The pilot of a post-World War II aircraft died Saturday after a fiery runway crash at a West Virginia air show. The crash came the day after a stunt pilot crashed his older-model plane at a Nevada air show on Friday, killing nine people. In this most recent crash, the West Virginia Air National Guard [...]
Details released on Leverett plane crash
Dec. 6, 2010 3 Comments
State Police continued Monday investigating the fatal plane crash in the Western Massachusetts town of Leverett. “The single-engine Cessna Model U206G bearing tail number #N9742Z lost engine power and was descending toward an open field when it hit a power line and subsequently crashed into the field at approximately 3:30 p.m.,” State Police spokesman David [...]
Plane crashes into suburban Buffalo house
Feb. 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
A plane with 48 people on board crashed into a house near Buffalo, New York and burst into flames late on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration said there were no survivors on the plane. Local emergency officials said earlier there were multiple fatalities. CNN said one person was killed on the ground.‚ The 74-seat Bombardier Q400, [...]
All on board survive emergency landing on Hudson
Jan. 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK — An Airbus A320 flight en route from LaGuardia to Charlotte, N.C., went down in an emergency landing in the Hudson River, apparently after striking a flock of birds that disabled the plane’s engines, according to authorities. US Airways Flight 1549 had 146 passengers on board and 5 crew members. Amazingly, no deaths [...]
