Nation Dec 20 WATCH: NTSB gives update on investigation into jet crash that killed Greg Biffle and 6 others By Associated Press
Nation Dec 19 NTSB investigates jet crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others tried to return to a North Carolina airport just after takeoff but plowed into light poles and a tree line short of… By Gary D. Robertson, Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Dec 18 Police say retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family were killed in North Carolina plane crash Former race driver Greg Biffle and members of his family were among seven people who died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, state police said. By Allen G. Breed, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press
Nation Nov 20 UPS cargo plane involved in deadly crash had cracks in engine mount, investigators say Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago in Kentucky, killing 14 people, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing's engine mount. By Josh Funk, Ed White, Associated Press
Nation Nov 08 FAA grounds all MD-11 cargo planes following deadly crash at UPS hub in Kentucky UPS and FedEx said Friday that they were grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s “out of an abundance of caution,” and the Federal Aviation Administration's directive the following day sidelined the planes until inspection and correction of any problems. By Hallie Golden, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press
Oct 28 Plane flying tourists to Kenya's Maasai Mara crashes, killing 11 By Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press A small plane carrying 10 foreign tourists has crashed in Kenya, killing them and the pilot. Continue reading
Jul 24 Passenger plane crash in Russia's Far East kills all 48 people aboard, officials say By Associated Press The Angara Airlines flight disappeared from radar, and searchers later found the burning wreckage of the plane on a hillside south of its planned destination in Tynda, more than 4,350 miles east of Moscow, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said. Continue reading
Jul 12 Fuel to Air India plane was abruptly cut off before deadly crash, investigation report says By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press The Air India flight — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner — crashed on June 12 and killed at least 260 people, including 19 on the ground, in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad. Only one passenger survived the crash, which is one… Continue reading
Jul 11 Boeing reaches settlement with man whose wife and children died in 737 Max crash in Ethiopia By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max… Continue reading
Jun 13 Investigators searching Air India crash site find digital flight data recorder By Shonal Ganguly, Rajesh Roy, Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press The plane's black box was recovered from a rooftop near the crash site Friday and India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said that it had begun its work with “full force.”… Continue reading