1950 So Cal Nevada B-25 Accident The 1950 So Cal Nevada Interstate accident occurred when an ex-USAF B-25 crashed while on approach to the So Cal Airport following an engine failure. All 6 crew members were killed. The aircraft was completing its last test flight before joining Air Metro - Nevada. - Details : The aircraft, a North American B-25 Mitchell, departed the So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport for a local test flight around the area. The aircraft was operated by the United States Air Force during the second world war, and it upgraded to a civilian plane. It was one of the many B-25s that were purchased by Air Metro. The crew consisted of two pilots, the Captain, who had over 10.000 flight hours, and the First Officer, who was also experienced, with over 6000 flight hours. Also included were the navigator, whose seat was located in the nose section, the flight engineer, who had 2000 flight hours, and was preparing to be First Officer with Air Metro after this flight. There were also two Air Metro aircraft engineers, seated in the tail section. The aircraft departed with no problems, the crew completed the entire test flight in one hour. The Captain decided to conduct a high altitude circling approach which the other crew members agreed to. (Computer generated photo shows the high speed circling approach that the Captain decided to conduct) - Approach : The aircraft was cleared to approach by the ATC, weather conditions were perfect at the time (calm wind, sunny day...etc), and everything seemed perfect for the Captain. Suddenly, while flying over the sunken highway, the aircraft a dual engine failure, the Captain sent the following transmission: "NA B-25 we have an engine failure, we're goin around". The aircraft was observed making a very high pitching go around, with the wings rocking side to side, before it entered a descending right bank. (The descending right bank) The crew were unable to pull out of the descending dive, and the plane impacted terrain just a few meters from the runway end, near the intersection leading to the highway. The aircraft was completely destroyed and all 6 occupants were fatally injured. (Impact) Site : 0.1 km S of So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV, USA Summary : Engine failure, pilot error during the subsequent go-around Aircraft Type : North American B-25 Mitchell Operator : Air Metro on behalf of USAF Registration : N99439X Crew : 4 Passengers : 2 Survivors : 0 (1 Initially) Fatalities : 6 (all) Injures : -- Phase : Approach Nature : Test Departure Airport : So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV, USA Destination Airport : So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV, USA Damage : Destroyed - Cause : The Civil Aviation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident as the following: The Captain failure to maintain speed and control while conducting a low speed go-around following a dual engine failure. The dual engine failure happened when the radial engine's crankshafts stopped due to metal fatigue. Contributing factors: The Captain failure to retract the landing gears during the attempted go-around, which resulted in higher drag forces to the aircraft. The First Officer failure to assist his Captain during the emergency situation. The crew's agreement to conduct the high altitude approach. The failure of multiple aircraft engineers to inspect the engines crankshafts.
- Hill Cargo Flight 404, Fatal accident occurred 4 April 1985, at So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, Nevada, USA (Debris Field) Date : 4 / April / 1985 Site : So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV, USA Summary : Pilot error in fog Aircraft Type : North American B-25 Mitchell Operator : Hill Cargo Registration : N7493BG Crew : 2 Passengers : 1 Survivors : 0 Fatalities : 3 (All) Injures : 1 (critical, initial survivor) Phase : Approach Nature : Cargo Departure Airport : Unknown Airport, California Destination Airport : So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV, USA Damage : Destroyed Narrative : The B-25 was approaching the So Cal Airport in heavy fog, the pilots had never flown to this airport. On short final, the right wing struck a light pole located a few meters away from the end of the runway. The pilots managed to pitch the aircraft and turn it to the direction of the runway, but they eventually lost control and the plane impacted the terrain near the runway in a nose down altitude. The aircraft was destroyed and the three occupants on board were fatally injured. - Cause : The crew's lack of experience with the route and approach phase to the destination airport, which resulted in a wing strike and subsequent loss of control. Contributing factors were the heavy fog at the time of the accident and the lack of new technology onboard the aircraft. - Photos : Computer generated photos of the last few seconds: - Debris Field : - Wreckage :
1972 Maine U.S.A Maine State Police B-25 Crash (A Pedestrian manage to take a photo of the plane, moments before crashing into the house) Date: October 5th,1972 Site: Firwood County,Maine,United States Summary: CFIT from Pilot Error from Weather Aircraft Type: North American B-25 Mitchell Operator: Maine State Police, on Behalf New England Airways (NEA) Registration: N7AM8-3 Crew: 3 (Maine State Police Officers,) Passengers:2 (Two NEA Pilots) Survivor:1 Fatalities:4 (Plane), 1 (Ground) Total:5 Injuries (Non Fatal):1 Phase: En-Flight Nature: Test Departure Airport: Firwood County Regional Airfield,Maine,United States Destination Airport: Firwood County Regional Airfield,Maine,United States Damage: Destroyed Summary: On October 5th,1972. A North American B-25 Mitchell (Registered N7AM8-3) was flying over Firwood County,Maine,United States. The Aircraft was being tested by the Maine State Police before moving to the Fleet from New England Airways. On Board are 3 Crew all of whom are Maine State Police Officers. The "Captain" was Trooper Timothy Flowers, 25, He Flew on Northrop T-38 when he was with the U.S Air Force. The "First Officer" was Detective Bonnie Ganz,31,She flew on her private Cessna 172 before Joining the Maine State Police, The "Engineer" was Trooper Mabel Patterson,19. This is her first time flying in an aircraft. The Passengers were two NEA Pilots, Captain Justin Morris,41 with 2,920 Hours (Including 290 Hours in the B-25 Mitchell) and Captain Randall Person,37 with 986 Hours (Including 7 hours in the B-25 Mitchell) While Flying over a Field, it started to be foggy. Flowers decide to go low to see what's below more visible. While going low he crashes into a House, killing its sole occupant, Gary McGill,16. Everyone on board was killed except Justin Morris. Cause: The NTSB decided not to investigate the crash at the time. The Maine State Police, Firwood County Police and Nearby residents had attempt to figure out about the crash but with no success. In July of 1991, The Firwood County Police decided to reopen the case and Contacted the NSTB and they along with the FCP did into the case. In December of that Year, The Final Report was Released. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as the following: The Pilot's decision to fly low during fog and the failure to properly resulting in an accident with a house Photos:
- Fatal Accident involving a North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber in Utah, USA, on March 26th, 1970. (The aircraft involved in the accident, seen in the day of the crash) Date: 26 / March / 1970 Site: Utah, USA Summary: Undetermined CFIT Aircraft Type: North American B-25 Mitchell Operator: NAA Express Registration: N9012BG Crew: 3 Passengers: 1 Survivor: 0 (1 initially) Fatalities: 4 (all) Injuries (Non Fatal): - Phase: En-route / Manoeuvring Nature: Test Departure Airport: Salt Lake International, UT Destination Airport: Salt Lake International, UT Damage: Destroyed Narrative: The departed Salt Lake International to fly around Utah, there were 3 crew members and 1 passenger on board. The plane was being tested before participating in an air show scheduled for next week. Low clouds and heavy rain was present in Utah that day. After completing several manoevuers, the plane flew straight into a hill located under a bridge, not far from the Utah Motel. The investigation couldn't determine what caused the plane to fly into the hill, despite the heavy rain and low clouds, VFR flying was possible in the area. Many theories were discussed, such as a failed low past under the bridge (which was impossible), or a malfunctioning control surface, but nothing of this was confirmed. - Cause: "The continued controlled flight into a hill for undetermined reasons." - Photos: (computer generated photo shows the impact) ~ Important note: if you want to post a story, you don't have to follow my "formal" way of writing, you can use the template from the first post and write anything, you can also discuss stories or investigation results withe the author, just remember to make it BeamNG related! ~
