(The Concorde involved in this incident F-BTSC, was involved in a fatal accident after taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2000, killing all 109 on board and 4 on the ground, for information on that accident, click here) (The Boeing 767 involved in this incident, SU-GAP was involved in a fatal accident in the Atlantic Ocean in 1999, killing all 217 on board, for information on that accident, click here) 1998 Charles de Gaulle Airport runway incident Incident: Date: July 28th,1998 Summary: Near Runway Collision Site: Runway 27L, Charles de Gaulle Airport,France Fatalities:0 Survivors: 178 (all) Injuries (Non Fatal):5 Aircraft 1: (F-BTSC, The Concorde involved at Charles de Gaulle Aiport in 1985 and the same Concorde involved in the Air France 4590 crash) Operator: Air France Aircraft: Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde Registration: F-BTSC Crew:6 Passengers:92 Flight Origin Airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport,France Flight Destination Airport: Washington Dulles Airport,Untied States Survivors: 98 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):---- (None) Fatalities:0 Flight Number: 1669 Damage: None Plane 2: (SU-GAP, The Boeing 767 involved at Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport in 1999, the same year it crashed as Egyptair 990) Operator: Egyptair Aircraft Type: Boeing 767-300ER Registration: SU-GAP Crew:12 Passengers:68 Flight Origin Airport: Cairo International Airport,Egypt Destination Airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport,France Injuries (Non Fatal):5 Survivors:80 (All) Flight Number: 224 Damage: Minor (Repaired) Summary: On July 28th,1998, at 12:15 PM, Air France 1669 is taxing to Runway 27L at Charles de Gaulle Airport, the flight is planning to go to Washington Dulles Airport in Virginia,United States, The plane is a 23 year old Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde on board are 6 crew, Captain Jean-Louis Delaplace,42 with 12,490 Hours (Including 9,874 Hours with Air France, this is his first flight on the Concorde), First Officer Maxine Boldier,39 with 8,150 Hours (Including 7,420 Hours with Air France and 150 Hours with Concorde), Engineer Gilles Jardinaud,56 with 10,859 Hours (Including 9,420 Hours with Air France and 910 Hours on Concorde) and 3 Flight Attendants Claude Benett,21 Antoinette Alard,17 and Jerónimo López,20. all crew were hired for Air France around 1978-1996 , meanwhile preparing to land is Egyptair flight 224, the flight is preparing to land at Runway 27L, the flight originated from Cairo International Airport in Egypt, the plane is a 9 Year old Boeing 767-300ER on board are 12 crew, Captain Kareem Hajjar,52 with 12,620 Hours (Including 11,720 Hours with Egyptair and 200 Hours on the Boeing 767), First Officer Siddeeqi al-Farooqui,42 with 9,100 Hours (Including 6,500 Hours with Egyptair and 658 Hours on the Boeing 767), Engineer Mamdooh el-Kashir,38 with 7,110 Hours (Including 6,748 Hours with Egyptair and 535 Hours on the Boeing 767), Navigator Psamtic Asker,31 with 5,200 Hours (Including 4,995 Hours with Egyptair and 165 Hours on the Boeing 767) and 8 Flight Attendants, Juwairiya el-Qazi,19, Anwar Antar,21, Saamir al-Hashemi,23, Sally Sarrah,17, Nu'mann el-Azad,16,Zaaida al-Gad,29,Nero Amari,15 and Moosha al-Habiti,30, All crew were hired for Egyptair around 1981-1994, while landing Air France 1669 gets into the way of the runway causing Egyptair 224 to swerve to avoid the Concorde and skid on the nearby grass,all 178 on both planes survived, but 5 on Egyptair 224 (All 4 Cockpit Crew,Steward Antar) have injuries, The 767 was repaired . Both planes had a tragic ending, on October 31st, 1999, the 767 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 217 after takeoff from JFK International Airport) and on July 25th,2000, the Concorde crashed outside Paris killing all 109 on board and 4 on the ground, including engineer Jardinaud. Nationalities: AF 1669: France:69 (5 Crew,64 Passengers) Spain:11 (1 Crew,10 Passengers) United Kingdom:9 Belgium:4 Germany:3 United States:2 MS 224: Egypt:70 (10 Crew,60 Passengers) France:7 (All Passengers) Libya:2 (Both Flight Attendants) Israel:1 (Passenger) (the paths of both planes in the incident, blue means AF 1669, Black means MS 224) The Near miss was caused by ATC Error accidently telling MS 224 to land on Runway 27L instead of 27R.
(This is a long one) 1994 Hong Kong Bell Crash (Deaths of Christopher "Chris" Andereasen and Barry Goodman) (A Bell 206 Similar to one involved) Operator: Warner Brothers Entertainment INC Date: April 18th, 1994 Summary: :ilot Error due to Pilot Error Site:Hong Kong Aircraft: Bell 206 Registration :N-1720 Crew:1 Passengers:5 Fatalities:6 (All) 3(Ground) Total:9 (8 from crash,1 from injuries) Survivors: 12 (Ground) (13 Initially) (9 minor,3 Serious) Injuries (Non Fatal):12 (Ground) (1 indirectly) Origin Airport: Hong Kong International Airport Helipad,Hong Kong Destination Airport: Hong Kong International Airport Helipad,Hong Kong Flight Number:N/A Damage: Destroyed Backstory information: Warner Brothers Entertainment INC Started filming "The Hong Kong Job" back in November of 1993, in the movie Notorious Criminal duo Lucas Allen (Played by Barry Goodman) and Daniel Harding (Played by Christopher "Chris" Andereasen) are assigned to commit a heist at the Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong in revenge of Martin Riley (Played by Matthew Modine), The CEO of Hang Seng Bank who embezzled from Allen's organization a year prior,Most of the film was shot in Hong Kong and Osaka,Japan while the beginning shot was filmed in Los Angeles,United States, Victims Information: Barry Goodman was born on August 23rd,1961 in Colorado Springs,Colorado,United States, His is the youngest cousin of Actor John Goodman, He studied acting at Arizona University He made his acting debut in 1982 staring in The Dark Skies a made for TV Slasher-Comedy as a Blockbuster Employee, at the time of his death he played in 8 movies and 2 TV Shows, at the time of his death he was scheduled to marry Emily Danner, The Sister of Actress Blythe Danner Christopher "Chris" Andereasen was born on December 4th,1964 in Modesto,California,United States, he studied acting at University of California,Berkeley and made his acting debut in 1985 in The Boy of the Way a Drama-Tragedy as a homeless man, at the time of his death he played in 6 movies, he married two weeks prior to his death, Surprisingly while playing in the 1990 Film Lockerbie, a Documentary about Pan Am 103, he almost was killed when a piece of metal struck him in the left side of his forehead, leaving a huge scar. Day of accident: Conditions were nice on the day of the crash in Hong Kong and was a good day for flying Flight: There's a scene in The Hong Kong Job where Both Allen and Harding jump on the top of the Hang Seng Tower in Hong Kong and break into the vault by jumping from a helicopter, The Helicopter in question was a 6 year old Bell 206, registered as N-1720, The Pilot controlling the Bell was 31 year old Hiroaki Okamoto from Hiroshima,Japan with 560 Hours (Including 250 Hours on the Bell 206) he flew with Helicopters for 4 years. the passengers were Goodman,Andereasen and two stunt doubles, Chad Hanning,34 (Goodman's Double) and Kevin Barker,35 (Andereasen's Double) and Camerawoman Eloise Rodriquez,28 but while filming the scene, the Bell struck the side of the Bank and fell while breaking up and crashed into a filming crew on the ground, all 6 on board, a Canadian camerawoman named Erin Lopez,25 and a South Korean Tourist Pong Soo-jim,19 were killed on scene, Pong's boyfriend Nae Duck-Young died in hospital on April 21st, 8 Crew and 3 other civilians were injured (1 Crew member Conner Poythress had minor injuries from falling while running away from the scene) (A Photo of the Bank Tower, sometime after the crash) Nationalities: United States:9 (5 Plane,4 Ground Crew) (5 Killed,3 Seriously Injured,1 with minor injuries) China:3 (all Civilians) (All survived with minor injuries) South Korea:2 (Both Tourists) (Both killed) Canada:1 (Crew Member) (Killed) Japan:1 (Pilot) (Killed) Germany:1 (Crew Member) (Survived with minor injuries) Belgium:1 (Crew member) (Survived with minor injuries) France:1 (Crew member) (Survived with minor injuries) Aftermath: Warner Brothers was sued by The families of the killed victims after a 2 month battle, Warners Brothers won the case since the crash was proven to be the fault of the pilot, not the studio, After a 3 month delay of the film, The Hong Kong Job was released on October 24th of 1994, earning $4.2M at the box office and has a good reception with a 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 5.9 on IMDB, The Film is in Memory of both Goodman and Andereasen. (The rest of the film had two doubleganger crew of both actors for the rest of the movie) (Location of wreckage, Dot indicates wreckage) The crash was caused by the Pilot's confusion of controlling the helicopter during filming
:Korean Air 4730 (A Korean Air Boeing 747 similar to one involved at Charles De Gaulle Airport in 1985, the 747 in the photo was destroyed in a crash in Guam,United States in 1997) Operator: Korean Air Date: July 12th,1990 Summary: Pilot Error due to Weather and Loss of Control Site: 7 Miles from Daniel K.Inouye Airport,Hawaii,United States Aircraft: Boeing 747-200B Registration: HL4211 Crew:14 Passengers:195 Fatalities: 128 (Passengers) 13 (Flight Attendant) Total: 141 Survivor: 67 (Passengers) 1 (Flight Attendant) Total: 68 Injuries (Non Fatal):64 (Passengers) 1 (Flight Attendant) Total:65 Origin Airport: Seoul-Incheon Airport,South Korea Stopover Airport: Tokyo-Narita Airport,Japan Destination Airport: Daniel K.Inoyue Airport,United States Flight Number: 4730 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On July 12th,1990,Korean Air 4730 is flying over Hawaii,United States planning to arrive at Daniel.K Inoyue Airport, The Flight Originated at Seoul-Incheon Airport in South Korea and had a stopover at Tokyo-Narita Airport in Japan, The Plane is a 12 Year old Boeing 747-200B, On board are 13 Crew, Captain Ryon Min-Kyung,48 with 8,590 Hours (Including 6,870 Hours with Korean Air and 840 Hours on Boeing 747s), First Officer Kim Il-Seong,42 with 6,758 Hours (Including 4,986 Hours with Korean Air and 985 Hours on Boeing 747s), Engineer Ma Young-Jin,37 with 7,580 Hours (Including 6,986 Hours with Korean Air and 520 Hours on Boeing 747s), Relief Captain Mun Chung-Ho,40 with 2,490 Hours (Including 1,485 Hours with Korean Air and 600 Hours on Boeing 747s), Relief First Officer Sim Kwong-Seok,35 with 1,490 Hours (Including 800 Hours with Korean Air and 140 Hours on Boeing 747s) and 9 Flight Attendants (8 were South Korean,1 was Taiwanese), On board are 195 Passengers, Most of them were South Koreans on vacation to Hawaii, Among those passengers was South Korean Model Wi Yoon-Mi. The Plane is going through a small thunderstorm and is hard to see what's ahead, the plane crashes into a forest on the Oahu Island, only 7 Miles from Daniel.K Inoyue Airport, 141 on board were killed, (all 5 Cockpit crew,8 Flight Attendants and 128 Passengers), Only 1 Flight Attendant and 68 Passengers survived, 65 of the survivors were injured, 64 of the survivors were sent to The Queen's medical center in Honolulu, and 1 Survivor was sent to Los Angeles Community Hospital in L.A due to serious injuries Nationalities of victims were: : Japan:15 (10 Killed,5 Survived) : Philippines: 1*b (Survived) : South Korea:174 (13 Crew,161*a Passengers) (118 Killed,56 Survived) : Taiwan (Republic of China):1 (Flight Attendant) (Killed) : United States:18 (12 Killed,6 Survived) *a among the 161 passengers were 10 Deadheading Korean Air Employees (8 Killed,2 Survived) *b The Filipino Passenger Juan Christobal Magnaye Legaspi,24 was an expatriate residing in Hawaii (The Forest, Flight 4730 crashed in, taken in 2011) (Location of Crash on Google Maps, White Dot indicates crash-site) Due to a big Thunderstorm and the pilots losing their power to properly control the 747, Flight 4730 crashed into the forest of Oahu, Korean Air Still flies from Seoul-Incheon to Honolulu as Flight 53
