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of catering and maintenance supplies to the oil field. Sadly
the crash resulted in the death of three crew members and
the injury of one other, who was being evacuated by air to
receive medical treatment in Tripoli. The circumstances of
the crash are still being investigated, but it took place during
the initial climb out. Akakus Oil was forced to charter the air-
craft due to road closures and the security situation on the
ground stemming from a road blockade leading to the field.
29apr18 PK-LOO B737-8GP 39814 dam
A Boeing 737-800 of Lion Air, flight JT892 from Makassar
to Gorontalo, landed on Gorontalo’s runway 27 in rain but
veered left off the runway. It came to a stop on soft ground
with all gear struts dug in. There were no injuries reported
among the 174 passengers and seven crew members, but the
aircraft sustained substantial damage however.
According to daylight photos taken the following day the air-
craft veered left off the runway, digging up the soft ground
left of the runway over several dozens of metres and came to
a stop abeam about midpoint of the runway.
01may18 PR-WBV PC-12/47E 1129 w/o
Two occupants sustained moderate injuries and eight others
minor injuries, after this Pilatus PC-12 of Wheaton Brasil
Vidros tried to land at Ubatuba Airport, Brazil. The PC-12
was en route from Angra dos Reis to Campo de Marte, when
the crew reported engine problems and elected to divert to
Ubatuba. It is believed the crew was unable to make it and
eventually decided to make an emergency landing in a field.
During this forced landing it struck several trees, lost both
wings and the empennage crashed in a wooded area located
near the district of Estufa II, south of the airport. All ten occu-
pants were quickly rescued and the aircraft was destroyed.
It is reported that the crew encountered technical problems
with the engine/propeller.
02may18 65-0968 WC-130H 4110 w/o
A USAF Hercules took off from runway 10 at Savannah-Hilton
Head Airport (GA), while in initial climb the four engine air-
plane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a
huge explosion. It crashed on Gulfstream Road in Port Wen-
tworth (GA) and burst into flames. The C-130 was enroute
to 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group
at Davis-Monthan AFB (AZ) when it came down under
unknown circumstances. The C-130 of the Puerto Rico ANG
(Air National Guard) was believed to be on its final flight and
headed for storage at AMARG. Sadly all nine onboard did not
survive the impact.
02may18 PNC0203 BeC99 U-199 w/oA Servicio Aéreo de Policia Beech Commuter was destroyed
after it crashed during a night time training mission near Iba-
gué-Perales Airport, Colombia. All four occupants sustained
fatal injuries.
02may18 F-HGJL Bell 206B-3 8563 w/oTwo dead and one person seriously injured is the sad news
after the private JetRanger crashed under unknown circum-
stances near Regina, east of Belizon, French Guiana (although
officially called Guiana (in French: Guyane)). It had taken off
from Cayenne-Félix Eboué.
03may18 Su-30SM w/oA Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM crashed into the sea
off the city of Jableh, Latakia province, Syria, shortly after
take-off. The likely cause was a bird strike, but this still
requires confirmation. The Russian MoD confirmed both
crew members were killed. The Sukhoi was based at Latakia-
Khmeimim Air Base.
03may18 ZS-DEX Da900EX 065 damThe Blueport Trade 121 Falcon 900 was performing a domes-
tic flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg-Rand, when
during a descending turn from base to final runway 17 the
pilot in command (PIC, or captain) increased the angle of
bank to avoid an overshoot. During this maneouvre the right
wing impacted the top of a tall tree. The CAA of South Africa
stated that this was an assumption, based on the damage sus-
tained, as no impact force was experienced. The PIC did this
to correct for a cross-wind drift before touch down, with the
left wingtip scrapping the runway. Damage to both wingtips
was only discovered after aircraft shutdown. The damage to
the aircraft entails the replacement of the slats, ailerons and
wingtips on both wings.
04may18 N222BD Be58P TJ-409 damAll three occupants of the B2 Aviation (no, not the stealth
aircraft) Beech 58 were not injured, after it crash landed just
short of the runway while landing at Sister Eagle Airport (OR).
The 36-year-old Beechcraft sustained substantial damage to
the wings, landing gear, and propellers.
04may18 TI-BGC PA-34-220T 3449164 damThe four persons onboard this Aerocaribe Piper Seneca V
were injured after it crash landed into a fence at Tamarindo,
Costa Rica. The aircraft received substantial damage.
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