The 1964 Cessna Emergency Landing on Frozen Lake (A Screenshot from the 2018 Episode of "I Survived" about the Flight Date: January 5th,1964 Site: Frozen Lake,Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska,U.S.A Summary: Emergency Landing from Engine Failure during Snowstorm, Crashed into tree Aircraft Type: Cessna L-19 Operator: Private Registration: L92OMA Crew:1 Passengers:1 Survivors:2 (All) Fatalities:0 Injuries (Non Fatal):1 Phase: En-Flight (When Engine Failure Occurred) Nature: Private Departure Airport: Unnamed Airfield,Bristol Bay Borough,Alaska,U.S.A Destination Airport: Mammoth Valley Regional Airport,Mammoth Valley Borough,Alaska,U.S.A Damage: Small Damage Summary: On January 5th,1964, A Private Cessna L-19 (Registered L920MA) was flying over Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska with a Destination of Mammoth Valley Regional Airport in Mammoth Valley Borough. On Board is a Pilot and a Passenger. The Pilot was Dennis Blanchard,27 with 13 Hours flying in his Cessna, the Passenger was Dennis's Cousin Todd Cherry,10 The Two are flying to See Relatives in Mammoth Valley. A Snowstorm broke out in the area causing Pilot Blanchard to be confused which direction he is flying and try to find to contact Any Airfields Nearby but to no avail. In the fog Blanchard is flying low and Cherry Tells Blanchard there is a frozen lake and try to land there. Blanchard Aims low to try not get a crack in the lake but does a hard landing doing small damage to the plane. The Plane can't stop in time and crashes into a tree doing minor damage to the plane and injuring Pilot Blanchard. Todd Leaves the plane and waits for helps in the cold and shoots the flare gun the duo brought with each other. 20 Minutes after the first shot was fired, some of the nearby town residents found the two and the plane. Both occupants were brought in the Town's Doctor's Office for massive blood lose and hypothermia with only Blanchard having injuries. The Plane was restored,fixed and able to fly again. The Plane is currently on display at the Alaska Aviation Museum in Anchorage The Reason the Engine Failed was because snow went into the engine compartment of the Cessna and messed up the engine causing it to stop. Photos:
Axel Leasing LLC FL 97 Axel Leasing LLC Flight 97 was a domestic non scheduled passenger flight from Reno International Airport, NV, to the So Cal Nevada Airport, NV, that was chartered by a local building company to transport several construction workers in the So Cal area to build a hotel. On May 5th, 1979, while flying at low altitude in a holding pattern, the aircraft entered a sudden right roll until it impacted terrain in an inverted position. All 4 crew members and 4 passengers from the 10 on board perished. - Flight History : Axel Leasing LLC was a company that leased several aircraft to local companies in the Nevada/Utah area, the company had several mid sized twin engine planes, one of those planes were 4 WW2 era North American B-25 bombers that were converted to civilian use, the planes were maintained and they were set to retire in the 1980s. In early May, 1979, HOL Constructions, a local building company in Nevada, asked Axel Leasing to use all the four B-25s to transport their workers from Reno to the So Cal, Axel Leasing agreed and flights started from May 1st, 1979. Flight 97 was a set to fly from Reno to the So Cal on May 5th, 1979, and it was the last flight for the transporting deal. The plane departed from Reno International in the early hours of May 5th (a few hours after 12 p.m.). The aircraft was occupied by 4 crew members and 10 passengers. The plane was fueled to the half. Which was perfect for the flight time. The plane started its initial approach to the So Cal at about 4:31 AM, there were 3 aircraft flying ahead of FL97, one of them was a domestic Air Metro Convair CV-440 and the other two were some small general aviation aircraft. Behind FL97 was an Air Metro CASA C-212 Aviocar operating a domestic scheduled flight from Salt Lake, UT, to So Cal. - Occupants : The Captain of the flight, aged 59, held a twin engine pilot license and a private license for more than 30 years. His logbook suggested he had over 12500 flying hours time, more than half of them were in twin engine aircraft. He was described by other airline pilots as "a professional relaxed pilot". The First Officer, aged 39, held a twin engine aircraft pilot license, a commercial pilot license, and a private license, he started his training between the ages of 17 to 20. His logbook suggested he had 6740 hours, about 90% of them were in twin engine aircraft. The Flight engineer, aged 31, was training to become a first officer for the company, his last logbook check reported that he had logged about 1600 flying hours. There was an extra training pilot, aged 24, seated in the nose of the plane, his mission was to confirm the ahead terrain visually. His last logbook check suggested he had under 1000 hours. There were 10 passengers on board, they were all seated in the mid and tail section. - Weather : The weather conditions during the approach phase were described as "a bit cloudy and sunny". Winds were at 4 knots to the North, fog and rain were not present in the area of the accident, and it was a perfect day for flying aircraft. - Approach : The aircraft entered a holding pattern to the airport behind an Air Metro Convair CV-44 and ahead of an Air Metro Casa C-212, the aircraft was flying in a South direction, but it not landed at the runway due to present GA planes there, the Air Metro plane ahead of FL97 turned to the East to complete its circling approach and land, the B-25 flew in a straight line heading South, and the Air Metro plane flying behind it followed the B-25. The crew of the Air Metro plane observed the B-25 entering a sudden right bank, the plane did not recover and it kept descending until it impacted terrain in an inverted position, the Convair landed safely by the time the B-25 struck the ground, and the C-212 abandoned the approach and conducted a go-around. The airport was shut down for a few hours after the C-212 landed, the pilot of the C-212 described the accident as "sudden and fast". He said "It felt like someone dragged the right wing and threw the plane to the ground". - ATC : ATC : Air Traffic Controller / FL97 : Captain of flight 97, who was handling communications / FL507 : The Air Metro C-212 that was flying behind FL97 / Air Metro 922 : The ahead Conviar CV-440 ATC : Axel FL97, maintain speed and altitude, heading 180. FL97 : Axel 97, roger that, maintaining level. ATC : Air Metro 507, maintain level and follow Axel 97. ATC : Air Metro 922, you are cleared to land. FL507 : Woah, Axel just toke a dive to the ground. FL507 : Mayday mayday, Axel 97 just struck the ground. ATC : Axel 97 do you read? (voice in the background: I think we lost'em) FL507 : Air Metro 507, we're goin around. - Crash : The plane struck a ridge right next to the airport in a nose-down inverted position. All four crew members and four passengers who were seated in the mid section perished. The remaining 6 passengers survived, 4 of them were seriously injured, and the two others received minor injures. There was a little post impact fire in the wings area that was put out quickly by the first responders. Emergency services and investigators arrived shortly after the crash, news helicopters were banned from flying in the area until rescue operations are finished. The investigators conducted a two day on scene investigation before moving major parts of the wreckage to the airport. The aircraft was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder, but there wasn't a flight data recorder. The NTSB workers in WA toke a few months to recover all data from the CVR. (Final resting position of Flight 97) (A B-25 identical to the one involved) Date: 5 / May / 1979 Site: So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV, USA Summary: Loss of Control due to Aileron Jamming Aircraft Type: North American B-25 Mitchell Operator: Axel Leasing LLC Registration: N8834X Crew: 4 Passengers: 10 Survivor: 6 Fatalities: 8 Injuries (Non Fatal): 4 (serious) / 2 (minor) Phase: Approach Nature: Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger (Charter) Departure Airport: Reno International Airport, NV Destination Airport: So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, NV Damage: Destroyed Flight number : 97 - Investigation : The NTSB published a preliminary report in a week, nothing out of the ordinary was reported, and the report did not shed light on what the NTSB were focusing on. The NTSB investigator in charge determined that weather at the time of the accident did not play any role in the accident, a turbulence theory was discussed, but after deep studying of the available information, it was determined that the planes flying in the holding pattern were in a safe distance from each other. The investigators determined that the plane impacted terrain in a Southern heading at an angle of 46 ° in an inverted position. All major airplane components were accounted for at the accident site, the nose and cockpit section were crushed, the front section from the mid fuselage was crushed, the tail section separated on impact and all control surfaces detached from the tail assembly. Both engines were destroyed by the a small post crash fire, examination of the engines revealed they were working at the time of the accident. Both propellers were damaged and they detached from the engine. Both wings separated