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Russian Plane Crashes in Siberia, 16 Confirmed Dead

UPDATED

Apr 2, 2012 2:00 AM CDT

12 Survive Siberia Plane Crash

Turboprop plane goes down shortly after takeoff, killing 31

(Newser) - At least 31 people were killed when a Russian plane carrying 43 passengers and crew members crashed in Siberia this morning. The ATR-72 turboprop plane owned by UTair had just left Tyumen on a flight north to the oil town of Surget when it went down. The cause is unknown....

JetBlue Pilot's Dad
Died in Plane Crash

Mar 30, 2012 4:01 AM CDT

JetBlue Pilot's Dad Died in Plane Crash

Deranged airline pilots blamed for 345 deaths since 1982

(Newser) - We may never know exactly what made JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon come unhinged, but the New York Daily News has uncovered tragedy in his past. The pilot's father, who Osbon began flying with as a teenager, died in a plane crash in 1995. The elder Osbon and a friend...

Norway Military Plane
Lost During Exercise

Mar 15, 2012 1:39 PM CDT

Norway Military Plane Lost During Exercise

C-130 presumed crashed; 5 missing

(Newser) - A Norwegian military transport plane with five people on board went missing today during an exercise and was feared to have crashed in northern Sweden, officials said. The C-130 was heading from Evenes in northern Norway to the Swedish city of Kiruna where it was supposed to pick up personnel....

CEO of Chip-Maker
Micron Killed
in Plane Crash

Feb 3, 2012 3:59 PM CST

CEO of Chip-Maker Micron Killed in Plane Crash

Steve Appleton's experimental aircraft goes down

(Newser) - A small experimental plane piloted by the chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology crashed after take-off today at the Boise airport, killing the head of the memory chip company. Steve Appleton, a stunt pilot who survived a similar crash in 2004, was 51. Micron is one of many companies...

2011 on Track to Be Airlines' Safest Year Ever

Dec 29, 2011 1:33 PM CST

2011 on Track to Be Airlines' Safest Year Ever

But experts warn that we must keep working on safety

(Newser) - Assuming nothing terrible happens between now and Saturday, 2011 will close as the safest year ever for commercial aviation. For every 7.1 million fliers around the globe, there was about one passenger death, which will break the previous record of one per 6.4 million, set in 2004. But...

Riskiest Part of Flight Might Now Be on Ground

Dec 23, 2011 7:25 AM CST

Riskiest Part of Flight Might Now Be on Ground

With skies safe, officials turn their attention to 'surface threats' on runways

(Newser) - "America's skies are the safest they have ever been," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told reporters this week, and the stats back him up: Deaths from accidents in US commercial aviation have plummeted over the last 15 years, with none registered at all in 2011. Aviation officials say...

5 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into New Jersey Highway

Family of 4 Dead After
Plane Hits Highway

Dec 20, 2011 2:55 PM CST

Family of 4 Dead After Plane Hits Highway

Another man also was aboard in New Jersey

(Newser) - Icing may have played a role in the crash of a small plane today on a New Jersey highway. All five people aboard were killed: Two New York City investment bankers, plus the wife and two children of one of the men, reports the Star-Ledger . The pilot, one of the...

Russia Now World's Most Dangerous Nation to Fly

Dec 7, 2011 4:28 AM CST

Russia Now World's Most Dangerous Nation to Fly

Series of deadly crashes blamed on lax regulation

(Newser) - Russia is now, mile for mile, the deadliest place in the world to fly, the Wall Street Journal finds. Nine fatal crashes—including one that killed an entire professional hockey team —have claimed a total of 140 lives. While eight of the crashes involved old Soviet-era aircraft, experts say...

Friends Lend
Hand to Arizona
Plane Crash Mom

Nov 25, 2011 1:40 PM CST

Friends Lend Hand to Arizona Plane Crash Mom

Teams search dangerous mountains for victims' remains

(Newser) - The mother who lost her three children and their father, her ex-husband, in an Arizona small-plane crash this week is getting support from a grieving community. A single mom, Karen Perry heroically worked to raise three children, none older than 9. The oldest was soon to have brain surgeries for...

Father,
His 3 Kids
Among Dead
in Plane Crash

UPDATED

Nov 24, 2011 4:58 PM CST

Father, His 3 Kids Among Dead in Plane Crash

They were flying home for Thanksgiving when craft went down in Arizona

(Newser) - The IDs of the six people killed in last night's plane crash in the mountains east of Phoenix tell a wrenching holiday tale: Among the dead are pilot Shawn Perry and his three young children—Morgan, 9, Logan, 8, and Luke, 6, reports the Arizona Daily Star . Shawn Perry...

