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Experimental aircraft crashes in Arizona, killing 1 and seriously injuring another

Mar. 18, 2024 13:02 PM EDT

GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — An experimental, homemade aircraft crashed about 70 miles (111 kilometers) southwest of Phoenix, killing one person and seriously injuring another, authorities said. The aircraft went down at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday near the Gila Bend Municipal Airport with...

Today in History: March 14, Albert Einstein is born and Stephen Hawking dies

Mar. 14, 2024 02:22 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Thursday, March 14, the 75th day of 2024. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, who would revolutionize physics and the human understanding of the universe, was...

Married Idaho couple identified as victims of deadly Oregon small plane crash

Mar. 12, 2024 14:02 PM EDT

MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have identified a married couple from Idaho as the victims of a small plane crash Sunday that killed both people on board. A husband and wife from Caldwell, Idaho, were the two fatalities, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on...

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say

Mar. 12, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia, the Defense Ministry said. It said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers crashed in the Ivanovo region. It didn't say...

The Russian Defense Ministry says a military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff

Mar. 12, 2024 06:59 AM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says a military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff.

NTSB is investigating small plane crash in Oregon that left 'no survivors,' authorities say

Mar. 11, 2024 19:49 PM EDT

MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — A small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board, local authorities said Monday. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a 911 call around 7:40 p.m. Sunday reported the crash outside the city of Madras, and deputies found...

Private jet was short on approach to Virginia runway when it crashed, killing 5, police say

Mar. 11, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

HOT SPRINGS, Va. (AP) — A small private jet was short on its approach to a rural Virginia airport’s runway when it struck trees and crashed into a hillside and burned, killing all five people aboard, state police said Monday. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 left Fort Lauderdale,...

All 5 aboard dead after small private jet crashes and burns in rural Virginia woods, police say

Mar. 10, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five people aboard, police said. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 went down amid trees along an airport road in Hot Springs, a community in the...

Canadian town mourns 'devastating loss' of family killed in Nashville plane crash

Mar. 08, 2024 15:53 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee identified those killed in a fiery small plane crash next to Interstate 40 on Monday as a family of five from Canada. The pilot was Victor Dotsenko, 43, and the passengers were his wife Rimma, 39, and their three children, David, 12,...

Today in History: March 8, Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in 'Fight of the Century'

Mar. 08, 2024 00:03 AM EST

Today in History Today is Friday, March 8, the 68th day of 2024. There are 298 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 8, 1971, in the first of three fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Frazier defeated Ali by decision...