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12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities say
BUTLER, Mo. | A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and was engulfed in flames Sunday, killing all aboard, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after the plane took off from a local airport around 11:30 a.m., and some of the occupants’ family members […]
DIA security initially missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway
FORT COLLINS | Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by a 41-year-old man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed by a plane in a fiery collision, authorities said Tuesday. The runway fatality underscores the longstanding challenge of keeping intruders out of major […]