Pilot who blamed crash on prosthetic leg gets weeks in jail
An unlicensed pilot who blamed his plane crash on his prosthetic leg has been sentenced to two weeks in jail. Robert Gray Jr. pleaded guilty in December to flying without a license.
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The names of the 2 Navy aviators involved in fatal crash will be released tonight
The U.S. Navy late tonight will release the names of the two aviators who were killed Wednesday when the F/A-18F Super Hornet they were in crashed into shallow water at Naval Air Station Key West. The aviators were flying near Key West when the two-seat jet crashed around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Navy jet crashes off Key West, killing 2 crew members
A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on approach to land at the naval air station around 4:30 p.m. EDT, and crashed into the water about a mile east of the runway.
Fact check: Trump’s claims over airline safety, veterans and pollution
US president Donald Trump and members of his administration have taken unearned credit for airline safety, pollution clean-ups and major advances in care for veterans. The president ignored fatality-free years in aviation during the Obama administration when he declared 2017 the safest year on record and suggested that was because he has kept a sharp eye on airlines.
Report: Plane crash killing 3 due to plane stalling out
A plane crash in Texas last year that killed three people from Oklahoma was the result of the pilot flying too slowly, which caused the plane to stall out, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB report on the crash determined that the pilot, Dana Gray, was trying to land at Hobby Airport in Houston when the plane went down.
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"Everyone I spoke to was shocked and had never heard of anything like this," said Amy Robertson, who works for the Shelbyville Public Defender's office. "Everyone I spoke to was shocked and had never heard of anything like this," said Amy Robertson, who works for the Shelbyville Public Defender's office.
Former Texas Congressman says he was abused at boys ranch
A presidential adviser says Donald Trump has full confidence in his new FBI director despite a series of attacks on the impartiality of his soon-to-retire deputy. A presidential adviser says Donald Trump has full confidence in his new FBI director despite a series of attacks on the impartiality of his soon-to-retire deputy.
Plane headed to Key West for holiday crashes, killing 5
A presidential adviser says Donald Trump has full confidence in his new FBI director despite a series of attacks on the impartiality of his soon-to-retire deputy. Kansas City's Secret Santa is at it again, this time focusing his annual good cheer on Kansas' capital city.
Several killed in plane crash in Florida
Several people were killed when a twin-engine private plane crashed during takeoff Sunday morning at a small airport in U.S. state of Florida, authorities said. The plane was taking off from Bartow Municipal Airport, about 64 kilometers east of Tampa, at around 7:15 a.m. in a heavy fog when it crashed and caught fire, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a statement.
Several people killed in Florida plane crash
Multiple people died when a small plane crashed at Bartow Municipal Airport on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies did not immediately say how many people were on the plane or how many died.
US military flights grounded in Djibouti, exercise canceled following crashes
All U.S. military flights in Djibouti have been grounded and a major military exercise canceled after two recent accidents in the east African country, the U.S. military said Thursday. American commanders reached an agreement with the Djiboutian government to pause U.S. military flights following the incidents, said Marine Lt.
MFD: 2 killed in fiery plane crash on Molokai
Preliminary information from an FAA spokesperson says at least two people were on board a Cessna 206 aircraft. Allen Kenitzer with the FAA says the plane crashed while inbound to the Molokai Airport under "unknown circumstances."
US sailors missing in the Philippine Sea identified
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Lt. Steven Combs, assigned to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron is shown.
Navy IDs 3 sailors lost in cargoa Read Story Doug Stanlin, Usa Today
The U.S. Navy has identified the men who died in the Philippine Sea when their cargo plane went down shortly after takeoff from Japan. USA TODAY The U.S. Navy identified three sailors lost at sea after their cargo plane crashed in the Philipine Sea on Nov. 22, 2017.
3 US sailors missing in the Philippine Sea identified
The Navy ended the search and rescue mission for the sailors on Thursday. They were aboard a C2-A Greyhound transport plane that crashed into the ocean southeast of Okinawa a day earlier.
Navy identifies 3 sailors lost in Philippine Sea plane crash
The names of the sailors who died in the Philippine Sea - Lt. Steven Combs , Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Matthew Chialastri, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso - were made public after the Navy notified their families, according to a 7th Fleet statement on Saturday.
Search ends for 3 US sailors missing in Navy aircraft crash
A search ended Friday for three sailors missing in the Philippine Sea since a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed two days earlier, the navy said. The C-2A "Greyhound" transport aircraft was traveling to the USS Ronald Reagan when it crashed.
US Navy plane with 11 aboard crashes into Pacific; 8 rescued
Eight people were rescued and three remained missing after a U.S. Navy plane crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Navy said. The C-2 "Greyhound" transport aircraft came down about 500 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa as it was bringing passengers and cargo from Japan to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navy said in a statement.
The Latest: Navy says 8 people recovered in good condition
The Latest on the crash in the Pacific of a U.S. Navy plane flying to the USS Ronald Reagan : The U.S. Navy says eight people who were recovered from the crash of a transport aircraft in the Pacific are in good condition and the search continues for three other missing personnel. Their C-2 "Greyhound" transport plane crashed while on its way to the carrier on Wednesday in the Philippine Sea, where the U.S. and Japanese navies are holding exercises.
3-year-old girl survives Russia plane crash that kills 6
A painting thought by scholars to be one of only a few by Leonardo da Vinci to have survived the half-millennia since the artist's death is set to be auctioned Wednesday in New York. A painting thought by scholars to be one of only a few by Leonardo da Vinci to have survived the half-millennia since the artist's death is set to be auctioned Wednesday in New York.