from the main fuselage, the large wing tips parts from both sides separated from the wing, but they were still next to it. Both ailerons were partially destroyed along side the left flaps, the right wing flaps survived, examination of them revealed they were in the correct position for approach. A deep examination of the right wing ailerons showed that the right wing aileron cables jammed, the crew were using the right aileron at the time, this caused a high speed right roll/bank and descent. It was determined that it was impossible to recover from the situation when the aileron jammed. Examination of all landing gears showed that they were not deployed at the time of the accident. (Recovered wreckage at the So Cal Airport) - Other : The medical examiner determined that all crew members died from "injures due to a plane crash". A toxicology report showed that all pilots were fit to fly and they did not have any sort of drugs in their systems. The medical examiner also determined that the passengers were killed due to "injures sustained during a plane crash". It was determined that the fatally injured passengers died on the spot. - Probable Cause : Based on the available evidence, eyewitnesses accounts, ATC recordings, and CVR tapes, the National Transportation Safety Board Determines that the probable cause of the accident involving Flight 97 as the following: The jamming of the right aileron control cables while flying in a holding pattern, which resulted in an uncontrolled right bank and impact with terrain. The exact cause of the jamming could not be determined, but it is possible that continued stressing of the aileron system caused the sudden jamming. - Photos:
UPD (United Postal Delivery) 48 (A UPD Truck loading Packages onto the plane involved two hours before the crash) Operator: UPD (United Postal Delivery) Date of crash: December 24th,2000 Time of crash: 11:42 AM Site: Mammoth Valley,Borough Alaska (Near Mammoth Valley Airfield) Summary: Pilot Error from Atmospheric Icing and Fog Aircraft Type: North American B-25 Mitchell Registration: RAI0M9 Crew:2 Passengers:1 Survivor:3 (All) Fatalities:0 Injuries (Non Fatal):3 (All Survivor) (2 Minor,1 Serious) Nature: Domestic Cargo Phase: Takeoff Departure Airport: Mammoth Valley Airfield,Mammoth Valley Borough,Alaska,U.S.A Stopover Airport: Lopez Island Airport,San Juan County,Washington,U.S.A Destination Airport: Alturas Municipal Airport,Modoc County,California,U.S.A Flight Number: 48 Summary: On Christmas Eve,2000 UPD Flight 48 (Registration RAI0M9) was preparing to take off for a flight to Alturas Municipal Airport in Modoc County,California with a Stopover in Lopez Island Airport in San Juan County,Washington. The Weather isn't good but the plane is scheduled to take off due to reports saying the weather will turn better. There are 3 People on Board, Captain Ben Tyler,31, With 3,049 Hours (Including 23 Hours with UPD), He was a pilot of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules during The Gulf War, There was First Officer Juan Miramontes,25 with 984 Hours (Including 50 Hours with UPD), he also operated on the CRJ200 with American Eagle (Regional Airline of American Airlines) and Finally a UPD Ground Employee Joseph Dodson,22 who the crew allowed on to return home to Alturas for Christmas. The two pilots aren't able to pull up and crashed at the end of the runway and crashed into a tree. All on board Survived, Tyler and Miramontes had minor injuries and Dodson had serious injuries from being throwned out of the plane en-flight Captain Tyler remained with UPD until 2004 and joined Northwest Airlines in 2006 until Northwest Airlines merge with Delta in 2010, In 2011 he returned to Cargo Flights with Fedex, which he is with today First Officer Miramontes remained with UPD until 2006 and joined Delta Connection (Regional Branch of Delta Airlines) and flew with them from 2008-2012, He is currently flying with Southwest Airlines since 2014 Dodson remained with UPD as a Delivery Driver until forcing to resign in 2009, He currently works for AECOM as a project Manager since 2010 ATC Recording: MATC (Mammoth ATC): UPD Flight 48 you now have the consent to takeoff now C.T (Captain Tyler): Copy That, Merry Christmas MATC: Merry Christmas to you too, F.I.M (First Officer Miramontes): My God, This weather is bad C.T: Yeah, We are probably going to crash F.I.M: Captain, Pull Up C.T: I Can't. There's ice on the wings F.I.M: God,Crap No! C.T: DEAR GOD (Crash) MATC: Flight 48? A Plane-spotter manage to take a photograph of the B-25 after colliding with the hillside: THE NTSB investigated the crash and two months after the crash, they released a statement Thanks to Eyewitnesses,CVR Tapes and evidence the National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable causes as the following: The Captains Failure to control the aircraft from Ice and Snow on the wings and Fog Photos:
American Airlines 3290 (Computer Generated Photo of Plane crashing on the runway) Operator:American Airlines Date: December 27th,2009 Site: Celbo Airport,Alta De Pueblo Island,Italy Summary: Loss of Control from Pilot Error leading to Impact with Airport Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12 Registration: N908NN Crew:8 Passengers:63 Survivors:71 (All on Plane) Fatalities: 8 (Ground) Injuries (Non Fatal):54 (Plane) Nature:International Scheduled Passenger Phase: Landing Origin Airport: Boston Logan International Airport,Massachusetts,U.S.A Stopover Airport: London-Heathrow Airport,Hillington,U.K Destination Airport: Celbo Airport,Alta De Pueblo Island,Liguria,Italy Damage: destroyed Flight Number:3290 Summary: On December 27th,2009 American Airlines Flight 329 was preparing to land at Alta De Pueblo Island in Liguria Italy. The Plane was a 11 Year old Antonov 36 year old Antonov 12(Registered as N908NN) that served with Aeroflot from 1974 to 1988, then Swissair from 1989 to 1999 and Finally American Airlines bought in December 1999. On Board are 8 Crew, Captain Daniel Knight,37 with 2,390 Hours (Including 1,400 Hours with American Airlines), First Officer Linda Gonzalez,25, with 1,220 hours (Including 680 Hours with American Airlines) and Six Flight Attendants Ronny Gomez, 19, Arthur Huie,22, Donna Valdez,23, Theresa Smith,29 and Robert Poteet,30, All Crew were Hired for American Airlines around 1997-2006. Also on board are 63 Passengers (Mostly Americans and Italians) who were heading to Italy for Christmas Vacation. The Flight Originated at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston,,U.S.A Starting with 24 Passengers (7 Italians,16 Americans and a Indian) and all crew, When the Plane did a stopover landing at London Heathow Airport in London,United Kingdom 39 Passengers Boarded with their destination of Alta De Pueblo. While landing the pilots pull the plane left causing the plane to skid and fly into the airport. and the main of the the plane to plane towards the nearby highway. Surprisingly all 71 on Board survived, 54 of whom had either minor or serious injuries, leaving 17 uninjured. But 3 Employees at the airport and 5 Drivers on the ground were killed. Captain Knight was forced to resign with American Airlines after recovering from his injuries, He currently flies for United Airlines First Officer Gonzalez remained with American Airlines until 2013 and currently Flies for Hawaiian Airlines 4 out of the 6 Flight Attendants are still with American Airlines, but Arthur Huie is now with Alaska Airlines as a steward and Robert Potett served as a steward for Jetblue from 2010-2014, he now works for agent for Bank of America The Nationalities of the victims were: United States:21*a Italy:15 (8 Ground,7 Plane) (8 Killed,7 Survivor) United Kingdom:14 Netherlands:11 Germany:9*b Greece:5 Israel:3 India:1 *a includes 1 Passenger with United States-Colombia Dual Citizenship, 1 Deadheading Steward *b Includes 1 Passenger with Germany-Morocco Dual Citizenship The pilots failure to properly land causing the loss of control of the aircraft was the cause of the crash Photos:
Mt.Shell Mid-Air Collision (CGI Image of both planes breaking apart after the Collision) Operators: Fly Oregon (Civilian B-25), U.S Army (Military B-25) Date: March 22nd,1975 Site: Mt.Shell,Mammoth Valley Borough,Alaska,U.S.A Summary: Mid-Air Collision Aircrafts: North American B-25 Mitchell (Both Planes) Registrations: MS9AA (Fly Oregon), Y2SSH5 (U.S Army) Crew:2 (Fly Oregon), 4 ( All on U.S Army) Passengers:8 (Fly Oregon) Survivor: 2 (Both Pilots of Fly Oregon Flight) Fatalities:12 (All on U.S Army Plane, All 8 Passengers on Air Oregon Plane) Injuries (Non Fatal):2 (Both Pilots/Survivors on Fly Oregon Flight) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger (Fly Oregon), Test (U.S Army) Phase: En-Flight (Both) Departure Airport: Mammoth Valley Regional Airport, (Fly Oregon), MT.Shell Army Base (U.S Army) Destination Airport: Astoria Regional Airport (Fly Oregon), MT.Shell Army Base (U.S Army) Damage: Destroyed (Both) Flight Numbers: 003 (Fly Oregon), "The Lone Wolf" (U.S Army) Summary: On March 22nd,1975, Fly Oregon 003 was flying over Mt.Shell in Mammoth Valley Borough,Alaska,U.S.A, 28 minutes after taking off from Mammoth Valley Regional Airport. On board are two pilots, Captain Richard Mathis,32 with 3,390 Hours (Including 20 Hours with Fly Oregon) and First Officer Jay Preston,25 with 710 Hours (Including 17 Hours with Fly Oregon). Also on Board are eight passengers (Mostly Residents of Warrenton and Astoria,Oregon returning home from Alaska). Also in the Area was "The Lone Wolf" a B-25 belonging to the U.S Army on a Test Flight from the nearby Mt.Shell Base , There are 4 Crew on board, Captain Billy Templeton,34 with 185 Hours, First Officer Michael Hamilton,30 with 760 Hours, Engineer Liz Harvey,23 with 420 Hours and a Mechanic Thomas Majewski,19. The Weather in the area was very foggy making the pilots hard of seeing. Both Planes collide into each other and both planes break apart while falling. All Crew in the U.S Army plane and all 8 passengers on board the Fly Oregon Flight were fatally Injured. The two survivors were both two pilots on board the Fly Oregon Flight who survived with Serious Injuries. Captain Mathis remained with Fly Oregon until 1984, he flew with Reeve Aleutian Airways from 1985-1992, he flew with Astar Air Cargo from 1993 and 1999 from retiring, He died from Skin Cancer in 2010 at age 68 First Officer Preston remained with Fly Oregon until 1977, he then flew with Pan Am from 1978 to 1989, he committed Suicide in 1990 due to Survivor Guilt of the crash at age 41 First Officer The Nationalities of the victims were: U.S.A:12 (All Crew on U.S Army Plane, both crew on Fly Oregon Flight and six passengers on Fly Oregon Flight) (2 Survived,10 Killed) Canada:1 (Passenger on Fly Oregon Flight) (Killed) Soviet Union:1 (Passenger on Fly Oregon Flight) (Killed) Due to Fog in the area and poor Communication Error, the two planes collided into each other Images: Fly Oregon 003 Aftermath: "The Lone Wolf" Aftermath:
(for the 1969 Yukhnov Mid-Air Collision, which a Soviet Air Force AN-12 collided with a Aeroflot Il-14 killing all 120 on both planes (Including 96 on the Antonov) click here, Coincidentally that crash happened only two miles away from the 1967 Russian Roads Mid-Air Collision) 1967 Russian Roads Mid-Air Collision Incident: Date: April 21st,1967 Summary: Mid-Air Collision due to Poor Weather and Pilot Error Site: Russian SFSR,Soviet Union (Current Day Russia) Fatalities: 147 (86 Swissair,61 Soviet Air Force) Survivors: 8 (7 Swissair,1 Soviet Air Force) Injuries (Non Fatal):8 (All Survivors) (6 Serious,2 Minor) Plane 1: (A Swissair Douglas DC-8 similar to one involved in 1977 at Zurich International Airport) Operator: Swissair Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-53 Registration: HB-IDA Crew:10 Passengers:83 Fatalities: 76 (Passengers) 10 (All Crew) Total: 86 Survivors: 7 (Passengers) Injuries (Non Fatal): 7 (All Survivors) (6 Serious, 1 Minor) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Kai Tak Airport, British Hong Kong (Now Closed) Destination Airport: Zurich International Airport,Switzerland Flight Number: 742 Damage: Destroyed Plane 2: (A Antonov An-12 in Soviet Air Force in 1992 at Yakutsk Airport,Russia) Operator: Soviet Air Force Aircraft: Antonov An-12BK Registration: Unknown Crew:5 Passengers: 57 Fatalities: 56 (Passengers) 5 ( All Crew) Total: 61 Survivors: 1 (Passenger) Injuries (Non Fatal): 1 (Passenger/Sole Survivor) (Minor) Nature: Domestic Cargo/ Charter Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Unnamed Soviet Air Force Base, Russian SFSR,Soviet Union (Current Day Russia) Destination Airport: Aleksotass Airport, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (Current Day Russia) Flight Number: 39X Damage: Destroyed On April 21st,1967 Swissair (registration HB-IDA ) was flying over the Russian SFSR,Soviet Union (Now Russia), The Plane is a 6 Year old Douglas DC-8-53, On Board are 6 Crew, Captain Xylon Tschiegg,56 with 9,490 Hours ( Including 7,890 Hours with Swissair), First Officer Joder Schiltknecht,38 with 3,410 Hours (Including 2,190 Hours with Swissair), Engineer Liam Dolder,21 with 980 Hours (Including 910 Hours with Swissair) and 7 flight attendants. Also on board are 83 Passengers (Mostly Swiss, Hong Kongers and other Asians) . Also flying is Soviet Air Force 39X, An 3 month old Antonov 12, On Board are 5 Crew, Captain Antakov Yegorovich,26 with 670 Hours (Including 20 Hours with the Soviet Air Force), First Officer Petro Osadchuk,29 with 180 hours (Including 40 hours with the Soviet Air Force), Navigator Rayt Igorievna,35 with 2,490 Hours (Including 20 Hours with the Soviet Air Force) and Engineer Ihnat Šerech,27, This is his first flight with the Soviet Air Force. The last crew member is a 37 year old Cargoloader with age and experience unknown. Also on Board are 57 Soviet Soldiers heading for Aleksotas Airport after boot camp. At 2:40 AM, Both Planes collide with each other when the Soviet Air Force Plane collided with the Swissair's Tail. The SAF's Antonov's Engine 3's propeller broke off after the collision causing the plane to lose control. Both Planes fall to the ground after the collision. In total, 147 People died in the mid-air collision (Including 61 occupants of the Antonov and 86 on the Swissair DC-8), 7 Passengers in the Swissair Flight and one soldier in the Soviet Air Force Flight Survived, 6 of whom has serious injuries while the other two have Minor Injuries. Among the Dead was Irish Singer Alexia Palmer,23 and her Husband Keith,25 who were on the Swissair Flight for their next concert in Bern The Nationalities of the victims were: Soviet Air Force 39X: Soviet Union:62 (All on board) (61 Killed,1 Survivor) Swissair 520: : China (People's Republic of):9 (8 Killed,1 Survived) : France:3 (All Killed) : Hong Kong (British):17 (15 Killed,2 Survived) : Ireland:2 (Both Killed) : Japan:10 (9 Killed,1 Survived) : Philippines :5 (All Killed) : South Korea:7 (All Killed) : Switzerland:28 (10 Crew,18 Passengers) (25 Killed,3 Survived) : Taiwan (Republic of China):8 (All Killed) : United Kingdom:1 (Killed) : United States:1 (Killed) : West Germany:2 (Both Killed) Due to Bad Weather and Pilot Error The Swissair DC-8 collided with the SAF Antonov Soviet Airforce 39X Aftermath:
(For Trans World Airlines 800, Another Boeing 747 which also exploded due to a fuel tank explosion due to a short circuit over the Atlantic Ocean, Killing all 230 on board, Click Here) United Airlines 1911 (A United Airlines 747-400 Similar to one involved) Operator:United Airlines Date: July 29th,1993 Site: Atlantic Ocean (63 Miles off the coast of France) Summary: En-Flight breakup due to explosion from short circuit Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-400 Registration: NA83AM Crew:11 Passengers:287 Fatalities:298 (All) Survivors:0 Injuries (Non Fatal):---- Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Charles De Gaulle Airport,France Destination Airport: JFK International Airport,United States Damage: Destroyed Number: 1911 Summary: On July 29th,1993. United Airlines flight 1911 is flying over the Atlantic Ocean, The Flight Originated from Charles De Gaulle Airport in France with a Destination of JFK International Airport in the United States. The Plane is a 31 year old Boeing 747-100. On board are 11 crew, Captain Shawn Hardy,48 with 16,490 Hours (Including 2,020 Hours with United Airlines), First Officer Aretha Burkholder,35 with 1,005 Hours (Including 740 Hours with United Airlines),First Officer Robert Powell,39 with 1,980 Hours (Including 1,660 Hours with United Airlines), Engineer Donald Amick,45 with 870 Hours (Including 110 Hours with United Airlines) and 7 Flight Attendants, Monica Obryan,25, Joshua Su,17, Ignacio Bailey,26, Enrique Hill,28, Lucia Rowley,34, David Russell,31 and Sebastian Gibson,also 31. On Board are 287 passengers, Among the whom are New York Times Reporter Chris Jordan,39, His wife Jeanette,35 and their son Sean,11. While en-flight the plane suddenly caught fire and exploded over the Atlantic Ocean. All 298 on board had fatal injuries. The Wreak was discovered by British Fishermen the next day The Nationalities of the victims were: : Armenia:1 : Austria:1 : Belgium:8 : Belize:1 : Brazil:1 : Canada:29 (1 Flight Attendant, 28 Passengers) : Cape Verde:1 : Czech Republic:2 : Ethiopia:1 : France:56 : Germany:9 : Hungary:2 : Iran:1 : Italy:6 : Kazakhstan:1 : Morocco:2 : Netherlands:5 : Panama:1 : Poland:8 : Portugal:1 : Spain:8 : Sweden:2 : Ukraine:2 : United Kingdom:4*a : United States:145*b (10 Crew,135 Passengers) Initially, United Airlines flight 1911 was thought to be the victim of a bombing since the Pan Am 103 bombing occurred only 4 Years and 8 Months Prior. But upon looking closely for unknown reason a short circuit occurred causing the Fuel to explode causing a suppuration (The Red Dot indicates the location of the wreckage) *a 1 passenger had dual Cyprus-United Kingdom Dual Citizenship, boarded with British Passport *b 2 passengers had Israel-United States dual citizenship, both boarded with US Passports Unfortunately, the Aftermath wreckage photos had been banned from the public by the NTSB, the BEA and United Airlines