1986 St.Clair Count Mid-Air Collision Incident: Date: February 2nd,19860 Summary: Mid-Air Collision due to Communication Error Site:St.Clair County,Alabama,United States Fatalities:9 (All on Cessna 208) Survivor:2 (Both on Cessna 172) Injuries (Non Fatal):1 (Pilot of Cessna 172) Plane 1: (A Comair Cessna 208, Similar to one involved) Operator: Northwest Airlink (Northwest Airlines Regional Subsidiary) Aircraft:Cessna 208 Caravan Registration: C-SHIA Crew: 1 Passengers:8 Origin Airport: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport,Alabama,United States Destination Airport: Memphis International Airport,Tennessee,United States Fatalities:9 (All) Survivor:0 Injuries (Non Fatal):0 (None) Flight Number:480 Damage:estroyed Plane 2: (N46344, the airplane involved in 2013) Operator: St.Claire County Flight School Aircraft: Cessna 172 Skyhwak Registration: N46344 Crew:2 (All) Passengers:0 Flight Origin: St.Clair Airfield,Alabama,United States Destination Airport: St.Clair Airfield,Alabama, United States Survivors:2 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):1 (Pilot) (By Broken Glass) Flight Number:N/A Damage: Damage to windshield, repaired Summary: On February 2nd,1986, Northwest Airlink flight 480 is flying over St.Clair County,Alabama,United States, the flight's destination is Memphis International Airport in Tennessee, the plane is a 2 month old Cessna 208 Caravan, Registered C-SHIA, On board is 1 Pilot Lindsay Klar,29 with 88 Hours (Including 40 Hours with Northwest and 8 Hours on Cessna 208 Caravans) on board are 8 passengers, all were residents of Memphis returning home, Also flying in St.Clair County is N46344, A 28 Year old Cessna 172 Skyhawk owned by the St.Clair County Flight School, The Flight Originated at St.Clair Airfield near Wattsville, On board are two crew, Pilot Tim Gaskins,17 who has been studying at the Flight School for 4 Months (At the time of incident) and Instructor Rhett Willis,40, who been instructing at the Flight School for 9 Years and one of the most experienced of the instructors, while in the air, the Cessna 208's right landing gear struck the windshield of the Cessna 172 shattering it and injuring Gaskins, Northwest Airlink 480, loses control and crashes head on into the ground, killing all 9 people, The Cessna 172 made an emergency landing at St.Clair Airfield, The Cessna 172's windshield was replaced 2 weeks after the accident, The Nationalities of the victims were United States;11 (9 on Flight 480, 2 on Cessna 172) (9 killed,2 Survivor) (1 Survivor injured) Due to lack of communication on both planes, the two planes collided into each other Willis continued teaching at the Flight School until 2002, he died in 2017 from Heart Failure Gaskins became a pilot and worked for United Airlines from 1989-2004 and served for American Airlines from 2005-2012, Since 2013 he is serving with Hawaiian Airlines The Location of Wreckage of Flight 480 (Dot indicates wreckage);
British Airways 0058 (G-BOAB, The Concorde Involved on Display at London-Heathrow Airport in 2013) Operator: British Airways Date: May 14th,1997 Summary: Hijacking Site: Over Atlantic Ocean (Emergency landed at JFK International Airport) Aircraft: Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde Registration: G-BOAB Crew:6 Passengers:86 (Including 2 Hijackers) Fatalities:4 (Both Hijackers,1 Passenger,1 Stewardess) Survivor 88 (5 crew,83 Passengers) Injuries (Non Fatal):8 (Both Pilots, 1 Engineer, 2 Flight Attendants,3 Passengers) (6 by Gunfire) Origin Airport: London-Heathrow Airport,United Kingdom Destination Airport: JFK International Airport,United States Flight Number: 0058 Damage: None Summary: On May 14th,1997, British Airways 0058 is flying over the Atlantic Ocean, The Flight originated from London-Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom and has a destination of JFK International Airport in the United States, The plane is a 21 year old Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, on board are 6 Crew, Captain Matthew Macdonald,43 with 8,540 Hours (Including 5,210 Hours with British Airways and 42 Hours on Concorde), First Officer Howard Richardson,57 with 9,490 Hours (Including 5,529 Hours with British Airways and 45 Hours on Concorde), Engineer Richard Walker,38 with 4,590 Hours (Including 3,754 Hours with British Airways and 56 Hours on Concorde) and three flight attendants Grace Pearce,24, Debra Kennedy,21, and Jacqueline Bryne-Henderson,30, also on board are 86 Passengers, Among them are Brothers Nicolas,17 and Stephen Wolf,20, Stephen has a Berreta M9 and M1911 in his backpack and shoots at Stewardess Kennedy with the M9 in the back killing her, he gives the M1911 to Nicolas, A former British Army Soldier Alexander Ellis,27 tries to charge at both brothers but is shot in the head by Nicolas and killed, Nicolas then shoots at Stewardesses Pearce and Bryne-Henderson, both of them injured Both Brothers storm into the cockpit, Captain Macdonald is shot twice by Stephen, First Officer Richardson is shot once in the liver by Nicolas, Both brothers then try to control the aircraft and a fight enrages, two passengers and Engineer Walker were injured from the fight, both pilots managed to control the Concorde and emergency land at JFK International Airport , both brothers committed suicide when the plane landed to avoid arrest, the 5 surviving crew and the two British passengers were treated in the United States and returned to the United Kingdom the next month. The American Passenger injured was released from hospital three weeks later The Nationalities of those on board were: United Kingdom:54* (6 Crew,48 Passengers) (4 Dead*,50 Survived) (7 were injured) United States:38 (All Passengers) (All Survived) (1 Injured) * both hijackers committed suicide while 1 Flight Attendant and 1 Passenger were shot and killed by the hijackers It turned out both the Wolf Brothers had Anger Issues and were abused as children leading them to become violent and try to hijack to kill everyone including themselves on Flight 0058 Captain Macdonald remained flying with British Airways until retiring in 2012 after 25 Years flying with them, he died from Type 2 diabetes in July of 2018 First Officer Richardson remained flying with British Airways until retiring in 2001 after 9 years flying with Them, Engineer Walker remained flying with British Airways until 2007 after serving 13 years with Them, he still serves with Aer Lingus as of 2008 As of 2003, G-BOAB, the Concorde involved is on display at London-Heathrow Airport
Japan Airlines Cargo 4720 (JA8915, the plane involved at Tokyo-Narita Airport in October of 2009, two months prior to the incident) Operator: Japan Airlines Cargo (Japan Airlines Subsidiary) Date: December 17th,2009 Summary: Lost contact from ATC, Intercept by Royal Australian Air Force Site: Over Coral Sea (70 Miles off coast of Queensland,Australia) Aircraft: Boeing 747-446BCF Registration: JA8915 Crew:5 Passengers:0 Fatalities:0 Survivor:5 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):0 (None) Nature:International Scheduled Cargo Phase:En-Flight Origin Airport:Sydney Airport,Australia Stopover Airport: Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport,Taiwan Destination Airport:Tokyo-Narita International Airport,Japan Flight Number: 4720 Damage:None Summary: On December 17th,2009, Japan Airlines Cargo 4720 is flying over The Coral Sea, The Flight Originated from Sydney Airport in Australia, has a stopover at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan and has a destination of Tokyo-Narita International Airport in Japan, The Plane is a 11 year old Boeing 747-400BCF, On Board are 5 Crew, Captain Hirayama Tadasuke,52 with 14,210 Hours (Including 11,250 Hours with Japan Airlines and 1,200 Hours on Boeing 747s), First Officer Naoki Shigenobu,46 with 9,798 Hours (Including 6,786 Hours with Japan Airlines and 924 Hours on Boeing 747s), Engineer Nobou Toyoharu,41 with 7,510 Hours (Including 4,814 Hours with Japan Airlines and 490 Hours on Boeing 747s), Relief Captain Hideaki Kyushichi,37 with 5,390 Hours (Including 2,005 Hours with Japan Airlines and 1,485 Hours on Boeing 747s) and Relief First Officer Hisaya Tomoyuki,40 with 8,779 Hours (Including 5,226 Hours with Japan Airlines and 800 Hours on Boeing 747s), At 11:28 AM, Flight 4720 disappears from radar,10 Miles off the coast of Queensland,Australia at 40,000 Feet, In Response the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) sends a Boeing F/A-18F to intercept the plane, The Main Pilot of the F/A-18F is Jeremy Flowers,22 with 105 Hours (Including 25 Hours on Boeing F/As) and Co-Pilot is Ethan Playford,25 from with 88 Hours (Including 12 Hours on Boeing F/As). At 11:42, The F/A-18F catches up to the 747 and this conversation started: PF=Pilot Flowers, CT= Captain Tadasuke, FIS= First Officer Sigenobu PF= This is First Lieutenant Jeremy Flowers from The Royal Australian Air Force speaking, Registration JA8915 Boeing 747-400, 70 Miles from Brisbane, You are now being intercepted by the Royal Australian Air Force CT=What's going on? PF= You had been missing from Radar and we are checking if anything is okay, FIS= We are okay, Nothing wrong had happened PF= For Full Identification, Please list your Callsign and Number of Flight Plan CT= Okay, It's Japan Air Cargo 4720, Flight 4720 PF= Japan Air Cargo 4720, Please Maintain your elements and please standby for radio and instruction CT= Alright then, Maintaining heading Japan Air Cargo 4720 PF= Thank you, Merry Christmas CT=Merry Christmas, Bye The Flight continues on to its stopover at Taipei and its destination of Tokyo, All 5 on board survived It's unknown why the flight disappeared from radar
Emirates 12 (An Emirates A380-800 Similar to one involved at Munich Airport in 2015) Operator: Emirates Date: December 29th,2017 Summary: CFIT on landing due to pilot error Site: Dubai International Airport,United Arab Emirates Aircraft: Airbus A380-800 Registration: A6-EDB Crew:12 Passengers:599 Fatalities:0 Survivor: 611 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):214 (3 Crew,211 Passengers) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase:Landing Origin Airport:London-Heathrow Airport,United Kingdom Destination Airport: Dubai International Airport,United Arab Emirates Flight Number:12 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On December 29th,2017, Emirates 12 is preparing to land at Dubai International Airport in The United Arab Emirates, The Flight Originated at London-Heathrow Airport in The United Kingdom, The plane is a 5 Year old Airbus A380-800, On board are 12 Crew, Captain Musaaid al-Tabatabai,43 with 12,420 Hours (Including 4,580 Hours on Airbus A380s), First Officer Abdul Wahaab el-Shehadeh,38 with 11,290 Hours (Including 6,200 Hours on Airbus A380s) Engineer Bradley "Brad" Peters,51 with 13,580 Hours (Including 250 Hours on Airbus A380s) and 9 Flight flight Attendants (6 Emiratis,1 Qatari,1 British and 1 Kuwaiti), On board are 599 passengers, Mostly Europeans on vacation to Dubai,While Landing the plane loses control and crashes on runway 12L, The Front of The A380 breaks up from the rest of the body and skids down the runway, surprisingly all 615 survived with the 3 cockpit crew and 211 Passengers suffering injuries, Flight 12 is the third A380 destroyed in a crash (The 1st Being Singapore Airlines 218 in December of 2014 and the second being British Airways 15 from June of 2017) Nationalities of all on board (Alphabetically): Albania:1 Andorra:1 Australia:2 (1 Injured) :Austria:4 (2 injured) :Azerbaijan:1 Bahrain:2 (1 injured) :Belarus:2 :Belgium:5 (3 injured) :Bosnia and Herzegovina:1 (Injured) :Bulgaria:2 (1 injured) :Canada:1 :Comoros:1 (injured) :Costa Rica:2 :Croatia:3 (1 injured) :Cyprus:1 :Czech Republic:3 (2 injured) : Denmark:6 (2 injured) : East Timor (Timor-Leste):1 :Egypt:1 (Injured) :Estonia:2 (1 injured) :Finland:3 (1 injured) :France: 54 (33 injured) :Georgia:2 (1 injured) :Germany:42 (24 injured) :Greece:2 :Hungary:3 (1 injured) :Iceland:2 :India:6 (5 injured) :Indonesia:3 :Iran:9 (6 Injured) :Ireland:13 (9 injured) :Israel:2 :Italy:10 (7 injured) :Japan:2 :Jordan:7 (1 injured) :Kuwait:5 (4 passengers 1 crew) :Latvia:1 :Libya:3 (2 injured) :Lithuania:2 :Luxembourg:3 (1 injured) :Malaysia:2 :Maldives:1 :Malta:2 (1 injured) :Mauritius:1 :Moldova:1 :Montenegro:2 (1 injured) :Netherlands:8 (4 injured) :Oman:14 (5 injured) : Pakistan:11 (7 injured) : Poland:6 (3 injured) : Portugal:3 :Qatar:3 (1 crew,2 Passengers) :Romania:2 ;Russia:1 :Saudi Arabia:9 (5 Injured) :Serbia:3 :Slovakia:2 (both injured) :South Africa:1 :Spain:9 (6 injured) :Sweden:3 :Switzerland:5 (2 injured) :Turkey:3 (2 injured) :Turkmenistan:1 :Ukraine:2 (1 injured) :United Arab Emirates:47 (8 crew,39 Passengers) (9 injured) :United Kingdom:252 (2 Crew,250 passengers) (62 injured) :Yemen:1 The A380 bounced during landing and the pilot's couldn't correct the landing in time resulting in the crash
