Tag: general aviation safety
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Mid-Air Fire Forces Brazil Pilot To Deploy Parachute For Entire Aircraft – 29-Year-Old Escapes After Burning Cirrus SR22 Crash-Lands In Rural Area
A 29-year-old pilot in Brazil survived a terrifying emergency after his Cirrus SR22 lost engine power, caught fire in mid-air and was brought safely toward the ground beneath a parachute designed to lower the ENTIRE aircraft. The pilot, Gustavo Monteiro Couto, activated the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) after flames began spreading through the aircraft…
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Tragic Day: Five Killed In Two Separate Plane Crashes – Piper Comanche Goes Down Near Ohio Airport, Another Aircraft Crashes In Kentucky Field
Saturday turned into a heartbreaking day for the aviation community as five people lost their lives in two separate aircraft accidents in Ohio and Kentucky. Three Ohio residents were killed when a Piper Comanche 250 crashed into a field near Bridge Road in Middlefield, Geauga County, at approximately 3:30 p.m. The victims were identified as:…
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Single Engine Glasair I Makes Successful Emergency Landing 61 In Duluth
Drivers on Highway 61 in witnessed an unusual scene Saturday afternoon when a small aircraft made an emergency landing right on the roadway. According to local authorities, a privately operated Glasair I (N586ES) was forced to land around 3:03 PM after experiencing an apparent engine malfunction. The aircraft had departed from before the incident occurred.…
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