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Aviation News
10/14/2008 Houston Chronicle: Slack & Davis Offers Insight About Channel 13 Helicopter CrashAttorney Ladd Sanger provides background information about Bell 206L-4 helicopter 09/30/2008 Baltimore Sun: Crashed Medevac Unit Wasn't Outfitted with Advanced Electronic System (Slack & Davis comments)Slack & Davis attorney Ladd Sanger offers insight about Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) as it relates to September 28 medical helicopter crash 09/23/2008 The State (Columbia, SC): FAA -- If Jet’s Tire Fails, Take Off (Slack & Davis' Ladd Sanger comments)Slack & Davis' Ladd Sanger quoted about the crash of Learjet 60 carrying rock drummer Travis Barker, DJ Adam Goldstein and Barker’s two assistants 08/01/2008 Minnesota Charter Flight Illustrates Dangers of Flying in Severe WeatherSlack & Davis offers insight about crash that killed eight people 06/27/2008 KPRC-TV (Houston): Air Ambulance Crash Leads To Safety QuestionsKPRC-TV's Ryan Korsgard interviewed Slack & Davis attorney Mike Slack about a recent medical helicopter crash in Texas. Story excerpt and link to video... 06/10/2008 Slack & Davis Comments on Tragic Medical Helicopter CrashMike Slack offers industry insight about the June 8 medical helicopter crash in Huntsville, Texas to news outlets in Bryan, Texas. 06/10/2008 Hospital Held Liable for Hiring Incompetent Air Ambulance ContractorThe Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico affirms verdict in Talbott v. Roswell Hospital Corporation. Slack & Davis represented plaintiffs in Roswell, New Mexico case. 06/10/2008 Governor Perry Appoints Mike Slack to Newly Formed Judicial Compensation CommissionIn May, Governor Rick Perry chose Mike Slack to serve on the Judicial Compensation Commission. View full release from the Governor’s Office... 06/05/2008 Ladd Sanger Comments about FAA Program in TV InterviewInterview with WFAA-TV in Dallas puts a spotlight on an FAA program that's being scrutinized after a deadly crash 05/22/2008 Slack & Davis Offers Insight About Helicopter Crash in Bartlett, TXSlack & Davis’ Ladd Sanger was quoted in a recent radio news story about a April 29 helicopter crash. 04/11/2008 Defective Fuel Injection Systems Put Thousands of Small Aircraft at RiskFaulty Fuel Servo Gaskets Manufactured by Precision Airmotive Focus of FAA Directive 03/20/2008 Slack & Davis Credited with Helping Determine Cause of 2004 Airplane CrashNational Transportation Safety Board updates “Probable Cause” Report based on evidence obtained by litigants. 03/12/2007 Kauai tour helicopter second to crash within daysPilot okay, but three surviving passengers are critical and one passenger died in the crash. 03/11/2007 Four dead in Kauai tour helicopter crashOfficials are investigating inflated floats as possible key to crash of Hawaii tour helicopter near Princeville Airport on Kauai 03/07/2007 Garuda airliner crashes on Java, Indonesia, killing at least 21Aircraft was too flying high and too fast, passengers say; cameraman records passengers efforts to flee burning aircraft. 02/23/2007 Comair files second lawsuit in Lexington crashThe dispute over who was responsible for a Comair plane crash that killed 49 has spawned another lawsuit, this one by the airline. 02/21/2007 Lago Vista Plane Crash Victim IdentifiedAuthorities Tuesday identified the pilot who died when his plane crashed near the Lago Vista-Rusty Allen Airport 02/19/2007 Four Killed In Twin-Engine Crash In Iowa SnowstormFAA and NTSB Investigating Crash of Plane Registered to Color Ink of Council Bluffs, Iowa 02/12/2007 Airplane breaks apart in-flight; crashes in Georgia on Army postFour die in mid-air breakup of Beechcraft Bonanza on flight from South Carolina to Florida; wreckage strewn over 1.5 miles. 02/05/2007 Runway Lighting Could Be Factor In Massachusetts CrashSets Of Runway Lights Off At New Bedford Airport 02/05/2007 Renowned California Alzheimer's researcher dies in plane crash.Dr. Leon J. Thal, a noted researcher in Alzheimer's disease at the University of California in San Diego, (UCSD) died this past weekend after his small plane crashed in the mountains northeast of San Diego. 01/25/2007 Air crash kills Ecuador new defense chiefEcuador`s first female defense minister died Wednesday in a collision of two helicopters that also killed her daughter and five members of the military, officials said 01/25/2007 U.S. Naval ship locates 'black boxes' from Indonesian Adam Air crashA U.S. Naval ship has located the "black box" flight recorders of the Adam Air plane that went missing on January 1, 2007, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, said in a statement. 01/23/2007 NTSB: Report includes strong words for FAA about icingInadequate Airspeed, Failure to activate deice boots among causes cited by NTSB in Pueblo, Colorado corporate jet crash 01/18/2007 NTSB releases cockpit voice recording transcripts in Comair 5191 investigationPilots noted runway was not lighted just seconds before the crash; captain had indicated correct runway for take-off but co-pilot took off on runway that was too short 01/17/2007 New Jersey paramedic responding to plane crash finds that pilot who died was his fatherAndrew Coppolo, 55, of Atlantic Highlands, N.J., went down in a fireball on a residential street in Wayne, N.J., Monday evening 01/16/2007 Small plane crashes in residential neighborhood in New Jersey.Pilot perishes after plane explodes in driveway; dense fog reported in area at the time of the crash. 01/16/2007 Two pilots die in California crashSun Quest Executive Air Charter plane may have had an open nose compartment door when the plane took off from Van Nuys airport last week. 01/08/2007 Canadian plane crash victims died while awaiting rescueLone survivor believes at least two of the passengers survived the initial impact but succumbed at some point before rescuers arrived 01/08/2007 Work continues at crash site in Colorado where one diedMembers of the recovery team assume they are recovering the remains of Russell J. Mayer, 49, of Monument, who was flying to Tyler, Texas. 01/04/2007 4 family members die in North Carolina plane crashA New Year's Eve crash in West Charlotte, N.C., takes all but one member of a family of five. 01/04/2007 Rescuers rush to locate missing jetliner in Indonesia with 102 on boardThree Americans from Oregon were on the Adam Air flight that carried 102 people before vanishing 01/03/2007 Three killed when plane crashes at King Ranch in TexasPilot and two teenagers had left Weslaco, Texas to return to East Texas when the Cessna 172 H slammed into ground on the Norias Division of Texas' famed King Ranch 12/29/2006 Seven dead as oil rig transport helicopter ditches into East Irish SeaDrilling platform workers watch in horror as helicopter crashes into Morecambe Bay; search for one missing passenger called off 12/29/2006 Boat manufacturing executive dies in Tennessee plane crashMichael R. Burlingham, 51, and his mother Gertrude Rutter, 85, died of blunt force trauma when Burlingham's 1978 single-engine Rockwell Commander 114 crashed in a wooded area 12/29/2006 Florida pilot told controller he was disoriented before fatal crashMinutes before Davie, Fla., pilot Nelson McPherson Jr. crashed in Tennessee last week, he twice told air traffic controllers that he was disoriented 12/22/2006 Piper Malibu crashes in California, killing four, including a 12-year-old boyThe Piper Malibu PA-350P, registered to John Frank Mauricio from Las Vegas, had taken off from San Diego's Montgomery Field, and was headed for Buchanan Field when it went down about 11 a.m. Mauricio was 78 years old. 12/21/2006 Helicopter pulls bodies from plane crash siteInvestigators take first close look at the twin-engine aircraft for clues to the bizarre crash into sewage pond. 12/14/2006 Questions remain in crash of Calif. medevac helicopterThe aircraft was equipped with a satellite tracking system. There were no distress reports made. 12/13/2006 Pilot killed in Bandon, Oregon, crashFor the second time in less than two weeks a small plane has crashed on the South Coast of Oregon. 