Aeroflot 4802 (Computer Generated Photo of the explosion) Operator: Aeroflot Date: July 22nd,1973 Site: Celbo Airport,Italy Summary: Engine Explosion due to engine failure Aircraft: Antonov 12 Registration: CCCP-11109 Crew:8 Passengers:58 Fatalities:0 Survivors:66 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):2 (Passengers, During evacuation) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Celbo Airport,Italy Destination Airport: Pulkovo Airport,Soviet Union (Now Russia) Damage: Minor Damage to landing gear and both left wings engines destroyed (Written Off) Flight Number: 4802 Summary: On July 22nd,1973, Aeroflot Flight 4802 was flying over the Mediterranean Sea, The Flight originated from Celbo Airport on Alta De Pueblo Island in Italy with a Destination of Pulkovo Airport in The Soviet Union. On Board are 8 Crew, Captain Kondrat Bazarova,57 with 8,480 Hours (Including 8,290 Hours with Aeroflot), First Officer Nick Tretiakov,42 with 2,410 Hours (Including 1,940 Hours with Aeroflot), Second Officer/Engineer Eldar Vasilyev,39 with 950 Hours (including 880 Hours with Aeroflot), Navigator Niccanor Yefimov,28 with 650 Hours (including 645 Hours with Aeroflot) and Four Flight Attendants Lilith Kotova,22 , Rose Biryukov,17, Klim Ozerova,16 and Xenophon Tokareva,24. On Board are 58 Passengers, Including Italian Actor Italo Costa,28. While in Mid-Air, Engine 3 (Right engine on Left Wing) explodes causing Engine 4 (Left Engine on Left wing) to also explode. Both Pilots turn around to emergency land at Celbo Airport and safely land on the runway, only damaging the Front Landing Gear in the process. Only two passengers were injured during evacuation of the plane. Both Pilots were the first civilians to earn Medal of "Courage". Captain Bazarova remained with Aeroflot until 1982 after 14 years with Aeroflot, he died from cardiac arrest in 1985 at age 69 First Officer Tretiakov remained with Aeroflot until 1989, He flew LOT Polish Airlines from 1990 to 1994 and served as a flight engineer with Scandinavian Airlines from 1995 until his death in 1997 from Liver Failure at age 62 Engineer Vasilyev remained with Aeroflot until retiring in 1977 after 11 years of flying with Aeroflot , he is the only cockpit crew member of the flight still alive Navigator Yefimov remained with Aeroflot until 1980, He navigated with TAROM from 1981 to 1990 and then served as a engineer with JAT Airways from 1991 until retiring in 1998, he died in his sleep in 2001 at age 57 The Nationalities of all on board are: Italy:22 (All Passengers) France:16 (All Passengers) Poland:11 (All Passengers) East Germany:9 (All Passengers) Soviet Union:8 (All Crew) The two left Engines failed to operate after takeoff causing an explosion. Photos:
Singapore Airlines 218 (A Airbus A380 of Singapore Airlines similar to one involved) Operator: Singapore Airlines Date: December 27th,2014 Site: Chiba Prefecture,Japan (18.75 Miles away from Chiba) Summary: Runway Overrun due to Pilot Error Registration: F1M-SPK Aircraft Type: Airbus A380 Crew:20 Passengers:430 Fatalities:5 (all 4 Cockpit Crew,1 Passenger) 5 (Ground) Total:10 Survivor: 445 (16 Crew, 429 Passengers) 2 (Ground) Total:447 Injuries (Non Fatal): 286 (Plane) 2 Ground) Total: 288 Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: Takeoff Origin Airport: Chicago O'Hare International Airport,United States Stopover Airport : Tokyo-Nirata Airport,Japan Destination Airport: Singapore Changi Airport,Singapore Flight Number:218 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On December 27th,2014, Singapore Airlines 218 is taxing to the runway at Tokyo-Narita Airport in Japan. The Flight Originated from Chicago O'hare International Airport in the United States.The flight stopped at Tokyo-Nirata and arrive at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore as its final destination. The Plane is a Airbus A380, The second A380 built, On Board are 20 Crew, The Pilots were Captain Michael Cheng,32 from Singapore's West Region with 3,590 Hours (This is his first flight on the Airbus A380), First Officer Ariel Ko, from Singapore's North-East Region, 25 with 1,740 Hours (Including 23 Hours on the Airbus A380), Second Officer Gary bin Yaasir,31 also from Singapore's West Region with 1,005 Hours (Including 15 Hours on the Airbus A380) and Engineer Christopher Swaniawaski,34 from Melbourne,Australia with 2,010 Hours (This is his first flight on the A380), Also on Board are 16 Flight Attendants (14 Singaporeans, 1 Malaysian, 1 Australian) and 430 Passengers (Mostly Japanese,Indonesians and Americans who were going to Singapore for Christmas Vacation). The pilots try pulling up but fail and crash into a Corporate Office Building. The 4 Cockpit Crew,1 Indonesian Passenger Riady Pelemonia,19 and 5 Workers in the Corporate Office were killed. The 16 Flight attendants and 429 Passengers survived, 286 of whom had injuries (279 Minor,7 Serious), 2 workers in the Corporate Office survived with minor injuries. Flight 218 is the second accident involving the Airbus A380 (The First being Qantas flight 32 in 2010), The first fatal accident of the A380 (The Second being British Airways 15 that crashed on landing at London Heathrow in June of 2017 with 217 fatalities) and the second Singapore Airlines accident with Fatalities (The First being Singapore Airlines 006, A crash involving a Boeing 747 with 83 Fatalities in 2000). 165 of the survivors were sent to Okinawa Chubu Central Hospital in Uruma 142 survivors were sent to St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, 130 survivors were sent to the U.S Naval Hospital in Yokosuka 10 Survivors were sent to Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea The 3 Singaporean crew killed were repatriated to National University Hospital in Singapore around December 29th,2014-January 2nd-2015 Engineer Christopher Swaniawaski's body was repatriated to Sydney Hospital in Australia on December 31st Riady Pelmonia's body was repatriated to Siloam Hospital in Indonesia on January 1st,2015 The five Office Workers had their bodies remained at Okinawa Chubu Central Hospital to be collected by relatives The Nationalities of the victims were: Japan:68 (7 Ground,61 Plane) (5 Killed,63 Survived) (43 Survivors Injured) Indonesia:61 (All Plane) (1 killed,60 Survived) (39 Survivors Injured) United States:56*a (All Plane) (All Survived) (41 Injured) South Korea:54*b (All Passengers) (All Survived) (19 Injured) Malaysia:42 (1 Crew,41 Passengers) (All Survived) (40 Injured) Taiwan:37 (All Passengers) (All Survived) (26 Injured) United Kingdom:28*c (All Passengers) (14 Injured) Philippines:21*d (All Passengers) (All Survived) (8 Injured) Singapore:19 *e (17 Crew,2 Passengers) (3 Killed,16 Survived) (13 Survivors injured) Vietnam:13 (All Passengers) (All Survived) (7 Injured) Mexico:12 (All Passengers) (All Survived) (6 Injured) India:11 (All passengers) (All Survived) (8 Injured) Australia:9*f (2 Crew,7 Passengers) (1 Killed,8 Survived) (5 Survivors injured) Thailand:6 (Passengers) (All Survived) (all injured) China:4*g(Passengers) (All Survived) (2 injured) New Zealand:4 (Passengers) (All Survived) (3 injured) Bangladesh:3 (Passengers) (All Survived) (All injured) Israel:2 (Passengers) (Both Survived) (Both injured) Germany:2 (Passengers) (Both Survived) (1 injured) Norway:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) Pakistan:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) South Africa:1 (passenger) (Survived) (Not Injured) Sweden:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) Myanmar:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) *a includes 1 Passenger with United States-Canada Dual Citizenship, Includes 1 Passenger with United States-South Korea Dual Citizenship *b Includes 1 Passenger with South Korea-United States dual citizenship *c includes 1 Passengers with United Kingdom-Poland Dual Citizenship *d includes 1 Passenger with Philippines-Spain Dual Citizenship *e one of the passengers was a deadheading Stewardess with Singapore Airlines *f includes 1 resident of Christmas Island, An Australian Territory *g includes 1 Resident of Hong Kong,an Administrative Region of China Due to the captain's lack of experience on the A380, he failed to properly take off resulting into crashing into the office Photos: There is no photos of the aftermath on the internet The Office building Flight 218 Crashed into in 2012: The Flight Path of 218 (Photo from Google Maps)
Date:July 18 2019 Summary:Findings concluded that both engines failed, but the aircraft still had control of hydraulics, attempted to land on railroad tracks, but landed too hard and caused the aircraft to break apart, Pilot and In-Flight Photographer injured during crash, signalman who saw aircraft put all signals to red in order to stop any and all trains within the vicinity of the stricken Arrow as the plane tried to land. Site:Train Racing Mountain Total fatalities:0 Total injuries: 2 (Both serious, but non-fatal) Total Survivors: 2 -------------------------------------------------- Images of aircraft pre-crash: RL203 completing a turnaround at the end of a runway at an Italian airport in 1966 -------------------------------------------------- Aircraft Type:Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow Operator:Royal Canadian Air Force Registration:RL203 Crew:2 (Both from Canada) Phase:Mid-Flight Investigation : (Not yet released) Damage:What could be salvaged was salvaged, and any dents that were easy enough to fix were later hammered back into shape, but any parts damaged beyond repair were sent to storage after being investigated. Aircraft partially written off. Aftermath: Several photos of the wreckage taken from a passing Onion Pacific freight train:
