Crashing Planes
The Zetas predicted that air travel would become increasingly risky. On July 23 a plane crashed in Taiwan, during rough weather but other planes were landing without problem. On July 24 a plane flying over Mali went missing, had diverted its path due to rough weather, and was found crashed the next day. On July 25 a plane flying to Barcelona, Spain was struck by lightning so severely that a forced landing occurred. Is this the new normal?
- 50 Dead as Plane Crashes in Taiwan Following Emergency Landing Failure
July 23, 2014
http://www.theindianrepublic.com/featured/50-dead-plane-crashes-taiwan- The plane had taken off from Kaohsiung at 4.53 PM for Magong in Penghul, said Jean Shen, the head of the Civil Aeronautics Administration of Taiwan. The plane had lost contact with the tower at 7.06 PM after it had said that it would make a second attempt at landing. The visibility at the time the plane had approached had been 1,600 meters, which meet the standards that had been set for landing. The agency has also reported that two flights had landed before the GE222, one at 5.34 PM, while the other had been at 6.57 PM. However, it appears that the heavy rain had caused reduced visibility, and the plane had been forced to pull up in order to make a second attempt at landing.
- Taiwan Plane Crash: Investigators Examine Black Boxes, Wreckage
July 25, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/taiwan-plane-crash- The investigation is expected to focus on a four-minute gap between the pilot's request for a second approach and the plane's crashing into village homes at 7:10 p.m., during which visibility dropped by half.
- Air Algerie Flight AH5017 Crashes in Niger Due to Bad Weather
July 24, 2014
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/breaking-air-algerie-flight-ah5017-crashes-niger- The disappeared Air Algerie flight AH5017 has crashed in Niger after flying through violent storms. The region was badly affected by violent storms and the plane was rerouted while it was flying over Mali. The flight was scheduled to land at its destination at about 05:10 local time.
- Air Algerie Plane Likely Crashed Due To Bad Weather: French Officials
July 25, 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/air-algerie-plane-crash- The strong smell of aircraft fuel at the crash site and the fact that the debris was scattered over a relatively small area also suggested the cause of the crash was linked to weather, a technical problem or a cumulation of such factors.
- EasyJet Plane Carrying 156 Passengers Forced to make Emergency Landing - Jet was Struck by Lightning
July 25, 2014
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2705529/EasyJet- An easyJet plane was forced to make an emergency landing today after flying out of Britain - when it was struck by lightning. The Airbus A319-111, believed to be carrying 156 passengers, was forced to land at Spain's Reus Airport. We were just flying over Barcelona and this storm came out of nowhere. The flight, from Bristol Airport, was due to arrive at Barcelona International at 10.10am local time. Everyone is fine but a lot of the women were screaming and crying and the cabin crew were flung down the plane. One guy even saw the lightning go all the way around the plane.
For the past decade, the compass has been unreliable. GPS likewise, as the Earth wobble moves the globe under the network of satellites, and the wobble is getting worse. Recently, two air planes landed in Missouri and Kansas 9 miles from their proper destinations, due to GPS failure. Recently 50 planes disappeared from radar over the Danube River in Europe, over a period of days. Pilots and the air traffic controllers are increasingly flying blind. Then there is the dramatic zapping of airplane electronics, as occurred for AF 447 in 2009 and MH 370 earlier this year. Which factors were responsible for these three airline disasters in July, 2014? The Zetas explain.
ZetaTalk Insight 7/25/2014: A TransAsia Airways was landing near Taiwan on July 23, 2014 in the aftermath of a Typhoon that had passed the region, and though several other planes were able to land just prior, at 7:06 pm local time the plane crashed into homes near the airport, killing 48 aboard. The Sun was high over India, so a side swipe of the charged tail of Planet X disrupted the steady state of the Earth’s magnetic field on the dusk side of the globe. One might call this an electro-magnetic flux, rather than pulse, but this is just as disruptive to electronics. Although the pilot was having difficulty landing, making a second pass, the public will only hear that rain created poor visibility.
A SwiftAir plane encountered bad weather in Mali on July 24, 2014 just before dawn at 4:30 am local time and was later discovered crashed, all 116 aboard dead. The Sun was high over India at the time, a point when the Earth wobble swings to the right, but visibility was also affected by the atmospheric turmoil. Thunderstorms do not bring down aircraft, however, nor did the SwiftAir fly into a mountain. At pre-dawn over Mali, this plane also encountered a side-swipe of the charged tail of Planet X, stalling the engines long enough to plunge the plane into the ground. The public will only hear of bad weather, however.
On July 25, 2017 an EasyJet landing in Spain close to noon at 10:10 am made an emergency landing as it had been devastated by lightning, all 116 aboard saved, thus. Planes are protected from lightning strikes, but this assault was considered so devastating the pilot was taking no chances. The assault was sudden, unexpected, and once again near water as both Barcelona and the emergency landing were along the coastline with the Mediterranean. As with the European radar outages on June 5-10, 2014 in the afternoons, the timing was when the Sun was overhead, close to noon. Facing Planet X, direct arcing to the charged tail occurred, and such lightning storms will likewise be on the increase, increasing devastation for air travel.Source: ZetaTalk Newsletter Issue 410
Germanwings Crash
Yet another airplane crashes due to electro-magnetic pulse. This time the crash was in the heart of Europe in the foothills of the Alps. The Zetas explain that stretch zones are susceptible to attracting the charged tail of Planet X, and the Eurasian Plate is under a stretch.
- Germanwings Crash: Plane Obliterated, 150 Presumed Dead
March 24, 2015
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/24/europe/france-plane-crash/index.html- March 24, 2015. A Germanwings Airbus A320 plane carrying at least 148 people crashed Tuesday in the foothills of the Alps in southeastern France. The plane crashed near Digne-les-Bains, in the Alpes de Haute Provence region.
- Germanwings Plane Crashes In South France, 150 Feared Dead
March 24, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/germanwings-plane-crash- The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. There did not appear to be turbulence or low cloud ceiling in the area.
ZetaTalk Summary 3/28/2015: We have repeatedly stressed that certain parts of the globe are susceptible to interaction with the charged tail of Planet X. This is certainly the case on the Sunda Plate, which is under continuous pressure to slip under the curve of the Indo-Australian Plate, as the MH 370 disaster shows. Stretch zones are most susceptible to the electromagnetic screech in the rock and the interplay with the charged tail of Planet X that causes interference with airplane electronics. This can be seen by AF 447 in 2009 while over the spreading Atlantic Rift. All of the Eurasian Plate, from the UK through to China, is under such a stretch. This can be seen in the hum in the UK and disappearing radar over the Danube River course and methane flashes in the Urals and the Sleepy Hollow phenomena.
What was the cause of the Germanwings crash? What is known is that the plane reached cruising speed and then began a descent. Meanwhile there was no communication from the cockpit, though communication lines had been open just a minute before the descent. If there was total electronic failure, as happened for AF 447 in 2009 and MH 370 in 2014, with no oxygen pumped into the cockpit or passenger cabin, the pilot can become unconscious.
- Airbus A320 Plane Crash in Southern France
March 24, 2015
http://rt.com/news/243533-plane-crash-german-wings/- Germanwings say they are not aware of any complications during the descent of the aircraft. It started descending one minute after reaching its cruising height and continued to lose altitude for eight minutes, before finally crashing. Air traffic controllers said they were in contact with the pilots of the Germanwings A320 aircraft just a minute before the plane started to descend.
- Britons on Board Doomed Germanwings Flight 4U 9525
March 25, 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3009151/headlines-news-Germanwings- Air traffic controllers claimed they received no SOS despite the jet nosediving 32,000 ft in just eight minutes. It is understood to have crashed at more than 400mph.
Without oxygen, the pilots and crew as well as the passengers will quickly become sleepy, confused, nauseous, and unconscious. If brain death occurs within four minutes, the stage where one is confused and unconscious occurs very quickly, in less than a minute. Electromagnetic pulse also affects electronics selectively, some incapacitated, some only damaged, but other managing to function. Electromagnetic pulse also makes one sleepy, as the Sleepy Hollow phenomena shows.
- Cerebral Hypoxia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_hypoxia- Continued oxygen deprivation results in fainting, long-term loss of consciousness, coma, seizures, cessation of brain stem reflexes, and brain death.
- Asphyxia
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Oxygen+deprivation- Symptoms of asphyxia vary but may include light-headedness, nausea, and gasping, followed by unconsciousness and death. An area quickly affected is the cerebral cortex, the brain center for speech and other conscious behavior; it can be irreparably damaged by as little as five minutes of oxygen deprivation.
- Electromagnetic Pulse
http://midimagic.sgc-hosting.com/emp.htm- The electromagnetic pulse induces large currents in conductors that are part of or are connected to the equipment. These high currents can do the following: Induce voltages high enough to arc from one conductor to another, damaging whatever is connected to them. Induce voltages high enough to arc from a conductor to a device, damaging the device. Exceed the current-carrying capabilities of conductors or components in the device, damaging them. Induce voltages that exceed the voltage limitations of components in the device, damaging them. Induce voltages that exceed the breakdown voltage of insulation in the device, damaging other components. Cause voltage spikes that move atoms around in the doping of semiconductors, ruining them. Cause voltage spikes that puncture through the metallic oxide gates in semiconductors, ruining them. Cause all of the sparkplugs in an internal combustion engine to fire at the same time, stopping the engine. Damage the semiconductors in an electronic ignition system, stopping the engine and keeping it from running again. Blow fuses in electric power transmission lines, putting them out of service until the fuses are replaced.
