All articles tagged with #plane crashes
A mid-air collision between two Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2B gliders over Edinburg, NY left one pilot dead and the other uninjured; the surviving pilot landed safely and helped search for the second glider, which investigators later found in a wooded area. The deceased pilot’s identity has not been released, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Two pilots of a 2026 Cessna Citation Latitude private jet crashed on landing at Misrata International Airport in Libya, with prosecutors alleging they were flying under the influence; they were detained pending pretrial review. The Turkish-operated jet, which had departed Istanbul Atatürk Airport to pick up VIP passengers, carried three people (a German pilot, a Turkish co-pilot, and a Turkish flight attendant) and suffered a fiery runway crash with no injuries. The operator, BKNJET Aviation Co., disputed the alcohol allegations, saying no verified evidence had been received as investigations continue and the airport disruption was short.
Runway excursions—planes overshooting runways—remain a persistent aviation safety challenge. The Washington Post piece explains how the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) was developed after a 1984 JFK-overrun that saw a SAS DC-10 go off the runway but with no fatalities, and EMAS has since stopped multiple overruns (the article cites 26 planes). But the Miami incident involving an Amazon cargo plane, in foggy, rainy conditions, shows that weather, visibility, and other factors can still lead to runways being overrun, underscoring EMAS’s usefulness while also highlighting its limits in fully preventing skids.
Initial flight data released by the NTSB indicate the Amazon cargo plane briefly considered a go-around (an aborted landing) before overshooting the runway at Miami International Airport, crashing into a van and SUV and killing five people on the ground; investigators say more analysis is ongoing.
An Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, crashed into vehicles, and killed five people with five others injured; authorities and Amazon are investigating, and the airport was subject to a ground stop.
A Cessna 402 crashed near Nassau, killing all 10 people on board, including Bahamian DJ Fresh and members of the Da Pond Band; Flamingo Air was suspended after two Friday incidents, and investigators from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority and Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas are probing the crash as the prime minister offered condolences.
A small, car-sized aircraft crashed into Beijing’s CITIC Tower (China Zun), a 109-story skyscraper in the city’s business district. Photos and social-media videos show debris and a hole in the glass exterior, while investigators have not commented on the cause.
A fiery plane crash on a Texas highway near Laredo killed Joshua Baer as bystanders in passing cars rushed to help, using a sledgehammer and a shovel to free passengers from the cockpit while flames burned. A dog was rescued and survived; five officers were treated for smoke inhalation and the surviving truck driver also lived. Authorities praised the quick, selfless actions of strangers that helped prevent a larger loss of life.
A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff during a testing flight at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California, with eight people on board; initial officials said the crash was not survivable and emergency crews responded to the scene.
A skydiving plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on a day with clear blue skies killed 12 people, including 11 skydivers, as the NTSB opens an investigation into the crash; the tragedy devastates the close-knit Midwest skydiving community and features personal stories like 54-year-old Michael Shanahan, who began jumping after his sister’s cancer diagnosis.
Twelve people were killed when a Pacific Aerospace 750XL skydiving plane crashed in Missouri. The aircraft had completed nine flights over the weekend, including two on Sunday, before going down as investigators seek the cause. Federal agencies have long flagged oversight, maintenance, and training for skydiving flights, and the FAA has convened a committee to study safety improvements. The skydiving industry says participants follow FAA rules and notes that last year’s roughly 3.5 million jumps produced 16 civilian fatalities, most from human error.
Twelve people died when a Skydive Kansas City skydiving plane crashed near Butler Memorial Airport shortly after takeoff. Authorities say the aircraft failed to gain altitude and struck the ground; a joint FAA–NTSB investigation is underway, with a Red Cross family center opened at the airport and favorable weather reported at the time.
A plane carrying skydivers crashed in Missouri, killing 12 people. The incident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, with authorities saying the exact cause is not yet known; safety experts note that maintenance and safety culture have been factors in similar skydiving crashes in the past.
A Baltimore bakery truck driver was on the New Jersey Turnpike when United Airlines Flight 169 clipped his tractor-trailer during its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport, toppling a light pole and sending the truck into a barrier. He survived with injuries, and his family says he feared he would be decapitated in the moment before impact. Authorities are reviewing what happened, while the flight landed safely with 221 passengers and 10 crew aboard; the driver has been transported back to Baltimore for evaluation.
The cockpit voice recorder from an Air Canada Express jet captured a runway clearance error at LaGuardia: air traffic control cleared both the plane and an emergency vehicle to use the same runway, a miscommunication the tower did not recognize, leading to a deadly collision that killed two pilots and injured others; the NTSB is investigating.