Latest Plane crashes News
China says deadly 2022 plane crash still being investigated
BEIJING (AP) — Experts are still investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner that killed 132 people one year ago, China's government said Monday. The March 21, 2022, disaster was a rare failure for a Chinese airline industry that dramatically improved...
Early report shows strong winds during Arkansas plane crash
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — During last month's deadly crash of a small plane near Little Rock, there were “changing/deteriorating weather conditions from the time of taxi, takeoff, and the accident,” according to a preliminary report Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board. ...
Today in History: March 17, SeaWorld gives up orca breeding
Today in History Today is Friday, March 17, the 76th day of 2023. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick’s Day. Today’s highlight in history: On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel. On this...
NTSB: Wing parts from air ambulance fell far from wreckage
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new federal report says parts of the right wing on a medical transport plane that crashed last month in rural Nevada, killing all five people aboard, fell far from the main wreckage site. The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary findings released...
Wreckage of Philippine plane found with all 6 aboard dead
CAUAYAN, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine search team guided by sniffer dogs on Thursday found the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed on a mountain more than a month ago and confirmed that all six people on board were dead, officials said. The Cessna 206 plane went...
Officials: Planes collide over Florida lake, at least 1 dead
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Two small planes collided in midair over a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon, and at least one person was dead, authorities said. Rescue workers were continuing to search Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven for possible survivors Tuesday evening, Polk...
2 Italian air force planes collide mid-air, killing pilots
ROME (AP) — Two Italian air force pilots were killed Tuesday during an exercise when the light aircraft they were flying collided mid-air and crashed to the ground, Italy's air force said in a statement. The two U-208 aircraft crashed near the Guidonia military airport, located...
Deputies: 2 dead after small plane crash in South Florida
LANTANA, Fla. (AP) — Two men are dead following a small plane crash at a South Florida airport Sunday night, authorities said. The crash occurred at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Lantana is located just south of...
Police: Small plane crash on Long Island; 1 dead, 2 critical
LINDENHURST, N.Y. (AP) — A small plane trying to return to a suburban Long Island airport after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit crashed on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring the two others aboard, officials said. No injuries were reported on the ground. ...
1 dead after plane crashes into a tree in north Georgia
BLUE RIDGE, Ga. (AP) — One person aboard a small plane was killed after the aircraft crashed into a tree near an airport in north Georiga on Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the crash, said the plane collided with a tree just short of the...