One of the flight data recorders, the voice recorder from the cockpit, was retrieved and revealed that up until the descent all was normal and calm. Then when they reached cruising altitude the pilot left the cockpit and went to the bathroom but could not get back in. In the limited audio released to the media, the pilot can be heard pounding on the door. However, A320 doors are electronically controlled, locking and unlocking electronically. Loss of electronic control would have locked the door and disabled the pad. Or there would have been frantic keypad buzzing, clicking of the toggle switch in the cockpit to re-lock the door, and intercom phone calls. None of this was mentioned by the media. Why not?
- A320 Doors
http://www.smartcockpit.com/aircraft-ressources/A320-Doors.html- Cockpit Door: A forward-opening door separates the cockpit from the passenger compartment. In an emergency it can be forced open in either direction. The door has an electric locking latch controlled by the door unlock pushbutton on the pedestal. To unlock the door, the pilot must press the pushbutton, and maintain it pressed.
- Germanwings Pilot Was Locked Out of Cockpit Before Crash in France
March 26, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/world/europe/germanwings-airbus-crash- The audio indicated that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not re-enter. “The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door, and there is no answer,” the investigator said. “And then he hits the door stronger, and no answer. There is never an answer.” He said, “You can hear he is trying to smash the door down.” Among the theories that have been put forward by air safety analysts not involved in the investigation is the possibility that a pilot could have been incapacitated by a sudden event such as a fire or a drop in cabin pressure.
- Germanwing Crash Not the Full Story
March 29, 2015
http://www.sott.net/article/294482-Germanwings-crash-Not-the-full-story- Arnoux also wonders why no mention was made by investigators of hearing the loud strident beeping made by the cockpit door console when the emergency access code is entered to open the cockpit door. Arnoux recognizes that the emergency unlock code could have been overridden by someone in the cockpit manually holding the lock button down, but this would not have prevented the beeping once the code was entered outside. This would have been the clearest confirmation that one of the pilots had been locked out. Yet no mention was made of it.
The press is claiming the sounds of the co-pilot breathing steadily can be heard, thus his intention to commit suicide. This is more symptomatic of an unconscious co-pilot, as someone deliberately flying into a mountainside would be emotional and breathing rapidly. An unconscious co-pilot could also have fallen sideways onto the joystick, pushing it forward to cause the descent. The media only mentions turning a dial to control descent, which is an adjustment to the autopilot, not the joystick option. Manipulating the joystick overrides the autopilot. Why not? Because for airline profits to be maintained, the co-pilot is being blamed.
- The A320 is the First Launched Engineering Essay
http://www.ukessays.com/essays/engineering/the-a320-is-the-first-launched-engineering-essay- The A320 families typically used digital fly-by-wire control systems and control the aircraft by joystick at side-stick usually on right hand side, in commercial aircraft.
- Avcanada Forum
March 25, 2015
http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=102237&start=25- I have a question specifically for Airbus drivers. In normal cruise configuration, should a pilot end up leaning on the sidestick, pushing it forward, what will the aircraft do? Thinking about a possible incapacitation scenario, ie slumped forward due to a heart attack or anurism or some such event. What would the aircraft do with normal cruise set on auto, but a sidestick pushed forward?
ZetaTalk Analysis 3/28/2015: Has the public been allowed to hear the cockpit voice recorder? This will not be allowed, or only after it has been altered to fit the circumstances. What is missing at present is the door access buzzer. Normal exit and entry are via an intercom identification after a single keypad button is pushed. In an emergency a code can be typed into the keypad. It is true that the cockpit can block entry by pressing the lock button continuously. But during all or any of this, a buzzer is loudly sounding. If scraping chairs and a shutting door and steady breathing can be heard, where is the buzzer? The press has made much of the co-pilot breathing “steadily”, proof that he is alive and the crash deliberate. Anyone conscious and seeing a crash into a mountain side looming will not be calm. This is an involuntary response. He would be screaming, and rapidly breathing. Oxygen deprivation first involves confusion and sleepiness, then becoming unconscious, so unless alerted that the oxygen level is dropping, the co-pilot was unaware this was happening to him. How often do carbon monoxide deaths occur where the family is taken unaware?
Compare the sounds of the last 60 seconds recorded on the Germanwings cockpit recorder to the sounds expected from an A 320 cockpit. Note that only the last 60 second were released to the media. Bild, a German magazine, also released the full transcript of the audio, which matches reports to date and the 60 second audio released to the media. If the electronic operation of the door were involved at any time, the intercom phone ringing would be heard. If this resulted in the co-pilot unlocking the door, or trying to push the toggle to lock so it could not be unlocked, the sound of the toggle would be heard as well as the keypad buzzer in the cockpit. If the co-pilot was ignoring these requests, then repeated keypad buzzing and toggle to lock would be heard, yet none of this was reported in the media. If, per the narrative being pushed in the media, the co-pilot had thrown a bolt on the door, then this too would be heard on the tape, as the media is claiming that a chair scuff on the floor and the sound of a shutting door could be heard. And in any case, the keypad would be tried, at least at first. The last 60 seconds include only pounding on the door with voices in the background, an alarm a few seconds before impact, more voices in the background and at the very end yet another alarm or call. None of the sounds on the recording match the anticipated intercom or keypad sounds.
So what caused the crash? The African Roll may have only just started, but there are signs that the Mediterranean is pulling apart while the African Plate drops. This stretch does indeed affect the foothills of the Alps.
ZetaTalk Comment 3/28/2015: Recently passengers on a flight from Barcelona to Israel grew faint from methane gas brought into the plane as it traveled along the spreading Mediterranean rip. Barcelona was in the news again when an EasyJet was struck by lightning. We have predicted that the African Roll will pull Gibraltar apart by an additional 125 miles. The Mediterranean in the past was a swamp, but now is a sea, due to such actions in the past. When the edge of the Eurasian Plate loses support along the Mediterranean, what does this do to the rock in the area?
Rock being pulled apart does not just register distress at the rip point. Rock layers are attached, glued to other rock layers and to seams within the rock layers themselves for long distances. The Germanwings A320 was rising above the Alps, at the very foothills where in the past the rock had been jammed under the high Alps. The foothills of the Alps present a complicated situation, where rock layers below the Alps are subject to the long reach of the stretching of the Mediterranean, while the weight of the Alps prevents these pulled rock layers from being able to adjust. It is thus an aggravated stretch zone, and thus dangerous for air travel.
CERN also had magnetic problems, just two days before and in the days after the Germanwings airplane crashed. CERN uses magnets intensively, and thus would be subject to the electromagnetic pulse that disabled the Germanwings plane in the French Alps. CERN is located in Geneva, nearby, also on the Franco-Swiss border.
- In pictures: X-rays Probe LHC for Cause of Short Circuit
March 26, 2015
http://home.web.cern.ch/about/updates/2015/03/pictures-x-rays-probe-lhc-cause-short-circuit- Early last Saturday morning [March 21], while full-scale tests of all systems were ongoing in preparation for beam injection, an earth fault developed in the main dipole circuit of sector 3-4 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). All the protection systems worked properly and there was no harm done. The fault developed at relatively low current and was initially intermittent in nature.
- Electric Fault Delays Relaunch of CERN Collider after Two-Year Refit
March 25, 2015
http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKBN0MK2EY20150324?irpc=932- Engineers had been expected to start on Wednesday [March 25] pumping proton beams in opposite directions all the way round the two 27-km (17-mile) underground tubes in the LHC, closed down for the past two years for a refit. Scientists at Europe's CERN research centre have had to postpone the imminent relaunch of their refitted 'Big Bang' machine, the Large Hadron Collider, because of a short-circuit in the wiring of one of the vital magnets.
In the days following the crash of the Germanwings plane, on March 27, the Netherlands had an extensive blackout affecting Amsterdam and the entire region. And on March 31 Turkey had an extensive blackout affecting half the country. Per the Zetas, the European stretch is once again the cause. How will the establishment react? To date, they have presented a cover-up. AF 447 in 2009 was declared due to a pilot error and bad weather. This despite the fact that an automated technical report indicated that the electrical systems were shutting down, one by one. MH 370 was blamed on pilot suicide and bad weather too.
- What Happened to Flight 447?
June 1, 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/06/02/us-airline-crash- A succession of a dozen technical messages showed that several electrical systems had broken down, most ominously the pressurization system - a totally unprecedented situation in the plane. A succession of a dozen technical messages (showed that) several electrical systems had broken down.
- What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447
December 6, 2011
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/crashes/- At 1h51m, the cockpit becomes illuminated by a strange electrical phenomenon. The two copilots discuss the unusually elevated external temperature, which has prevented them from climbing to their desired altitude. Suddenly, a strange aroma, like an electrical transformer, floods the cockpit, and the temperature suddenly increases. Just then an alarm sounds for 2.2 seconds, indicating that the autopilot is disconnecting. Note, however, that the plane has suffered no mechanical malfunction. The word "Stall!" will blare through the cockpit 75 times.