2006 Chiba Mid-Air Collision Incident: Date: July 18th,2006 Summary: Mid-Air Collision Site: Pacific Ocean (Off Coast of Chiba Prefecture,Japan) Fatalities:0 Survivors:192 (All on both flights) Injuries (Non Fatal):5 ( 1 Flight attendant and 4 Passengers on Air Nippon Airways 85) Plane 1: (The 767-300 involved in 2009 at Chubu International Airport) Operator: All Nippon Airways Aircraft Type:Boeing 767-300 Registration: JA8368 Occupants: 188 Crew:10 Passengers:178 Flight Origin: Kushiro Airport,Hokkaido,Japan Destination Airport: Tokyo-Haneda Airport,Tokyo,Japan Survivors:47 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):5 Fatalities:0 Flight Number: 85 Plane 2: (A Nippon Cargo Airlines 747-8F similar to one involved landing at Hong Kong international in 2018) Operator: Nippon Cargo Airlines Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-8F Registration: JA80KZ Crew:4 (All) Passengers:0 Flight Origin: Los Angeles International Airport,California,United States Stopover: Ted Stevens International Airport,Alaska,United States Destination: Tokyo-Narita International Airport,Tokyo,Japan Survivor:4 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):0 (None) Fatalities:0 Flight Number: 840 Summary: On July 18th,2006, All Nippon Airways flight 85 is flying over the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chiba Prefecture,The flight originated from Kushiro Airport in Hokkaido and planning to land at Tokyo-Haneda Airport The Plane is a 18 year old Boeing 767, On board are 6 Crew, Captain Ryunosuke Ieyoshi,34 with 8,490 Hours (Including 2,940 Hours with All Nippon Airways and 470 Hours on the Boeing 767), First Officer Takuya Nakazo,29 with 1,985 Hours (Including 980 Hours with All Nippon Airways and 240 Hours on the Boeing 767), Engineer Shuichiro Eiichi,41 with 4,220 Hours (Including 1,005 Hours with All Nippon Airways and 850 Hours on the Boeing 767) and three flight attendants Akemi Ken,19, Rikako Namika,16 and Taku Tokisuma,21. On board are 41 passengers, who were residents of Hokkaido traveling to Tokyo for vacation, also in the area is Nippon Cargo Airlines flight 840, a year old Boeing 747-8F, the flight originated from Los Angeles International Airport in California,United States, had a stopover at Ted Stevens International Airport in Alaska,Untied States and planning to land at Tokyo-Narita International Airport, on board are 4 crew, Captain Koichi Subaru,49 from Osaka with 12,085 Hours (Including 270 Hours with Nippon Cargo Lines and 285 Hours on Boeing 747s), First Officer Kevin Heng,31 from Singapore with 4,590 Hours (Including 10 Hours with Nippon Cargo Airlines and 2,490 Hours on Boeing 747s), Engineer Makoto Takayama,34 from Chiba with 2,290 Hours (Including 990 Hours with Nippon Cargo Airlines and 1,010 Hours on Boeing 747s) and Navigator Kappei Kijiro,38 from Hamamatsu with 1,960 Hours (Including 930 Hours with Nippon Cargo Airlines and 985 Hours on Boeing 747s), The 747's tail hits the near center of the 767, injuring flight attendant Namika and 4 Passengers (3 Adults,1 Child), Both planes both safely emergency land at their Destination Airports with minor damage, Both planes were repaired and resumed service, The 767 involved ended service with ANA in 2015 and the 747 still remains in service with NCA. The Nationalities of the victims were: Japan:50 (3 on NCA 747, all 47 on ANA 767) (5 injured,45 not injured) Singapore:1 (First Officer of NCA 747) (Not injured) It was revealed the crew of the Nippon Cargo Airlines 747 ignored the TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) warnings since initially they didn't see the ANA 767 which caused the collision Location of Collision (On Google Maps) (Black Dot indicates collision)
(i change my mind, i will continue giving stories) British Airways 15 (A British Airways A380 similar to one involved at London-Heathrow Airport,6 months after Accident) Operator: British Airways Date: June 30th,2017 Site: London-Heathrow Airport Summary: Pilot suffered heart attack while landing the plane, pilot error from First officer Registration: G-XLEG Aircraft: Airbus A380 Crew:15 Passengers:490 Fatalities:217 (198 From crash,19 from injuries) Survivors:288 (307 initially) Injuries (Non Fatal):255 Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: Landing Origin Airport:Sydney (Kingfords Smith) Airport,Australia Stopover Airport: Singapore Changi Airport,Singapore Destination: London-Heathrow Airport,United Kingdom Flight Number:15 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On June 30th,2017, British Airways flight 15 is preparing to land at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom,Flight 15 is nicknamed "The Kangaroo Route" since the flight is from Sydney to London, The Flight Originated from Sydney Airport in Australia and had a stopover in Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore, The Plane is a 3 year old Airbus A380, Registered G-XLEG, On board are 15 Crew, Captain Benjamin Preston,53 with 21,590 Hours (Including 15,760 Hours with British Airways and 40 Hours on the Airbus A380), First Officer Tia Hope,42 with 11,120 Hours (including 5,095 Hours with British Airways and 60 Hours on the Airbus A380), Engineer Molly Robins,37 with 8,330 Hours (Including 3,660 Hours with British Airways and this is her first flight on the Airbus A380), Navigator Kyle Robinson,50 with 19,660 Hours (Including 12,590 Hours with British Airways and 50 Hours on the Airbus A380) and 11 Flight Attendants (9 British,1 Irish and 1 New Zealander), on board are 490 passengers (Mostly British,Australians and Indonesians), While trying to land the A380 pulls to the left and crashes on Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 198 (6 Crew and 192 Passengers) died from the crash while 19 died in hospital (2 Crew,17 Passengers) 288 survived (255 of whom had injuries), this is the second fatal accident in A380s History (First being Singapore Airlines 218 with 10 Fatalities), this is the worst Accident with British Airways since 1976, in response to the accident, British Airways halt operations with The Airbus A380 for two weeks. The Nationalities of the victims were: United Kingdom:129*a (13 Crew,116 Passengers) (43 Killed,86 Survivor) Australia:82*b (18 Killed,64 Survivor) Indonesia:39 (17 Killed,22 Survivor) Singapore:36*c (21 Killed,15 Survivor) New Zealand:30*d (1 Flight Attendant,29 Passengers) (14 Killed,16 Survivor) Philippines:29 (20 Killed,9 Survivor) Taiwan:25*d (15 Killed,10 Survivor) Japan:22*e (12 Killed,10 Survivor) France:19*f (11 Killed,8 Survivor) Germany:17 (9 Killed,8 Survivor) Belgium:15 (8 Killed,7 Survivor) United States*g:12 (5 killed,6 Survivor) South Korea:10 (4 Killed,6 Survivor) Spain:9 ( 5 Killed,4 Survivor) China*h:7 (4 Killed,3 Survivor) India:5 (3 Killed,2 Survivor) Switzerland:4 (2 Killed,2 Survivor) Canada :3*i (1 Killed,2 Survivor) Denmark:3 (2 killed,1 Survivor) Thailand:2 (1 killed,1 Survivor) Ireland:2 (1 Flight Attendant,1 Passenger) (1 Killed,1 Survivor) Ukraine:1 (Survived) Malaysia:1 (Killed) Qatar:1 (Survived) Vietnam:1 (Survived) Sri Lanka:1 (Survived) *a 2 Surviving Passengers were 2 Deadheading British Airways stewards, 1 killed passenger had U.K-Bahamas Dual Citizenship, 1 killed passenger resided in Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory *b 2 Killed Passengers had Australia-Madagascar Dual Citizenship, 5 Surviving Passengers were construction workers assigned to work abroad in the United Kingdom *c The Flight Attendant was a expatriate residing in the United Kingdom *d 3 Surviving passengers resided in The Cook Islands, A Overseas territory of New Zealand *e 1 Killed passenger had Japan-Russia Dual Citizenship *f 1 Killed Passenger resided in Wallis and Futuna, a French Overseas Territory,1 Surviving passenger was a expatriate residing in the United Kingdom *g 1 killed passenger had United States-Jamaica Dual Citizenship, 2 Surviving Passengers resided in Guam, a United States Territory *h 1 killed passenger had China-Nepal Dual Citizenship *i 1 surviving passenger had Canada-Brazil Dual Citizenship Captain Preston suffered a heart attack while landing the plane causing First Officer Hope to try to take over the Plane causing the plane to crash No Photos available
