Officials say small plane crashed near Muncie; Erratic flight could signal pilot hypoxiaSeptember 30th, 2009 Military Officials: Small plane down in IndianaWASHINGTON — U.S. military officials say a small, single-engine plane crashed near Muncie, Indiana, after operating erratically.
Small plane crashes at Hayward airport shortly after takeoff; pilot uninjuredSeptember 16th, 2009 Small plane crashes at Hayward airportHAYWARD, Calif. — Authorities say a pilot walked away unharmed when his small plane crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff from California's Hayward Executive Airport.
Small plane crashes at Calif. airport after takeoff; 1 on board, injuries unknownSeptember 16th, 2009 Small plane crashes at Calif. airportHAYWARD, Calif.
Republic of Congo cargo plane crashes into cemetery, killing 5 aboardAugust 26th, 2009 Republic of Congo cargo plane crash kills 5BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — A small cargo plane crashed into a cemetery Wednesday morning, killing five people, the country's top transport official said. The Antonov 12 cargo plane crashed south of the capital, Brazzaville, around 7 a.m., Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Emile Ouosso said.
Republic of Congo cargo plane crashes into cemetery, killing 6 aboardAugust 26th, 2009 Republic of Congo cargo plane crash kills 6BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — A small cargo plane crashed into a cemetery Wednesday morning, killing six people, the country's top transport official said. The Antonov 12 cargo plane crashed south of the capital, Brazzaville, around 7 a.m., Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Emile Ouosso said Wednesday.
Republic of Congo cargo plane crashes into cemetery with at least 4 people aboardAugust 26th, 2009 Republic of Congo plane with 4 crew crashesBRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — A transport official says a small cargo plane with at least four people aboard has crashed into a cemetery in Republic of Congo. Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Emile Ouosso says an Antonov 12 cargo plane with a pilot and three crew members aboard crashed around 7 a.m.
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.
Two killed in Iran plane crashAugust 15th, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian training plane crashed west of Tehran Saturday killing two people on board, a media report said. The plane crashed a few minutes after take off from Payam airport at 7.00 a.m., the Mehr news agency reported citing Mohammadali Zohoori, manager of the Payam International Airport in Karaj city.
Air France Airbus 330 hits a building in Brazzaville after landing; no one is hurtJuly 30th, 2009 Air France plane hits Congo building, no one hurtBRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — A transport official says an Air France Airbus 330 hit a building after landing in the capital of Congo but no one was hurt. Emile Ouosso, minister of transportation and civil aviation, says the Airbus 330 landed at Brazzaville's Maya-Maya airport on Wednesday night and one of its wings then hit a building.
Two killed as small plane crashes in USJuly 19th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A small plane crashed in Santa Clarita near Los Angeles Saturday, killing two people on board, authorities said. The plane crashed in the middle of a street at noon, said Brendon Peart of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Iranian passenger plane crashesJuly 15th, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian passenger plane Wednesday crashed in Qazvin province northwest of the capital Tehran, the news network Khabar reported. The plane belonged to Caspian Airlines and was flying with 150 passengers to Yerevan, Armenia.
Civilian helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; casualties unknownJuly 14th, 2009 Civilian helicopter crashes in AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Officials say a white transport helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan. Fazel Haq, the top official in the Sangin district of Helmand province, says the logistics helicopter crashed around daybreak Tuesday outside the town of Sangin.
7 killed in Congo plane crash, including 1 French nationalApril 30th, 2009 7 killed in Congo plane crashKINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from the crash of a Boeing 737 that went down over a village in Congo has risen to seven, officials in Congo and neighboring Central African Republic said on Thursday. The plane — owned by a businessman in Central African Republic — was flying from Brazzaville, the capital of the nearby Republic of Congo, when it went down Wednesday.
Congo governor says plane crashed southeast of capital, killing at least 3 peopleApril 29th, 2009 Congo governor reports plane crash; 3 deadKINSHASA, Congo — A Boeing 737 on a test flight crashed southeast of Congo's capital on Wednesday, killing at least three people, officials said. The aircraft suffered unknown "technical problems" shortly after taking off Brazzaville, capital of neighboring Republic of Congo, Transport Minister Matthiew Mpita told The Associated Press.
Baby gorilla saved from trafficker in Congo; found in a bag on a planeApril 28th, 2009 Baby gorilla saved from trafficker in CongoGOMA, Congo — Authorities in eastern Congo have saved a baby gorilla from an animal trafficker who took it inside a plane hidden in a bag. Officials at Virunga National Park said Tuesday the gorilla suffered from dehydration after being put in the bottom of the bag for more than six hours.