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Figure Skater Who Lost Parents in DC Plane Crash Performs at Gala

Tragedy had huge impact on figure skating community

(Newser) - Two months after losing both of his parents in the Washington, DC, plane crash, Maxim Naumov delivered a tribute at the world championships gala Sunday, the AP reports. Among the 67 victims killed when an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter on Jan. 29 were more than two...

US Bank Exec May Have Been Killed in Minnesota Plane Crash

Financial institution says it believes vice chair was onboard plane that crashed Saturday

(Newser) - A small plane crashed in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Saturday, leaving no survivors, and US Bank says it believes its vice chair was on board. The plane was registered to the vice chair, Terry Dolan, who also serves as the financial institution's chief administration officer, NBC News reports. "At...

Official: Pilot Who Landed on Lake Isn't Cooperating

Officials say John Morris Jr. wasn't authorized to fly with passengers

(Newser) - Stranded on the wing of an almost entirely sunken plane in icy Alaska, a student pilot and his young passengers defied the cold for 12 hours—but that pilot now faces federal scrutiny for what officials say was an unauthorized flight. John Morris Jr. was rescued alongside two young family...

Man, 2 Kids Found Alive After Alaska Plane Crash

They spent the night on top of wing of plane partially submerged in icy lake

(Newser) - Terry Godes, one of a dozen volunteer pilots who joined a search in Alaska for a missing pilot and two children after seeing a Facebook post asking for help, says it "kind of broke" his heart when he saw wreckage partially submerged in a lake. "But as I...

Plane That Flipped in Toronto Dropped 'Much Too Fast'
In Toronto Plane Flip,
Another Clue
Mar 21, 2025 6:24 AM CDT

In Toronto Plane Flip, Another Clue

Preliminary report from Canada's TSB shows Delta flight descended at high rate of speed

(Newser) - Some more insight is now available into what may have led a Delta plane to flip over upon landing last month in Toronto, via a preliminary report released Thursday by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. NBC News notes that although the report didn't pin down a definitive cause...

Report: Crashed Plane Was Half a Ton Overweight

10 people died when the Bering Air flight crashed Feb. 6 in Alaska

(Newser) - A commuter plane that crashed last month in Alaska was half a ton too heavy for the icy conditions it encountered, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Bering Air flight crashed Feb. 6 while flying from Unalakleet to Nome, a distance of 140 miles....

Plane Crashes Into Retirement Community Parking Lot

Somehow, all 5 aboard the plane survived Pennsylvania crash

(Newser) - A single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames Sunday in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in suburban Pennsylvania, and everyone on board survived, officials and witnesses said. The fiery crash happened around 3pm just south of Lancaster Airport in Manheim Township,...

Delta to Passengers on Plane That Overturned: Here's $30K

Airline says gesture has no strings attached

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines is offering $30,000 each to passengers who were on board the flight that flipped on landing in Toronto on Monday, a gesture that will cost it almost $2.3 million if all 76 passengers take them up on it. An airline spokesperson says the money "...

Another Aviation Incident Claims 2 Lives in Arizona

2 planes collided in midair, says NTSB

(Newser) - A fatal midair collision occurred at a regional airport in Arizona on Wednesday morning, leaving at least two dead. Fox News cites the NTSB as saying a Cessna 172S and a Lancair 360 MK II collided at the Marana Regional Airport, northwest of Tucson. No details about what led to...

Why Everybody Survived the Toronto Plane Crash

'The sheer survivability of this is really amazing'

(Newser) - Aviation experts—and passengers—are amazed that nobody was killed in the fiery crash of a Delta Air Lines plane at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Monday. At least 21 of the 80 people on board were injured when the plane crashed and flipped over, but all but two had...

'This Was Preventable': Claims Filed Over Potomac Crash

'I don't know who caused this crash, but I know the passengers sure didn't',' family's lawyer says

(Newser) - The family of Connecticut man Casey Crafton has filed what are believed to be the first legal claims against the federal government over the Potomac plane crash. "I don't know who caused this crash, but I know the passengers sure didn't, and the families are entitled to...

