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U.S. officials say a suspected drug trafficker who survived a Florida-area plane crash is linked to a Bahamas politician, amid allegations of a plan to move 1,000 kilograms of cocaine and possible protection by local officials, prompting investigations by Bahamian and U.S. authorities into corruption.
New footage released by the NTSB shows the left engine and its pylon detaching from UPS Flight 2976's MD-11F during takeoff near Louisville, triggering a crash that killed 15 people (3 crew members and 12 on the ground) and prompting ongoing investigations into the cause.
Jonathan Gardiner, one of 11 Bahamian survivors of a plane crash off the Florida coast, was charged with one count of cocaine import conspiracy for allegedly smuggling cocaine since 2023. Prosecutors say he carried a brown paper bag containing $30,000 in Bahamian currency labeled with the name of a Bahamian politician previously tied to a cocaine shipment, and he had three phones on him. The twin-engine plane departed Marsh Harbor, Bahamas, for Freeport and crashed about 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida; all passengers and the pilot survived and were rescued by an Air Force helicopter. Gardiner faces one count of cocaine import conspiracy.
Investigators say a single-engine Cessna carrying pickleball players to a Texas tournament broke apart in midair and crashed near Wimberley on May 1, 2026; a report details the breakup of the aircraft.
Two people aboard a Piper PA-28 were killed when the aircraft crashed into a southwest Akron home, triggering a fire that damaged the residence next door. Nearby occupants escaped unharmed, and responders secured the scene as FAA and NTSB, along with state authorities, launched an investigation.
A small plane crashed into homes on Canterbury Circle in Akron’s Coventry Crossing, killing two people and sparking a house fire as emergency crews responded; police and fire officials were on scene investigating.
A Bahamian pilot, Ian Nixon, lost both engines and all radios on a Beechcraft King Air 300 while en route from Marsh Harbour to Freeport, then crash-landed about 50 nautical miles off Florida. He and the 10 passengers floated on a life raft until a U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing aircraft spotted them and rescued all 11 to Florida hospitals; three sustained minor injuries. The Bahamian AAIA said the incident happened outside territorial waters and will not lead its investigation; the official probe will be handled by the appropriate authorities.
Eleven people survived a Beechcraft 300 King Air crash off Florida after spending about five hours on a yellow life raft. Rescue crews from the U.S. military located the survivors as they endured 3- to 5-foot swells and, with a helicopter hoist, brought them to safety before flying them to Melbourne Orlando International Airport in stable condition; the FAA will investigate the crash.
Eleven Bahamian adults aboard a twin-engine turboprop crashed about 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida. They spent roughly five hours on a life raft before rescue teams—including a Coast Guard air crew and a 920th Rescue Wing helicopter—plucked them from the ocean as a thunderstorm approached. The survivors, though dehydrated, were listed in stable condition after being brought to Melbourne Orlando International Airport; the ELT beacon had alerted responders, and Bahamian authorities will investigate the crash’s cause.
Eleven Bahamian adults survived a twin-engine turboprop crash into the Atlantic about 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida, spending roughly five hours in a life raft before a HH-60W rescue helicopter hoisted them to safety; rescuers credited an emergency beacon and rapid response by Air Force Reserve crews, with all survivors listed in stable condition.
A small plane crashed into a residential building in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killing the pilot and co-pilot and injuring two others. The aircraft had taken off from Pampulha Airport and, after reporting difficulties during takeoff, veered and hit a multi-story building in a residential area, with emergency services responding shortly after the 12:25 p.m. incident.
Five members of the Amarillo pickleball club were killed when a twin-engine plane crashed in Texas while en route to a pickleball tournament; investigators from the FAA and NTSB are examining the cause, the other plane in the same group landed safely, and the pickleball community is mourning.
A Texas plane crash killed several pickleball players, triggering widespread mourning in the community; among the victims were a school tennis star and a trauma counselor, with an investigation underway into the cause of the crash.
The estate of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle faces $30 million in wrongful-death lawsuits filed by the Dutton estates (two suits of $15 million each) over a December fatal plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport. The Cessna C550, owned by Biffle, was allegedly not properly maintained, and the crash killed Biffle, his wife Cristina, and their two children, along with pilot Dennis Dutton, his son Jack, and Craig Wadsworth. The NTSB preliminary report says Jack Dutton was not qualified to serve as copilot and that the left engine had starting issues; the investigation continues.
After Greg Biffle and his family died in a North Carolina plane crash, investigators allege that members of the Biffle inner circle conspired to steal wealth and assets, including a Jan. break-in at the home and multi-state fraud tied to altered emails, phone numbers, and passwords; the case remains under investigation with no arrests reported.