Eastern Montana Plane Crash Kills 2

August 19th, 2011 | Other accidents

August 19, 2011 Two people died in a single-engine plane crash in Rosebud County, Montana, on Thursday, August 18. The accident occurred around noon in a remote area between small towns Vananda and Forsyth. The plane, a Piper PA-18 Super Cub, reportedly took off Thursday morning from Miles City, where the two men on board… Read More

North Carolina Man Accused of Stealing Plane and Crashing It

August 17th, 2011 | Aviation accident

August 17, 2011 A 46-year-old Chapel Hill, North Carolina, man is accused of stealing a Piper PA32 airplane and crashing it in Graham, North Carolina. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office says it believes the man stole the plane from the Horace Williams Airport in Chapel Hill sometime between 9 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday,… Read More

Texas Man Dies When Home-Built Airplane Collides With Other Plane

August 15th, 2011 | Other accidents

August 15, 2011 A 69-year-old Montgomery, Texas, man died on Saturday, August 13, when his home-built airplane collided with another small plane over Lake Conroe in Walker County, Texas. The Houston Chronicle reports that the crash occurred around 11:45 a.m. near FM 1375 at Stubblefield Lake Road. Both planes were flying in a formation with… Read More

220 People Evacuated from American Airlines Flight in Chicago When Fire Starts

August 7th, 2011 | Aviation accident

August 8, 2011 A flight from Paris to Chicago ended with 220 passengers evacuating the plane via an emergency slide when American Airlines Flight 41 caught fire upon landing at O’Hare International Airport. All passengers and 12 crew members were forced to evacuate when at least one right-side tyre caught fire as the Boeing 767-300… Read More

Wisconsin Plane Crash Leaves 2 Dead

August 5th, 2011 | Other accidents

August 5, 2011 An ultra-light plane crashed in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, on Thursday, August 4, killing two men. Channel3000.com reports that the victims include the 64-year-old pilot (a Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, resident) and his 81-year-old father-in-law (from Tucson, Arizona). Both men died on an impact when the plane — an Ultra-Light Challenger II model built from… Read More