:Air Canada 5482 (An Air Canada Boeing 747-133, Similar to one involved at Dublin Airport in 1992) Operator: Air Canada Date: July 8th,1994 Summary: CFIT due to Runway Overrun due to short runway and pilot error Site: Victoria Bay,Hong Kong Aircraft: Boeing 747-133 Registration: C-FOAP Crew:16 Passengers:300 Fatalities: 115 (4 Crew,111 Passengers) (4 from injuries, 2 from drowning,109 from crash) Survivor:201 (12 Crew,289 Passengers) (205 Initially) Injuries (Non Fatal): 168 (9 Crew,159 Passengers) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase:Takeoff Origin Airport: Sydney Airport,Australia Stopover Airport 1: Singapore Changi Airport,Singapore Stopover Airport 2: Kai Tak International Airport,Hong Kong Stopover Airport 3: Vancouver International Airport,Canada Destination Airport: Toronto-Pearson International Airport,Canada Flight Number:5482 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On July 8th,1994, Air Canada 5482 is at Kai Tak International Airport in Hong Kong for a stopover, The Flight originated at Sydney Airport in Australia, had a stopover at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore and after stoping at Kai Tak International Airport have another stopover at Vancouver International Airport in Canada and arrive at Toronto-Pearson International Airport, The Plane is a 17 Year old Boeing 747-133 registered as C-FOAP, on board are 16 Crew, Captain Christopher Ermey,54 with 19,582 Hours (Including 6,584 Hours on Boeing 747s and serving with Air Canada for 22 Years), First Officer Charles "Charlie" Stanberry,47 with 15,762 Hours (Including 3,490 Hours on Boeing 747s and serving with Air Canada for 11 Years), Second Officer/Engineer Joseph Robertson,41 with 11,430 Hours (Including 1,480 Hours on Boeing 747s and serving with Air Canada for 8 Years), Purser Steve Pearson,35 and 12 Flight Attendants. Helen Spigner,29, Megan Bennett,24, Daniel Collon,32,Mary Delarge,31, Loretta Tondreau,27, Mary Akridge,30, Nancy Ayers,34, Dennis McCaslin,27, David Qimby,26, Marie-Madeleine About,27, Angélique Bacque,29 and Kevin Ménétries,21. On Board are 300 Passengers, In total 316 are on board, At 10:52 PM Kai Tak ATC give the flight permission to takeoff at Runway 13, At 10:55 Flight 5482 is taking off on the runway but crashes into the Victoria Bay on its Right Side, First officer Stanberry,Second Officer Robertson, Stewardess Bennett and 105 passengers were killed on impact, Two passengers couldn't get out in time and drowned and Steward McCaslin and 3 passengers died from their injuries, Totaling 115 Fatalities. 11 Crew and 289 Passengers survived (Including Captain Ermey) (168 of whom were injured) Flight 5482 remains the second deadliest crash in Air Canada's 82 years of Flying (Behind Trans Canada Air Lines 831, killing all 118 on board back in 1963) Nationalities: :Australia:62 (All Passengers) (24 Killed,38 Survived) (34 Survivors injured) :Austria:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (injured) :Bangladesh:1 (Passenger) (Killed) :Belgium:2 (Both Passengers) (1 killed,1 Survivor) (Survivor injured) :Brunei:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Survived) (Not injured) :Cambodia:2 (Both Passengers) (1 killed,1 Survivor) (Survivor injured) :Canada:76 (12 Crew,64 Passengers) (52 Killed,24 Survived) (19 Survivors injured) :China:49 (All Passengers) (12 killed,37 Survived) (36 survivors injured) : Denmark:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) : Dominican Republic:2 (Both Passengers) (Both Survived) (both injured) :Ecuador:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (injured) :France:3 (2 Crew,1 Passenger) (1 killed,2 Survived) (Both 2 survivors injured) :India:5 (All Passengers) (3 Killed,2 Survived) (both 2 survivors injured) :Indonesia:7 (All Passengers) (3 killed,4 Survived) (3 Survivors injured) :Italy:2 (Both Passengers) (1 killed,1 Survived) (Survivor not injured) :Japan:4 (All Passengers) (2 killed,2 Survived) (1 survivor injured) :Laos:1 (Passenger) (Killed) :Madagascar:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) :Malaysia:6 (All Passengers) (3 killed,3 Survived) (all 3 Survivors injured) :Mexico:2 (Both Passengers) (1 killed,1 Survived) (Survivor injured) :Mongolia:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) : Nepal:1 (Passenger) (Killed) :New Zealand:3 (All Passengers) (2 killed,1 Survivor) (Survivor injured) :Nigeria:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) :Norway:1 (Passenger) (Killed) : Palau:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) : Panama:2 (Both Passengers) (both survived) (1 injured) : Papua New Guinea:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) : Philippines:2 (Both Passengers) (Both Survived) (both injured) : Poland:2 (Both Passengers) (Both Survived) (1 injured) :Russia:1 (passenger) (Survived) (injured) :Samoa:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) :Singapore;27 (All Passengers) (3 killed,24 Survived) ( 25 survivors injured) :Solomon Islands:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) :South Korea:2 (Both Passengers) (Both Survived) (both injured) :Sri Lanka:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (Injured) :Switzerland:1 (Passenger) (Survived) (not injured) :Syria:2 (Both Passengers) (Both Survived) (1 injured,1 not injured) :Taiwan:6 (all passengers) (All Survived) (1 injured) :Thailand:4 (all passengers) (All Survived) (All not injured) :Tonga:1 (passenger) (Survived) (Not injured) : United States:10 (all Passengers) (All Survived) ( 9 injured) : United States:14 (2 Crew,12 Passengers) (2 killed,12 Survived) (11 Survivors injured) : Venezuela:1 (passenger) (Survived) (injured) Captain Ermey was put on trial for manslaughter in 1997 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being proven guilty, According to Blackbox recordings he forgot to put on flaps and claimed to have no experience taking off at Kai Tak Airport, he was released in 2004 and currently resides in Ottawa Air Canada ended their 747 service in 2004, Air Canada still flies from Sydney to Toronto, with a stop in Vancouver but with a Boeing 777 Kai Tak Airport closed in 1998 and was replaced with Hong Kong International Airport The wreckage of the 747 involved remains at the beach of the Victoria Bay rusting
Air Star Museum Flight 2459 On July 19th, 1970, Air Star Museum Flight 2459 departed from the Italy Airport at night time for a local sightseeing flight. The flight was being operated by a WW2 B-25 Mitchell aircraft that was owned by So Cal Stars Leasing LLC. About two minutes after takeoff, the plane entered a descending bank before impacting terrain while trying to make an emergency landing. All three cockpit crew members and six passengers perished. It was later determined that a failure in the number 1 engine (left engine) caused the attempted emergency landing. (An Identical B-25) Date: 19 / July / 1970 Site: Italy Summary: Engine Failure Aircraft Type: North American B-25 Mitchell Operator/Owner: So Cal Stars Leasing LLC operating for Air Museum as Fight 2459 Registration: N31953L Crew: 3 Passengers: 6 Survivor: 0 (1 initially) Fatalities: 9 (all) Injuries (Non Fatal): - Phase: Initial Climb Nature: Sightseeing / Photography Departure Airport: Italy Airport Destination Airport: Italy Airport Damage: Destroyed - Flight: The flight was scheduled to depart at around 9:30 PM, but due to faults in the operator's aircraft, the flight was delayed for 11:15 PM. Airport engineers said that the faults in the aircraft could take up a day to be dealt with. The operator decided to use one of their older machines, an early 1940s, WW2 era, North American B-25 Mitchell, registered N31953L. The planned number of passengers were eight, but due to the delay, one of the local tourists that planned for an early morning flight decided to board the flight. The aircraft was cleared to taxi at 11:31 PM. No problems were noted during the takeoff and there were no distress calls from the plane. At around 11:33 PM, the crew sent three mayday calls to the tower and requested to return, but the plane disappeared from ATC screens soon after. The pilots were trying to land in an open farm field when the plane struck walls and a tree before catching fire. Emergency services were on the scene shortly after, one passenger seated in the back initially survived, but he passed away two days later due to the injures sustained in the crash. Investigation: The NTSB sent a team to help Italian Investigators to determine what caused the crash. The following day, Italian Investigators agreed to give the NTSB full charge of the investigation. The investigators arrived the following day, the wreckage was removed to a secure location near the airport, some parts were sent to WA for more detailed analysis. A Preliminary report was released one week after the accident. The final report was released one year and two months after the accident. - History of the Flight: - Preliminary Report: On July 19th, 1970, at around 1633 Eastern Standard Time, Air Star Museum Flight 2459, a North American B-25 Mitchell, N31953L, impacted terrain and a tree during an attempted force landing shortly after takeoff following a loss of engine power in the left engine in Italy. The two pilots, navigator, and six passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. No flight plan was filed for the aerial photo flight that departed Italy Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91 The ATC reported that the crew sent three mayday calls shortly after takeoff. The plane then disappeared from ATC screens. Several witnesses reported seeing the aircraft in a steep left descend with the landing gears down. The aircraft touched down in a farm field near a road intersection, traveled at high speed, striking stone walls that were surrounding the field before impacting a tree. A post crash fire ensued. (Figure 1) All components of the airframe and the engine were located at the accident site. The wreckage was relocated to a secured facility for further examination. (Figure 1) - History of the Flight: The multi-seat WW2 era aircraft departed at 11:31 PM from Italy Airport on a local sightseeing flight. No problems were noted in the departure. The crew started to climb to the right. At 11:33 PM, ATC at Italy Airport received three Mayday calls, the pilots of the plane reported a failure in one of the engines and that they wanted to return. The plane was seen on a descending left bank with the landing gears down and the flaps set in the landing position. The plane struck stone walls and terrain before bursting into flames. The three crew members and six passengers were fatally injured. An examination of the number left engine (number 1) revealed that the failure was caused by fatigue cracking between the No. 5 and No. 6 cheeks. The cracking pattern suggested that numerous overstress conditions of relatively short durations acted to initiate the fatigue cracks, but the cause for this overstress could not be determined. - Probable Cause: A loss of engine power in the left engine due to metal fatigue during a critical phase of the flight. The exact cause of the metal fatigue could not be determined.
