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Two leased Bell 214ST helicopters collided mid-air on Aug. 2 while fighting a severe, wind-driven wildfire near Psatha in western Attica, about 60 kilometers west of Athens. One aircraft crashed, killing its two crew members; the two occupants of the other helicopter were rescued, according to Greek authorities.
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Two leased Bell 214ST helicopters collided mid-air on Aug. 2 while fighting a severe, wind-driven wildfire near Psatha in western Attica, about 60 kilometers west of Athens. One aircraft crashed, killing its two crew members; the two occupants of the other helicopter were rescued, according to Greek authorities.
Two Bell firefighting helicopters collided midair while battling a wind-driven wildfire near Psatha, west of Athens, on Sunday, killing two of the four crew members aboard. The crash highlights the operational risks facing aerial firefighting crews during Greece’s severe wildfire season.
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A small Aerodiana tourist aircraft crashed near Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing all 13 people aboard, including 11 passengers and two crew members. Local authorities confirmed the fatalities after the sightseeing flight went down over the archaeological site in southern Peru.
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B crashed Friday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in Southern California after the pilot ejected from the aircraft. The pilot was taken for medical treatment and is expected to survive, with injuries described as non-life-threatening, according to the service.
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The NTSB found that a Bering Air Cessna Grand Caravan entered an aerodynamic stall during approach to an Alaskan airport after the single pilot failed to increase power to maintain altitude. The pilot’s attention was focused on the aircraft’s de-icing system and approach management.
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The NTSB attributed the February 2025 crash of Bering Air Flight 445 near Nome, Alaska, to inadequate airspeed management during severe icing while the Textron Aviation 208B was above its maximum gross weight. All 10 people aboard the commuter flight were killed.
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