Tag: NTSB investigation
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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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Pilot Id’d As Unofficial Mayor Of Crestline In Fatal Crash Near Woodlake Airport While Piloting A Mooney M20J 201
Longtime Crestline resident and community leader Michael “Mick” Hill, 74, was killed in a plane crash near Woodlake, California, on Saturday, May 23. The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating what caused the aircraft to go down. According to the agency, Hill took off from the Woodlake Airport, and his plane went down after…
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Greg Biffle’s Ex-Wife Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Plane Crash That Killed Him, Their Daughter
The ex-wife of late NASCAR driver Greg Biffle filed a wrongful death lawsuit earlier this month in connection with the plane crash that killed Biffle and their daughter in December 2025. Nicole Biffle, the ex-wife of Greg Biffle, and the mother of Emma Biffle, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on May 13 against the estate…
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Vintage WWI Replica Plane Bursts Into Flames Moments After Takeoff In Texas – Pilot Killed In Fokker Dr.I Crash
A privately owned Fokker DR.I replica aircraft crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff from Aero Estates Airpark (T25) in Frankston, Texas, on the morning of May 26, 2026, killing the sole pilot on board. The vintage-style triplane, registered as N54517, had departed from Runway 27 at approximately 8:10 a.m. local time when the accident…
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Pilot Dead In Plane Crash At Saratoga County Airport – Aircraft Nosed Over When Towing A Glider That Pitched Up
The pilot killed in a crash at Saratoga County Airport was towing a glider when his single-engine plane went nose down on takeoff and crashed on the runway on Wednesday, Though the pilot’s identity and condition have not been released by the State Police, the FAA describes the crash as fatal. The FAA says the…
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This Day 47 Years Ago: American Airlines Flight 191 Crashed Just 31 Seconds After Liftoff, Killing 273
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 departed Chicago O’Hare International Airport for Los Angeles in what should have been a routine domestic flight. Instead, it became the deadliest aviation accident in United States history, killing all 271 people onboard and two more on the ground. The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10…
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An Mooney M20J 201 Crashes And Catches Fire Near Woodlake (CA) Killing One Person
A Moony M20J 201 experienced engine problems on takeoff from runway 25 at Woodlake Airport (O42), Woodlake, California, and crashed when attempting an impossible turn on Saturday, 23 May 2026. The pilot perished and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. A federal agency is now taking over an investigation into Saturday morning’s fiery Tulare County…
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UPS Flight 2976 ‘Flew Perfect’ On Morning Of Crash, Pilots Expressed No Safety Concerns
UPS Flight 2976 Crash Investigation: Pilots Reported “Perfect Flight” Just Hours Before Disaster Federal investigators have released chilling new details about UPS Flight 2976, the cargo aircraft that crashed shortly after departure from Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people and triggering one of the aviation industry’s most intense investigations in years. According to newly released records,…
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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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Police Id Young Pilot Killed In Westerly Plane Crash While Attempting To Land At Westerly Airport
Authorities have released the name of the pilot killed in a plane crash Monday near Westerly State Airport. First responders located a single-engine Cessna C172 Skyhawk around noon that had crashed in a field just short of the runway. The pilot, identified by police as 21-year-old Isaac Seekell, of Charlestown, was taken to Westerly Hospital,…
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