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DATE/SITE: 15 Nov., night Resistencia, Argentina

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-2S3 of Rutaca

CIRCUMSTANCES: YV-216C diverted Resistencia A/P after an engine failed ex Caracas.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Pax included Venezuelan soccer team traveling Buenos Aires for World Cup.

DATE/SITE: 18 Nov. 2110L Chicago O'Hare, Ill.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of Air Wisconsin, Flt 368 CIRCUMSTANCES: A/c taxiing to Gate F4 at Terminal 2 when a high-speed van hit the rt wing & flipped.

DEATH & INJURY: 3 in van injured

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Substantial damage to right wing leading edge (fwd spar undamaged).

DATE/SITE: 19 Nov. Lisbon, Portugal

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A340-642 of Iberia Reg: EC-IZX

CIRCUMSTANCES: Madrid-Mexico flt diverted into Lisbon with smoke in a cargo hold & evac'd.

DEATH & INJURY: 9inj / 302 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Airport closed for 4 hrs. Captain later died of a heart attack.

DATE/SITE: 19 Nov. Shearwater Base Halifax Nova Scotia AIRCRAFT & REGN: V22 Osprey (under winterization testing program) CIRCUMSTANCES: Lost a 20" x 4" long piece of rotorblade during de-ice tests ex Shearwater Base and a/c made emergency landing there. DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Blade heating element likely shorted out creating high localized heating. Centripetal force took care of the rest.

DATE/SITE: 19 Nov. Heathrow, London

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 747-400 of Cathay Pacific, Flt CX250 CIRCUMSTANCES: Hong Kong bound flight turned back near Moscow with an engine surge shutdown

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 322 pax +21 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Similar Cathay incident Nov 10 (LAX to Hong Kong). See also 02 Dec. entry below.

DATE/SITE: 20 Nov. SE Swaziland, Africa

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Arava 201 of Swazi Defence Force CIRCUMSTANCES: Swazi Defence Force left with three a/c (inc 2 helo) after a/c crashed in bad Wx.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Landed to avoid weather and later took off with control lock still in.

DATE/SITE: 21 Nov. 0820L Baotou Inner Mongolia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CRJ200 of China Eastern

CIRCUMSTANCES: Shanghai bound flt MU5210 crashed into an icy lake immediately after take-off.

DEATH & INJURY: 54 dead / 53 +1 on grnd

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Suspect failure to de-ice plus wing ice ingestion led to an aerodynamic stall.

DATE/SITE: 21 Nov. 1738L Denver, Colorado

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD82 of AA Flt: AAL1115

CIRCUMSTANCES: N234AA landed 1,000ft short of r'way 35L threshold (in freezing fog, low overcast)

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 108 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: A/c engines, airframe and tires damaged, approach lighting damaged.

DATE/SITE: 21 Nov., night Bangor, Maine

AIRCRAFT & REGN: B777 of Air France Flt: AF026

CIRCUMSTANCES: Paris-Washington flt diverted when 2 Moroccan pax found to be on "no fly" list

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 263 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Unairworthy citizens deplaned and flt arrived two hours late at Dulles.

DATE/SITE: 22 Nov. 1642L Glasgow, Scotland

AIRCRAFT & REGN: EMB145 of BA

CIRCUMSTANCES: Southampton bound flight BA7856 returned with smoke in the cockpit.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 50 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Took off 1610L & returned 1642L

DATE/SITE: 22 Nov. 0630L Gardermoen, Norway

AIRCRAFT & REGN: SAS MD80 & B737 in heavy snow

CIRCUMSTANCES: Copenhagen bound SK1457 cleared line up in front of SK336 arriving fm Bergen.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 200 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Taxiing a/c captain refused his line-up clearance. Oslo ATCO suspended.

DATE/SITE: 22 Nov., afternoon Pontianak Indonesia AIRCRAFT & REGN: B737-500 of Garuda Flt: GA501

CIRCUMSTANCES: Captain collapsed and died of a heart attack 10 mins after dept. A/c returned.

DEATH & INJURY: 1 dead / 107 pax / 7crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Pontianak Borneo for Jakarta. Capt had complained of ill health earlier in day

DATE/SITE: 22 Nov 1214Z Hobby A/P Houston, Texas

AIRCRAFT & REGN: G-1159A of Biz Jet Svcs, Reg: N85VT CIRCUMSTANCES: 600ft below glidepath, clipped 120ft light pole on finals rwy 4 and crashed onto cars.

DEATH & INJURY: 3 dead / 3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: A/c positioning to take Pres G. Bush Sr to Ecuador. Scud Running in fog?

DATE/SITE: 23 Nov. 1100L Goa, India

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A300 of Indian Airlines

CIRCUMSTANCES: IC598 had an eng failure shortly after departing for Mumbai and returned.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 250 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: 06 Nov an IA A300 hit a tractor & then dept'd Mumbai without inspect.