Air France Flight 1952 (F-GITF, The 747 involved in 2012 at Charles de Gaulle Airport) Operator: Air France Date: September 26th,2001 Summary: Suspected Hijacking, Almost Shot down by U.S Navy, False Alarm Site: Over Atlantic Ocean (Emergancy landed at Logan International Airport,United States) Aircraft: Boeing 747-428 Registration: F-GITF Crew:15 Passengers:405 Fatalities:0 Survivor: 420 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):0 Nature:International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Charles de Gaulle Airport,France Destination Airport: JFK International Airport,United States Flight Number: 1952 Damage:None Summary: On September 26th,2001, at 9:39 AM Air France Flight 1952 was flying over the Atlantic Ocean bound for JFK International Airport in The United States, The flight originated at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, The flight is being operated by a 9 year old Boeing 747-428 registered as F-GITF, On Board are 15 Crew, Captain Léonard Barthélemy,49 from Versailles with 16,210 Hours (Including 6,290 Hours on Boeing 747s and serving Air France for 12 Years, he is a former French Navy Pilot), First Officer Ben Wackernagel,44 from Geneva,Switzerland with 14,495 Hours (Including 1,450 Hours on Boeing 747s and serving Air France for 2 Years after leaving Swissair which he flew from 1985 to 1999. He is a former Swiss Air Force Pilot), in the Jumpseats are Relief Captain Rémy Vaillancourt,50 from Chartres with 18,550 Hours (Including 1,085 Hours on Boeing 747s and Serving Air France for 26 Years), Relief First Officer Kévin Mossé,46 from Lille with 11,340 Hours (Including 5,520 Hours on Boeing 747s and serving with Air France for 17 Years), The rest of the crew consists of Purser Grégoire De Verly,44 (French) and 10 Flight Attendants, Bénédicte Carbonneau,29 (French-Moroccan dual citizenship) , Émilienne De Villiers,31 (French) , Yvette Regnard,25 (French) ,Victòria Vea,18 (Andorran) , Robin Metzener,28, (Swiss) , Lars Springborn, 33 (German) Swenja Fries,22 (German) Ana Sofía Ureña,30 (Spanish) ,Raphaël Granet,29 (Ivorian) and Ari Jakubowicz,20 (Israeli) , On board are 405 Passengers (Many of whom are French,American, German and Canadian) ,Mostly either Europeans on Business Trips or Americans heading home after told it was safe to return home to The United States. The oldest passenger is a 84 year old man from Germany traveling with his daughter and grandchildren. Also among the passengers is American Actor Alan Ruck, best known to be Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Some of the passengers are going to head on connecting flights at New York to head to Miami,Los Angeles, Dallas/Forth Worth and Toronto-Pearson. The Pilots decide to contact Air France Headquarters about the attacks to inform about the intense security at JFK, one of the messages contains the words "Mayday", That messages doesn't immediately raises red flags, However at 9:55,ARINC a company that airlines pay to transmit text messages to and from their flights,spots the word "Mayday" sent by the pilots, concerned about the message,ARINC sends to messages to Air France and the FAA, Air France and The FAA suspects the flight has been hijacked and The FAA contacts the U.S Navy about the message, at 10:00, The U.S Navy sends a Lockheed Martin Lightning II and a Boeing F/A-18 from the USS George Washington, Flight 1952 shows its next sign of possibly being hijacked when the aircraft starts turning into odd directions, ATC Contact from the USS George Washington asks Flight 1952 about their status, The ATC orders the Plane to change their status code to 7500, The Universal signal of a Hijacking in case they didn't have been hijacked, the pilots would react to this effect, at 10:05 AM, Captain Barthélemy changes the plane's transponder to 7500, Worried about an attack, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani orders the evacuation of The Empire State Building,Chrysler Building and tourist areas, At 10:10 AM, The U.S Navy Fighter jets catch up to and trail Flight 1952 at 28,230 Feet (860.4 Centimeters) This causes the passengers to panic and start staring at their windows while others fear the worse. At 10:12 The U.S Navy announces that they will shoot down Flight 1952 before it can reach New York City unless it diverts to Boston Logan International Airport. After a conversation with the USS George Washington, The Pilots reluctantly agree to divert to Boston, Nationalities: : Algeria:4 : Andorra: 1 (Flight Attendant) : Austria:10 : Belgium:17 : Bulgaria:1 : Canada:38 : Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast):1 (Flight Attendant) : Croatia:3 : Cuba:1 : Czech Republic:3 : Denmark:5 : Egypt:1 : Estonia:1 : Finland:2 : France:64 (7*a Crew,57 Passengers) : Germany:56 (2 Flight Attendants, 54 Passengers) : Greece:3 : Hungary:6 : Iceland:1 : India:2 : Ireland:10 : Israel:1 (Flight Attendant) : Italy:15 : Japan:1 : Jordan:1 [: Kenya:1 : Latvia:2 : Liechtenstein:1 : Luxembourg:12 : Macedonia:2 : Mexico:3 : Monaco:1 : Netherlands:15 : New Zealand:1 : Norway:5 : Poland:6 : Portugal:4 : Russia:2 : Serbia and Montenegro:3 *b : Slovakia:2 : Slovenia:1 : Spain: 15 (1 Flight Attendant,14 Passengers) : Sweden:5 : Switzerland:17 (1 First Officer,1 Flight Attendant,15 Passengers) : Turkey:3 : Ukraine:2 : United Kingdom:12 : United States:56 : Vietnam:1 *a, one flight attendant has French-Moroccan Dual Citizenship *b, Serbia and Montenegro was disestablished after Montenegro was gained independence in 2006, 2 passengers are currently citizens of Serbia while 1 passenger is currently a citizen of Montenegro Occupants by ages: 18 and under: 27 (1 Flight attendant,26 Passengers) 20-29:108 (6 Crew,102 Passengers) 30-39: 124 (3 Crew,121 Passengers) 40-49: 104 (3 Cockpit Crew, 1 Purser, 100 Passengers) 50-59: 52 (1 Relief Captain,51 Passengers) 60 and over:5 (All Passengers) Landing,Investigation and aftermath: At 10:38 AM, Air France Flight 1952 emergancy lands at Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts,United States, The FBI and Boston Police surrounded the plane and ordered all occupants to immediately leave the plane with their hands up, One German passenger said "It was like we were surrendered soldiers surrounded by the enemy" Two Turkish Passengers, a Greek Passenger, a Egyptian Passenger, a Jordanian Passenger and 4 Algerians were arrested because they were assumed to be hijackers due to all of them being Muslim. The remaining Passengers and all 10 Flight Attendants were not allowed to leave the airport for 2 and a half hours and the airport was put on lockdown. The Four Cockpit Crew and Purser De Verley were brought to the Boston Police Department's headquarters and questioned in a interrogation room. The suspected hijackers were all questions one by one at the airport in the airport's storage room. According to a Algerian passenger, the FBI Agents and Boston Police Officers began to be aggressive towards him and threatened to taze him or bash him into the wall believing he was lying and was intended to hijack the flight and called him a "Terrorist". At the Boston Police Headquarters, all 9 suspects were put in a lineup in front of the Pilots and Purser De Verley. All the suspects were written off after the pilots claimed they never entered the cockpit. De Verley also claimed they were remained in their seats the entire flight and were polite. He also recalled the Jordanian passenger ordering a cup of Coffee from Stewardess Regnard and appeared patient and polite. The FBI randomly picked 5 passengers of the flight (consisting of 2 French, 1 American,1 Dutch and 1 Italian) were asked if the suspects did anything suspicious, the passengers claimed they saw nothing suspicious of the passengers the entire flight. The FBI and Boston Police learned the whole incident was a misunderstanding. The Nine passengers that were ruled as suspects were released on September 28th with apologizes from the FBI and Boston Police. The Passengers were later put on Buses and a Amtrak Train to New York. Captain Barthélemy claimed he was ordered by ATC to change the transponder code and ATC doing so. The Order to Squak 7500 was made by ATC expecting if the flight was not hijacked the pilots would react to the effect,instead they complied to the orders made by ATC which caused ATC to believed they were hijacked, Purser De Verley claimed their was no conflict with the passengers the entire flight and the passengers were well respectful and behaved. The Entire 747 was searched by the FBI,Boston Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,Weapons and Explosives (ATWE) for a total of two days but nothing suspicious was found, On September 28th the FBI announced that Flight 1952 was never hijacked, Air France stated the "Mayday" message was innocent, The Mayday message was talking about the Mayday calls of the flights hijacked on 9/11. The Reason Captain Barthélemy changed the Flight Signal isn't known. The United States claimed the false alarm on "Muddled communications between ATC and the Crew of the Flight" but Air France claims that Captain Barthélemy "Believed he was forced by ATC to send out the hijack signal" , One Spokesman for Air France said "Our Captain of that flight was obeying instructions given by The U.S Navy ATC to squawk Code 7500, He just realized the situation was serious" What would have happened if the plane was shot down: If the pilots of the fighter jets did shoot the Flight 1952 down, it would have caused the plane to either break apart into pieces or Burst into flames at 28,230 Feet in the air. The Fighter planes were aiming for the back of the plane which would probably meant that the plane would desegregate when the plane plummets to Atlantic Ocean. Another possibility would have been the Fuel Tanks would have been punctured and cause the plane to go into a inferno frying at least all the passengers and Flight Attendants in Economy and First Class in front of the plane, and eventually the passengers in the top deck. The only survivors of the explosion would probably have been the cockpit crew due to the door being locked and closed. The Wreckage could have scattered for miles in the Atlantic Ocean.Many of the passengers bodies/remains would not be found at the wreckage site since many of the passengers were unbuckled from their seatbelts and a majority of the passengers would have flown of the 747 after it was shot down. Only a few bodies or Body Parts would remain due to the either the victims being either sunk to the bottom of the Ocean or Burned to death in the explosion. The Crash Impact with the ocean would be unsurvivable if anyone survived the initial missile impact or fire. If all 420 People on board were killed, it would have surpassed The 1996 Charkhi Dadri Mid Air Collision to be the third deadliest accident in Aviation History, the deadliest Aviation Accident with no survivors and the third deadliest accident involving the Boeing 747. It would have surpassed Turkish Airlines Flight 981 to be the deadliest Single Aircraft aviation accident with no survivors. It would have surpassed American Airlines Flight 191 to be the deadliest aviation accident in the United States History. It would have surpassed Iran Air Flight 655 to be the deadliest Commercial Aircraft Shootdown in History.It would have been the Deadliest Crash for Air France since the Crash of Flight 007, in 1962 that killed 130 of the 132 on board. it would have surpassed Singapore Airlines Flight 006 to be the deadliest accident involving the Boeing 747-400 type.It would have changed France's view on the United States since most of the people on board were French. The Shootdown would have made the United States Navy some severe criticism and controversy. The Shootdown would made a negative decrease of international flights to the United States. The Plane involved, F-GITF continued to serve with Air France until 2015 and was scrapped, Air France no longer uses Flight 1952 but still flies from Charles de Gaulle to JFK International as flight 22 using a Boeing 777. Captain Barthélemy continued serving with Air France until retiring in May of 2014 at age 62. He currently resides in Paris. First Officer Wackernagel continued serving with Air France until April of 2003 when he and joined Swiss International Airlines in May of the same year. He flew with them until November of 2019. He currently resides in his hometown, Geneva Relief Captain Valiancourt continued serving with Air France until retiring in May of 2015 at age 64, he died from a heart attack on December 11th,2017 at age 66 Relief First Officer Mossé continues serving with Air France as a Captain as of January 2019. He is scheduled to retire in 2021.
