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Wreckage of Singer Jenni Rivera's Plane Found

Mexican-American star believed to be among 7 killed in crash

(Newser) - Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera appears to have perished along with six other people when their Learjet crashed in mountainous terrain near Monterrey, Mexico, authorities say. "There is nothing recognizable, neither material nor human" in the wreckage, which has been scattered over a large area by the force of the...

Mexican Singer Jenni Rivera's Plane Goes Missing

Air traffic controllers lose contact with small plane after it left Monterrey

(Newser) - Mexican singer Jenni Rivera is missing after a small plane she was in lost contact with Mexican aviation authorities, reports the AP via La Voz . Rivera's plane went missing around 3:30 this morning shortly after takeoff from Monterrey, where she had given a concert last night. It was...

3 Die in Plane Crash ... on Way to FAA Safety Meeting

Mississippi conference was less than 30 miles away

(Newser) - The three pilots had just taken off from Mississippi's Hawkins Field Airport when the single-engine plane they were flying to an FAA safety conference less than 30 miles away began to falter. A Jackson police officer looked up in the sky and saw the Piper PA-32 "spitting and...

19 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash
 19 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash 
Sep 28, 2012 2:02 AM CDT

19 Dead in Nepal Plane Crash

Plane caught fire minutes after takeoff

(Newser) - Tragedy has hit trekkers in Nepal for the second time in under a week. All 19 people on board a plane bound for the Everest region died when the Sita Air flight crashed and burned soon after taking off from Kathmandu this morning, reports the AP . Authorities say seven passengers...

Author Richard Bach Hurt in Small-Plane Crash

'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' scribe injured in Washington state

(Newser) - Richard Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella Jonathan Livingston Seagull among other spiritually oriented books rooted in themes of flight and self-discovery, was in serious condition yesterday after his small plane crashed in Washington state. The SeaRey single-engine amphibian aircraft clipped power lines Friday at 4:30pm about...

Diplomatic Mailbag Found in Alps ... 46 Years Later

Bag was amid debris from 1966 Air India crash

(Newser) - A bag of Indian diplomatic mail bound for the US has been found 46 years after the plane transporting it crashed in the Alps, killing all 117 people on board. A mountain rescue worker found the bag and other debris from the doomed Air India plane after tourists reported seeing...

2 Killed as Plane Crashes in Long Island Neighborhood

Craft narrowly missed homes, playing children

(Newser) - Two people are dead and one injured after a single-engine plane crashed into the quiet Long Island neighborhood of Shirley yesterday, reports the New York Daily News . The plane had just taken off from a regional airport a mile away when it crashed, snapping an oak tree in half, crashing...

Philippines Hunts Lost Plane, Minister

Powerful interior secretary missing after plane crashes in sea

(Newser) - More than 200 rescuers were searching today for Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo and his two pilots after their small plane crashed into the sea while attempting an emergency landing. An aide of Robredo made a dramatic escape from the doomed plane and was helping in the search, officials said. Dozens...

31 Dead in Sudan Plane Crash
 31 Dead in Sudan Plane Crash 
Aug 19, 2012 6:01 AM CDT

31 Dead in Sudan Plane Crash

Among dead may have been 2 gov't ministers

(Newser) - As many as 31 people were killed in a plane crash in southern Sudan today, close to the border with South Sudan, reports Reuters . Among the dead was at least one government minister and possibly more, heading to an Islamic festival to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Ghazi al-Sadiq, the...

Searchers Think They Found Amelia Earhart's Debris Field

HD pics show evidence of a manmade debris field on isolated island

(Newser) - Last month's search for Amelia Earhart's plane seemingly ended in failure , but forensic investigators now think they might have actually uncovered evidence of a plane wheel and landing gear, reports ABC News . The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) wasn't able to analyze its high definition...

US Grounds F-16 Squadron After Japan Crash

With Japanese worried over fighter safety, US looks to reassure

(Newser) - The entire F-16 squadron has been grounded for safety checks following a crash of one of the jets off Japan yesterday, reports AP . The fighter craft crashed while flying to Alaska Sunday morning, falling into the ocean 250 miles from the coast of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. The...

Plane Towing Marriage Proposal Banner Crashes

But the pilot is OK

(Newser) - A Rhode Island marriage proposal went terribly wrong yesterday, when a pilot was forced to ditch a small plane that was towing a banner with the big question. The Coast Guard says the pilot was found about 4pm by a good Samaritan; he was not seriously injured. Boats had been...

Human Error Took Down Air France Flight
  Human Error 
 Took Down 
 Air France Flight 
final report
Jul 5, 2012 9:15 AM CDT

Human Error Took Down Air France Flight

Pilots never realized plane was in stall, says final report

(Newser) - Today hasn't been the most praiseworthy day for mankind. On the heels of a report that Fukushima was a man-made disaster comes the final report on Air France's 2009 crash, and it cites human error as well. Investigators list a combination of "human and technical factors" as...

Air Force Grounds Air Tankers After Fatal Crash

C-130 went down yesterday while fighting South Dakota wildfire

(Newser) - The US Air Force has grounded all C-130 firefighting planes after one crashed while battling a wildfire in South Dakota yesterday, CNN reports. About three dozen of the aircraft are grounded until further notice. "There were lives lost, there were injuries" in yesterday's crash, said North Carolina National...

Alaska Glacier Yields '50s Plane Wreck

Military cargo plane disappeared after foul weather blocked rescuers

(Newser) - The wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said yesterday. Army Capt. Jamie Dobson said evidence at the crash site correlates with the missing C-124A Globemaster, but...

Military Plane Slams Into Jakarta Homes

2 kids, nanny among 10 dead

(Newser) - An Indonesian air force plane slammed into a military housing complex and ignited a huge fireball today while trying to land in Jakarta, killing all seven people aboard as well as two toddlers and their nanny in a home. The pilot, co-pilot, and five trainees aboard the Fokker F-27 were...

Air Force Osprey Crash Injures 5

Airmen hospitalized after latest Osprey incident

(Newser) - An Air Force CV-22 Osprey has crashed during a routine training mission in Florida, injuring all five crew members, according to officials. The five airmen were hospitalized and the extent of their injuries was not disclosed, reports CNN . It's not yet clear what caused the accident. The tilt-rotor aircraft,...

Nigeria Yanks Airline's License Over Lagos Crash

Dana Air grounded while deadly crash probed

(Newser) - Nigeria has grounded Dana Air after Sunday's crash that killed all 153 people on board and at least 10 more on the ground. The country's civil aviation authority says the airline, which started flying in 2008, will need to be recertified, CNN reports. Recovery efforts at the site...

Americans Among Nigeria Crash Dead

Officials face 'messy' slog to find victims

(Newser) - As the dust settles on Nigeria's devastating plane crash, victims' identities are emerging, and so far, they include at least eight US residents. A Connecticut family was on board, as were two Houston-area sisters. Four Chinese citizens, a Canadian, a French citizen, and a pair of Lebanese nationals have...

Nigerian Plane Had Spewed Smoke Before: Official

Nigeria declares time of mourning after crash

(Newser) - Nigerian officials have declared three days of mourning and say inquiries into the plane crash that killed all 153 passengers could take months, the Guardian reports. The official in charge refused to speculate on causes, saying only that workers had recovered the plane's black box. But another official said...

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