Fri, Jul 10th, 2009 | U.S. |

TARKIO, Mo. (AP) - A pilot has died after her propeller plane crashed into a bean field in far northwest Missouri while she practiced acrobatics for an air show. The Missouri Highway Patrol says the Edge 540 crashed Friday afternoon near ...Read More

Plane crashes in San Gabriel; pilot dies

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | Top Stories |

A single-engine plane crashed this afternoon in San Gabriel, killing the pilot. The plane took off from Brackett Field in La Verne and was headed to Van Nuys when it crashed in the 5100 block of Walnut Grove Avenue, Los Angeles ...Read More

Rwandan plane crashes into lounge at airport during emergency landing, kills 1 person

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | World |

KIGALI, RWANDA — The head of Rwanda's national airline says one person has died after a passenger plane crashed into the airport's VIP lounge. Rwandair executive Jack Ekl said Friday the pilot had reported technical difficulties after taking off from the ...Read More

Pigs Might Fly - Zimbabwe plane crashes after run-in with wild pigs

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Harare - Two people were slightly injured after a passenger aircraft of Zimbabwe's state-owned airline crashed on take-off after colliding with a herd of wild pigs, officials said Thursday. Trsnsport Minister Nicholas Goche told the state-controlled Herald newspaper that the ...Read More

Russian military plane crashes, 11 dead

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

MOSCOW — Russian investigators say a heavy-lift military cargo plane has crashed on takeoff in Siberia, killing all 11 crew members on board. The four-engine Il-76 was flying from Mirny in the Sakha Republic to the city of Irkutsk. Investigators say the ...Read More

Officials: 2 dead when plane crashes into Atlanta-area house and bursts into flames

Fri, Oct 30th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - A small plane crashed into an Atlanta-area house and burst into flames, killing the pilot and a woman in the house. The husband of the woman who died was in the house at the time of the crash ...Read More

Small plane with 4 aboard crashes in south Texas

Mon, Oct 26th, 2009 | U.S. |

Authorities say a small plane with four people aboard that vanished from radar shortly after the pilot reported turbulence has crashed in southern Texas. Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Manuel Garza says authorities were still making their way to the ...Read More

U.N. plane crashes in Haiti, 11 killed - Sun

Sat, Oct 10th, 2009 | World |

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed into a mountain Friday, killing all 11 military personnel on board, the United Nations said. U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas in New York said the Uruguayan CASA212 ...Read More

U.N. plane crashes in Haiti; all 11 dead

Sat, Oct 10th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

FONDS-PARISIEN, Haiti - A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed into a mountain Friday, killing all 11 military personnel on board, the United Nations said. U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas in New York said the Uruguayan CASA212 ...Read More

U.N. Plane Crashes in Haiti Killing All 11 People on Board

Fri, Oct 9th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations says a U.N. plane crashed into a mountain in Haiti killing all 11 people on board. The surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed Friday near the border with the Dominican ...Read More

UN monitoring plane crashes into mountain in Haiti, killing all 11 peacekeepers on board

Fri, Oct 9th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A surveillance plane assigned to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti crashed into a mountain Friday, killing all 11 military personnel on board, the United Nations said. U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas in New York said the Uruguayan ...Read More

UN monitor plane crashes in Haiti

Fri, Oct 9th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

UN monitor plane crashes in Haiti A UN plane has crashed in western Haiti, killing at least six people, officials say. The Uruguayan surveillance plane was monitoring the Dominican Republic border as part of its tasks with the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. Up to 11 people were ...Read More

UN plane crashes in Haiti with 6-10 onboard

Fri, Oct 9th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations says a U.N. plane monitoring the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic crashed with 6 to 10 military personnel on board. U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said the Uruguayan surveillance plane, assigned to the U.N. ...Read More

4 injured when plane from Okla. crashes in Texas

Tue, Oct 6th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

RHOME, Texas - Authorities say four men are being treated at Texas hospitals after a twin-engine airplane that took off from Oklahoma crashed in Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Beechcraft King Air went down about 2:45 p.m. about 20 ...Read More

Plane intercepted by F-16s crashes

Wed, Sep 30th, 2009 | U.S. |

MUNCIE, IND. — U.S. military officials say a small single-engine plane crashed near Muncie, Ind., after operating erratically. They said they believe the pilot had been suffering from a lack of oxygen. A spokesman for U.S. Northern Command said that military ...Read More

Light plane crashes at fair site in South Korea, killing pilot and injuring 11

Sun, Sep 27th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A light plane crashed at the site of an international fair packed with thousands of visitors in South Korea on Sunday, killing one of its two pilots and injuring 11 people on the ground, an ...Read More

Light plane crashes at SKorea fair, killing pilot

Sun, Sep 27th, 2009 | World |

SEOUL, South Korea—A light plane crashed at the site of an international fair packed with thousands of visitors in South Korea on Sunday, killing one of its two pilots and injuring 11 people on the ground, an official said. The plane ...Read More

Four dead as plane crashes returning from Gators game

Tue, Sep 22nd, 2009 | U.S. |

They wanted her to hear it from them, so on Monday morning, George and Shirley Barber came to Sea Ranch Lakes from Tampa to tell to their 10-year-old granddaughter, Chloe, that her mom, dad, and big brother are gone. She wasn't ...Read More

FAA Suspends Air Traffic Controllers

Thu, Aug 13th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended two air traffic controllers in the wake of last Saturday's fatal midair collision over the Hudson River, but the agency said their actions didn't "contribute" to the accident. In a statement Thursday, the FAA ...Read More

Bangkok Airways Plane Crashes in Thailand; Pilot Dies

Tue, Aug 4th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A Bangkok Airways Co. plane carryinginternational tourists to the Thai island of Samui skidded off arunway while landing, hitting a disused control tower andkilling a pilot, officials said. The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft with 68 passengers, all ofthem ...Read More

Thai plane crashes on Koh Samui, 1 dead

Tue, Aug 4th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, World |

* Plane lands in heavy rain, hits unmanned control tower * Pilot killed, four foreign tourists injured (Adds details on injuries) BANGKOK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A pilot died and at least seven passengers were injured when a commercial plane slid off ...Read More