Bad luck seems to plague the Essex County Airport in Fairfield, N.J., a facility in the New York metro area. This is the airport that John F. Kennedy Jr. took off from on July16, 1999, flying his wife and sister-in-law to Martha’s…
Two Pilots Die In Separate Plane Crashes In Southern California
Two pilots were killed Thursday in separate plane crashes in Southern California, according to The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0702-plane-crashes-20100702,0,1696979.story In one of the accidents, a single-engine Cesna 152 plane crashed onto the Penmar Golf Course in Venice, Calif. The pilot was pronounced…
India Looks To Tighten Up Lax Training For Pilots After Fatal May Crash
There be some good that comes out of the tragic plane crash last month in India that killed more than 150 people: India may finally set stricter rules for the training of its pilots. That’s because pilot error, and the…
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…
Plane Hits Building Near Toronto, Killing Pilot And Passenger
A plane slammed into a toy warehouse not far from Toronto Tuesday, killing its pilot and a passenger. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/markham-plane-crash-victim-identified/article1581867/ The pilot of the Cirrhus SR-20, pet hotel owner Paul Jess, encountered problems when he took off, with witnesses seeing smoke coming out of…
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.…
Pilot Error Cited In Indian Plane Crash That Killed 158 People
Authorities are blaming pilot error for a Boeing 737 crash Saturday that killed 158 people in India, according to The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/world/asia/23crash.html?hp=&pagewanted=all Just eight of the 160 passengers and six flight crew members survived the crash at Mangalore’s airport, which…
No Survivors Found At Afghan Airline Crash Site
Searchers Friday found the wreckage, but no survivors, of an Afghan commercial airplane that went missing shortly after takeoff earlier this week. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/05/21/Bodies-found-at-Afghan-plane-crash-site/UPI-66351274485878/ Reports varied as to whether there were 43 or 44 aboard the plane, but none of them lived.…
Afghan Plane With 43 Passengers Crashes In Mountainous Area
An Afghan plane with at least 43 passengers crashed in a snowstorm in the Hindu Kush mountains Monday, and Western military forces were among those trying to find the wreckage and rescue survivors. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fgw-afghan-crash-20100518,0,1251031.story The plane, an older Russian Antonov-24…
Two Killed In Ohio Plane Crash At Airport
Two family members died Thursday when their plane crashed at the Wright Brothers Airport in Springboro, Ohio. http://www.examiner.com/x-19303-Dayton-Crime-Examiner~y2010m4d1-Small-plane-crashes-in-Springboro-two-dead Tom Hausfeld and his daughter, Kacie Hausfeld, were in their way from Ohio to Chicago to pick Ali Hausfeld, Kacie’s older sister,…