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The pilot of the airplane reported that the airplane was too high during approach to the airport, and he responded by reducing the engine power to idle. When the airplane was about 40 ft above the runway, the “airspeed” aural caution sounded, and the pilot added engine power; however, the airspeed continued to decay, and the “stall” aural warning sounded. The airplane subsequently rolled left, impacted terrain alongside the left side of the runway, caught fire, and slid into the airport apron. The pilot and passengers were able to exit the airplane through the main cabin door before the airplane was destroyed by postaccident fire. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The single engine airplane departed Buochs Airport Runway 24 at 0938LT on a private flight to Burg Feuerstein, Bavaria. On board were one passenger and one pilot. During climb out, it completed a right turn over Stansstad then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the Lake of Lucerne off Kehrsiten, about 4 km north of Buochs Airport. Both occupants were rescued, the passenger (55) was injured while the pilot (78) escaped unhurt. Earlier in the morning, this airplane departed Buochs Airfield Runway 24 at 0821LT but for unknown reasons, returned eight minutes later to the airport. The pilot aborted the approach then landed on runway 06. The airplane remained parked on the apron for almost an hour before taking off again at 0938LT.

Shortly after takeoff from runway 08 at Lancaster Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a cornfield located near the airport. The pilot, sole on board, was killed. The airplane was en route to Oshkosh.

The twin engine airplane departed Youngstown-Warren Airport Runway 32 at 0653LT on a 5,5-hours flight to Bozeman, MT, carrying five passengers and one pilot. After takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane initiated a left turn then started to descend until it crashed in the backyard of a private property located about 2 km northwest of the airfield. The accident occurred about one minute after liftoff. The airplane was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

The twin engine airplane departed San Diego-Lindbergh Field International Airport Runway 27 at 1225LT on a flight to Phoenix-Sky Harbor Airport, carrying five passengers and one pilot. After takeoff, while climbing, the pilot was instructed for heading 180 when he reported controllability problems. Shortly later, the airplane showed erratic altitude, speed and heading data before crashing into the Pacific Ocean off Point Loma. Few debris were found floating on water and all six occupants were killed.

Few minutes after takeoff from Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 7,000 feet, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea off Caracas. In the afternoon of the next day, debris were found floating on water approximately 11 km north of the airport, at coordinates 10° 42' 14" N 66° 59' 00" W. On June 5, other debris were recovered at coordinates 10° 37' 00" N 66° 59' 15" W. The airplane was totally destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

The airplane departed Teterboro on a flight to San Diego with an intermediate stop at Wichita-Colonel James Jabara Airport. The crew initiated a night approach to San Diego-Montgomery-Gibbs Airport Runway 28R in marginal weather conditions. On final, the airplane descended below the minimum descent altitude, collided with power lines and crashed at 3100 Salmon Street, Terriasanta, about 3 km short of runway 28R threshold, bursting into flames. The airplane as well as several vehicles on the ground were destroyed. Runway 28R is 1,000 metres long.

The twin engine airplane departed Salzgitter-Drütte Airport on a short flight to Hildesheim Airfield located 33 km east from the departure point. Shortly after takeoff from runway 07, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field. Both occupants were killed.

After completing a last turn to the right, the twin engine airplane was descending to Columbia County Airport, New York, when it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located in Copake. All six occupants were killed.

At the conclusion of the instrument flight rules flight, the pilot approached the 2,500-ft-long by 50-ft-wide runway at the destination airport. The pilot was unable to recall any of the events that transpired after the landing flare, but the front seat passenger described that the airplane’s nose pitched up as the airplane descended below the tops of the trees that surrounded the airport. The pilot then initiated a go-around, but the airplane did not climb as expected and drifted left towards the trees. The left wing then dropped before the airplane struck the ground, resulting in a postimpact fire. The fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported, and a postaccident examination of the wreckage confirmed, that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.