The Germanwings crash cannot blame the weather, which was perfect. Per the Zetas, the airline industries will not allow the truth to be told. Profits come first, and the lives of the common man are the least of their concerns.
ZetaTalk Comment 3/28/2015: The public will never learn the truth, as in all such cases electromagnetic interference is dismissed, the profits and jobs involved in the airline industry taking precedence of the truth. This will result in any case as the public gets leery of air travel, insurance costs rise, and airline companies go out of business.Source: ZetaTalk Newsletter Issue 445
Small Planes Crashing
During a 5 day period from June 8-13, 2016 the portion of the N American continent most affected by the bow stress was afflicted by numerous small plane crashes. The bowing of the N American continent pulls the Aleutian Islands toward the tip of Mexico, with the center of the bow near San Diego. Thus, in a swath across the center of the US, small planes were suddenly crashing, with no warning, with no communications from the cockpit in most cases, a clear sign they were afflicted by Electro-Magnetic-Pulse. This onslaught showed up on the Global Incident Map for aviation.
One of the most publicized incidents was the spinning crash of a small plane in Houston on June 9. The pilot reportedly made repeated attempts to land the plane, aborting each time due to his lack of control over the planet. It appears the pilot had also lost communications. Then in a final fatal spin, the plane crashed, killing all on board. The plane had flown from Oklahoma to Houston, crashing at its destination.
- Plane Spins, Drops from the Sky
June11, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/06/11/plane-drops-from-the-sky- The NTSB is investigating the cause of a single-engine plane crash that killed three people in Houston.
- NTSB: Pilot Tried to Land 3 times before Houston Plane Crash
June 10, 2016
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ntsb-pilot-tried-to-land-for-3rd-time- The pilot of a plane that crashed near a Houston airport halted a third attempt to land just before it plummeted to the ground, killing all three inside. It's unclear whether the pilot made a distress call just before the crash that happened. The plane was in a flat spin before it plummeted to the ground nose-first.
Not a day later near Hawthorne, California, a small plan dove into an apartment complex. No distress signal had been relayed, no communications whatsoever. Unless the pilot had a heart attack, the clear answer is yet another incident of Electro-Magnetic-Pulse disabling the electronics on the plane.
- Cessna Plane Crashes into Apartments in Hawthorne, California; 2 Dead
June 11, 2016
https://www.rt.com/usa/346182-cessna-plane-crash-hawthorne/- A small plane slammed into a two-story townhouse in Hawthorne, in the south west of Los Angeles County. Hawthorne Municipal Airport is less than two miles from the crash site. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
- 2 Dead After Plane Crashes Into Townhouse Complex Near Hawthorne Airport
June 11, 2016
http://ktla.com/2016/06/10/light-plane-crashes-into-residential-building-near-hawthorne- The plane went down around 5:12 p.m. in the 4600 block of W. Broadway killing two people on board. The aircraft slammed into two townhouses in the complex. The aircraft, described as a Grumman American AA-1B, crashed two miles west of the airport under unknown circumstances.
Other incidents include a crash near Batesville, Indiana on June 8 which was blamed on an unexplained “mechanical problem”. Investigation ongoing. Another on June 10 crashed into May Lake near Bismark, N Dakota which is being blamed on the youth of the pilot. Investigation here also ongoing. Then on June 11 the pace picked up with a crash in Santa Rosa, California where the plane ended upside down in a field. The aircraft had reportedly been making “odd sounds” and the pilot, who survived, was having problems with the throttle. Another near Collegedale, Tennessee during a failed landing. Apparently, there were no communications and no survivors.
- Pilot Airlifted to Hospital after Small Plane Crashes near Batesville Airport
June 8, 2016
http://fox59.com/2016/06/08/pilot-airlifted-to-hospital-after-small-plane-crashes- The crash occurred near Three Mile Road and Enochsburg Road around 11:45 am. An initial investigation determined that the plane was a homemade ultralight single person aircraft. The pilot took off from the airport and soon experienced a mechanical problem. The aircraft then went down in a heavily wooded area not far from the airport. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
- Small Plane with Young Pilot Crashes, Killing all Onboard
June 10, 2016
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-dakota-airplane-crash-lake-dead-pilot-passengers/- The four-seat plane crashed into May Lake near the town of Wishek while en route to Bismarck. Complications during takeoff from Wishek's airport resulted in the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
- Pilot Uninjured after Small Plane Crash in Santa Rosa
June 11, 2016
http://arffwg.org/pilot-uninjured-after-small-plane-crash-in-santa-rosa/- Personnel from the Bennett Valley Fire Department could hear a plane flying low in the area making an odd sound around 10 a.m. A short time later, the department received a report of a small plane crash in a vineyard near 6500 Jamison Road. Emergency responders arrived on the scene to find the biplane aircraft upside down in the vineyard. The pilot had been flying in the area when he realized there was a problem with the plane’s throttle, causing the aircraft to idle.
- Official says 2 People Dead in Plane Crash in Tennessee
June 11, 2016
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/06/11/official-says-2-people-dead-in-plane-crash- A single-engine plane crashed around 12:50 p.m. at the Collegedale airport. The plane was coming into the Collegedale airport when it crashed. She said she did not if anyone else outside the plane was injured or if there was property damaged in the crash. Collegedale is a city about 20 miles east of Chattanooga.
What’s causing this increase in Electro-Magnetic-Pulse (EMP) on the N American continent? The N American continent is a flat top, unable to roll, and thus as the Atlantic expands and the Pacific shortens, Mexico pulled to the west, there is unrelieved diagonal stress on the N American continent. This is resolved when the New Madrid rips open, but until this occurs the rock is screaming. Compression in the rock squeezes air out of pockets in the rock, allowing electricity to rise unimpeded through the rock layers and arc to the charged tail of Nibiru. Booms are back with a fury in 2016, and dramatic blackouts occurred along the East Coast in 2015 as did a derailed Amtrak train in Philly.
ZetaTalk Prediction 2/10/2006: The giant plates of N America and Eurasia are locked against each other, unable to rotate against each other due to their shape. But the primary drama preceding the pole shift will be the ripping action that a plate unable to move must endure.
ZetaTalk Prediction 1/10/2015: We have consistently warned that electro-magnetic pulse, the arcing from the electronic screech in compressed rock to the charged tail of Planet X, will be on the increase. This brings down the grid, as surge and brownout destroy electronic infrastructure and electronic grids are designed to protect themselves thus. Blackouts, electronically damaged airplanes, and interference with mankind’s satellites will be on the increase.
ZetaTalk Prediction 5/28/2016: We have stressed that airplane travel will get increasingly risky, due to EMP which is already taking planes down in dramatic fashion.Source: ZetaTalk Newsletter Issue 508
Tracie Crespo
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Multiple people dead after plane crashes in Middleburg, troopers say
April 28, 2021 at 12:18 pm EDT
By Aurielle Eady, Action News JaxCLAY COUNTY, Fla. — Multiple people are dead after a small plane crashed in Clay County Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said it received several calls about the crash near the intersection of Carter Spencer Road and Violet Way in Middleburg.
Deputies responded and found the plane crashed in a wooded area.
Several people were found dead inside, CCSO Sheriff Michelle Cook said during a news conference.
The Florida Highway Patrol, as well as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), is investigating.
“It’s not in anybody’s yard. It’s definitely in a wooded area and our deputies had to go through the woods, and the fire department had to go through the woods to get to the wreckage,” Cook said.
Residents in the area have been let back into their homes, but the sheriff’s office is asking the general public to avoid the area.
FAA Media Relations Spokesperson Maria Njoku released the following statement:
“A single-engine aircraft crashed shortly after departure in a wooded area near Spencer’s Airpark in Middleburg, Fla., around 9 a.m. local time today. Three people were aboard. Please check with local authorities for the occupants’ names and medical conditions. The FAA will release the tail number of the aircraft after investigators verify it at the accident site. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide additional updates. Neither agency identifies people involved in aircraft accidents.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates and watch Action News Jax on FOX30 and CBS47 for the very latest.
Apr 29, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Plane crashes in Yeovil as ‘engine fails’ on WW2-era Navy aircraft – but pilots SURVIVE
A WW2-ERA fighter plane has crashed in Yeovil after an engine "failed" during a training flight.
The 485mph Sea Fury T.20 was forced to land and it flipped upside down this afternoon - but both pilots on board survived the crash, according to reports.
Navy Wings UK, which operates the fighter, said this afternoon: "Navy Wings’ Sea Fury T.20 made a precautionary forced landing in a field next to RNAS Yeovilton following a problem with the engine on a routine training flight this afternoon.
"Both pilots are safe and well and have been taken to Yeovil district Hospital for a precautionary check-up.
"The cause is under investigation and both the CAA and Air Accident Investigation Branch have been informed.
"No further information is available at this time."
According to reports, the plane crashed while the wheels were up - causing it to break in several pieces.
People on social media reacted to the news that the crew survived the crash: "Very glad to hear they are ok, a relief after seeing the photo."
Another person wrote: "Sad to see it in bits in the field."
