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Midair Collision On Landing Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured At Municipal Airport In Colorado Midair Collision On Landing Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured At Municipal Airport In Colorado
Midair Collision On Landing Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured At Municipal Airport In Colorado A landing gone wrong ended in tragedy when two small planes collided over a Colorado runway approach, killing one person and injuring three others, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said a Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 struck each other while both aircraft were attempting to land at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport around 10:40 a.m. local time on Sunday, Aug. 31.  Two people were aboard each plane.  Officials said the Cessna, reportedly on final approach, was hit by the second aircraft, then crashed and caught fire.  Two people from the Cessna s…

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by Joe Lombardi
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1 Killed When Small Plane From NY Crashes In Rhode Island (DEVELOPING) 1 Killed When Small Plane From NY Crashes In Rhode Island (DEVELOPING)
1 Killed When Small Plane From NY Crashes In Rhode Island (Developing) A trip from Albany ended in tragedy after a small plane crashed during landing in Rhode Island, killing one man and injuring two others. The single-engine Piper Cherokee Archer was attempting to land around 12:30 p.m. when it overshot the runway and crashed into thick brush at Block Island State Airport, according to North Shoreham Police. The aircraft had departed from Albany International Airport and was making its third attempt to land. All three passengers—residents of New York—were removed from the wreckage and taken to Block Island Medical Center. A 77-year-old man died while being t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament
Plane Crash IDs: 5 Killed Were Family Members Who Were In Cooperstown For Baseball Tournament Five people killed in a small plane crash in New York have been identified as members of a family who were in the region for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, the site of the sport's Hall of Fame and Museum. The single-engine Piper PA-46 went down in Catskill Park around 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, in the small Delaware County village of Sidney. According to the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane had departed from Oneonta about 20 minutes earlier. Drones, ATVs, and helicopters were used during the hours-long search, leading to the discovery of debris and, ultimately, to th…

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by Joe Lombardi