12/12/2006 Plane crash kills 2 from Natchez, Mississippi; probe ongoingLouisiana man also dies when craft goes down in Waco, Texas 12/12/2006 Experienced crew dead in California medical helicopter crashThe accident was the latest for an air ambulance industry that has seen the number of crashes increase in recent years. Nearly 40 people have died in accidents between 2002 and 2005. 12/12/2006 Investigation continues into Waco's fiery plane crashThree men who died were prominent in their small towns in Mississippi and Louisiana 12/11/2006 Two College Station, Texas, residents die in Maryland plane crashPilot Timothy Alexander Kramer and his passenger, Deborah Frisch Giant, died when Kramer's single-engine plane crashed after clipping trees as it approached a runway 12/11/2006 3 dead after medical helicopter crashes in CaliforniaA Mercy Air Service medical helicopter went down in fog near the summit of Cajon Pass, after delivering a patient to a hospital. 12/11/2006 Three die in Waco, Texas, plane crashCessna 310 twin engine aircraft explodes after plummeting to earth north of Waco Regional Airport 12/08/2006 West Virginia plane crash kills Michigan furniture executiveThe victim was identified as Christian George Wilhelm Grahl of Coldwater, Mich., a retired ergonomic furniture maker from Michigan who raised horses. 12/08/2006 Two U.S. pilots charged over Brazil plane crashBrazilian police on Friday charged two U.S. pilots with endangering air safety in the crash of a Brazilian airliner over the Amazon rain forest in which all 154 people on board were killed. 12/06/2006 Canada Transportation Safety Board says Cessna 208 pilots shouldn’t fly in bad icing conditions.Icing was main factor in Winnipeg accident that killed lone cargo pilot; plane was overweight as well. 12/03/2006 Oklahoma plane crash kills twoTwo people died after their amateur-built plane crashed Saturday morning in a vacant lot near Interstate 35 in Norman 11/29/2006 Orthopedic Surgeon hurt in California plane crashAircraft hit two homes in emergency landing that may have been an attempt to land on a street. 11/27/2006 Man killed in plane crash called 'the American father of the PriusDavid Hermance died Saturday in an accident off San Pedro, California 11/27/2006 Plane crashes into two homesOne man in the aircraft is in critical condition afterward, but no one on the ground is injured. 11/25/2006 Five tourists die in Chilean plane crashThe tourists had hired the private plane to visit the nearby San Rafael lake, a top tourist attraction. 11/22/2006 Utah detective dies from injuries suffered in crash of search and rescue helicopterDetective Kevin Orr and pilot Brian Grayson from Reno, Nev., were in the helicopter searching for a missing Jensen woman when it flew into power lines 11/21/2006 Experts sift for clues to psychiatrist's plane crashAviation investigators combed a rural area in Illinois today searching for clues that would help determine why a prominent Indianapolis psychiatrist's plane crashed, killing him a few hours after he had testified in a murder trial 11/16/2006 California plane crash victim escaped death on NYC trip, only to die 34 days laterBob Cartwright was supposed to be on the flight that killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle; their friend Rod Watkins escaped death twice. 11/15/2006 Two Rivers Marketing firm grieves loss, looks aheadCompany leader, three employees and pilot died Monday night near South Bend, Ind., after the twin-engine Cessna T303 they were traveling in slammed into a cornfield in LaPorte County. 11/15/2006 Florida woman dies from plane crash injuriesIngrid Fix and her husband, Karl, 56, were heading home to St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday morning when their small plane crashed into trees during takeoff at Williamsburg Jamestown Airport. 11/15/2006 Cessna 421 plane crash kills three in Big Bear Lake, Calif.The victims, a pilot and two passengers, had taken off from the Big Bear Airport when witnesses reported hearing loud noises coming from one, if not both, of the plane's engines. 11/14/2006 Plane crash kills 5 Iowa professionalsAn Atlantic lawyer-pilot and four young professionals from Three Rivers Marketing have been identified as the victims of a Monday night plane crash in LaPorte County, Ind. 11/12/2006 New look at rudder questions is urged"I think there are a large number of troubling, unanswered questions" regarding the A300, said Michael Slack, an Austin attorney and former aerospace engineer. 11/06/2006 Kansas father and son die in Cessna Skyhawk plane crashTwo Bishop Carroll High School schoolmates survive crash; flight was returning to Wichita after a Ben Folds concert in Tulsa. 11/06/2006 Three Oklahomans dead in Arkansas plane crashPilot had reported fire in the engine compartment; he was attempting to land at the airport 11/06/2006 Zodiac Airplane Breaks Up In FlightThe aircraft crashed in a Sutter County, Calif., orchard, killing two senior citizens from Fair Oaks, Calif. 11/03/2006 Canadian Student Pilot, Instructor Lost In Florida Plane CrashPilot Reported Engine Trouble Before Landing Attempt at Spruce Creek Fly In 10/27/2006 Lucho DeCastro, family died in Cirrus SR-22 crashRookie auto racer and his family died in a single-engine plane crash near the northwestern Arizona area. Reports stated that the pilot reported icing on the wings of the prior to the crash. 10/27/2006 Two dead in Cirrus SR 22 plane crash in North CarolinaTwo people died and two others were injured Friday when a plane crashed near the Statesville Regional Airport, the town's police chief said. 10/24/2006 Plane Broke Apart In Midair Before Crash That Killed Texas Pilot and Three OthersThe National Transportation Safety Board says the plane broke apart while trying to reach a cruising altitude of about 23,100 feet. 10/24/2006 Many Questions Surround Fatal Crash Near MD AirportPiper PA-46 Turned Back To Starting Point After Encroaching Air Defense Identification Zone 10/21/2006 Investigators release names of Arizona plane crash victimsOf five people killed in a plane crash in Yavapai County on October 18, only three were pilots, but all of them shared a passion for planes and flying 10/20/2006 Fifteen people killed in plane crashFIFTEEN people were killed when an Uzbekistan Airways plane crashed due to poor weather while trying to land near the capital Tashkent, the emergency situations ministry said. 10/20/2006 2 die in single-engine plane crashPiper burns near runway in Anne Arundel County woods 10/19/2006 Wind a potential factor in fatal N.Y. plane crashNew York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight instructor apparently did not anticipate the strength of a crosswind when they turned left, an error that could explain how their plane strayed near tall buildings and crashed into a condominium tower. 