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DATE/SITE & INVEST. ID#	AIRCRAFT & REGISTRATION	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATHS & INJURIES	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2
09 Jan 2309Z Toronto Intl	737-217 of Air Canada C-GQCP	Landed 06R & failed to hold short 06L causing Jazzair DHC-8 to abort take-off.	Nil	Runway incursion caused abort of JZA7936 despite having read back the "hold-short 06L" instruction.
09 Jan 0320Z East Midlands	A300 of DHL Reg: EI-SAF	Slid off icy taxiway and became stuck in mud.	Nil	After landing from Brussels. Minor damage (bent left bogie).
18 Jan Columbus Ohio	Embraer RJ135LR of American Eagle	Jumped chocks and hit hangar during engine run.	3minor / 3 on board	Probable write-off. Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/eagle.htm.
22 Jan 0130 Elkhart Indiana	Canadair RJ (of possibly Chautauqua)	Bringing back Notre Dame basketball team from Providence RI landed Elkhart Municipal instead of South Bend Regional.	Nil	The two airports are about 12 miles apart. Towers for both airports were closed at the time.
22 Jan Indonesia	737-2B7 of Suvarnabhumi	Ex- N288AU - skidded off runway breaking fuselage.	Nil	Locale of training accident in Indonesia unknown. Write-off?
22 Jan Baranquilla Colombia	767-300 of UAL flt:UA855	Declared emergency after extensive problems with electrical system.	Nil	Flight enroute Miami-Buenos Aires. Minor damage. No further details.
23 Jan 1312Z Toronto Ca	L-1011 of Air Transat Reg: C-FTNG	Enroute from Orlando advised of an engine failure.	Nil	No further details.
24 Jan Chongqing-Chengdu (China)	Xian Yunshuji Y7-100C .Flt: B3043 of Sichuan Airlines	Hijacker pax ignited explosives airborne - injuring himself and one other pax.	2inj / 16 on board	Subdued by security officer. Hijacker had earlier made demands of pilot, but had been refused.
24 Jan Busia Kenya	Gulfstream G1 Reg: 5Y-EMJ	Hit power-lines, pylon and house on t/off from short rough strip and destroyed.	3 fatal / 12 on board	Rough runway 13/31 at 3281ft was insufficient length for load of Kenyan Govt Ministers.
24 Jan Bournemouth UK	737-200 of Palmair Reg: G-CEAC	Shut-down eng at 5000ft on dept and returned BOH.	Nil	Cross-hire from European Avn Air Charters. No further details.
26 Jan Minneapolis St Paul	747-400 of NWA	Eng failed enroute from Amsterdam	Nil	Continued to destination. No further details.
26 Jan Frankfurt Germany	777 of MAS	High-speed rejected take-off after #1 eng problem.	Nil	Sparks seen from #1 engine on take-off (by onlookers).
26 Jan (pre-dawn) Manaus- Rio Branco Brazil	737-2M9 of VASP Reg: PP-SPJ	A/c crashed into trees after sliding off the runway and collapsing the gear on ldg.	Nil / 87 pax / 6 crew	Heavily damaged (all gear oleos detached). Landed in darkness and dense fog. Imagery: http://www.iasa.com.au/vasp.htm.
27 Jan Seoul-Narita (Tokyo)	767-300 of All Nippon Awys flt:908	A/c failed to stop within runway length traveling about 70 meters into soft ground. Bogged jet not removed until next day.	Nil	Crew landed with tail-wind & failed to utilize wet runway stopping techniques for new 2,180 m runway, 1,800 m shorter than the other runway. Minor damage.
28 Jan 1815L Reagan Nat'l Airport	CRJ of ComAir Flt: 104	Declared emergency for smoke in toilet.	Nil / 19 pax	No fault found post-landing (from Atlanta, Ga.).
28 Jan 1830L Washington (Dulles Intl)	777 of United Flt: 383	Belligerent 64yo Russian-speaking pax set fire to seat with a cigarette lighter.	Nil	Subdued by marshal. Arrested by FBI after a/c taxied back to terminal. F/A doused seat fire.
28 Jan 2130L Glasgow	Cessna Citation B of NetJets	Landed at Glasgow after earlier losing part of nose-gear in Aberdeen landing.	Nil	Minor damage.
30 Jan 0500L Shannon Ireland	USN C-40 (737)	50 year old woman peace-protester attacked a/c with hatchet on tarmac.	Nil	Extensive damage to nose-wheel area hydraulics and electrics.
30 Jan Edinburgh Scotland	DO-328 of Scot Awys	Jettisoned fuel prior to landing with unsafe gear.	Nil	Indicator/micro-switch problem.
1 Air carrier incidents or accidents, or other accidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by National Transportation Safety Boards. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information obtained from these National Reports 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. - Data compiled from National Aviation Authority's documents. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, Director of Aircraft, Engineering & Technical Operations, International Aviation Safety Association.(IASA)

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