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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/241103.htm
27 Oct. 0745L Tampico, Mexico	Raytheon Hawker125	XA-ISH destroyed by impact with hilly terrain due to a midfield wrong direction turn during IMC circling.	3 fatal / 3 o/b	Operator Aeroextra. S/N 25-8036. Accident occurred at private airstrip after short flight from Tampico.
04 Nov. 2346Z Waterloo VOR Toronto, Calif.	Learjet 55 of Samuel & Son Reg: C-GKTM	Airmiss with Westjet 737 and reptd an electrical problem (flashlight in use). Essential bus was lost due CB tripping.	Nil	A/c enrt Wapakoneta, Ohio, to Toronto & divtd by ATC to Erie Intl due weather. Current limiter failure of RH generator control unit.
08 Nov. 1100L Ogle, Guyana	Shorts Skyvan SC7 8R-GMC	#2 failed after t/off r/way 24 and force-landed in cane-field (flt Ogle-Ekereku).	2 fatal / 5 ser / 7 o/b	Trans-Guyana Awys a/c struck a ridge and came to rest 30m further on.
08 Nov. Ft. Myers, Fla.	A300-600 of American	AA1908 landed with hydfail at Ft Myers in lieu of Miami due to weather.	Nil	Port-au-Prince to Miami.
10 Nov. 1400Z enrt Toronto-Delhi	A340-313 of Air Canada C-FYKX	Exp eng #4 rollbacks (non-selected power loss) and oil-filter clogs despite redn to idle- shutdown on descent.	Nil	ACA51's #4 CFM56-5C4 engine replaced in New Delhi.
10 Nov. Dulles Intl A/P	737 of US Airways Flt 696	Pilot tentative touch of faulty rt MLG during touch & go caused a pax panic.	Nil / 130 pax	Pays to pre-explain to pax (prob faulty indicator) - or much ado about .......
11 Nov. 1803L Crescent City, Calif.	Cheyenne of Life-Flight	Cal-Ore air ambulance belly-landed at Del Norte County A/P due pilot error.	Nil / 2 o/b	Operator WestLog Aviation. The usual underbelly, prop damage and suchlike.
12 Nov. 1317L Tinker AFB, Okla.	AWACS of USAF	Diverted Tinker due to an engine shutdown for low oil pressure.	Nil / 8 o/b	Dumped fuel at 10,000 ft.
13 Nov. 0715Z Winnnipeg, Can.	727-22C of Kelowna KFA283	Crew detected white acrid smoke from radar indicator and deactivated it.	Nil	Enrt from Hamilton Ont and continued on to Winnipeg (150 mls further on).
13 Nov. Clermont-Ferrand	737-300 of Aigle Azur Flt ZI255	Pilot landed after pax admitted accepting 5 bags from a non-boarder.	Nil / 33 o/b	Orly (Paris) - Algiers flight diverted to a regional French airport for check.
13 Nov. Khartoum	A340-200 of Lufthansa	On taxi-out pilots thought their A340 wing would pass over Saudia 747	Nil	D-AIBF wingtip & outbd slats damaged. A340 has a very long wing.
13 Nov. 1530L Houston, Texas	Falcon 2000 Reg: N784BX	Pilot reported that a panel had fallen off inflight and returned to Houston.	Nil	Minor damage.
13 Nov. 1347L Phoenix, Ariz.	C208 Caravan of FEDEX	A/c was blown over onto its left wing by a taxiing CRJ.	Nil	Substantial damage.
14 Nov. 0158L Galena, Alaska	C402 of Arctic Circle Air	CIR402ET crashed on landing at Galena in low visibility.	Nil	Substantial damage to N402ET.
14 Nov 0400L Minneapolis, Minn.	SAAB 340Bof Mesa	N442XJ struck 3 geese on approach	Nil	Substantial damage.
15 Nov. 0517L Newark, NY	MD-82 of American	Flt AA1328 hit a flock of birds on approach to 22L.	Nil	Minor cosmetic damage to N560AA.
15 Nov. Katmandu	757 of Royal Nepal	Three hours out experienced severe hyd leak left elevator & returned KAT.	Nil	Bound Katmandu for Kuala Lumpur. Both fleet 757 now grounded by maintenance.
15 Nov. 2020L Indianapolis, Ind.	A319 of US Airways	Crew declared an emergency for a galley fire and diverted Indianapolis.	Nil / 87 o/b	Philadelphia-Phoenix flight.
16 Nov. 2005L deptd Davao City Philipp at 1842L	A330 of PAL Flt: PR816	Loud compressor stall led to a/c being reported down by widespread media while flight was still enroute Manila.	Nil / 116 pax	Smoke & flames from the ailing engine had generated widespread alarm on departure and via SMS.
17 Nov. 1630L Wau Sthn Sudan	AN-12 of Saria Air Transport	A/c exploded 4 kms from Wau airport during its approach (cause unknown).	13 fatal / 13 o/b	Carrying a money shipment from the Bank of Sudan.(fraud?).
17 Nov. 0815L Tulsa, Okla.	Learjet	Aircraft made a hard landing and departed the runway side.	Nil / 2 o/b	Unknown cause/unknown damage. Jones Riverside Airport.
17 Nov. 0924L Shannon Ireland	L-1011 of Saudi royal family	Nosewheel damaged during refuel-stop landing (runway closed for 40 mins).	Nil / 33 pax & crew	Nosewheel collapsed. Enroute from Toronto, Canada, to Amman, Jordan, with six royals.
17 Nov. 1430L Dublin, Ireland	777-200 of BA Reg: G-VIIG	BA0297 inflt shutdown #2 due to coked up rear bearing oil scavenge pipe.	Nil	Diverted into Dublin (bound Heathrow to Chicago (O'Hare).
17 Nov. LAX	747-4H6 of Malaysian	9M-MPK crashed into passenger bridge while being towed by maint.	Nil	Gate 103 strike damaged #2 engine pylon.
18 Nov. Rome (Ciampino), Italy	737 of Air Berlin	2 Italian jets scrambled to escort after intercepted comms led ATC to believe that all was not right aboard the jet.	Nil	Believed that incident was due to an airwave scanner's report- but possibly due to a miss-set transponder code.
18 Nov. 0336L Monterey, Calif.	Learjet 35 Reg: N85SV	Aborted take-off r/way 10R after fire observed from a/c underside.	Nil	Minor fire damage.
18 Nov. 1720L Windsor Locks, Conn.	Falcon 50 Reg: N14CG	Returned Bradley Intl with smoke in cockpit, landing r/way 33 with evacn.	Nil / 5 o/b	ARFF extinguished a fire in the cabin behind the cockpit area.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).

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