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• 'I just got hit by a plane': Driver hit by aircraft on I-12 shares shocking story with WBRZ Play Video

  October 29, 2021 1:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Startling new accounts of chaotic moments on I-12 are coming to light Friday. The 911 calls of eyewitnesses’ description of an airplane landing on the interstate Thursday were obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit. WBRZ also spoke with the driver of a pick-up truck hit as... more »

• Husband of Lafayette sports reporter killed in plane crash sues aircraft owners

  May 19, 2020 12:38 PM

  LAFAYETTE — Five months after Carly McCord was killed in a plane crash that claimed the lives of four other individuals on board, her husband, Steven Ensminger Jr., is filing a lawsuit against the aircraft's owners, insurers, and the pilot's estate. On December 28, McCord, a sports reporter and... more »

• Lone survivor of Lafayette plane crash released from hospital

  February 18, 2020 11:24 AM

  LAFAYETTE - The lone survivor of the December plane crash that killed sports reporter Carley McCord and four other individuals has been released from the hospital. KATC reports that after being hospitalized for 52 days, Stephen Wade Berzas was released on Monday afternoon. Berzas was rushed to Our... more »

• Fateful trip on small plane started in Baton Rouge; Crashed outside Monroe Thursday

  February 6, 2020 7:21 PM

  CHATHAM - A small plane that crashed into a fireball leaving three people dead Thursday was on the last leg of a trip that took the plane from Shreveport to Baton Rouge; Baton Rouge to Jackson, Mississippi and a fateful return hop from Jackson back to Shreveport. The plane... more »

• Sunday evening plane crash kills three in San Antonio

  December 2, 2019 9:49 AM

  SAN ANTONIO, TX - On Sunday night, a small, single-engine plane crashed in San Antonio, resulting in the deaths of three on board. According to CNN , the plane was leaving Sugar Land and headed to Boerne, Texas when the captain detected engine trouble and attempted a crash landing... more »

• NTSB: Plane crash that killed fisherman Theophile Bourgeois flew into bad weather

  August 19, 2019 6:03 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - In their initial report, federal investigators say the seaplane crash that killed popular fishing guide Theophile Bourgeois flew into bad weather before going down. Authorities say the plane initially took off during a break in heavy rain, but conditions deteriorated. The Coast Guard recovered three... more »

• Plane goes nose-down in Ascension field; Everyone walks away

  August 17, 2017 10:45 AM

  GONZALES – Two people were on a plane that went down in a hayfield in Ascension Parish Thursday, but none sustained serious enough injuries to be taken to the hospital. The plane went down in a field near Pelican Point Country Club around 9:30. The plane, built in... more »

• Commercial jet lands at BTR Airport after declaring mechanical emergency Play Video

  March 27, 2017 5:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A plane inbound to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport declared a mechanical emergency on Monday afternoon. Sources say the commercial jet was having an issue with the flaps on its wings, which are used to slow the plane's airspeed. The plane, operated by Express Jet Airlines,... more »

• Fatal plane crash reported at Tuscon International Airport

  January 23, 2017 3:54 PM

  TUSCON – At least one person is dead following a plane crash at the Tuscon International Airport. The airport tweeted about the incident around 2 p.m on Monday, stating that a private aircraft was involved in a fatal crash. The airport also said that regular airport operations are continuing... more »

• Two dead pilots identified in Slidell plane crash

  April 19, 2016 11:49 PM

  SLIDELL - The two men killed in a St. Tammany Parish Mosquito plane crash Tuesday night near the Slidell Airport has been identified. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said that 68-year-old Wayne Fisher of Slidell and 59-year-old Donald Pechon of Convington was identified as the pilots in the... more »

• Prairieville pilot killed in Fla. plane crash

  April 11, 2016 7:28 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A 49-year-old pilot from Ascension Parish died in a plane crash in Florida over the weekend. Additional details of the crash were released Monday. Ross Grand died in the crash at the Ocala International Airport. Authorities said his plane went down shortly after reporting an issue with... more »

• 2 killed in plane crash after flight leaves Baton Rouge area Play Video

  February 2, 2016 12:54 PM

  MOBILE, Alabama - Two people died returning to the Gulf Coast following a medical flight to the Baton Rouge area Monday. The plane, a Cessna 182 Turbo, crashed as it approached the airport in Mobile after leaving a small, regional airport in Gonzales. The crash scene was found overnight.... more »

• Small plane crashes near St. Elizabeth hospital in Gonzales Play Video

  November 6, 2015 1:42 PM

  GONZALES - Officials at St. Elizabeth Hospital said a small plane with one man in it crashed into a field next to the medical offices. The man was able to get out of the plane and paramedics took the pilot to Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center in... more »

• Preliminary report blames engine trouble for deadly plane crash

  October 30, 2015 12:04 AM

  HAMMOND - A preliminary investigation blames a loss of engine power during takeoff for a deadly crash at the airport in Tangipahoa Parish recently. John Harris, of Denham Springs, was a passenger on the plane and died. The pilot of the Cessna 421B was from Lafayette. A more... more »

• Man from Denham Springs one of two killed in Wednesday plane crash Play Video

  October 15, 2015 3:06 PM

  HAMMOND - Federal investigators will base much of their investigation into a deadly plane crash around radio transmissions between the airport tower and a doomed aircraft. The Cessna 421 turbo-prop hit the ground in a near vertical nosedive after making a steep bank, the NTSB said in a news... more »

• 2 reported dead in Hammond plane crash Play Video

  October 14, 2015 5:08 PM

  HAMMOND - It will likely be Thursday afternoon before federal investigators release additional information about a plane crash that killed two people in Hammond. The crash happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday as the Cessna 421 turbo-prop was taking off, experienced trouble and was attempting to return to the airport... more »

• Ultra Light plane crashes in St. Amant

  August 30, 2015 10:45 PM

  ST. AMANT - An Ultra Light plane went down in St. Amant Sunday evening. Witnesses told the Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad they saw the plane drop from over 100 feet in the air. The pilot sustained moderate injuries and is being treated in a local hospital.... more »

• Pilot described as nice, wonderful and serious flier Play Video

  June 7, 2013 10:16 PM

  BAKER- Friends and colleagues of a pilot, killed when his plane crashed into houses Friday afternoon, are in shock that the man they knew is gone and that a plane many describe as powerful gave him fatal trouble. John Fowler, 71, died. Although, the coroner will perform an autopsy... more »