Plane crash News

Owner of WWII-Era Bomber Banned from Carrying Passengers After Connecticut Crash

The Federal Aviation Administration revoked a foundation’s permission to carry passengers aboard its World War II-era planes after a deadly crash in October. The agency cited safety concerns in its decision to prohibit the Collings Foundation from chartering its historic …

Four Family Members Injured in Plane Crash Outside Rochester

Four members of one family were injured Sunday when a small plane crashed on takeoff from an airport in upstate New York. According to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, the single-engine Beechcraft came down just after 3 p.m. as it …

Two Killed When Small Plane Crashes on Long Island

A small plane crashed on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, killing the man and woman on board, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Authority said in a statement that the single-engine Beechcraft A36 plane crashed in Southold at around 9:15 …

Records Show Sensors Linked to Boeing 737 Max Crashes Vulnerable to Failure

The crashes of two Boeing Co. 737 Max jets in five months have focused attention on a little-known device that malfunctioned, starting a chain reaction that sent the planes into deadly dives. Pilots have for decades relied on the weather-vane-like …

Police Say Two Killed in Plane Crash at Massachusetts Airport

Massachusetts State Police say two people have died after a small plane crashed and caught fire at Mansfield Municipal Airport. Saturday’s crash occurred at about 12:36 p.m., according to the state police department’s Twitter feed. State troopers assigned to the …

Plane Parts Hit California House, Killing 5

Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said. The male pilot, who was the …

One Man Killed, Another Injured in North Georgia Plane Crash

A plane crash in north Georgia left one man dead and another injured. Gainesville police say 68-year-old Robert Carlisle Alberhasky of Cumming, who was believed to have been the pilot of the small plane, was killed in the Saturday night …

State Police Investigating Plane Crash in Vermont

A plane has crashed in northern Vermont, killing its sole occupant. WCAX-TV reports the Vermont State Police are investigating the crash in Island Pond. The crash happened Saturday afternoon, near the John H. Boylan Airport. Emergency crews responding to a …

NTSB Says Plane Reported Loss of Power Before Rural Maine Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says a twin-engine propeller aircraft reported a loss of power right before a crash that killed three people. A spokesman for the NTSB said the plane, called an Aerostar AEST, was hauled to a secure …

Plane Carrying Four Crashes Off Coast of New York’s Long Island, Two Bodies Recovered

A small plane carrying four people crashed off the coast of New York’s Long Island on Saturday, officials said. Two bodies had been recovered from the crash scene about a mile and a half south of East Hampton as of …