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2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport 2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport
2 Pilots Dead When Plane Hits Firetruck On Runway At LaGuardia Airport Two pilots were killed and more than 40 passengers were evaluated when an Air Canada plane collided with a rescue vehicle on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, NY late Sunday night, March 22, officials said. The crash happened around 11:40 p.m. when a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada hit a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle on Runway 4 in Queens, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The rescue truck had been responding to a separate incident involving another aircraft reporting an unknown odor in the cockpit when…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teenage Girl Killed, 3 Airlifted After Plane Crashes Into Wyoming Wilderness Teenage Girl Killed, 3 Airlifted After Plane Crashes Into Wyoming Wilderness
Teenage Girl Killed, 3 Airlifted After Plane Crashes Into Wyoming Wilderness A 13-year-old girl was killed and three of her family members were seriously injured when a small plane crashed in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest, triggering a complex, multi-aircraft rescue in rugged terrain, authorities said. The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office said the crash was reported around 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1 near Big Mountain, where initial 911 calls mentioned lost or injured people before additional reports pointed to an aircraft down. A First Flight air crew from Greybull flew over the area and confirmed wreckage west of Big Mountain. Responders found a single-engine aircr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast
Cell-Phone Video Shows Small Plane Plunge Into Ocean Off Atlantic Coast A beach packed with vacationers turned into an impromptu rescue scene when a single-engine plane splashed down just yards off the Atlantic Coast, all of it caught on cell-phone video. The incident happened Saturday, Aug. 2, near Oak Island, North Carolina. Pilot Mark Finkelstein told WECT in Wilmington, NC he was 20 minutes into a routine flight when the engine began failing.  Realizing he could not stretch the glide to nearby Cape Fear Regional Jetport — and seeing crowds on the sand — he aimed for open water beside the town pier. “I wasn’t focused on what I was going to do as a res…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Mass Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Mass
Plane Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured In Mass One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after the plane they were in crashed on a suburban street Thursday morning, June 19, authorities said.  The single-engine plane crash happened around 8:45 a.m. at Sam Fonzo Drive in Beverly, near the Beverly Regional Airport. Images from the crash site show the plane came to rest against a utility pole. Responders had to cut the people onboard out of the Mooney M20's cabin, officials said.  One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other was airlifted to a trauma hospital with critical injuries. Beverly pol…

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by Josh Lanier
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Deadly Stunt Pilot Crash: NTSB Report Reveals What Went Wrong Deadly Stunt Pilot Crash: NTSB Report Reveals What Went Wrong
Deadly Stunt Pilot Crash: NTSB Report Reveals What Went Wrong New federal findings reveal that a critical part may have come loose before award-winning stunt pilot Rob Holland fatally crashed during a routine approach at Langley Air Force Base last month. According to a preliminary report from the NTSB, Holland’s custom-built MX Aircraft MXS “porpoised,” pitched up, rolled left, and went down on final approach to the runway at 11:35 a.m. Thursday, April 24, just days before he was set to perform at an upcoming airshow in Hampton, Virginia. Witnesses told investigators that Holland’s plane leveled off about 50 feet over the runway, flew straight, then …

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by Zak Failla
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Plane That Went Missing With 10 Onboard Found With No Survivors In Alaska Plane That Went Missing With 10 Onboard Found With No Survivors In Alaska
Plane That Went Missing With 10 Onboard Found With No Survivors In Alaska A plane with 10 people on board that went missing after taking off in Alaska has been found with no survivors. The commuter aircraft, which disappeared Thursday, Feb. 6, was found about 35 miles south of Nome, Alaska on Friday, Feb. 7, according to the US Coast Guard. The Cessna had taken off from Unalakleet, Alaska. Three of those onboard were found after the plane was recovered. "The remaining seven people are believed to be inside the aircraft but are currently inaccessible due to the condition of the plane," the Coast Guard said.  The plane, which took off Thurs…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents Killed In Vermont Including Student Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents Killed In Vermont Including Student
Plane Crash: 4 CT Residents Killed In Vermont Including Student Four Connecticut residents killed in a small plane crash in Vermont as they returned home from a luncheon have been identified. The Vermont State Police said the incident occurred in Addison County, Vermont, in Ferrisburgh on Sunday, Sept. 8. The victims, whose bodies were recovered on Monday, Sept. 9, have been identified as: Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland County  Frank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London County  Susan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex County  Delilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County . Middletown Po…

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by Kathy Reakes