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Pilot Of Small Plane Injured In Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING) Pilot Of Small Plane Injured In Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING)
Pilot Of Small Plane Injured In Virginia Crash (Developing) The pilot of a small plane that went down in Virginia on Thursday afternoon suffered injuries after being forced to make an emergency crash landing in a Fredericksburg field after a mechanical failure, officials say. Virginia State Police troopers were called to the 14500 bock of Spring Mill Road in Fredericsburg, where there was a reported crash involving a pilot of a single-engine Cessna plane that made an emergency landing, but not before taking out several trees. According to state police investigators, the 79-year-old pilot suffered serious injuries in the crash, but is expected to sur…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Plane Crashes, Overturns At Manassas Regional Airport Plane Crashes, Overturns At Manassas Regional Airport
Plane Crashes, Overturns At Manassas Regional Airport A plane crashed and overturned Sunday evening, April 14 at a Virginia airport. State police said that a single-engine Cessna ran off of a runway at the Manassas Regional Airport, struck a culvert and overturned at 8:15 p.m. Neither the pilot nor the one other passenger were injured. The FAA and NTSB have been notified. The investigation remains ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rebuild Of Baltimore Bridge Will Be Federally-Funded, Biden Says Amid Search For 6 Workers Rebuild Of Baltimore Bridge Will Be Federally-Funded, Biden Says Amid Search For 6 Workers
Rebuild Of Baltimore Bridge Will Be Federally-Funded, Biden Says Amid Search For 6 Workers President Joe Biden has vowed to "move heaven and earth" to assist the people of Maryland following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday morning. Shockwaves were sent across the country on Tuesday, March 26, when America awoke to the news that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed, and was deemed a mass casualty event. NTSBgov Biden told Maryland Gov. Wes Moore that he and the federal government "will move heaven and earth to reopen the port and reopen the bridge as soon as possible." The rebuild is expected to be a "multi-year effor…

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by Zak Failla and Valerie Musson
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Small Plane Crashes Off Runway At Virginia Airport: State Police Small Plane Crashes Off Runway At Virginia Airport: State Police
Small Plane Crashes Off Runway At Virginia Airport: State Police No injuries were reported after a private aircraft missed its landing and wound up off the runway at the Leesburg Executive Airport on Friday afternoon. Shortly before 5 p.m., Virginia State Police troopers were called to the airport, where a private aircraft coming in for a landing wound up coming to rest off the runway and in the grass off the tarmac, authorities say. There were no reported injuries among the pilot and four passengers. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FAA have been notified of the incident. No additional details were released by police. The investiga…

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by Zak Failla
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Small Plane Skids Off Runway At Newport News/Williamsburg Airport; No Injuries Reported Small Plane Skids Off Runway At Newport News/Williamsburg Airport; No Injuries Reported
Small Plane Skids Off Runway At Newport News/Williamsburg Airport; No Injuries Reported No injuries were reported in Virginia when a small plane skidded off the runway at the Newport News /Williamsburg Airport, according to authorities. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, state police and the Newport News International Fire Authority were on the scene to investigate when a pilot tried to land a small jet on Runway 25 when it skidded past the end due to a reportedly blown tire. Newport News/Williamsburg AirportGoogle Maps sat None of the three occupants of the plane were injured, nor was anyone on the ground. The damage from the crash was reportedly minimal. The cr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released 'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released
'This Is Not A Survivable Distance:' Maryland Plane Crash 911 Calls With Pilot Released Investigators in Maryland have released 911 calls that were made by pilot Patrick Merkle after he made a crash landing and got his plane tied up in power lines in what could have been a harrowing incident. The new calls showed Merkle, 65, a Washington, DC resident, staying relatively calm through the terrifying ordeal that left him in a perilous condition about 100 feet off the ground as he awaited rescue from first responders in Montgomery County who rushed to the scene. “I’ve flown into a tower northwest of the Gaithersburg Airport … One of the electrical towers. Our aircraft is pinned in…

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by Zak Failla
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Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash
Pennsylvania Amish-Mennonite Co-Business Owner Killed In Virginia Plane Crash A devout Christian and co-owner of an area business died in a plane crash in Virginia on Wednesday, Sept. 14, authorities say.  Kevin James Esh, 30, of New Holland, was piloting a Piper PA-32 Cherokee when his plane burst into flames as it crash into a field near Charlottesville, Virginia on Wednesday around 11:30 p.m., according flight data and Virginia state police.  Esh had taken off from Blue Ridge Regional Airport, near Martinsville, around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, flight records show. He was heading northeast when the Cherokee began losing altitude, approximately 45 minutes into the fli…

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by Jillian Pikora