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Scramble 468

Additions & Corrections:

09jan16 PR-PDD ATR72-212A 562 w/o

See Scramble 441.

06sep17 78-0657/WA A-10C A10-0277 w/o

06sep17 79-0204/WA A-10C A10-0468 w/o

Recently the full accident report was released concerning

the mishap involving these two Warthogs, and as part of that

report we now have the serials.

See Scramble 461.

09jan18 4155/GCA SA342M 2155 w/o

The Gazelle belonged to 3RHC.

See Scramble 465.

10mar18 CG803 SA316B w/o

No construction number is known for this airframe. The msn

we mentioned in last issue belongs to Chetak CG802, but the

mishap chopper was definitely CG803.

See Scramble 467.

New Accidents:

26mar18 N107BH C212-200 165 dam

26mar18 N217BH C212-200 318 dam

Two CASA 212 Aviocars of Bighorn Airways collided with each

other on the ramp of Sheridan Airport (WY). CASA N107BH

was taxiing after landing when it struck the wingtip of a

parked company aircraft, registered N217BH. Both received

quite some damage.

28mar18 720 Grob G120A-K 85063 w/o

A Grob G120 of the Kenyan Air Force was destroyed when it

crashed in an open area at Kungu Market, at Taita Taveta,

following engine trouble. Both crew members got out with

minor injuries.

29mar18 N31TN Be99 U-49 dam

During landing at King Salmon Airport, Pilot Point (AK), the

Lake Clark Air Beech 99 suffered a gear collapse. While none

of the nine occupants were injured the aircraft was damaged.

29mar18 111 T-35A 160 w/o

29mar18 223 PA-28-236 28-8011149 w/o

29mar18 235 SR-22T 0503 w/o

The Fuerza Aérea de Chile ENAER T-35 Pillán crashed near

one of the hangars located at El Bosque Air Base, under

unknown circumstances. The aircraft was destroyed by post

impact fire and both occupants onboard, a trainee and an

instructor, were fatally injured.

Due to the crash into the hangar two other aircraft were

destroyed as well. One was SR-22 235 and the other PA-28 223.

30mar18 N137BT Be95-B55 TC-623 dam

The Stone City Aviation Beech Baron experienced a gear up

landing at Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport, Bedford (IN).

A door had come open while taking off and the pilot circled

around back to the airport to make an emergency landing,

according to local authorities. The airplane sustained damage

and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.

30mar18 N35AS PA-31 31-7712101 w/o

A Piper Navajo of Aerial Services experienced a runway

overrun and subsequent landing gear collapse upon landing

at Payson Airport (AZ). The airplane sustained substantial

damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.

31mar18 N9339B Ce208B 208B0057 dam

Taking off from Gardiner Airport (MT), Ulster County, to

deliver a bunch of skydivers for their jump, the Skydive The

Ranch Cessna Grand Caravan suffered an engine malfunction.

Due to this the Cessna had to make a forced landing in a field,

where the nose gear collapsed. The pilot and six skydivers

were uninjured.

31mar18 C-GJKL Ce421C 421C0091 dam

An engine problem was the reason why this Hy-Grade Precast

Concrete Cessna Golden Eagle landed short of the runway at

the Niagara district airport of St. Catharines, Canada. The

three occupants received minor injuries.

31mar18 ZK-YYY Yak-3M 1701231 dam

The pilot of this rare Yak-3, which is a World War II veteran,

crashed during landing after the opening of Warbirds Over

The beginning of April saw the release by the United States Air Force of an aircraft accident investigation report, concerning the mishap of

two A-10 Thunderbolt II’s. That mishap took place on 6 September last year, when they were on a routine training mission at the Nevada Test

and Training Range. The accident happened during a night time exercise and to cut a long story short, both pilots were task saturated and lost

situational awareness, resulting in both aircraft colliding with each other. Luckily both pilots managed to eject safely and received only minor

injuries. (Nellis AFB (NV), 23 January 2017, Martin Uleman)

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