Some people can’t resist tempting fate. And Steve Appleton, CEO of memory chip maker Micron Technology Inc., was one of them. Appleton, a trained stunt pilot who loved aviation, in July 2004 survived the crash of a stunt plane he was…
Judge Awards Family $17.8 Million For Marine Jet Crash That Killed Four In San Diego Home
The survivors of four family members who were killed when a Marine Corps jet slammed into their home in San Diego were awarded $17.8 million by a judge Wednesday, according to The Los Angeles Times. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/us-to-pay-178-million-to-family-killed-in-military-jet-crash.html In California U.S. Disrict Court Judge…
New Jersey Plane Crash Kills Five People, Including A Family and Its Dog
Holiday season airplane crashes have destroyed at least two families this year. It has not been a very merry time. Last month at Thanksgiving a pilot, his three children, and an aircraft mechanic died when their plane crashed into the Superstition Mountains…
Pilot Dies, But Passenger Lives, After Plane Crash In Scottsdale
A pilot was killed, but his passenger survived, a plane crash just a half-mile from Scottsdale Airport in Arizona Thursday morning, according to The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/2011/12/15/20111215plane-crashes-phoenix-neighborhood-near-scottsdale-airport.html The Cirrus SR22 was about to land when it went down in a residential…
One Of The Three Victims Of An Illinois Air Ambulance Crash Died Of Heart Attack
One of the three people killed in an air ambulance crash in the Chicago area Monday died of a heart attack, not injuries from the crash, The Chicago Tribune reported Thursday. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-autopsy-finds-patient-on-plane-died-of-heart-attack-not-crash-20111201,0,2795634.story An autopsy found that John Bialek’s cause of death was coronary artherosclerosis,…
Investigators Search For Answers In Arizona Plane Crash That Killed Six
Federal safety investigators are combing the scene of a plane crash on an Arizona cliff to find clues to determine what happened, according to The Arizona Republic. http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/articles/2011/11/25/20111125arizona-superstition-mountains-plane-crash-answers.html The National Safety Transportation Board is collecting scattered wreckage from the plane, which slammed into a…
Oklahoma State Coaches Among Four Killed In Arkansas Plane Crash
Two Oklahoma State women’s basketball coaches were among four people killed when a plane crashed in Arkansas Thursday night. http://news.okstate.edu/press-releases/1321-osu-coach-kurt-budke-assistant-coach-miranda-serna-killed-in-plane-crash http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/sports/ncaabasketball/oklahoma-state-coaches-die-in-plane-crash.html?ref=sports The head coach, Kurt Budke, 50, and assistant coach Miranda Serna, 36, were on a recruiting trip when the accident happened.…
Racing Champ Rick Huseman Dies In Plane Crash The Same Day Dan Wheldon Was Killed
Two stars of professional car racing were killed on Oct. 16, not just Dan Wheldon but Rick Huseman. But Huseman, unlike Wheldon, didn’t die on a racetrack. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/10/17/2011-10-17_2nd_racing_champion_dies_rick_huseman_offroad_truck_racer_dies_in_california_pla.html Off-road truck driver Huseman, 38, his brother Jeffrey, 26, and pilot Daniel Hicks, 35, were…
Federal Authorities Still Probing Fatal Crashes at Reno and West Virginia Air Shows
The death toll for the horrific Sept. 16 crash at a Reno air race stands at 11 now, with 74 hurt. And there was a crash a day later at another air show, this one in West Virginia, that killed a…
WWII Plane Crashes At Reno Air Show, Killing Three And Hurting 50 Spectators
A vintage World War II fighter plane Friday crashed into the stands at an air show in Reno, Nev., killing a minimum of three people and injuring more than 50 others. It was a scene filled with carnage, with some of the victim’s…