US denies role in General Zia's plane crashSeptember 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The US has rejected allegations that it was in any way involved in the plane crash that killed former president Zia-ul-Haq and several top Pakistani officials. US embassy spokesman Richard Snelsire denied former Intelligence Bureau chief Brigadier (retired) Imtiaz Ahmed's claims that the US was behind the crash, adding that, "[other] allegations that the US tried to influence or stall the investigations are baseless and untrue.
State police: 1 killed in small plane crash in northeastern PennsylvaniaAugust 30th, 2009 Police: 1 killed in small plane crash in Pa.EFFORT, Pa. — State police say one person has been killed in a small plane crash in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Authorities say second black box recovered from Comoros plane crashAugust 29th, 2009 2nd black box recovered from Comoros plane crashMORONI, Comoros — Authorities say they have recovered the second of two black boxes from a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed into the Indian Ocean in June with 153 people aboard. Col. Ismael Daho in charge of the Comoran crisis unit set up to deal with the crash says the plane's voice recorder was recovered Saturday.
Witness: Small plane crash-lands in New Jersey mall parking lot; pilot surviesAugust 25th, 2009 Small plane crash-lands in NJ mall parking lotROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A witness says a small plane has crash-landed in the parking lot of a northern New Jersey mall.
Two killed in Brazilian plane crashAugust 24th, 2009 SAO PAULO - A single-engine plane crashed in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, killing two people, authorities said. The plane, which began its trip in Vutoporanga, went out of control and crashed Saturday near the city of Comendador Gomes, the fire department said.
13 of 16 people killed in plane crash in northeast Iran were members of the crewJuly 25th, 2009 13 of 16 killed in Iran plane crash were crewTEHRAN, Iran — Thirteen of the 16 people killed in a plane crash in northeastern Iran were members of the crew, most of them from Kazakhstan, state television reported Saturday. The Russian-made plane, operated by Tehran-based Aria Airlines and carrying 153 passengers and crew, skidded off the runway and hit a wall Friday while landing in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
Correction: Florida Plane Crash storyJuly 10th, 2009 Correction: Florida Plane Crash storyPORT RICHEY, Fla. — In a July 9 story about a plane that crashed with five people aboard off Florida's Gulf Coast, The Associated Press erroneously reported that family members of two Quality Powder Coating LP employees were among those on the plane.
Searchers find body in sea off Comoros, but say it's not from fatal plane crashJuly 6th, 2009 Body found in sea off Comoros not from plane crashNAIROBI, Kenya — A Comoran official says a body has been found in the Indian Ocean but it is not related to the Yemenia Airways plane crash that killed 152 people last week. A search and rescue official says a body was found Sunday off the island of Anjouan.
French plane carrying young girl who survived Yemenia air crash off Comoros arrives in FranceJuly 2nd, 2009 Plane with Comoros crash survivor arrives in ParisLE BOURGET, France — A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris from the Comoros Islands on Thursday to the waiting arms of her father and siblings. Bahia Bakari, 14, was brought back to France on the plane carrying a government minister and other French officials.
Everything went black and we went down, says crash survivorJuly 1st, 2009 PARIS - A 14-year-old girl who survived Tuesday's crash of a Yemenia Air Airbus A310 told her father that the accident occurred suddenly and that she heard other survivors in the water, France 24 news station reported Wednesday. "Everything went black, and we went down," Bakari Bahiya told her father Bakari Kassim over telephone, according to the report.
Teenage survivor of jet crash 'doing well'; plane went down with 153 on boardJuly 1st, 2009 Teenage survivor of jet crash 'doing well'MORONI, Comoros — A nurse says a teenager belived to be the only survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash is "doing well" in a hospital in Comoros. Said Mohammed, a nurse at El Mararouf hospital, said Wednesday doctors would release more on the girl's condition later Wednesday.
One survivor of Yemenia Airways crash found: ReportJune 30th, 2009 PARIS - Searchers have found a survivor of early Tuesday's crash of a Yemenia Airways flight with 153 people on board, French i-tele reported, citing information from the airline. In addition, three bodies are reported to have been recovered from the waters some 10 kilometres off the coast of the Comoros Islands.
2 dead, 1 hospitalized in Washington state single-engine plane crashJune 29th, 2009 2 dead, 1 hospitalized in Wash. small plane crashYAKIMA, Wash.
Pilot of small plane dies in crash on grounds of New Hampshire resortJune 14th, 2009 Pilot of small plane dies in crash at NH resortGILFORD, N.H. — Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine plane has died after crashing on the grounds of a New Hampshire resort.
2 killed when small plane crashes into empty plane on ground at Florida airportMay 6th, 2009 2 killed in crash of small plane at Fla. airportLANTANA, Fla.