Plane Crash Victim Wants Liability Law Changed
Susan Crockett’s Florida home was destroyed when a plane crashed through her roof. Crockett was stunned to learn the pilot who demolished her house did not have insurance to help replace it, and doubly shocked to discover that private plane pilots may be required to have a license from the Federal Aviation Administration, but they […]
Most Aviation Accidents Occur On Runways
When an aircraft veers off the runway and crashes during take-off or landing, investigators call it a “runway excursion.” Statistically speaking, this is the most common type of aircraft accident in the world today. Training programs for pilots now use flight simulators to create circumstances too risky to practice in an airborne craft. Many problems […]
Teenage Girl and Father Die in Tampa Bay Plane Crash
According to WFTS Tampa Bay, a 15-year-old girl and her father died in a plane crash on their way to Chicago for a weekend trip on their Cessna airplane. A friend of the girl also came along on the ride, and is now the only survivor of the crash. She is still in the hospital, […]
Two Killed in Florida Plane Crash While Filming Movie
According to the NYDailyNews.com, a movie shoot’s grand finale turned fatal after two people were killed in a plane crash in Summerfield, Florida. Authorities said a single-engine plane plunged nose-first in a Summerfield airfield on April 6, killing the pilot and his passenger, who were both involved in shooting the science-fiction thriller, “What Tomorrow Brings”. […]
United Airlines Flight Experiences Severe Turbulence, Injures Passengers and Crew
According to CNN, a United Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence while in midair, startling and shaking the 114 passengers and five crew members inside. United Airlines Flight 1676 was flying from Denver to Montana when the plane began shaking violently and convulsing just as it was about to land. Three crew members and two passengers […]
Three Dead and Three Injured in Fatal Lanai Plane Crash
According to KHON Local 2, three people were killed and three others injured after a Maui County chartered plane crashed and burst into flames on Lanai on February 26. The incident happened only one mile from the airport. Maui County officials said the deceased included a Maui Air pilot and two Department of Planning employees. […]
Private Plane in Colorado Involved in Fatal Crash
According to Fox News, a plane involved in a fatal airplane crash on January 5 had attempted to make an initial landing before crashing during its second attempt at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The co-pilot of the 1994 Canadair Challenger business jet with twin-engines made a radio transmission to air traffic control only minutes before […]
NTSB Begins Investigation into Fatal Plane Crash in Alaska
According to KTUU, on December 1, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Alaska State Troopers arrived at the site of a fatal plane crash near St. Mary’s, Alaska. On the evening of November 29, a Hageland Aviation Cessna 208 plane crashed approximately four miles southeast of St. Mary’s airport, killing four […]
Fifty People Killed in Tragic Plane Crash in Russia
According to NBC News, 50 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in central Russia on November 24. NBC News reported that a 23-year-old Boeing 737 that had recently left Moscow exploded after a failed attempt to land at the Kazan International Airport. Flight U363 took off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport and crashed just […]
NTSB Discovered Plane Engine in Fatal Crash Caused a Previous Plane Accident as Well
A year and a half after a plane crashed into a supermarket, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released an updated report indicating the engine on the plane was also used in another fatal plane crash. Last year, a single-engine Seawind 3000 plane crashed through the roof of the DeLand Publix supermarket on International Speedway […]
