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© Roni Bintang/ReutersSecurity forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia.
Listed below is the latest installment of global aircraft incidents, continuing on from these earlier compilations here, here and here. A total of 150 such reports have been compiled for the 30 days of June. Once again this tally does not claim to be comprehensive, as its very likely that many 'minor' accidents, especially away from the English-speaking world, will have been missed.

Sadly, (and as intimated in the last report that something like this might be on the cards) on the last day of the month another major accident involving an Indonesian aircraft (military) occurred and the combined death total from both the plane and on the ground currently stand at over 140 victims and is likely to increase.

June 1

Ultralight Pilot Crashes in St. Andrews Bay, Florida

Pilot killed in small-plane crash in Livermore, California:
The crash happened shortly after the pilot reported "control problems" after departing from Livermore Municipal Airport, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft crashed about three miles northeast of the airport.
'It is a miracle no-one was killed:' Plane crashes onto packed Italian beach as screaming families run for their lives

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The light aircraft nose-dived straight onto a beach where scores of families were sunbathing

June 2

Vehicle Incident in Turkey on Tuesday, 02 June, 2015 at 08:38 (08:38 AM) UTC:
Shortly after taking off from Turkey's Antalya province on Monday night, the pilots on the Airbus A320 model noticed a burning smell coming out of the cockpit, prompting them to divert the planet to the Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The passengers were evacuated to the terminal.
HCSO: Small plane runs off runway at Hooks Airport, Texas

Plane hits fence in landing at Fresno's Chandler Airport, California:
Mike Hutchinson crash-landed his single engine plane at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport Tuesday evening, June 2, 2015. Hutchinson said his engine "came apart at 8,500" feet and though he was able to get to Chandler Hutchinson said he had too much speed and crashed into the airport's chain-link fence at the rear of the airfield near West Whites Bridge and South Teilman avenues. Hutchinson, the only person in the plane, walked away from the crash wearing khaki shorts and a yellow polo shirt.
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Plane crashes into fence
At least 4 killed in helicopter crash in Nepal

Vehicle Incident in Russia [Asia] on Tuesday, 02 June, 2015 at 16:16 (04:16 PM) UTC.

Small plane crashes on Mexican highway, killing all 5 aboard

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© EPAMexican firefighters and members of Mexican Federal Police inspecting the site where a small plane crashed on the highway between Mexico City and Queretaro, Mexico, on June 2, 2015.
Goma Air plane crash lands in western Nepal, passengers safe:
A twin-otter aircraft with 18 passengers on board crash-landed in Pokhara, about 200km west of Kathmandu today as the nose-wheel of the aircraft failed to open while landing, said officials.
Sonex Aircraft CEO, mechanic killed in plane crash, Wisconsin

Air France Flight 275 Makes Successful Emergency Landing in Khabarovsk, Russia:
"Air France flight 275 en route from Tokyo to Paris reported at 6:51 a.m. Moscow time [GMT 03:51] failure of one of its engines and took a decision to land in Khabarovsk," the source told RIA Novosti, adding that the aircraft landed successfully at 07:32 Moscow time (GMT 04:32).
Woman killed in Chatham County plane crash remembered as safety advocate, North Carolina:
Barbara Harris Para, 69, and her husband, pilot Frederick Calvin Para, 72, both of Whispering Pines, were attempting to land a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza A-36 for a second time when they crashed into the woods near the runway at about 8 a.m.

