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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...

Nigerian Crash Pilot Was American

10 dead confirmed on ground, but many more expected

(Newser) - The pilot of yesterday's tragic plane crash in Lagos that killed at least 163 people was American, reports CNN . The pilot radioed minutes before crashing that the plane was experiencing engine trouble. Dana Air has released no official information about the pilot yet, but a spokesman said that the...

Nigeria Plane Crash Kills 153: Officials

Dana Air flight hits 2-story building in Lagos

(Newser) - A passenger plane crashed into a two-story building in Nigeria's largest city of Lagos today, killing all the passengers on board, an aviation official said. The Lagos state government said in a statement that 153 people were on the flight going from Abuja to Lagos. The plane crashed in...

Cargo Plane Crashes Into Crowded Bus

 Cargo Plane Hits 
 Bus, Kills 10 
updated
Jun 2, 2012 4:46 PM CDT

Cargo Plane Hits Bus, Kills 10

Ghana's capital city is scene of horrific accident

(Newser) - A Boeing 727 cargo plane attempting to land at the international airport in Ghana's capital crashed today, slamming into a bus loaded with passengers on a nearby street, killing all 10 people inside the vehicle, emergency responders and airport officials said. The crash occurred in Accra near Kotoka International...

Anti-Freckle Jar Key Clue to Amelia Earhart Crash Site?

More evidence that she may have lived as castaway on Pacific island

(Newser) - Out, damn spots! Legendary flyer Amelia Earhart hated her freckles, and now a very old jar of anti-freckle cream discovered on a remote Pacific island is adding to evidence that searches may have found her final resting place. The jar, broken in five pieces, was found by researchers for the...

Cause of Russian Jet Crash: Pilot Bravado?

'Joy flight' pilot approached mountain infamous for crashes

(Newser) - The crash of a Russian jet during a demonstration flight in Indonesia last week may have been caused by pilot bravado, Der Spiegel finds. The flight was all about offering a spectacular show to journalists and potential buyers, and the captain of the Sukhoi SuperJet-100, despite his inexperience, appears to...

Marine Dies Pulling Friend From Plane Crash

Austin Anderson credited with saving Hannah Luce

(Newser) - When the Cessna he was traveling in with four friends went down in a Kansas field Friday, 27-year-old former Marine Austin Anderson managed to pull friend Hannah Luce, 22, from the burning wreckage. The other three passengers, including the pilot, died at the scene, while Anderson and Luce were somehow...

15 Killed in Nepal Plane Crash
 6 Survive Nepal Plane Crash 
May 14, 2012 4:40 AM CDT

6 Survive Nepal Plane Crash

Aircraft hits hill on approach to Jomsom airport

(Newser) - A plane carrying 21 people crashed in the Himalayas this morning as it was attempting a landing in the north of Nepal. At least 15 people were killed, reports the BBC . The Agni Air plane crashed into a hillside about a mile from the Jomsom airport, a hub for trekkers....

12 Bodies Found at Russian Jet Crash Site

All 45 passengers on Sukhoi Superjet-100 thought dead

(Newser) - Searchers have found 12 bodies at the site of a Russian plane crash on an Indonesian volcano. The jet had been carrying 45; all are believed dead, the AP reports. The steep mountainside has proved a challenge to searchers, who climbed through a jungle toward the plane's wreckage using...

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