10/19/2006 Brazilian authorities at odds over jet crash inquiryThe head of Brazil's Federal Police has accused the Brazilian Defense Department of withholding evidence that could implicate air force employees as having contributed to the collision. 10/18/2006 Five reported dead in plane crashAt least five people are reportedly dead following a plane crash near Paulden Wednesday. 10/17/2006 Helicopter crashes near BendigoTwo people were injured in a helicopter crash that occurred around 10.00am in Lockwood South. 10/17/2006 Three dead in plane crash off southern SwedenThe single-engine plane was en route from Berlin to Boras, north-east of Gothenburg, when it suddenly lost altitude late Monday and crashed into the Baltic Sea. 10/17/2006 Remains Recovered From Downed PlaneSearchers plan to resume looking Tuesday for a fourth person killed when a twin-engine airplane crashed in southeast Oklahoma. 10/16/2006 Plane crash kills Stafford County manA Stafford County man died Sunday evening after his single-engine plane crashed at Shannon Airport 10/12/2006 Pitcher Lidle thought parachute made it safe to fly Cirrus SR20 aircraftMechanism that deployed the parachute had been discharged, but the parachute was still packed, NTSB officials said. 10/12/2006 Butch Kerzner, Kerzner CEO, Dies in Helicopter CrashKerzner was traveling to Dominican Republic where he was surveying potential development sites. Another passenger and two pilots also died in the accident, which had no survivors. 10/10/2006 Three killed in Norway air crashBritish Aerospace Bae 146-200 charter crash kills three; 13 survive 10/05/2006 Rescue teams find 100 bodies from Gol crash in thick Amazon jungleRescue teams have found around 100 bodies in the thick Amazon jungle in northern Brazil, where a large passenger jet fell to the ground last week, killing 155 people in the worst plane crash in the country's history. 10/05/2006 American pilots could be charged in Brazil crashThe Attorney General's office said it is considering issuing a warrant to hold Lepore and copilot Jan Paul Paladino, both US nationals, for the length of the investigation. 10/03/2006 Brazil seizes U.S. pilots' passportsBrazilian police seized the passports of two U.S. pilots of the jet that allegedly clipped a commercial flight, causing a deadly crash for the larger aircraft. 10/02/2006 155 believed dead in Gol Airline Boeing 737 crashParachutists find silence after Amazon plane crash 09/30/2006 Brazilian airliner crashes; 155 aboard; survivors unlikelyGol airline Boeing 737 crashes in Amazon jungle. Families await news of survivors, but no visible signs of fuselage make survival unlikely. 09/25/2006 No Survivors in World Wildlife Federation Helicopter Crash in NepalA helicopter chartered by the international conservation group WWF has crashed in the mountains of Nepal, killing all 24 people on board, Nepalese authorities confirmed Monday. 09/20/2006 Passengers on airliner spot man adrift in North SeaPassengers aboard a British Airways flight came to the rescue of a pilot after his light aircraft ditched in the North Sea. 09/18/2006 Four Texans dead in Colorado plane crashCrash occurred early morning Friday as plane, bound for the Telluride blues and Brews Festival, hits mountaintop instead. 09/18/2006 Teen Actor Pablo Santos Killed In Plane CrashOn Saturday, teenage actor Pablo Santos, who starred in the television series "Greetings from Tucson," died in a small plane crash in central Mexico. He was 19. 09/18/2006 2 N.Y. furniture moguls die in Colo. plane crashSergio Savarese, 48, and Ivan Luini, 46, died when their single-engine Cirrus SR20 plane went down Friday afternoon in Craig, Colo., near the Wyoming border. 09/10/2006 3 American Medical Volunteers Die in Mexico Plane CrashTwo of the victims were from California, officials at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said: dentist Merlin James Larson, 76, of Palm Desert and nurse Brianne Nicole Shelton, 25, of San Marcos in San Diego County. 09/05/2006 Two die as plane crashes near lakeThe victims were a South Carolina couple who took off in poor conditions and were trying to return to the Smith Mountain Lake airport. 09/05/2006 Small plane crash kills 1 in eastern Kentucky mountainsNorth Carolina man dies in Kentucky's third fatal crash in less than a week's time 09/05/2006 Michigan couple dead in MU-2 crashA Plainwell, Mich., couple died in a private plane crash near Ormond Beach, Fla. 09/05/2006 Crash of Comair Flight 519: What went wrongEach instance represented an error or missed opportunity to avoid disaster when Comair Flight 5191 crashed a half-mile from the end of the runway at Blue Grass Airport, killing 49 of 50 people aboard the plane. 09/04/2006 MU-2 crash kills another pilotCrash prompts FAA to implement mandatory training 09/04/2006 Another MU-2 Down in FloridaInfamous High Performance Plane In The News Again 09/01/2006 British Columbia woman among those killed in Comair Flight 5191 crashA veterinary technician from Langley, B.C., Canada, has been confirmed as one of 49 passengers on a Comair passenger jet that crashed in Kentucky on Sunday. 09/01/2006 At Least 29 Killed in Russian-made Plane Crash in Iran29 die in fire after Russian-made plane blows a tire. 08/31/2006 Air Traffic Controller Was Working on Just 2 Hours SleepAccording to investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, the only air traffic controller on duty before the Comair Flight 5191 crash had just two hours of sleep before his shift. 08/30/2006 South Louisiana man among Kentucky plane crash deadA man with south Louisiana ties is among the 49 victims of Sunday's crash of a commuter jetliner in Kentucky, the Opelousas Daily World is reporting. 08/30/2006 Tower staffing during plane crash violated FAA rulesThe Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday acknowledged that only one controller was in the tower, in violation of FAA policy, when a Comair jet crashed Sunday while trying to take off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Kentucky. 08/30/2006 Bart Frederick of Danville, Ky., is one of the 49 people who died on Flight 5191.In this City of Firsts, the quintessential small town of America where patriotism is strong and churches are many, there’s a great feeling of loss as people remember Frederick. 08/29/2006 Another Kentucky plane crash kills 7Entire family dies in crash 300 yards up a mountain; rain, thunder and light fog were in the area. 08/29/2006 Airport taxiway changed week before fatal crashBlue Grass Airport changed the taxi routes a week earlier for planes like the Comair regional jet, which officials say needed a longer runway for its size and weight. 08/28/2006 Former baseball draft pick dies in Comair crashJon Hooker and his new bride perished Sunday in the Comair Flight 5191 plane crash that killed 49 08/28/2006 Horse trainer Williams dies in Comair crash in LexingtonLexington-based trainer Jeff Williams, a longtime trainer on the Ohio/Northern Kentucky circuit, died when a commercial plane crashed on Sunday morning near Blue Grass Airport in Lexington. 08/28/2006 2 Japanese die in Kentucky plane crashTwo Japanese were among the passengers of a commuter plane that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. 