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Oklahoma State to Examine Travel Rules After Deaths

Oklahoma State University officials will examine the school’s travel policy in the wake of a plane crash that killed women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke, an assistant coach and two other people in central Arkansas, a spokesman said Sunday. “Certainly, it’s …

Russian Leader Demands Improved Aviation Safety

President Dmitry Medvedev called for immediate changes in Russia’s troubled aviation industry Thursday – including sharply reducing the number of airlines – as the country mourned a crash that killed 43 people and devastated a top ice hockey team. The …

California Fire Sparked by Plane Crash Threatens 650 Homes

Strong winds on Monday fanned a fast-moving wildfire that was ignited by a deadly plane crash, forcing residents to flee and threatening 650 homes in this mountain community. The fire, which destroyed at least one house after the single-engine Cessna …

Wildfire at Colorado Plane Crash Site at 154 Acres

Crews on Monday dug fire lines around a 154-acre wildfire in southern Colorado that broke out around the same time a vintage biplane crashed nearby, killing the pilot and injuring his passenger. Fire officials said they were investigating whether the …

Crash Sparks Debate About Conn. Airport Safety

A small plane crash at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford has reignited debate over a runway safety zone that’s been proposed for years. Authorities say a Piper PA-32 Cherokee skidded down the runway and caught fire Saturday night after its …

Investigators: Fatal Colorado Plane Crash Left Crater

Investigators say the fatal crash of a small plane in northern Colorado left a 2-foot-deep crater. The National Transportation Safety Board says the single-engine airplane was found upside down about eight feet from the crater after the May 22 crash. …

Small Plane Crash in Pennsylvania Results in Minor Injuries

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a small plane crash at Pittsburgh-area airport that resulted in minor injuries. Police in Monroeville say a gust of wind apparently blew the nose of the small four-seater …

Jury Awards $48 Million in Skydiving Plane Crash

A jury has awarded $48 million to relatives of five people killed when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a rural Missouri airport in 2006. The jury in Union, Mo., on Thursday sided against London-based Doncasters Inc., ordering …

Minnesota Appeals Court Reverses Cirrus Case Award

The Minnesota Court of Appeals says Duluth-based Cirrus Design did not have a duty to provide pilot training to a Grand Rapids man whose plane crashed in 2003, killing him and his passenger. The opinion published Tuesday essentially vacates a …

Small Plane Crashes into House in Maine; 1 Injured

Authorities say a small plane has crashed into a house in Maine and burst into flames, injuring one person inside the house. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland says the single-engine plane crashed into a house near Biddeford …