Man Watching Planes Land Recorded Toronto Crash

Footage emerges of Delta plane flipping on tarmac; passenger says crash was all 'cement and metal'

(Newser) - Footage of an "extremely rare" type of plane accident that took place Monday in Toronto is now circulating online. TMZ has murky video of the crash at Pearson Airport that shows the plane from behind as it touches down, then disappears in a blur of flame and black smoke....

At Least 8 Injured in Toronto Plane Crash
Delta Plane Flips on
Landing at Toronto Airport
UPDATED
Feb 17, 2025 5:19 PM CST

Delta Plane Flips on Landing at Toronto Airport

At least 15 on flight from Minneapolis were injured, 3 critically

(Newser) - Paramedics say at least 15 people were injured when a Delta Air Lines plane arriving from Minneapolis crashed at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Monday. Of them, one child and two adults were critically injured, CP24 reports. The aircraft flipped on its back in the crash, reports the CBC. In...

Black Hawk May Have Missed Key Instruction Before Collision

Evidence suggests the helicopter crew didn't hear critical information

(Newser) - Investigators revealed on Friday the crew of the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided in midair with an American Airlines jet near Ronald Regan National Airport in Washington, DC, last month may not have heard critical instructions from air traffic control prior to the fatal accident. NBC Washington reports a...

Fishing Boat Rescues Pilots After Navy Jet Crashes
Navy Jet Crashes
Into San Diego Bay
Feb 12, 2025 5:16 PM CST

Navy Jet Crashes Into San Diego Bay

Pilots were rescued by sportfishing boat

(Newser) - Two crew members ejected from a US Navy jet before it crashed into San Diego Bay on Wednesday and were quickly rescued by a sportfishing boat, authorities said. The two occupants of the E/A-18G Growler were first picked up by the Premiere Sportfishing vessel then transferred to a nearby Customs...

Boy Hurt Protecting Sister in Crash Is Making 'Miraculous' Recovery
After Emergency Surgery, Boy
Asked, 'Did I Save My Sister?'
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Feb 9, 2025 3:05 PM CST

After Emergency Surgery, Boy Asked, 'Did I Save My Sister?'

10-year-old injured by plane crash debris in Philadelphia is making 'miraculous' recovery

(Newser) - A 10-year-old boy has been making a "miraculous" recovery after protecting his younger sister from the flying debris of a medical transport plane that crashed in Philadelphia last week, his family said. "Daddy, did I save my sister?" was one of the first things Trey Howard asked his...

What We Know About the Alaska Plane Crash

All 10 bodies recovered on sea ice near Nome as investigation continues

(Newser) - Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering Sea. Crews on Saturday succeeded in recovering the remains of those killed in...

Airport Employees Face Charges Over Crash Video
Airport Employees Face
Charges Over Crash Video
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Feb 8, 2025 11:30 AM CST

Airport Employees Face Charges Over Crash Video

2 accused of leaking airport surveillance video to CNN

(Newser) - Two Airport Authority employees who allegedly leaked video of last week's midair crash that killed 67 people have been arrested. CNN anchor Kate Bolduan introduced the footage showing an American Airlines passenger jet colliding with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Friday morning, saying it "appears to...

Plane Carrying 10 Is Missing in Alaska
Wreckage
of Missing Plane
Found on Sea Ice
UPDATED
Feb 7, 2025 7:48 PM CST

Wreckage of Missing Plane Found on Sea Ice

Bering Air plane was last heard from over the Norton Sound

(Newser) - The wreckage of the Bering Air Caravan that went missing Thursday in Alaska has been found, with all 10 people who were on board presumed dead. The Wall Street Journal reports the plane vanished over the Bering Sea and was found on ocean ice. The US Coast Guard in Alaska...

In the Potomac, a Grim Recovery Begins


In the Potomac, a
Grim Recovery Concludes
UPDATED
Feb 4, 2025 4:27 PM CST

In the Potomac, a Grim Recovery Concludes

The remains of all 67 victims have been retrieved

(Newser) - The remains of all 67 victims of last week's midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a...

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