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Vietnam War veteran, 81, killed in Colorado plane crash 50 miles away from destination
Alex Benson Watson, a Nebraska man known among his friends and family as Ben, "earned his final set of wings" following the crash, his family wrote in his obituary.
Small plane crashes at California race track, injuring 4 during NHRA finale
The crash occurred when the plane attempted to land at an airfield near the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, authorities confirmed.
American Airlines plane narrowly avoids crashing into Hawaii mountain range
“Number 298 turn right, expedite your climb through terrain and then turn right,” the air traffic controller said.
5 dead after plane slams through airport wall, bursts into flames during aborted takeoff
Federal and local authorities are investigating the cause of the fiery Tuesday afternoon crash at an Arizona airport that killed five people.
Here's what the sonar image speculated to be Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane turned out to be
New solar images from the company’s underwater drone revealed an aircraft-shaped rock formation, not Earhart's plane.
Pilot who taught 'Top Gun' actors to fly killed in crash at air show
An accomplished pilot who was "instrumental" in teaching "Top Gun: Maverick" actors to fly Navy jets was killed while performing aerobatics in a small plane at a New Mexico air...
2 Navy aviators killed in jet crash ID'd as trailblazers, including pilot part of historic Super Bowl flyover
“It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers,” said Cmdr. Timothy Warburton, commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron 130.
Wreckage of crashed Navy jet found near Mount Rainier as search continues for two crew members
The jet crashed on a mountainside “in a “remote area that is not accessible by motorized vehicles,” officials said.
Pilot killed and passenger injured as small plane crashes in Georgia neighborhood
“The pilot is deceased, and the passenger has minor injuries,” Savannah police posted on X, adding, “No one on the ground was injured.”
5 killed in Calif. plane crash after pilot takes off without clearance
Five people were killed in a plane crash on California’s Catalina Islands after the small aircraft took off from the airport without clearance. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed just after...
Multiple people dead after plane crash at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport
The crash occurred at 5 p.m. as, according to eyewitnesses, the airplane was trying to land at the airport, the National Parks Service said.
Veteran pilot, 62, killed in freak midair crash between vintage airplanes
A member of the precision-flying Tiger Squadron was piloting his vintage Chinese aircraft when it smashed into a Soviet-era plane in the skies not far from Los Angeles.
Connecticut teen, 15, taking flying lessons among 4 killed in Vermont plane crash
"This unimaginable loss has left a void in our hearts and our community."
Reports show ice build up could be responsible for doomed Brazilian flight
A preliminary report into the August crash of an airliner in Brazil found signs of ice buildup on the plane but no definite cause for the accident, the country's Center...
Wandering hunters stumble on plane crash, save pilot from inferno in woods
“Nothing about where we were headed was part of the plane,” Larsen told Cowboy State Daily. “For whatever reason, that’s where we were put.”
Report reveals the final moments before plane crash that killed three members of gospel group The Nelons
The plane that crashed and killed three members of The Nelons gospel group lost autopilot and was seen "in a barrel roll maneuver" shortly before going down, according to a...
Newly released video shows Delta plane clipping Spirit aircraft's wing
The video shows a Delta Airlines jet slowly moving toward a gate to drop off passengers after landing when it tries to squeeze past the parked Spirit Airlines aircraft.
3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon
Officials earlier in the day had said the plane was carrying two people and that at least one resident had been unaccounted for.
Pilot, passenger miraculously walk away from shocking crash on busy road
Both occupants sat in the cockpit looking stunned just moments after the aircraft smashed into the A419 in Gloucestershire.
Co-pilot on doomed Brazilian plane said it needed 'more power' before crash that killed all 62 on board: report
The plane was flying to Sao Paulo from Cascavel when it went down in Vinhedo Friday afternoon local time.