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A father and son from Lee, New Hampshire were involved in a plane crash off the coast of Bristol, Maine: the pilot, John Hall, 54, died, while his passenger son Tyler Hall, 21, survived and was hospitalized. The FAA says the pilot declared an emergency due to engine issues before the crash.
A charter plane crashed near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board (two pilots and six passengers). The flight, a Cessna 441 operated by Security Aviation from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, went down around 12:15 p.m. local time. FAA and the NTSB will investigate; the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center launched a search-and-rescue mission and later confirmed no survivors. Names of those aboard will be released after next of kin notifications.
A Security Aviation Cessna 441 carrying a pilot and seven passengers crashed west of Cape Newenham, Alaska, while en route from Anchorage to the Cape Newenham area around 12:15 p.m. local time. The flight departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Air traffic control alerts indicated the plane didn’t reach the destination, and search-and-rescue teams were on scene near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site. There were no indications of survivors as of Thursday afternoon. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
A Cessna 150 airplane and a Bell 407 helicopter collided in midair near Carlisle, PA, around 6:50 p.m. on Aug. 19. Two people were aboard the helicopter; the number on the airplane is unknown. FAA and NTSB will investigate, with the NTSB leading the probe. The helicopter was reportedly operated by Pennsylvania State Police. Gov. Shapiro said he’s been briefed and urged Pennsylvanians to join in prayers as investigators determine injuries and circumstances. This is a developing story.
Rockets are launching almost daily in the United States, driven by NASA’s Artemis program, SpaceX and other providers expanding the commercial launch cadence. The FAA projects thousands of launches in the next decade, with Florida and California leading launches and offshore sites being explored to meet growing demand for space missions and satellite deployments.
Two American Airlines flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor nearly merged on air traffic control due to identical call signs around midnight; ATC maintained required separation and both planes continued without incident. FAA is investigating; no injuries reported.
The FAA will impose a three-hour ground stop at Reagan National Airport on August 23 to accommodate the Freedom 250 Grand Prix street race in Washington, D.C., causing flight disruptions in the D.C. area.
The FAA certified Boeing’s 737 MAX 7 after a nine-year review, but within days issued an airworthiness directive mandating structural inspections on about 1,429 MAX-family jets due to production-quality scratches on a bear strap—no MAX cracks found yet. The directive affects many operators (including Southwest, which plans to receive the MAX 7 in 2027) and emphasizes safety oversight even as deliveries resume. In short, a celebratory certification was tempered by a broad inspection mandate tied to factory workmanship, not a design flaw.
A Sikorsky S-64 firefighting helicopter crashed near Richfield in Millard County, Utah, while assisting with the Widemouth 2 Fire; initial reports suggested the pilot and crewmember had died, but officials later said there was no confirmation of the victims’ status due to unsafe conditions. The crash area remains inaccessible as investigators from the FAA and NTSB examine the incident. The Widemouth 2 Fire has burned more than 111,000 acres, making it Utah’s largest wildfire of the 2026 season.
Officials confirm a Sikorsky S64 firefighting helicopter crashed in Richfield during operations on the Widemouth 2 Fire, with two people on board. The FAA and NTSB will investigate, with the NTSB taking the lead. Governor Spencer Cox visited affected communities and urged support as the Widemouth 2 Fire grew to about 106,450 acres and was around 19% contained.
A temporary outage at a Minneapolis air traffic control facility serving about 330,000 square miles caused ground holds and flight delays across the Midwest, with systems later restored but several airports still affected as the FAA investigates the cause.
Flights at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International were temporarily halted due to an FAA equipment outage, with a 2:30 p.m. ground stop and limited arrivals permitted later; operations resumed around 4 p.m., but delays persist as the FAA outage affects airspace. The incident is part of broader statewide disruptions, with reports of outages to 911 lines and voting systems, though officials say backup procedures are in use and it’s unclear whether those outages are related to the FAA issue.
The FAA said it is reviewing a Tuesday air-traffic safety incident involving Marine One near Reagan National Airport. Officials said there was no dangerous close call and the aircraft did not appear to be converging, but reports indicate Marine One and Envoy Air 3742 may not have maintained required separation, and commercial traffic near Reagan had not been halted as required by a policy enacted after a January 2025 collision. The FAA plans to convene a Safety Review Team, and both planes landed safely.
The FAA is reviewing a safety incident in which Marine One departed the White House while an Envoy Air Embraer 170 bound for Pensacola reportedly did not maintain separation near Reagan National Airport; officials said it did not appear to be a dangerous close call, but the agency will convene a Safety Review Team to assess whether the required 1.5 miles horizontal and 500 feet vertical separation was observed, noting that Reagan National traffic rules have tightened after a 2025 fatal crash and that commercial traffic is typically halted when Marine One is in flight near the airport.
The FAA granted certification to Boeing’s smallest 737 MAX variant, the MAX 7, after more than four years of delays, with Southwest Airlines slated as the launch customer and the first deliveries imminent; the MAX 7 seats about 135–160 passengers (up to 172 in high-density layouts) and can fly up to 4,300 miles, enabling longer, thinner routes, while certification delays stemmed from updates to flight-control software, alerting systems, and a redesigned engine anti-ice system; Boeing has built around 30 MAX 7s and 9 MAX 10s, and certification for the MAX 10 is expected soon.