A plane taking passengers to a popular hiking area in Nepal crashed in bad weather Tuesday, killing 14 people, according to The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-nepal-plane-crash-20100825,0,372610.story There were four Americans, a British citizen and a Japanese person among the dead when the 15-seat…
Commercial Jet Hits Violent Turbulence Over Nebraska, With 30 Injured, One Critically
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…
Eight Killed In Plane Crashes In Arizona, Arkansas
Eight people were killed, four each in two separate plane crashes, this weekend in Arizona and Arkansas. In the first fatal accident, a small plane hit an empty high school building in Eagar, Ariz., last Friday. The single engine Piper was going to the…
Four Survive Plane Crash In Ulster County, N.Y.
A pilot and his three passengers survived a frightening crash last Thursday night in Wallkill, N.Y., according to the New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/god_was_co_pilot_muzKsCsFfzstgMcQuiC1NK The four people were in a Cessna 172N when the aircraft lost power after it took off.…
Indonesian Plane Crashes, Breaks In Two
An Indonesia plane with more than 100 passengers ran off a runway when it landed and broke in half Tuesday, finding stopping near a river. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36453582/ns/world_news-asiapacific/?GT1=43001 Roughly 20 passengers and one Merpati Nusantara Airlines crew member were injured in the…
Jury Grants $89 Million Award In 1999 Ohio Plane Crash That Killed Four
A jury has awarded families of four passengers killed in a Youngstown, Ohio, plane crash and a survivor $89 million, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20100407_Phila__jury_awards__89_million_in_plane_crash.html The jury in the Philadelphia Common Please Court Tuesday found that the manufacturer of…
Neurosurgeon Pilot and His Passenger Killed in Crash of Vintage Plane
Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a World War II era plane into the Gulf of Mexico off Florida, killing a neurosurgeon pilot and his passenger. http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/wwii-era-plane-crashes-off-florida-coast-killing-2/19386616?icid=main|main|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fwwii-era-plane-crashes-off-florida-coast-killing-2%2F19386616 Dr. Evan Zeiger Jr., 60, was flying a single engine T-6 Texan…
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…