A Cessna plane crash-landed on a road in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. The pilot managed to escape without injuries. The 40-year-old pilot, Remy Colin, from Longwood, brought the plane down after suffering a mechanical failure. He tried to land the aircraft in an area that would minimize damage to pedestrians. The plane ran out of fuel mid-flight because a faulty gauge incorrectly informed the veteran pilot that he had an hour and a half of …
3 people killed when 2 planes collide in midair while trying to land – CBS News Two small planes were attempting to land at the Watsonville Municipal Airport when they collided, killing three people. A single-engine Cessna 152 and a twin-engine Cessna 340 collided at the Watsonville Municipal Airport Thursday just before 3 p.m. Three people and a dog were on board the planes. There were no reported survivors. An investigator for the National Transportation …
A tour plane carrying six French tourists and a pilot crashed into Lake Powell in Utah Saturday, killing two people and injuring five others, officials said. Witnesses called the National Park Service Dispatch to report the crash around 5:20 p.m., the Kane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday. The pilot of the tour plane out of Page, Arizona, reported an engine issue before the crash, according to the sheriff’s office. The pilot and people nearby …
Plane crashes into Nepal mountainside, killing all 22 people on board – CBS News Rescuers recovered 22 bodies from a plane that crashed in Nepal on Sunday, but some bodies were pinned under the wreckage. They had difficulty moving the metal debris with their bare hands. Four Indians and two Germans were on the plane, and three crew members and other passengers were Nepali nationals. A German news agency reported that the two Germans are …