NTSB report on February 13 private plane crash says no distress call was made By Outer Banks Voice on February 27, 2022 National Transportation Safety Board Figure 1. Aircraft flight path (yellow) superimposed with heading to initial approach fix (orange) and extension of destination runway centerline (blue). (National Transportation SafetyRead More →
SAVANNAH, Ga. — When U.S. Coast Guard rescuers arrived at the site of a plane crash in the Savannah River here Saturday, they found the student pilot standing on the fender. Officials suspect the sole driver of the Piper PA28 the plane began to break down at around 10:45 a.m.Read More →
LAGUNA NIGUEL (CBSA) –Robert Ming, the former mayor of the town of Laguna Niguel, Orange County, was killed in a small plane crash in Kansas on Sunday. Robert Ming. (City of Laguna Niguel) READ MORE: Orange County bus drivers could strike Tuesday if no deal is reached Ming, 51, wasRead More →
The pilot of this light-sport aircraft thought its engine was “not producing rated power” as it stopped climbing and descended in an area of tree-covered terrain near Hana Airport on January 15. MAUI FIRE DEPARTMENT picture The pilot of a light-sport plane that crashed near Hana Airport in January saidRead More →
(CNN) — What is the difference between flying in a small plane and a large plane, apart from the price? Many misconceptions and preconceptions abound. Some people swear they only get airsick on smaller planes, while others insist the onboard experience is more personalized. These planes, manufactured by companies suchRead More →
A small plane deployed a parachute when it crashed into Lake Murray in western Lexington County on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Courtesy of Caleb Krick A federal investigation sheds more light on how a small plane crashed into Lake Murray earlier this month. The National Transportation Safety Board released itsRead More →
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – Investigators confirm that a doorbell camera can help them figure out what caused a fatal plane crash in St. Charles County over the weekend. At a news conference on Tuesday, a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator also revealed new information about the final momentsRead More →
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Missouri – Federal investigators are in St. Charles County trying to figure out what led to a fatal plane crash on Saturday night. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration resumed the investigation and their crews visited the crash site on Monday afternoon. WhileRead More →
through: Cameron Kiszla, Nexstar Multimedia Cable Job : January 10, 2022 / 8:58 a.m. CST / Update: January 10, 2022 / 8:58 a.m. CST (KTLA) – A pilot was hospitalized after crashing a small plane into train tracks in California on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. TheRead More →
JACKSONVILLE, Florida –National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Monday collected items from the site of a fatal small plane crash at an airport in Jacksonville’s Westside and are working to determine the cause of the crash. The pilot and the passenger on the plane died. News4JAX aviation expert Ed BoothRead More →
Tributes poured in for a Northern Irish businessman who died in a plane crash in Australia, which also left a work colleague and two children dead. obert ‘Roy’ Watterson (67), originally from east Belfast, was flying the light aircraft which crashed over the sea near Brisbane. Air accident investigators areRead More →
An investigation into a fatal light plane crash in the Tasmanian wilderness found that the operator encouraged pilots to fly even when inclement weather conditions were forecast and advice on operations in the area was not well documented. Nikita Walker, 30, was on her way from Hobart to the portRead More →
“Deeply saddened” friends, family and associates mourn a “proud” and “generous” businessman who died on Sunday alongside an associate and his two children in a light plane crash north of Brisbane. Robert “Roy” Watterson, 67, was piloting the light aircraft which crashed into the sea at the end of aRead More →
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ALCOA, Tennessee (WVLT) – The Alcoa Police Department, Alcoa Fire Department, Blount County Sheriff’s Office and American Medical Response responded to a single-engine plane crash on Singleton Station Rd. , not far from McGhee-Tyson Airport at approximately 10:00 a.m. Thursday. According to the preliminary report Federal Aviation Administration’s Cirrus SR22Read More →
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STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) – One person died after a plane crash Tuesday night in Statesboro. It happened in an area far off Brannen Road. Details are limited at this time. Sheriff Noel Brown has confirmed the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board conducted an investigationRead More →
First responders at the scene of a forced landing involving a Cessna 185 at the Cedar City Regional Airport, Cedar City, Utah on November 29, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News CITY OF CEDAR – Two occupants of a small private plane escapedRead More →
TAMPA – A police boat and private seaplane rescued a pilot and passenger after a small plane crashed in Tampa Bay on Monday morning near Peter O. Knight Airport, Tampa Police said . The plane crashed about 500 meters southwest of an airport runway at around 10:11 a.m., police said.Read More →
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area in northern New Jersey, according to state police. Former space tourist Glen M. de Vries, 49, ofRead More →