Ten people on board a single engine Cessna 208 that crashed in in the Cascade mountains have been killed, officials confirmed. Seven bodies were found in the wreckage and the other three people still missing are also believed dead. The names of the nine skydivers and their pilot have not yet been released.
The Cessna 208 turboprop was returning from a skydiving meeting at Star, near Boise, Idaho, on Sunday evening to Washington state. Based on radar and a hunter's report of seeing a plane flying low and then hearing a crash, the search was focused on a steep, densely forested area near White Pass, about 45 miles west of Yakima.
The National Transportation Safety Board will begin an investigation on Tuesday.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Zenith 250 Crash In Ottawa Canada
The pilot walked away without injuries after his two-seater plane crash-landed in Ottawa's east end. Paramedics were called after the home-built Zenith 250 landed nose down in a wooded area east of Green Creek Drive and west of Rockcliffe Parkway around 11:40 a.m. Monday.
The pilot, who was flying alone, reported that the plane lost power after taking off from Rockcliffe Airport, about four kilometres west of the crash site. Ottawa police are investigating the incident.
The pilot, who was flying alone, reported that the plane lost power after taking off from Rockcliffe Airport, about four kilometres west of the crash site. Ottawa police are investigating the incident.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Piper Crash In Virginia
A family of 3 was killed when their single-engine Piper crashed just outside Shenandoah National Park. The Piper made in 1964, departed from Georgia bound for Winchester and went down in a wooded area near Syria. Authorities today are still removing the wreckage from the remote area. The National Transportation Safety Board and state police are investigating the cause of the crash. Federal Aviation Administration authorities called state police after they lost contact with the aircraft Thursday night. The wreckage was discovered yesterday afternoon.
Antonov-12 Crash Democratic Republic of Congo
At least five people were killed in a cargo plane crash in the eastern town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday. This is just the latest in a rash of crashes in the central African state. In August, a cargo plane crashed in Kamina, in Katanga province, killing 14 people.
In Fridays crash the Russian-made Antonov-12 plane, carrying a cargo of palm oil, crashed after overshooting the runway. It burst into flames, killing all five Russian crew aboard. Debris was scattered across the field and small explosions prevented rescue workers from approaching the site.
The plane was operated by local Galaxy Kavatsi airlines. It was making a stopover on a flight from the capital Kinshasa to the town of Bukavu in neighboring South Kivu province.
In Fridays crash the Russian-made Antonov-12 plane, carrying a cargo of palm oil, crashed after overshooting the runway. It burst into flames, killing all five Russian crew aboard. Debris was scattered across the field and small explosions prevented rescue workers from approaching the site.
The plane was operated by local Galaxy Kavatsi airlines. It was making a stopover on a flight from the capital Kinshasa to the town of Bukavu in neighboring South Kivu province.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
SNJ-2 Crash In Virginia
A World War II-era vintage SNJ-2 crashed on the edge of a runway at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach at 12:25 p.m. as he was prepping for an air show
The aircraft, veered toward a wooded area just off the runway and then began to drop "like a pancake," said witness Marylou Atwell, a plane enthusiast from Wilmington, Del.
The plane was part of a nine-pilot team that flies six SNJ-2 planes, which were used to train Allied pilots in World War II. Only about 10 of them are left in the world, according to the Web site, which says the team is the "only World War II civilian squadron flying today.
The aircraft, veered toward a wooded area just off the runway and then began to drop "like a pancake," said witness Marylou Atwell, a plane enthusiast from Wilmington, Del.
The plane was part of a nine-pilot team that flies six SNJ-2 planes, which were used to train Allied pilots in World War II. Only about 10 of them are left in the world, according to the Web site, which says the team is the "only World War II civilian squadron flying today.
Friday, September 7, 2007
Lancair Columbia Crash
A single-engine Lancair Columbia crashed near a remote Kern County Calif airport and exploded into flames, killing a family of six. The family had flown from Santa Monica Airport to Kern Valley Airport, where the plane crashed Friday upon approach, said a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Lancair Columbia was consumed in a grassfire sparked by the crash, reported shortly after 5:40 p.m., but the one-acre blaze was quickly contained.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were handling the investigation into the cause of the crash. Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to stall.
The Lancair Columbia was consumed in a grassfire sparked by the crash, reported shortly after 5:40 p.m., but the one-acre blaze was quickly contained.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were handling the investigation into the cause of the crash. Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to stall.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Beech Bonanza Crash Cherokee National Forest
A Beech Bonanza crashed on Holston Mountain in the Cherokee National Forest shortly after leaving Elizabethton. Craig Clark, of Elizabethton; Randall Walp, of Chattanooga; Victor "Jim" Osborne, of Morristown; Leon Rosko, of Sevierville; and Booth, of Unicoi, all were killed in the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident.
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