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Witnesses Say Plane Came Down in Multiple Pieces in California

A former crash investigator said he’s confident officials will figure out why a small plane broke apart in the air over a Southern California neighborhood, raining down chunks of metal and igniting a house fire that killed four people. The …

NTSB Says Bad Decisions Likely Caused Deadly Plane Crash

The pilot of a light plane that crashed into a forested cliff face shrouded in clouds and mist wasn’t certified to fly in the poor weather conditions and didn’t heed another pilot’s advice to drive instead of fly across eastern …

NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Warning for Piper Small Plane Model

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging faster action to correct unsafe wiring found in a type of small airplane that crashed in Northern California, killing all four on board the medical transport flight. The Piper PA-31T was carrying a …

Pilot Likely Experienced Spatial Disorientation Before Oregon Plane Crash

John Belnap would have experienced a “black hole” of darkness within moments after taking off from Brookings, Ore., on the moonless night of July 4, when his Cessna 172 crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The relatively inexperienced pilot from Grants …

“Selfies” Likely Cause of Fatal Small Plane Crash Near Denver

Federal investigators say “selfies” were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver, Colo., last year that killed two people. The National Transportation Safety Board said recordings from a GoPro camera found near the wreckage show the pilot …

After Plane Crash, Girl Walks Through Woods to Safety

When the small plane crashed into the woods, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler called out to her family. No one responded. She thought they might be knocked out, or possibly dead. Either way, police said, she knew she needed to get help. …

Small Plane Crashes in Bahamas Killing All 9 Passengers

A small plane crashed Sunday on approach to the island of Grand Bahama, killing all 9 people on board, the government of the Bahamas said. The Lear 36 Executive Jet had taken off from the Bahamian capital of Nassau and …

Ex-Hawaii Official’s Brother Sues Over Fatal Small Plane Crash

An engine manufacturer in Canada is to blame for a small plane’s ocean landing and the death of Hawaii’s former health director, her brother said in a lawsuit filed Monday. Lewis Fuddy Jr. is suing Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. …

Small Plane Broke Apart in Mid-Air in 2012 Florida Crash

A National Transportation Safety Board details how a small plane carrying a Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children plunged to the ground after parts of both wings and the horizontal stabilizer broke off in mid-air. But the report …

NTSB: Oklahoma Senator’s Son Noted Engine Trouble

The son of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe reported his small plane was experiencing engine trouble shortly before he died in a crash near Tulsa, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board. Dr. Perry Inhofe …