44 h. ago Figure skater Maxim Naumov reveals mom’s final words before D.C. plane crash

The 23-year-old figure skater said that his parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, were initially scheduled to board a different plane.

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3 d. ago Investigators in Lithuania cite human error for cargo plane crash that killed crew member

VILNIUS, Lithuania — A pre-trial investigation has found that human error was likely to blame for the crash of a DHL cargo plane on its approach to an airport in Lithuania’s capital four months ago that killed a Spanish crew member, state prosecutors said Wednesday. In the Nov. 25 incident, the cargo plane skidded into […]

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4 d. ago Man and 2 children found alive after plane crashes on frozen Alaska lake

Three people — who are immediate family members — were found alive after roughly 12 hours on a Kenai Peninsula lake after their Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser crashed.

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8 d. ago Toronto plane crash report includes new video and details about what went wrong with Delta aircraft

The preliminary report does not disclose a specific cause but reveals the unusual struggles of passengers and crew who were stuck in the upside-down wreckage

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9 d. ago Toronto plane crash: Delta flight had ‘high rate of descent,’ preliminary report finds

Canada's safety board has released a more detailed report into the Delta plane crash in Toronto last month, but stopped short of drawing any conclusions into what caused the crash.

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9 d. ago Pearson plane crash report: High rate of descent seconds before touchdown

A preliminary report into a plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport last month says the aircraft’s alert system indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report this morning as it continues to investigate the Feb. 17 crash landing that sent 21 people […]

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9 d. ago Safety board to release preliminary report on Delta plane crash at Pearson

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will release a preliminary report Thursday on a crash landing at Toronto’s Pearson airport that sent 21 people to hospital last month. The Delta Air Lines flight arriving from Minneapolis, Minn., crashed on Feb. 17, leading to days of travel disruptions at Canada’s busiest airport. All 76 […]

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9 d. ago Toronto Pearson Delta plane crash preliminary report coming Thursday: TSB

All 76 passengers and four crew members survived when the plane flipped over and burst into flames upon landing on Feb. 17

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1 week ago Toronto plane crash: Investigators set to release preliminary report

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said it is set to release its preliminary report on Thursday into the Delta plane crash in Toronto from last month.

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1 week ago 12 killed after a small plane crashes off the coast of Honduras

Police reported that the plane failed to reach full altitude and sank quickly after impact

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2 w. ago Helicopter traffic around D.C. airport changed after fatal midair collision

The FAA is permanently closing one key route and evaluating alternative helicopter routes after the National Transportation Safety Board made two urgent safety recommendations.

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2 w. ago Pilot error likely caused Nashville plane crash that killed Ontario family: NTSB

A fiery small plane crash in Nashville that killed an Ontario family last year was most likely caused by pilot error, the National Transportation Safety Board says.

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2 w. ago D.C. plane crash: U.S. to reduce helicopter flights near busy airport

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he'll adopt the NTSB's recommendations for the route where a fatal midair collision occurred in January, with some modifications.

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2 w. ago Small plane crashes in parking lot near southern Pennsylvania airport

Five people aboard small aircraft that went down just south of the Lancaster Airport in Manheim Township

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3 w. ago Crew member killed after UN helicopter attacked in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan — A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked on Friday, the U.N. mission in South Sudan said. The attack took place in the Nasir area of South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, […]

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3 w. ago Figure skating event benefiting victims of Washington D.C. plane crash raises $1.2 million

Organizers of a figure skating benefit event in Washington said they have already raised $1.2 million for victims of the D.C. plane crash and first responders. Monumental Sports & Entertainment on Monday said the Legacy on Ice tribute show Sunday in the nation’s capital drew a sellout crowd of over 15,000 and more money is […]

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4 w. ago Private plane crash that killed pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue: NTSB

Prior damage to the landing gear on a private jet owned by Mötley Crue singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash earlier this month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Months before the aircraft veered off a runway in Arizona and hit a business jet, killing one […]

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