A third user said: "This is sad to see. Glad the crew have survived!
"Hopefully the crew and the Fury will be back in the air soon enough."
But after inspecting the photo, one person wrote: "Both wings and the engine detached, and fuselage ends up inverted.
"I think 'mishap' might be a case of classic English understatement."
The Hawker Sea Fury was designed and developed during World War Two but did not see active service during the conflict.
It is one of the fastest piston-engine planes ever built with a top speed of more than 485mph.
RNAS Yeovilton is one of the Navy's two main air bases - and is one of the busiest military airfields in the UK.
It's home to front-line and training units, including the Fleet Air Arm Wildcat Force, Commando Helicopter Force and formerly the RN Historic Flight.
Apr 29, 2021
Juan F Martinez
A Russian military plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday. Survivors unlikely.
A Russian military plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, and it was unlikely there would be any survivors.
Russian agencies, citing unnamed security sources, said the TU-154 aircraft had crashed in the sea near the southern Russian city of Sochi after disappearing from radar screens.
The plane was carrying Russian servicemen and members of a renowned military choir and dance ensemble, the Alexandrov Ensemble, who were being flown into Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria to entertain military personnel in the run-up to the new year, the RIA news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying. Reuters
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May 9, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Plane crash reported near Nellis Air Force Base
By Hillary Davis (contact), Sara MacNeil (contact)
Published Monday, May 24, 2021 | 3:25 p.m.
Updated 5 minutes ago
A military aircraft has crashed in a residential neighborhood in the northeast valley, just south of Nellis Air Force Base, military and Clark County Fire Department officials said today.
Base spokesman Lt. Col. Bryon McGarry said the contractor-operated aircraft crashed at about 2:30 p.m. outside the southern edge of the base. There was no word about injuries aboard the aircraft or on the ground.
"We are aware of an incident involving an aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base. We will provide updates as soon as they become available," according to an Air Force statement.
The plane crashed into a residential yard at 2245 N. Christy Lane. Many law enforcement vehicles are on the scene and roads are blocked off. Residents are watching from behind police tape.
Alex Reyes, who lives at 2212 N. Christy Lane across the street from the house where the plane crashed, heard a loud thump and his Wi-Fi went out. He saw black smoke billowing from the house across the street. Firefighters showed up five minutes later, he said.
“My mom didn’t believe me. I said, ‘Mom I heard something crash,’” he said.
Reyes said his father couldn’t get through the police tape to get back to their house.
Neighbor Eugenia Brackeen said she distinctly heard a loud boom — so loud that drowned out her television. Then, her power went about for a minute. “Right after that I saw the fire trucks come,” she said.
Gov. Steve Sisolak in a Twitter post wrote, “Kathy and I are praying for all those involved in today’s incident — especially the men and women of @NellisAFB and the first responders on the scene.”
Among planes assigned to Nellis are F-16 Falcon and F-22 Raptor fighter jets and A-10 Warthhog attack jets. The Thunderbirds, the Air Force's high-profile aerial demonstration team, also flies out of Nellis.
The crash was reported on Christy Lane in a residential neighborhood just east of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. Heavy black smoke was seen rising from the area. Residents constantly see and hear planes from the nearby base.
“They fly 24/7 in this area and they are always flying really low. They always look like they are so low,”Brackeen said.
No additional information was immediately released.
In April 2018, Thunderbirds pilot Maj. Stephen Del Bango of Valencia, Calif., died when his F-16 fighter crashed during a training flight over the Nevada Test and Training Range northwest of Las Vegas.
In September 2017, an Air Force pilot died after a crash about 100 miles northwest of Nellis.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
May 25, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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One Person Died After A Small Plane Crash In Horry County
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NTSB, FAA investigating small plane crash in Winterville, NC area that killed 2
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Victim in Sunday afternoon plane crash into Cross Lake identified
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At least one person killed in fatal Breathitt County plane crash
May 25, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Two people died when a small plane crashed in Missoula County
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Two killed in early morning plane crash near Roff
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Two dead after single-engine plane crash in southern Iowa
Jul 3, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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'It doesn't look good out here': Coast Guard rescues 2 pilots after Hawaii cargo plane crash
A Boeing 737-200 cargo plane with two pilots aboard made an emergency landing in the water off the coast of Hawaii on Friday morning.
The pilots of Transair Flight 810 heading from Honolulu to Maui reported engine trouble and were trying to return to Honolulu, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
“We’ve lost No. 1 engine, and we’re coming straight to the airport,” one of the pilots said in air traffic control communications. “We’re going to need the fire department. There’s a chance we’re going to lose the other engine, too, it’s running very hot. We’re very low on speed.”
Before the plane broke apart as it crashed in the water, one of the pilots told the tower: “It doesn’t look good out here."
Rescue workers in a Coast Guard helicopter located the pilots and pulled them from the wreckage.
“One was on the tail and the other clinging to packages,” Coast Guard Lt. Commander Karin Evelyn wrote in an email to The Associated Press. As an agency helicopter got close, “the airplane began to sink putting the individual on the tail in the water. The crews hoisted them safely on the aircraft. The rescue swimmer then assisted the other individual.”
The pilots, whose identities were not immediately released, were taken to a hospital. Officials at Queen’s Medical Center said a 58-year-old was in critical condition, Hawaii News Now reported. The other pilot, a 50-year-old, was in serious condition with a head injury and multiple lacerations, the TV station reported.
The Boeing 737 was unveiled late in the 1960s and is now the most popular airline plane still in production. About 200 737s have been destroyed in crashes and several hundred others have been involved in less serious accidents and incidents, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.
In April, just months after that plane was ungrounded late last year, several major airlines took some of the planes out of service again due to a potential electrical issue.
The plane involved in Friday’s emergency landing is 46 years old. It is a much earlier version of the 737 than the Max, and U.S. airlines no longer use the older model for passenger flights.
Boeing 737 Max:What you need to know
The FAA will investigate the crash and the National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter it is sending a team of seven investigators.
In a statement, Boeing said it was in contact with the NTSB to "gather more information."
“We are aware of the reports out of Honolulu, Hawaii and are closely monitoring the situation," the company said in a statement.
Contributing: Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY; The Associated Press
Jul 3, 2021
Juan F Martinez
Plane Crash: C130 Plane of Philippine Air Force With 85 People Aboard Crashes,17 People dead and 40 People Rescued So Far.
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Jul 4, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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No survivors from plane crash in Russia's far east, rescue officials say
MOSCOW, July 6 (Reuters) - There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.
The Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop was en route from the regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, a village in the north of the Kamchatka peninsula, when it lost contact with air traffic control, the emergencies ministry said.
Citing sources, Interfax reported that the plane was thought to have crashed into a cliff as it was preparing to land in poor visibility conditions.
Russia's civil aviation authority confirmed that the plane's crash site had been found after the emergencies ministry dispatched a helicopter and had deployed teams on the ground to look for the missing aircraft.
There were 22 passengers and six crew on board, the ministry said. Olga Mokhireva, the mayor of Palana, was among the passengers, the TASS agency quoted local authorities as saying.
The weather in the area was cloudy at the time the plane went missing, Russian news agencies reported. TASS said the aircraft involved had been in service since 1982.
Russian aviation safety standards have improved in recent years but accidents, especially involving ageing planes in far-flung regions, are not uncommon.
The Soviet-era plane type, still used for military and civilian flights in some countries, has been involved in dozens of deadly crashes since it entered service around 50 years ago.
An Antonov-28, a similar plane, slammed into a Kamchatka forest in 2012 in a crash that killed 10 people along the same route. Investigators said both pilots were drunk at the time of the crash.
Jul 7, 2021
Juan F Martinez
The Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship has returned to Seattle after five of its passengers were killed in a day trip plane excursion crash near Ketchikan, Alaska.
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Aug 8, 2021
Tracie Crespo
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/us/navy-helicopter-crash-san-die...
Five Missing After Navy Helicopter Crash Near San Diego
One person was rescued after the helicopter crashed into the sea, the Navy said.
By Azi Paybarah
One person was rescued and five others were missing after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the water off the coast near San Diego, according to military officials.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. In a statement, the Navy’s Third Fleet said the helicopter “crashed into the sea” at 4:30 p.m. local time while it was conducting “routine flight operations” about 60 nautical miles off the coast.
Search efforts were ongoing early Wednesday, according to the Navy.
Military officials identified the helicopter that crashed as an MH-60S, a model that has been in use since 2002, according to the Naval Air Systems Command.
The helicopter had been assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier based in San Diego. In a statement on Facebook on Wednesday, Lincoln officials called the crash a “tragedy.”
The 14,000-pound helicopter has a range of 245 nautical miles and can reach a top speed of 180 knots, according to the command.
The Navy has more than 250 MH-60S helicopters in use, according to the Command.
MH-60S helicopters are used for a wide array of purposes, including “vertical replenishment, combat search and rescue, special warfare support and airborne mine countermeasures” according to Naval Technology, a website that reports on military equipment.
Sep 1, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Arizona Plane Crash Leaves No Survivors
The Pima County Sheriff's Department and The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the circumstances around a downed aircraft, which was last seen southeast of Kitt Peak, Arizona on Sunday.
