Virginian councilman hurt in plane crash

November 2nd, 2011 | Aviation accident

November 2, 2011 A 49-year-old Sussex County, Virginia, councilman was in a small sport plane accident on Sunday, according to Delawareonline.com. He is in serious condition at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, reports hospital public information officer Jason Ellis. WDBJ-Channel 7 reports that the victim broke his back after trying to land his… Read More

Fatal small-plane crash occurs in North Carolina

October 28th, 2011 | Featured articles

October 28, 2011 One person died Sunday, and another was injured when a Mark IV plane crashed in a soybean field about four miles south of Lexington, North Carolina. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, it was a clear morning with no heavy wind. The plane crashed about a mile north of the Davidson County airport. “An… Read More

Plane Crash in Dallas Kills 1

October 26th, 2011 | Aviation accident

October 26, 2011 A small plane went down in a Dallas, Texas, suburb late Monday morning, killing one man and injuring two others. Click2Houston.com reports that the crash occurred shortly after take-off from an airport in Addison. The Cirrus SR-22, which was bound for Houston, had turned around in an attempt to head back to… Read More

Report: Pilot Error Caused Fatal Plane Crash in Maine Last Year

October 21st, 2011 | Other accidents

October 21, 2011 Pilot error is to blame for a 2010 float plane crash in Rockwood, Maine, that killed the founder of Telford Aviation Services, according to The National Transportation Safety Board, which released their findings today. WMTW reports that the crash occurred on August 1, 2010, when the 64-year-old male pilot failed to retract… Read More

3 Men Die in California Plane Crash

October 19th, 2011 | Other accidents

October 19, 2011 A pilot and two passengers died on Sunday when their small plane crashed into the California desert during an attempted emergency landing near Barstow, California. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Beech 33 Bonanza took off from North Last Vegas, Nevada, and was due to arrive in Corona, California. The pilot… Read More