Military officials watching small plane; Erratic flight could signal pilot hypoxiaSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials issue alert on small plane flightWASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are warning that a small single engine plane flying near Muncie, Indiana, is operating erratically and that the pilot may be suffering from a lack of oxygen.
Traffic-reporting plane with engine trouble lands on Mass. highway, causing big backupSeptember 1st, 2009 Traffic-reporting plane lands on Mass. highwayMANSFIELD, Mass.
Traffic-reporting plane with engine trouble lands on Mass. highway; no reports of injuriesSeptember 1st, 2009 Traffic-reporting plane lands on Mass. highwayMANSFIELD, Mass.
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.
Pilot, passenger killed when small biplane crashes near Ohio high school's football fieldAugust 22nd, 2009 2 killed in small plane crash near Ohio schoolCINCINNATI — Officials say two people have been killed when a biplane crashed near a football scrimmage at an Ohio high school. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the single-engine plane took off Friday night from West Harrison Airport, and crashed within minutes.
2 bodies found in Hudson River plane wreckageAugust 12th, 2009 2 bodies found in Hudson River plane wreckageHOBOKEN, N.J. — Two bodies were pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a small plane that collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River, meaning all nine crash victims have been recovered, police said.
Plane hits car at German air showJuly 12th, 2009 BERLIN - A family of three had a lucky escape Sunday when their car was struck by a plane performing acrobatics at an air show in the south of Germany. The stunt pilot was carrying out a series of loopings when he got too close to the ground and clipped the top of the vehicle with the undercarriage of his bi-plane, witnesses said.
Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash near Mammoth Lakes in CaliforniaJuly 9th, 2009 2 die in plane crash near Calif.'s Mammoth LakesMAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.
US passenger plane lands safely after pilot diesJune 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Continental airlines pilot died at the controls of a plane en route from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey. The two first officers onboard, who have extensive experience flying the Boeing 777, landed the plane Thursday with 247 passengers on board in Newark, according to broadcast images.
Pilot dies at controls of US-bound passenger jetJune 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A Continental airlines pilot died at the controls of a plane en route from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, according to media reports. CNN quoted a statement from Continental that the 61-year-old captain of the flight died of natural causes while piloting the plane carrying 247 passengers.
Small plane with 2 aboard lands on suburban Atlanta highway after engine fails; no injuriesJune 8th, 2009 Small plane lands on suburban Atlanta highwayKENNESAW, Ga. — A small plane with two people on board has made an emergency landing on a highway in the northern Atlanta suburbs.
Spanish pilot saw white flash when French plane went missingJune 4th, 2009 MADRID - A pilot of the Spanish airline Air Comet covering the route between Lima and Madrid saw a white flash in the area where the Air France plane went missing, the daily El Mundo reported Thursday. El Mundo quoted a report by the pilot to his airline.
Brazil confirms missing plane debris foundJune 3rd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said Tuesday that the authorities are certain they found the remains of the missing Air France passenger plane around midday in the Atlantic Ocean. A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane found a "set of fragments" spread over a five-kilometre radius some 640 km off the island Fernando de Noronha, Jobim said.
Brazil confirms finding missing plane's debrisJune 3rd, 2009 RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said Tuesday that the authorities are certain they found the debris of the missing Air France passenger plane around midday in the Atlantic Ocean. A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane found a "set of fragments" spread over a five-kilometre radius some 640 km off the island Fernando de Noronha, Jobim said.
Air France passenger plane missing: ReportsJune 1st, 2009 PARIS - A passenger plane belonging to Air France went missing Monday with 215 people on board, media reports said. The passenger jet, which was bound for Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, lost contact with the control centre shortly after takeoff from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, news agencies reported, quoting a Paris airport spokesperson.