Tucson Police Air said in a tweet that they helped local air traffic controllers search for an overdue aircraft, which was last seen southeast of Kitt Peak. They said they located the downed aircraft, landed to search for survivors and found none, as reported by ABC15 on Sunday.
The police force didn't release any details on the location of the downed plane, but local news source Whats Up Tucson said on Twitter that the crash was near Arivaca Lake, southeast of Arivaca, Arizona.
There were no details on how many people were in the plane or what type of plane it was.
An investigation is ongoing.
Newsweek has contacted the Pima County Sheriff's Department and NTSB for comment.
Plane crashes in Arizona are frequent. On October 2, a helicopter and a single-engine plane collided in midair near Chan... sending the helicopter crashing into the field and killing both people on board. The plane landed safely, and the flight instructor and student inside were not hurt.
The helicopter was operated by Quantum Helicopters and the aircraft by Flight Operations Academy, both flight schools, Chandler police said.
On September 22, a single-engine plane crashed in northern Arizona, killing the pilot and injuring the only passenger. A dog on board also ended up surviving.
Coconino County Sheriff's officials received a call that evening from Page Airport saying that a plane originating from San Martin, California, had crashed while on the approach. Page is located 242 miles north of Phoenix, just south of the Arizona-Utah border.
Authorities identified the pilot as Jim Petersen and passenger as Uta Petersen, who was airlifted to a Utah hospital for treatment while Jim Petersen's body was transported to the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office.
In July, two veteran firefighters died in a plane crash while surveying a wildfire near the small town of Wikieup. Severe weather is thought to have played a role in the deadly accident. The people in the plane—fire pilot Matt Miller, 48, and air tactical group supervisor Jeff Piechura, 62—were both experienced firefighters. Miller had spent about 20 years working as a pilot and Piechura had an extensive career in both federal and state fire services.
Oct 19, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Man who went to space with William Shatner weeks ago dies in a plane crash
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Glen de Vries was among four passengers on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket on Oct. 13. De Vries, 49, and Thomas P. Fischer, 54, died in crash of a single-engine plane that went down Thursday in a wooded area of Hampton Township, N.J.
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A man who traveled to space with William Shatner last month was killed along with another person when the small plane they were in crashed in a wooded area of northern New Jersey, according to state police.
The one-time space tourist Glen M. de Vries, 49, of New York City, and Thomas P. Fischer, 54, of Hopatcong, were aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that went down Thursday.
De Vries was an instrument-rated private pilot, and Fischer owned a flight school. Authorities have not said who was piloting the small plane.
The plane had left Essex County Airport in Caldwell, on the edge of the New York City area, and was headed to Sussex Airport, in rural northwestern New Jersey, when the Federal Aviation Administration alerted public safety agencies to look for the missing plane around 3 p.m.
Emergency crews found the wreckage in Hampton Township around 4 p.m., the FAA said.
De Vries, co-founder of a tech company, took a 10-minute flight to the edge of space Oct. 13 aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft with Shatner and two others.
"It's going to take me a while to be able to describe it. It was incredible," de Vries said as he got his Blue Origin "astronaut wings" pinned onto his blue flight suit by Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
"We are devastated to hear of the sudden passing of Glen de Vries," Blue Origin tweeted Friday. "He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates. His passion for aviation, his charitable work, and his dedication to his craft will long be revered and admired."
De Vries co-founded Medidata Solutions, a software company specializing in clinical research, and was the vice chair of life sciences and health care at Dassault Systemes, which acquired Medidata in 2019. He had taken part in an auction for a seat on the first flight and bought a seat on the second trip.
De Vries also served on the board of Carnegie Mellon University.
Fischer owned the flight school Fischer Aviation and was its chief instructor, according to the company's website.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
Nov 14, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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4 dead after small plane crashes in California
All four people on board a small plane that crashed in California Saturday are dead, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
The identities of the victims have not been confirmed. It is unknown what led to the crash.
Around 6:35 p.m. Saturday, deputies were called to the area of Road 68 and Avenue 288 near the Visalia Airport in Visalia, California, for a possible downed plane, authorities said.
When deputies arrived, they found a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza had crashed, killing all on board.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it is investigating the crash.
ABC News California affiliate KFSN reported the plane crashed just a few seconds after taking off.
Dec 5, 2021
Juan F Martinez
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC—Aircraft crashed as it attempted to make emergency landing due to malfunction. 12/15/2021
Nine people, including Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie, died Wednesday when a private plane crashed at the Las Americas airport in the Dominican Republic capital Santo Domingo, the aircraft's owner Helidosa said.
Helidosa "regrets the tragic accident on one of its planes at Las Americas airport... in which tragically all of the crew and passengers died," the company said in a statement.
Music producer Jose Angel Hernandez, who went by Flow La Movie and was known for hits like "Te bote," was listed in the Helidosa statement among the victims.
Local media said Hernandez's partner and his son were among the dead, and that two of the dead were minors aged four and 13.
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Dec 16, 2021
Juan F Martinez
A fiery helicopter crash halted traffic on a busy Louisiana interstate, according to state police. Troopers responded to the crash on I-10 eastbound at the Bonnet Carré Spillway Bridge around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14, WVUE reported, citing authorities. Photos from the scene show the smoldering wreckage in the middle of the highway.
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Dec 16, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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4 dead after plane that took off from John Wayne Airport crashes in San Diego County
A business jet carrying four people crashed in El Cajon shortly after taking off from John Wayne Airport on Monday evening, Dec. 27, and authorities said they found no survivors.
The crash occurred in a residential San Diego County neighborhood about 7:15 p.m., said Elizabeth Cory, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman.
The Learjet 35 was headed to nearby Gillespie Field Airport in San Diego, she said.
San Diego Sheriff’s Office deputies, along with California Highway Patrol officers and firefighters with the Lakeside Fire Protection District, headed to the 1200 block of Pepper Drive after receiving reports of the crash, Sheriff’s officials said.
The crash site was about two miles east of the airport. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board were investigating what caused the crash, Cory said.
One home was damaged and power lines were knocked down, but no one on the ground was hurt, officials said.
A large debris field was scattered across the road while firefighters and deputies investigated.
The Learjet can hold two crew members and six passengers.
At 7:08 p.m., air-traffic controller at Gillespie Field’s told the pilot he was clear to land on a runway.
Four minutes later, the pilot requested to approach a different runway and asked the tower if the runway lights could be made brighter.
“They are at 100 percent now,” the controller said.
Two minutes later, the pilot could be heard screaming, cursing.
FlightAware, a flight tracking website, shows the plane was in the middle of a left turn to come back around to a runway when it went down.
Since Dec. 16, the Learjet made 20 flights, according to FlightAware, spanning 14 states, from Washington to South Carolina and Georgia.
On Monday, the plane flew from San Diego County to Lake Havasu and then to John Wayne Airport before returning to San Diego County, according to FlightAware data.
Further information about the four people on the plane was not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Dec 29, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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1 dead, 7 missing after plane crashes into Atlantic Ocean
Authorities are searching for the wreckage of a plane that crashed off the coast of North Carolina with eight people aboard this weekend.
One person has been identified, but officials are still in the process of locating the remains of the other passengers, Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck said in a press conference Monday.
There is "no indication that anyone survived the crash," he said.
The Pilatus PC-12 single-engine passenger aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday.
The Coast Guard responded that evening after receiving a report from an air traffic controller stating that an aircraft was seen behaving erratically on radar and then disappeared from the radar screen, according to a news release.
The sheriff's department, National Park Service beach crews, Towboat U.S. and the Down East Fire Department are also involved in the recovery efforts.
However, the search has been hampered by the wreckage being moved farther into the ocean.
"That search and some of the recovery went well into the evening, into the early morning," Buck said. "And then this morning, numerous agencies came back out and located the debris field again which had moved further offshore – 5, 10, 15 miles offshore."
Buck noted that there were three separate debris fields now.
"We are also still, at this time, in the process of locating the main part of the plane, the fuselage, in an attempt to locate that section of the plane and to continue to locate the passengers on board the plane," he said.
A Coast Guard representative said "vessels from as far away as Cape May, New Jersey," are working on the search.
Feb 15, 2022
Tracie Crespo
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Two helicopters crash yards away from beaches in California and Florida on same day; 1 dead
Huntington Beach Police Chief Eric Parra identified the dead officer as Nicholas Vella, 44. Vella was taken to a trauma center but died, Parra said at a news conference. Another officer was in stable condition.
Vella had been with the police department for 14 years, it said on Twitter, adding that he leaves behind a wife and daughter.
The Huntington Beach Police Department said Saturday evening that one of its helicopters had “crash landed,” and video of the crash site showed the helicopter downed in the water near the beach. The officers had been on their way to respond to a “disturbance fight call,” Parra said.
Earlier Saturday, a helicopter crashed into the ocean yards away from a crowded Florida beach, leaving two passengers injured, the authorities said.
Video of the crash showed Miami Beach’s South Beach buzzing with sunbathers and swimmers when the helicopter dove into the water.
The Miami Beach Police Department, which posted the video on Twitter, said that two of the people who had been on the helicopter were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami in “stable condition.” A third person was not seriously injured.
