Recent Posts Tagged With 'gone west'

• Divi Divi Air Britten-Norman Islander accident near Bonaire takes pilot\'s life

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 22:48 in aircraft accidents, gone west, divi divi air

  by B.N. SullivanOn October 22, 2009, a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (registration PJ-SUN)ditched in the Caribbean Sea after losing power in the number two engine. The aircraft, operated by Divi Divi Air, was en route from Curaçao to Bonaire at the t...

• Canadian Air Charters identifies pilots killed in Piper Navajo crash at Vancouver

  Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 at 20:20 in aircraft accidents, freight pilots, air cargo, gone west

  On July 9, 2009, a Piper Navajo operated by Canadian Air Charters crashed while on approach to Vancouver International Airport, claiming the lives of the two pilots on board. The pilots have been identified by the company as Mathew Douglas Pedersen,...

• Pilatus PC-12 crash in Montana kills all on board

  Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 21:45 in aircraft accidents, general aviation, gone west

  A Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop aircraft (registration N128CM) crashed earlier today near Butte, Montana. According to news reports, the aircraft was preparing to land at Butte's Bert Mooney Airport, but impacted the ground about 500 feet sh...

• Air New Zealand identifies those lost in the A320 crash off the coast of France

  Posted on Friday November 28th, 2008 at 17:55 in airbus, aircraft accidents, airline pilots, air new zealand, gone west

  Air New Zealand has officially identified the five New Zealanders who are presumed to have lost their lives in the crash of an Airbus A320 off the coast of France, on November 27, 2008.The aircraft, owned by Air New Zealand, had been leased to German...

• Pacific Coastal Airlines Grumman Goose crash in British Columbia

  Posted on Monday November 17th, 2008 at 14:00 in commercial aviation, aircraft accidents, canadian carriers, gone west, pacific coastal airlines

  Seven lives were lost yesterday, November 16, 2008, when a Grumman G-21 Goose aircraft operated by Canadian carrier Pacific Coastal Airlines crashed in British Columbia. Those who perished included the pilot and six passengers. A seventh passenger ...

• Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crash in Nepal claims 18 lives

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 15:11 in commercial aviation, aircraft accidents, gone west, yeti airlines, asian carriers

  A DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Yeti Airlines has crashed at Lukla, Nepal. The accident destroyed the aircraft, and killed 16 passengers and two crew members. The captain was the only survivor.According to news release issued by Yeti Airlines, the a...

• Pilot fatally injured in Cape Air accident on Martha's Vineyard

  Posted on Tuesday September 30th, 2008 at 14:03 in aircraft accidents, gone west, capeair

  On the evening of Friday, September 26, 2008, a Cessna 402C aircraft operated by Cape Air crashed shortly after takeoff from Martha's Vineyard Airport, Vineyard Haven, MA. According to the FAA preliminary report about the accident, the aircraft was...

• Global Exec Aviation Learjet 60 crash at Columbia, SC

  Posted on Saturday September 20th, 2008 at 18:26 in aircraft accidents, accident investigations, corporate charters, ntsb, gone west, corporate pilots, global exec aviation

  A chartered Learjet 60 operated by Global Exec Aviation, LLC, has crashed at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), West Columbia, South Carolina. Four of the six people on board, including both crew members, were killed in the accident. Two more pas...

• Crew killed in Air Tahoma Convair 580 crash in Ohio

  Posted on Tuesday September 2nd, 2008 at 20:10 in aircraft accidents, freight pilots, air cargo, gone west, air tahoma

  A Convair 580 freighter operated by Air Tahoma has crashed in an agricultural field outside of Lockbourne, Ohio killing all three crew members on board. The accident happened just after noon on September 1, 2008, shortly after the aircraft (registra...

• Fatal crash of East Coast Jets charter in Minnesota

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 22:30 in aircraft accidents, accident investigations, corporate charters, ntsb, gone west, corporate pilots, east coast jets

  A chartered business jet (registration number N818MV) operating as East Coast Jets Flight ECJ 81, crashed this morning, July 31, 2008, near Degner Regional Airport, Owatonna, MN. On board the aircraft were two pilots and six passengers, all of who...

• Pilot killed in Wiggins Airways Twin Otter accident

  Posted on Friday June 20th, 2008 at 15:05 in aircraft accidents, freight pilots, air cargo, gone west, wiggins airways

  Just after 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 20, 2008, a DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft operated by Wiggins Airways crashed on departure from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), Hyannis, MA. The pilot, identified as Mark Conway (pictured at right), was killed...

• Chief pilot of Alpine Air Express killed in Montana crash

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 20:00 in aircraft accidents, freight pilots, air cargo, gone west, alpine air

  A Beech 1900C turbo-prop aircraft operated by cargo carrier Alpine Air Express crashed into a building and burned shortly after taking off from Billings Logan International Airport early today. Alpine Air's Chief Pilot, identified by the company...

• Five perish in Cessna Citation crash in Oklahoma

  Posted on Monday March 10th, 2008 at 19:29 in aircraft accidents, corporate charters, gone west, corporate pilots

  On March 4th, 2008 at approximately 3:15 PM, a chartered Cessna Citation I (500 Model) with two crew members and three passengers on board crashed into a wooded area northwest of Oklahoma City. All five on board were killed, and the aircraft was com...

• Allied Pilots Association co-founder passes away

  Posted on Tuesday August 21st, 2007 at 13:21 in unions, airline pilots, gone west

  Captain Richard "J.R." Lyons, one of the founders of the Allied Pilots Association (APA), passed away recently at the age of 86. APA is the union that represents pilots at American Airlines. Captain Lyons retired from American Airlines in 1980 at a...