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• Small plane crash reported in Acadia Parish

  April 12, 2013 4:03 PM

  CROWLEY - The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of a small plane crash near the Estherwood community. Few details on the crash were available Friday afternoon. However, the sheriff's office said there were no immediate reports of injuries. Maxine Trahan, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Office was... more »

• Ultra-light plane crashes in soybean field

  April 7, 2013 7:14 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A two-seater ultralight plane crashed into a soybean field in north Caddo Parish. The sheriff's office says the incident happened Saturday just before 8 p.m. after taking off from a private farm. Cpl. Mike Vaitkus says the plane had been experiencing mechanical issues for most of the day... more »

• Small plane crashes at S. Fla. parking lot; 3 die

  March 15, 2013 5:10 PM

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A small plane crashed into a parking lot near a South Florida airport, killing all three people onboard and burning about a dozen cars. Fort Lauderdale fire officials said no one on the ground was hurt in the Friday afternoon crash near that city's executive airport.... more »

• Airbus to drop lithium-ion batteries in A350

  February 15, 2013 7:11 AM

  NEW YORK - The European planemaker Airbus is dropping lithium-ion batteries from its new A350 airplane because of uncertainty surrounding the technology that has led to the grounding of Boeing's 787. The battery problem caused one fire and forced another plane to make an emergency landing. The A350 plane is... more »

• Japan 787 probe finds thermal runaway in battery

  February 5, 2013 2:56 AM

  TOKYO - Japan's Transport Safety Board says the lithium ion battery aboard a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found evidence of the same type of "thermal runaway" seen in a similar incident in Boston. The board said in a report Tuesday that CAT scans and other analysis found... more »

• Plane lands safely after pilot loses consciousness

  February 1, 2013 4:41 AM

  PORTLAND, Ore. - An Alaska Airlines jetliner bound for Seattle has made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after the pilot lost consciousness. An airline spokesman says the co-pilot landed Flight 473 safely last night after declaring an emergency to get priority care for the pilot. The spokesman says the... more »

• Boeing 787 probe moves to monitoring system maker

  January 28, 2013 6:07 AM

  TOKYO - The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has moved from the battery-maker to the manufacturer of a monitoring system. Transport ministry official Shigeru Takano said Monday the probe into battery-maker GS Yuasa was over for now as no evidence was found it was... more »

• 2 rescued after small plane crash on Hudson River

  January 28, 2013 2:40 AM

  YONKERS, N.Y. - Two people have been rescued after their single-engine plane crashed and sank into the icy Hudson River off Yonkers. Authorities say the plane was carrying a man and a woman on a sightseeing trip, and crashed about 5:20 p.m. Sunday. The two were wearing life vests and... more »

• Monroe plane crash kills 4

  January 25, 2013 6:20 AM

  MONROE- Four people died when a plane crash in the woods behind Ouachita Correctional Center. The News-Star reports investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will be on the scene Friday to begin collecting evidence and witness testimony for their initial investigation. NTSB spokesman Terry Williams says a Beechcraft Bonanza... more »

• Boeing investigation turns to battery maker

  January 21, 2013 6:47 AM

  TOKYO - Japanese and U.S. investigators are conducting a probe of the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets. A spokesman for GS Yuasa says the investigators visited the company's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan and that Yuasa was cooperating with the probe. He... more »

• Plane from NY blows tires, veers off NJ runway

  January 21, 2013 5:12 AM

  NEWARK, N.J. - Authorities say a United Express plane from western New York blew four tires as it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport and veered off a runway. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Ron Marsico says Flight 4480 from Rochester was landing Sunday night... more »

• FAA grounds Boeing 787s to address battery fires

  January 16, 2013 5:56 PM

  WASHINGTON - Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing's 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will issue an emergency safety order requiring airlines to temporarily cease operating the 787, Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced plane. The... more »

• FAA to launch comprehensive review of Boeing 787

  January 11, 2013 7:28 AM

  WASHINGTON - Federal regulators say they are ordering a comprehensive review of the critical systems of Boeing's 787s, the aircraft maker's newest and most technologically advanced plane, after a fire and a fuel leak earlier this week. The Federal Aviation Administration says the review will include the design, manufacture... more »