A representative for the hospital did not immediately respond to an inquiry Saturday evening.
There were three people onboard the Robinson R44 helicopter, which crashed at about 1:20 p.m. on Saturday, said a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, Matthew Lehner. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, which happened “under unknown circumstances,” Lehner said in an email Saturday evening.
If the crash had “happened 50 yards more inland, we would have had a mass casualty event on our hands,” the Miami Beach Fire Department told NBC6, a local news station. The fire department, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, said it was “incredible — insane” that nobody in the water was injured.
The crash happened on South Beach near 10th Street, police said, adding that a section of the beach from 9th to 11th streets was closed as the authorities responded to the incident.
The R44 helicopter is “well known to investigators,” according to a report by the Los Angeles Times, which found in a 2018 analysis that the model had a higher rate of deadly accidents per hours flown compared with other common models. Robinson Helicopter Co., the aircraft’s manufacturer, disputed that report.
The Times reported that the FAA and the manufacturer were “slow to address design features and operating characteristics that have caused or contributed to accidents.”After Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were killed in a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crash in early 2020, a former FAA consultant, David Hoeppner, told The Washington Post that the industry had not “done all the things in design and the reliability or integrity of the helicopter that we need to do.” The Huntington Beach Police Department uses MD 520N helicopters, according to its website.
FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson said in 2020 that generally, helicopter accidents “turn out in hindsight to have been preventable.” He noted that while fatal accident rates among helicopters were below the general aviation rate, “it’s not enough.”
Feb 20, 2022
Tracie Crespo
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4 dead in plane crash outside of Cedar City, officials say
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
CEDAR CITY — Four people in a small plane died after it crashed Saturday evening near Cedar City, according to Iron County Sheriff's Office.
About 6:47 p.m., authorities were notified of a fire around five miles east of Cedar City on state Route 14. Iron County sheriff deputies, Utah Highway Patrol troopers and Color County Fire personnel responded to the scene and discovered a small single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft on fire.
After discovering the downed, burning plane, paramedics were dispatched from Gold Cross Ambulance, along with Cedar Fire and Iron County Search and Rescue to assist with the recovery and investigation.
Apr 24, 2022
Tracie Crespo
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Nepal plane crash: Rescuers recover 20 bodies from wreck
By Zubaidah Abdul Jalil
BBC News
Rescuers in Nepal have so far recovered 20 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people, an official has told the BBC.
The wreckage of the plane, operated by Nepali carrier Tara Air, was recovered in Mustang district in northern Nepal.
The passenger plane was on a 20-minute flight when it lost contact with air traffic control five minutes before it was due to land.
The search is ongoing for the remaining passengers, the official said.
"We have found 20 dead bodies, the body of an additional person has been located and rescuers are trying to retrieve it from difficult mountain terrain," the country's Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Deo Chandra Lal Karn told the BBC on Monday.
"Rescuers are still searching for a missing individual at the crash site," he said.
Images posted on Twitter by a spokesman from the Nepalese Army showed the remains of the plane - prominently bearing its registered call sign 9N-AET.
"Search and rescue troops have physically located the plane crash site," Narayan Silwal said on Twitter earlier on Monday, marking the end of a nearly 24-hour long search for the wreckage.
The plane, which was made by Canadian aircraft firm de Havilland, had departed the tourist town of Pokhara at around 0955 local time on Sunday (04:10 GMT). It was bound for Jomsom - a popular tourist and pilgrimage site.
Nepal has had a fraught record of aviation accidents, often due to its sudden weather changes and airstrips located in rocky terrains that are difficult to access.
In early 2018, a US-Bangla flight carrying 71 people from Dhaka in Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu, killing 51 people.
May 30, 2022
Juan F Martinez
A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after landing at Miami International Airport, Tuesday noon. Passenger plane MD-82, Red Air Flight 203, landed from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, around 5:30 p.m. When the landing gear collapsed as a result of a plane malfunction and caught fire, according to Miami International Airport officials, about three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Florida US| (June 21, 2022)
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Jun 22, 2022
Tracie Crespo
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Fiery freeway crash-landing caught on video in Riverside County; pilot talks
by: Sandra Mitchell, Cindy Von Quednow, Marc Sternfield
Posted: Aug 9, 2022 / 01:06 PM PDT
Updated: Aug 9, 2022 / 11:12 PM PDT
A small plane made a crash landing and burst into flames on the 91 Freeway in Riverside County Tuesday afternoon in a dramatic incident that was captured on video.
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
The crash-landing happened at 12:31 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Lincoln Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Dramatic video obtained by KTLA shows the single-engine Piper Cherokee dropping from the sky, hitting the freeway, and then leaving a trail of burning fuel as it slides toward the sound barrier.
“The pilot claims to have experienced possible engine failure on their final descent to Corona Municipal Airport,” CHP Capt. Levi Miller said.
The plane also hit a truck carrying three people.
Incredibly, both the pilot and passenger on the plane and all three occupants of the truck escaped unharmed.
Pilot Andrew Cho described how his single engine plane lost power and he made the decision to put it down between moving cars on the freeway.
“It felt like a hard bump. Hard to describe,” Cho said. “We were four to five feet in the air when the plane stalled completely and fell to the ground.”
The pilot credited his training for the successful crash landing.
“Your training kicks in and you do the right thing. As long as you don’t panic, you get the best outcome,” Cho said.
Eastbound lanes of the 91 Freeway were closed for several hours as authorities investigated the crash and removed the wreckage.
The Federal Aviation Administration is handling the investigation and is expected to speak with Cho soon.
“(We’re) very fortunate today that the traffic was light, and the pilot appears to have made some good landing navigation that avoided what could have been a very bad tragedy,” Miller said.
Aug 10, 2022
Tracie Crespo
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One dead and nine missing after plane crashes near Seattle
One person was killed and nine are still missing after a floatplane crashed into the Puget Sound.
The US Coast Guard responded when a plane carrying ten adults and one child crashed on Sunday afternoon in the waters of northern Washington. They are still searching for the nine missing victims.
The plane was flying out of Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, the Coast Guard said. The crash occurred in the Mutiny Bay area, just west of Whidbey Island.
Whidbey island is located just north of Seattle in the Puget Sound. The flight was headed to Renton, authorities said.
The plane was a single-engine de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter, the NTSB reported.
The coast guard deployed four boats, an aircraft, and a rescue helicopter to aid in the search for the missing passengers.
Floatplanes are a popular method of transportation on the Puget Sound. They are equipped with pontoons that allow them to land safely in the water.
Tourists frequently take flights on floatplanes between Seattle and the San Juan Islands. The crashed plane was leaving from the scenic islands on the maritime border of the US and Canada.
The California crash was much less deadly. Two junior lifeguards rushed to the plane immediately and managed to evacuate the pilot and administer first aid.
Meanwhile in Europe, a family was reported dead after a private jet mysteriously crashed into the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia.
The jet crash, which occurred on the same day as the floatplane crash in Washington, has left investigators puzzled. NATO jets were deployed to follow the jet’s erratic flight path, but when they caught up with it they could not see any pilot in the cockpit.
Sep 6, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/two-dead-another-injured-in-fi...
Two Dead, Another Injured In Fiery Plane Crash In The Streets
By David Wetzel
New York (Knewz) — A plane crash in Ecuador left two people dead and another injured.
Video of the aftermath of a plane crash in Eduador showed the plane in the street burning as heavy smoke and flames burned. Kike Gerzam recorded video of the incident and shared it online.
The crash happened in a residential area of Guayaquil, Ecuador on Oct. 18.
The video of a plane crash in Ecuador showed people reacting to the horrifying incident and firefighters rushing to the scene to block off the area as they put the fire out.
According to Yahoo!, Guayaquil Mayor Cynthia Viteri told El Universo hat she saw the crash from two blocks away. She told the outlet that the pilot likely saved other lives by navigating the plane to a less-populated area as it was on the verge of crashing.
Ecuador’s General Directorate of Civil Aviation reported that three people were on the plane when it crashed, and Capt. Edgar Rosera and Capt. Juan Guzman died in the crash.
Capt. Cristian Armendariz survived a plane crash in Ecuador and was taken to the hospital.
It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to cause the plane to crash.
TMX contributed to this report.
Oct 20, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-state-security-chief...
Mexican state security chief, 4 others, die in helicopter crash
[1/2] Members of security forces check the site where the head of security of the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes has died in a helicopter crash, in Aguascalientes, Mexico November 17, 2022. REUTERS/Liberto Urena
MEXICO CITY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The head of security of the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes has died in a helicopter crash that killed a total of five people, the state's governor announced on Thursday.
The crash was captured on video shared on social media, showing the aircraft dropping vertically into the ground of an empty grass area.
All five people who died in the crash, including the minister of public security Porfirio Javier Sanchez Mendoza, were on board the aircraft.
The crash happened on Thursday morning in the north of the state.
The cause was being treated as an accident, Tere Jimenez, the state's governor, said in a statement.
(This story has been refiled to add the missing story name and to show that photos and videos are available)
Nov 18, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/helicopter-crash-interstate...
2 dead in TV news helicopter crash near I-77: Medic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two people were killed in a helicopter crash along Interstate 77 in south Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed. WCNC Charlotte has learned the chopper belongs to the local television station WBTV.
