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Pilot of small plane dies after crash in Alabama field
CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — One person was killed after a plane crashed on or near a dirt airstrip in an Alabama field, a coroner said. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick told news outlets the crash happened about 11:36 a.m. Friday. A single-engine Cozy Mark IV went down in the...
A small plane has crashed in Zimbabwe and authorities suspect all 6 people on board are dead
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A small plane owned by a mining company crashed in Zimbabwe on Friday and aviation authorities said preliminary reports indicated that all six people on board were killed. The plane belonged to Zimbabwe's RioZim Limited, Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe...
Today in History: September 25, soldiers escort Black students into Little Rock high school
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2023. There are 97 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who’d been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock,...
Investigators say a Texas plane crashed due to jammed tail parts and a pilot's faulty inspection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators determined that jammed parts on the tail caused a plane to run off a runway and plow through a fence and into a pasture. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that the pilot who conducted a pre-flight inspection...
2 bodies were found in a search for a pilot instructor and a student in a downed plane
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Crews who were searching a heavily wooded area for a plane that went down during a severe storm with an instructor and a student pilot have found two bodies, Kentucky State Police said. The bodies were found Thursday morning after a drone located a debris...
Plane that crashed, killing Rep. Peltola's husband, had over 500 pounds of meat and antlers on board
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small plane that crashed in rural Alaska earlier this month, killing the husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was carrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers from a remote hunting camp when it went down shortly after takeoff, according to an investigation report...
Massachusetts man indicted on charges of trying to open jet's door, attacking crew on United flight
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly attacking a flight attendant earlier this year with a broken metal spoon and attempting to open an airliner’s emergency door on a cross-country flight, federal prosecutors said. Francisco Severo Torres, of...
5 dead, including one child, after 2 private planes collide in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five people, including one child, were killed when two private planes crashed Monday morning in the Mexican northern state of Durango, state authorities said. The crash occurred on a small dirt airstrip in the town of La Galancita, in western Durango. Two planes,...
Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them. ...
Investigators: Plane went into stall during maneuvers before Philadelphia-area crash that killed 2
PERKASIE, Pa. (AP) — Federal authorities say a plane that crashed in a residential street near a suburban Philadelphia middle school last year, killing two people, went into a stall and went out of control as the pilot was practicing maneuvers during an instructional flight. The...