• Mom: Boy didn't steal plane in crash

  January 2, 2013 3:31 PM

  JASPER, Ala. - The mother of a teen killed along with two friends in an Alabama plane crash says her son had his own key to the plane and had flown it many times. Sherrie Smith says her 17-year-old son Jordan Smith was the one flying the plane that crashed... more »

• Suspect insane when he locked himself in cockpit

  December 21, 2012 8:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge has ruled that a 37-year-old man who locked himself in the cockpit of an empty and idle American Eagle jet Aug. 22 at Baton Rouge Metro Airport was insane at the time of the act. No one was injured during the incident. Andrew... more »

• Investigators seek cause of crash that killed singer Jenni Rivera

  December 10, 2012 4:31 PM

  MONTERREY, Mexico - A Mexican aviation official says it will take at least 10 days to have a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed singer Jenni Rivera. The 43-year-old singer, born in California, was on a Learjet with six other people that took off from Monterrey early Sunday... more »

• Pilots approve new contract with American Airlines

  December 7, 2012 1:34 PM

  DALLAS - Pilots at American Airlines are approving a new labor contract, which could clear the way for consideration of a merger with US Airways. The pilots' union announced the results Friday. Pilots rejected a similar offer in August, but union leaders lobbied hard for passage the second time around.... more »

• Plane makes emergency landing at NO airport

  December 4, 2012 3:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- A United Airlines plane bound for New Jersey has made an emergency landing in New Orleans. Officials with United Airlines say that Flight 1146 to Newark diverted Tuesday afternoon to New Orleans due to a mechanical issue that arose after the plane departed from Houston. The Boeing 787... more »

• Guilty plea in trying to ship plane to Iran

  December 3, 2012 7:30 PM

  A U.S. citizen who's an airline pilot pleaded guilty along with an Iranian national to trying to illegally ship a plane to Iran. Hamid Asefi and Tony Karimian, who worked as a pilot for Mesaba Airlines, face 40-years in prison. Karimian is a U.S. citizen living in Louiseville but also... more »

• Three dead after fiery plane crash

  November 13, 2012 9:44 PM

  JACKSON, Miss- Three people are dead after a plane crashed into a neighborhood Tuesday evening. The Piper PA-32 single-engine plane went down on top of a house near Hawkins Field Airport and ignited a fireball. Dental records or DNA would be needed to confirm the identities of the... more »

• Plane crashes in Jackson, Miss., neighborhood

  November 13, 2012 6:35 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. - Authorities say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed into a neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, near an airport. A Jackson deputy fire chief told WJTV-TV that one person escaped a burning home Tuesday evening with minor injuries. It was not immediately clear if anyone else... more »

• Northeast air travel resumes as JFK, Newark reopen

  October 31, 2012 11:25 AM

  NEW YORK - Air travelers stranded in the Northeast are a little closer to getting home. Two of New York City's three major airports are open. Flights are slowly resuming at John F. Kennedy International and Newark Liberty International. LaGuardia is still closed. Airlines say they are beginning limited... more »

• Major airlines raise some fares $10 each way

  September 13, 2012 11:47 AM

  DALLAS- Led by Southwest Airlines, several airlines are raising prices again. Southwest raised fares Wednesday by $10 per round trip on a limited number of routes. United Airlines expanded the increase later in the day to cover most of its U.S. flights. American Airlines said Thursday that it matched the... more »

• Swarm of thousands of bees delay Pittsburgh flight

  August 3, 2012 12:22 PM

  IMPERIAL, Pa. - A beekeeper says he had to be called into gather up a swarm of thousands of bees that delayed a Delta Air Lines flight from Pittsburgh International Airport to New York. Master beekeeper Stephen Repasky tells KDKA-TV he was called out on Wednesday when the bees gathered... more »

• Single engine plane crash in Iberia Parish

  June 29, 2012 11:08 AM

  NEW IBERIA - The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash of a small plane. Capt. Ryan Turner said the single engine plane crashed shortly after 8 a.m. Friday in a field south of New Iberia. He says only the pilot was on board at the time of the... more »