The crash happened around noon between Tyvola Road and Nations Ford Road along the southbound side of I-77. Medic confirmed both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. WBTV confirmed the victims were chopper pilot Chip Tayag and meteorologist Jason Myers.
WCNC Charlotte confirmed the helicopter is a 1999 Robinson R44.
All lanes on I-77 near the crash were blocked for hours while crews responded to the incident. CMPD closed multiple ramps onto I-77 near the crash, too. Two lanes reopened around 4:30 p.m., but traffic is expected to be impacted until at least 6 a.m. Wednesday
WHAT WE KNOW
A witness told WCNC Charlotte it appeared the pilot knew the helicopter was in trouble and made an aggressive move to prevent crashing directly onto I-77.
"I think that he absolutely knew that he was gonna have to put that down," the man said. "He did his best to put it down ... Whoever the pilot was, did their best to put that thing down where it wasn't going to injure a lot of people, and in that respect, they did a fabulous job."
RELATED: Witness describes horrific helicopter crash
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued the following statement Tuesday:
"This is a terrible tragedy for the WBTV family and we are praying for them and all of those in the media who work so hard to keep the public informed."
WCNC Charlotte President and General Manager Joan Barrett released the following statement when the station learned the helicopter belonged to WBTV:
"We want to extend our deepest condolences to the staff and family members of the WBTV team. Both Chip and Jason have a strong reputation in this community and many will feel their loss. We are here to assist the WBTV team in any way we can."
While specifics have not yet been released, the NTSB has a standard process it typically follows in the aftermath of an aviation crash.
Nov 23, 2022
Tracie Crespo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/three-people-left-dangling-from-p...
Three People Left Dangling From Plane Over Live Power Lines Following Crash
Three people were left trapped and “dangling” in open air from their small plane over live power lines Sunday night in Maryland after the aircraft crashed and becoming entangled in the wires.
It was unclear how the crash occurred, but Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue Service Pete Piringer, who was at the scene, said the crash happened around 5.30 p.m., with units arriving on to find a small plane suspended approximately 100 feet in the air.
Three people were on board and appeared to be OK, with no injuries reported at the time of the crash. Authorities said they are in contact with the pilot and two passengers—though their identities remain unknown at this time.
The occupants were “dangling about 100 feet in the air and everything is still energized at this time,” Piringer warned.
“They’re in a very precarious situation given the fact they are dangling about 100 feet up.”
Area roads are closed as authorities attempted to come up with a plan to rescue the trapped occupants. Special technical teams were on scene assisting—as well as a hazmat team assisting fire and police officials.
“We are in the process of getting to the people in the plane, we are in communication,” Piringer said.
The Montgomery County Department of Police urged residents in Montgomery Village to avoid the area due to “live wires” at the scene.
Tens of thousands of people were suffered power outages in the area, which utilities confirmed were the result of the crash. Pepco said in a statement that approximately 85,000 customers were affected. “We are assessing damage and working closely with Montgomery County fire and emergency services,” the company wrote.
Along with homes and shopping malls, the outage also affected traffic signals and elevators.
“I heard a crash noise and there was a flash and the power flickered,” one witness, a county employee, posted on Twitter.
“I didn’t think anything of it until I saw multiple patrol cars drive by priority followed by a ton of fire rescue. So you know I did what any off-duty 911 person did and texted a friend who’s at work.”
Nov 28, 2022
Juan F Martinez
BREAKING UPDATE: New video of a small plane crashing into the shore next to Santa Monica Pier. 2 people onboard reportedly suffered injuries but are alive.
VIDEO: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/24246

Dec 23, 2022
jorge namour
BREAKING A Yeti Airline ATR-72 plane has crashed while attempting to land at Pokhara Airport, Nepal
JANUARY 15 2023
https://www.airlive.net/breaking-a-yeti-airline-atr-72-plane-has-cr...
A plane with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal Sunday morning according to an army spokesman and reports.
The Yeti Airline ATR-72 – reg. 9N-ANC – was carrying 68 passengers and 4 crew members when it crashed near Pokhara International Airport, the Kathmandu Post reported, citing an airline spokesperson.
The aircraft was performing flight #YT691 from the capital of Kathmandu to Pokhara, some 129 kilometers (80 miles) west of the capital, the country’s state media The Rising Nepal reported.
Jan 15, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-helicopter-crash-kills...
Ukraine helicopter crash kills at least 15, including interior minister: Live updates
Three children were among the dead.
Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi appears to be the most senior Ukrainian official killed since the start of the war in Ukraine. His first deputy Yevgeny Yenin, State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yuriy Lubkovich, their assistants and the helicopter crew were among the dead, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram.
Nine of those killed were aboard the chopper when it crashed in Brovary, an eastern suburb of the Ukrainian capital. The others who died were apparently on the ground. Twenty-five people were injured, including 10 children, Zelenskyy said.
"Unspeakable pain," he said. "Bright memory to everyone whose life was taken by this black morning."
Zelenskyy said the national police and security services were working to determine the cause of the crash. There was no initial information indicating the helicopter was shot down. Images posted on social media from near the scene appear to suggest it crashed close to a residential building after hitting the kindergarten.
Ukraine's national police said the helicopter belonged to the country's state emergency service.
At the World Economic Forum session in Davos, Switzerland, Ukraine first lady Olena Zelenska fought back tears, and forum President Borge Brende, of Norway, requested 15 seconds of silence after opening the session to honor the crash victims.
Russia will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a “hybrid war” waged by the West against Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday. Speaking at an annual news conference, Lavrov dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s demands for a complete Russian withdrawal from Ukraine, payment of war damages or prosecution of Russians as war criminals. Lavrov accused the U.S. and other western nations of making "all the decisions in Ukraine" in an effort to wear down and weaken Russia.
“There must be no military infrastructure in Ukraine that poses a direct threat to our country,” Lavrov added.
Contributing: Associated Press
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ukraine helicopter crash kills at least 15, including interior mini...
Jan 18, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/5-people-killed-small-plane-crash-litt...
5 killed in small plane crash in Little Rock, Arkansas
BY GINA MARTINEZ
UPDATED ON: FEBRUARY 22, 2023 / 7:09 PM / CBS NEWS
All five people aboard a twin-engine plane died when it crashed Wednesday, shortly after taking off from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, officials said.
The twin-engine Beech BE20 crashed at around noon local time while on its way to John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There were five people aboard, the FAA confirmed. In a news briefing, Lt. Cody Burk with the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office said that there were no survivors.
The environmental consultant company CTEH later confirmed in a statement to CBS News that all five people aboard, including the pilot, were CTEH employees out of its Little Rock office.
"We are incredibly saddened to report the loss of our Little Rock colleagues," Dr. Paul Nony, senior CTEH vice president, said in the statement. "We ask everyone to keep the families of those lost and the entire CTEH team in their thoughts and prayers."
The plane crashed near a 3M plant, the Little Rock Fire Department said in a statement.
Feb 23, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://apnews.com/article/us-military-aircraft-crash-australia-e85...
A US Marine Osprey crashes during drills in Australia, killing 3 and injuring 20, some critically
This image made from video shows a helicopter and ambulance involved in rescue mission, following an aircraft crash, in Darwin, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital, one with critical injuries, after a U.S. aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday during a multination military exercise, officials said. (AuBC via AP)
In this image made from video, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, center, speaks to the media following an aircraft crash in Karratha, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. Three United States military personnel were taken to a hospital, one with critical injuries, after a U.S. aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday during a multination military exercise, officials said. (AuBC via AP)
A MV-22B Osprey is seen coming in to land on the USS America off the coast of Brisbane, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The Australian Defense Department said a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crashed on Melville Island, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 during Exercise Predators Run, which involves the militaries of the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor. (Darren England/AAP Image via AP)
In this image made from video, Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy, left, with Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles, right, speaks during a news conference in Darwin, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, following an aircraft crash, in Darwin, Australia. A United States Marines Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, injuring multiple Marines, several critically, officials said. (AuBC via AP)
Three had been confirmed dead on Melville Island and five were flown in serious condition 80 kilometers (50 miles) to the mainland city of Darwin for hospital treatment after the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed around 9:30 a.m., a statement from the Marines said.
“Recovery efforts are ongoing,” the statement said, adding the cause of the crash was under investigation.
Aircraft had been sent from Darwin to retrieve more survivors from the remote location but no further details on the fate of the other 15 Marines on board had been released hours later.
A U.S. military official reported to Australian air traffic controllers a “significant fire in the vicinity of the crash site,” according to an audio recording of the conversation broadcast by Nine News television.
Melville resident Shane Murphy was fishing from a beach when the Osprey crashed and told Australian Broadcasting Corp. he saw a “big mushroom of black smoke” rise from the wreckage.
Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said no one on board had escaped injury.
One of the injured was undergoing surgery at the Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said around six hours after the crash.
“We acknowledge that this is a terrible incident,” Fyles said. “The Northern Territory government stands by to offer whatever assistance is required.”
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said only Americans were injured in the crash during Exercise Predators Run, which involves the militaries of the United States, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and East Timor.
“Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the three U.S. service personnel who lost their lives, those who have been injured, the rest of the crew and indeed the entire United States armed forces,” Albanese said in a statement.
