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On This Day In 2011, a restored P-51 Mustang suddenly pitched skyward at 445 knots before crashing into spectators, killing 11 people and injuring dozens.
On September 16, 2011, the National Championship Air Races at Reno-Stead Airport in Nevada turned into one of the deadliest air-racing disasters in U.S. history. The aircraft, a heavily modified North American P-51D Mustang named The Galloping Ghost, was being flown by 74-year-old veteran racing pilot Jimmy Leeward during the Unlimited Class Gold Race. The…
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Passengers scream as Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 suffers tyre failure and reported engine damage after takeoff, forcing emergency return to Mashhad Airport, Iran
Passengers screamed as a Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 was forced to turn back to Mashhad shortly after takeoff following a reported tyre failure and engine damage. The aircraft was operating a flight from Mashhad to Kermanshah when the crew detected a serious technical problem. Reports indicate that a tyre came off one of the aircraft’s…
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Amazon Air 767 Crash: Five Killed in Miami – Could the Pilots Face Criminal Charges After One Reportedly Warned About Excessive Speed?
Can pilots be criminally charged after a plane crash? The question has gained attention following the Amazon Air Boeing 767 crash at Miami International Airport, where the aircraft ran off the end of a runway, struck two vehicles and five people were killed. The two pilots survived with minor injuries. Investigators are still working to…
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Frontier Passenger Found Unresponsive During Final Approach to Philadelphia, With Crew Reporting a Suspected Overdose
A routine Frontier Airlines flight from Tampa to Philadelphia turned into a medical emergency Monday when a female passenger was reportedly found unresponsive during the aircraft’s final approach. Frontier Flight 2538, operated by an Airbus A321neo, departed Tampa International Airport at around 10:15 a.m. on September 14, bound for Philadelphia. As the aircraft approached Philadelphia,…
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Tense Moments At Atlanta As American Airlines Flight 1428 Challenged ATC Over Wake Turbulence Separation Behind A Delta Boeing 757
On September 13, 2026, American Airlines Flight 1428, an Airbus A319, was preparing for departure from Atlanta while a Delta Airlines Boeing 757 was ahead in the sequence. The American crew became concerned about the spacing between their A319 and the departing 757, particularly the potential effects of wake turbulence. The pilots questioned whether they…
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On This Day In 2000, an Iraqi asylum seeker hijacked a Qatar Airways Airbus A300 with 144 aboard, threatening a bomb and forcing a dramatic diversion to Saudi Arabia.
Qatar Airways Flight 404 was operating from Doha to Amman on September 14, 2000, carrying 133 passengers and 11 crew members. About 45 minutes after departure, while the aircraft was still en route to Jordan, an Iraqi passenger suddenly forced his way toward the cockpit. He was carrying a sharp object described by passengers as…
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A Baby Was Born Mid-Flight At 30,000 Feet – Four Doctors And A Nurse Just Happened To Be On Board
A routine flight from Copenhagen to Ho Chi Minh City suddenly turned into an emergency delivery room when a 30-week-pregnant passenger went into premature labor with just about two hours left in the flight. The remarkable part? Four doctors and a nurse just happened to be passengers on board. Three were Vietnamese doctors, joined by…
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On This Day In 1989, 16 Hurricane Hunters Entered Category 5 Hugo’s Eyewall-Then an Engine Caught Fire as Violent Winds Nearly Sent Their Aircraft Into the Atlantic
On September 15, 1989, NOAA’s Lockheed WP-3D Orion, N42RF “Kermit,” entered Hurricane Hugo near Barbados on a mission that almost ended in disaster. All 16 people aboard survived, but the aircraft was severely damaged and the crew came within moments of losing control over the Atlantic. Kermit had been deployed to Barbados for the Hurricane…
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Newly Declassified Footage Reveals Dramatic Rescue Of Downed U.S. Air Force Officers In Iran
Newly declassified videos obtained by 60 Minutes reveal the extraordinary moments when two U.S. Air Force officers were rescued after their fighter jet was shot down deep inside Iran. The pilots, identified only by their mission call signs “Alpha” and “Bravo” for security reasons, ejected in a mountainous region south of Isfahan. They landed roughly…
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On This Day In 2022, Two Boeing 787s Nearly Collided Over Mumbai After One Began an Unauthorized Descent Triggered by a Misheard Radio Transmission
On 14 September 2022, two Boeing 787s carrying a combined 253 people came dangerously close to each other over the Arabian Sea after a routine night flight suddenly turned into a serious airprox incident. Air India flight AIC912, a Boeing 787-8 registered VT-ANM, was flying from Dubai to Mumbai with 88 people aboard at Flight…
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