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.
Ohio woman says her windshield smashed when an eagle dropped fish onto her carAugust 12th, 2009 Falling fish shatters Ohio driver's windshieldMARBLEHEAD, Ohio — A woman in Ohio is telling a fish story about one that got away — from a bird, and damaged her car. Authorities in northwest Ohio say the fish — a Lake Erie freshwater drum, known as a sheepshead — smashed a car windshield Tuesday when an eagle dropped its catch from a height of about 40 feet.
Rescuers hunt for Indonesian aircraft missing with 16 on boardAugust 3rd, 2009 Search begins for missing Indonesian planeJAKARTA — Search planes hunted Monday for an aircraft carrying 16 people that is believed to have crashed in eastern Indonesia. Four planes were flying close to the route that the Twin Otter was taking before it lost contact with flight controllers Sunday over the remote Papua region, said Air Force Col.
Airline official says plane carrying 16 people disappears over Indonesia's Papua regionAugust 2nd, 2009 Plane carrying 16 disappears in IndonesiaJAKARTA — A plane carrying 16 people disappeared over eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an airline official said. The Twin Otter plane was on a commercial flight in the remote Papua region when it lost contact with ground officials, said Capt.
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in St. Louis due to bird strike; no one hurtJuly 30th, 2009 Bird strike forces emergency landing in St. LouisST. LOUIS — An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in St.
Researchers say Apollo 11 moon rocks still give clues to solar systemJuly 20th, 2009 Researchers: Still learning from moon rocksST. LOUIS — Forty years after the Apollo 11 astronauts made their historic lunar landing, the rocks they collected are still helping researchers learn about the moon and the solar system.
Providence-bound Southwest plane returns safely to Baltimore's airport after bird hits engineJuly 7th, 2009 Plane returns to Md. airport after bird strikeLINTHICUM, Md.
FAA: Plane lands safely at NYC's LaGuardia after reporting bird strikeJune 30th, 2009 FAA: Plane lands safely after NYC bird strikeNEW YORK — An American Airlines flight from Miami has landed safely at New York's LaGuardia Airport after reporting a bird strike. FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac (SAY'-lak) says the strike was reported by Flight 1256 at 900 feet Tuesday morning.
Federal panel explores safety issues arising from airliner that ditched into the Hudson RiverJune 10th, 2009 Panel explores safety issues in Hudson ditchingWASHINGTON — When US Airways Flight 1549 splashed into the Hudson River in January, the fuselage ruptured, sending water gushing into the cabin, and there didn't appear to be enough room in the available life rafts for all the passengers and crew. Those were among the issues the National Transportation Safety Board took up Wednesday in the second of a three-day hearing on safety concerns that have arisen from the accident.
Giant star may be used to measure distances up to 300 million light years and beyondJune 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists from Ohio State University have found a way to measure distances to objects three times farther away in outer space than previously possible, by discovering that a rare type of giant star could make an excellent signpost for distances up to 300 million light years and beyond. Cepheid variables, which are giant stars that pulse in brightness, have long been used as reference points for measuring distances in the nearby universe, according to Jonathan Bird, doctoral student in astronomy at Ohio State.
Aviation officials: Single-engine plane crashes in Cleveland suburb shortly after takeoffApril 29th, 2009 Small plane crashes in Ohio after leaving airportMAYFIELD, Ohio — The Federal Aviation Administration says a single-engine plane has crashed in a Cleveland suburb. FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory says the plane went down Tuesday afternoon in Mayfield Village, just after taking off from the Cuyahoga County Airport.
This plan won't fly: Transportation secretary rejects FAA secrecy on bird-plane collision dataApril 23rd, 2009 DOT's LaHood says gov't secrecy is for the birdsWASHINGTON — The government is opening up its records of tens of thousands of collisions of birds with airplanes, such as the accident that led US Airways Flight 1549 to ditch into the Hudson River. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, in a bow to the Obama administration's promise of greater openness, abandoned a controversial proposal to keep the records confidential.
Transportation secretary rejects FAA plan to keep secret its data on bird-plane collisionsApril 22nd, 2009 Transportation chief rejects secrecy on bird dataWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scrapping a proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration that would make secret its data on when and where birds and airplanes collide. Transportation Department spokeswoman Jill Zuckman said Wednesday that LaHood believed the public had a right to the information.
DOT Secretary LaHood to reject FAA plan to keep secret data on bird-plane collisionsApril 22nd, 2009 LaHood to reject FAA secrecy on bird dataWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he intends to overrule the Federal Aviation Administration on its plan to keep secret data on where and when collisions between birds and airplanes occur. LaHood told The Washington Post in an interview published Wednesday on its Web site that the public deserves to have access to the information and that the Transportation Department will be making an announcement soon.
Safety board says FAA plan to keep bird strike data secret could hinder safety effortsApril 22nd, 2009 Safety board objects to FAA secrecy on bird dataWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials who investigate air crashes have told the Federal Aviation Administration they "strongly disagree" with the regulatory agency's proposal to make secret its data on when and where collisions between birds and airplanes take place. National Transportation Safety Board acting chairman Mark Rosenker said in a letter to the FAA released Wednesday that withholding the data could interfere with the ability of independent researchers to compare the level of bird strikes experienced by individual airports and airlines.
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