DATE/SITE: 25 Nov. 0305L Rockhampton Qld

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Metroliner of PalAir Express

CIRCUMSTANCES: Mail-carrier cargo a/c badly damaged when left main gear folded upon landing.

DEATH & INJURY: 2 uninj / 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Damage to wing, prop, engine, aileron and pride.

DATE/SITE: 25 Nov. 2355L Evenes, Norway

AIRCRAFT & REGN: A320 of MyTravel

CIRCUMSTANCES: G-CRPH (bound Norwich UK) lost t/off directional control & snowplowed off.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 123 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Became snowbound in deep snow. A/P closed for 5 hrs while a/c retrieved.

DATE/SITE: 26 Nov. Boston Logan A/P Massachusetts AIRCRAFT & REGN: 3 candidates for the "iceman cometh" award CIRCUMSTANCES: Family noted a 2ft x 4ft hole in ceiling & FAA narrowed down source of basketball sized ice-chunk found on floor to three arrivals within that time-zone

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: (Meanwhile an Auckland NZ identical event reported a rugby ball size ice). Security now seeking globe-trotting sporting teams with drink problems.

DATE/SITE: 27 Nov. Bamiyan, Afghanistan

AIRCRAFT & REGN: CASA 212 of US Mil Charter Contract CIRCUMSTANCES: Civilian a/c departed Bagram A/P and disappeared in Central Mountains.

DEATH & INJURY: 6 dead / 6 o/b (3 civ crew)

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Debris discovered atop snow-covered 16,600ft Baba Mountain (bodies recovered).

DATE/SITE: 28 Nov. 1850L Barcelona, Spain

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 737-400 of KLM Reg: PH-BTC

CIRCUMSTANCES: KL1673 skidded off runway 25R during landing at El Prat A/P & gear collapsed

DEATH & INJURY: 10 inj /139 pax +6 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Undercarriage seriously damaged. Other a/c movements delayed 2hrs.

DATE/SITE: 28 Nov. 0955L Montrose, Colo.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Challenger 601 of Jet Alliance GLB73 CIRCUMSTANCES: N873G crashed on take-off runway 31 after a 40 minute opstop and refueling.

DEATH & INJURY: 3 dead / 6 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Failure to de-ice plus 1/4 inch rain & slush on runway. Vis 1/4 mile in snow.

DATE/SITE: 29 Nov. 1937Z Vail, Colo.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Gulfstream IV of Netjets

CIRCUMSTANCES: N420QS veered off the Eagle runway to right on landing & nosegear collapsed.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 3 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Deptd paved surface about 1,000ft in and blocked runway - 3 flts diverted.

DATE/SITE: 30 Nov. 0610Z Philadelphia, Pa.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MU-2 of Epps Aviation EPS108

CIRCUMSTANCES: Fuel spill after turboprop's wing clipped a tug during take-off on the N-S runway.

DEATH & INJURY: Nil

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Tug was towing Delta a/c to Terminal E. ATC grnd controller is suspended.

DATE/SITE: 30 Nov. 0156Z Howell Island, Missouri

AIRCRAFT & REGN: HFB320 HansaJet of Grande Air Express CIRCUMSTANCES: N604GA crashed shortly after t/off St. Louis, Mo., in low cloud & icing conditions.

DEATH & INJURY: 2 dead / 2 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Headed Toledo Express Ohio. Engine failure. No CVR & no DFDR aboard.

DATE/SITE: 01 Dec. 2123Z Teterboro, N.J.

AIRCRAFT & REGN: Gulfstream GIV Reg: G-GMAC

CIRCUMSTANCES: Ex reg'd VP-BME went off rt at end into trees while landing in blustery conditions

DEATH & INJURY: Nil / 7 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Right wing sheared off and nose-gear collapsed on arrival from London.

DATE/SITE: 01 Dec. 1815L Solo, Indonesia

AIRCRAFT & REGN: MD82 of Lion Air Flt: JT583

CIRCUMSTANCES: PK-LMN landed > 1/2 way in on very wet runway 26 & skidded off into a cemetery

DEATH & INJURY: 25 dead / 61inj / 153 o/b

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Adi Sumarmo A/P (310 NM SE of Jakarta). Suspect spoilers not armed.

DATE/SITE: 02 Dec. 1857L Bangkok Thailand

AIRCRAFT & REGN: 777-300 of Cathay Pacific Flt: CX751 CIRCUMSTANCES: Inner surface of #1 eng LH duct collapsed after t/off - causing separation & detachment of a 1.5m x 2m section of the duct structure (which fell to ground).

DEATH & INJURY: Nil/345pax + 17 crew

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at www.iasa.com.au/061204.htm: Left side duct of thrust reverser housing severely damaged a car below. 3rd CX engine event since 10 Nov. Component belongs to airframe (& not engine).

1 Air carrier accidents or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).

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