National Transportation Safety Board

Five killed in school bus crash

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RUSHVILLE, IL – A devastating accident involving a school bus and a semitruck in western Illinois led to the tragic loss of five lives, including three children. The fiery collision occurred when the bus from Schuyler-Industry Schools veered across the center line, directly into the path of a semitruck transporting sand. The collision resulted in an immediate blaze, engulfing both vehicles on U.S. Route 24 near Rushville, a small community located approximately 60 miles west …

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Plane crash kills five people

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NASHVILLE, TN – A tragic incident unfolded near Interstate 40 in Tennessee on Monday night when a small plane was compelled to execute an emergency landing, resulting in the death of five individuals, as reported by the Metro Nashville Police Department. The single-engine aircraft met its unfortunate fate near I-40 East at Mile Marker 203, in the vicinity of West Nashville, a locality approximately three miles from John C. Tune Airport. According to Don Aaron, …

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Helicopter crash kills six passengers

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PALM SPRINGS, CA – A tragic helicopter crash on Friday night claimed the lives of six people, including the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest banks, according to an official statement. The helicopter was en route from Palm Springs, California, to Boulder City, Nevada, when it crashed near Halloran Springs, California, around 10:08 p.m., as reported by National Transportation Safety Board member Michael Graham. The ill-fated flight carried two pilots and four passengers, all of …

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Plane crash in Mobile home park burns many to the ground

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CLEARWATER, FL – A small aircraft ignited a blaze Thursday evening after it crashed into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, according to local fire officials. The fire rapidly spread, engulfing several mobile homes in the vicinity. Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 19:08 local time and promptly arrived at the scene. Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers shared during a press briefing that the call coincided with the airport’s report of an aircraft …

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Young pilot crashes plane after stealing it

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DALLAS, TX – A young man, aged 23, tragically lost his life after unlawfully taking a plane from a local flight school and crashing it in a remote part of Northeast Texas. The deceased pilot was identified as Logan Timothy James, a resident of Stokesdale, North Carolina. He was declared dead at the crash site. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, in a location about nine miles northeast of Telephone, Texas, …

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Fiery airplane crash closes busy highway

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ASHEVILLE, NC – A harrowing event unfolded on Thursday night, as a small plane plummeted onto Interstate 26 near Asheville Regional Airport in western North Carolina, subsequently bursting into flames. Two passengers aboard the ill-fated plane were injured in the crash. They were promptly transported to a hospital where they are currently receiving treatment. Thankfully, their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board …

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Plane crash kills state senator, wife, and two children

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BISMARCK, ND – A plane crash claimed the lives of a North Dakota state senator, his wife, and their two young children on Sunday, according to Senate Majority Leader David Hogue. The family was returning from a visit to relatives in Scottsdale, Arizona, when their small plane crashed shortly after refueling in Utah. The aircraft, a single-engine Piper plane, crashed shortly after takeoff from Canyonlands Airfield, located approximately 15 miles north of Moab, a popular …

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A float plane crash kills one and critically injures another

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Bellevue, WA – A devastating incident unfolded on Lake Sammamish, Washington, when a floatplane crashed, causing one fatality and leaving another person fighting for their life, as confirmed by local police. The Bellevue Fire Department took to social media to report the event, which happened at approximately 11 a.m. on Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) identified the aircraft involved as a Seawind 3000, an amphibious plane with a four-seat capacity. The crash site was …

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Firefighting helicopters collide mid-air

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In a tragic turn of events, a mid-air collision between two firefighting helicopters in Riverside County, California, resulted in three fatalities on Sunday evening. The incident occurred as the helicopters were battling a brush fire, around 7:20 p.m. local time. The helicopters were deployed to control a fire that had spread across 20 acres of Native American land near Cabazon, as per the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. The collision transpired near Pipeline Road and Apache …

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