"On that second attempt, then they turned the aircraft, that is when the engine stalled," North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Chris Knox said. "We do have the info that the engine stalled and they had a loss of power. That is what caused the plane to go into the wooded area."
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Chatham County plane crash
Vehicle Incident in Australia on Tuesday, 02 June, 2015 at 06:45 (06:45 AM) UTC:
A charter plane carrying about 80 fly-in, fly-out workers has made an emergency landing at Solomon airstrip near Tom Price in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the plane was forced to turn back to the airstrip at the FMG-operated Solomon mine after take-off. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said they were told the plane had filled with fumes, but their attendance was not required by the time the plane had landed.
June 3

Pilot Injured In Small Plane Crash On Cerro Summit, Colorado

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© KREXThe small plane crash near Montrose on Wednesday
Small plane crashes into barn in Tipton County, Indiana

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A small, single-engine plane crashed into a barn in Tipton County
Ultralight aircraft crashes into Diversion Canal, pilot uninjured, Louisiana

IAF fighter trainer aircraft crashes in Odisha, India

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© The HinduThe Indian Air Force fighter plane A-3492 that crashed in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday.
Grygla couple dies in British Columbia plane crash

June 4

Jet lands with collapsed landing gear at Philadelphia International Airport:
A small jet was forced to make a rough emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Officials say the Hawker 4000 jet was experiencing nose gear issues.

The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.

The jet skidded to a stop and landed with the nose gear up.
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Emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport.
Plane with engine trouble lands safely, Florida

Pilot injured in ultralight plane crash near T or C airport, New Mexico

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© TORC HERALD/MIKE TOOLEYUltralight plane crash
June 5

WestJet Flight 588 slides off runway, "we hit like a fog patch"

Delta Air Lines flight makes emergency landing in Green Bay, Wisconsin:
A Delta Air Lines flight from Green Bay to Minneapolis had to make an emergency landing after an engine was damaged by an apparent bird strike shortly after takeoff.

Airport director Tom Miller says the Airbus A319 with 78 people on board safely returned to Green Bay just before 8 a.m. Friday.

Miller says recent rains have birds flocking to the airport despite efforts to scare them off. He expects less of a problem when dry conditions return.

It was one of two emergency landings at Green Bay's Austin Straubel International Airport on Friday. The other happened about 40 minutes earlier, when a cargo plane landed after one of its two engines failed about 40 miles south of Green Bay.
Japan flight makes emergency landing after cockpit 'haze':
A Japanese domestic flight was forced to make an emergency landing on the island of Okinawa today after white haze was seen in the Boeing's cockpit, carrier All Nippon Airways said.

The pilot on flight ANA 90, travelling from southern island of Ishigaki to Haneda airport in Tokyo, noticed the "haze-like thing" around 12:50 pm local time as the plane flew near Okinawa, less than an hour after departure, according to an ANA spokeswoman.

"The pilot decided to divert to Naha airport" on Okinawa, she said.

The haze disappeared quickly in the Boeing 767, but the pilot reported a burning smell, she said.
Two die in airplane crash near Raton, New Mexico

1 Killed, 1 Injured in Small Plane Crash in Eagle County, Colorado

Two Russian Military Fighter Jets Crash In Under 3 Hours:
Two different types of Russian military jets crashed during training flights within hours of each other, news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing law enforcement and Defense Ministry officials.

The first plane, a MiG-29 fighter jet, crashed near its base in Astrakhan late last week. The pilot ejected safely, but the plane "exploded, caught fire and was destroyed," RIA quoted an unidentified government source as saying.

Two and a half hours later, a Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft in Voronezh flipped over while landing. The crew survived, and the plane did not catch fire or explode, RIA reported, but the aircraft sustained heavy damage.

According to sources quoted by the agency, the plane veered off the runway shortly after landing and then turned over. A Defense Ministry source said the plane didn't deploy its drag chute — a small parachute deployed by heavier aircraft such as the Su-34 to slow down after touching the runway.
Crop duster plane down in Branch, pilot OK, Louisiana:
The pilot of the crop duster plane that crashed in a crawfish near Branch Thursday walked away unharmed, officials with the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office said.

The plane crashed landed in a crawfish field located north of Highway 365. Acadia Parish deputies say the pilot was taking off when the experienced mechanical problems while attempting to take off, and crashed about 200 yards away from the landing strip.

