Flight

The twin engine aircraft departed Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport on a mapping mission with three people on board. The aircraft reached the cruise level of 15,500 feet at 0858LT with an indicated speed of 209 knots. About a minute later, the speed dropped then the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a swampy area located by Butternut Lake. All three occupants were killed.

The twin engine aircraft departed Waterford Airport for a local survey flight. While flying at low altitude, the pilot reported technical difficulties and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed on a beach located in Carnsore Point and came to rest partially submerged in water. All four occupants were taken to hospital and the aircraft was destroyed.

The aircraft was completing an aerial work mission (calibration), carrying six crew members. En route, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the slope of Mt Khrebtovaya located in the Bolchoï Khekhtsir Mountain Range. The wreckage was found a day later at an altitude of 786 metres and some 38-40 km southwest from the Khabarovsk-Novy Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and all six occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was reduced to 2 km due to low clouds.

The single engine aircraft departed Port Clinton (Erie-Ottawa-Carl R. Keller Field) Airport at 1412LT on a flight to Cincinnati-Lunken Field. About 20 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 20,000 feet, the pilot initiated a descent until 11,000 feet when, six minutes later, it started a left turn then apparently entered an uncontrolled descent, impacted a road and eventually crashed in a field located near Urbana. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Owned and operated by the Russian Navy, the aircraft was dispatched in Turkey in July to help the Turkish government (General Directorate of Forestry) to fight raging forest fires in the southeast part of the country. On board were eight crew members, five Russian and three Turkish. After the aircraft drop water on fire, the crew elected to gain height when the aircraft impacted terrain and crashed on the slope of a mountain, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 8 occupants were killed.

The single engine airplane departed Ketchikan on a local excursion with five passengers and one pilot on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed 8 miles northeast of Ketchikan, in the area of the Misty Fjords National Monument. The Coast Guard got an emergency signal from the aircraft around 1120LT. The wreckage was found around 1430LT on a ridgeline at an altitude of 1,400 feet. All six occupants were killed, among them five tourists who just arrived in Ketchikan from the Holland America Line cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam.

The single engine aircraft departed Jigjiga Airport on a humanitarian mission to Dire Dawa, carrying two pilots and two employees of the World Food Program. En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. Upon landing, the aircraft came to rest on its nose in a near vertical position with its right wing partially torn off. All four occupants escaped with minor injuries.

En route from Kedrovy to Tomsk, while in cruising altitude, both engines failed. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in the taiga. Upon impact, the aircraft overturned, slid for few dozen metres and came to rest upside down. The wreckage was found around 1430LT some 52 km southeast of Kedrovy. All 17 occupants were found alive, among them few were injured. The captain broke one of his leg. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The single engine aircraft departed Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta Airport on a flight to Lodwa, carrying two passengers and one pilot. The goal of the mission was locust invasion monitoring. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the hilly Jerusalem area of Ndabibi near Naivasha. One people was killed while two other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

The twin engine aircraft departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport in the early morning on a local training mission. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft impacted trees and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain located in the region of Restrepo. All three crew members were killed.