Thirty people were injured, one critically, when a United Airlines jet hit severe turbulence over Kansas Tuesday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, throwing passengers around like dolls. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/dozens-injured-as-united-flight-967-hits-severe-turbulence-diverted-to-denver/19562537 The flight was diverted to Denver International Airport, where it…
Judge Allows Lawsuit Stemming From Yankee Cory Lidle’s Fatal Plane Crash To Proceed
A judge ruled Tuesday that the widow of New York Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle, who was killed when a small plane he was in crashed into a Manhattan building, can proceed with a lawsuit stemming from his death, according to the New…
Missing plane’s pilot had only student license
Date: 12/17/2008 By DANICA COTOAssociated Press Writer SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The pilot of a plane that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle with 11 passengers aboard had only a U.S. student pilot license and should have never been…
US investigator leads plane crash probe
Date: 12/5/2008 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. investigator is studying the charred wreckage of a small plane that plowed into a Puerto Rican rainforest to pinpoint the cause of the deadly crash. The U.S. National Transportation Safety…
Marshfield, WI Plane Crash
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (AP) – Authorities in Wisconsin say a small airplane has crashed in the backyard of a house in Marshfield, killing the three people on board the aircraft. No one on the ground was injured. Officials said the plane…
5 dead, 3 hurt after plane hits Oregon home in fog
Date: 8/4/2008 9:53 PM BC-Oregon Plane Crash,3rd Ld-Writethru/379 By JOSEPH B. FRAZIERAssociated Press Writer GEARHART, Ore. (AP) _ A small plane crashed into a seaside house in heavy fog early Monday, killing two people aboard and three children inside the…
Airport boss: Runway where jet crashed is adequate
Date: 8/1/2008 7:57 PM By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press Writer OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) _ The manager of a regional airport where eight people died in the crash of a business jet said Friday that the 5,500-foot runway is adequate, noting that…
Investigation into US plane crash that killed 8
Date: 8/1/2008 6:07 AM By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press Writer OWATONNA, Minnesota (AP) _ U.S. investigators planned Friday to search the wreckage of a small plane for clues to why it crashed near a regional airport, killing all eight people on…
Small jet crashes in Minn.; 8 killed include execs
Date: 7/31/2008 11:27 PM By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press Writer OWATONNA, Minn. (AP) _ A small jet crashed Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing eight people, including casino and construction executives. Authorities initially thought 10…