1949 BOAC Short Solent Crash (A Short Solent similar to one involved in the 1981 Film Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pan Am didn't use Short Solents) Operator: BOAC Date: February 6th,1949 Summary: Crashed in Ocean during Takeoff due to Unknown Reason Site:English Channel,United Kingdom Aircraft: Short Solent Registration: G-AHIM Crew:4 Passengers:1 Fatalities:5 (All) (1 from Drowning) Survivor:0 (1 Initially) Injuries (Non Fatal):0 (No one survived) Nature: Test Phase: Takeoff Origin Airport: Torguay Docks,United Kingdom Destination Airport: Torguay Docks,United Kingdom Flight Number:N/A Damage: Destroyed Summary: On February 6th,1949, BOAC was testing a 4 Day Old Short Solent for Passenger Service, The Flying Boat will fly over the English Channel for 20 Minutes before entering service, On board are 5 Crew, Captain Samuel Roberts,32 with 58 Hours, this is is first flight on a Short Solent,First Officer James Willis,53 with 45 Hours, at the time he was BOAC's oldest Pilot, Navigator Crispus Butler,24 with 15 Hours, this is his first flight with BOAC, Mechanic Samuel Fisher,19, also on board is Patrick Edwards,52 a supervisor of BOAC, At 4:46 AM, The Solent takes off, but 3 Minutes en flight , Both the Pilots try to declare an emergency but fail and crashes into the English Channel, Roberts,Willis,Butler and Edwards were killed on impact but Samuel Fisher initially survived the crash but drowned while waiting for help, All 5 on board were killed The Reason the Solent crashed shortly after takeoff remains unclear but its highly believed it was due to pilot error due to lack of Crew Experience
Nevada Aviation Airways An-12B 1989 Crash Nevada Aviation Airways Flight 9518 was a scheduled cargo flight from the So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport to Salt Lake International. On May 2, 1989, the flight was operated using an Antonov An-12B, registration N58BG, when it crashed into a hill when the aircraft ran out of fuel in Utah USA. The four crew members were fatally injured. (Wreckage) Date : 2 / May / 1989 Site : Utah, USA Summary : Fuel exhaustion Aircraft Type : Antonov An-12B Operator : Nevada Aviation Airways Registration : N58BG Crew : 4 Survivors : 0 Fatalities : 4 (all) Damage : Destroyed Phase : Enroute Nature : Scheduled Cargo Flight Departure Airport : So Cal Nevada Interstate Airport, Nevada, USA Destination Airport : Salt Lake International Airport, Utah, USA - History of the Flight: On May 2nd, 1989, an Antonov An-12B, registered N58BG, impacted terrain in Utah, USA. The four crew members sustained fatal injures and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was owned and operated by Nevada Aviation Airways. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 domestic cargo flight, which originated from So Cal Nevada Interstate Airfiled, Nevada, and was destined for Salt Lake International, Utah. The ATC reported to the IIC that the crew reported that they've lost fuel and were trying to make an emergency landing. There were no further messages and emergency services were called. An on scene examination determined that all components of the airframe and the engine were located at the accident site. The cockpit and mid section were highly fragmented. The tail section and control surfaces sustained heavy impact damage. The aircraft was equipped with a cockpit voice recorder, but there wasn't a flight data recorder. An on scene examination of the airframe and engines revealed that there were no failures or malfunctions that could have effected normal operation of the flight. It was determined that the fuel onboard was enough for a 1:30 hour flight. The flight from So Cal to Utah need two hours as stated in the company's operation plans. - Cause: The flight crew's failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the flight, which led to the stoppage of all four engines due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's failure to monitor the airplane's fuel state and the flight crew's failure to maintain directional control after the initial engine stoppage.
IndiGo 11 (A IndiGo ATR 72 similar to one involved during a delivery flight at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in January of 2019) Operator: IndiGo Date: May 24th,2019 Summary: CFIT due to Pilot Error due to lack of experience Site: Near Tenzing-Hillary Airport,Nepal (Lukla Airport) Aircraft: ATR 72 Registration: F-WWEW Crew:3 Passengers:21 Fatalities: 12 (Both Pilots,10 Passengers) (3 Died from injuries) Survivor:12 (1 Flight Attendant,11 Passengers) (15 Initially) Injuries (Non Fatal): 8 (1 Flight Attendant,7 Passengers) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: Landing Origin Airport: Gaya Airport,India Destination Airport: Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport),Nepal Flight Number: 11 Damage: Destroyed Summary: On May 24th,2019, IndiGo Flight 11 is preparing to land at Tenzing-Hillary Aiprort (Aka Luka Airport) in Nepal, The Flight originated at Gaya Airport in India, The Plane is a 3 Month old ATR 72 registered as F-WWEW, On board are 3 Crew, Captain Amrit Shiravadakar,34 with 660 Hours (Including 120 Hours on ATR 72s, he served with IndoGo for 5 Months), First Officer Dhuleep Pandya,29 with 985 Hours (Including 310 Hours on ATR 72s, he served with IndoGo for half a year) and a Flight Attendant Urvasi Ayyar,18 who only served with IndiGo for 2 Weeks. On board are 21 Passengers, All of them on a expedition group to Mount Everest. While landing the pilots are trying to correct the Plane's altitude to land. The ATR 72 crashes 755 Feet from Runway 06, on impact both pilots and 7 Passengers were killed, two Nepalese Passengers died on May 26th while an Indian Passenger died from his injuries on July 5th, Stewardess Ayyar and 11 Passengers survived, She and 7 of those passengers suffered from various injuries Nationalities: :India:18 (15 Passengers,3 Crew) (9 Killed,9 Survived) :Japan:1 (Passenger) (Survived) :Nepal:4 (All Passengers) (3 Killed,1 Survived) :United States:1 (Passenger) (Survived) The Crash was investigated by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) and Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau with help from the NTSB and on October 4th they announced this as the cause of the accident: The Lack of experience of the Pilots on the flight route and Aircraft resulting in Control Flight into Terrain
Federal Express 1147 (A Federal Express Boeing 727-200F in 1991 at Miami International Airport, the same airport Flight 1147 stopped at) Operator: Federal Express (Later Fedex Express) Date; November 10th,1988 Summary: CFIT due to Pilot Error on Landing Site: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport,Puerto Rico,United States Aircraft: Boeing 727-200F Registration: N211FE Crew:2 Passengers:2 (Both Deadheading Fedex Employees) Fatalities:0 Survivors: 4 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal): 4 (All) (3 Minor,1 Serious) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Cargo Phase: Landing Origin Airport: Memphis International Airport,Tennessee,United States Stopover Airport: Miami International Airport,Florida,United States Destination Airport: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport,Puerto Rico,United States Flight Number: 1147 Damage: Destroyed (By Fire) Summary: On November 10th,1988 at 4:48 AM, Federal Express Flight 1147 is flying over Puerto Rico bound for Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, The Flight originated at Memphis International Airport in Tennessee and had a stopover at Miami International Airport in Florida, The Plane is a 25 Year Old Boeing 727-200F, Registered as N211FE, It first operated for Eastern Airlines from 1964 to 1975, then served with Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) from 1975-1981 and was bought and converted into a freighter by Federal Express in 1982, On board are 2 Crew, Captain Casey Thompson,55 with 19,420 Hours (Including 7,150 Hours on Boeing 727s, He served with Federal Express since 1984, he formerly served with Delta Airlines from 1979 to 1983) and First Officer Paul Manning,27 with 5,250 Hours (Including 1,760 Hours on Boeing 727s, he served with Federal Express since 1985), Also on board are 2 Deadheading Federal Express Employees, Michael Abrahamowicz,29 and Scott Miramontes,18 who are both sleeping in the jumpseats, ATC tells Flight 1147 to land on Runway 10, Ar 4:51 AM, Flight 1147 lands on Runway 10 but bounces and Crashes All Occupants survived the crash and were injured (With Abrahamowicz having serious injuries), they managed to escape the 727 two minutes after crashing and 40 seconds before the plane caught fire from cargo. The Fire destroys the 727, It was the first hull lost of Federal Express (Later Fedex Express) The NTSB investigated the accident and detirmed that Captain Thompson fails to correct speed while landing resulting him to try to Turnaround but resulting into Control Flight into Terrain. Captain Thompson and First Officer Manning were suspended for 5 Months due to their injuries. Captain Thompson remained with Fedex Express until retiring in 2001, he died from Lung Cancer on May 8th,2011, at Age 68, First Officer Manning remained with Fedex Express until 1999, he then served with Southwest Airlines from 2000 to 2013, he is currently serving with Sun Country Fedex still uses Flight 1147 as a flight from Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport to Dallas/Forth Worth Airport Fedex still flies from Memphis to San Juan both with no stopover in Miami
