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By Kacie Sinton GRAND COUNTY, Utah (KKCO) – A mix of at least a dozen members of the Grand County Sheriff’s Office and Mesa County Search and Rescue swarmed an otherwise nondescript part of the eastern Utah scrubland Wednesday afternoon searching for survivors of a plane that went down earlier in the day. The Grand County […]

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The military helicopter went missing in California amid severe storms By Anders Hagstrom Fox News The five U.S. Marines aboard a helicopter that went missing on a trip from Nevada to California were confirmed dead on Thursday. First responders found the crashed CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter following hours of searching on Wednesday, but they did not find the crew […]

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By Mike Toole BOSTON – Two JetBlue planes hit each other on the ground at Logan Airport in Boston early Thursday morning. A spokesperson for Massport, which runs the airport, told WBZ-TV the two jets “made contact” while in the de-icing area. “One wingtip touched another plane’s tail. No injuries, but both flights cancelled,” the spokesperson […]

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Pilot Said He Was Unaware Of The Airplane Blocking The Runway Until He Heard A “Thump” During Landing Location: Carson City, NV Accident Number: WPR24LA068Date & Time: January 7, 2024, 20:19 Local Registration: N421TPAircraft: Cessna 421C Injuries: 1 NoneFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal On January 7, 2024, at 2019 Pacific daylight […]

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35 Years ago today: On 8 February 1989 an Independent Air Boeing 707 crashed into Pico Alto, Azores, killing all 144 occupants. Date: Wednesday 8 February 1989 Time: 14:08 Type: Boeing 707-331B Operator: Independent Air Registration: N7231T MSN: 19572/687 First flight: 1968 Total airframe hrs: 44755 Cycles: 12589 Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B (HK) Crew: […]

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These are the stories for today… Of note, an A-320 landing minus a wheel in Brazil, an old WWII 1000 lbs Mark 65 bomb being found buried at a Florida airport and Houston hoping to have eVTOL “taxis” flying within two years. Be safe out there! Tom

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MURILO BASSETO The pilots of an Airbus A319 had to detour to São Paulo International Airport, in Guarulhos (SP), this early afternoon on Tuesday, February 6, after the loss of one of the plane’s wheels. The audio and video presented in this article allow you to see how everything happened. The incident occurred with flight […]

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by: Elizabeth ‘Ufi HONOLULU (KHON2) — Aviation officials are investigating an unexpected single-engine aircraft landing in Maili Tuesday morning. The Honolulu Fire Department reported that the incident happened just after 10:40 a.m. and received the call from an area near Maili Beach Park. According to HFD, a private plane was making an emergency landing. The aircraft’s […]

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1,000-pound Mark 65 military ordnance found on grounds of Brooksville Tampa Bay Regional Airport By Stephen Sorace Fox News A 1,000-pound World War II-era bomb was unearthed Tuesday at a regional airport in Florida, prompting evacuations until officials determined the ordnance was inert, authorities said. Construction workers found what was believed to be a “very old” Mark 65 bomb […]

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Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, commonly known as eVOTLs, are less noisy, and take off vertically, like helicopters. By Janet Miranda The Houston Airport System says they plan to bring air taxis to the area within the next two years, just in time for the FIFA World Cup in 2026. “Right now we’re looking at identifying landing […]

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Still Over The Runway, The Engine Began To “Stutter” And Lose Power Location: Moriarty, NM Accident Number: WPR24LA063Date & Time: January 2, 2024, 10:30 Local Registration: N111XFAircraft: Bender Thomas G RV-6 Injuries: 1 MinorFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal On January 2, 2024, at 1030 mountain standard time, an experimental amateur-built Vans […]

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58 Years ago today: On 7 February 1966 an Indian Airlines Fokker F-27 crashed in Banihall Pass, killing all 37 occupants. Date: Monday 7 February 1966 Time: 11:55 Type: Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 Operating for: Indian Airlines Leased from: Schreiner Airways Registration: PH-SAB MSN: 10271 First flight: 1965-03-22 (11 months) Total airframe hrs: 1930 Cycles: […]

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BY KEVIN BOULANDIER, ALEX BROWNING, NICOLE LINSALATA PARKLAND, FLA. (WSVN) – A single-engine Cessna C-150 plane made an emergency landing on a Broward County road. The plane came down at around 3:35 p.m. Monday, in the area of Nob Hill Road and Hillsboro Boulevard in Parkland. The flight took off from Pompano Beach Airpark and experienced some difficulties […]

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Pilot okay after aircraft flips over while landing Matthew Claxton The pilot was reportedly unhurt after a small plane flipped over while landing on a private runway in rural Langley Monday afternoon. At about 3:30 p.m., the red plane was making a landing in a field in the 24300 block of 32nd Avenue. According to […]

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By David Kaminski-Morrow One of Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya’s Yakovlev Superjet 100s has suffered an excursion after landing at Saransk airport. Rossiya is part of Aeroflot Group and the twinjet had been operating flight SU6165 from Moscow Sheremetyevo on 5 February. Saransk is some 500km east of the Russian capital. According to preliminary indications from the […]

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Pilot Reported That Shortly After Takeoff During The Climb, He Experienced A Partial Loss Power And Began To Descend Location: Auburn, WA Accident Number: WPR24LA074Date & Time: January 16, 2024, 11:30 Local Registration: N920MBAircraft: Beck Michael J Sonex Injuries:Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal On January 16, 2024, at 1130 Pacific standard […]

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28 Years ago today: On 6 February 1996 a Birgenair Boeing 757 crashed while into the sea after takeoff from Puerto Plata, Dom.Rep., killing all 189 occupants. Date: Tuesday 6 February 1996 Time: 23:47 Type: Boeing 757-225 Operating for: Alas Nacionales Leased from: Birgenair Registration: TC-GEN MSN: 22206/31 First flight: 1984-02-03 (12 years ) Total […]

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LRT.lt On Saturday around 2:20 p.m. An “Avion Express” passenger plane skidded off the runway while landing at the Vilnius airport, the airport was closed for some time. According to Lithuanian Airports representative Tadas Vasiliauskas, from 5 p.m. flights will continue as usual.  “We would like to inform you that the runway of the Vilnius […]

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