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Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
JUNEAU, Alaska | A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board, the U.S. military said. The crash happened near Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles (725 kilometers) west of Anchorage, Alaska. “This is a devastating loss for our […]
Broken engine parts shattered the Ryanair plane window that a man’s head got sucked into: NTSB
Broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair flight shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked through the opening before fellow passengers pulled him back inside, U.S. investigators said Thursday. A fan blade in the Boeing 737-800’s right engine broke loose, sending fragments flying out of the […]
Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump’s helicopter approached
WASHINGTON | It’s not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday afternoon in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision near the busy airport. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and the […]
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 […]