Tag: Plane

Trump Arrives in New York Ahead of Tuesday’s Arraignment

Former President Donald Trump departs from Florida to be arraigned in a New York courthouse on Tuesday after he was indicted by a grand jury. …


2 Foreign Nationals Die in Small Plane Crash in Croatia

ZAGREB, Croatia—A small plane crashed on Friday in northern Croatia, killing two people on board, authorities said. The plane crashed around 12:30 p.m. during takeoff at the airport in the town of Pula, in the Istria peninsula, according to the Ministry of Sea, Traffic and Infrastructure. Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause…


Report: Student Was Landing When 2 Small Planes Collided

WINTER HAVEN, Fla.—A student pilot was trying to land a small plane at a central Florida airport when it collided with another small plane, sending both aircraft crashing into a lake and killing four people, a preliminary report released Tuesday said. A Piper J-3 Cub seaplane and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee fixed-wing plane were both…


2 People, Dog, Injured in Florida Plane Crash

Two people and a dog have been injured after a small plane crashed during takeoff in northeastern Florida on March 23, officials have confirmed. In a Facebook post, St. Johns County Fire Rescue said that multiple agencies, including the San Antonio Fire Department and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a 911 call reporting that a plane…


UK, German Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near Estonia

LONDON—British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the UK Defense Ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. The UK and Germany are conducting joint air policing missions in Estonia as part of NATO efforts to…


Police: Small Plane Crash on Long Island; 1 Dead, 2 Critical

LINDENHURST, N.Y.—A small plane trying to return to a suburban Long Island airport after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit crashed on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring the two others aboard, officials said. No injuries were reported on the ground. The Piper PA 28 crashed shortly before 3 p.m. while returning to…


Family: Nevada Plane Crash Pilot Had ‘Affinity for Aviation’

RENO, Nev.—The pilot of a medical transport plane that crashed during a winter storm in Nevada, killing all five people on board, was following in the footsteps of his grandfather who flew bombers in World War II. All five on board died from multiple blunt-force injuries in the crash near rural Stagecoach, including pilot Scott…


NTSB Says Medical Plane Apparently Broke Apart Before Crash

STAGECOACH, Nev.—A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board has sent in a seven-member team of investigators to the site of Friday night’s crash…


Investigation Begins Into Arkansas Plane Crash That Killed 5

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Federal investigators headed to Arkansas Thursday to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed five employees of an environmental consulting firm. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board planned to begin work to document the crash site and examine the plane’s wreckage, agency spokesperson Jennifer Gabris said in an email….


Search on Philippine Volcano Confirms 4 Died in Plane Crash

MANILA, Philippines—Searchers who hiked the slopes of a restive Philippine volcano to find the wreckage of a plane that crashed over the weekend confirmed the two Australian energy consultants and two Filipino crew members on board didn’t survive, the local mayor said. More than a dozen army troops and firefighters were dropped off from an…