08/28/2006 NTSB investigating taxi route repavingThe taxi route for commercial jets using Blue Grass Airport’s main runway was altered a week before Comair Flight 5191 took the wrong runway and crashed, killing all but one of the 50 people aboard, the airport’s director said in a news conference Monday 08/28/2006 The lives behind the seat numbersLoved ones, friends grapple with loss in Comair 5191 crash, with 49 dead and one critically injured survivor 08/27/2006 Comair crash in Lexington, Kentucky, kills 49Plane used wrong runway, NTSB says; critically injured first officer is the only survivor 08/22/2006 Russian plane crashes in UkraineA Russian plane has crashed in eastern Ukraine minutes after sending a distress signal, killing all 170 people on board, officials said. 08/22/2006 Helios relatives suing Boeing for plane crashThe relatives of the victims who perished aboard the Helios airliner are going ahead and suing manufacturers Boeing 08/20/2006 Plane crash kills 4 as neighbors watchFriends and neighbors watched in horror Saturday night as a light plane crashed in northern Alberta, killing all four people aboard. 08/19/2006 Four survive 1982 Piper Warrior crashFour People Survive As Plane Stalls, Crashes Into Woods Near Arcola, Texas 08/18/2006 Canada's Northwest Territory community grieves for six killed in air crashResidents of a remote area in the Northwest Territories were struggling yesterday to comprehend the tragic twist of fate that saw five people flying home from a funeral die in a plane crash, along with the pilot. 08/15/2006 Deaths shock Wisconsin's Spancrete workersClose-knit firm mourns loss of three in Michigan plane crash; pilot also dead in crash of Piper Aztec 08/08/2006 Cargo pilot's death instantaneousCrash of Embraer 110 cargo plane was fourth for AirNow since 2005 08/08/2006 Family may sue over fatal plane crashThe distraught family of Victoria Delacroix, a woman killed in a plane crash while trying to conquer her fear of heights, are contemplating legal action. 08/04/2006 Colorado Community college president dies in plane crashPueblo Community College leader was en route to Durango, Colorado 08/01/2006 Pilot's estate sued in fatal plane crashDamages - The children of the couple who died in 2005 seek $2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit 07/30/2006 Sky divers' plane crashes, killing 6; two survive.Quantum Leap Skydiving Center plane crashes; engine failure suspected as cause. 07/20/2006 Two dead, two injured when plane crashes in IowaBoth pilots from Jackson, Miss, died in crash; two critically injured passengers were from Gulfport, Miss. 07/20/2006 Lubbock-bound plane goes down after mechanical problemsFather and son critically injured when plane crashes into field, hits water tower and propane tank, then burns 07/20/2006 Two dead, two in critical condition following plane crash near Cresco, IowaThe pilots died at the scene. Passengers Robert Paulk and Johnny Fayard, both of Gulfport, Miss., were taken to hospitals, both with serious injuries. 07/19/2006 Crash kills three in Jeanerette, LouisianaPlane hits mobile home, killing man inside; two in plane die as well 07/11/2006 Seattle-based cargo pilot dies in plane crashAn Airpac Airlines pilot died Monday when his twin-engine plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing near Easton, Wash., a small town just east of Snoqualmie Pass. 07/10/2006 Four dead, one critical in fiery crash in north Georgia mountainsPilot was father and step-father to four children aboard; three girls died as a result of crash; son remains critical 07/10/2006 Teens Who Helped Accident Victims Are Heroes Once AgainRescuers Find Missing Dog One Week After Plane Crash 07/10/2006 Russia probes air crash that killed at least 124The Airbus A-310 hit a building, broke up and burst into flames; braking system may be at fault 07/06/2006 Mother and son die in California plane crashFather, who was pilot, survives with severe injuries; other son survived as well and flagged down rescuers to save his father. 07/06/2006 White Plains, NY, bariatric surgeon, psychologist wife and mother died in plane crashDr. William P. Homan and his wife Valerie, a psychologist and her elderly mother were killed when his plane crashed off Block Island, Rhode Island 07/06/2006 Propeller may hold the key to a fatal plane crash Monday at Montrose Regional AirportNewly purchased aircraft may not have been fully operational when plane took off on training flight 07/05/2006 Aspen architect dies in flight training plane crashFlight instructor also dies when newly purchased aircraft hits 18-wheeler at Montrose Airport. 06/30/2006 Cause of Michigan air crash that killed 4 unsolvedExecutives from Plymouth Foam Inc. were flying to Ohio on business when aircraft mysteriously slammed to earth after making slight course correction. 06/29/2006 California jet crash video under reviewNearby security camera captures crash landing of aircraft as massive fireball roils into the sky. 06/28/2006 Flying into tragedyPassenger was hurrying to report to central Pa. prison after weather canceled commercial flights 06/27/2006 Pennsylvania plane crash kills pilotSmall aircraft on business trip goes down near Mid-State airport in Philipsburg; three critically injured 06/27/2006 Three family members from Maine die in Pennsylvania plane crashFamily was returning to Maine from a wedding when their small plane crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania. 06/26/2006 Former Microsoft executive dies when new plane crashes during flight lesson in MontanaJeffery Harbers, 54, was employee number 67 at Microsoft and he became a leading executive and venture capitalist.06/26/2006 Black box recovered from California crash sitePassengers remain in critical condition at area hospitals 06/26/2006 MU-2 plane crashes north of Fort Pierce, Fla.South Carolina pilot dies after losing an engine upon take-off 06/26/2006 ROTC cadet lucky to be aliveFriend of victims said he decided not to attend ROTC camp that day, so missed being on fatal introductory training flight that killed 4 06/23/2006 Four die in flight-training crash near Bethel, MaineA 1979 Cessna 172 airplane crashed near Sunday River ski resort, killing the 24-year-old pilot and three teen passengers who were on an introductory flight lesson. 06/21/2006 Oregon crash pilot praised as FAA inspectorFour friends died in crash; investigation continues but wing may have clipped tree before exploding. 06/20/2006 Four Arizona men die in plane crash on Fathers DayA pilot and three passengers died Sunday near Prescott, Arizona, after a Cessna 180 crashed in a remote section of southeastern Yavapai County near Bloody Basin. 06/15/2006 Two land-development executives dead in Beechcraft Bonanza A36TC crash in VirginiaQroe Companies identifies the victims as Robert H. Baldwin, the founder, president and CEO of Qroe, based in Derry, N.H.; and David Brown of West Hartford, Conn., the company's regional director 06/15/2006 Pilot in Missouri plane crash had Montana rootsThe pilot of a small plane killed in a crash Monday, June 12, just south of Kansas City International Airport grew up in Montana. 06/14/2006 Two respected Colorado dentists die in a Missouri plane crashInvestigators suspect that a wing fell off before aircraft broke apart mid-flight and crashed into soybean field 06/13/2006 Bradenton pilot dies as plane crashes into Tampa homeBeechcraft KingAir 90 (1967) crashes into house; pilot dead, co-pilot burned 06/08/2006 Utah plane crash leaves 13 kids fatherlessThree men die when their light plane slams into Utah Lake in the stormy darkness 06/05/2006 Learjet crashes in fog near Connecticut airportThree Virginia men survive; both pilots die when plane cart wheeled into Long Island Sound after hitting approach light in fog 06/02/2006 Medical helicopter crash caused patient's deathCritically ill man onboard MedStar helicopter died from injuries received in the accident, the D.C. medical examiner said 06/01/2006 Piper Dakota breaks apart mid-flight, killing four from New Jersey and IsraelTwo couples who split time between New Jersey and Israel died upon impact after airplane broke apart at 3,800 feet and plummeted to earth. 05/31/2006 Patient dies after medical helicopter crash in Washington, D.C.Pilot attempted to land at hospital, but turned around because he was experiencing problems with the aircraft, which crash landed on a golf course fairway. 05/31/2006 Northrop Grumman vice president, wife and child die in Cessna 182 crashCalifornia mountain takes life of Paul and Linda Marchisotto, both of whom worked for the defense firm, and their youngest daughter. 05/24/2006 South Carolina Lt. governor injured in plane crashA Mooney M20E piloted by South Carolina Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer crashed on takeoff Tuesday evening at a rural airport in the northern part of the state. 05/23/2006 NTSB cites flight crew and air traffic control in crash of air ambulance near San DiegoCaptain, copilot and three medical crewmembers died in the crash; pilot fatigue also cited in accident report. 05/23/2006 Instructor and student pilot die in plane crash in Levelland, TexasDennis Michels, 63, of Lubbock, Texas, and Anand Paul Quadros, 24, believed to be from India, died on impact 05/16/2006 Five injured in crash of Wisconsin site-seeing helicopterFour members of a family that chartered a helicopter for a tour of southern Wisconsin were injured after the aircraft crashed Saturday at East Troy Municipal Airport. The pilot was also injured. 05/03/2006 Armenian plane crashes in Russia, killing 113 peopleInvestigators say heavy rain is to blame for the crash of an Armenian jet which plunged into the Black sea off the Russian coast, killing all 113 passengers and crew on board. 05/02/2006 NTSB: Ice contaminated wing caused fatal crash that killed son of TV execProbable cause of 2004 corporate jet crash in Colorado was the flight crew's failure to ensure the airplane's wings were free of ice or snow contamination that accumulated while the airplane was on the ground. 05/02/2006 Hawaii tour airplane crash injures Japanese touristsAccident shines spotlight on flight tour company; questions arise about operation's safety 04/24/2006 Five killed as two Cessna aircraft collide over AlaskaAccident south of Wasilla over Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge kills the pilot of one aircraft and the father piloting three of his children in the other aircraft. 04/23/2006 Mississippi plane crash kills Air Force retireeFormer Colonel from Nebraska dies after M20K Mooney aircraft crashes near Golden Triangle Regional Airport 04/21/2006 5 students from Indiana University Music School dead in Cessna 206 crashSchool mourns loss of students, who died when plane crashed while trying to land in foggy conditions. 04/20/2006 Two Leading Horse Farm Owners Die in Helicopter CrashRegal Heair Farms co-owners Dennis G. Madonna and J. Bradley Jones were killed in a helicopter crash in Pennsylvania 04/18/2006 1972 Piper Cherokee crash kills pilotBroken propeller factor in fatal Pennsylvania crash 04/17/2006 Crash at Gainesville Regional Airport kills pilot, two passengers.Florida airport reopens after being closed due to the accident; NTSB expects crash inquiry to take months. 04/15/2006 Austin philanthropist killed in Fredericksburg helicopter crash.Pilot, also from Austin, in critical condition; San Antonio woman dies at the scene. 04/12/2006 Pelee Island plane crash that killed 10 was overweight, laden with iceCanada's Transportation Safety Board says Cessna 208B Caravan that plunged into the icy waters of Lake Erie, killing 10, was overloaded and hindered by ice; report also criticized the pilot 04/07/2006 Two die in Mississippi plane crashTwo men who were surveying a rice field in Washington County, Miss., died when their plane crashed nose-down one mile west of Stone Airport Road. 04/02/2006 TEAM Airline crash in Brazil Kills All 19 AboardThe LET410 airliner went down in rough terrain and exploded on impact, burning victims beyond recognition 03/30/2006 Two Cessna sales executives die in Caravan crashThe company-owned Cessna 208 Caravan plowed into a mountainside in the San Bernardino National Forest 03/27/2006 Wayland Baptist University VP dies in plane crashBill Hardage, a university employee for close to 40 years, had traveled to Watsonville, California, on a personal trip to pick up a recently purchased M-10 Cadet Aircoupe plane 03/26/2006 Soccer star, seven others injured in helicopter crashMexico City helicopter crash injures Argentine soccer star and seven others; one passenger died as a result of his injuries 03/24/2006 J.D. Byrider founder dies in fiery plane crashJames DeVoe started used car and finance company franchise in 1989; son-in-law and pilot also were killed 03/24/2006 Oregon company’s two helicopters crashCompany suspends logging operations after two helicopters, both Kaman Aerospace K-1200 models, crashed within a week's time, killing one pilot and injuring the other 03/23/2006 FAA fines aviation mechanic for second accidentAlthough mechanic's license was revoked last year after an airplane crash, he continues to perform certain maintenance procedures. 03/23/2006 Three Die when Twin-Engine Cessna Airplane Crashes in FloridaJames F. Devoe, founder, president and CEO of J.D. Byrider Systems, headquartered in Carmel, Indiana., is one of the victims. 03/23/2006 New Jersey plane-crash victim wakesYoung Staten Island girl who was orphaned by plane crash that killed both parents regained consciousness and visited with her younger brother who was also injured in the crash 03/21/2006 NTSB says offshore copter crashed after engine failureThe Bell 206L-1 lost engine power before it crashed and killed a pilot and a passenger last week near Patterson, Louisiana. 03/21/2006 Lubbock dentist, wife and another couple die in plane crashThe group was returning to Lubbock after a trip to the popular resort town Branson, Missouri. 03/21/2006 Two men die in plane crash in northwest ArizonaThe men were flying a single-engine Beech Bonanza from Henderson, Nev., to Scottsdale when the plane crashed about 25 miles northeast of Wickieup, Ariz. 03/21/2006 Abilene, Texas, university trustee dies in plane crashFormer Abilene Christian University track standout killed, along with wife 03/20/2006 Plane's Engine Faulted in Crash that Killed Game Show HostPreliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board describes extensive damage to the plane's six-cylinder engine, including an 8-inch-by-6-inch hole in the engine case between two of the cylinders. 