Tag: accident
NEWS May 18, 2026 Four Navy Aircrew Parachuted to Safety After Their Two Jets Locked Together and Fell Out of the Sky at an Idaho Air Show All four aircrew aboard two United States Navy EA-18G Growler jets survived a dramatic and extraordinarily rare midair collision at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho. Read More →
NEWS May 04, 2026 A Small Plane Struck a Residential Building in Belo Horizonte After Its Pilot Reported Trouble A single-engine aircraft crashed into the side of a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday afternoon, May 4, 2026, killing the pilot and co-pilot and leaving three passengers in critical condition in the hospital. Read More →
NEWS Apr 07, 2026 HondaJet Safety Report Reveals High Winds Led to Runway Excursion Federal investigators have concluded that a flight crew’s decision to land a HondaJet HA-420 in conditions exceeding its design limitations was the primary cause of a substantial damage-inducing runway excursion. Read More →
NEWS Jan 24, 2026 VIDEO: 6 Injured After Car Crashes Into DTW Check-In Counters Shortly before 9:00 PM on Friday, January 23, 2026, a silver Mercedes-Benz drove through the glass facade of Detroit Airport's main entrance. Six individuals were treated at the scene for various injuries sustained during the impact and the ensuing chaos. Read More →
NEWS Dec 29, 2025 Two Pilots Killed in Tragic Mid-Air Collision Near Hammonton Municipal Airport A quiet Sunday morning in Atlantic County turned tragic when two helicopters collided mid-air, claiming the lives of two veteran pilots who were well-known in the local aviation community. The accident occurred on December 28, 2025, just miles from Hammonton Municipal Airport (N81). Read More →
NEWS Dec 15, 2025 NTSB: Maintenance Error Led to Citation CJ4 Gear Collapse in Baton Rouge NTSB has determined that improper installation of a critical landing gear component caused a Cessna Citation CJ4's right main landing gear to collapse during landing rollout in September 2025 Read More →
NEWS Dec 25, 2024 PHOTOS: Azerbaijan Airlines E190 Crashes in Kazakhstan An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 crashed approximately 3 km from the city of Aktau today, December 25. Images from the scene show that the aircraft lost speed and then crashed, followed by a large explosion. Read More →
NEWS Aug 28, 2024 2 Dead, 1 Injured After Tire Explosion at Delta Maintenance Facility 2 people killed in reported tire explosion at Delta facility in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport. On the Morning of Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, two workers were killed and a third severely injured when a tire exploded inside Delta Mmain maintenance shop in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines' Atlanta maintenance facility Read More →
NEWS Mar 02, 2024 As Pressure Mounts, Boeing May be Forced to Purchase its Fuselage Supplier Spirit AeroSystems In the spotlight to improve its safety, Boeing is in discussions to acquire Spirit AeroSystems Inc., to reclaim control of its challenged former aerostructures unit and the main supplier that makes the bodies of the troubled 737 MAX planes. Read More →
STORIES Feb 23, 2024 The 1956 Grand Canyon Mid-Air Collision: The Crash That Created the Modern Air Traffic Control System The summer morning of June 30, 1956, disaster began with a sudden bang and the sickening crunch of metal crashing into metal. This incident facilitated the creation of the modern en route air traffic control system, which has made commercial aviation the safest means of transportation in human history. Read More →