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Iran Plane Crash Kills 71; 35 Survive

Snow, fog hampered rescue efforts

(Newser) - An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing today in a snowstorm in the country's northwest and broke into several pieces, killing 71 of those on board, Iranian media reported. The others, including two crew members, survived with light injuries. The pilots of...

Plane Crashes in Utah Neighborhood; Pilot Survives

FAA looking into cause of accident

(Newser) - A pilot is in critical condition following a fiery plane crash in Utah, and investigators are trying to figure out what happened. The Cessna 210 single-engine plane went down in a residential neighborhood last night, ripping into pieces as it fell. Pilot Clayton Roop, 46, had been cleared for landing...

Continental Guilty in 2000 Concorde Crash: Court

Airline, mechanic fined for manslaughter

(Newser) - A French court found Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics guilty of manslaughter today in the crash of a supersonic Concorde jet outside Paris a decade ago that killed 113 people. The court ruled the Houston-based airline must pay a $265,000 fine; the mechanic, John Taylor, must pay...

2 Dead as Russian Jet Loses Engines, Crash Lands

Same Tu-154 plane Polish president died in

(Newser) - A Russian jet that lost two engines at 30,000 feet lost its remaining engine as it crash-landed outside Moscow today, killing two people and injuring another 40, reports the AP. The cause of engine failure was unclear, officials said. The Dagestan Airlines Tu-154 is the same model that crashed...

France to Hunt Again for Vanished Rio-Paris Flight

Fourth search for Flight 447's black boxes to begin in February

(Newser) - The French government will conduct a fourth search for the flight recorders of the Air France jetliner that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris 18 months ago, it announced today. The initial search for Flight 447 found 50 bodies and hundreds of pieces...

No Survivors in Cuba Plane Crash
 No Survivors in 
 Cuba Plane Crash 
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Nov 5, 2010 4:00 AM CDT

No Survivors in Cuba Plane Crash

68 people onboard downed AeroCaribbean plane

(Newser) - All 68 passengers are dead after a Cuban airliner flying from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to the capital crashed last night, authorities announced. AeroCaribbean Flight 883 went down near the village of Guasimal in Santi Spiritus province, carrying 61 passengers, including 28 foreigners, and a crew of...

Plane Crash Blamed on Crocodile

Congo survivor says smuggled reptile caused stampede

(Newser) - The sole survivor of a plane crash in the Congo says an escaped crocodile is to blame for the tragedy. The crocodile had been smuggled on board in a sports bag and sparked panic after it freed itself, causing a stampede of passengers which destabilized the plane and caused the...

At Least 33 Survive Venezuelan Plane Crash

Up to 18 people were killed

(Newser) - A plane carrying 51 people from a Caribbean island crashed today in eastern Venezuela, and officials said 33 survived, while the rest were killed or missing. At least 14 people were killed and four were missing in the crash about six miles from the eastern city of Puerto Ordaz, officials...

200 Chinese Airline Pilots Faked Resumes

Over half linked to airline in deadly crash

(Newser) - An investigation following a deadly plane crash in China last month has found that at least 200 Chinese pilots lied about their flying experience. More than half of the pilots work for the parent company of Henan airlines, which was involved in the recent crash, the worst in the nation...

15 Hurt as JetBlue Flight Catches Fire

Tires pop, flames erupt in rough Sacramento landing

(Newser) - Fifteen passengers were injured yesterday when a JetBlue flight caught on fire during a hard landing in Sacramento. "Get out, get out, get out!" flight attendants yelled as they deployed escape chutes, recounted a passenger. "I looked back under the plane, and it was on fire, and...

N. Korea Fighter Pilot Killed in an Apparent Defection

Plane went down in Chinese corn field

(Newser) - This much seems clear: A North Korean fighter jet crashed into a corn field in China. (See the Wall Street Journal for photos.) Beyond that lies a ton of speculation, but the wires generally agree on this storyline: It was a lone pilot who tried to defect from Kim...

Photos Released From Stevens Crash as Survivors Speak

'They just stopped flying'

(Newser) - The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released photos from the site of the crash that killed former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and four others, as investigators spoke with two of the four survivors. According to the chair of the NTSB, they did not report hearing weird noises, nor did they...

The Horrific Scene of the Stevens Crash
 The Horrific Scene 
 of the Stevens Crash 
WEATHER EYED AS CAUSE
Aug 11, 2010 1:03 PM CDT

The Horrific Scene of the Stevens Crash

Survivors lay in mangled wreckage as chilled rain fell

(Newser) - When Ted Stevens and his companions left their lodge, they thought they were headed for a quick trip to a salmon fishing camp. When they hadn’t arrived hours later, the lodge sent out search planes, who quickly found a horrific scene, the AP reports. The nose of the plane...

Ex-NASA Chief, Son Survive Plane Crash

Sean O'Keefe among survivors of crash that killed Stevens

(Newser) - Former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe survived the plane crash in Alaska that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens, an ex-NASA spokesman says. O'Keefe's teenage son, Kevin, also was among the four survivors. The plane crashed Monday night near a remote fishing village in Alaska, killing five. The former spokesman for the...

5 Killed, 4 Survive in Crash of Ted Stevens' Plane

Ex-senator's fate unknown; ex-head of NASA was among passengers

(Newser) - Five people are thought to be dead in a plane that went down in rural Alaska last night with former Sen. Ted Stevens believed to be aboard, reports the AP. The NTSB reports that there are four survivors, but it's not known if the senator is among them. Former NASA...

Plane Crashes in Alaska's Denali Park

All 3 on board dead

(Newser) - A cargo plane crashed in Denali National Park in Alaska, killing all three people on board and sparking a forest fire. "The plane pretty much disintegrated," said a park spokeswoman. Members of the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to arrive on the scene today. Identities of the...

Plane Carrying 152 Crashes in Pakistan
  152  Die as Plane 
  Crashes in Pakistan 
2 Americans on board
Jul 28, 2010 6:25 AM CDT

152 Die as Plane Crashes in Pakistan

Jet goes down outside Islamabad in heavy rain

(Newser) - There were no survivors among the 152 passengers and crew on board an Airblue plane that crashed into hills near the Pakistani capital this morning. The Airbus 321, flying from Karachi to Islamabad, lost contact with the control tower as it was about to land, a local official told AP...

Families Mark 10th Anniversary of Concorde Crash

Verdict of trial expected in December

(Newser) - Some 100 family members, witnesses, and Air France officials today marked 10 years since a Concorde jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, plowing into a hotel. Air France flew in family members from Germany, where most of the victims were from, and gave them flowers to...

Brother of Bombing Victim Hurt in Plane Crash

Two injured, one killed in single-engine crash

(Newser) - Yesterday was a bad day to be a member of the Henn family. First, 25-year-old Nate Henn was killed in a bombing in Uganda . Then his brother Kyle, 22, tried to rush home to mourn with his family, but the single-engine plane he was in crashed at a North Carolina...

Child Killed in Plane Crash Near Downtown Anchorage

Bystanders rush to save passengers

(Newser) - A young child was killed and 4 other people injured when a small plane crashed into one of the busiest streets in Anchorage during rush hour yesterday. The Cessna clipped a motel before smashing into a vacant car dealership, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Dozens of witnesses and passing motorists...

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