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By David Johnson, WPXI-TV PITTSBURGH — A plane on its way to Pittsburgh filled with smoke and had to make an emergency landing on Friday. Breeze Airways flight 555 plane was heading to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles when the cabin began to fill with smoke. “All of the sudden we looked up and you could see […]

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By Katie Wermus and Babs Santos AFTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – Two men were killed after a small plane crashed near a house in Afton on Saturday, according to officials.  The crash happened in a residential area on the 15000 block of Afton Hills Drive South. Washington County officials say dispatch started receiving calls around 9:43 a.m. reporting a possible explosion.  At […]

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The small plane crashed just before 12:45 p.m. at the Ocean Reef Club, a private golf community on North Key Largo. By Brian Hamacher A pilot was hospitalized after a small plane crashed on a golf course on Key Largo Friday. The small plane crashed just before 12:45 p.m. at the Ocean Reef Club, a private […]

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By WAFF 48 Digital Staff TONEY, Ala. (WAFF) – One person is recovering from minor injuries after an ultralight fixed-wing aircraft crashed in Madison County Sunday afternoon. It happened around 4:40 near Opp Reynolds Road and Mitchell Drive in the Toney community. Toney Volunteer Fire and Rescue rushed to the scene after witnesses called 911. We’re […]

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Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Thomas CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti (February 16, 2024) – Camp Lemonnier first responders trained with tenant command and regional allied service members during an aviation mishap drill at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Feb. 16, 2024. The exercise simulated an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crash on the airfield. Camp Lemonnier conducts regular […]

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Failure Of The Landing Gear Float Due To Inadequate Maintenance Of The Floats And Corrosion Location: Skwentna, Alaska Accident Number: ANC22LA080Date & Time: September 25, 2022, 13:00 Local Registration: N9728BAircraft: Cessna 180A Aircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) Injuries: 1 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal Analysis: The pilot was departing […]

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Pilots Reported That They Realized They Had Forgotten To Extend The Landing Gear When They Heard The Airplane Contact The Runway Location: Groton, Connecticut Accident Number: ERA24LA089Date & Time: January 9, 2024, 12:15 Local Registration: N33300Aircraft: Piper PA-34-200 Aircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Landing gear not configured Injuries: 2 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation […]

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(Pilot) Did Not Realize He Was Approaching The Wrong Airport Until He Was “Too Low And Too Slow” Location: Griffin, Georgia Accident Number: ERA24LA085Date & Time: December 15, 2023, 20:33 UTC Registration: N303RAAircraft: Beech 58 Aircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Wrong surface or wrong airport Injuries: 1 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal […]

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Here are the stories to start the new week… Be safe out there! Tom

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Writer: Camila Pereira, Elyssa Morataya A small plane has landed in a Cape Coral neighborhood. According to the Cape Coral Fire Department, the plane landed near Vogiantzis Parkway, near Andalusia Boulevard and Gator Circle. WINK News spoke with several witnesses and responders to the scene. Randy Schell was one of the crash witnesses. Schell’s daughter, Estella, helped […]

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Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the plane partially submerged in the water near PortMiami as several cruise ships sat nearby By Steve Litz and NBC6 Seven people were rescued after a seaplane that made a hard landing ended up on its side and started taking on water in Biscayne Bay Friday afternoon. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials […]

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By Kimberly Keagy JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio. (WSAZ)- – A father, son, and their friend were killed in a plane crash, according to the Jackson County Sheriff. Jackson County Sheriff Tedd E. Frazier said that his deputies were alerted by dispatch about a possible fire near the airport just after noon on Saturday. The field was about […]

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By Andrew Gillies GAREY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a helicopter crash off Foxen Canyon Road north of Garey Friday morning. The single operator of the small helicopter was not injured detail Santa Barbara County Fire Department. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the helicopter was spraying pesticides over fields […]

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ASSOCIATED PRESSTROY, Ala. — Two Army pilots on a training exercise escaped with minor injuries when the helicopter they were in crashed Friday in Alabama, military authorities said. Fort Novosel in Dale County confirmed in a news release that the two-person crew was conducting flight training aboard a UH-72 Lakota helicopter when it went down […]

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By Steve Jurrens {KXLG -Watertown, SD} KXLG News received several messages, photos, and video of an aircraft involved in a crash at the end of a runway at Watertown Regional Airport tonight around 5:00 p.m. KXLG News spoke with Lake Area Technical President Tiffany Sanderson shortly after, who told us it was, in fact, an […]

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Lindsey Thorpe A small plane crash near the Moultonborough Airport in New Hampshire is under investigation. Emergency personnel responded to the airport after an airplane went off of the runway and crashed into the tree line Sunday evening. All occupants were out of the aircraft, and no injuries were reported. Officials with Moultonborough Fire Rescue […]

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The Reason For The Pilot’s Failure To Maintain Control Of The Airplane On Takeoff Was Not Determined Location: Cleveland, Georgia Accident Number: ERA22LA301Date & Time: July 8, 2022, 13:05 Local Registration: N6136YAircraft: Kolb Firestar Aircraft Damage: SubstantialDefining Event: Loss of control in flight Injuries: 1 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal Analysis: The […]

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Witnesses Reported The Weather Conditions In The Area Were “Not Good” And Raining With A Snow Mix Location: Halloran Springs, CA Accident Number: CEN24MA111Date & Time: February 9, 2024, 22:08 Local Registration: N130CZAircraft: Airbus Helicopters EC130 Injuries: 6 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air taxi & commuter – Non-scheduled On February 9, 2024, about 2208 […]

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This closes out the week… Have a safe weekend! Tom

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Kalitta Air flight CKS-844 was travelling from Miami, Florida to Amsterdam in The Netherlands when the crew declared a Mayday at around 8.00am By Pat Flynn A US cargo jet declared a Mayday distress call before executing an emergency landing at Shannon Airport on Thursday morning. A multi-agency emergency response was mounted at the airport […]

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