Heavy fog blamed for Central Texas plane crash

November 2nd, 2012 | Aviation accident

November 2, 2012 Thursday morning’s thick fog might be to blame for a plane crash east of San Marcos, Texas, that killed a Cessna pilot, reports the Houston Chronicle. At about 6 a.m., a small twin-engine Cessna crashed in heavy fog in rural Caldwell County. KVUE-TV in Austin identified the pilot as a 66-year-old North Dakota… Read More

Rhode Island couple died in small plane crash

October 26th, 2012 | Aviation accident

October 26, 2012 An 83-year-old man and his wife were killed in Hooksett, New Hampshire, when their small plane crashed onto Interstate 93 Thursday, reports Boston.com. No motorists were injured. The Rhode Island couple was en route to a board of trustees’ meeting at the New Hampton School. The plane’s pilot, a self-employed architect, and his wife… Read More

Two Florida pilots killed in small plane crash

October 19th, 2012 | Aviation accident

October 19, 2012 Two pilots were killed immediately after takeoff Sunday at Winter Haven Municipal Airport in Florida, reports The Ledger. They were flying in an Airborne Windsport, which is classified as an experimental ultra-light aircraft. A spokeswoman for the Florida Aviation Administration said that the plane “apparently touched down hard, bounced several times, and broke… Read More

2 Texas helicopter pilots killed in Louisiana in separate accidents

October 12th, 2012 | Aviation accident

October 12, 2012 Helicopters can fly under more severe circumstances and weather conditions than other fixed-wing aircraft, but that also can make helicopters more susceptible to accidents. Just before noon on Wednesday, a 66-year-old man from Beaumont, Texas crashed his Bell 206 helicopter after striking a wire supporting a radio tower in southern Louisiana, reports… Read More

Small plane crashes near Gary/Chicago airport

October 5th, 2012 | Other accidents

October 5, 2012 Coming to rest just hundreds of feet from a school, a single-engine Cirrus plane crashed and burned about a mile east of the Gary/Chicago Airport on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. Two men were killed in the crash, reports the Chicago Tribune. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane had taken off… Read More