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Six people were killed Saturday in Idaho in a two-car accident that included a large passenger van, authorities said. Ten others were injured in the crash on U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls and ...
The nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday that a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a "clear warning sign” that the aviation system is under stress.
Television news helicopter covering a car accident report. A Eurocopter AS-355 BA helicopter contacted a high voltage power line. Helicopter crashed on the river side, wrapped in flames. Pilot, mechanic and 2 station staff were killed. 4 0 ARAIC reports. [31] 2003-05-08 Aurora, Colorado, United States KMGH-TV
A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is radio controlled by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver within the craft that sends signals to servomechanisms (servos) which move the control surfaces based on ...
The Florida Highway Patrol said the plane also struck a car and a pickup truck on the highway. The jet was carrying five people, according to both the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Despite the crew's efforts to manage the situation and safely land the aircraft, the imbalance caused a loss of control, leading to the fatal crash. Contributing factors included inadequate maintenance procedures and potential distractions from repeated communications with ground staff during the emergency.
Federal accident investigators are pushing to retrofit current aircraft with better cockpit voice recorders, citing the loss of evidence during last month's blowout of a door panel on a jetliner ...
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-7H4 [b] with manufacturer's serial number 27880, fuselage line number 601, and registered as N772SW. [3] The aircraft had been in service with Southwest Airlines for nearly 18 years since its manufacture in 2000. [4] It was powered by two CFM International CFM56-7B24 engines. [2] [5]