Tag: NTSB investigation
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Skydiving Aircraft With 11 Skydivers Crashes Near Butler Memorial Airport, All 12 On Board Dead
BREAKING: 12 Killed After Skydiving Plane Crashes Near Butler, Missouri A tragic plane crash near Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri has claimed the lives of all 12 people on board Sunday morning. The Aircraft was Pacific Aerospace 750XL with Registration N221BN owned by SKYHI AERO LLC. According to authorities, the aircraft departed from Butler Memorial…
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Pilot Killed As Cirrus SR-20 Crashes Into Ohio Home Moments After Takeoff, Sparking Massive Fire
A tragic aviation accident occurred in Scioto County, Ohio, on June 11 when a 2006 Cirrus SR-20 single-engine aircraft crashed into a residence shortly after departing from Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport. Authorities identified the pilot as Kurt W. Paulus, 76, of Delaware, Ohio, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The plane was in…
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Since 2002, Operators Caught 10 Fractures Before Takeoff On The Same Part That Broke In The UPS Crash
Before the deadly crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville, there were warnings. Not just days or months before, but decades. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane, built in 1991, went down around 5:15 p.m. Nov. 4, 2025, after its left wing caught fire, killing all three pilots on board. The plane slammed into Grade…
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Today In 1971: The Mid-Air Disaster That Changed U.S. Airspace Rules – Fighter Jet Was Closing In Faster Than A “.45-Caliber” Bullet
On June 6, 1971, one of the deadliest mid-air collisions in American aviation history unfolded over the rugged San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California. Hughes Airwest Flight 706, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 carrying 44 passengers and five crew members, had departed Los Angeles International Airport on a scheduled multi-stop journey to Seattle. At nearly the…
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Copilot Of United Jet That Struck A Light Pole Realized Flight Was Low, But Not In Time – Report Reveals No Contact With Truck
The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recognized the plane was coming in low, but told investigators he didn’t realize it in time to call for an aborted landing, according to a new report Thursday. Crewmembers on the May…
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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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Flight 5342 Waterfront Memorial Unveiled To Honor Victims Of DCA Air Disaster Along Potomac River
With the families of victims in attendance, a memorial was unveiled honoring the 67 lives lost during last January’s tragic mid-air collision near where the crash occurred. The memorial site is located at Rivergate Park along the banks of the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia. The park is just south of Reagan Airport where Flight…
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Today In 1983, The Flight Landed Safely But Turned Into An Inferno 90 Seconds Later Claiming 23 Lives
On June 2, 1983, Air Canada Flight 797 became the center of one of aviation’s most important safety disasters. In a tragic twist, the pilots successfully landed the aircraft after an in-flight fire, but a deadly flash fire erupted just moments after touchdown, killing 23 people who had survived the emergency landing. The accident would…
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Indian-Origin Delta Pilot Killed In US Chopper Crash Enroute To Honeymoon Just After His Wedding
Indian-origin Delta pilot Dave Fiji, 25, met a tragic end on his wedding day when the Robinson R-66 helicopter transporting him and his bride, Jesni, crashed in the forests of Georgia. He and his wife left their wedding with great excitement for their honeymoon via helicopter, but inclement weather caused the aircraft to crash tragically.…
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Today In 1999, Racing The Thunderstorm – How American Airlines Flight 1420 Ended In Disaster
Today in 1999, a passenger jet carrying 145 people raced a powerful thunderstorm toward Little Rock, Arkansas, in a desperate attempt to land before the weather completely closed in. Just minutes later, the aircraft would slide off the runway at highway speeds, tear through airport structures, break apart in the darkness, and become one of…
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