Plane Crashes
in Arizona Mountains

UPDATED

Nov 24, 2011 5:42 AM CST

Plane Crashes in Arizona Mountains

At least 6 feared dead in Superstition Mountains crash

(Newser) - A small plane crashed into Arizona's Superstition Mountains Wednesday night and authorities believe all six people aboard, three adults and three children, were killed, the AP reports. Rescue crews flown in by helicopter had to hike their way to the crash site, which lies in rugged terrain around 40...

Oklahoma State
Coaches Killed
in Plane Crash

Nov 18, 2011 10:36 AM CST

Oklahoma State Coaches Killed in Plane Crash

Kurt Budke, Miranda Serna were on recruiting trip

(Newser) - A tragedy out of Oklahoma State University: The women’s basketball coach and assistant coach were killed in a plane crash in Arkansas yesterday. Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna were on a recruiting trip when their single-engine plane crashed in steep terrain about 45 miles from Little Rock. The AP...

Cause of Deadly Hockey Plane Crash: Pilot Hit Brake

Nov 2, 2011 9:09 AM CDT

Cause of Deadly Hockey Plane Crash: Pilot Hit Brake

Had crew realized the problem, takeoff could have been aborted

(Newser) - A tragic coda to the story of the Russian hockey team that perished in a plane crash in September: The accident was caused because one of the pilots accidentally pressed the brakes during takeoff, officials revealed today. The New York Times calls it an "extraordinarily basic human error,"...

Plane Carrying 32 Goes Down in Papua New Guinea

Oct 13, 2011 9:48 AM CDT

Plane Carrying 32 Goes Down in Papua New Guinea

Locals say four passengers survived

(Newser) - A plane carrying 32 passengers went down in Papua New Guinea today, and local villagers say just four people survived the crash. The Airlines PNG Dash 8, a twin-propeller plane, crashed en route from Lae to Madang, the AP reports; there was reportedly a violent storm going on at the...

Plane Lands on
Engine in Turkey

Oct 10, 2011 9:14 AM CDT

Plane Lands on Engine in Turkey

No one injured in Sky Airlines mishap

(Newser) - A plane en route from Germany landed on its engine at a Turkish airport following the collapse of its landing gear, a Turkish official says. None of the 156 people on board were injured. The landing gear of the Sky Airlines flight broke during the landing at Antalya Airport, causing...

Plane Hits Ferris Wheel:
Everybody's OK

Oct 1, 2011 11:23 AM CDT

Plane Hits Ferris Wheel: Everybody's OK

Four people were trapped for a while in Australia

(Newser) - Precisely the last thing you want to see while on a Ferris wheel: an incoming plane. An ultra-light craft crashed into a ride in Australia, and somehow nobody got seriously hurt, reports AP . The Cheetah S200 smashed into the top of the wheel and got stuck there, trapping two kids...

Everest Tourist
Plane Crashes,
19 Dead

Sep 25, 2011 8:11 AM CDT

Everest Tourist Plane Crashes, 19 Dead

Buddha Air plane was carrying 2 Americans

(Newser) - A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal today, killing all 19 people on board, including 13 foreigners. Ten Indians, two Americans, and one Japanese citizen were among the victims, Tourism Secretary Ganeshraj Joshi said. The turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air was...

Reno Crash Toll
Hits 9; Feds
Investigate

Sep 17, 2011 3:29 PM CDT

Reno Crash Toll Hits 9; Feds Investigate

7 died on the tarmac; 2 at hospitals

(Newser) - The death toll in the terrifying crash of a World War II-era plane during a Reno air race has risen to at least nine people, including the pilot and eight spectators, authorities said today. The deaths include seven who were killed on the tarmac and two others who died at...

74-Year-Old Shouldn't
Be Flying a 'Hot Rod'

OPINION

Sep 17, 2011 9:34 AM CDT

74-Year-Old Shouldn't Be Flying a 'Hot Rod'

Air shows like Reno's put spectators at risk: Clive Irving

(Newser) - Witnesses may be praising the Reno pilot killed in yesterday's air show crash, but aviation blogger Clive Irving has one key question: "What was a 74-year-old pilot doing in a souped-up World War II fighter flying in an air race?" he asks at the Daily Beast . The deadly...

Witnesses Praise Reno Pilot
for Last-Ditch Maneuvers

Sep 17, 2011 5:42 AM CDT

Witnesses Praise Reno Pilot for Last-Ditch Maneuvers

They think Jimmy Leeward, 74, kept it from being worse

(Newser) - As horrific as yesterday's crash at an air race event in Reno was, witnesses say it could have been worse if not for last-second maneuvers by the veteran pilot. "If he wouldn't have pulled up, he would have taken out the entire bleacher section," one dad...