Spanair MD-82 Crash

Investigators have said the Spanish airliner that crashed at Madrid airport last month killing 154 people did not have its wing flaps set for take off.
The pilots were unaware that the flaps, which provide extra lifting power, had not been deployed because a cockpit warning alert did not go off.
The findings are based on information from the MD-82's flight and cockpit voice recorders and contained in a preliminary report on the August 20 crash of the Spanair flight.

1988 C-130 Hercules Crash In Pakistan

A senior official has said that the death of former Pakistani dictator General Zia-ul-Haq in a mysterious plane crash in 1988 was not due to any technical fault. "It was not a technical problem," Investigator Naseem Ahmad said in response to a question at a workshop on Thursday regarding the crash of a C-130 Hercules military aircraft in 1988 that killed Gen Zia, US Ambassador Arnold Raphel and over two dozen senior military officers. Since the crash, there have been many conspiracy theories about the cause. Many people in Pakistan believe foreign intelligence agencies were involved

19 Dead In Surinamese Crash

A plane crash in the Surinamese forest has left all 19 passengers and crew dead.
The twin-engine aircraft operated by Surinamese carrier Blue Wing airlines, crashed yesterday morning as it approached an airstrip in the Benzdorp mining region.

T-34C Turbomentor Crash

Two U.S. Marines were killed in a plane crash on Chandler Mountain in Steele last Friday. Maj. David Yaggy, and 2nd Lt. Alexander Prezioso were killed when the T-34C Turbomentor training plane they were flying crashed into the side of Chandler Mountain at about 2:45 p.m.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

More On Gold Coast Crash

Aviation experts believe a pelican or other seabird could have caused the ultralight plane crash that killed two men crash off a Gold Coast beach. The bodies of the two men were recovered on Wednesday, after the wreckage was finally found 20 metres below the surface.
Police expect to salvage the wreckage on Friday - the seats, engine and a steel part are all that remain.

Australian Small Plane Crash

Police have found just a few pieces of a plane that crashed off a Gold Coast beach, but heavy seas and strong winds continue to disrupt the search for the aircraft's two occupants.
Gold Coast pilot Garry Sweetnam, 49, and passenger Andrew Mitchell, 33, of Murwillumbah in northern NSW, were on board when their twin-seater plane plunged into the ocean 500 metres off Narrowneck beach on Friday. About 20 people saw the plane spiral out of control and nosedive into the water.

Santiago Crash

Eight people died today after a light airplane crashed into a playing field on the outskirts of the Chilean capital, Santiago. All six passengers in the plane were among the dead. Two more people died on the ground. The passengers included two policemen and four students.