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Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Had 'Flight Control Problems'

Trump says modern aircraft are too complex

(Newser) - The pilot of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight reported having "flight control problems" soon before the crash, the airline's CEO says. "He was having difficulties with the flight control of the airplane, so he asked to return back to base," Tewolde GebreMariam tells CNN . The CEO...

Small-Plane Crash Revealed Pilot's Secrets

Antonio Pastini used different names, lied about his police background

(Newser) - A stolen police badge was just part of the mystery and lies surrounding the 75-year-old pilot killed when his plane crashed into a Southern California neighborhood last month. Antonio Pastini was never a police officer, but often rubbed elbows with cops while operating Nevada restaurants in the early 1990s, reports...

Safety Expert, Asked About Boeing, Gives a Telling Answer

He'd board a 737 Max 8, but he'd keep his granddaughter off it

(Newser) - Two crashes in five months have put the spotlight on the plane involved in both, the Boeing 737 Max 8. On NPR Tuesday, David Greene asked former FAA accident inspector David Soucie whether he'd get on one of these planes, and the answer was telling. "I personally would,...

He Was Angry He Missed Flight. Now, It's His 'Lucky Day'

Greek man was supposed to be on Ethiopian Airlines fight that went down

(Newser) - Air travelers may not typically pay attention to what model of jet they're flying on, but that might change after two crashes in five months involving the same model of Boeing. It's called the 737 Max 8, per a Wall Street Journal explainer video. Both crashes—Sunday's...

As Ethiopia Finds Black Boxes, Nations Ground 737 Max 8s

China, Indonesia among those to ground planes amid investigation into Ethiopia crash

(Newser) - China's civilian aviation authority ordered all Chinese airlines to temporarily ground their Boeing 737 Max 8 planes Monday after one of the aircraft crashed in Ethiopia . The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the order was issued at 9am on Monday and would last nine hours. It said the...

Crash That Killed 157 Is &#39;Highly Suspicious&#39;
Crash That Killed 157
Is 'Highly Suspicious'
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Mar 10, 2019 5:10 PM CDT

Crash That Killed 157 Is 'Highly Suspicious'

Messages of grief are pouring in from around the world

(Newser) - Grief flowed in from 35 countries Sunday as rescuers searched through remains in Ethiopia and experts asked how yet another Boeing 737-8 MAX could plunge from the sky—this also killing everyone on board, the New York Times reports. Flight data tweeted by FlightRadar24 shows that Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302...

A Boeing 737-8 MAX Again Crashes Minutes After Takeoff

Ethiopia's state broadcaster says all 157 people aboard are dead

(Newser) - An Ethiopian Airlines flight with 157 people thought to be on board crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday morning from Ethiopia's capital while headed to Nairobi, the airline said. Ethiopia's state broadcaster says all passengers are dead, reports the AP . There were no immediate details on what caused the...

5 Dead After Plane Plunges Into Florida Lake

FAA and NTSB are looking into the crash in Lake Okeechobee

(Newser) - Five people have died in Florida after a small twin-engine Piper aircraft plunged into the waters of Lake Okeechobee on Friday afternoon. Per the AP , records indicate the plane took off from Tampa International Airport; NBC News notes it was headed toward Pahokee when it crashed around 3:30pm. The...

Amazon Prime Jetliner Just Disintegrated

Authorities are beginning to work through the wreckage of Atlas Air flight 3591

(Newser) - The Boeing 767 cargo plane fell 11,750 feet in roughly 30 seconds—and when it struck Trinity Bay in Texas, all three people on board were killed. Media reports are revealing that and more about a jet airliner that apparently nose-dived Saturday and left a heartbreaking trail of debris...

Jetliner Crash Has No Apparent Survivors

A Boeing 767 goes down in Trinity Bay, Texas

(Newser) - A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard disintegrated after crashing Saturday into a bay east of the city, according to a Texas sheriff. Witnesses told emergency personnel that the twin-engine plane "went in nose first," leaving a debris field three-quarters of a mile...

