Indiana pilot crashes twin-engine plane

November 14th, 2011 | Aviation accident

November 14, 2011 On Friday a Centerville, Indiana, man crashed a twin-engine plane into a creek more than 1,000 feet from the Connersville’s Mettel Field runway, Indiana state police said. The 62-year-old pilot was treated at the scene for minor cuts and abrasions. He said he was not sure what caused the Beechcraft Baron plane… Read More

Planes collide near Newberg, Oregon, 1 pilot killed

November 11th, 2011 | Aviation accident

November 11, 2011 A new report out this week from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sheds light on a deadly mid-air collision near Newberg, Oregon, that took place on Tuesday, October 25.  The pilot of the downed plane, a 58-year-old man from Beaverton, died in the crash. Aboard the other plane was a pilot and… Read More

2 Florida men heading home killed in plane crash

November 9th, 2011 | Aviation accident

November 9, 2011 Two men, 47 and 74, were killed this past week in a plane crash southwest of Gainesville, Georgia. They were heading home to the Spruce Creek community near Port Orange after a day of flying and attending social events, reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal. After taking off from a private airstrip about… Read More

North Carolina man hurt in Florida plane crash

November 7th, 2011 | Aviation articles

November 4, 2011 Rick Hendrick, a Henrick Motorsport team owner based in North Carolina, was injured Monday night when the team plane ran off a Key West, Florida, runway, reports USA Today. He suffered a broken clavicle and a broken rib. Also on board were two pilots and Henrick’s wife, who had minor cuts and… Read More

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