The pilot was able to exit the plane safely, and received no injuries.
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© Acadia Parish Sheriff's OfficeA crop duster plane that crashed Thursday in Branch.
June 6

Plane makes emergency landing at Norfolk airport, Virginia

Small plane crashes near Haskell Airport, Oklahoma

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Plane crash near Haskell Airport
Alpine Emergency Crews Respond to Plane Crash, Texas

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Plane Crashes Into Alpine Home
Two men injured after plane crashes into Ottawa River , Canada

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© Twitter - Alexandre PoirierTwo men suffered non-life threatening injuries after a float plane crashed into the Ottawa River near Gatineau's Masson-Angers area June 6, 2015.
Flight Crew Puts Out Fire In Plane In Mid-Air:
The crew on a United Express flight put out a fire in the cockpit in mid-air Friday and performed an emergency landing, airline officials said.

The small Dash 8 turboprop commuter plane with 36 passengers took off from Newark Liberty International Airport and reported the fire about 12:15 p.m. near Bradley, about 15 miles north of the plane's destination in Hartford, said Joel Raymond, a spokesman for the airline.

"At approximately 12:15 p.m. CommutAir flight 4776, operating as United Express, reported a fire in the cockpit while on approach into Hartford," he said in a statement to ABC News.

"We have a fire in the cockpit," the pilot can be heard saying in audio obtained by ABC News. "We're going to declare an emergency."

After controllers respond and tell the pilot to begin descent, the pilot then says, "Okay, we have window heat assist, got some smoke in the cockpit. We have, uh, there is a flame but I think we'll be able to get it on the ground quickly. We have a visual."

The airlines said the crew quickly extinguished the fire and landed safely, adding that all passengers and crew safely evacuated the aircraft and were bused to the terminal.
June 7

Engine trouble forces pilot to make emergency landing on highway near San Jose, California

Small tourist plane crash-lands at chateau of Versailles, France:
A biplane crash-landed in a field in the grounds of the chateau of Versailles on Sunday, slightly injuring two passengers, police sources said.

The tourist plane suffered a mechanical problem just after taking off from the Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole aerodrome close to the Versailles estate, west of Paris, a police source said, adding that the field belonged to the chateau but was not in an area open to the public.
No injuries when small plane crash lands in Missouri

NHP: Small Airplane Lands on I-80 in Churchill County, Nevada:
The Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting that no one was hurt after a small airplane made an emergency landing on the eastbound lanes of I-80 about 70 miles east of Reno on Saturday, June 6, 2015.

The NHP says the airplane, reportedly a Cessna, made an emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble about 5 p.m. The plane landed at milepost 81 near the U.S. 95 turnoff.
Two freed from light plane crash in NSW, Australia

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© 9NEWSTwo people have walked away from this plane crash.
Prop Plane Crash Kills Pilot in Southern Russia

Light aircraft crashes over Cape beach, South Africa

Plane makes emergency landing at Sunport, New Mexico

Honolulu-bound jet diverted to LAX after toilets malfunction

June 8

Pilot of Small Airplane Makes Emergency Landing at Stead Airport, Nevada:
The pilot of a small plane made an emergency landing at the Stead airport with both the pilot and passenger walking away with no injuries on Monday, June 8, 2015.

Airport spokeswoman Heidi Jared says the single-engine plane caught fire after it landed on airport property near one of the runways about 3 p.m. The pilot had radioed ahead that the plane, reportedly a single-engine Mooney, was experiencing engine trouble and emergency crews were on the scene when it landed and quickly extinguished the fire.
Two people killed in plane crash in Croatia

Small plane crashes in Bradenton, Florida

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© Martin PriceBradenton plane crash
'We were not sure we would make it': Terrified passengers prayed out loud and fainted as plane 'shook and spewed smoke' on domestic flight in Nigeria

Plane skids off runway while landing in NY

Russia grounds Tu-95 bombers after engine fire:
At least five Russian servicemen were injured on Monday during a failed takeoff of a Tu-95 bomber in the Amur region, some 9,000 kilometers (about 5,600 miles) east of Moscow.

