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2 People Still Missing After Nepal Plane Crash, 70 Confirmed Dead

None of the passengers on board the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft that crashed in the city of Pokhara, Nepal, on Jan. 15 are likely to have survived, according to officials. In a phone interview with The Washington Post, Tek Bahadur K.C., chief district officer of Kaski District—which has Pokhara as its district headquarters—said that authorities in the area were “trying to recover four bodies…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (Jan. 16): China’s Covid Deaths; 72 Confirmed Dead in Nepal Plane Crash; Biden’s Classified Documents Pile Up

A dramatic change in the Chinese Communist regime’s official number of recent covid deaths. They raised it to 60-thousand, from just 37 a week ago. Find out what experts estimate the real number to be. It’s Nepal’s worst plane crash in decades. Rescue operations for survivors are on-going, but it’s believed all 72 passengers died…


NTD Good Morning (Jan. 16): China’s Covid Deaths; 72 Confirmed Dead in Nepal Plane Crash; Biden’s Classified Documents Pile Up

A dramatic change in the Chinese Communist regime’s official number of recent covid deaths. They raised it to 60-thousand, from just 37 a week ago. Find out what experts estimate the real number to be. It’s Nepal’s worst plane crash in decades. Local authorities have confirmed that there were no survivors on board the Yeti…


Safety Agency: Washington Small Plane Crashed on Test Flight

SEATTLE—A federal safety agency said Saturday that four people who died when a small plane crashed north of Seattle last month were conducting test flights to gather baseline information before the Cessna 208B was modified with a new aerodynamic drag reduction system. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Saturday on the Nov….


NTD Good Morning (Nov. 14): Democrats Projected to Control Senate; Completed Mail-In Ballots Found Discarded in Calif. Ravine

Democrats are projected to maintain control of the U.S. Senate. This, after pulling off wins in Nevada and Arizona. We have more on the outcomes from key races in the battleground states. Completed mail-in ballots were found in a ravine in North California. The United States Postal Service and Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters…


Pilot Dies in Commuter Plane Crash in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—The pilot of a small commuter plane that crashed on takeoff at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport was pronounced dead, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office said Nov. 6. The crash was reported at 11:56 a.m. Nov. 5. San Diego Fire-Rescue Department crews arrived at 12:06 p.m. at 8634 Gibbs Drive, near the northeast end…


Plane Crashes Into New Hampshire Building; All on Board Die

KEENE, N.H.—A small plane crashed into a building in New Hampshire, killing the two people on board and sparking a large fire on the ground, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Saturday that a single-engine Beechcraft Sierra aircraft crashed into a building north of Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Keene, New Hampshire,…


6 Feared Dead in Small Plane Crash Off Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica—Six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, were feared dead Saturday after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean just off the Costa Rican coast. All five passengers were believed to be German citizens, Security Minister Jorge Torres said. The plane’s pilot was Swiss. At least one other of…


Pilot Error, Overloading Caused Michigan Crash That Killed 5

DEWITT TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Federal investigators blame pilot error and an overloaded aircraft for a 2019 plane crash near a Michigan airport that killed five Indiana men and seriously injured a sixth person aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report on the Oct. 3, 2019, crash that the pilot failed to maintain airspeed…


Human Remains, Debris Found at Baltic Sea Plane Crash Site

HELSINKI—Human remains and debris have been found in the Baltic Sea during a search operation off Latvia’s coast where a private jet crashed in mysterious circumstances, likely killing all four occupants. Lt. Cmdr. Peteris Subbota, head of the Latvian military’s Marine Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, told The Associated Press that “remains of human bodies…