Crash
'Pilot error' blamed for north-west Russia crash
June 21, 2011Officials are investigating the cause of a plane crash in north-western Russia that killed 44 people. Russian Deputy PM Sergey Ivanov said the crash, near the city of Petrozavodsk, was probably caused by pilot error in poor weather conditions. The plane...
Six killed as Belfast plane crashes in Cork
February 10, 2011Six people have been killed and six others injured after a small plane travelling from Belfast crashed in fog at Cork Airport. The Manx2 commuter flight with 10 passengers and two crew on board crashed on the runway on its third attempt to land before...
Moldova renames street after late Polish president
November 11, 2010CHISINAU -- A street in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, has been renamed after late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash in Russia exactly seven months ago, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Today's ceremony in downtown Chisinau...
Pakistan in mourning following deadly plane crash
July 29, 2010Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning after 152 people were killed in the country's worst-ever air disaster. Officials say weather is impeding the search underway to find the "black box" with all of the flight data prior to the crash...
Plane crash in Pakistan kills all 152 on board
July 28, 2010A passenger plane belonging to the private Airblue service was flying from the southern port city of Karachi when it crashed into the hills near the Pakistani capital while trying to land in rainy and cloudy conditions, killing all 152 passengers and...
Hyderabad Air Show crash kills 2 India Navy pilots
March 03, 2010By Steve Herman Two elite Indian Navy pilots died when their aerobatic jet crashed in Hyderabad during the inauguration of a high-profile civil air show. Spectators from more than 100 countries were watching the inauguration of India's largest aviation...
CNN: Plane deliberately crashed into Austin, Texas building (video)
February 18, 2010CNN reports that the pilot of a small plane that slammed into a building Thursday morning (around 10AM local time) in Austin, Texas, set his house on fire beforehand and then intentionally crashed the aircraft, a federal official told CNN. Federal officials...
Plane crash kills four in Minnesota
November 27, 2007Federal investigators worked Monday to determine why a small airplane crashed as it tried to land at a Minnesota airport, killing all four people on board. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the Cirrus SR22 plane...
Fatal crash closes I-95 in Connecticut
November 02, 2007A pileup in Connecticut on that killed at least three people Friday closed Interstate 95 in both directions. Four cars and two trucks were involved in the crash, which began when the driver of a northbound tanker truck lost control of his vehicle...
All bodies in skydiving crash found
October 10, 2007The task of recovering the bodies of a pilot and nine skydivers killed when their plane crashed in a wooded area near Boise, Idaho, was completed Tuesday. Authorities said all 10 victims died on impact in the Sunday accident, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer...