It seems you cannot crash a plane anywhere near New York City without there being a video about it. This past weekend’s mid air collision between a helicopter and a fixed-wing airplane was no exception. A video has emerged about the fatal accident that killed nine people. For details of the crash, please refer to the original post HERE .
In the video, we can’t really tell the helicopter was climbing at the time, but we do see the airplane come into the frame from behind and to the right... Read Full Story
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Airlines pulled three Boeing 737 jets from service this week and is inspecting the rest of its fleet after a routine safety audit flagged unusual scratches found on some planes, a spokesman for a federal regulator said Friday. The damage was found on the "skin" of jets above the main passenger doorway, and was caused by a bolt or piece of metal protruding from a jetway curtain in Phoenix, Arizona, said Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federal... Read Full Story
A single-engine plane crashed in a heavily wooded area of West Virginia after the pilot apparently lost consciousness and flew hundreds of miles past the airport in Indiana where he was supposed to land. Pilot William Huff, 61, was killed, but it was not clear if he died before the crash or as a result of it. National Guard jets chased the plane after it overshot its destination. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac said Huff was the only person in the Cirrus SR-22, which... Read Full Story
A Piper Pawnee similar to the accident aircraft in one of the accidents below. (Photo by JMCC150)
Here are the latest reports from recent accidents that have occurred worldwide. Some of these accidents may be covered in detail on future posts and all will be updated as their respective investigations progress.
August 23, 2009
Van’s RV-6 – St. Charles Parish, Louisiana: The Van’s RV-6 (registration N352JB) veered off the runway on takeoff and crashed into trees. Wendell Lee Collins... Read Full Story
Cessna 172RG similar to accident aircraft below. (Photo by David Mack. Public Domain)
The following are summaries of accidents that have occurred in recent days. Some of these accidents may be covered in detail on future posts. Velozia Air will update the information pertaining to each accident as each accident’s investigation progresses.
August 25, 2009
Sport Flight Astra HKS Ultralight – Bloomfield, Indiana: The ultralight (registration N940Z) crashed for unknown reasons after it... Read Full Story
A twin engine plane crashed two hundred feet behind a house in an Eden Prairie neighborhood in Minnesota. The accident, involving a TEMCO-Riley D-16A Twin Navion (registration N124N), occurred yesterday (October 5, 2009) at 12:30 PM local time. It is unknown why the aircraft crashed, but some witnesses claim to have heard the engine sputtering. The pilot, Robert Fiske, was pulled alive and conscious from the wreckage by witnesses. He suffered some injuries.
According to reports, the... Read Full Story
In June of 2007, a University of Michigan Survival Flight crashed into Lake Michigan, killing the pilot, co-pilot and four members of a medical transplant team which was transporting human organs to patients in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The local community here in Ann Arbor, where U of M is a major fixture and a major employer, took this crash very personally. It was covered very much as "our story," and we all struggled to understand how something had gone so wrong with a medical provider who we... Read Full Story
A helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland interstate highway and burst into flames, killing three employees of a flight instruction company and a passenger, the company said Friday. The aircraft was engulfed when firefighters arrived at the scene minutes after receiving a call at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, said Washington County emergency services director Kevin Lewis. No vehicles on the highway were hit when the helicopter smashed into the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70. All four aboard the... Read Full Story
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