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Plane Crash Onto Busy Haitian Street Kills at Least 6

PORT-AU-PRINCE—A small plane crashed onto a busy street in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, killing at least six people including the pilot, officials said. The plane took off from the Port-au-Prince airport at 3:44 p.m. ET (1944 GMT) on route to the Haitian city of Jacmel, the Haitian civil aviation authority said, adding…


5 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into Soda Truck in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A small plane crashed Wednesday in the bustling Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing at least five people and injuring several others, authorities said. The plane was headed to the southern coastal city of Jacmel when it tried to land in the community of Carrefour and hit a truck transporting soda bottles, said Pierre Belamy…


Pilot Killed in Plane Crash Near 210 Freeway in Sylmar Area

SYLMAR, Calif.—A pilot was killed Wednesday in the crash of a small airplane on an embankment near the westbound Foothill (210) Freeway in the Sylmar area. The crash was reported at about 12:30 p.m., when a twin-engine Cessna 337 Skymaster went down near Sayre Street, according to Eva Lee Ngai of the Federal Aviation Administration….


Russia Behind 2010 Plane Crash That Killed 96, Including President, Warsaw Panel Claims

Russia was allegedly responsible for a plane crash that happened more than a decade ago, killing 96 passengers including then-Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, a Warsaw government special commission again claimed on Monday. The latest of the commission’s report released on April 11 alleges that the crash of the Soviet-made Tu-154M plane, which…


Pilot’s Mental State A Potential Cause of Crash of China’s Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735, Expert Says

New Analysis A plane crash in China that is believed to have killed all 132 people onboard has baffled aviation experts as many struggled to explain the Boeing 737’s sudden nosedive into the ground. Given Beijing’s history of non-transparent disclosure, The Epoch Times interviewed a senior Chinese-American pilot with extensive experience flying the Boeing 737,…


China Says No Survivors in Plane Crash With 132 on Board

BEIJING—Chinese authorities officially confirmed Saturday that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this week with 132 people on board. The announcement by an official of the Civil Aviation Administration of China at a late-night news conference was followed by a brief moment of silence. Investigators have identified 120…


No Survivors So Far From Chinese Plane Crash

It’s the second day of emergency efforts, following the Boeing plane crash in China. Rescuers have found no signs of life, despite the aircraft’s 132 passengers and crew. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has NATO on high alert. But will Russia stop with Ukraine? The U.S. and NATO caution to prepare for the worst. Chinese e-commerce…


Boeing 737 Crashes in China With 132 Aboard

A Boeing 737 goes down in China. Its tragic descent left no sign of survivors. A well-known Chinese writer volunteers to fight in Kyiv. But he opts to support a different side of the conflict than Beijing, opposing its apparent support for Russia. China’s virus surge is ramping up. A mall goes into full lockdown,…


Memorial Held for Huntington Beach Officer Killed in Helicopter Crash

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A memorial service was held on Mar. 8 for the Huntington Beach police officer killed in a helicopter crash while on duty last month. Nicholas Vella, a 14-year-veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department, died from injuries he suffered when a helicopter that he and another officer were piloting crashed into Newport Bay on…


NTSB: Plane That Crashed Off NC Coast Made No Distress Calls

A plane carrying eight people—including four teenagers—had issued no distress calls and made no declarations of an emergency before it crashed off the North Carolina coast, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary accident report released Friday. The single-engine Pilatus PC-12/47 went down in the Atlantic Ocean on Feb. 13 near the southern…