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California: Boeing 727-200, Cessna 172: The Boeing 727 experienced a mid-air collision with a private aircraft during approach due to their failure to strictly adhere to air traffic control procedures, killing everyone aboard both aircraft as well as 7 on the ground. May 8, 1978 3 11 55 National Airlines Flight 193: Escambia Bay, near Pensacola ...
The commercial helicopter pilot and two medical crew members were killed, and the helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and a postcrash fire. [2] On July 30, 2008, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its probable-cause report on the accident. According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the crash was "the pilot's ...
1978 San Diego mid air collision, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk N7711G and a PSA 727-214 N533PS collided over San Diego on September 25 1978 killing over 135 passengers on the 727 and 2 on the Cessna, 7 were killed on ground making it 144 deaths. and injuring 9 on ground. 727 crashed at 9:02:04.5 PST
Dec. 23—PEMBROKE — On Friday at about 2:31 p.m., deputies from the Robeson County Sheriff's Office responded to 1900 block of Philadelphus Road in Pembroke in reference to a helicopter crash.
When the helicopter lifted off, the weather was 0.5-mile (0.8 km) visibility, gusty winds, heavy rain, and overcast with a 200-foot (60 m) ceiling. [6] Using pilotage to navigate from one landmark to another at an altitude just below the cloud base, the pilot proceeded through the city of Vallejo and began following California State Route 37.
It was the second fatal helicopter crash in Southern California this week. On Tuesday, five Marines died when a military craft went down in Pine Valley, about 40 miles east of San Diego. The ...
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot was killed in a Monday helicopter crash near the southern border in California, authorities said. The Eurocopter AS35 helicopter went down around 10:15 a ...
Consolidated B-24D-165-CO Liberator, 42-72887, [194] c/n 2447, [188] of Biggs Field, Texas, piloted by 2d Lt. Donald E. Hermo, makes a crash landing 30 miles N of Biggs following mechanical failure. [182] (An Associated Press wire report gives the location as "about 35 miles north of El Paso.") Seven crew are killed and one critically injured.