1969 Boeing 747/ RC Plane Incident (N7470, The Boeing 747 involved on display in 1968, It's the first 747 ever built) Operator: Boeing Date: December 3rd, 1969 Summary: Teenager deliberately crashes his RC Plane into Boeing 747 during Takeoff Site: Paine Field,Washington,United States Aircraft: Boeing 747-100, Registration: N7470 Crew:4 (All) Passengers:0 Fatalities:0 Survivors:4 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):0 Nature: Test Phase: Takeoff Origin Airport: Paine Field,Washington,United States Destination Airport: Paine Field,Washington,United States Flight Number:N/A Damage: Small scratches to 747, repaired Summary: On December 3rd,1969, Boeing was testing N7470, a Boeing 747-100, the first ever built for a small test flight to and from Paine Field,Washington,United States, On board are 4 Crew, Captain Jack Kenyon,35 with 10,520 Hours, he is a Pilot for Pan American World Airways, this is his first flight on a Boeing 747, First Officer Lawrence Holloway,44 with 13,100 Hours, he is a Pilot for United Airlines, this is also his first flight on a Boeing 747, Second Officer John Velasco,29 with 8,420 Hours, he is a Second Officer for Trans World Airlines and his second flight on a Boeing 747, the first being a test flight the week prior and a Boeing Employee Benjamin Muniz,52, Nearby on the ground is 15 Year old Michael Green flying his Remote Control Beechcraft Bonanza Model Plane near the field, at 1:30 PM, he flies the RC Plane into the right wing of the 747 destroying the Model Plane and causing Small scratches to the wing of the 747, t at 1:46, the 747 lands at Paine Field with the crew not realizing the RC Plane striking the plane until told by several witnesses. Immediately after the collision, Green hitched a ride home to Seattle, Arrest of Michael Green and the Boeing v Green Trial: On December 6th,1969, Michael Green was arrested by Seattle Police after being identified as the Operator of the Remote Control Plane, Boeing decided to Sue Green and go to Trial, The Crew of the 747 and several witnesses testified in Court in a case leading two weeks, Michael said he didn't mean to fly the RC plane into the 747 but according to Friends,Green's Mother and several RC Plane flyers Green confessed in Planing on bringing down several Planes with RC Planes while they take off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, In the end Green was found guilty of Assault with intent of doing Bodily Harm and sentenced to 2 Months in Jail with 130 Hours of Community Service with $10,000 Bail. He was released in February of 1970. Captain Kenyon continued to Serve with Pan American World Airways until its Bankruptcy in 1991, he died from a Heart Attack in 2009 First Officer Holloway continued to serve with United Airlines until 1982, he died from a Stroke in 1997 Second Officer Velasco continued to serve with Trans World Airlines until 1993, he currently lives in San Diego,California with his Wife Green committed suicide in 1974 from jumping in front of a train N7470, the Boeing 747 involved was repaired and currently on display at The Museum of Flight in King County,Washington since 2003
Qantas 1522 (VH-OJD, The Boeing 747-400 Involved in 2011 at Sydney Airport,Australia) Operator: Qantas Date: June 11th,1991 Summary: Hijacking, Attempted Suicide/Massacre Site: Over Pacific Ocean (Off Coast of Taiwan) (Emergency Landed at Singapore Changi Airport) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 Registration: VH-OJD Crew:15 Passengers: 283 (Including 2 Hijackers) Fatalities:0 Survivor: 298 (All including both 2 Hijackers) Injuries:26 (both hijackers,both pilots,22 Passengers who intervened) (17 Stab injuries, 4 from wrestling,5 from falling during stall) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Los Angeles Intentional Airport,United States Stopover Airport: Tokyo-Narita Airport,Japan Destination Airport: Sydney Airport,Australia Flight Number:1522 Damage:None Summary: On June 11th,1991, Qantas Flight 1522 is flying over the Pacific Ocean bound for Sydney Airport in Australia, The Flight originated at Los Angeles International Airport in The United States and had a stopover a Tokyo-Narita Airport in Japan, The Plane is a 1 Year old Boeing 747-400, registered as VH-OJD. On board are 15 Crew, Captain Wesley Wiseman,56 with 19,968 Hours (Including 10,550 Hours on Boeing 747s and has been flying with Qantas since 1977), First Officer Peter Greenway,45 with 15,240 Hours (Including 8,590 Hours on Boeing 747 and has been flying with Qantas since 1980), Second Officer Samuel "Sammy" Dyring,42 with 11,490 Hours (Including 4,140 Hours on Boeing 747s, he's been flying with Qantas since 1988) and 12 Flight Attendants. On board are 283 Passengers, Mostly Americans,Australians and Japanese. Most of the passengers are on Vacation. Among them is First Officer Greenway's Family. at 11:59 PM, while flying over the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Taiwan. Both pilots fall asleep and leave the autopilot on while Dyring stays awake. Suddenly at 1:49 AM, Two Japanese Passengers Goto Daisuke,17 and Hiroi Eisaku,15 rushes into the cockpit. Eisaku stabs both the pilots while Daisuke grabs the joke, the autopilots disconnects after Daisuke grabs the joke, the plane starts pulling up, First Officer Greenway announces on the intercom that they are being hijacked and requesting help, The Plane enters a Stall and Daisuke pulls the yoke up while Wiseman and Greenway try to pull it up, Fortunately a group of 43 Passengers (18 Australians,12 Americans,9 Japanese,1 Canadian,1 British and 2 New Zealanders) attack both Daisuke and Eisaku, the plane is close to being inverted, Eisaku stabs 16 of the passengers who intervened (1 British,1 New Zealander,9 Australians,2 Americans and 3 Japanese)2 Americans pull the 2 hijackers out and start wrestling each other. After Eisaku and Daisuke are dragged out, both pilots managed to control and level the plane. The Plane has nearly dropped 14,200 Feet, Many of the passenger form up and beat up both Eisaku and Daisuke. Captain Wiseman announce they are diverting to Singapore Landing: at 5:42 AM, Qantas Flight 1522 emergency lands at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore, Singapore Police Force Officers confront the crew and arrest both Eisaku and Daisuke. Nationalities on Board: : Australia:107 (15 Crew,92 Passengers) (11 injured) : Canada:2 (1 injured) : France:1 : Japan:87* (11 injured including the 2 hijackers) : New Zealand:5 (2 injured) : South Africa:1 : Switzerland:1 : United Kingdom:3 (1 injured) : United States:91 (2 injured) * including both the hijackers Aftermath: Daisuke confessed to Singapore Police Force Officers that he and Daisuke were fans of an Anime Show where two teenagers kill the Pilots of a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 Flight and deliberately crash the plane into the Pacific ocean. It is believed both Daisuke and Eisaku intended to crash the plane killing themselves and everybody on board but their families deny this claim, Daisuke and Eisaku were deported to Japan for trial and were sentenced to 4 Years in Jail, Captain Wiseman, First Officer Greenway and the 18 Australian Passengers who intervened were awarded the Bravery Award by the State of Australia at the 1992 Australian Bravery Awards. It's believed if Greenway and Wiseman reacted too late, the stall wouldn't been recoverable and the 747 would have collided into the ocean. The 90 Australian Passengers where given Fear of Flying courses, A Qantas ticket to anywhere they wish and $5,000. Following 9/11, It's now mandatory to lock the Cockpit door during a flight. What if the stall wasn't recovered in time? If the stall wasn't recovered the 747 would enter a steep dive causing many of the passengers who intervened to fly around the plane, Both Daisuke and Eisaku would have killed the pilots during the descend but eventually lose hold of their weapons. Some passengers would have tried to recover the stall but some or all would be defeated by the hijackers. there are two possibilities, the first possibility is that the passengers who intervened to stop the hijackers would try to recover the stall and control the plane, but due to the speed of the stall, that mostly isn't possible. I believe the plane would be around a 84-85° angle similar to if it the plane was descend to approach on landing. I estimate that around 282-292 of the occupants (Including the Hijackers) would be killed on impact due to the angle of the collision and the speed of the plane during the descend. The remaining 4-14 passengers (or some flight attendants) who initially survived the crash impact would eventually drown in either the plane or while trying to swim away from the crash-site. The second possibility is that the passengers were defeated by the hijackers and was left in a 90° angle and left to fell and crash into the pacific ocean. the 90° angle impact would kill everyone on board the plane on impact. Eventually in both cases, all 298 on board would have been killed. It would surpass Japan Airlines Flight 350 that killed 24 to be the deadliest aviation disaster involving deliberate crash of an airliner from either the pilot or passengers (Until the September 11th Attacks). I would be the first fatal accident involving Qantas in its Jet Plane history. It would have been the first fatal accident involving the Boeing 747-400 type, just 2 years after its introduction. Since the incident happened near the coast of Taiwan, it would have surpass Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 that killed 110 to be the deadliest accident in Taiwanese history. It would have possibly lead to Qantas to suspend its routes to Japan until further notice due to the hijackers being Japanese. The 747-400 involved, VH-OJD continued to fly with Qantas until 2013 and was scrapped Captain Wiseman continued flying with Qantas until retiring in 2011, he died from 2016 from Complications to Surgery First Officer Greenway continued flying with Qantas until retiring in 2009, Second Officer Dyring continued flying with Qantas until retiring in 2017.
