Airplane News: Japan Airlines A350 Crashes Into Dash-8, Robinson R44 Hits Drone, Man Dies in Engine

Welcome to your weekly General Aviation news update, and this week we have 3 stories for you; Japan Airlines A350 crashes into Dash-8 at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, Robinson R44 hits drone, and a man in Utah dies after crawling into an A220s engine nacelle.

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First up this week is a scary one, an A350 landing in Tokyo hit a Dash-8, resulting in a post crash fire.
5 of the 6 passengers aboard the Dash-8 were killed, with no fatalities on the A550.
Japan Airlines is being praised for a flawless evacuation, with all 379 passengers being evacuated.
The cause of the crash is unclear and the Coast Guard says an investigation is underway.
We’ll keep you updated when we see more.

Next up this week is a Robinson R44 Helicopter, operated by Leading Edge Helicopter Tours hit a drone at approximately 180 feet near KDAB.
It’s unclear what phase of flight the helicopter was in, but it was able to land without any injuries.
The incident occurred above the Daytona Beach Flea Market, in Daytona Beach, Florida while the UAS operator was flying a mission for a construction company.
All current information points to the UAS operator having the valid permissions to operate at that altitude in that area.
The replacement of the R44’s rotor blade is estimated to cost approximately $60,000.
Both the NTSB and FAA were notified and we’re going to hold off on assumptions at this time, we’ll wait for the NTSB report to be released.

Last up this week is a weird one, a 30 year old man died after crawling into the nacelle of a Delta Airlines A220 engine, while it was rotating.
The specific stage of engine operation was unknown but is being investigated.
The individual exited the airport after an altercation with a store employee on the secure side of the airport, running down the ramp and crawling into the engine.
On the way to the aircraft, they also removed their clothes.
Police were able to get the tower to have the Delta aircraft shut down their engines, where CPR was performed and an anti-overdose drug was administered unsuccessfully.
We’ll keep you updated if we see anything else about this.

Alright, that’s it! Happy new year and we’ll see you next week!

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/man-dies-in-a220-nacelle/

https://dronexl.co/2023/12/31/florida-drone-helicopter-collision/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67862011