"According to information from the scene, several crew members received injuries of varying degree while leaving the plane and were hospitalized," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Doctors specialized in burn treatment have been dispatched to help the military staff, according to the Interfax news agency.

Preliminary reports indicate that the accident was caused by an engine fire on the propeller-powered plane.

Tupolevs grounded

The Russian bomber plane Tu-95, known among NATO forces as "the Bear" is a strategic bomber capable of carrying nuclear weapons and cruise missiles. Different versions of the aircraft have been an essential part of Kremlin air power for decades, with early models conducting long-range patrols in the 1950s.

The Russian air force has decided to suspend Tu-95 flights pending investigation of Monday's incident, officials said.

The news of the engine fire comes only days after two Russian military planes malfunctioned during separate training missions.

Last Thursday, two pilots were forced to eject from a MiG 29 and were hospitalized, prompting Russian authorities to ground the fighter planes pending investigation. Later on the same day, a Su-34 bomber skidded off the runway and rolled over after the brake parachute malfunctioned
. The crew was not injured.
Smoke in cabin leads to emergency landing, Florida

South Africa: Tragedy As Trainee Pilot Dies in Crash:
Adam Khatibu Makhanya, 27, was a Tanzanian student who was earning his flying hours at the flight school.

According to Nel, who communicated with Makhanya via radio moments before the crash, the plane became uncontrollable.

"These accidents happen very rarely. We can only speculate about what could have happened," said Nel.
June 9

Pilot airlifted to hospital after plane crash near Quitman, Texas

Four adults and one child found alive on a life raft hours after their plane crashed into the Caribbean

Plane Crash Kills 3 in Southeastern Brazil

Pilot killed in Kadoka plane crash, South Dakota

Small private plane slides off runway at Toledo Express, Ohio

Military plane crashes in northwestern Turkey, pilots survive

Search on for missing India coast guard plane

June 10

Hungarian military pilot in stable condition after crash landing of Gripen fighter jet

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© Sandor Ujvari/MTI via APMilitary experts examine a JAS-39 C Gripen fighter jet of the Hungarian Defence Forces resting on the tarmac of the air base of Kecskemet, 85 kms southeast of Budapest, Hungary, after an emergency landing forced by a technical failure having occurred after take-off Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The pilot catapulted successfully, he is currently kept under medical control.
Pilot OK after plane crashes into river, Texas

Paris-bound flight goes off runway at Charlotte's airport, North Carolina

1 killed, 1 injured in small plane crash near Paine Field, Washington

No injuries reported in small plane crash in Jonesboro, Arkansas:
A small-engine plane crash landed in the parking lot of a business center at the corner of Red Wolf Blvd. and E. Highland Dr. early Wednesday morning.

Jonesboro police were called to the scene and an officer met with pilot Kenneth Caubble and passenger Harrison Caubble, both of Jonesboro, around 5:45 a.m.

Kenneth Caubble told the officer the pair were flying to Oklahoma when the plane "began to fly strangely," according to the Jonesboro police report.

Caubble decided to turn the plane back to get to the airport. However, the engine began to stall.

The report states Caubble said he landed the plane safely in the parking lot, but "struck a metal post which tore the right wing off of the plane, then struck a second pole causing the plane to flip over and catch fire."

