American Idol winner Taylor Hicks escaped a potentialplane crash this week when the private plane he was in malfunctioned. He was traveling from Tennessee to Alabama when an engine blew. Quick thinking by the pilot saved all on board after blowing pistons, oil leakage and the engine and rotor blade stopping completely. The twin-engine…
The National Transportation Safety Board said aplane crash in Akron that killed nine people was caused by gross negligence and failure to follow proper flight safety procedures. Federal investigators discovered numerous failures by the charter company’s business jet that crashed into an Akron, Ohio, building last November, killing everyone aboard. The National Transportation Safety…
A fatalplane crash in East Hartford, Connecticut that killed a student pilot and injured the instructor has been deemed a result of an intentional act. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, it now appears the plane crash on Tuesday afternoon was caused by the student pilot after an argument with the instructor. An…
A kayaker waved down a couple on a fishing boat to get assistance for victims in aplane crash. As the couple approached the kayaker, they saw four people wearing aviation floatation devices. The couple pulled the four onto their boat, gave them dry clothes, blankets, and had a heater in the cabin of the…
Aplane crash in Brazoria County Saturday left two people with minor injuries. A married couple was on the plane when the husband seemed to be experiencing issues with his wing. The pilot was able to land the airplane into a pasture. He was very conscious of protecting anyone from injury, he spotted a farmhouse…
A fatal single-engineplane crash kills one man and seriously injures another in Southern Illinois on Friday. According to authorities, two people were on board a single-engine plane when it crashed at Williamson County Regional Airport at approximately 4:30 p.m. The Airport Director says the plane crashed close to 500 feet north of the airport’s…
Over the weekend, a smallplane crashed onto a roof injuring one and damaging the building. The accident happened in Pomona, California. The Piper PA-28, a small single engine plane, crashed on top of an industrial building in Southern California. The plane was traveling to Brackett Field Airport before it crashed. Aerial pictures taken by…
A bizarreplane crash in California killed a passenger of a car parked along a roadway. On Saturday, a woman was driving her Nissan Sentra along Interstate 15 when she pulled along the side of the roadway to use her cell phone. In California, traffic laws restrict a driver from using a cell phone while…
Numerous safety concerns regarding Allegiant Air has prompted aviation experts to speak out claiming they believe anaviation accident is likely to occur. In recent months, there are been multiple incidents where Allegiant Air flights were forced to make emergency landings because of mechanical defects. In fact, since the beginning of last year, there were…
The Coast Guard and the Federal Aviation Administration are working to determine the factors that led to aplane crash on Friday. According to the Coast Guard, the incident occurred at approximately 3 p.m. when two planes collided off the coast near Los Angeles. Little information is currently known regarding the crash, and an underwater…