Co-Pilot Somehow Exits Plane Mid-Flight
Two people were on board a twin-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar when it took off on Friday. Only the pilot was in the plane when it landed and came to a stop in the grass at Raleigh-Durham International...
View ArticleFAA Workers' 911 Call Sheds Light on 'Midair Mystery'
More details are filtering in on what's been deemed a "midair mystery" involving a co-pilot who exited his turboprop plane midflight and fell to his death. The timeline has since been pieced together...
View ArticleSeconds After Takeoff, 'Gasping' and 'Screaming'
The Federal Aviation Administration posts warnings on its website about the dangers of lithium batteries, and for good reason: They can cause fires if not stored properly during transit. Passengers on...
View ArticlePilot Who Felt 'Cool Sensation' on Back Made Terrifying Find
A cobra encounter is nerve-wracking no matter where it takes place, but we imagine it's worse when trapped in a small plane 11,000 feet high in the sky. That was the plight earlier this week of a South...
View ArticleIf You Think You've Had a Scary Flight, This May Beat It
A flight from Oregon took a frightening turn as the weekend kicked off, though no one was hurt. KING 5 reports that the Alaska Airlines plane out of Portland International Airport on Friday afternoon—a...
View Article'Mayday, We Have an Engine Fire'
An Atlas Air cargo aircraft returned to Miami International Airport for an emergency landing less than an hour after take-off Thursday night. An airline spokesperson says the Boeing 747-8 landed safely...
View ArticleCrash Landing on Street Ends Without Injuries
The pilot and lone passenger escaped injury when a small airplane made a crash landing Saturday on a residential street in a suburban neighborhood on the west edge of Phoenix, police said. The single...
View ArticlePlane Lands on Beach, Killing Man There With Wife
A 62-year-old man who was on a beach in southern Mexico with his wife Sunday was killed when a plane landed nearly on top of him. CBS News reports the unidentified man died when a plane carrying four...
View ArticlePlane Was Cleared for Emergency Landing, Didn't Make It
A single-engine plane crashed near a highway in Nashville, Tennessee, just a few miles short of the airport it had tried to reach for an emergency landing on Monday, killing five people aboard,...
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