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The airplane collided with the ground shortly after takeoff at 1030 Eastern time and was substantially damaged. The private pilot and front seated passenger were fatally injured. The two rear-seat passengers were seriously injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. Visual conditions prevailed. A witness later reported observing the takeoff; the airplane was at an extreme angle when it passed by. He watched as the pilot turned into the wind, flying very slowly with approximately 10-15 degrees of flaps deployed. The witness stated the airplane turned almost a full 180 degrees; he believed that the left wing stalled at that point. The airplane then descended straight down from approximately 150 feet agl.

At 1305 Central time the airplane sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. After the accident, the pilot told investigators the aircrafts engine began to experience a gradual reduction in rpm while in cruise flight. After unsuccessful attempts to restore power, the pilot determined the only suitable site for a forced landing was an area of reclaimed land. After the aircraft touched down, the nose wheel “got trapped in loose soil” and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position.

At 1030 Central time, the airplane sustained substantial damage during landing. The Student pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, while attempting a crosswind landing, the right main landing gear tire touched down first, followed by the left main landing gear tire. However, when the left hand tire made contact with the ground, “something went wrong.” He held up the left wing as long as possible but the airplane subsequently departed the runway. The airplane impacted the airport perimeter fence.

The airplane was substantially damaged while landing at about 1930 Eastern time. Visual conditions prevailed; the Private pilot was not injured. After entering the pattern and initiating the pre-landing procedures, the landing gear would not go down and there were no green lights associated with the landing gear indicators. Attempts to lower the landing gear caused the circuit breaker to “pop.” He then initiated emergency procedures to extend the landing gear, but the hand pump also failed to extend the landing gear.

The airplane was substantially damaged during a bounced landing. The pilot stated he was too high on final approach and began to slip the airplane. As he started his flare, he noticed he was still too high and decided to reduce power to idle. The airplane bounced, became airborne and bounced again. He kept the flare going and touched down again, finally staying on the ground. He taxied to the ramp, shut down the airplane and discovered the nose-wheel tire was flat.

According to the pilot, since the Cessna 172 was high, he adjusted the flight controls for a rapid descent and intercepted the visual glideslope on short final. At that point, the flaps were fully deployed and the throttle at idle. Once over the runway, the pilot flared too high, the airplane landed hard and bounced about four times with each bounce becoming more violent. On the last bounce, the airplane touched down nosewheel first and the propeller struck the runway. The pilot added the runway was twice as long and twice as wide as his home runway, causing him to initiate the landing flare too high.

The Student pilot and Flight Instructor were returning from a local training flight. During the attempted landing on Runway 33, the airplane lifted off after touchdown. The instructor reported increasing powerbut the airplane yawed into the left crosswind. The airplane then exited the runway into the grass adjacent to the runway.

At approximately 1502 Eastern time the two airplanes collided in flight. Both airplanes were destroyed following separate uncontrolled descents and impacts. The Flight Instructor and Private pilot aboard the Cessna sustained fatal injuries, as did the Private pilot aboard the Beech.

The airplane impacted rising mountainous terrain during a course reversal turn at about 1620 Mountain time. The airplane was destroyed, and the two Private pilots aboard were fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. On-scene examination of the accident site revealed the airplane impacted a rocky outcrop adjacent to the upsloping north side of a box-like canyon. The airplane was located on the north side of a drainage area that leads up the center of the canyon, and it was approximately 250 feet below the canyons ridgeline.

At 1130 Central time, the two airplanes collided while the T210R was executing a go-around. The Cessna 172K sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer while the Cessna T210R reported minor damage. No one aboard the two Cessnas was injured.