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21mar18 VH-WII EC120B 1603 dam
The Colibri of Whitsunday Air Services crashed at sea 250
metres from a remote Barrier Reef pontoon and was fully
submerged. Two occupants died, one was seriously injured
while two others were slightly injured. “A man and a woman,
who are believed to be international tourists, were recovered
from the helicopter and pronounced deceased at the scene.
Three other people, including the male pilot and a male and
female passenger, also believed to be from overseas, will be
transported by sea for medical attention for non-life threat-
ing injuries.” police said.
22mar18 N372WP Ce310R 310R0904 dam
None of the three occupants were injured after the Gulf States
Air Cessna sustained landing gear collapse upon landing at
Kansas City (MO). The Cessna received quite some damage.
22mar18 F-16C w/o
A pilot was killed when his Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Viper
crashed under unknown circumstances near Ovaören, Gulse-
hir district. Fire brigades, rescue units, and gendarmerie
forces were immediately dispatched to the crash site, only
to find the wreckage and the body of the unfortunate pilot.
23mar18 XB-ODH Ce421 dam
Another victim of the illegal narcotics trade in Latin America.
This time a Cessna 421 that was found abandoned at an illegal
landing strip at Estrella del Norte, Guatemala. The registra-
tion had been altered to XB-ODA with tape.
24mar18 N1022W Ce340 340-0544 dam
The Sky West Aviation Cessna overshot runway 18 at Lilydale
(VIC), the landing gear collapsed, then the aircraft finished
its course on the road near a vehicle in Yering. It is believed
to have collided with a steep embankment before coming to
rest on a farm fence. McIntyre Lane was closed for some time
while the aircraft was craned to the airport hangar.
24mar18 HB-ZIR EC135T1 0105 w/o
Air Glaciers lost this EC135 when it crashed near St. Bernhard,
Switzerland, in daylight and in reportedly reduced visibility
and strong winds. It was one of two responding to recover
people that may have become trapped by an avalanche. The
crew of two was not injured.
25mar18 F-GPYF ATR42-500 495 dam
HOP! flight A5-235, from Paris-Orly to Aurillac, was on the
approach to land when a loud noise could be heard in the
cabin. The aircraft continued to Aurillac for a safe landing
where a post flight inspection revealed large cracks and holes
in the fuselage. Passengers reported that they were asleep in
flight when they were woken up by a lot of noise. Cabin crew
indicated nothing serious had happened, the flight crew sug-
gested a goose or block of ice may have struck the aircraft.
After landing the large hole was discovered in the fuselage
just below the left main wing. After investigation by the
French BEA it was reported that the left main gear door was
missing from the aircraft and probably separated when the
gear was lowered, the part likely impacted the airframe just
underneath the left main wing.
28mar18 4X-EAK B767-3Q8ER 27600 dam
28mar18 D-ABLB B737-76J 36115 dam
A Germania Boeing 737, D-ABLB and about to perform flight
ST4915 back to Berlin-Tegel, was involved in a ground col-
lision accident with El Al Boeing 767-300ER 4X-EAK at Tel
Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel. The Germania
737 was being pushed back from the gate when the tail fin
impacted the right hand horizontal stabilizer of El Al flight
LY385, which would leave for Roma-Fiumicino later on. Both
aircraft received a lot of damage and needless to say that both
flights were cancelled. This is a video where they are pulled
out of each other’s unintentional embrace: http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=iyRxs51cHB0
29mar18 CP-2459 SA227DC DC-847B dam
A Línea Aérea Amaszonas Metro, operating flight 61 from
Riberalta-Capitán Av. Selin Zeitun Lopez Airport to Trinidad
(both in Bolivia) suffered a runway excursion after aborting
the take-off from runway 14 at Riberalta Airport. According
to a statement from the airline, a flock of birds impacted with
the right engine during take-off, forcing the crew into an RTO
(Rejected Take-Off). The runway was not long enough for this
and the aircraft failed to stop on the remaining runway. It
overran onto grassy down sloping terrain until coming to rest
at the edge of a road, about 100m past the end of the runway.
The remains of several birds were found on the runway.
29mar18 T-35 w/o
A tragic accident in Chile, as a T-35 of the Fuerza Aérea de
Chile’s aviation school left both people dead. The trainer,
according to firefighters, crashed after it came down on a
hangar at the base of El Bosque. They were preparing to par-
ticipate in the upcoming air show FIDAE (Feria Internacional
del Aire y del Espacio, or International Air and Space Fair).
29mar18 XA-UAV ATR42-500 476 dam
29mar18 XA-UYY ATR72-212A 1428 dam
An expensive day for Aeromar Airlines, as two of their ATRs
collided with each other. The 72, XA-UYY and barely a year
old, was engaged in an engine test run when the aircraft
jumped the chocks. It continued until the left hand engine
impacted the rear fuselage of ATR42 XA-UAV. The tail cone
and rudder of the ATR42 sustained subtantial damage, as did
the left hand propeller of the ATR72.
Credits: ASN, Aviation Herald, B3A, JACDEC, FAA, Emol.com,
Victor Chen
Aeromar Airlines can submit a big claim with its insurance company, after two of their ATRs collided with each other. ATR72 XA-UYY was
engaged in an engine test run when the aircraft jumped the chocks and hit parked ATR42 XA-UAV. The carnage it created is seen on these two
pictures, taken shortly after the incident on 29 March 2018. (AviationPhoto Mexico)
