A British Airways plane arriving from Amsterdam crash-landed at London City Airport on Friday but all 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated, emergency services said. picked by aclister 10 months ago

The crash site indicated that the plane had plunged vertically into the ground, Brazil's airport authority chief, Jose Carlos Pereira, told Reuters. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Rescue teams on Friday found the wreckage of a plane that crashed Thursday night in the mountains of Venezuela, but none of the 46 people aboard survived, an official said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Following last Friday's fatal accident, CBS affiliate WOIO-TV reported that Connell, who had recently been subpoenaed to testify in relation to a lawsuit alleging vote rigging in the 2004 Ohio election, was warned at least twice about flying his plane because his plane might be sabotaged. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Federal investigators said Saturday that the right engine of US Airways Flight 1549 is still attached to the plane, contradicting their earlier statements that it broke off after the aircraft hit the water. They're going to try and lift the plane out of the water around 2:30 PM EST. Check out the icy water in the comments picked by suebe 10 months ago

Red-faced Brazilian officials say debris they thought was from an Air France crash in the Atlantic was in fact sea "trash," adding to the uncertainties surrounding the jet tragedy.

"Up to now, no material from the plane has been recovered," Brigadier Ramon Cardoso, director of Brazilian air traffic control, told reporters.
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This was the amazing scene at a Texas airport today after a plane trying to land ended up touching down on top of another plane waiting to take-off. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A plane has crashed into a residential building in Manhattan's Upper East Side killing four people picked by teaya21 3 years ago

“I just heard a very large crash and saw the power lines shake and the electric went out,” Amanda Smith said. “My husband ran in with my daughter because they were sleigh riding and said, ‘Call 911. A plane crashed.’”

For those of you not in the area, the snow is pouring in. I can't imagine anyone attempting to land a private plane in this weather. picked by abandonedcouch 10 months ago

Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday. picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

You can't escape the Reaper. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

Aer Lingus cabin crew caused chaos on a Dublin to Paris flight by accidentally playing a message in French which warned that the plane was about to make an emergency landing. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

A representative of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the houses around the crash site have been evacuated, and power lines are down.Update picked by suebe 7 months ago

Two and one half years after a small plane disappeared with two people aboard near Sedona, Arizona, the crash site has been located with the use of Google Earth. The break came when Chris Killian of the Missing Aircraft Search Team, an ad hoc group of skilled volunteers who continue to search long after the official search has ended, investigated an old fire report. picked by equinox 7 months ago

The centuries old tradition of the bride throwing the wedding bouquet to a group of single women turned into a tragedy after the happy couple hired a light plane in an effort to add some novelty to the custom. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Five people, including the husband of a top NASCAR executive, were killed Tuesday when a small plane crashed into two homes in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando. picked by mandirio 2 years ago

An American Airlines plane carrying 195 passengers has made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. picked by topofall 2 years ago

U.S. Airways has sent a check for $5,000 to each passenger who was on the plane that crashed in the Hudson River last week, saying it will be months before they receive any of their possessions that were on the plane and are recoverable. picked by muppet 10 months ago

THE pilot of an ultralight aircraft that crashed at North Stradbroke Island today had been practising emergency landings. Practice makes perfect, I guess. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Sparks flew as the two engine private plane landed on its belly. Two people on board are reportedly okay. picked by Proverb 2 years ago