radar. The crew was flying VFR in poor weather conditions and changed their route attempting to fly to the coast. The plane crashed in a wooded area, exploded and burned.

5,092

04/10/2006

10:00

Marsabit, Kenya

Military - Kenya Air Force

null

Nairobi - Eastleigh AFB

Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II

132

null

17

14

0

While on approach the airplane flew into the side of Mount Marsabit which was obscured by clouds.

5,093

04/23/2006

04:55

Kousséri, Cameroon

Military - Lybian Arab Air Force

null

Sebha - N'Djamena

Antonov 74TK-200

UR-74038

36547097933

6

0

Upon arrival of the cargo flight, the crew indicated a technical problem to ATC and few minutes later the plane crashed in an open field located near N'Djamena,

5,094

04/23/2006

20:50

Near Tersky, Russia

Yug Avia

null

RF-30451

null

5

4

0

Shortly after takeoff, the pilot made sharp manuvers and lost the control of the plane and crashed 1 km from the airport. According to Russian authorities, the flight was unauthorized and illegal.

5,095

04/24/2006

11:45

Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan

U.S. Government (leased)

null

Kabul - Kandahar - Lashkar Gah

Antonov AN-32B

ZS-PDV

3003

16

2

3

A cargo plane carrying U.S. anti-narcotics officials crashed while attempting to land at Bost Airport in Lashkar Gah. The plane overran the runway and crashed into a residential area after trying to avoid a truck that pulled onto the runway. The pilot pulled up to avoid hitting the truck but was unable to gain sufficient speed to remain airborne.

5,096

04/28/2006

06:47

Peak Margarita, Uganda

King Air Charter

null

Goma - Bunia, DCR

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

ZS-ADL

208B-0381

3

0

The cargo flight on behalf of the United Nations, crashed on the east side of Margarita's peak.The flight crew did not operate the route indicated in the submitted flight plan. Instead, the crew opted to use administrative flight planning data to execute a direct GPS route that led the plane to high terrain with clouds and low visibility, resulting in a controlled flight into terrain.

5,097

05/03/2006

02:15

Off Sochi, Russia

Armavia

967

Yerevan, Armenia - Sochi, Russia

Airbus A320-211

EK-32009

547

113

0

The jetliner crashed into the Black Sea and broke up in driving rain and low visibility after making a second attempt to land. The plane disappeared from radar screens just under four miles from shore and crashed after making a turn and heading toward Adler airport for a landing. Pilot error. The pilots of the Airbus-320 allowed the plane to descend too low as it faced bad weather on its approach to the airport.

5,098

05/14/2006

12:32

La Ronge, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Government Northern Air Operations

null

Training

Convair CV-580

C-GSKJ

202

3

1

0

On a climbout after a touch-and-go landing, the aircraft veered to the left, lost altitude and crashed in a wooded area 1 nm northwest of the airport.

5,099

05/23/2006

18:22

Off São Tomé Island

Air São Tomé

null

Training

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300

S9-BAL

648

4

0

The aircraft disappeared from radar screens while on approach to São Tomé Island. The aircraft crashed in sea a few km off shore.