Selected international accidents and incidents 2 April to 27 June 2023

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2 April

  • Aircraft: Airbus Helicopters EC130
  • Location: Near Chelsea, Alabama, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Emergency medical service helicopter sent to collect a hiker with chest pains and breathing problems appeared to lose control while several feet above landing area and crashed, killing pilot and one of 2 medical crew. Hiker taken to hospital by other means.

2 April

  • Aircraft: Cirrus SR22 GTS X G3 Turbo
  • Location: Oxbow, Oregon, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft entered steep descent from cruise flight and crashed in IMC. Icing conditions indicated in area. Witness saw empty parachute descending through cloud.

5 April

  • Aircraft: Bell 505 Jetranger X
  • Location: Sea near Hai Phong, Vietnam
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Description: Sightseeing helicopter lost contact 5 minutes after take-off and crashed on tourist flight (normal length 10 minutes). No survivors.

11 April

  • Aircraft: Glasair GlaStar
  • Location: Kidwell Airport, Nevada, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Owner of amateur-built aircraft (powered by modified Subaru car engine) and spouse were returning to Iowa. Aircraft returned to departure airport after 11 minutes where it turned and made rapid descent, striking ground.

26 April

  • Aircraft: Cessna U206G Stationair II
  • Location: Near Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport, Bolivia
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Description: Aircraft reported to have broken up in flight. Spin and crash captured on video.

30 April

  • Aircraft: Tecnam P92 Echo
  • Location: Near Moià Airfield, Barcelona, Spain
  • Fatalities: 4 (2+2)
  • Description: Two Tecnam P92 aircraft collided, killing all on board.

1 May

  • Aircraft: Cessna U206G Stationair II
  • Location: Meta department, Colombia
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Aircraft crashed into rainforest after reporting intermittent partial power loss. Four indigenous children on board used knowledge of local foods and other skills to survive and were found on 10 June.

10 May

  • Aircraft: Learjet 36A
  • Location: Sea near San Clemente Island, California, US
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Crew reported odour in cabin and smoke or fluid seen trailing from aircraft, which was on civilian contract to US Navy. Crew declared emergency and flew to San Clemente for landing. Last transmission from aircraft was at 9,000 ft on descent. Aircraft made series of descending turns before striking sea.

14 May

  • Aircraft: Boeing 747-4R7F
  • Location: Findel Airport, Luxembourg
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Freighter encountered technical issues soon after take-off. Crew dumped fuel to reduce maximum landing weight; right-hand landing gear bogie broke on landing and aircraft came to stop on runway.

20 May

  • Aircraft: Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter 400
  • Location: Pacific Ocean west of Half Moon Bay, California, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft on ferry flight to Hawaii crashed after turning back.

27 May

  • Aircraft: Cessna 172
  • Location: Maturín-José Tadeo Monagas International Airport, Venezuela
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft crashed on training flight, killing instructor and student.

4 June

  • Aircraft: Cessna 560 Citation V
  • Location: Near Montebello, Virginia, US
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Business jet on flight from Tennessee to Long Island crashed in wooded area about 2 hours after loss of radio contact. Pilot did not repond to ATC instruction to level at FL330 and aircraft levelled at FL340. It followed a track consisted with flight plan for 2 hours before entering rapid descent. Military aircraft intercepted but aircraft did not respond to their radio calls, manoeuvres or deployment of flares.

14 June

  • Aircraft: Mooney M20R Ovation 2 DX
  • Location: Watertown, Wisconsin, US
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Aircraft on IFR flight took off, climbed wings-level into cloud but soon after began a series of climbing and descending turns, recorded by ADS-B. Final record was descent at 13,504 ft/min with a 56 degree right-wing-down roll angle. Aircraft seen to crash into field.

20 June

  • Aircraft: Rockwell Sabreliner
  • Location: Zulia, Venezuela
  • Fatalities: Unknown
  • Description: Forty-two-year-old aircraft bearing fake Mexican registration intercepted and shot down by Venezuelan military which presumed it to have been on an illegal flight.

23 June

  • Aircraft: Cessna 208 Caravan 675
  • Location: Near Elelim, Papua, Indonesia
  • Fatalities: 6
  • Description: Aircraft crashed enroute in steep wooded terrain.

27 June

  • Aircraft: Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
  • Location: Near Ravalli County Airport, Montana, US
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Warbird crashed for unknown reasons soon after take-off.

 

Sources: Flight Safety Foundation, Aviation Safety Network, Aviation Herald, NTSB, BFU, BEA, MAK

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