Perhaps learning a lesson from the Toyota fiasco, the Federal Aviation Administration is trying to solve a potential problem before it causes an accident or kills anyone: It has ordered the installation of new software on Boeing 777s to make…
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…
Man Irate At IRS Makes Kamikaze Run At Agency’s Austin Offices
When news broke Thursday that a small plane had crashed into an Austin, Texas, office building, some immediately feared that it was a terrorist attack, as in the 9/11 tragedies at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. As it…
Three Tesla Employee Die in Silicon Valley Plane Crash
Three employees of Tesla, the electric car maker, were killed Wednesday when their plane crashed into a residential area in Silicon Valley, Calif., causing a 10-hour power outage in Palo Alto. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-18/tesla-says-three-employees-killed-in-silicon-valley-plane-crash.html The twin-engine Cessna 310R came down at 8…
Five Killed In N.J. Plane Crash, A Day After Helicopter Crash Takes Five Lives in Arizona Desert
The past few days have been marked by several aircraft-crash tragedies – with five losing their lives at each of them — accidents made all the more sad because they involved the deaths of children. Five people, including two juveniles,…
Three Killed in Boulder Air Crash
Three people were killed Saturday when two small planes collided midair north of Boulder, Colo. See http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14350792 There were three survivors who were in a glider being towed by one of the planes. The glider’s pilot was able to detach…