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Here are the stories for today… Be safe and stay healthy out there! Tom

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BY MICHELLE MARCHANTE Two people walked away unscathed after their small Piper plane crashed while trying to land at North Perry Airport early Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The crash happened shortly before 8 a.m. Helicopter video taken by WSVN shows the plane upside down on its roof on the north side of the airport. […]

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By Erin Wides  ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) – Nobody was seriously injured in a plane crash involving the next speaker of the Texas House, Dade Phelan at the Angelina County Airport. According to airport Manager Gary Letney, the plane was landing when the brakes went out. It then crashed at the end of the runway. “In […]

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KAAL-TV (KSTP) – A small plane landed on Interstate 35W in Arden Hills on Wednesday night, closing traffic lanes. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a single-engine Bellanca Viking plane made a suspected emergency landing just before 9:30 p.m. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the plane landed in the northbound lanes near County Road […]

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) – Capital City Fire Rescue responded to Juneau International Airport for a reported small plane crash. According to Assistant Chief Ed Quinto, a small plane crashed at the airport just after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Quinto said the plane was moving across the runway when a strong gust picked up a Piper Cub […]

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Author: Jess Arnold The panel that advises the CDC on immunizations voted Tuesday to recommend giving the vaccine to health care personnel and long-term care facility residents first. WASHINGTON — The CDC’s immunization advisory panel voted Tuesday to first give the COVID-19 vaccine to health care personnel and long-term care facility residents. Some firefighters feel they […]

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Survey reveals one-third of departments don’t train on EV fires, half don’t have SOGs for them While driving to our fire headquarters recently, I was surprised to hear an early morning news item about a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report related to the fire service. The NTSB had released the results of a survey that found […]

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Near The Beginning Of Runway 13, The Airplane Was Struck From Behind By The Snowplow Location: Spearfish, SD Accident Number: CEN21LA022Date & Time: October 18, 2020, 12:00 Local Registration: N97875Aircraft: Cessna 182Q Injuries: 2 NoneFlight Conducted Under: On October 18, 2020, about 1200 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182Q, NN97875, was involved in an accident […]

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48 Years ago today: On 3 December 1972 a Spantax Convair CV-990 crashed on take-off from Tenerife, Spain, killing all 155 occupants. Date: Sunday 3 December 1972 Time: ca. 06:45 Type: Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado Operator: Spantax Registration: EC-BZR C/n / msn: 30-10-25 First flight: 1962 Engines: 4 General Electric CJ805-23 Crew: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 […]

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By KPLC Digital Team JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. (KPLC) – A pilot walked away from a cropduster crash in Jeff Davis Parish this afternoon. The crash happened in a field near Winston Road, south of Elton, and the pilot was able to walk to the junction of Dan Buller Road and La. 26, according to Chief […]

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The jets were grounded worldwide after two fatal crashes in 2019 By Helen Coffey A Boeing 737 Max plane has become the first to be awarded an airworthiness certificate since the jets were grounded in 2019 following two fatal crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the certificate, which authorises that particular aircraft to fly, after announcing that Administrator […]

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The Rudder Pedal “Fell Forward” Which Prevented Any Effective Right Rudder Or Right Brake Location: Longview, TX Accident Number: CEN21LA033Date & Time: October 7, 2020, 15:50 Local Registration: N790LAircraft: American Champion Aircraft 7ECA Injuries: 1 NoneFlight Conducted Under: On October 7, 2020, about 1550 central daylight time, an American Champion Aircraft model 7ECA, N790L, was […]

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50 Years ago today: On 2 December 1970 a Cargolux Canadair CL-44 crashed into farmhouses near Dakha, Bangladesh, killing all 4 occupants and 4 on the ground. Date: Wednesday 2 December 1970 Time: ca 10:00 GMT Type: Canadair CL-44J Operator: Cargolux Registration: TF-LLG C/n / msn: 36 First flight: 1964-03-25 (6 years 8 months) Engines: […]

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By Jorge Quiquivix IZARD COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) – Izard County residents called 911 Monday after they saw a plane flying low and heard a crash shortly after, according to Office of Emergency Management Director Gary Dickerson. Dickerson said his office got the call around 2 p.m. that a plane had gone down in the small […]

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By Linnea Ahlgren On Friday evening, a FedEx MD-11 made an emergency landing at Memphis Airport. The cockpit crew reported a left engine failure during the initial climb and circled back around to land without incident. However, several eye- and ear-witness reports tell of loud explosions and balls of fire as the plane passed overhead. […]

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Army releases sound recordings of the incident Yaniv Kubovich The Israel Air Force has grounded its fleet of F-15 fighter jets after an incident last week in which an F-15’s canopy, the transparent enclosure over the cockpit, dislodged while the aircraft was flying at 30,000 feet, requiring the crew to make a harrowing emergency landing. The […]

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During The Initial Takeoff The Airplane Stayed In Ground-Effect Location: Spirit Lake, ID Accident Number: WPR21LA011Date & Time: October 6, 2020, 15:33 Local Registration: N55893Aircraft: RANS S-7 Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 MinorFlight Conducted Under: On October 06, 2020 at 1533 Pacific daylight time, a Rans S-7 Courier amphibian airplane, N55893, was substantially damaged when it […]

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46 Years ago today: On 1 December 1974 two Boeing 727s (of Northwest and TWA) crashed killing all 3 and all 92 occupants. Date: Sunday 1 December 1974 Time: 11:10 Type: Boeing 727-231 Operator: Trans World Airlines – TWA Registration: N54328 C/n / msn: 20306/791 First flight: 1970-02-13 (4 years 10 months) Total airframe hrs: […]

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