June 8 
In the USA a Beech A-36 Bonanza impacted a 14-unit apartment building in Los Angeles shortly after departing the nearby Santa Monica airport

"Witnesses say the aircraft's engine made unusual noises just before it plunged into the Hollywood-area apartment building"

The accident claimed 5 lives including 2 persons on board the Beech; the owner pilot had only recently purchased the aircraft

 June 7 
A 10 seat Piper Chieftain crashed on approach to Christchurch airport in NZ claiming 8 lives


Two people on board are reported to have survived the accident

Indications from TV footage suggest an engine failure - possibly a broken crankshaft which will not allow feathering of the propeller resulting in an impossible situation for the aircraft to remain airborne under single pilot IFR conditions in fog

 June 3 
A microlight pilot and his female backpacker passenger were killed when the home-built weight-shift aircraft they were in crashed into the bush near Byron Bay shortly after take-off


"one of two ultralights that took off at around 2pm from Tyagarah airstrip - Joe Scott - owner of the Skylimit microlight and hang gliding company was an expert flyer with more than 20 years' experience"

 June 2 
Media reports have a twin Comanche in a wheels-up landing at Armidale airport late Sunday


"the pilot's warning light was activated when he attempted to engage the landing gear ...a fly past and a visual inspection by ground staff revealed that the landing gear had not fully locked"



The 50 year-old pilot from Melbourne was the only person on board and escaped uninjured