03/20/2006 Plane crash kills 4 near Branson, Mo. stripA twin-engine plane bound for Lubbock Texas crashed and burned in the resort city of Branson on Monday, killing all four people aboard 03/20/2006 Fund-Raiser Held For Young Minnesota Plane Crash SurvivorsThe girls still require counseling and medical care, placing a tremendous financial toll on the family . 03/19/2006 Minnesota businessman dies as plane flies astrayMilitary jets track his Beechcraft Baron until it crashes 700 miles off course in West Virginia 03/16/2006 Names of dead released in Louisiana offshore helicopter crashAll three passengers were employed by Scott-based Island Operating, a company involved in managing oil and gas lease properties 03/15/2006 Rotocraft Leasing offshore helicopter crash kills two; injures twoThe helicopter was headed for an offshore location carrying three passengers and a pilot. There was no distress call reported by the pilot. 03/14/2006 Former Game Show Host Killed in Plane CrashPeter Tomarken, host of the 1980s hit Press Your Luck, was killed along with his wife and two others when a plane he was piloting went down. 03/09/2006 Air ambulance crash kills three on MauiThe twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed in the lot of a BMW auto dealership near busy Hana Highway 03/08/2006 Three die in Maui plane crashA Hawaii Air Ambulance pilot and two medical personnel were killed 03/07/2006 2 badly hurt in Michigan plane crashThe pilot and a male front-seat passenger suffered critical head injuries, and a woman in the rear of the four-seat plane sustained minor injuries 03/07/2006 NTSB calls for terrain collision avoidance systems for all turbine powered helicopters that carry at least 6 passengers.The recommendation is one of five contained in the final report of a fatal helicopter accident in the Gulf of Mexico. 03/06/2006 Aviation Special Investigation ReportSpecial Investigation Report on Emergency Medical Services Operations 03/06/2006 American Airlines Pilot Dies in private plane crashAn American Airlines pilot died after the single engine aircraft he was flying crashed just hundreds of yards from where he took off in Fittstown, Oklahoma. 03/06/2006 Survivors of plane crash recoveringTwo men from Mexico are in separate Texas hospitals with third-degree burns. 03/05/2006 Plane crash kills two, injures twoAircraft had engine trouble on departure, officials say. 02/28/2006 Terry Fregly dies in plane crashSuccessful Tallahassee, Fla., developer and pugnacious former political candidate was killed in a plane crash Sunday night in California 02/28/2006 Darkness More Than Triples EMS Helicopter Crash Fatality RiskResearchers voice concern for patients as well as pilots, paramedics, nurses 02/26/2006 Pilot, passenger injured in Ohio crashMichigan passenger seriously injured when Ohio pilot crashes plane into yard 02/24/2006 Three die in plane crash on Colorado's West SlopeTwo Western Slope residents and a person from Maryland were killed Thursday when the small airplane they were traveling in slammed into a power line and exploded near the Gunnison River east of Austin, Colo. 02/24/2006 Four Virginians die after four-seater crashed in fog in StaffordLancair LC-41 left Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania to attend the Wake Forest-Clemson basketball game. 02/23/2006 Helicopter crashes in Scottsdale: 2 diePilot, passenger killed; 2 homes narrowly missed 02/21/2006 NTSB issues report on Flight 5966 in Kirksville, Mo.Slack & Davis represents one of the two survivors of this crash; report faults pilots and questions commuter airline training and safety programs. 02/13/2006 Three bodies found inside Roseville home where plane crashedGlasair II single-engine kit plane crashes into house, kills occupant, pilot, passenger 02/10/2006 NTSB report reveals initial plane crash details from SC crashJon Kraut radioed air traffic controllers at Grand Strand Regional Airport that his left engine was failing just before the plane carrying his wife, three daughters and their baby sitter crashed near the runway 02/10/2006 Inquiry begins in East County air crashFeds collect debris; three people killed, including William Kupiec, 68, a prominent orthodontist from La Jolla. 02/10/2006 Toledo-based cargo plane crashes in TennesseeFirm sustains its 4th fatal accident since '02; pilot circled twice before going into dive. 02/09/2006 Two small aircraft collide over El Cajon and La Mesa, CaliforniaThree dead; one aircraft involved in fatal collision was on training flight 02/07/2006 NTSB determines that failure to execute published instrument approach procedure caused hendrick motorsport plane crash.Contributing to the cause of the accident was the crew's failure to use all navigational aids to confirm and monitor the airplane's position during the approach. 02/06/2006 Planes were circling each other at time of collisionThe Shorts 360 planes, owned by Milwaukee-based Air Cargo Carriers Inc., had been fitted recently with extended-range fuel systems for work in Iraq 02/06/2006 Midair collision in Wisconsin kills 3One cargo plane crashes; other cargo plane lands safely 02/06/2006 Jupiter, Fla., couple among 3 killed in Plane CrashA former executive for Tropical Shipping was identified Sunday as one of three people who died in plane crash Saturday afternoon. 02/06/2006 Family of five, baby sitter in downed planeThe six people killed in a plane crash Friday at the Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach were identified Sunday as five members of the same New Jersey family and their baby sitter. 02/05/2006 SC Plane crash kills 6A private plane carrying a New Jersey doctor and his family crashed near a South Carolina airport Friday night, killing all aboard, according to officials and family members. 01/31/2006 Sybaris Clubs International founder dies in plane crashKenneth Knudson, 61, and three other people were on the twin-engine corporate airplane that crashed and burst into flames while preparing to land at Palwaukee Municipal Airport in Chicago. 01/30/2006 Plane crash kills charitable leaderBeverly Burton of Mobile, Ala., died in a plane crash this past weekend while following her heart -- volunteer work for the Boys & Girls Club. 01/27/2006 Deadly plane crash in Ketchikan, Alaska, takes life needlesslyBy all indications pilot was the one of the best of the best in his field. Crash investigation continues. 01/27/2006 Military plane crashes near Corpus Christi, TexasT-34 trainer plane with an instructor pilot and student pilot from Naval Air Station Corpus Christi crashed 01/26/2006 Report Faults Rules and Judgment in Crashes of Air AmbulancesAir ambulance crashes killed 54 people, most of them pilots, paramedics and nurses, in a three-year period ending in early 2005, according to a special study by the National Transportation Safety Board. 01/25/2006 NTSB CALLS FOR STRICTER REGULATION OF AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHTSIn a special report adopted today, the National Transportation Safety Board called for the Federal Aviation Administration to impose stricter requirements on all emergency medical services flights. 01/24/2006 SAFETY BOARD DETERMINES CAUSE OF FATAL REGIONAL AIRLINE CRASH IN KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURIBoard faults the pilots' failure to follow established procedures and properly conduct a nonprecision instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions. 01/24/2006 Airline grounded in wake of fatal crashPilot's father says his son had told him repeatedly he was afraid to fly the plane, and his family had told him he should leave the airline. 