• Family of 6 killed in plane crash in Fla. swamp

  June 8, 2012 2:56 AM

  LAKE WALES, Fla. - Authorities say a Kansas businessman, his wife and their four children were killed when their small plane crashed into a swampy area of central Florida. The Polk County Sheriff's office says the plane went down Thursday in Tiger Creek Preserve. A news release says 45-year-old Ronald... more »

• Plane crash, 127 on board no survivors

  April 20, 2012 4:14 PM

  ISLAMABAD - An airline official in Pakistan says the plane that crashed today near the airport in Islamabad was brought down by "heavy winds." There were 127 people on board, and no survivors have been found. The plane crashed into a muddy wheat field while trying to land in a... more »

• Publix customer describes plane crash at Fla. store

  April 3, 2012 7:48 AM

  DELAND, Fla. - A Florida woman says she was grocery shopping when a small experimental plane crashed into the supermarket's meat department. Lisa Cordova was one of three Publix customers injured when the plane crashed Monday into the DeLand store, north of Orlando. Cordova tells the Orlando Sentinel she was... more »

• Three adults, two children killed in Texas plane crash

  December 20, 2011 6:28 AM

  BRYAN, Texas (AP) - Five people, including two children, were killed when a single-engine plane crashed in central Texas and authorities say weather may have played a role in the crash. Ernest Contreras of the Texas Department of Public Safety says the crash happened Monday night just before 10 p.m.... more »

• At Least 13 Die in Plane Crash in the Philippines

  December 10, 2011 5:19 PM

  MANILA - A light airplane crashed into a school building on Saturday near here after its pilot requested an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. At least 13 people were killed, including two children. The plane burst into flames after hitting the school in Paranaque City, said the mayor, Florencio... more »

• Air passengers react to bomb scare Play Video

  December 1, 2011 6:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE-- Air passengers at the Baton Rouge Airport didn't let a bomb scare turn them away from taking to the skies. A fake bomb was found underneath a car inside the parking garage Thursday morning. Airport authorities shut the garage down, but allowed air travel to continue. ... more »

• Senator billed for BRPD hangar use

  October 21, 2011 10:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Four months after a News 2 investigation revealed that State Senator Rob Marionneaux parked his private plane in the Baton Rouge Police Department helicopter hangar, he's paid for the usage. The East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney's Office sent Marionneaux the bill, for nine months worth of rent,... more »

• Community pulls 90 ton plane for good cause

  October 15, 2011 3:23 PM

  Several people came out to lend their muscle for charity Saturday morning. Over thirty community teams pulled the 90 ton FedEx plane more than 12 feet. The 4th Annual Plane event took place at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. The money raised will go to ARC Baton... more »

• Marionneaux speaks about plane investigation, says Holden gave the okay

  September 12, 2011 10:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A state senator is opening up about a News 2 investigation into his plane being parked in a publicly-paid for hangar for free. Rob Marionneaux now says East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden told him he could use the hangar at Metro Airport. But the mayor... more »

• WATCH: Plane lands without rear landing gear

  September 1, 2011 5:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight #5058 made a hard landing at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport today after its rear landing gear did not operate. An Atlantic Southeast spokesperson confirms at 4:35 pm the crew performed an emergency landing due to a deployment issue with one of... more »

• BR Airport changes lease policy following News 2 Investigation

  August 2, 2011 10:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A private plane, discovered by News 2, being stored in a publicly-paid for airport hangar, has forced changes at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. The plane, registered to State Senator Rob Marionneaux and Baton Rouge Attorney Chuck Ward, was parked in the hangar leased by Baton Rouge... more »

• Plane stolen in Ala. may have crashed off La. coast

  August 2, 2011 5:44 AM

  VENICE- A search is resuming off Louisiana for a single-engine plane that authorities say was stolen from a small airport near the Alabama Gulf Coast. The Coast Guard says a helicopter, plane and cutter searched the Gulf off of Plaquemines Parish on Monday. Petty Officer Bill Colclough says they were... more »

• FAA investigates plane crash in Opelouas

  August 2, 2011 2:07 AM

  OPELOUSAS- Federal investigators are working to determine what caused a small plane to crash over the weekend shortly after takeoff from the St. Landry Parish Airport in Opelousas. The Federal Aviation Administration was notified after the single-engine plane crashed about 11 a.m. Saturday. The pilot, 52-year-old Arnold Reed Johnstone, of... more »

• 2 from Louisiana die in SW Colorado plane crash

  July 16, 2011 10:22 AM

  SILVERTON, Colo.- Authorities say a man and a woman from Louisiana died when their small plane crashed in the mountains in southwest Colorado. San Juan County Coroner Keri Metzler has identified the two as 62-year-old David Hollenshead of Shreveport, La., and 57-year-old Brenda Fore of Bossier City, La. ... more »

• EBRP Attorney likely to seek repayment for plane in hangar

  July 7, 2011 10:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Someone could get a bill for parking a private plane in a police hangar at Baton Rouge Metro Airport. The East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney says the owners might have to pay for a temporary stay that turned into a free ride. Until then, you've footed the... more »

• News 2 Investigation into private plane continues

  July 5, 2011 10:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Metro Council wants a state senator and local attorney to pay-up for using a city-owned airplane hangar. A paper-trail shows their plane parked in the hangar at Metro Airport multiple times even though the owners were told they could only use it temporarily. ... more »

• Victims identified in Mississippi plane crash

  April 10, 2011 2:12 PM

  Update: Authorities in McComb, Mississippi have identified the victims in Sunday's fiery plane crash. They are 29-year old Jacqueline Hamm and 22-year old Laura Pickett. Authorities have not identified the pilot, but Pickett's husband was on board the plane. He is Taylor Pickett, a well known doctor in Texas. Dr.... more »

• Delta plane engine fails, forces emergency landing

  February 20, 2011 11:02 AM

  MIAMI- Authorities say a Delta plane's engine failed in mid-air over Florida, forcing the flight to make an emergency landing. Broward County Aviation Department spokesman Greg Meyer said Sunday that several pieces of what appears to be the damaged engine were recovered from near the highway that runs alongside... more »

• A new Michigan plane arrives in Baton Rouge

  January 10, 2011 5:23 PM

  Just one day after a plane with a Michigan emblem landed here in Baton Rouge, a different plane with concrete ties to the University of Michigan made its way to Baton Rouge Metro Airport this afternoon. This plane is owned by the Domino's Pizza corporation, whose former CEO Dave Brandon,... more »

• Case of the Mystery Michigan plane is solved

  January 10, 2011 12:42 PM

  Many questions remain unanswered in the Les Miles to Michigan watch. But one question has been answered. The Michigan plane arriving in Baton Rouge was a coincidence after all. It turns out a couple made a trip to Savannah, Georgia to attend to structural damage on a house. The man... more »

• Mystery Michigan plane arrives in Baton Rouge

  January 9, 2011 5:00 PM

  Baton Rouge- The Les Miles to Michigan rumors continue to grow by the hour, leaving LSU fans on the edge of their seats. Just two days after a lear jet with the University of Michigan logo arrived in Baton Rouge, it returned today. At 2:11 this afternoon, the jet landed... more »

• Victims identified in Acadia Parish plane crash

  December 19, 2010 2:39 PM

  CROWLEY, La.- The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office has identified the victims in Saturday's plane crash at LeGros Memorial Airport in Estherwood. Killed in the crash were Jeffery Dille, 56 of Sulphur who was the pilot of the Cessna 182. Also killed were passengers Wendell Keith Nielson, 63 of Lafayette and... more »

• Sky-diving plane crashes in La.; 3 killed, 2 hurt

  December 19, 2010 9:38 AM

  CROWLEY, La.- A small plane carrying a group of sky divers crashed Saturday in south-central Louisiana, killing three people and injuring two others on board. A pilot and four jumpers were aboard the single-engine plane when it crashed shortly after take off, Acadia Parish sheriff's deputy Maxine Trahan said.... more »

• Boy may have Fallen from Plane Wheel Well

  November 23, 2010 7:18 PM

  The body of a teen found mangled and broken in a suburb of Boston was a boy from Charlotte, North Carolina who may have fallen from the wheel well of a plane. Delvonte Tisdale was reported missing November 15th when he didn't return from school. His father says he saw... more »

• Toilet Paper Tossed

  October 14, 2010 7:43 PM

  A practice run involving toilet paper for a flyover at a football game means a pilot faces a charge of violating a law that prohibits low-flying stunts over populated areas in Westwood, New Jersey. He threw wet toilet paper to test a streamer drop for an upcoming high school game.... more »

• 2 Nat. Park officers dead in plane crash

  October 10, 2010 11:32 AM

  Two National Park Service law enforcement officers have died in the crash of a small plane in southern Utah. Park Service spokeswoman Michelle Fiddler says the two were on a scouting trip for an upcoming elk hunt when their plane was reported overdue early Saturday. Searchers found the wreckage hours... more »

• No one hurt when plane lands in Arkansas driveway

  October 2, 2010 3:55 PM

  Authorities say no one was hurt when a plane making an emergency landing ended up in the driveway of a southern Arkansas farmhouse. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said Saturday the single-engine Maule MXT7 180A landed in a field south of Magnolia then went through a fence before stopping... more »

• Pilot's wife dies of injuries in Vegas-area crash

  September 22, 2010 10:33 AM

  The wife of a pilot killed in a Labor Day small plane crash in a Las Vegas neighborhood, has also died. Susan Touchet of Erath, died yesterday from her injuries in the crash. Torchet's husband, 50-year-old Douglas Touchet, was pronounced dead shortly after the seven-seat plane went down... more »

• Victims in crash from Louisiana, according to family

  September 7, 2010 10:50 AM

  A pilot who died, and his three passengers that were hurt in a plane crash in Nevada were from Louisiana, according to family. A Las Vegas newspaper reports the 50-year-old pilot and owner of the single-engine Piper Cherokee was Douglas J. Touchet of Erath, La. The three passengers... more »

• Plane crashes in lagoon off San Francisco Bay

  September 2, 2010 3:14 PM

  A small plane has crashed in lagoon off San Francisco Bay. Officials say the plane took off from the San Carlos Airport around noon and went into the water. No word yet on any deaths in the crash. more »

• Plane crash in Terrebonne Parish

  August 31, 2010 9:38 AM

  The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of a plane crash in Terrebonne Parish. It happened on East Woodlawn Ranch Road in Houma. The pilot and the passenger already got out of the plane that landed on its roof. The pilot, Jake Wunstell was not injured, but the passenger... more »

• Louisiana CAP searching for missing plane

  August 23, 2010 7:12 AM

  The Louisiana Wing of Civil Air Patrol continues their search for a missing plane that was scheduled to land Thursday, August 19 in Austin, Texas. The plane left from Norfolk, Ohio and made a refueling stop in El Dorado, Arkansas Thursday night. The Louisiana Wing is part of a three... more »

• Small plane with 4 on board missing in Alaska

  August 22, 2010 3:46 PM

  A small plane carrying four people including three park rangers is missing in southwest Alaska. A Coast Guard HC-130 crew is among searchers looking for the Dehavilland Beaver between Swikshak Lagoon and King Salmon, about 285 miles southwest of Anchorage. The plane was carrying Katmai National Park rangers and was... more »

• Former Alaska Sen. Stevens dies in plane crash

  August 10, 2010 2:02 PM

  Former Sen. Ted Stevens has died in a plane crash at the age of 86. Stevens was among five people killed in the crash outside Dillingham, Alaska. In all, 9 people were on the plane, including former LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe. No word yet if O'Keefe was one... more »

• O'Keefe among those on Alaska plane crash

  August 10, 2010 9:17 AM

  Former NASA Administrator, EADS executive, and former LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe was onboard a plane that has crashed in Dillingham, Alaska. His condition is unknown at this time. Former Sen. Ted Stevens is also believed to have been aboard the airplane that has crashed in Alaska. A National Transportation Safety... more »

• Four airmen killed in crash at Alaska military base

  July 29, 2010 9:08 AM

  A board of military officers is investigating a plane crash at an Air Force base in Alaska that killed all four airmen on board. Three of the men were in the Alaska Air National Guard and the fourth was on active duty at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Their names have... more »

• Vintage Plane Accident

  June 8, 2010 11:56 AM

  A vintage plane flying this morning, to promote the opening of "Legends of Flight," flipped when it landed this morning on the main runway at Reagan National Airport. FAA records show the 1943 Boeing is registered to Michael Truschel of Nokesville, Va. The Washington Post reports that the... more »

• Pilot killed in ultralight plane crash

  May 29, 2010 2:59 PM

  Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff Ricky Edwards says an ultralight plane flew into some high power lines and crashed near Fenton, killing the pilot. He says the pilot was 56-year-old Richard A. Martin of Orange, Texas, a member of the Southwest Louisiana Ultralight Club. A photograph shows the bright blue plane... more »

• Libyan plane with 104 on board crashes in Tripoli

  May 12, 2010 5:53 AM

  At least 96 people have died after a Libyan Afriqiyah Airways jet with 104 people aboard crashed while trying to land in Tripoli. An 8-year-old Dutch boy is said to have survived, but Holland's prime minister says dozens of other Dutch citizens who were aboard were killed. more »

• Flights halted across Europe

  April 15, 2010 8:46 AM

  Update: All flights have been grounded and won't start departing or arriving in Britain until at least Friday at 1 a.m. All flights in and out of Heathrow and Stansted airports are grounded because of ash clouds drifting from Iceland's spewing volcano. Hundreds of flights across Britain have already... more »

• Ash from Iceland volcano disrupts European flights

  April 15, 2010 5:54 AM

  All flights in and out of Heathrow and Stansted airports are grounded because of ash clouds drifting from Iceland's spewing volcano. Hundreds of flights across Britain have already been canceled, and airports in Scotland closed. Heathrow is Europe's busiest airport, with more than 1,200 flights a day. more »

• Women arrested for trying to take corpse onto plane

  April 7, 2010 12:39 PM

  Police have arrested two women at a British airport after they reportedly tried to smuggle a corpse onto a flight. Police said Tuesday the women were detained at Liverpool's John Lennon airport "on suspicion of failing to give notification of death" of a 91-year-old man. The BBC and... more »

• Airline to charge fee for carry on bag

  April 6, 2010 12:30 PM

  Most airlines already charge you to check bags when you fly. And now, there's an airline that's going to charge you for a carry-on bag. Spirit Airlines says it will charge as much as $45 each way for the bags that go in the overhead bin. It... more »

• Navy plane crashes while operating in Arabian Sea

  March 31, 2010 8:55 AM

  One of four crew members is still missing after a U.S. Navy aircraft crashed in the Persian Gulf region. The Navy says the crash a "mishap" and says the Hawkeye aircraft was operating Wednesday afternoon in the North Arabian Sea when it happened. The E-2C Hawkeye was stationed aboard the... more »

• US Airways resumes service to Baton Rouge

  March 24, 2010 2:30 PM

  US Airways has announced they are resuming service to Baton Rouge. The airline will bring back daily nonstop service between Baton Rouge and Charlotte, North Carolina. All three daily flights will be operated by US Airways Express carrier PSA Airlines using 50-seat CRJ-200 regional jets. Once launched,... more »

• Jogger killed by plane on beach

  March 16, 2010 8:15 PM

  A jogger was hit and killed by a plane making an emergency landing on the beach at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Robert Gary Jones was hit by the plane that had lost its propeller and the pilot's view was obscured by oil on the windshield. Police say Jones apparently did... more »

• Tapes indicate child directed planes at NY airport

  March 3, 2010 12:09 PM

  An air traffic controller at New York's Kennedy Airport is in hot water after he allowed his young son to radio instructions to several pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration said it has placed the controller and a supervisor on administrative leave as it investigates. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt called the... more »

• Officials: Crash may have been intentional

  February 18, 2010 12:09 PM

  UPDATE: U.S. law enforcement officials say they are investigating whether the crash of a small plane into a building in Austin, Texas, may have been an intentional act by the pilot. The officials said authorities are trying to determine if the pilot intentionally targeted nearby office space of the Internal... more »

• Two people hospitalized after plane crash in Austin

  February 18, 2010 11:24 AM

  UPDATE: Fire department officials in Austin, Texas, say one person is unaccounted for following the crash of a small place into an office building. Two others have been taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known. A law enforcement official says the crash does not initially appear to... more »

• Small plane crashes into building in Austin, Texas

  February 18, 2010 10:42 AM

  Authorities say a small private plane has crashed into a seven-story office building in Austin, Texas. Black smoke is coming from the building and firefighters are trying to put out the blaze. The building is located on a major highway in the city. Dawn Clopton, a division chief with the... more »

• Saints arrive in Miami

  February 1, 2010 12:55 PM

  The New Orleans Saints touched down in Miami Monday morning, six days before the Super Bowl kicks off in Sun Life Stadium. The Saints will face the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts for the Lombardi Trophy Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Colts reached the Super Bowl with a 30-17... more »

• Aircraft makes emergency landing on NJ Turnpike

  February 1, 2010 6:15 AM

  Officials say a single-engine aircraft has made an emergency landing on the New Jersey Turnpike, and no one is injured. The Turnpike Authority says the plane with two people aboard landed in the northbound lanes in Cherry Hill Monday morning, about five miles east of Philadelphia. Officials believe the plane... more »

• Body of Navy pilot found in lake

  January 28, 2010 10:40 AM

  Divers found the body of a Navy pilot whose training airplane crashed Saturday in Lake Pontchartrain. The Navy says Lt. Clinton Wermers' remains were located about 1 a.m. Wednesday near the airplane. The 33-year-old was a native of Mitchell, S.D. He was assigned to a training squadron at Whiting Field... more »

• Coast Guard resumes search for missing pilot

  January 25, 2010 11:28 AM

  The U.S. Coast Guard resumed its search for a Navy pilot missing in Lake Pontchartrain after a weekend crash. It says several agencies are helping the crews of two Coast Guard boats and a Coast Guard helicopter. They searched 328 nautical square miles of the lake over the weekend. One... more »

• "Miracle on the Hudson" Auction

  January 22, 2010 10:43 PM

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• Plane overshoots Jamaica runway

  December 23, 2009 6:53 AM

  Officials in Jamaica say more than 40 people were injured, including four seriously when an American Airlines flight overshot a runway during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston. Jamaican Information Minister Daryl Vaz says the airplane is cracked in three places and that 44 people were taken to local hospitals with... more »

• New rules to help airline passengers during delays

  December 21, 2009 9:50 AM

  The Transportation Department is ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday announced the three-hour limit and other new passenger protections long sought by consumer advocates. From January to June this year, 613 planes were delayed on tarmacs... more »

• Investigators return to crash site

  October 11, 2009 3:28 PM

  Investigators are back at the site of a deadly mid-air collision between two small planes in central Louisiana. Two people on one plane were killed when it crashed into another near Pineville. The two people in the other plane were also injured. The crash happened during "The Fall... more »

• Houma man dies in plane crash

  September 24, 2009 5:26 PM

  Update: 61-year-old Solomon James Falgout, Jr. of Houma died in a plane crash near the Houma Airport early this morning. Falgout left the airport around 6 a.m. this morning. His last radio traffic came about five minutes after he took off. Investigators aren't sure what caused the crash... more »

• 1 dead after plane crashes near Houma

  September 24, 2009 2:44 PM

  A single-engine plane crashed around 1 p.m. just south of the Houma-Terrebonne airport. The Courier in Houma reported that authorities have confirmed at least one death in the crash. Coast Guard Petty Officer Elizabeth Bordelon quotes Terrebonne Parish 911 as saying there was only one person on board the plane.... more »

• Mexican Security Forces Detain Hijacking Suspects

  September 9, 2009 3:11 PM

  At least five men have been detained by Mexican security forces for the hijacking of an Aeromexico plane. The plane is sitting on a runway at Mexico City's international airport. The plane was headed to Mexico City from Cancun. Passengers and crew members were not harmed. Mexican... more »