An animal-rescue pilot died in a crash. 2 dogs aboard are recovering

NEW YORK (AP) — When Seuk Kim took off from Maryland last weekend with three small dogs aboard his plane, it was the latest of many volunteer flights he had made to rescue animals in need. After realizing a childhood dream of becoming a pilot, Kim transported cats and dogs from...

Pilot killed in plane crash in remote woods of New York, but 2 dogs survive

WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — A pilot and a rescue dog he was transporting to an animal shelter were killed when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains, though two other dogs were later found to have survived, authorities said. Seuk Kim, 49, was flying from...

Costa Rican rescue teams find one survivor after plane crash leaves 5 people dead

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The sole survivor of a plane crash near Costa Rica’s capital, in which five other people died, is in serious condition in a hospital, the local Red Cross said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old woman was one of six people on board the small aircraft when it...

Small plane carrying six people crashes near Costa Rica's capital

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A small plane carrying six people crashed southeast of Costa Rica’s capital on Monday, but the condition of those aboard was not immediately known. The Central American country’s civil aviation authorities said that the Cessna 206 Stationair crashed...

DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a house Monday morning, killing a Spanish crew member but not harming anyone on the ground. The cause is under investigation. A surveillance video showed the plane...

The Lithuanian airport authority says a DHL cargo plane has crashed near the capital's airport

Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado kills 2 and injures 1

DENVER (AP) — A Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado has killed the aircraft's pilot and an aerial photographer, authorities say. The crash that occurred in Larimer County on Saturday killed pilot Susan Wolber and aerial photographer Jay Rhoten, according to a statement...

Takeaways from the AP's investigation into Osprey safety issues

After being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey — a complicated aircraft that flies fast like a plane but converts to land like a helicopter — is back in the air. But there are still questions as to...

The Osprey's safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the ground, banking hard over valleys and hills as they close in on a dusty landing zone. A flight engineer in the back braces a .50-caliber machine gun over...

Officials say 2 taken to hospitals after small plane accident

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Two people were taken to hospitals after a small plane struck an unoccupied plane at an eastern Pennsylvania airport, authorities said. Police in Bucks County's Buckingham Township said first responders were sent to Doylestown Airport shortly before 12:30...