Small Plane Crashes Near Texas Apartment Building, Kills 2

May 31st, 2011 | Other accidents

May 31, 2011 A single-engine plane crashed into the parking lot of a Galveston, Texas, apartment complex on Saturday night, killing a married couple from Cedar Hill who were aboard the aircraft. The 1973 Aero Commander plane took off from Dallas-Ft. Worth and was less than three miles away from its intended destination—Galveston’s Easterwood Airport—when… Read More

5 Family Members Die in Cessna Crash in Anchorage

May 31st, 2011 | Other accidents

Five people died in a plane crash near Anchorage, Alaska’s Birchwood Airport on Friday morning—killing a 46-year-old flight mechanic, his 69-year-old mother, 12-year-old daughter, 12-year-old son, and 11-year-old daughter. At about 10:15 a.m. the single-engine Cessna 180 plane crashed and exploded on railroad tracks located a half-mile from the airport. The flames were so high… Read More

10 Die When Plane Crashes into Houses in Northern India

May 27th, 2011 | Other accidents

May 27, 2011 A plane crash in the Faridabad district of Northern India claimed the lives of seven people on board, as well as three people on the ground late Wednesday. The plane, a Palitus PC-12, plummeted into two houses and burst into flames that could be spotted from over a mile away. The plane… Read More

Jury Determines Airplane Manufacturer Not at Fault in Cory Lidle Plane Crash

May 25th, 2011 | Aviation accident

May 24, 2011 The widow of Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle lost a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against a plane manufacturer on Tuesday when a jury decided that her husband died as a result of pilot error and not mechanical failure. Melanie Lidle filed suit against Minnesota’s Cirrus Design Corp., in 2007, alleging that her… Read More

No Survivors in Argentina Plane Crash

May 20th, 2011 | Other accidents

May 20, 2011 A Saab 340 turboprop plane went down in Argentina’s southern Patagonia region on Wednesday night, leaving no survivors. The crash occured 45 minutes after take-off, killing three crewmembers and 19 passengers, including a small child. Firefighters found wreckage and bodies in the desert about 15 miles southwest of Los Menucos. Argentine airline… Read More