UPS 1985 (A UPS Boeing 747-400 , similar to one involved in 2008 at Dubai, The 747 in the photo was destroyed by a fire in 2010 killing the two pilots) Operator: UPS (United Parcel Service) Airlines Date: June 27th,2006 Site: 1.10 Kilometers from Taoyuan International Airport,Taiwan Summary: CFIT from Pilot Error Registration: N210UP Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-400BC Crew:2 Passengers:0 Fatalities: 0 Survivor: 2 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):2 (Both Survivors) Nature: International Scheduled Cargo Phase:Landing Origin Airport:Louisville International Airport,United States Stopover Airport 1: Ted Stevens International Airport,United States Stopover Airport 2: Seoul-Incheon International Airport,South Korea Destination Airport: Taoyuan International Airport,Taiwan (ROC) Flight Number: 1985 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On June 27th,2006, UPS Flight 1985 is flying over Taiwan planning to arrive to Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei, The Flight Originated from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky,United States, had two stopover, one at Ted Stevens International Airport in Alaska,United States and the other at Incheon International Airport in South Korea, The Plane is a 8 year old Boeing 747-400BCF, On board are 3 Crew, Captain Steven Triplett,43 from Redmond,Washington with 11,590 Hours (Including 780 Hours with UPS Airlines and 540 Hours on Boeing 747s), First Officer Amy Lee,36 originally from Shanghai,China but residing in San Francisco ,California with 3,110 Hours (Including 50 Hours with UPS Airlines and 60 Hours on Boeing 747s) , While landing the plane crashes just 1.10 Kilometers from Runway 23R, Triplett had minor injuries while Lee had near Fatal Injuries but able to be saved. Both crew managed to get out before the 747 caught fire Captain Triplett continued serving with UPS Airlines after the accident until 2011, in 2012 he joined and served with United Airlines as a First Officer until 2015, in 2016 he joined and is currently serving with Jetblue as a captain First Officer Lee continued serving with UPS Airlines after the accident until 2008, in 2009 she joined and served with Frontier Airlines as a First Officer until 2012, in 2013 she joined and served with U.S Airways as a Captain until its bankruptcy in 2015 , in 2016 she joined and currently serves with British Airways as a First Officer The Plane stalled since the pilots decided to slow down the 747's speed for a landing causing a CFIT Location of crash from Airport (White dot indicates crash):
Fedex Feeder 11 (A Fedex Cessna 208 Caravan similar to one involved at Toronto-Pearson Airport,Canada in 2010) Operator: Fedex Feeder (Fedex Express) Date: January 21st,2011 Summary: Pilot Error due to icing Site:York County,Maine,United States (4.57 Kilometers away from Bidderford) Registration: C-FEX1 Aircraft: Cessna 208 Caravan (Super Cargomaster) Crew:2 Passengers:0 Fatalities: 2 (All) Survivor:0 Injuries (Non Fatal);--- Nature: Domestic Scheduled Cargo Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport:Bradley International Airport,Connecticut,United States Destination Airport: Portland International Jetport,Maine,United States Flight Number:11 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On January 21st,2011, Fedex Feeder (Fedex Express) Flight 11 is flying over York County,Maine,United States, The Flight originated from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut,United States, the plane is a 10 year old Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster, On board are two pilots, Captain Richard Fowler,28 from Neptune City,New Jersey with 995 Hours (Including 130 Hours with Fedex Feeder and 80 Hours on the Cessna 208 Caravan) and First Officer Rebecca "Becky" Murray,25 from Washington,District of Columbia with 640 Hours (Including 220 Hours with Fedex Feeder and 105 Hours on the Cessna 208 Caravan), suddenly the plane falls and crashes in a small forest, 2.84 Kilometers (4.57 Miles) away from the city of Bidderford, Both Pilots were killed, this is the second fatal accident that Fedex Express experienced, the first being Fedex Express flight 80, which crashed at Narita Airport,Japan in 2009 which both pilots were killed, in 2013 Fedex made the Federal Express Pilot's Memorial which honored and is in memory of Both pilots of Flight 11 and Both pilots of Flight 80 due to icing/snow in the area at the time, the plane lost control and crashed Site of Crash on Google Maps (Blue "Circle" Indicates wreckage Location)
Here's a big one, For Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 which disappeared on route to Shanghai from Kuala Lumpur in 2014, click here, coincidentally both South African Airways 1758 and Malaysia Airlines 370 have a lot in common with their disappearances South African Airways 1758 (A Boeing 747-200 similar to one involved, the 747 in the photo caught fire and crashed off the coast of Mauritius, killing all 159 on board) Operator: South African Airways Date: December 19th,1995 Summary: Disappearance, Unknown Reason Site: Mediterranean Sea (Believed) Registration: N1-SA1 Aircraft: Boeing 747-200 Aircraft Name: Mandela Crew:13 Passengers:208 Fatalities: 221 (Presumed) Survivor:0 Injuries (Non Fatal):--- Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Cape Town International Airport, Cape Town, South Africa Destination Airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France Flight Number:1758 Damage: Most wreckage undiscovered Aircraft and Passenger information On December 19th,1995, South African Airways Flight 1758 is flying to Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, the flight originated from Cape Town International Airport in South Africa, The Plane is a 20 Year old Boeing 747, the 747 served for Pan Am from 1976 to 1985 and entered service with South African Airways in 1986, on board are 13 crew, Captain Remy Adams,39 from Mossel Bay with 10,490 Hours ( with 370 Hours on Boeing 747s), First Officer Morne De Jager,42 from Upington with 11,190 hours (Including 385 Hours on Boeing 747s), Engineer Conner Chambers,41 from Oxford,United Kingdom (But living in Cape Town) With 12,310 Hours (990 Hours on Boeing 747s). He formerly worked for British Airways from 1987-1993 when he moved to South Africa to work with South African Airways. Relief First Officer Rylond De Klerk,37 from East London with 5,520 Hours (including only 45 hours on Boeing 747s), and 9 Flight Attendants, Thomas Owen,19, Anthony Williamson,22, Kayla Van Rensburg,20,Zea Baatjies,19,Amina Hunter,24 Dunay Labuschange,21,Penny Nicholson,17, Tjaart Hattigh,22 and Jonnie Roux,29, All crew were hired for SAA around 1978-1992, also on board are 208 Passengers, most of them are South Africans and Europeans studying abroad at University of Cape Town returning home for Christmas vacation Contact information: Civilian ATC lost contact with Flight 1758 when the flight was 10 miles off the coast of Algeria at 10:59 PM, but was able to be seen by radar from Rais Kellik, a Algerian National Navy ship heading east to Italy, Italian Navy Ship Giuseppe Garibaldi also reported to seen Flight 1758 on their radar, The Italian Navy reported that Flight 1758 attempted to contact them a total of 6 times but with no success, the last time Flight 1758 was seen on radar was at 11:32 PM when the plane disappeared from the Italian Navy's chart around 50-100 Miles off the coast of the island of Sardinia. A supposed Fight Path of Flight 1758 Note: Black: Civilian ATC Red: Military ATC Sightings: There were several reported sightings of Flight 1758 but none were confirmed to be true, for example 2 French Fishermen fishing for European Sprat in the Mediterranean reported seeing a aircraft 's navigation beam very close to the ground on the night of the disappearance at 11:16 PM, 9 Italians on their private Yacht also reported seeing a aircraft flying close to the ground at 11:19 PM, Passengers and crew: The Nationalities of those on board were (According to SAA): : Austria:1 : Belarus:1 : Belgium:2 : Canada:1 : Congo (Republic of):2 : Denmark:1 : Ethiopia:1 : France:29*a : Germany:14*b : Ghana:1 : Ireland:2 : Italy: 8*c : Lesotho:1 : Malawi:1 : Malta:2 : Mozambique:4 : Netherlands:38 : South Africa:60 (12 Crew,48 Passengers) : Sudan:2*d : Sweden:3 : Tanzania:5 : Turkey:1*e : United Kingdom:40 (1 Flight Engineer,39 Passengers) : Zimbabwe:1 *a includes 1 passenger residing in Mayotte, a French Overseas territory. *b includes 1 passenger with Dual Germany-United States dual citizenship and 1 Passenger with Dual Germany-India dual citizenship. Both boarded with German Passports *c includes 1 passenger with Italy-Switzerland dual citizenship who boarded with Italian passport. *d South African Airways manifest initially included 1 Japanese and 1 Malagasy. These were actually 2 Sudanese who boarded with stolen passports *e passenger had dual Turkey-Syria dual citizenship, boarded with Turkish passport Notible passengers include: Peter Curtis,36, British Comedian and singer. He was returning home from Vacationing in South Africa with his wife Hannah, aged 32. His mother was born in Cape Town. Robert Ferris,54 Canadian diplomat and former ambassador to Poland. Blake Hanson,27, British former child-actor known to play several roles in Movies and TV from 1976-1984 Carolien Hansman, 29 Dutch author and journolist for Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) ,Henk-Jan Zandvoort, 41, Dutch telivision host,actor,producer and screenwriter, most notably to host "The Zandvoort show", a sketch, dark comedy sitcom that ran from 1986-1994. Searches: In Total a total of 4 Searches were launched into finding the remains of Flight 1758, the Navies of 11 Countries volunteered in the investigations scanning over 6,000 Miles of the Mediterranean Sea but only small wreckage were found in the most recent search 1995-1996 On December 21st, two days after 1758 Disappeared, A search was launched for the wreckage of the 747, Over 80 of The French,Italian,Spanish,Maltese,Greek,Moroccan and Tunisian Navies helped in the search from December 21st to January 6th,1996 but with no sign of the plane. All Ships scanned 280 Miles of the Mediterranean