UK Police: Body Found in Channel Is Soccer Star Sala

Pilot David Ibbotson is still missing, and the search has been called off

(Newser) - On Thursday it was announced a body had been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that had been carrying Emiliano Sala. Now, Dorset Police confirm: the body is that of the 28-year-old soccer star. The BBC details the timeline of the recovery efforts after the Jan. 21 plane crash,...

Body Recovered From Soccer Star's Plane

Recovery effort halted amid rough weather

(Newser) - Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch says a body has been retrieved from the wreckage of the plane that crashed in the English Channel with soccer star Emiliano Sala on board. The AAIB, which retrieved the body with a remotely operated underwater vehicle, has not said whether the body is...

Pilot in Fatal Crash Had Missing Police Badge

No record of Antonio Pastini as Chicago police officer

(Newser) - Investigators of the plane crash that killed five in Southern California on Sunday may have inadvertently run across a 40-year-old theft. Though the deceased pilot of the 1981 twin-engine Cessna 414A was at first described as a retired Chicago police officer, authorities in that city say a metal police star...

Witnesses Saw Cessna Fall Apart Over Calif. Neighborhood

Pilot identified as retired Chicago cop

(Newser) - National Transportation Safety Board investigators trying to determine why a small plane broke apart in mid-air Sunday , killing five people, have gathered plane parts strewn across four blocks of a California neighborhood. Four people died in a house fire ignited by one of the parts. The pilot was also killed....

Shipwreck Hunter Finds Soccer Star's Plane, Body Aboard

Emiliano Sala, pilot disappeared 2 weeks ago

(Newser) - The wreckage of the plane carrying soccer player Emiliano Sala was located on Sunday, two weeks after it disappeared from radar over the English Channel, according to the marine scientist leading a privately funded search for the Argentine. David Mearns, an American-born shipwreck-hunting specialist, made the announcement on Twitter after...

Small Plane Falls Apart Over Calif. Neighborhood
5 Dead After Plane Parts
Hit California Homes
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Feb 4, 2019 12:45 AM CST

5 Dead After Plane Parts Hit California Homes

Cessna fell apart over Yorba Linda

(Newser) - Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, dropping parts that scattered across a southern California neighborhood Sunday and ignited a house fire before landing in a backyard, witnesses and authorities say. The crash shook the Yorba Linda neighborhood about 2pm after the...

Seats on Beach Likely From Soccer Star's Missing Plane

Seabed search will target 4-mile area

(Newser) - Two seat cushions were found Monday on a beach in northwest France, and aviation authorities believe they hail from the single-engine aircraft thought to have crashed a week ago while carrying Argentine soccer star Emiliano Sala over the English Channel . The Air Accidents Investigation Branch announced Wednesday the cushions washed...

Probe Into Deadly Crash Cites Pilot's 'Emotional Breakdown'

51 people died in the US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 crash

(Newser) - In August, a leaked draft of the investigation into a deadly plane crash in Nepal suggested an insult directed at the pilot may have contributed to the crash. Now, the official release of the report confirms that. Per Reuters , it states that Captain Abid Sultan , 52, "seemed to have...

'Difficult Decision' Made in Search for Soccer Star

'The chances of survival at this stage are extremely remote'

(Newser) - Sobbing after the active search for her brother was halted, the sister of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala urged authorities Thursday not to give up trying to find the remains of his plane, which disappeared from radar over the English Channel on Monday evening. Authorities said the chances of survival...

Searchers Have Little Hope for Missing Soccer Star

Rescuers will decide Thursday morning whether to resume looking for Emiliano Sala's plane

(Newser) - After nine more hours of scouring the English Channel, rescuers suspended their search Wednesday evening for the plane carrying Cardiff City soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot. Police said on Twitter that they'll decide Thursday morning whether to resume the search, but Reuters and the Guardian report rescuers...

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