Tag: NTSB investigation
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How Heroic Boaters Help Save All 11 Aboard Kenmore Air Flight 140 After Seaplane Crash Near Sucia Island
A remarkable civilian rescue effort is being credited with saving all 11 people aboard Kenmore Air Flight 140 after a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter floatplane crashed along the rocky shoreline of Sucia Island, Washington, on Thursday. The aircraft, flying from Seattle’s Lake Union to Roche Harbor in the San Juan Islands, reportedly encountered rapidly changing…
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Two Planes Nearly Collided In Boston After A False Alarm And A Controller Forgot Who He Cleared For Takeoff: The NTSB Reports
A newly released preliminary NTSB report has revealed how two commercial airliners narrowly avoided a catastrophic collision at Boston Logan International Airport on June 20 after a chain of errors involving a false cockpit warning and air traffic control confusion. According to investigators, Delta Air Lines Flight 2351, a Boeing 737, had been cleared to…
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He Switched Flights, Then Watched Friends Survive Kenmore Air Crash Near Sucia Island
A planned summer fishing trip to Washington’s San Juan Islands turned into a remarkable survival story after Cody Gibson changed his travel plans just one day before departure, unknowingly avoiding the Kenmore Air floatplane that crashed near Sucia Island on Thursday. Gibson had originally been booked on Kenmore Air Flight 140 with his friends but…
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Plane Bounced On Runway Before Hitting Trees In Piseco, Killing Pilot, According To NTSB Report
New details have emerged about the fatal crash of a Cessna 182 at Piseco Airport in New York’s Adirondack region, with a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report revealing the aircraft bounced multiple times on the runway before leaving the airfield and crashing into nearby trees. The accident occurred on July 12, 2026, and…
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FBI Documents Revealed: Egyptian Terrorist Organization Claimed Responsibility For 1996 Plane Crash Which Killed 230 Onboard
Nearly 30 years after the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800, newly released FBI documents have reignited one of aviation’s most controversial mysteries. On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747 en route from New York to Paris, exploded just minutes after takeoff over the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, killing all 230…
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Today In 1989: The “Impossible Landing” – How United Flight 232 Lost All Hydraulics After A DC-10 Engine Explosion, Yet 185 People Survived Against All Odds
On July 19, 1989, one of the most extraordinary chapters in aviation history unfolded over the American Midwest when United Airlines Flight 232 suffered a catastrophic failure that left its pilots with virtually no conventional way to fly the aircraft. What followed became known around the world as the “Impossible Landing”—a desperate 44-minute struggle in…
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The Boeing 747 That Flew Briefly Without Its Nose – The TWA Flight 800 Disaster That Changed Aviation Fuel Tank Safety Forever
On the evening of July 17, 1996, Trans World Airlines Flight 800 departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on what was supposed to be a routine international flight to Paris, France. Instead, just 12 minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 747-131 broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, Long Island, becoming one…
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Today In 1996 – 30 Years Later, Friends Remember Beloved Teacher Killed In TWA Flight 800 Explosion Over Atlantic Ocean
Thirty years after the tragic loss of TWA Flight 800, friends, former colleagues, and actor Joe Mantegna are remembering Lois Van Epps, an English teacher whose passion for education, adventure, and the arts left a lasting impact on everyone who knew her. On the evening of July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 departed New York’s…
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NYC Sightseeing Helicopter Likely Hit Birds Before Its Fatal Plunge Into Hudson River, Report Shows
Bird Strikes May Have Triggered Deadly NYC Helicopter Crash That Killed Family of Five and Pilot. A new investigation into the tragic New York City sightseeing helicopter crash that claimed six lives has revealed compelling evidence that multiple bird strikes may have caused the aircraft to break apart before plunging into the Hudson River. According…
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Pilot Killed After Piper PA-18 Crashes Upside Down Into Massachusetts Pond, NTSB Leads Investigation
A pilot has died after a small aircraft crashed into Curlew Pond in Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the morning of Thursday, July 16. Massachusetts State Police said they were notified at approximately 7:40 a.m. of a crash involving a small fixed-wing aircraft. Emergency responders quickly arrived at the scene and found…
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