Tag: NTSB investigation
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NTSB Reveals New Details in Fatal Oklahoma Plane Crash: Aircraft Entered Nose-Low Turn Shortly After Takeoff, No Pre-Impact Flight-Control Failure Found
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report into the August 2 crash of a Beech E18S near Guymon, Oklahoma, which killed the pilot. According to the report, the aircraft had just departed Guymon Municipal Airport at about 4:06 p.m. after taking on 211.7 gallons of fuel and adding oil to both…
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Two More Victims, Joseph Palmer and Tom Fisher, Identified After Cape Newenham Tragedy As Alaska Plane Crash Kills 8
Two More Victims Identified in Fatal Southwest Alaska Plane Crash Two more victims of the deadly Security Aviation charter plane crash in Southwest Alaska have been identified. The aircraft crashed near a military radar site on Cape Newenham on August 20, killing all eight people aboard. The latest victims were Joseph “Joe” Palmer and Tom…
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On This Day In 2001: Aaliyah’s Cessna 402B Crashed Just 200 Feet From The Runway After Taking Off More Than 900 Pounds Overweight, Killing All 9 On Board
On August 25, 2001, a small twin-engine aircraft carrying 22-year-old R&B singer and actress Aaliyah and eight other people crashed moments after taking off from Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas. The Cessna 402B, registered N8097W and operated by Blackhawk International Airways, was heading for Opa-Locka Airport near Miami, Florida, after Aaliyah and her entourage…
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Alaska Plane Crash: Fire Protection Engineer, Mechanical Engineer & Air Force Officer Among 8 Killed
A chartered security aviation flight carrying eight people crashed near the remote Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska on August 20, killing everyone on board. The twin-engine turboprop Cessna Conquest, operated by Security Aviation and chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was carrying two pilots and six passengers when it…
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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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On This Day In 1995: Flight 529 Crashed After A Propeller Blade Failed At 18,100 Feet – 8 People Died; Fatigue And Corrosion Were Blamed
On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 departed Atlanta, Georgia, for Gulfport, Mississippi, carrying 26 passengers and three crew members aboard an Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia, registration N256AS. What began as a routine regional flight turned into a desperate emergency when a propeller blade broke apart at 18,100 feet, leaving the aircraft struggling to…
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Charter Cessna 441 Crashes At Remote Alaska Radar Site, Killing 8 Aboard During Flight To Cape Newenham
Charter Cessna 441 Crash at Remote Alaska Radar Site Kills All 8 Aboard. A charter aircraft crashed Thursday at the remote Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska, killing all eight people aboard. The Cessna 441 had departed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was flying to Cape Newenham when it crashed…
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Pilot Dies After Cessna Veers Into Pennsylvania State Police Helicopter At Carlisle Airport, Injuring Two Troopers During Training Exercises
A training exercise at Pennsylvania’s Carlisle Airport turned tragic Wednesday evening when a small Cessna suddenly veered into a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, killing the plane’s pilot and injuring two troopers. Authorities said the Cessna was traveling along the runway when, for reasons not yet known, it suddenly veered sharply to the right and struck…
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On This Day In 1993: A Fatigued DC-8 Banked Nearly 90 Degrees & Crashed And Destroyed By Fire At Guantánamo Bay – Yet Amazingly, All 3 Crew Members Survived With No Fatalities
On August 18, 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 was approaching the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, when a routine cargo flight turned into a terrifying loss of control. The three experienced crew members survived a crash that destroyed the Douglas DC-8-61, but the investigation uncovered something far more disturbing than a simple…
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Family’s 500-Mile Search Ends In Tragedy: Homebuilt Plane Found Submerged After Pilot Vanishes Returning From Oshkosh
A heartbreaking search spanning more than 500 miles has ended in tragedy after a missing pilot’s homebuilt aircraft was discovered submerged in a body of water near Lawton, Iowa, following an intensive multi-agency search. The pilot, 64-year-old Dennis Elkins of Erie, Colorado, was the only person on board the aircraft. Elkins had departed Oshkosh, Wisconsin,…
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