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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/130605.htm
13 May 1820L Denver, Colo.	MD88 of Delta Flt: 664 N949DL	Landed back (after t/off a loud bang, lost pressn and gear would not retract)	Nil / 98 o/b	Pressure bulkhead was penetrated by failed nose landing gear actuator rod.
18 May Frankfurt, Germany	747-400 of Air India Flt: 137	T/off tailstrike undetected till next flt. A/c held at LA for 10 days for repairs	Nil	Reg: VT-ESO on Mumbai-Frankfurt-Los Angeles flt. Pilots grounded.
29 May Indian & Great Southern Oceans	747-400 of Qantas	QF63 incommunicado after departure until eventually latterly in comms with South African Oceanic	Nil	Sydney to Johannesburg flt lost all comms (HF, satellite, other traffic). Suspected sunspot activity.
01 June Okinawa, Japan	A330 of Garuda	10 injured when a/c hit turbulence on long finals to land Okinawa	10 inj / 161+14	Arriving from Bali Indonesia. Injured incl 5 crew.
02 June 1425L Kaohsiung,Taiwan	F-50 of Mandarin Flt: AE291	A RH prop boot tore away in flight damaging (cracking) two pax windows	1 inj / 50 pax +4	Enroute Taipei to Hengchun. Pax from seat D4 admitted to hospital (shock).
02 June Detroit, Mich.	A319 of Spirit	Ramp worker fell asleep in hold of a/c bound for LaGuardia, N.Y.	Nil	Awoke after engine start -- no-one heard cries for help (holds need phone)
03 June Halifax NS	A340-600 of Virgin Atlantic	Flt45 divtd due inadvertent activation of its non-cancellable hijack alarm	Nil / 271 pax +16	Heathrow to JFK N.Y. CF18 Hornet fighters intercepted inbound flight.
04 June 1255L Chicago O'Hare	747-400 of United	UA881 blew a tire on take-off at 1255L and returned to land 1445L	Nil / 308 pax +19	Bound Tokyo (Narita).
04 June LAX California	A320 of Air Canada AC559	Birdstrike into engine number one on take-off & returned to land	Nil	Damage to 7 engine fan blades.
04 June Manchester UK	777 of PIA	Undercarriage caught fire after landing & pax evacuated via chutes	Nil / 220 pax +12	Another in a long series of similar PIA braking/gear events over the past year.
05 June evening New Delhi, India	A320 of Kingfisher	Spice Jet tug towing a ladder toppled it onto the "week old" new Kingfisher jet	Nil	Kingfisher police complaint dropped after chat between the 2 airline CEO's.
05 June Lajes Azores, Port.	767-3Q8ER of Alitalia EI-CRO	Emergency diverted in full of smoke and with "a small fire" aboard	Some injured	Malpensa to Miami. Some hospitalized out of 150 onboard.
05 June 2230Z Rittman, Ohio	Twin Otter 200 of Aerohio Inc.	DHC-6 N3434 crashed nose first into a field outside Rittman & was destroyed	2 uninj	Circumstances unknown. Skydiver dropping flight.
06 June, Miraflores Colombia	DC-3A of Tar del Ariari	HK3462 exp engine troubles on take-off & crashed outside A/P perimeter	Nil / 25 pax +3	Op under contract to Colombian Army. A/c burnt out but all escaped.
06 June Eastman River, Canada	C130 of CAF CFB Trenton	92 isolated people threatened by a wildfire emerg evac'd fm gravel strip	Nil	Evacuees retrieved despite thick smoke & poor weather -- on 2nd attempt.
06 June 1640L Miami, Fla.	757-200 of AA Flt: 1550	Suspected blown left main tire holed wing on t/off and flight re-landed	Nil / 187 pax	Separated tire tread. A/c departed at 6pm
06 June Taipei, Taiwan	777 of UAL Flt: 890	A/c moved while jetty still in position and door was torn off the aircraft	Nil / 143 pax +11	Chiang-Kai Shek A/P. Aircraft was bound Nagoya, Japan.
07 June 0641L Reagan Nat'l DC	Embraer RJ Flt: 1821	Lady baggage handler fatally crushed between belt-loader vehicle and a/c	1 fatal	Reg: N803MD. Chicago bound flight cancelled (pax transferred to other flights)
07 June 0730L JFK New York	A340-300 of SAA Flt: 203	Gear stowaway's body parts fell onto Long Island home upon gear extension	1 fatal	Arriving from Johannesburg via Dakar Senegal. Corpse remnants found in a/c
08 June Gatwick UK	A310 of Air Transat C-GTSI	Re-landed due RH flaps unable to be retracted. Fast heavy landing resulted	Nil	Enrt Toronto Canada. Unable to dump fuel due flap posn -- burn-off instead?
08 June 1549L Atlantic City A/P	9 attack jets off Carrier de Gaulle	10 French a/c off CVN de Gaulle divtd in due to weather at the a/c carrier	Nil	5 Rafales, 4 Etendards plus one E2C Hawkeye AEW stayed overnight.
08 June Stansted UK	737 of Thomson Holidays	Flt diverted after suspect mobile phone sighted aboard (45 min fighter escort)	Nil / 103 pax +5	Faro, Portugal, to Coventry. Phone had been left aboard by prior passenger.
08 June 0730L Rochester, N.Y.	DC9 of NWA Flt: 791	Dumped fuel over Lake Ontario and returned after a side window cracked	Nil / 60 pax	Greater Rochester N.Y. to Minneapolis, Maryland
08 June 0845L Johannesburg, SA	737 of Air Zimbabwe	Emergency landing & evacuated after a/c filled up with electrical smoke	6 inj / 93 pax +6	Harare Zimbabwe to Johannesburg. 3 Chinese MA60's also not a success
08 June La Paz, Bolivia	American and LAN Airlines	Airlines have cx flights UFN into the Bolivian city because of civil unrest	Nil	La Paz and other cities blockaded. Pres Carlos Mesa offering to resign.
08 June night Nicosia, Cyprus	A319 of Cyprus Airways	Taxiing airliner had to dodge escaping criminal in car during tarmac pursuit	Nil	30yo perp, trying to evade police, drove beneath planes at Larnaca A/P
09 June 2015L Richmond, Va.	767 of Delta Flt: DAL222	Cargo fire warning light caused a diversion but proved to be false	Nil / 154 o/b	Atlanta to New York flight.
09 June Tulsa, Okla.	737 of SWA	Passengers forced to evacuate after a white powder found in cargo-hold	Nil / 128 pax	Departed for Phoenix two hours later after substance found to be non-toxic.
09 June 1315L London City A/P	SAAB2000 of Darwin Airlines	Evac'd after LH engine caught fire during landing, closing the airport	Unk / ~10 pax	Berne-Lugano-London City pax panicked and jumped from a/c
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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