The Jonesboro Fire Department arrived shortly after to put out the fire.
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© KAIT Small plane crash in a business parking lot in Jonesboro.
Male pilot, 46, suffers serious injuries in light-plane crash in paddock near Tailem Bend, Australia

June 11

Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Blue Grass Airport, Kentucky

Small Jet Slides Off Runway At Tulsa International Airport

16-year-old pilot crash-lands light plane near Jindabyne, Australia

Update: Passengers to stay the night in Lubbock after plane makes emergency landing

June 12

Malaysia Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Melbourne after 'engine bursts into flames' en route to Kuala Lumpur

Vehicle Incident in India on Friday, 12 June, 2015 at 03:10 (03:10 AM) UTC:
A Chinese jet with nine people on board made an emergency landing on Thursday morning at the Agartala airport after suffering technical difficulties in its engine. The Gulfstream G650 jet of Beijing Capital Airlines was en route to Beijing from New Delhi, with four businessmen and five crew members on board, landing at Agartala airport at 11:30 am.
Allegiant jet returns to Las Vegas after engine issue

Name of pilot in plane crash near Foster released, Nebraska

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© Jake Wragge/NORFOLK DAILY NEWSA cropduster plane lies upside down after a crash landing in a field about 1 1/2 miles northwest of Foster on Friday afternoon.
3 dead in plane crash near Kangirsuk, northern Quebec

Family identified in fatal southwest Missouri plane crash

June 13

Passengers evacuate onto plane's wing after fuel spill at Boise Airport:
Passengers aboard an Allegiant flight that had just arrived from Los Angeles at the Boise Airport opened the emergency exit and evacuated after seeing what they thought was smoke outside the plane.

A Boise Airport spokesman says the plane had parked at the gate when fuel began to leak from an auxiliary engine onto the tarmac Friday evening.

The airport says that fumes from the spilled fuel were seen by some of the passengers, who thought the fumes were smoke from a fire.

The spokesman says the passengers then opened the emergency exit above the wing of the plane and evacuated onto the wing. A few passengers jumped down from the wing to the tarmac.

The airport says that once they realized there wasn't a fire, the passengers were brought into the terminal.
Investigators to launch probe into aircraft crash, UK:
AIR accident investigators are to launch an inquiry after a 70-year-old pilot escaped with minor injuries following a crash-landing in a field.

It is believed the engine of the single seat light aircraft dramatically cut out in mid air, forcing the experienced airman, from Gateshead, to take emergency action.

He landed on grass between Bowburn and Shincliffe to the west of the A1M, in County Durham.
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© Cleveland and Durham Specialist UnitThe wreckage in the field
June14

Two people injured in Sullivan County plane crash,Pennsylvania

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Plane crash in Sullivan County
Plane carrying Dodgers makes emergency landing at LAX

Plane crashes near Van Horn, Texas

At least one killed in small plane crash in Cuba, Missouri

Small Plane Crash Injures 2 Near Hampton, NH Airfield

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Two people were seriously injured in a fiery plane crash near Hampton Airfield in New Hampshire on Sunday morning.
One dead after plane crash in Gillespie county, Texas

June 15

Air Canada jet makes emergency landing in Bangor:
An Air Canada regional jet bound for St. John's, Newfoundland, from Toronto, made an emergency landing at Bangor International Airport on Monday afternoon after the crew reported an odor of smoke in the cabin.

Flight 692, an Embraer 190, landed safely at the airport at 2:18 p.m. Monday, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The airport fire company responded but found no smoke or fire, just an electrical odor.
Single-engine plane crashes on CNY golf course, Kentucky

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© Gary WaltsThis single-engine plane crashed Monday evening in the fairway near the second hole of Poolsbrook Golf Course in Kirkville.
June 16

Small plane crashes in upstate New York, pilot in hospital

IAF plane crashes near Allahabad, pilots eject safely

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© ANI An Indian Air Force Jaguar trainer aircraft crashed while on a training sortie nearly 13 kms south-east of Allahabad on Tuesday.
Plane lands on belly at John Wayne Airport; fights delayed, diverted, California

June 17

Vehicle Incident in United Kingdom on Wednesday, 17 June, 2015 at 13:37 (01:37 PM) UTC.