01/24/2006 Plane crash kills four in Carlsbad, CaliforniaFour people were killed after a plane skidded off the end of the runway at the west end of McClellan-Palomar Airport Tuesday morning and crashed into a building, bursting into flames. 01/23/2006 NTSB orders rapid Caravan actionFinding from 2005 accident investigations alerts board to deficiencies in Cessna 208 cold-weather procedures 01/23/2006 3 dead, five injured in Cessna 208 crashYoung child among dead in B.C. plane crash 01/19/2006 Jet mechanic's death a U.S. firstA mechanic sucked into a Continental Airlines jet engine in El Paso on Monday was the first to die that way in the United States while an aircraft was being prepared for flight 01/18/2006 DesMoines, Iowa, couple die in Costa Rica plane crashCosta Rican officials find the plane and bodies of the missing husband and wife. 01/12/2006 Feeling the need for speedLighter, cheaper jets giving ownership option to more firms 01/11/2006 Plane crash claimed San Louis Obispo nurseCarol Maki, 51, died Sunday after finishing a four-day trip with the SLO Skiers club; she skied from the top of a favorite slope hours before the flight 01/06/2006 Doctor, 51, dies in crash near private airstrip in North Plains, OregonDr. Jay Stephen Richards may have tried to land his plane when it lost power 01/05/2006 Crashed copter found in Jackson County, FloridaThree Arkansas men aboard the craft were found dead. 01/04/2006 Plane crash kills Cooper Landing residentCessna 185 crash kills one, injures another 01/03/2006 1969 Beechcraft V-Tail Bonanza crash kills threeThree die when small plane crashes outside San Diego 01/03/2006 Attorney from Macon, Ga., dies in Coweta, Ga., plane crashGeorge Haskell III, 65, died after the Cessna he was piloting crashed on New Year's Day 01/03/2006 Indianapolis couple dies in Georgia plane crashTwo of the three adult children flying with them were critically injured, and a third suffered minor injuries. 12/29/2005 Two die in plane crash near Lake Tahoe airportA corporate jet from Idaho attempting to land in Truckee during a stormy Wednesday afternoon crashed in a field, killing the two people aboard. 12/29/2005 One identified in first fatal jet crash at Truckee Tahoe AirportTwo pilots were the only people on the twin-engine Learjet that had taken off from Twin Falls, Idaho, and was scheduled to pick up two passengers in Truckee. 12/28/2005 Pilot succumbs to injuries suffered in Kauai copter crashThe first family of Kauai helicopters is devastated after the death of one of their own. 12/28/2005 Saginaw plane crash victim was Florida manThe single-engine plane had just executed a left turn when it suddenly took a "nose-down position" and crashed into the ground in a field about 250 yards east of Hicks Airfield. 12/27/2005 One dead after Saginaw, Texas plane crashOne man was killed and another was seriously injured in the crash of a vintage open-cockpit plane near Saginaw Monday night. 12/27/2005 Chopper crashes fighting firePilot is critically injured after trying to fill a bucket at a Kauai reservoir. 12/23/2005 A Stormy NightmareRescue workers discover the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a hillside near Gilroy, California. 12/23/2005 Crash kills two as small plane tries to landThe plane was on its approach into the Livermore, California Municipal Airport. 12/22/2005 Families of plane crash victims struggle to cope with disasterThe scheduled flight from Miami Beach to Bimini Island was a short one, with the 18 passengers on Chalk’s Ocean Seaways Flight 101 on their way to vacations or on their way home. 12/21/2005 Search halts for two missing after plane crash in oceanFamily and friends were headed for a Bahamas vacation when their aircraft plunged into the Atlantic about a mile off St. Augustine. 12/21/2005 Investigators find "fatigue crack" on Chalk's plane wingCrack was found in the same spot where the wing split off during Monday's crash. 12/20/2005 Bacardi family member, wife, killed in airplane crashAmong the 20 passengers killed Monday aboard the Chalk seaplane that crashed over South Beach: the great-great grandson of the founder of the Bacardi company. 12/20/2005 Port to reopen as investigation begins into Chalk's plane crashThe badly mangled remains of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 will be raised tomorrow, and investigators' preliminary survey of the crash site did not rule out any possible cause. 12/20/2005 Miami Beach Plane Crash Kills at Least 19A seaplane carrying 20 people crashed into the water off Miami Beach, killing at least 19. 12/19/2005 Florida Plane Crash Kills One On Board, Others Still MissingThe Coast Guard is looking for two passengers who are reported missing after their plane crashed off the coast of Florida. 12/13/2005 Eden Prairie couple, son die in Minnesota plane crashThe Cirrus airplane signature parachute deployed, but it was unclear whether the plane's internal explosive charge released it or the chute opened when the plane crashed. 12/13/2005 2 Die in Crash of Plane Flying From Riverside, CaliforniaThe 1969 Beechcraft Musketeer went down near the top of Sherwin Grade in Mammoth Lakes region. 12/09/2005 Southwest Airlines jet slides off runway, kills 1A jetliner landing in a snowstorm Thursday night skidded off a runway at Chicago's Midway Airport through a barrier and into traffic -- killing a 6-year-old boy in a car. 12/06/2005 Search suspended for prominent New York philanthropist's planeAn airplane piloted by George F. Baker III, whose family founded the university's business school, remains missing. 12/02/2005 Mississippi plane crashes on takeoff; kills 3Passengers were Raymond, Miss., airport manager Billy Crumpton, pilot Paul Fisher Jr., both of New Albany, Miss., and Jim Loftin of Walnut, Miss. 12/02/2005 New York Philanthropist Missing After Plane Disappears Near NantucketGeorge F. Baker III departed from the airport in Teterboro, N.J., and was scheduled to arrive in Nantucket about 5 p.m. 11/29/2005 Georgia airplane crash kills 1Injured pilot wanders 17 hours before discovering campers in Vogel State Park 11/28/2005 Wyoming man killed in California plane crashThose killed were identified as off-road racer Jason Baldwin, pilot Daniel M. Neuman of Foothill Ranch and Baldwin's longtime friends Richard Lee Olauson, 36, of Long Beach, and Jeffrey TenEyck, 35, of Jackson Hole, Wyo. 11/21/2005 Jason Baldwin killed in plane crashCessna 210 crash kills off-road racing star Jason Baldwin; three others 11/21/2005 Plane crash recovery slatedThe recovery of the four victims, presumed dead, remains the focus for sheriff's investigators. 11/21/2005 Pilot dies in two-copter crashAn unidentified pilot was killed when his helicopter collided with another copter above the landing pad at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. 11/18/2005 Pilot in fatal Hawaii tour helicopter crash under criminal investigationThis is the first time Kauai prosecutors are considering charging an aircraft operator 11/11/2005 Santa Rosa attorney dies in plane crashPilot making weekly commute from Redding; wreckage found in mountains near Geyserville 11/10/2005 Flight training crash kills two in Leesburg, Va.The flight was conducted by AV-ED flight school, which is based out of Leesburg Executive Airport 11/10/2005 Pilot in Illinois plane crash identifiedBlackstone Rotorcraft of Hartselle, Ala., said James Gross, 67, was flying freight from Peoria to Smithfield, N.C., for the general aviation company. 