Date: 1/19/2009 By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A jetliner that crash-landed in the Hudson River had lost power simultaneously in both engines after reaching an altitude of only 3,200 feet, the plane’s black box recorders revealed…
Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash
January 7, 2009 By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) — It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor…
Black boxes from Mexican plane crash sent to US
Date: 11/7/2008 By ALEXANDRA OLSONAssociated Press Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Two flight recorders from a plane crash that killed Mexico’s No. 2 government official were sent to the U.S. for examination, officials said Thursday, amid widespread speculation — but…
Martinique: Human error likely in ’05 plane crash
Date: 10/9/2008 9:35 PM By RODOLPHE LAMYAssociated Press Writer FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) _ An ongoing investigation into a 2005 plane crash that killed 152 people from Martinique suggests that human error and not faulty maintenance was to blame, the island’s…
Flight crew to blame in 2006 “clipping” incident
Date: 9/30/2008 3:05 AM NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The flight crew of a Lufthansa jet was to blame for clipping another plane while taxiing at Newark Liberty International Airport in October 2006, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Investigators said…