Tag: plane crash

11-Year-Old Only Survivor of Michigan Plane Crash

BEAVER ISLAND, Mich.—An 11-year-old is the only survivor of a plane crash on Michigan’s Beaver Island, authorities said Sunday. The four adults on the plane died. They were the pilot, a real estate agent, and a couple who were planning to open a winery and vineyard there, authorities confirmed. The plane crashed Saturday west of Mackinaw…


Man Who Went to Space With Shatner Dies in Plane Crash

HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J.—A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when a small plane crashed in northern New Jersey, according to state police. Glen M. de Vries, 49, of New York City, and Thomas P. Fischer, 54, of Hopatcong, were aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that…


Cargo Plane Wreck Recovered From Ocean Off Hawaii

Federal officials have recovered a cargo plane that crashed into the ocean off Hawaii. The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday that all major components of the 737-200 jet, including the plane’s black boxes, have been salvaged from about 400 feet of water off Oahu. The cargo plane was operated as TransAir flight 810. Two…


Former Boeing 737 Max Test Pilot Indicted for Fraud After Withholding ‘Critical Information’ From FAA

A former Boeing 737 Max test pilot was indicted for fraud on Thursday for deceiving and withholding “critical information” from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Evaluation Group (FAA AEG) the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas indicted Mark A. Forkner, 49, who previously served as Chief Technical Pilot for Boeing, after he deceived federal…


Pilot Told to Climb Before Plane Crash in San Diego Suburb

The air traffic controller repeated the warnings to the pilot more than a half-dozen times. Stop drifting, keep on course and a chilling, urgent plea: “Low altitude alert, climb immediately, climb the airplane.” Instead, the twin-engine plane plowed into a San Diego suburb, killing the pilot and a delivery driver on the ground and burning…


Investigation Continues Into Cause of California Plane Crash That Killed 2

SANTEE, Calif.—Investigations continue today into the cause of yesterday’s twin-engine plane crash in a residential neighborhood that killed at least two people—a United Parcel Service truck driver and an Arizona cardiologist—while injuring several others. The C340 twin-engine Cessna was en route from Yuma, Arizona to San Diego when it crashed into two residential homes at…


Plane Crashes in Santee Neighborhood, At Least 2 Dead

SANTEE, Calif.—A twin-engine plane crashed in a residential neighborhood near Santana High School Oct. 11, killing at least two people—including a United Parcel Service truck driver—injuring several others, and engulfing homes in flames. The C340 twin-engine Cessna was en route from Yuma, Arizona to San Diego when it crashed into two residential homes at the…


4 Killed in Plane Crash at Atlanta Area Airport

An investigation has been opened after a small plane crashed just after takeoff from a suburban airport in a northeast suburb of Atlanta, killing all four people aboard, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine Cessna 210 crashed about 1:10 p.m on Friday afternoon at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and caught fire. All four people…


Plane at Centre of Deadly Crash in Montreal Was Carrying Marriage Proposal Banner

MONTREAL—A plane that went down on an island near Old Montreal on Saturday night was carrying a marriage proposal banner at the time of the deadly crash, authorities said Sunday. A spokesman for Canada’s Transportation Safety Board said the aircraft was towing a banner that read “will you marry me” when it crashed, killing a…


Six Dead After Plane Crash in Russian Far East Involving Aging Plane

MOSCOW—All six people on board an aging Antonov An-26 transport plane that crashed in the Russian far east the previous day have been killed, Russia’s emergency services ministry said on Thursday. The plane, which the TASS news agency said belonged to a company that performed technical checks at Russian airports and was 42 years old,…