Lufthansa 180 (D-ABZE, The Boeing 747-200 involved at Frankfurt Airport in 1995, 3 Years prior to the incident) Operator: Lufthansa Date: May 29th,1998 Summary: Bombing Detonation, Loss of Flight Controls, Emergency Landing Site: Over Atlantic Ocean (Emergency landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport,France) Aircraft: Boeing 747-200 Registration: D-ABZE Crew: 16 Passengers:230 Fatalities:2 (Both Passengers) (1 from Bomb,1 from injuries) Survivors:244 (All 16 Crew, 228 passengers) (245 Initially) Injuries (Non Fatal):13 (1 Flight Attendant,12 Passengers) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Chicago O'Hare Airport,Chicago,United States Stopover Airport: JFK International Airport,New York City,United States Destination Airport:Frankfurt International Airport,Frankfurt,Germany Flight Number: 180 Damage:Small damage from bomb, Repaired Summary: On May 29th,1998, at 2:10 PM, Lufthansa Flight 180 is boarding at Chicago O'Hare Airport in Chicago,United States ready to head to Frankfurt International Airport,Germany via JFK International Airport in New York City,United States. The Plane operating the flight is a 11 Year old Boeing 747-200 registered as D-ABZE, On board are 16 Crew. In Command is Captain Tim Stadtbäumer,51 with 20,220 Hours (Including 8,490 Hours on Boeing 747s, he's been serving with Lufthansa since 1978, he was a former German Air Force Pilot), Beside him is First Officer Dennis Ammermann,43 with 14,095 Hours (Including 6,100 Hours on Boeing 747s, he's been serving with Lufthansa since 1983), in the Engineer Seat is Second Officer Joshua Geschwind,39 with 11,510 Hours (Including 4,100 Hours on Boeing 747s, he's been serving with Lufthansa since 1986), In the Jumpseats are Relief Captain Ingolf Riez,48 with 13,490 Hours (including 5,200 Hours on Boeing 747s, he's been serving with Lufthansa since 1979) and Relief First Officer Hortz Kazenbach,47 with 14,410 Hours (6,335 Hours on Boeing 747s, he's been serving with Lufthansa since 1977),Purser Liesel Petlzer,28 who is seated in 12K and 10 Flight Attendants (8 Germans and 2 Austrians), 98 Passengers are boarding the Chicago Leg ( including 50 Americans and 48 Germans) Among them is Mohamed Atta,29, He is a Member of al-Qaeda who would later be one of the 19 Hijackers to participate in the September 11th Attacks. He is seated at 33B. In his Bookbag is a bomb hidden inside a Calculator. The bomb is meant to activate when someone presses one of the buttons of the Calculator. At 2:20 PM, Lufthansa 180 takes off at Runway 10L bound for the NYC Stopover, around 45 Minutes after Takeoff while the passengers are allow to roam the cabin, Atta sneaks to seat 20K and place below the seat. Steward Georg Vogelstein notices Atta moved seats but isn't concerned. At 3:29 PM, Lufthansa 180 lands for its stopover in JFK International Airport and taxis to gate A3. Atta leaves the plane claiming to go the nearby Mcdonalds restaurant. At the New York Leg 132 Passengers board Most of them either Americans heading to Germany for Vacation or European business people returning home. Among them is Alfred Ohlendorf,48, His Wife Luna,46 and their son Wilfried,11, They are returning home to Frankfurt after visiting family in New York City for a reunion.Alfred is seated in 20K where the bomb is placed while Luna was seated in 20H and Wilfried was seated 20J. at 3:55 AM, Flight 180 takes off at Runway 4R. At 7:54 PM when the flight is over the Atlantic Ocean after Alfred returned from using the bathroom, He discovers the calculator and decides the play around with it. At 7:55 PM the Bomb explodes in Alfred's hand while he is leaning down the pick the calculator up and kills him. 14 People are injured from the bomb including Stewardess Elma Rimensburger , Luna and Wilfried. The Explosion causes the 747 to bank the right but the autopilot corrects the bank. Several passengers that are close to seat 20K move either up or back away from the seat but others are told to stay in their seats either because they are injured or there isn't enough space. The Flight Attendants provide aid to the injured to prevent further panic. An Austrian Steward provides information of what happened to the cockpit crew and tells Purser Peltzer to inspect the damage and to calm down passengers, The Steward also tells the cockpit crew that the 747 might break up from the damage sustained in the explosion. Captain Stadtbäumer attempts to control the plane but the autopilot isn't responding correctly. He also notices they don't have enough fuel to get to NYC, so they head to Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. Since the autopilot is inoperative, The Cockpit Crew debate on what they should do to turn the plane. First Officer Ammermann decides to disable the autopilot but can't fully control the plane due to the cable that connect the joke being damaged by the bomb. The Cockpit Crew put their strength in order to try to move the plane's ailerons but fail, so First officer Ammermann turns the autopilot back on. Relief Captain Riez gets the idea for the pilots to turn off power to Engines on the right wing but make left engine wings still control power. The plane slowly pulls right . The flight later successfully emergency lands at Charles de Gaulle Airport in France. Wilfried Ohlendorf dies from his injuries at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris on May 31st, His mom survived with blinding to her Right eye. Nationalities: :Austria:2 (Both Flight Attendants) (Both Survived) (Both unharmed) : Denmark:2 (Both Passengers) (Both Survived) (Both unharmed) :France:25 (All Passengers) (All survived) (1 injured) :Germany:117 (14 Crew,103 Passengers) (2 Killed,115 Survived) (7 Injured) :United States: 100 (All Passengers) (All Survived) (5 Injured) Aftermath: the reason Atta placed the bomb at 20K was because he believed the plane would break the cockpit nose area of the 747 similar to the Pan Am 103 Bombing. The Bombing was part of a Plot on attacks against Germany by al-Qaeda. The Plan involved assassinating German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Mass Shootings at Christmas Markets throughout Germany and the intention of Bombing Lufthansa Flights. The Bomb wasn't big enough to cause a breakup or an big explosion. Mohammed Atta would later be one of the 19 Hijackers of the September 11th Attacks The 747-200 Involved, D-ABZE later flew with Pullmartur Air,Air Universal and Hellenic Imperial Airways until being retired in 2011, it's been storage ever since Captain Stadtsbäumer continued serving with Lufthansa until retiring in 2005, he died in 2016. First Officer Ammermann continued serving with Lufthansa until retiring in 2008 Second Officer Geschwind continued serving with Lufthansa until 2003 when he joined Air Berlin, he served with Air Berlin until retiring in 2011. Relief Captain Riez continued serving with Lufthansa until retiring in 2013 Relief First Officer Kazenbach continued serving with Lufthansa until 2010, he died in 2012
For the Halloween Spirit, here's a mysterious story 1964 Saskatchewan Cessna UFO Incident/Disappearance (A Cessna 195 similar to one involved at Cotswold Airport in the United Kingdom in 2009) Operator: Private Date: July 2nd,1964 Summary: UFO Sighting, Plane disappearance from Radar, Forced Landing at Airport Site: Over Saskatchewan,Canada Aircraft: Cessna 195B Registration:C-ELAY Crew:1 Passengers:1 Fatalities:0 Survivors: 2 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):2 (Both Occupants suffered mysterious burns) Nature: Private Phase: En-Flight Origin Airport: Bella Coola Airport,British Columbia,Canada Destination Airport:Brandon Municipal Airport,Manitoba,Canada Flight Number: N/A Damage:None Summary: On Thursday, July 2nd,1964, A Private 13 Year old Cessna 195B Busnessliner was flying over Saskatchewan,Canada. The Flight originated at Bella Colla Airport in British Columbia with the destination being Brandon Municipal Airport in Manitoba . There were two occupants on board. The Pilot and owner of the 195 was Jeremian Woodward,46 of Nanaimo. He was a Former Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot during World War Two and The Korean War and also participated at Air Shows. His Passenger was his cousin Jeremy "Jemmy" Bartcowski,23 of Vancouver. Both are flying to Manitoba to attend The Wedding of Bartcowski's Stepsister which was going to be held on Saturday,July 4th. According to Woodward, on the night of the Incident they were talking about Baseball and The Vietnam War while they were listening to Buddy Holly on the Radio, Woodward recalled Bartcowski making a joke about Them crashing because they were listening to Buddy Holly since Holly died in a Plane crash. Woodward also remembers Bartcowski being drunks from drinking alcohol they brought on the trip. At around 1:10 AM while Bartcowski was fast asleep, Woodward was flying the plane at 14,200 Feet when he sees a bright blue light to the right of the aircraft. The Light wakes up Bartcowski. Woodward assumes the light to be Military aircraft as they were common in the area and puts a blanket over Bartcowski's face so he can sleep. The Light seems to produce heat as both Woodward and Bartcowski feel the heat and start getting burns on their arms and hands. Woodward sudenly remembers he brought a Communication device with him and decides to contact Regina ATC Key: JW: Jeremian Woodward RATC: Regina Air Traffic Control JB: Jeremy Bartcowski (In background) JW: Regina Center, This is Charlie dash Echo-Lima-Alfa-Yankee (C-ELAY), We see a bright light in front of us, is there by any chance any traffic nearly 15 o clock above RATC: I'm sorry Charlie dash Echo-Lima-Alfa-Yankee (C-ELAY) what was that? JW: There is bright lights in front of me, is there by any traffic in my area, by 15 o clock? Regina Air Controller Debra Rothstein doesn't see any traffic near C-ELAY RATC: I'm sorry but i don't see any traffic on our Rader JW: Well there are bright lights in front of us about 1 and a half Miles Controller Rothstein: Can you please Identify the aircraft, Charlie dash Echo-Lima-Alfa-Yankee? JW: I can't tell but i do see traffic JB: What the hell is this? i can't get to sleep Controller Rothstein: Roger Charlie dash Echo-Lima-Alfa-Yankee, can you please mantain visual contact with the specific traffic? can you state the altitude too? Controller Rothstein: Can you be able to identify the type of aircraft, Charlie dash Echo-Lima-Alfa-Yankee? Like is it Civilian or Military? JW: Charlie dash Echo-Lima-Alfa-Yankee, it's barley possible to tell but i could see navigation lights Controller Rothstein: can you tell what color the Beacon light are? JW: It's kinda like aqua Blue almost The UFO then flies upward JW: Okay it's flying above us The Connection between C-ELAY and Regina ATC cut out and the Plane vashishes from the Radar, Controller Rothstein believes that C-ELAY crashed in a remote location trying to get away from the unknown aircraft Woodward descends the plane to 11,00 Feet to stay low from the mysterious aircraft but the light remains above them, Now both Woodward and Bartcowski are extremely unnerved and want to get away from this aircraft believing to be following them. They both agree to fly to Regina International Airport. Nearby TWA Flight 1420, A Lockheed L-049 Constellation flying from Seattle to Toronto is flying within the area of The Cessna 195 TWA Flight 1420 reports to ATC: Their is this mysterious light following a private aircraft, is there any reports on this? ATC Responds: Yes, we did hear a Pilot in his private plane report a mysterious light but they vanished from our radar, so we believed they crashed TWA 1420 feeds back: That's Confusing , they're flying right above us right now The Light then mysteriously disappears TWA 1420: Now everything is pitch black, we can't see anything Now with no other unknown aircraft in sight, Woodward and Bartcowski continue to fly to Regina International Airport Regina International Airport closes down all flights departing from the airport in case the Cessna 195 lands at the airport, They also contact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who are waited at the airport in case the Cessna lands. At 4:20 AM, the Cessna lands at Runway 08, RCMP Cars surround the plane when the Cessna comes to a halt. Both Woodward and Bartcowski exit the Cessna via the Pilot Door with minor burns and were questioned. The next day the whole story spreads around Canada and the United States. However initially , Transport Canada, The transportation division of the Government of Canada believed Woodward made up the story and took his Aircraft License away, but Woodward given his license