Tag: FAA investigation
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Young Pilot Killed During Post-Maintenance Test Flight Near Westerly Airport: NTSB Reveals New Details
A heartbreaking aviation tragedy has taken on new significance after investigators revealed that the pilot killed in a Rhode Island plane crash was conducting a post-maintenance test flight when the accident occurred. The crash happened on May 18, 2026, near Westerly State Airport in Rhode Island. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), 21-year-old…
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Tragedy Near Mississippi-Alabama Border: Pipistrel Sinus 912 Crashes During Approach, Pilot Killed
A privately owned Pipistrel Sinus 912 aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances Sunday afternoon near Columbus-Lowndes County Airport in Mississippi, claiming the life of the pilot onboard. The light aircraft went down near the Alabama-Mississippi state line along Highway 82 on Cole Road while reportedly approaching the airport. Authorities later identified the deceased pilot as Emmett…
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Plane Crash At Sonoma Valley Airport Injures Two People
A plane crashed at Sonoma Valley Airport late Wednesday afternoon, May 27, injuring two people, officials said. At 4:19 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the crash at 23980 Arnold Drive, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The plane crashed while coming into the airport and was traveling from the Auburn Municipal Airport, said Mike…
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2 People Injured In Robinson R66 Turbine Helicopter Crash In North Fort Worth, Tx
Two people were injured Wednesday morning when a helicopter crashed near Texas Motor Speedway in Denton County. The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. near the Bell Helicopter test facility in the 16000 block of Victory Circle West in Northlake, according to first responders and county officials. The aircraft involved was a Robinson R66 Turbine…
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Pilot Of An Cessna A188b Agwagon Makes Emergency Landing South Of Blair Airport, Ne – No Injuries Reported
A plane made an emergency landing in a field near the Blair airport on Wednesday morning. The Aircraft is Cessna A188B Agwagon with registration N84497. The pilot was the only person on board at the time and was not hurt in the landing. Law enforcement responded to the scene around 11:30 a.m. Blair city officials…
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‘Flight Of Terror’: Pilot Arrested After Flying Aircraft ‘Extremely Low’, Scaring Beachgoers
A South Carolina man has been arrested after authorities say he flew a plane dangerously low over Pawleys Island, alarming beachgoers. Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver said authorities received numerous calls on April 10 reporting an aircraft making several unusually low passes over the area. Investigators later identified the plane and opened an investigation. According…
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Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hobe Sound Florida – Flight Instructor And Student Pilot Unhurt
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue both responded to a report of a plane that made an emergency landing in a field in Hobe Sound just after 3p.m. May 22. Sheriff’s officials said on social media the plane had some type of engine malfunction. A flight instructor and student pilot were on board.…
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United Passenger Reportedly Attempts To Open Door At 36,000 Feet, Forcing Plane To Divert
A United Airlines flight out of New Jersey was forced to divert to Virginia after an unruly passenger caused a major disturbance on board, according to the Federal Aviation administration (FAA). United Flight 1551 was headed to Guatemala City on Thursday, May 21 when, according to Air Traffic Control audio obtained by ABC News, a…
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A Van’s RV-7 Flipped Over Upon Landing At Jaffrey Airport, N.H. Both Occupants Were Injured
Two were injured Thursday (May 21st) when a small plane crashed at Jaffrey Airport, prompting a large emergency response. At just before noon on Thursday, fire, ambulance and police crews responded to the Silver Ranch Airpark for a report of a plane crash, where an RV-7, a small, home-built kit plane, had crashed and rolled,…
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Cracked Parts Had Been Flagged Ahead Of Kentucky UPS MD11 Crash That Killed 15 People
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed on Tuesday that it is reviewing reports of cracks in a wing mount before the left engine sheared off from a UPS freight airplane on takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky, in November, resulting in a crash that killed 15 people. That information surfaced at the beginning of a two-day…
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