Pilot injured when plane crashes in Laconia, New Hampshire

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A small plane crashed off Hadley Road in Laconia on Thursday morning.
Plane makes emergency landing at St. Pete-Clearwater airport, Florida

June 18

Light Plane Crashes at Long Beach Airport; Pilot Hospitalized

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© Stephen Carr / Daily BreezeLBFD at the scene where a small plane crashed into a fence at Lakewood Blvd., near the runway at the Long Beach Airport. Long Beach. Thursday, June,18, 2015.
Plane crash lands in South Devon field, UK

Beloved pastor dies in ultralight plane crash in southern Manitoba

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Transport Safety Board Investigator David Ross pulls at the propeller of an ultralite that crashed near St Pierre Thursday afternoon.
June 19

Pilot of small plane killed in crash at Downtown Airport, Louisiana

Two hurt in light aircraft crash in Huddersfield, UK

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Two hurt in light aircraft crash in Huddersfield
Small plane crashes near airport, Georgia

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© Jeffrey Leo / The Newnan Times-HeraldEmergency responders speak to the pilot, on left, and copilot, who were uninjured after they had to make an emergency landing near the Newnan-Coweta County Airport.
EasyJet passenger plane forced to make emergency landing in Liverpool due to major electrical fault

June 20

Emergency landing reported at Shiloh Airport in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Family walks away from plane crash in Polson, Montana

No injuries as plane runs off runaway at Pahokee airport, Florida

June 21

Vehicle Incident in Malaysia on Sunday, 21 June, 2015 at 14:26 (02:26 PM) UTC.

Pilot survives emergency plane landing in Sheboygan County field after engine loses power, Wisconsin

June 22

Plane passenger: 'I think it's our last hour', New York:
Some passengers on a plane that was forced to make an emergency landing at Canandaigua Airport Sunday afternoon believed they were about to die.

A commercial plane with 37 passengers and three crew members aboard was forced to make an emergency landing Sunday afternoon when smoke filled the cockpit and passenger cabin.

Those passengers also praised the crew's quick, professional response during the crisis.

According to Federal Aviation Authority spokesperson Arlene Salac, a CommutAir 770, a DeHavilland DH-8, declared an emergency when the pilot reported the smoke and diverted to Canandaigua Airport, where it landed smoothly and without further incident on runway 31 on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The flight originated at Newark Liberty International Airport and was enroute to the Greater Rochester International Airport, Salac said.
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© Jack Haley/Messenger Post MediaA United Express plane carrying passengers from Newark N.J. to Rochester had to make an emergency landing at the Canandaigua Airport
Authorities identify man killed in Pender County plane crash, North Carolina

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© WITNOfficials were notified around 11:15 p.m. Sunday about a possible plane crash near Hwy 17 in Pender County.
Taxiing plane crashes at Modesto airport, California

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© ModestoFire/TwitterA pilot inside a small plane at the Modesto airport was hurt Monday after the taxiing aircraft crashed
Colorado Springs-based plane makes belly-landing on a Lake Mead beach, Nevada

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© Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-JournalWreckage from a downed plane rest on Boulder Beach next to Lake Mead in Boulder City, Nev. on Monday, June 22, 2015. The plane went down around 5:20am. There were four passengers on board with only minor injuries reported.
Pilot killed in west Colombia airplane crash, mother and baby missing

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© El EspectadorAirplane crash in Columbia
Plane crash in La Grande sends student pilot to hospital, Oregon:
The La Grande Observer reports Captain Craig Ward with the Union County Sheriff's Office says the plane crashed Saturday after a pilot instructor and their student had trouble landing. Ward declined to name the pilot and the student, but said they were both from the area.

Ward said the student had been practicing landing when the engine stopped and the pilot had to take over.

The pilot didn't want to land on the runway, so he ended up landing upright at the south end of the runway.

The student was transported to the Grande Ronde Hospital with minor injuries. The pilot was uninjured.
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© Andrew Cutler/ La Grande ObserverA single engine airplane wrecks at the end of the runway Saturday morning at La Grande/Union County Airport.
Fatal crash after planes collide midair near Fort McMurray, Canada


Man walks away from crash-landing near Strathroy, Canada

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© CTV LondonWreckage of a small plane after a crash-landing at an airstrip near Strathroy, Ont, on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
Greek plane makes emergency landing in Israel:
An Aegean Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers from Athens to Amman, Jordan, was forced to carry out an emergency landing in Israel on Sunday night.

