Germanwings Flight: 9525

Date: March 24, 2015      

Germanwings Flight: 9525

AC Type: Airbus A320-211

Aboard: 150     Fatalities: 150    Ground: 0

Route: Barcelona, Spain - Dusseldorf, Germany

       The jetliner crashed in a remote mountainous area of southern France. The plane was obliterated with no wreckage larger than a small car. According to a flight tracker, the plane descended from 38,000 ft. for 10 minutes until radar contact was lost at 10,000 ft. The aircraft impacted the ground at a high rate of speed. All 144 passengers and crew of 6 were killed. French officials believe the copilot allegedly locked the captain out of the cockpit and put the plane into a controlled descent until it crashed.

Air Canada, Flight: 624

      March 29, 2015       

   Air Canada, Flight: 624

AC Type: Airbus A320-211

Aboard:137 Fatalities: 0   Ground: 0

Route: Toronto - Halifax

       

During its final approach, the aircraft struck power lines at the beginning of runway 05. The aircraft then impacted a localized antenna array and became airborne again finally sliding onto the runway and coming to rest near taxiway B. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Twenty-five people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There was a power outage at the airport possibly caused by the accident.

Sky High Aviation Services Crash April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015  

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Sky High Aviation Services

Piper PA-32

   Fatalities: 7    Ground: 0

The plane crashed shortly after taking off. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing onto a golf course but the plane struck a tree and burst into flames. All seven occupants including the pilot were killed on impact.