Flight student’s arm severed by airplane propeller

December 7th, 2012 | Other accidents

A man’s arm was severed by an airplane propeller on Sunday in Stanly County, North Carolina, reports WSOC-TV. Federal Aviation Administration officials are investigating the accident, which happened at Stanly County Airport. The victim, who is a flight school student with Pressley Aviation, started his day by flying from Goose Creek Airport in Union County to… Read More

5-year-old girl may have caused helicopter crash

November 26th, 2012 | Aviation accident

November 26, 2012 This month the National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) issued its finding and probable cause of an Arizona helicopter crash in Cave Creek on February 14, 2010, reports the Sonora News. Killed in the crash were a 64-year-old man, his 40-year-old wife, her 38-year-old brother, the couple’s 5-year-old daughter, the 63-year-old pilot, and two… Read More

Plane crash kills three pilots

November 16th, 2012 | Aviation accident

November 16, 2012 In Jackson, Mississippi, a small plane crash Tuesday evening killed three long-time Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Mississippi Wing members, reports the Clarion Ledger. Shortly after takeoff at about 5:10 pm from Hawkins Field Airport, the Piper A32 the men were flying in crashed into a residential area. The men were headed to a… Read More

Protecting young Ohio athletes from brain injuries

November 12th, 2012 | Personal injury

November 12, 2012 Designed to educate youth sports coaches and protect young Ohio athletes from brain injuries, Bill 143 passed in the Ohio House this summer, according to the Columbia Dispatch. After a change in the bill to allow other medical professionals to be involved, the Senate is expected to pass the bill in November. The… Read More

Mississippi man in critical condition after plane crash

November 9th, 2012 | Aviation accident

November 9, 2012 A 65-year-old Mississippi man crashed his personal airplane at Conway Municipal Airport around noon on Wednesday, reports the Log Cabin. After being flown via air ambulance to a local medical center, he was reported in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, Conway police said. The plane, a single-engine Cessna 210, crashed at the west side… Read More