Four die in midair collision in Germany

September 18th, 2009 Attock/Fateh Jhang (Punjab, Pakistan), - At least 17 people were killed while 55 others were wounded in a head-on collision between two passengers buses at the Pindi-Kohat road on Friday. According to the Dawn, a passenger van carrying pilgrims who had gone to Gangol Sharif Danga Kharian for prayers on the eve of the 27th of Ramazan collided with another passenger van coming from Kohat which was on its way to Rawalpindi.

September 2nd, 2009 FAA will modify airspace rules over Hudson RiverNEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will change rules for the airspace over the Hudson River in New York City following last month's deadly midair crash of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter.

August 28th, 2009 NTSB: Controller didn't warn plane in midair crashNEWARK, N.J. — An air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane about aircraft in its path before it collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York's Hudson River in a crash that claimed nine lives, federal officials said Thursday in making safety recommendations.

August 27th, 2009 NTSB: Controller didn't warn plane in midair crashWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials say an air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River that there were other aircraft in his path. The accident earlier this month near New York City killed nine people.

August 17th, 2009 NTSB changes key point in Hudson collision reportWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials investigating a midair collision over the Hudson River changed their account of the accident on a key point Monday, saying an air tour helicopter struck by a small plane wasn't initially visible on radar to an air traffic controller handling the plane. The National Transportation Safety Board had previously said the controller failed to warn the plane's pilot of the potential for a collision with several aircraft in its path, including the helicopter, before handing off responsibility for the plane to another airport.

August 16th, 2009 Correction: Mid-Air Collision storyWASHINGTON — In an Aug. 14 story about the actions of air traffic controllers at the time of a midair collision over the Hudson River, The Associated Press erroneously reported a response by the airplane pilot.

August 12th, 2009 NYPD divers remove helicopter pieces from HudsonNEW YORK — New York police say divers in the Hudson River have removed about 20 small pieces of helicopter wreckage from a mid-air collision over the weekend. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says nine divers returned to the crash site Wednesday morning to search for debris from the collision, which killed nine people.

August 10th, 2009 Divers to resume Hudson search in midair collisionHOBOKEN, N.J. —While families and friends mourn the loss of loved ones in a midair collision over the Hudson River, divers return to the murky waters Monday to resume their search for bodies and wreckage.

August 9th, 2009 9 victims in Hudson crash include 3 teensHOBOKEN, N.J. —The nine victims presumed dead in the midair crash of a tourist helicopter and plane above the Hudson River include five Italian tourists and a suburban Philadelphia pilot.

August 9th, 2009 5th body found in Hudson River from midair crashHOBOKEN, N.J. —New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a fifth body has been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter-plane crash above the Hudson River.

August 8th, 2009 NYC officials: 1 dead in collision over HudsonNEW YORK —Two people at New York City emergency response agencies say at least one person is confirmed dead and they know of no one being rescued from the aftermath of a plane-helicopter collision over the Hudson River. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak before Mayor Michael Bloomberg gives a media briefing.

July 14th, 2009 4 survive crash in Germany between car, biplaneGROSSOSTHEIM, Germany — A family of three evaded what could have been a major, if not fatal, mishap after a sport biplane doing loops flew too low and collided with their car. Police in the town of Grossostheim, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of Frankfurt, said the plane's pilot was performing aerial acrobatic maneuvers when it flew too low and failed to pull up in time, striking the family's car near the small air field.

June 30th, 2009 Ex-Chief Baldinger won't be charged in fatal crashKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Rich Baldinger will not face charges in a traffic accident that left a 61-year-old woman dead.

June 23rd, 2009 One dead, others hurt in DC rail transit collisionWASHINGTON — At least one person was killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington. A number of other passengers were severely injured, said District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter, in what he describes as a "mass casualty event." He said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out.

May 9th, 2009 NTSB: Ariz. medical chopper crash pilots' faultFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The pilots of two medical helicopters that crashed in midair, killing seven people, are both to blame for failing to see and avoid each other near a hospital, federal investigators said Friday.