5 killed in plane crash in California after pilot takes off without clearance from airport
Five people were killed in a plane crash in California's Catalina Islands when a small plane took off from an airport without permission. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after takeoff about 8 p.m. Tuesday night about a mile west of Catalina Airport near the island city of Avalon, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Officials […]
Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Pilot Dies During Flight, Airline Says
Turkish Airlines said the pilot lost consciousness and died during a flight from Seattle to Istanbul. The plane is emergency landing at JFK Airport in Queens around 6 a.m. after medical intervention, 4NBC New York reports. (Related: Dozens of people vomit during flight, plane lands: report) “Our TC-LGR registered Airbus A350, operating flight TK204 from […]
Turkish Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing At JFK Airport After Pilot Dies
This photo taken on January 23, 2024 shows a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-271NX commercial aircraft landing at Geneva Airport. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers8:03 AM – Wednesday, October 9, 2024 A Turkish Airlines pilot collapsed and died during a flight, and Turkey's national carrier made an emergency landing at […]
Woman with no flying experience lands plane after pilot husband suffers heart attack midair
A woman with no flying experience took control of a plane that landed safely at a California airport Friday afternoon after her husband, a pilot, suffered a heart attack during the flight, according to reports. Yvonne Kinnan Wells, 69, called air traffic control to help land the propeller plane as her husband, Elliott Alper, 78, […]
United Airlines pilot orders dinner for passengers after emergency landing
A United Airlines pilot gave passengers a cheap surprise by ordering 30 pizza pies at a New Mexico airport after an emergency landing caused a several-hour delay. The pilot overcame an already “disappointing” situation by personally ordering pizza from a local restaurant for 150 passengers heading to the gate, an action that left everyone “completely […]
Pilot, passenger arrested on drug charges after plane makes emergency landing in Calif.
An instructor pilot and a student passenger were arrested on drug smuggling charges after a small plane made an emergency landing on a Southern California highway, police said. Pilot Gabriel Leon Bright, 21, called authorities around 1:45 a.m. Thursday to say his Piper Cherokee Pathfinder had engine trouble and was scheduled to land on State […]
Pilot Ryder Adams killed in midair, vintage airplanes crash
Two vintage planes collided in mid-air in California on Sunday, killing a veteran pilot, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident. Ryder Adams, 62, a member of the Precision Flying Tiger Squadron, was flying an old Chinese-made CJ-6A plane when it crashed into a Soviet-era aircraft over Lancaster. KTTV-TV News reported. The […]
Pilot killed in mid-air collision with other small plane near Los Angeles
One pilot was killed and another injured in a mid-air collision near Los Angeles, California, on Sunday afternoon, police said. Officials confirmed that a Yakovlev Yak-52 collided with a Nanchang CJ-6A around noon near Lancaster, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) confirmed to Fox News […]
Pilot killed in mid-air collision in California
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The flight to freedom of Phillip Mehrtens, the NZ pilot who survived 594 days in captivity | New Zealand
On February 7, 2023, Philippe Mertens' life took an unexpected and tragic turn. A skilled New Zealand pilot landed a small passenger plane on the runway at Paro airfield in the isolated highlands of Indonesia's West Papua region, dropping off five passengers and picking up 15 construction workers for the short flight back south. But […]