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Scramble 459
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During routine inspections of PG&E’s hydroelectric facilities
in the area, the Helibro Ecureuil tried to land at the Donner
Summit, near Kidd Lake, Kingvale (CA), hit some trees and
crashed. The six occupants sustained minor injuries.
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The first incident involving a HondaJet is a fact, and this pri-
vately registered one had the dubious honour. It suffered a
runway excursion during landing at Chicago-Midway Air-
port’s runway 31C (IL). The aircraft skidded on the grass
and came to rest close to the perimeter fence. Preliminary
information from video footage and ADS-B data suggest that
the aircraft landed on runway 31C and steered off the left
side, just prior to reaching the Engineered Material Arrestor
System (EMAS) pad at the end of the runway. At the time of
the incident weather was not the best, with rain showers and
gusty winds, which may well have played a part.
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The pilot and his passenger were both killed after their Piper
Cheyenne of T-210 Holdings crashed under unknown circum-
stances shortly after departure from Tyler Pounds Regional
Airport (TX).
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JB Air lost this EC130 after it crashed while engaged in fire-
fighting duties near Chilcotin (B.C.). The circumstances are
unknown but the pilot survived the accident. Registration
requires confirmation.
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‘Baby Duck’, as this P-51D Mustang of Mustang Historic Mili-
tary Aircraft was called, got destroyed when it impacted
terrain near 238th Road and Ness Road, north-east of Cum-
mings (KS). Sadly both occupants died. Authorities con-
firmed to local media that the aircraft flew in the air show
at the Amelia Earhart festival the night before the accident.
It was flying around with fake serial and code 415137/LH-R.
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This Everjets chopper was engaged in the forest fires raging
in Portugal when it crashed at the Vila Cha dam, Alijó, while
trying to take in water. The pilot and sole occupant was not
injured.
17jul17 LV-ZTV BeB200 BB-1703 damA Beechcraft Super King Air of Aero Baires suffered substan-
tial damage in a landing accident at San Carlos de Bariloche
International Airport, Argentina. It landed in night time con-
ditions and impacted a snow bank at the edge of the runway.
The nose landing gear collapsed, causing the nose and both
propellers to impact the runway. Weather at the time of the
accident was poor with low clouds at 200ft and visibility of
one to three kilometres. It is unclear how many people where
onboard.
18jul17 PK-YGG B737-301SF 23743 w/oTri-MG Airlines flight TMG103, from Timika to Wamena, suf-
fered a landing accident while carrying 15,080 kg of support
goods like furniture, gypsum, pipes, cement, mattresses,
bathtubs and foodstuffs. An airport official reported that
the aircraft bounced twice on landing and then veered off
runway 15. Both main landing gear legs collapsed and the
aircraft came to rest with the nose of the aircraft protruding
over the a small stream next to the airport boundary wall,
while the left wing got substantially damaged. Looking at pic-
tures on the www, it looks very much like this was the last
flight ever for this nearly thirty year-old aircraft.
20jul17 PZ-TSL Ce208B 208B-0964 damBlue Wing Airlines’ Cessna Grand Caravan needs some time
at the maintenance shop after its nose (and props) hit the
ground after landing at Kwamalasamutu, Suriname. None
of the occupants were injured and Blue Wing dispatched
another aircraft to pick them up. The cause of the incident is
under investigation.
21jul17 N802TW Ce208 208-00300 damNone of the ten occupants were injured (or got wet) when
the Tailwind Air Service Cessna Caravan experienced a col-
lapse of the left float struts during take-off from New York
Skyports Seaplane Base, on the lower East River in New York
City (NY). It came to rest with the left hand wing tip in the
water and was later towed to shore before it started to sink.
The destination was East Hampton Airport (NY).
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