Sea (The area of the Mediterranean searched in search 1, Pink Means waters searched) 1998: On June 18th,1998, a cruise ship named Ocean Diamond going on a month trip around the Mediterranean Sea discovered the tail of the plane off the coast of Corsica,France which caused another search to be launched, this time 3 Ships of the French Navy 2 Ships of the Italian Navy and 1 ship of the Spanish Navy volunteered for searching the plane from June 19th to August 2nd searching over 400 Miles but again of no sign of the 747. (The area of the Mediterranean Searched in search 2, Pink Means Waters Searched, Green dot means wreckage location by Ocean Diamond) 2002: on May 24th,2002, two Algerian Fishermen found a part of a wing believed to be part of Flight 1758 8 Miles off the coast of Algeria, 4 ships of The Algerian National Navy, 1 Ship of the Tunisian Navy, 1 Ship from The Royal Moroccan Navy,2 Ships from The Libyan Navy and 3 Ships from Egyptian Navy started a launch, the search scanned 2,258 Miles off the Northern African Coast, The Moroccan,Libyan,Algerian and Tunisian Navies ended searching on June 8th, while The Egyptian Navy ended searching on June 20th,12 Days after the other navies ended searching, no wreckage was found from all the 5 navies involving in the search (The Area of the Mediterranean Searched in search 3, Pink means Waters Searched, Green Dot means wreckage location by Fishing boat) 2006: On July 7th,2006, a part of a Window believed to be from the cockpit of the 747 was found off the coast of Israel by a ferry heading from Tel Aviv,Israel to Tyre,Lebanon, This Caused the Israeli Navy to launch 2 ships to find the wreckage, The United States Navy supported helping in the search by sending the USS Nitze, on July 9th, a Super Dvora MK-II of the Israeli Navy discovered a piece of wreckage that was probably from the front of the 747,, 2 Submarines were launched to search for wreckage underwater with no success, All 3 Ships went searching for the wreckage with little success (The Area of the Mediterranean Searched in Search 4, Pink means waters Searched, Green Dot means wreckage Location by Ferry) Theories: Passenger involvement- Two men boarding Flight 1758 raised suspicion in the immediate aftermath of the disappearance, the passports, 1 Japanese and 1 Malagasy had been reported stolen in South Africa, the Japanese Passport was reported stolen in 1991 while the Malagasy Passport was reported stolen in 1993, Interpol stated both passports were listed on SLTD Database, one way ticket purchased for the holders of the two passports were booked through British Airways, It was reported a Sudanese ordered the cheapest tickets to the U.K via telephone and paid via cash, the two passengers identified as two Sudanese Men, one aged 21 and the other aged 25 who entered South Africa on December 14th with valid Sudanese Passports, both men were believed to be asylum seekers, but INTERPOL claimed they believed this is not a terrorist incident Crew Involvement- Both Captains are suspected of deliberately causing the disappearance, Captain Adams was diagnosed with Depression when he was 14 years old but never told his fellow crew, he attempted suicide 3 times, once time when he was 15, one when he was 17 and the last one at 20, First Officer De Jagar had anger issues in the past but never violent to his fellow workers, on January 3rd,1996, The South African Police Service (SAPS) announced they did over 70 interviews with the families of the 13 crew, SAPS announced if human intervention was involved in the disappearance both pilots are prime suspects. Italy's AISE reconstructed deleted date from Captain Adam's PC but SAPS said they didn't find any sinister on the computer Cargo- The plane was carrying at least 10 pounds of lithium-ion Batteries,2 Pounds of Oil, the batteries were being exported to France from a Chloride Electrical Storage Company factory in South Africa believed to be assembled around November 22nd-28th, the packages containing the batteries did not go through security checkpoints and loaded into 3 ULDS managed to get on to Flight 1758, Lithium-ion batteries catch fire if they overheat, a fire from Lithium-ion batteries caused the crash of UPS Flight 6 and believed to cause the crash of Asiana Cargo flight 991, two drums of oil are also in question were stored in 1 ULD at Cape Town International Airport and were before inspected by officials, According to SAPS, the 2 officials who inspected to oil are in question of suspicion of sabotage. Decompression: Uncontrolled Decompression is also believed to caused Flight 1758 to disappear, it's believed that the pilots turned on Autopilot to make the plane still fly while the hypoxia event was happening, the plane was believed to go through the Mediterranean on autopilot until the plane ran out of fuel explaining why the crew tried to make contact with the Italian navy with no success Aftermath: After the Disappearance, Flight 1758 was retired by SAA, SAA used number flight 1695 for their Cape Town-Charles de Gaulle Flights, in 2003 SAA ended operation with their Boeing 747s, in 2012 SAA ended flights from Cape Town to Charles de Gaulle,, Boeing started adding Underwater beacon locators which lasted 30 days in their aircraft to help searchers find underwater aircraft, a call for increased battery life was made following the search for Air France 447, which the wreckage was located in 2011, and South African Airways 295 (link in top of post) which the wreckage was located in 1989, ICAO recommended UBL to last long in 2014 following Malaysia Airlines 370 (Link in top of post), In March of 2016 ICAO adopted several amendments to the Chicago Convention in order to address issues related to the disappearances of Malaysia 370 and South African Airways 1758, In January 2015 The NTSB cited Flight 1758,370 and 447 when it issued Safety Recommendations for location crashed aircraft in Remote/Underwater Locations In Popular Culture: on December 19th,2005 (The Tenth anniversary of the Disappearance) BBC released a 1 hour and a half documentary called "Europe's Bizarre Mystery, South African Airways Flight 1758" On August 25th,2017 Discovery Channel did a one hour documentary called "Europe's 370, What happened to Flight 1758" The rest of the wreckage as of 2006 remains unknown,
Scandinavian Airlines 2861 (A Scandinavian Airlines Fokker 28,similar to one involved at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in 1999, a year after the crash) Operator: Scandinavian Airlines Date: December 29th,1998 Site: 1.07 miles (1.72) from Runway 26 from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport,Sweden Summary: Struck tree on landing,CFIT due to poor visibility Registration: SE-UI6 Aircraft: Fokker F28-4107 Crew:6 Passengers:68 Total Occupants:74 Survivor: 71 (74 Initially) (all 68 Passengers,all 3 Flight Attendants) Fatalities:3 (from injuries) (All Cockpit Crew) Injuries (Non Fatal):58 (all 3 Flight Attendants,55 Passengers) Nature:International Scheduled Passenger Origin Airport:Copernicus Airport Wroclaw,Poland Stopover Airport:Copenhagen Airport,Denmark Destination: Stockholm-Arlanda Airport,Sweden Flight Number:2861 Damage: Destroyed Summary: at 4:45 AM on December 29th,1998, Scandinavian Airlines flight 2861 is preparing to land at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Snowy Conditions,the flight originated from Copernicus Airport Wroclaw in Poland and had a stopover at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark, The Plane is a 9 year old Fokker F28-4107 on board are 6 crew, Captain Benjamin Ahlgren,39 from Linkoping,Sweden with 9,110 Hours (Including 5,690 Hours with Scandinavian Airlines and 25 Hours on the Fokker F28), First Officer Dennis Mathiasen,27 from Odense,Denmark with 8,115 Hours (Including 4,110 Hours with Scandinavian Airlines and 45 Hours on the Fokker F28), Engineer Edvard Skoog,41 from Karlstad,Sweden with 9,985 Hours (Including 8,070 Hours with Scandinavian Airlines and 105 hours on the Fokker F28) and 3 Flight Attendants Eva Aaraas,20 from Drammen,Norway, Christopher Bach,21 from Faaborg,Denmark and Linda Hammarberg,17 from Visby Sweden, All crew were hired for Scandinavian Airlines around 1987-1994, on board are 68 Passengers, who are either Scandinavians returning home for New Years or Polish heading to Sweden for New Year's Vacation, while landing the right wing struck a tree and flipped, initially all 74 on board survived but First Officer Mathasen died from his injuries in hospital on December 30th while both Captain Ahlgren and Engineer Skoog from compilations due to their injuries sustained (Ahlgren died from complications on April 12th,2000 while Skoog died from complications on February 9th,2003) ,, all Passengers and the 3 Flight Attendants survived (58 of whom had injuries), The Aircraft was destroyed on impact with the ground, the next year Scandinavian Airlines retired their Fokker 28s The Nationalities of those on board are: :25 (3 Crew,22 Passengers) (2 killed,23 Survived) :24 (1 crew,23 Passengers) (All Survived) Poland:14 (All Passengers) (All survived) Denmark:11 (2 Crew,9 Passenger) (1 killed,10 Survived) Due to Poor Visibility due to the snow, The Fokker 28 struck a tree and crashed. Location of crash (Blue dot indicates wreckage location)
