Category: small plane

Croatian Police Search for Small Plane That Went Off Radar

Croatian police say they are searching for a small plane that went off the radar Sunday after taking off from the Adriatic Sea coast town of Split. The Cessna 182 plane disappeared from the radar around 0925 GMT while flying in the direction of Germany, officials said. It remained unclear how many people were on…


UK: Plane Destroyed and Pilot Injured After Crashing Into Block of Flats in Oxfordshire

A small plane has been destroyed and the pilot injured after crashing into a block of flats in Oxfordshire, England emergency services have said. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it arrived at the scene of the collision in Upper Heyford, near Bicester, at around 12.18pm on Saturday. The service shared a dramatic photograph of…


Two Unhurt After Small Plane Skids At Oceanside Airport

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A man and a woman were unhurt Nov. 14 after their single-engine plane skidded down the Oceanside Airport runway without landing gear, police said. The plane left the airport in the 400 block of Airport Road at around noon Sunday headed to Catalina, the pilot told authorities, said Sgt. Tom Wayer of the Oceanside…


Nebraska Surgeon, 2 Family Members Killed in MN Plane Crash

VICTORIA—A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune on Aug. 8 that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara…


Nebraska Surgeon, 2 Family Members Killed in Minnesota Plane Crash

VICTORIA—A relative has identified three people killed in the fiery crash of a small plane in southeastern Minnesota as a surgeon from Omaha, Nebraska, and two of his family members from Wyoming. Jo Mertes, of Mantador, North Dakota, told the Star Tribune on Aug. 8 that her nephew, 42-year-old Jacob Mertes and his 37-year-old wife, Sara…


Boy and 2 Adults Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into SUV in Florida

A single-engine airplane crashed into an SUV while it was driving in Florida on Monday, killing two people aboard the small plane and a young boy who was inside the vehicle, according to officials. The fiery incident was captured on a Ring security camera installed at a nearby home, showing the moment the airplane crashed…