US federal aviation officials say 2 small airplanes collided above Alaska Saturday afternoon, killing four people in one of the planes. Two planes collided in midair Saturday afternoon, about 100 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska, killing at least two people, officials said. One plane, a Cessna 180, crashed immediately and became engulfed in flames, [...]
The Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted Stevens and 4 others in August 2010 may have been caused by the pilot’s temporary unresponsiveness, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. What caused the plane carrying former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and 8 others to crash into an Alaska mountain in August last year, [...]
Sometimes failure is just success in disguise. Perhaps that’s what happened to Yves Rossy at the Grand Canyon last week. The Swiss aviation daredevil was scheduled to fly his jet wing-suit over the Canyon on May 6 before a group of fans and media. Rossy had long been impressed with the Canyon’s challenging environment — [...]
Two US jetliners made emergency descents and landed at unscheduled airports in separate incidents Friday, with some passengers apparently becoming dizzy or fainting due to lack of oxygen. The unrelated incidents—involving Southwest Airlines and American Airlines jets—ended without any serious injuries. But they show that improper cabin pressurization and structural problems still crop up occasionally [...]
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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday, rattling residents but causing no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake, which occurred at 7:43 p.m. (6:43 p.m. ET), stuck about 15 miles (25 Km) south of San Juan. It was some 64 miles deep, the USGS said. There were no [...]
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