An emergency state was declared at Ben Gurion airport as the plane came in for landing, and ambulances and other emergency vehicles were rushed to the scene.

The plane eventually landed safely and none of the passengers or crew were hurt.

Ynet news reported that the plane was diverted after smoke was identified coming from the cargo hold.
Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash Near Salinas While Spraying Lettuce Field, California

'Titanic' composer James Horner missing after plane crash; feared dead, California

June 23

America's trillion-dollar warplane just caught on fire, Florida:
The F-35 Lightning II is supposed to be America's primary warplane for the next several decades. But here's one big problem. The F-35 can catch on fire ... just while trying to take off.

That's what happened on June 23, 2014, when a fire swept through an F-35 fighter jet taxiing on a runway at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. A new report by the U.S. Air Force's Accident Investigation Board shines new light on what exactly happened with America's hottest new warplane.

The military classifies the fire as a "Class A Mishap," meaning an accident that causes death, permanent injury, or costs $2 million or more in damage. According to the report, this particular incident cost the Department of Defense "in excess of" $50 million in damage.

And it could happen again.

Here's how the Air Force investigators described the incident. The aircraft was scheduled to fly as part of a four plane training sortie. But prior to takeoff, two aircraft slated for the flight "had slight maintenance delays."

Air Force officials decided to press on with the mission, sending out a two plane sortie instead. The "mishap aircraft" — as it's referred to in the report — was to be the second ship of the two-ship formation.

But as the plane went down the runway, its engine stalled. Fire warning systems began blaring, the pilot shut down the engine and then bailed out of the cockpit. As he escaped, the flames quickly grew into an inferno.
UPDATE: Pilot uses training to avoid damage and injuries, Iowa:
We are learning more details about a plane crash near Charles City on Tuesday evening. Authorities tell us two people were inside the plane headed from Minnesota to Sumner, Iowa, when the engine stopped suddenly. The pilot had attempted to land at the Charles City Airport, but realized that wouldn't be possible. So the pilot attempted to land on Highway 18, but there was too much traffic, so landed in the ditch instead.
Ultra light plane crash: Pilot dead after crash near Byron Bay at Tyagarah, Australia

CU-Boulder professor's homebuilt plane crashes on first flight in Longmont, Colorado

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© Matthew Jonas A man surveys the damage to a plane that crashed near 75th Street and Nelson Road west of Longmont on Tuesday morning.
Three survive plane crash at wilderness airstrip, Montana

June 24

1 injured after ultralight plane crashes Wednesday near Ute, Iowa

Small plane catches fire at Logan Airport, Massachusetts

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A small plane caught fire while taxiing on the runway at Logan Airport
Plane hit trees, dropped 40 feet, Colorado

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© Arthur PeggThe pilot and two passengers were injured when their Cessna 206 plane crashed Tuesday morning at the Schafer Meadows Airstrip in the Great Bear Wilderness Area.
June 25

Crews Douse Small-Plane Fire At MSP, Minnesota

Iraqi pilot crashes F-16 during training flight with U.S. Air National Guard in Arizona

June 26

Small plane crashes leaving two dead, Croatia

Emirates A380 makes emergency landing in Colombo after smoke in cockpit:
An Emirates Airbus A380 plane carrying over 500 people from Sydney to Dubai made an emergency landing in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday after pilots detected smoke in the cockpit.

The plane, which landed safely in Colombo, was 320 nautical miles east of Colombo's Bandaranaike International airport when pilots made a distress call, airport's chief air navigation services officer Crishanthi Tissera said.

"The pilots said May Day, May Day and we activated all our emergency services and brought the aircraft to a safe landing," Tissera told reporters.