back on July 5th. On July 6th Transport Canada wanted to know what to tell about the Public about the UFO. Lester Pearson, Canada's prime minister at the time believed that the lights were probably a McDonnell F-101 Voodoo during a training flight originating at Moose Jaw Air Force Base, A presentation of the incident was held in Toronto and was attended by members of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Representatives of Prime Minister Pearson and others. Following the presentation, everyone present was told that the incident was a secret and that the meeting never happened. According to Transportation Canada, they considered the recording the first Aviation Incident involving a UFO in History. Those Present took possession of the recording. The Results of a Two month investigation were released in a Press conference Meeting in 1965. During that conference, The CSIS confirmed that ATC confirmed the UFO. They stated that the Object following the Cessna was probably a radar message and the pilot Woodward are too tired to tell what the lights were. Following the Cessna 195 UFO incident, Four other Aviation UFO Incidents had occurred in Saskatchewan: BOAC Flight 3823, A Boeing 707 heading from Vancouver International Airport to London-Heathrow Airport via Toronto Pearson International Airport on April 17th,1969 Air Canada 11, A Douglas DC-8 heading from Calgary International Airport to Québec City Jean Leage International Airport on December 5th,1980 Federal Express 1641, A McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 heading from Memphis International Airport to Calgary International Airport on October 13th,1991 Manitoba Charter Air 77, A Beachcraft 1900D heading from Edmonton International Airport to Churchill Airport on August 17th,2000 Jermaine Woodward keep his Cessna 195 until he passed away on September 3rd,2015 at age 98, His Cessna was placed down to his grandson Mark who was 19 at the time. Jeremy Bartcowski is still alive and resides in Abbotsford,British Columbia with his wife, Michelle. They had a daughter named Cecilia. Jeremy isn't exactly sure what exactly happened that July Night, 55 Years Ago
Singapore Airlines Cargo 1763 (9V-SFM, The Boeing 747-400F involved at Hong Kong International Airport in August 2015, 2 Months before the incident) Operator: Singapore Airlines Cargo Date: June 14th,2015 Summary: Improper cargo load leading to Cargo Shift, Near Stall, Emergency Landing Site: Over Netherlands (Emergency landed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400F Registration: 9V-SFM Crew:2 (All) Passengers:0 Fatalities:0 Survivors:2 (All) Injuries (Non Fatal):0 (None) Nature: International Scheduled Passenger Phase: Takeoff/En-Flight Origin Airport: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol,Netherlands Stopover Airport: Sharjah International Airport,United Arab Emirates Destination Airport: Singapore Changi Airport,Singapore Flight Number: 1763 Damage: Small (From Cargo Shift) Summary: On June 14th,2015, Singapore Airlines Cargo Flight 1763 is loading cargo at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol,Netherlands ready for a flight to Singapore Changi Airport,Singapore via Sharjah International Airport,United Arab Emirates. The Plane operating this flight is a 12 Year old Boeing 747-400F, Registered as 9V-SFM. On board are 2 Crew, The Captain was 47 Year Old Dai "Dave" Chao of Singapore with 18,120 Hours of Flying Time (Including around 9,590 Hours on Boeing 747-400s, he's been serving with Singapore Airlines since 2003 and was a former Republic of Singapore Air Force Pilot, he is well respected with his Fellow Pilots ), The First Officer was 39 year old Devin Wilkinson of Christchurch,New Zealand with 14,078 Hours of Flying Time (Including around 2,000 Hours on Boeing 747-400s, he's been serving with Singapore Airlines since 2013, he formerly served with Air New Zealand from 2006 to 2012). Flight 1763 is scheduled to take off at Runway 09 after Nippon Cargo Airlines Flight 642, A Boeing 747-8F registered as JA13KZ bound for Narita International Airport,Japan. at 12:43 PM, 14 Minutes after Nippon Cargo Airlines Flight 642 takes off at Runway 09. Singapore Airlines Cargo Flight 1763 lines up at Runway 09 and is granted takeoff and starts its takeoff roll. Key for ATC Communication: CC: Captain Chao F/O W: First Officer Wilkinson EHAM: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ATC EHAM: EHAM, Runway 09, Singapore Airlines Cargo 1763, Granted Takeoff CC: Copy, Granted Takeoff F/O W: Okay, Let's Roll CC: 85 Knots F/O W: Check CC: V1,Rotate CC: Positive Climb, Pulling Gear up Then suddenly, one of the cargo boxes shifts and bumps into the back of the 747-400 and collides into the bulkhead wiping out one of the hydraulics. This causes the 747 to pitch up a little bit and causes the gear not to go up F/O W: Have you have an idea what that sound was Dave? CC: I have no idea. It appears i we are still going up Captain Chao pulls the plane down and pulls the plane around to the left F/O W: I'm actually scared Dave, i think we won't make this CC: I doubt it, if i served 6 years in the Air Force CC: This is Singapore 1736, we are declaring an emergency EHAM: Singapore 1736, can you explain your emergency? CC: Our plane is almost uncontrollable , declaring landing EHAM: Which runway exactly, Singapore 1736? CC: Runway 27, thank you *Stall Lights go off in background( CC: Dear, God EHAM: Would you like Emergency Services CC: If we need them, yes ATC Delay all flights scheduled to take off at Runway 09 for Singapore 1736 to land The Runway is right in front of the pilots view F/O W: Oh Man, please! F/O Wilkinson lowers down power CC: No, Devin. We will stall if we lower power Captain Chao decides to try to lower the plane down to 560 Feet and they are close to the runway EHAM: We see you, we will send ambulances and fire trucks to you if this is a hard landing CC: I think this will be a big touchdown The 747 bounces on the runway with fire trucks perusing the aircraft Both the pilots slam on the braking system and the plane screeches to a halt nearly 1 .5 miles down the runway. Fire Trucks and Ambulances surrond the aircraft and both crew go down the emergency slide unharmed The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) found out the cargo wasn't properly loaded . On takeoff one of the Bins carrying the cargo shifted from its position during takeoff and smashed into the rear bulkhead. this caused one of the hydraulics to lose power resulting in damage to the stabilizer, making the elevators almost uncontrollable. Due to the cargo shifting back, it almost altered the plane's gravity. This further reduced airspeed and control. Many organizations including the NTSB recommend that loadmasters have more improved experience training procedures Similar accident involving a Boeing 747-400F: On April 29th,2013. National Airlines Flight 102, A 20 Year old Boeing 747-400F registered as N749CA stalled and crashed outside Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan killing all 7 on board (4 Pilots,2 maintenance workers and a loadmaster) . Similar to Flight 1763, Flight 102's cargo wasn't properly loaded and one of the vehicles the flight was carrying shift and backed into the rear of the 747 resulting in the crew losing control of the plane and leading to the stall. Aircraft and Crew: 9V-SFM, The Boeing 747-400F involved was repaired after the incident and brought back into service, Singapore Airlines Cargo aircraft was brought to Singapore Airlines in 2018 and is still operated by Singapore Airlines. Captain Chao ended cargo service with Singapore Airlines in November of 2015 and was brought back into Passenger service the month after. First Officer Wilkinson started passenger services with Singapore Airlines in February of 2016 and was upgraded to Captain in July of that same year. He mostly flies on the Singapore-Auckland/Auckland-Singapore Route Both Chao and Wilkinson are friends, even after the incident. Sometimes they fly on the same flight together.
BUMP American Airlines 87 (An American Airlines Boeing 727-200 similar to one involved in the Shootdown) Operator: American Airlines Date: April 24th,1978 Summary: Military Shootdown due to Armed Hijacking Site: Calhoun County,Iowa,United States Aircraft: Boeing 727-200 Registration: N891AA Crew:7 Passengers:68 Hijackers:4 Fatalities: 4* (All Flight Attendants) 67( Passengers) 4 (All Hijackers) Total:75 (73 from crash impact,2 from injuries) (* 2 initially survived but later died) Survivors: 3 (All Cockpit Crew) 1 (Passenger) Total:4 (6 initially) (All Serious) Injuries (Non Fatal):4 (All Survivors) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Phase: En-Flight (Hijacking and Shootdown) Origin Airport: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, United States Stopover Airport 1: Stapleton International Airport, Denver, United States Stopover Airport 2 (Final Stopover): Chicago O'Hare Airport, Chicago, United States Destination Airport: JFK International Airport, New York City, United States Flight Number: 87 Damage: Destroyed (By Ground Impact after missile impact) Summary: On April 24th,1978, American Airlines Flight 87 is flying from Stapleton International Airport in Denver to Chicago O'Hare Airport in Chicago, The Flight originated at Los Angeles International Airport and will eventually continue to JFK International Airport in New York City. The Plane operating the flight is a 4 Year old Boeing 727-200, On board are 7 Crew, The Captain was Frank Daniels,aged 56 with 17,595 Hours, he is a former United States Air Force Pilot in World War II and has been flying with American Airlines since 1949), The First Officer is First Officer Andrew Ruffner,37 with 9,490 Hours, he's been flying with American Airlines since 1972. The Flight Engineer was Second Officer Michael Campbell,33 with 3,210 Hours, he's been flying with American Airlines since 1976. The remaining crew were Flight Attendants, they were Martha Motyka,46, Ruth Dominquez,42, Linda White,29 and Daniel "Danny" Kowalski,23. On board are 72 Passengers, Among the passengers are 23 Children (Including 11 Children traveling solo home to either Chicago or New York from vacation with their families from either the Los Angeles Area or Denver), Four Passengers seated in row A are Homer Coleman,53, Robert Goldman,49, Phyllis Despain,47 and Neil Wootton,35 who are part of anti-war organization. Coleman enters the alley armed with a Vektor r5 and aims at stewardess White and threatens to kill her if see doesn't freeze. He announces to the passengers and flight attendants that he and his partners are planning to crash the plane into the White House to kill president Jimmy Carter and orders Despain and Wootton to enter the cockpit while he and Goldman guard the flight attendants and passengers. The Pilots are surprised when Depspain and Wootton enter the cockpit with guns and listen the the hijackers. Captain Daniels pretends to talk on the announcement speaker and tells ATC of the hijacking. Omaha Airport ATC alert the United States Air Force about the hijacking. In response the Air Force sends two F-15s from the Offutt Air Force Base and peruse the 727 when it enters Iowa Airspace. F-15 #1 is commanded by First Lieutenant Christopher Walsh,28 while F-15 #2 is commanded by Second Lieutenant Peter Freeman,25. at 11:13 AM, both F-15s approach the Boeing 727 where a fight between the hijackers and passengers is happening. The USAF ask President Carter about the flight. Reluctantly, Carter announces that Flight 87 should be shot down. Both planes shoot at the Tail and Wings causing the plane to have little to no control and plummit to the ground and crash in Calhoun County, Iowa. Initially the four hijackers, 67 Passengers and 2 Flight attendants die leading to 73 deaths but Steward Kowalski dies 4 days later on April 28th from his injuries while Stewardess Dominquez dies 23 days later on May 17th from her injuries. In total 75 are killed, at the time it was the deadliest accident in Iowa State History until the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989 that killed 111 People. The three Cockpit crew and 1 passenger survive. The Sole surviving passenger was 12 year old Joshua Hanson of Newark,New Jersey who was thrown out of the plane at 200 feet after he refused to put on his seatbelt and survived with only injuries to his feet, legs and pelvis. Both of his parents were killed in the crash. The FAA made locking the cockpit door mandatory in response to the September 11th Attacks but just in cause the United States Air Force and NORAD prepare to preform shootdowns in cause a hijacking does happen.
