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Category Archives: Air Accidents
Throttle blamed for Colorado jet crash near Obama appearance
A throttle malfunction on an Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatic demonstration jet is being blamed for the jet's crash last June near the Colorado Springs Airport where President Barack Obama was attending an event. According to a report from Air Force investigators, the malfunction on the F-16 jet caused the pilot to accidentally turn the engine off.
Sheriff’s office is investigating a bizarre blog spewing hatred against Latinos
Heartbreaking moment Brazilian soccer player killed along with 75 others in Colombian jet crash found out he was to become a father... just ONE WEEK before he lost his life in plane tragedy Heartbreak in the locker room: Anguished Chapecoense players who were not on board the doomed flight with their Brazilian team-mates react with shock as they learn of Colombian plane tragedy Son of Chapecoense manager - who was killed in the Colombian plane crash - reveals he missed the doomed flight to because he FORGOT his passport 'Thank God Alan is in hospital.
The Latest: Parents: Daughter was nurse on crashed plane
An Elko, Nevada, couple says their 29-year-old daughter was killed in the crash of an air-ambulance flight while working as a flight nurse. Debbi and Jim Urresti say Tiffany Urresti started working two months ago for American Medflight and had worked as a hospital ER nurse before that.
(September 12-21, 2001): Recovery Workers Search for One of the Black …
Recovery workers at Ground Zero search for one of the black boxes from Flight 11 or Flight 175 - the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center on 9/11 - in locations where a signal from the device has reportedly been picked up, but it is unclear if they find a black box. The two "black boxes" carried by all commercial aircraft - the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder - can provide valuable information about why a plane crashed.
Pilot killed as small plane crashed, burns near Concord
Authorities tell KGO-TV that the Beechcraft Bonanza may have clipped power lines before crashing in a hilly area. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the pilot was the only person aboard and the aircraft was destroyed by fire after crashing.
Emergency exercise planned for DuPage Airport
More than a dozen local and federal agencies will participate Saturday morning in a plane crash simulation at the airport near North Avenue and Powis Road. The exercise, scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m., is being planned by the DuPage Airport Authority and the West Chicago Fire Protection District.
Prosecutors: Indicted former judge tried to bribe witnesses
Boeckman is a former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual act... . FILE - Joseph Boeckmann is shown in this 2004 photo provided by the Wynne Progress.
FBI investigates amid indication Conn. plane crash was intentional
The National Transportation Safety Board said its initial investigation indicates the Tuesday afternoon wreck on a busy street in East Hartford was intentional. An agency spokesman, Terry Williams, said he couldn't elaborate on the basis of that finding.
UPDATE 1-U.S. officials believe Connecticut plane crash was intentional
Investigators at the scene of a twin-engine plane that struck a utility pole and burst into flames in downtown East Hartford, Connecticut U.S., October 12, 2016. Investigators at the scene of a twin-engine plane that struck a utility pole and burst into flames in downtown East Hartford, Connecticut U.S., October 12, 2016.
FBI investigates amid indication plane crash was intentional
Authorities said one person is dead and another is injured after a small airplane cras... . Firefighters use foam to extinguish the fire of a demolished aircraft after the plane crashed on Main Street in East Hartford Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016.
FAA probing small plane crash in Plymouth that left 1 hurt
Fire officials say a man has been hospitalized with serious head and internal injuries after a small plane he was flying crashed into a wooded area in Plymouth near Waterbury Airport . Terryville Fire Chief Mark Sekorski says the man was the sole occupant of the single-engine, experimental plane, which crashed around 5 p.m. Thursday.
US military jet crashes off Okinawa, pilot safe
A US military jet crashed off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Thursday but the pilot was safely rescued, authorities said. The wreckage of the plane was found 150 kilometres off Okinawa's main island in the mid-afternoon, according to the Japan Coast Guard.
High school students have never known a world before 9/11 – Sun, 11 Sep 2016 PST
Fifteen years ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as two Boeing 737 passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaida extremists crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, eventually sending a mountain of rubble, debris and bodies to the ground. Fifteen years ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as two Boeing 737 passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaida extremists crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, eventually sending a mountain of rubble, debris and bodies to the ground.
Pilot Hurt After Plane Crash in Park Twp.Park TWP., Mi (WHTC) …
PARK TWP., MI A 60-year-old Delton man has been hospitalized following the crash of his ultralight plane at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds late on Saturday afternoon. According to Ottawa County Sheriff's Sergeant Christie Wendt, the 2004 Gemini Twin had taken off from Park Township airport just before 6 PM, heading for Wayland when, according to pilot Michael Kerr, it encountered engine trouble.
Small plane hits Nevada RV park; no early report of injury
Firefighters work the site of a plane crash at an RV park in Sparks, Nev., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016.
The Latest: Plane on tour when it crashed in Louisiana
The Latest on the investigation into Friday night's crash of an airplane into Lake Pontchartrain at New Orleans : Authorities say a small plane that crashed in Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans had been chartered by a couple taking an aerial tour of the city. The plane crashed as it neared New Orleans Lakefront Airport.
Coast Guard: 1 person rescued, 2 sought following small plane crash in Lake Pontchartrain
One person was rescued and the search is ongoing for two others after a small plane crashed in Lake Pontchartrain near the Lakefront Airport. The incident occurred Saturday night.
1 rescued, 2 missing after plane crash in New Orleans lake
U.S. Coast Guard officials say one person has been rescued and crews are searching for two others after a small plane crashed into a lake near a New Orleans airport. Multiple media reports say Coast Guard personnel responded to the scene Saturday night after the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the Seabrook Bridge near New Orleans Lakefront Airport.
Small plane crashes into lake near New Orleans airport
U.S. Coast Guard officials say one person has been rescued and crews are searching for two others after a small plane crashed into a lake near a New Orleans airport. Multiple media reports say Coast Guard personnel responded to the scene Saturday night after the aircraft crashed in the vicinity of the Seabrook Bridge near New Orleans Lakefront Airport.