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Plane Rips Through Driver’s Vehicle During Emergency Landing In Prince George – One Dead, Several Injured
A terrifying emergency landing in Prince George, British Columbia, turned a busy road into a crash scene Thursday afternoon after a twin-engine Beech King Air 200 lost power in one engine and came down on Foothills Boulevard. Jaime Pawliuk was driving to work when he suddenly saw the aircraft heading toward his vehicle. “All of…
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On This Day In 2000: Gulf Air Flight 072 Crashed Into The Sea After A Failed Landing – The Crew Heard “Pull Up” Warnings Moments Before Impact, 143 Perished
On 23 August 2000, Gulf Air Flight 072 approached Bahrain from Cairo. Within minutes, an unstable approach, poor cockpit coordination and spatial disorientation turned the landing into Bahrain’s deadliest aviation disaster. The Airbus A320-212, registered A4O-EK, carried 135 passengers and eight crew members, including 37 children and eight infants. The aircraft was airworthy and had…
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Pilot, 23, Dodges Buildings and Paddleboarders to Crash-Land Twin-Engine Plane in Ocean After Engine Failure – Walks Away Uninjured
A dramatic crash landing off Boca Raton, Florida, ended with a remarkable outcome after a pilot safely put a small twin-engine aircraft into the shallow Atlantic Ocean. The Piper PA-30 series aircraft crashed into the water near South Beach Park at about 9:40 a.m. Saturday. The 23-year-old pilot, Faith Tenkley, survived without injuries. Tenkley said…
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On This Day In 1981: Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 Disintegrated Midair Due To Severe Fuselage Corrosion, Killing All 110 Aboard
On August 22, 1981, Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 was flying from Taipei Songshan Airport to Kaohsiung in Taiwan when a Boeing 737-222 suddenly broke apart in midair. All 110 people aboard were killed. What made the disaster especially disturbing was that the same aircraft had already suffered cabin-pressure problems earlier that day —…
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On This Flight, A Colombian Influencer Set Off A Stink Bomb – Avianca Responded With A One-Year Flying Ban
On a transatlantic flight, a Colombian influencer’s prank turned into a year-long airline ban. Yeferson Cossio, who has a combined 32 million followers on TikTok and Instagram, activated a stink bomb aboard Avianca Flight AV46 from Bogotá to Madrid on March 11. The device released a foul odor throughout the cabin while the Boeing 787…
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Pulkovo Flight 612 Climbed To 39,000 Feet To Escape A Thunderstorm – Then Entered A Deep Stall No One Could Recover From, 170 Souls Perished
On this day in history… On August 22, 2006, Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 was flying from Anapa, Russia, to Saint Petersburg when a routine passenger flight turned into one of the deadliest aviation disasters of the year. The Tupolev Tu-154M, registration RA-85185, was carrying 160 passengers and 10 crew members. None survived. The aircraft…
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What Happened When A Laptop Suddenly Caught Fire On American Airlines Flight 2398? Pilot Reported 4-5 Passengers Burned
A passenger’s laptop caught fire aboard American Airlines Flight 2398 from Atlanta to Dallas-Fort Worth, prompting an emergency response and reports that several passengers may have suffered burns. The Airbus A321, carrying 133 people, was approaching Dallas when the crew reported a cabin fire in the rear of the aircraft. ATC audio captured the pilot…
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Spirit Flight Attendants Oppose Google’s $10M Data Deal, Citing Risks To Confidential Employee Records And Privacy
Flight Attendants Challenge Google’s $10M Purchase of Spirit Airlines Data The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) is challenging the proposed sale of Spirit Airlines’ internal data to Google, warning that employee information could remain identifiable and confidential even after “deidentification.” In a filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court overseeing Spirit’s liquidation, the union argued that…
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Plane That Crashed In Southwest Alaska, Killing 8, Was On Second Attempt To Land In Foggy Conditions
A charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote U.S. military radar site in Southwest Alaska, killing everyone on board. The Security Aviation twin-engine Cessna Conquest had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at about 9:15 a.m. and was attempting to land at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport when it…
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American Airlines Flight 2398 Laptop Fire: Pilot Reports 4-5 Passengers Burned Before Safe Landing At Dallas Fort Worth Airport
A laptop catches fire aboard an American Airlines flight, with the pilot reporting that several passengers may have suffered burn injuries as the crew rushed to contain the device. American Airlines Flight 2398, operating from Atlanta to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, landed safely at DFW after smoke was reported from a passenger’s laptop during…
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