She said the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit but later the "full emergency" was downgraded to an "urgency".

There was no fire seen as the plane landed 39 minutes after the first distress call. All 471 passengers, including six children and the 30-member crew disembarked safely.

"Emirates flight EK413 from Sydney to Dubai...was diverted to Colombo due to a technical fault," the airline said in a statement without giving details about the nature of the problem.
Patrol confirms one dead in Beloit plane crash, Ohio

9 killed when plane carrying cruise passengers crashes in Alaska

June 27

Passengers evacuate Southwest flight in Houston due to smoke odor

TSB investigates crash of a small plane in Bonaventure, Canada

Small plane skids off runway while landing in Anchorage, Alaska

Pilot dies in field northwest of Houston

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© Alice Barr, KHOU 11 NewsUltralight plane crushed after crash in NW Harris County.
Small plane crashes at Hampton Airfield, New Hampshire

3 survive small plane crash at Casper airport, Wyoming:
A single-engine plane crashed at the Casper airport Saturday morning, but authorities say the three on board walked away.

The Natrona County Sheriff's Office says a Cessna crashed shortly after taking off around 8 a.m. at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport.

There were two passengers and a pilot who were treated and taken to the Wyoming Medical Center for evaluation. The occupants were alert and responsive, but did sustain injuries with unknown severity.

They were not identified.

Witnesses say the plane reached an elevation of about 100 feet when it lost power and fell to the ground west of the airport runway.
Biplane crashes during Cameron Air Show, Missouri

Witness: Pilot lucky to be alive after Galveston plane crash, Texas

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© Gary HardenVideo from Galveston shows the scene of a plane crash off Stewart Road near 7 Mile Road on Saturday.
June 28

Plainville, Massachusetts: Small plane crashes into house leaving 3 dead

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A house in Plainville, Massachusetts (above), was hit by a six-seater passenger plane

Novato plane crash injures family from Reno

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© NBCSmall plane crashed in Novato. June 28, 2015
1 dead after plane crashes into cellphone tower near Corona, California

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© CasperNews/KNBCA man was killed and a woman injured Sunday, June 28, 2015 when a small plane crashed into a cellphone tower near Lake Matthews.
June 29

Aeromexico flight from Mexico City makes emergency landing due to fire in cargo hold


JetBlue flight diverted to Charleston after 'odor' reported by crew

Coast Guard Helicopter Crash Lands At San Francisco International Airport

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© CBSWreckage of a Coast Guard helicopter following a crash landing at San Francisco International Airport, June 29, 2015.
The terrifying moment a passenger plane's engine catches fire: Witnesses describe multiple explosions as airliner takes off with debris left scattered across the runway

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The engine fire on the right-hand side of the Ikar Airlines Pegas plane is clear to see here
Man walks away from western Ky. plane crash with minor injuries

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Plane crash in Kentucky
BAF fighter plane crashes in Bay, pilot missing

Pilot, passenger uninjured after crash-landing small plane in field outside of Mesquite, Texas

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© NBC5The plane landed in a field southeast of Mesquite.
June 30

Military Plane Crash Kills 116 In Indonesia

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At least 141 people killed after military Hercules transport plane crashes into a city in Indonesia
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© Roni Bintang / ReutersA propeller from an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane rests on the roof of a building, after crashing into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015.

Two injured in Whidbey Island plane crash, Washington

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An American Eagle flight made an emergency landing in San Antonio after the cockpit reportedly filled with smoke. Flight 3276, which was heading to Dallas-Fort Worth from Laredo, landed safely without incident and the passengers boarded onto other flights to DFW. While some passengers reported hearing noises and seeing some smoke in the cabin, others said they didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. "We heard a noise. We smelled some smoke. Pretty much immediately the flight attendant stopped beverage service," one passenger said. "There were people that were reacting, that were freaking out and there was smoke coming out of the plane," another passenger said. At least one passenger reported hearing noises prior to seeing smoke.