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Scramble 468
some 45 miles north-west of Las Vegas. It is reported that
both solo aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision. The
second aircraft involved was able to return to Nellis.
This was already the third crash of a US military aircraft since
Tuesday, when a United States Marine Corp CH-53E Super
Stallion and AV-8B Harrier crashed, and the sixth military
mishap since the beginning of April!
05apr18 UP-AN607 An-26 7002 dam
A Mega Airlines Antonov An-26 operating on behalf of Ulti-
mate Air, performing a cargo flight from Kuajok to Wau,
South Sudan with five crew and a cargo of medical stocks for
UNICEF, landed on Wau’s runway 09 at about 16:00 local time
in the afternoon. However, on touch down the left main gear
collapsed and the Antonov came to a stop on the runway near
the left edge, about 1,100 metres past the runway thresh-
old. No injuries are being reported, the aircraft sustained
substantial damage. The following day the airport reported
that the aircraft had suffered a hydraulic failure resulting in
the collapse of the gear. An aviation source provided addi-
tional photos and reported the aircraft struck a cow with
its left main gear on departure from Kuajok, killing the cow
instantly.
Pictures of the crash scene at Wau show the Antonov com-
plete devoid of any titles (apart from the registration) so in
accordance with the Soviet Transport database we list the
operator as Ultimate Air.
05apr18 Mi-2 w/o
A Mi-2 of an unknown operator at Novomarievskaya, Shpa-
kovsky district, Stavropol region, Russia, crashed following a
mechanical issue during an agricultural operation. There was
a post impact fire which destroyed the chopper. According
to a video the pilot was hospitalised with just minor burns.
05apr18 F-15K w/o
The Republic of South Korea Air Force (RoKAF) lost one of its
F-15K Slam Eagles when it crashed on Mount Yuhak in the
country’s rural south, near Chilgok, Chilgok County, North
Gyeongsang province. The weather circumstances at the
time of the crash were reported as thick fog. The Chilgok Fire
Department was approaching the crash site deep into the
mountain by foot and didn’t have visuals of the aircraft yet.
Once they did they sadly confirmed that both pilots did not
survive the impact.
The RoKAF F-15K Slam Eagles are all based at Daegu AB with
11 Wing. The Wing commands three squadrons, 102 Fighter
squadron Blue Dragon, 122 Fighter Squadron Jaguar and 151
Fighter squadron (name unknown to us).
06apr18 MM81376/7-66 AB212ASW 5212 w/oA Marina Militare (Italian Navy) AB212ASW of GRUPELICOT
2, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea while participating in
Operation Mare Sicuro (“Calm Sea”), an operation that has
been carried out by the Italian authorities in and over the
Mediterranean from March 2015 to control migration flows.
It was operating from naval vessel Comandante Borsini (P491)
during night time when the crew reportedly lost control. Ini-
tially all five crew members were rescued but unfortunately
one of them succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
06apr18 AH-64E w/oA United States Army AH-64E Apache of the 1-101st AVN
crashed during a routine training mission at Campbell AAF
(KY), killing both pilots. The Apache came down in a training
area on the base. At Campbell, the 1-101st AVN (ARB) is based
with three Apache units, Attack Reconnaissance Company
Alpha (A, B and C/1-101st AVN (AR)).
07apr18 PH-EAM Ce172N F17201602 damA Cessna Skyhawk of Vliegclub Flevo received substantial
damage after it flipped over upon landing at Lelystad Airport,
coming to rest next to runway 05, at the S2 intersection. Both
occupants were not injured.
08apr18 F-AZYK Yak-18A 1162624 w/oWhile participating in an air show at Lens-Bénifontaine
Airport, France, the private Yakovlev 18 crashed and burst
into flames, killing both elderly occupants.
08apr18 LV-GZK PA-34-220T 34-49309 w/oA private Piper Seneca V was involved in a fatal accident
between Quemú-Quemú and Pellegrini, La Pampa, Argentina,
killing all five souls onboard. The Argentinian JIAAC (Junta de
Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil, or Civil Avia-
tion Accident Research Board in plain English) is investigat-
ing exactly what happened.
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