New audio recording catches air traffic controller chuckling, teasing before deadly crashOctober 8th, 2009 Chuckling, joking in control tower before NY crashWASHINGTON — The air traffic controller banters and chuckles, engrossed in a teasing phone call with a giggling friend, unaware that two aircraft are on a collision course over New York's Hudson River. The audio recording of their conversation, which otherwise would have been forgotten workplace joshing, stands as a record of the moments before a small plane and a tour helicopter collided, killing nine people.
Stuttgart airport says aircraft involved in accident; no serious injuriesSeptember 14th, 2009 Plane in accident at Stuttgart airportSTUTTGART, Germany — A passenger jet suffered landing gear problems on landing at Stuttgart airport on Monday, but there were no significant injuries, airport authorities said. The Fokker 100 was on an internal flight from Berlin's Tegel airport, the airport said on its Web site.
DC Metro subway worker dies after being hit by train last week; 3rd employee killed this yearSeptember 14th, 2009 DC subway worker dies after hit by train last weekWASHINGTON — A worker on the Washington Metro transit system has died of injuries from being struck by a train last week. Metro officials say 44-year-old John Moore, of Arlington, Va., died Monday of injuries suffered in Thursday's accident.
Charlotte Bobcats co-owner William "Skipper" Beck dies in SC small plane crash; alone on boardSeptember 11th, 2009 Bobcats co-owner Beck dies in SC small plane crashROCK HILL, S.C. — A North Carolina businessman who was a co-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats has died in a single-engine plane crash.
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.
Men injured but manage to walk away from fiery small plane crash near NJ's Teterboro AirportAugust 21st, 2009 Men walk away from fiery small plane crash in NJTETERBORO, N.J. — Two men walked away from a fiery small-plane crash Friday morning and were found by emergency responders at a bus stop minutes later — alert and conscious but badly burned.
2 injured in small plane crash near NJ's Teterboro AirportAugust 21st, 2009 2 injured in small plane crash near TeterboroTETERBORO, N.J. — New Jersey State Police say a small plane crashed near Teterboro Airport and the two men on board, the pilot and a passenger, walked away from the fiery wreckage.
2 injured but manage to walk away from fiery small plane crash near NJ's Teterboro AirportAugust 21st, 2009 2 walk away from fiery small plane crash in NJTETERBORO, N.J. — Two men walked away from a fiery small-plane crash Friday morning and were found by emergency responders at a bus stop minutes later — alert and conscious but badly burned.
Excerpts from air traffic conversations about collision over Hudson RiverAugust 20th, 2009 Excerpts from air traffic conversationsExcerpts from draft government transcripts of conversations between the control tower of the Teterboro, N.J., airport and the pilot of a Piper plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River on Aug. 8, killing nine people.
FAA says controller was on phone during crash over Hudson that killed 9August 14th, 2009 Controller was on phone during crashWASHINGTON — A personal phone call during last week's collision over New York's Hudson River has led to two air traffic controllers being removed from duty, although officials said the conversation probably had no impact on the tragedy. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Thursday that a controller at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey and his supervisor have been placed on administrative leave because the controller was involved in "apparently inappropriate conversations" at the time of the crash between a small plane and a tour helicopter that killed nine people.
Los Angeles airport shaken by small earthquakeJuly 14th, 2009 Small earthquake shakes Los Angeles airport; no immediate reports of damage, injuries
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A small earthquake has rattled Los Angeles International Airport, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Executive of company in '05 Teterboro crash admits fraud, using unqualified pilotsJuly 7th, 2009 Airline exec pleads guilty in '05 NJ plane crashNEWARK, N.J. — An executive of a charter jet company involved in a crash at a small New Jersey airport in 2005 has pleaded guilty to fraud.
Co-founder of Fla. charter jet company admits running commercial flights without licenseJune 23rd, 2009 Fla. charter jet exec pleads to improper flightsNEWARK, N.J. — The co-founder of a Florida-based charter jet company that operated a plane that crashed on takeoff at Teterboro Airport in 2005 has admitted that the company flew for a year without proper certification.
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.
6th Burundi refugee dies from injuries suffered in van rollover in southern ArizonaJune 6th, 2009 6th person dies from injuries in Arizona crashTUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a sixth person has died from injuries from a rollover accident earlier this week in southern Arizona involving Burundi refugees.
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