Safford plane crashes
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:11:05 -0800

The plane broke apart on impact and exploded. The explosion then lit the mountain on fire. Babeu described the area in which the plane crashed as being extremely rough terrain with cliffs and crevices.

Plane crashes near Centennial Airport
Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:21:01 -0800

Firefighters responded to the scene of a single-engine plane crash near Centennial Airport on Nov. 19. The pilot was evaluated for injuries but was not transported to a hospital. Courtesy photo South Metro Fire Rescue Authority firefighters responded ...

Small plane crashes near Silverton en route to Aspen
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:28:50 -0800

Telluride (AP) A Federal Aviation Administration official says a small plane en route from Durango to Aspen has crashed near Telluride. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the Socata TB-21 aircraft crashed Saturday in an area north of Silverton. ...

Dysart miner dies in plane crash
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:11:55 -0800

Dysart miner Darryl Marsh died when his light plane crashed about 100km north of Roma. DARRYL Marsh regularly piloted his single-engine Cessna plane from his home town of Roma to Dysart for work, but on Wednesday his scheduled flight turned to tragedy. ...

Plane crashes onto Philippine slum, 11 dead
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:17:10 -0800

MANILA: A small private plane crashed onto a Philippine slum on Saturday, setting off a fire that killed 11 people, police and the Red Cross said. Rescuers recovered the burned bodies of nine adults, a child and an infant from the crash site near ...

Blaze erupts after plane crashes into school
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:47:08 -0800

by: AP From: AP Firefighters try to extinguish a fire from burning houses after a light plane crashed into a nearby school. Pictur E: AP Source: AP A helicopter douses water as it helps in putting out a fire in suburban Paranaque City. ...

Pilot dies when experimental plane crashes in Elgin
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:29:34 -0800

A single engine low-wing aircraft crashed on takeoff from Olsen Airport in Plato Township of Kane County, killing the pilot. Firefighters worked for 20 minutes trying to extricate the pilot. | Bill O'Neill~For Sun-Times Media The pilot of a ...

1 Body Found After Colorado Plane Crash ; 3 Missing
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:29:14 -0800

They are simply reporting on a plane crash . Have some emphathy on the situation and on their family and friends!! Also, I think you mean "waiting to hear", not "here". Traveler - you're too funny, "common since" huh?? I think you mean "common sense". ...

Plane crashes into Venice business
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:45:45 -0800

The Cessna 152, single-engine aircraft crashed Friday around 10:45 am in the 500 block of Base Avenue in Venice. The aircraft, owned by Florida Flight Training, is a total loss. The only person onboard, a student pilot who once served as a jet pilot in ...

Small plane crashes in central NY; pilot killed
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:48:24 -0800

AP FULTON, NY Police say a small plane has crashed in woods near a central New York airport, killing the one person on board. Fulton Police Lt. Dave Ludington says the identity of the pilot hasn't been determined. The crash was reported at about 2 ...

Overheard on CNN.com: Baldwin's refusal to turn off cell phone no surprise to many
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:42:35 -0800

One commenter said that even a small risk of a plane crash isn't worth taking the chance and that Baldwin's wish to continue playing his game was unreasonable. ghostridercb: "And when your plane crashes because it interfered with the equipment on a ...

Amazon.com executive dies in Lake Huron plane crash
Sun, 04 Dec 2011 13:16:22 -0800

An executive with Amazon.com died Sunday in a small- plane crash on the shore of Lake Huron. Tom Phillips, 52, of Kirkland, was a general manager with Amazon Web Services, the Seattle Times reports. He was flying to a home he owned on Mackinac Island ...

Global airline safety up in 2011, Russia down
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:01:50 -0800

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev places flowers at the site of a plane crash near the Russian city of Yaroslavl September 8, 2011. By Robert Evans GENEVA (Reuters) - Global airline safety rates, covering total crashes and passenger deaths, ...

Global airline safety up in 2011, Russia down -IATA
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:01:21 -0800

In 2006, 855 people died in 20 crashes . All world regions including Africa, long one of the most dangerous for air travel, have this year seen a proportional drop in fatalities and plane losses -- with the lone exception of Russia and countries linked ...

Small plane crashes at Lincoln Park airport, injuring pilot
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:26:41 -0800

By joel schectman and marlene naanes lincoln park a small airplane crashed into the trees off a runway after a hard landing at Lincoln Park Airport on Friday afternoon, injuring the pilot, authorities said. The plane, a white Cessna Skycatcher ...

Mi G-21 combat aircraft crashes in Sirsa
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:30:19 -0800

The combat aircraft of AIF took off from Sirsa Air Force station base around 10am for its regular practise. The plane crashed around 1pm in the fields of Mangalia village. Air Force medical team led by SP Gupta, BK Patil and other AIF officials reached ...

Small plane crashes on Whidbey Island
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:40:24 -0800

Whidbey island a small plane crashed just after 4 pm Thursday on the west side of Whidbey Island, south of Coupeville, killing one person. The Piper Arrow was headed to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island when it crashed, base spokeswoman Kimberly ...

Government orders planes to install ground warning systems
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:12:53 -0800

The federal government is accepting a Transportation Safety Board recommendation intended to reduce small plane crashes 16 years after the board first suggested requiring aircraft to install terrain warning systems. While many in the aviation industry ...

Military plane crashes in Dubai
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:59:07 -0800

DUBAI // A military training aircraft returning to Italy after the Dubai Airshow crashed in the sea near Deira about midday yesterday, less than half an hour after take-off. The two pilots from the Italian-made trainer M-346 ejected from the aircraft ...

Homebuilt plane crash in Calif. desert kills 1
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:38:32 -0800

Authorities say a 65-year-old Palmdale man died when a small, experimental plane crashed in the central California desert. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the single-engine Vans RV-8 crashed under unknown circumstances ...