11/10/2005 Pilot reported oil leak before Iowa charter plane crashInvestigators give no details on problems that led to the crash that killed two near Ankeny on Tuesday. 11/09/2005 Cause of fatal Iowa plane crash remains unclearTwo Des Moines men were killed Tuesday when a twin-engine airplane crashed in a farm field just minutes after takeoff from the Ankeny, Iowa, airport 11/08/2005 Cargo plane crashes in Manchester, New HampshireA twin-engine cargo plane clipped a greenhouse at Wal-Mart before crashing into its containers. 11/07/2005 Survivor of freak plane crash accident tells her storyDriver credits pilot as hero who did his best to maneuver plane on way down 11/06/2005 Cardiologist was 1 of 2 killed in Hobby crashThe jet's pilot had been told to hurriedly clear the runway for other flight in distress 11/06/2005 Piper Seneca V crash kills man and grandsonMan, grandson die in light-plane crash near Houston 10/31/2005 Wrecks rattle medevac staffAirlift Northwest’s second helicopter crash in a month prompts soul-searching 10/29/2005 Second Airlift Northwest medical helicopter crashes in Washington stateNone of the four people aboard the Airlift Northwest aircraft was seriously injured 10/28/2005 Napa doctor and his daughter victims of wilderness plane crashAirplane had disappeared on Aug. 31 as it left the airport in Jackpot, Nevada 10/27/2005 Nearly year after crash, families attempt to move onJohn Krogh and Wendy Bonham survived mainly because they happened to be sitting in the emergency exit row, the strongest, most fortified part of the plane. 10/26/2005 Investigators Find Common Factors in Medical Evacuation Helicopter CrashesCommon threads run through many of the more than 100 crashes of medical evacuation helicopters that have occurred in the United States during the past decade. 10/24/2005 Plane Crashes in Nigeria; All 117 Aboard Are Presumed DeadThe flight was operated by Bellview Airlines, a private airline based in Nigeria. 10/21/2005 3 victims in Calif. plane crash identifiedAccording to the San Diego Coroner's Office, the victims were Scottsdale, Ariz., residents James Barrett Lauchner, 49, wife Gina Marie, 38 and Terry James Boom, 33, of Glendale. 10/20/2005 Plane crashes into house in Port St. Lucie, Fla.A twin-engine Cessna flying from Boca Raton to Myrtle Beach, S.C., slammed into a home before erupting into a fireball 10/20/2005 British millionaire, family killed in West Africa plane crashFive die, including Alan Williams from Blawith in Cumbria, the founder of candle manufacturing firm Colony Candles Company, part of the USD 1.7 billion Blyth Homescents International 10/20/2005 Residents share vivid details of small plane crash in PSL neighborhoodNeighbors reported the plane changed directions several times before crashing into the Port St. Lucie neighborhood. 10/20/2005 New York multimillionaire killed in Florida crashMichael Zinn, the owner of Besicorp Development Co. LLC died Wednesday after a plane he was piloting crashed in Port St. Lucie, Fla. 10/19/2005 Texas FedEx pilot crashes cargo plane into houseThe pilot had tried to make an emergency landing at Georgetown Airport, but the plane struck a telephone pole and a house near Round Rock, Texas 10/19/2005 Three from Scottsdale, Ariz., die in California plane crashSeparate crash in Canada may have taken the life of George Kalmbach, an Arizona land developer 10/17/2005 Washington plane crash kills 2 teens, pilotTwo ninth-grade girls from the Highline School District "Aviation High School" program and a volunteer pilot died when the single-engine plane they were in crashed shortly after taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. 10/12/2005 Pilot in mystery Catalina Island crash identifiedMasahiro "Masa" Mitsutomi, 45, left Redlands Municipal Airport on the morning of Sept. 7 in a plane owned by Redlands-based M.I. Air, the fight school he founded in 1992 10/11/2005 California man dies in airplane crashVirgil T. Swihart, 57, was flying from Battle Creek, Mich., to Lexington, Ky., when the plane went down 10/10/2005 Navy halts search for third crewmember in Puget Sound medical helicopter crashSearchers were unable to find the remains of the third Airlift Northwest crewmember on the helicopter, "although every effort was made." 10/10/2005 Medical helicopter veteran pilot dead in crashA two-day search for an Erie LifeStar helicopter ended at 1:15 p.m. Sunday when searchers found the crashed aircraft and dead pilot in a remote area south of Bradford Regional Airport 10/10/2005 Three die in Pikeville, Ky., plane crashHerman W. Lester, 56, Julie Victoria Osborne Lester, 38, and Max Lester, 17, were returning from Paducah where Max had played in the state high school golf tournament. 10/09/2005 Medical helicopter found crashed, pilot deadThe LifeStar helicopter and 18-year veteran pilot Heinz Schulz were found at about 1:15 p.m. near Bradford Regional Airport in Pennsylvania. 10/08/2005 Pilot error probed in crashInvestigation weighs wisdom of takeoff ; Plane can't handle ice, lawyer claims 10/07/2005 Pilot dies in Cessna Caravan cargo plane crashEarly indications — including the pilot's own assessment of the situation with air traffic controllers — seem to point to ice buildup on the plane as the cause of the crash. 10/07/2005 Wyoming plane Crash Kills Two FloridiansIcing suspected as cause of crash that kills two Miramar Beach, Fla., residents 10/07/2005 Cessna 208 cargo plane crash kills pilot; icing suspectedCessna 208 cargo plane crashes in Winnipeg, killing pilot Icing suspected as cause; plane was carrying small amounts of frozen influenza and herpes viruses 10/06/2005 Seattle nurse died of blunt force in helicopter crashThe cause of death of a Seattle nurse whose body was recovered has been determined. 10/03/2005 Investigators find little in medical helicopter searchPilot Steve Smith, 59, of Whidbey Island, and nurses Erin Reed, 48, and Lois Suzuki, 47, both of Seattle, were killed when their medical transport helicopter plunged into Puget Sound. 10/01/2005 1 body found in Puget Sound copter crashSearch for 2 others killed on medical helicopter flight still under way 09/30/2005 Plane crash at Idaho resort ranch kills two California menOne was son of late San Francisco philanthropist Alfred S. Wilsey 09/30/2005 Debris, remains found after medical helicopter crashes in Puget SoundHuman remains and aircraft wreckage were found early Friday in Puget Sound from a medical transport helicopter with three people onboard 09/29/2005 Pilot's account of tour helicopter crash disputedThe pilot of a tour helicopter that crashed in Hawaii, killing three people, told federal investigators he was trying to avoid another chopper; survivors disagree 09/27/2005 2 Portland, Maine, women killed in helicopter crash in HawaiiBest friends Mary Soucy, 62, and Catherine Baron, 68, died when the helicopter crashed in a sudden and severe storm 09/26/2005 Hawaii tour helicopter crash kills 3Survivors say Heli USA helicopter pilot tried to avoid 'wall of rain' 09/26/2005 Minnesota teenager's dream ride ends with copter crashWisconsin festival ride kills all aboard, including teen, his mom an | 
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