“Australia will continue to provide assistance to our friends for as long as is required,” he added.
Around 150 U.S. Marines are currently based in Darwin and up to 2,500 rotate through the city every year. They’re part of a realignment of forces in the Asia-Pacific that’s broadly meant to face an increasingly assertive China.
The 12-day exercise is scheduled to end Sept. 7. It involves troops on land, in the sea and in the air. The exercise has been paused since the crash.
The Osprey is a hybrid aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter, but during flight can rotate its propellers forward and cruise much faster like an airplane. Versions of the aircraft are flown by the U.S. Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force.
Before Sunday, there had been five fatal crashes of Marine Ospreys since 2012, causing a total of 16 deaths.
The latest was in June 2022, when five Marines died in a fiery crash in a remote part of California east of San Diego. A crash investigation report last month found that the tragedy was caused by a mechanical failure related to a clutch.
There had been 16 similar clutch problems with the Marine Ospreys in flight since 2012, the report found. But no problems have arisen since February when the Marine Corps began replacing a piece of equipment on the aircraft, the report said.
Melville is part of the Tiwi Islands, which along with Darwin are the focus of the exercise that involves 2,500 troops. It’s Indigenous-owned land and is mostly covered by tropical woodland. Its population is around 1,000 mostly Indigenous people.
The Osprey that crashed was one of two that had flown from Darwin to Melville on Sunday, Murphy, the police commissioner, said.
Darwin is a large city by the standards of Australia’s sparsely populated tropical north with a population of 150,000. But multiple casualty events can test its major hospital’s resources. The hospital has been put on its highest possible emergency alert, which means treatment of less urgent medical cases could be affected, Fyles said.
The U.S. military was also taking part in a multinational military exercise in July when four Australia personnel were killed in an army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash off the northeast Australian coast.
Aug 27, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/plane-crash-claims-pilots-life-in...
Plane crash claims pilot's life in Arizona after reporting engine trouble
A pilot died after his plane crashed in Arizona. (Credit: Mohave County Sheriff's Office)
MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. - A pilot died after his plane crashed in Arizona.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to an aircraft being down Sunday around 4 p.m. local time.
First responders said they saw heavy black smoke near the power lines about five miles outside of Bullhead City, Arizona. They were then led to the crash site.
At first, it was reported the pilot was alive but seriously injured. However, he later succumbed to his injuries at a Las Vegas hospital.
Deputies said the pilot took off from the Sun Valley-Bison-Fort Mohave Airport but then reported having engine trouble.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the cause of the crash.
This story was reported from Los Angeles.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/11/pilot-rescued-after-us-f-...
US fighter jet crashes into waters off South Korea
The pilot of the US military plane, the latest to crash in the Asia Pacific region, has been rescued.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing experienced an 'in-flight emergency', crashing into the Yellow Sea
A US military fighter jet has ditched into the Yellow Sea off South Korea.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing was on a routine training flight on Monday when it experienced an “in-flight emergency” that sent it into the Yellow Sea, the US Air Force said in a statement.
The pilot has been rescued after ejecting, it said.
“The pilot ejected the aircraft. The pilot has been recovered by Republic of Korea Maritime Forces, awake and in stable condition,” the statement said, adding he would be evaluated further back at the the Kunsan Air Base.
“We are grateful for the safe recovery of our airman by our ROK Allies and that the pilot is in good condition,” said Colonel Matthew C Gaetke, the 8th Fighter Wing’s commander.
The cause of the malfunction is currently unknown. “The incident will be thoroughly investigated,” the air force statement said.
The airbase is located in South Korea’s west coast city of Gunsan. It is one of two main airbases used by the US military in the country, which hosts 28,500 US service members.
The crash was the second incident this year in and around South Korea involving an F-16 jet. In May, one aircraft crashed during a routine training exercise in a farming area south of Seoul. The pilot ejected safely and the accident caused no other casualties.
Dec 13, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wpvi-helicopter-crashes-southern-new-jers...
WPVI news helicopter crashes in New Jersey, 2 killed
The two were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore, the station said.
A local news helicopter operated by Philadelphia ABC station WPVI crashed Tuesday night in a wooded area in southern New Jersey, killing two people on board, the station said.
Chopper 6 crashed with a pilot and photographer on board sometime after 8 p.m. in Washington Township, WPVI reported.
Both were killed in the crash, the station said.
The New Jersey State Park Service received reports that the helicopter was missing at 10:50 p.m., said George Fedorczyk, chief of the New Jersey State Park Police. At 12:02 a.m., an officer found a debris field, he said.
The names of those on the chopper have not been released. The two were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore, the station said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Dec 20, 2023
Tracie Crespo
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/cargo-plane-experiences-engine-m...
Cargo plane experiences engine malfunction in South Florida skies, safely lands at Miami International Airport
By Hunter Geisel, Morgan Rynor
Updated on: January 19, 2024 / 6:42 AM EST / CBS Miami
MIAMI — A cargo plane safely landed at Miami International Airport late Thursday night after an engine malfunction occurred shortly after takeoff.
According to Atlas Air Worldwide, the airline to which the plane belonged to, landed safely after experiencing an engine malfunction soon after departure from MIA around 10:32 p.m., according to flight data provided by FlightAware. Miami-Dade Aviation told CBS News Miami that the plane landed back at the airport around 11:03 p.m.
Atlas Air told CBS News Miami that the crew followed all standard operating procedures to make sure the aircraft landed safely. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, nobody was injured during the engine malfunction and nobody was transported to the hospital.
"At Atlas, safety is always a top priority and we will be conducting a thorough inspection to determine the cause," a spokesperson with the airline stated.
Jan 19, 2024
Tracie Crespo
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plane-crash-clearwater-florida...
3 killed after small plane crashes into Florida mobile home park, FAA says
Three people died after a small plane crashed into a Clearwater, Florida, mobile home park and set homes on fire Thursday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
The victims include one person on the aircraft and two on the ground, according to the FAA.
The crash happened around 7 p.m. and firefighters worked through the night on hot spots to get to the victims.
The plane was mostly in one home, Clearwater Fire Chief Scott Ehlers said.
The pilot of the Beechcraft Bonanza V35 had reported an engine failure before the crash, the FAA said.
Rick Renner, who lives in the neighborhood, said his house shook with the impact of the plane’s crash landing.
“We heard what we thought what was like a motorcycle go by or something. Then a few seconds later it was a loud bang, the windows actually shook, the house shook,” Renner said in an interview that aired Friday on NBC's "TODAY" show.
He ran to the crash site and took video of the fiery scene.
“Even after the fire was out, you really couldn’t even tell there was a plane in there, everything was just gone” he said.
Renner said the crash is a shock to the community where "everybody is friends," adding, "It’s just weird that something like this happens in your neighborhood."
Helicopter video from NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa showed a field of debris, including what appeared to be all or part of a home, and firefighters using flashlights at the scene as smoke rose. Firefighters were putting water on one structure with a firehose.
The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, the FAA said.
Flames rise near the crash site in Clearwater, Fla., on Thursday.@stevenascari
The pilot had reported mayday at a nearby airport and then the aircraft went off the radar around 3 miles north of the runway, which is where the mobile home park is, Ehlers said.
Ehlers said he expected more injuries and more damage with a plane crash in a compact residential area.
"We were very fortunate," he told reporters at the scene.
Feb 2, 2024
jorge namour
SOUTH AMERICA WAGGLE
https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/accidente-helicoptero-lago-ranco-seba...
CHILE
Former CHILE President Sebastián Piñera was in a helicopter that crashed in Lago Ranco
According to preliminary information, the aircraft was carrying four people, of whom three were injured and one deceased. The weather conditions would have been one of the causes of the accident.
This Tuesday afternoon a helicopter crashed in Lago Ranco, Los Ríos Region. Former president Sebastián Piñera was on the aircraft.
Senapred reports that the aircraft was carrying four people, of whom three were injured and one deceased
Carabineros, Navy and SAMU personnel are deployed at the scene. They report that there was a lot of rain in the area at the time of the accident
Feb 6, 2024
Tracie Crespo
https://www.wapt.com/article/military-helicopter-crash-mississippi/...
Two Guardsmen killed after military helicopter crashes in north Mississippi
A military helicopter crashed in Mississippi Friday during what the Mississippi National Guard called a routine training flight. Two Guardsmen on board were killed.
The AH-64 Apache crashed at about 2 p.m. near Boonville in Prentiss County, according to reports from the Mississippi National Guard State Aviation Office.
Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar told WTVA-TV that the aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn.
Gov. Tate Reeves posted a message on social media saying, "Today at approximately 2 p.m., the Mississippi National Guard experienced an Apache AH-64 helicopter crash during a routine training flight in Prentiss County. Tragically, both Guardsmen on board did not survive. Safety crews are currently working the scene of the crash with local authorities. Please join @firstladyofms and me in praying for the two Guardsmen and their families. Mississippi will always be grateful for their service, and we will never forget them."
Feb 24, 2024
Tracie Crespo
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/three-dead-texas-crash-us-military...
Three dead in Texas crash of US military helicopter on border patrol
Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by William Mallard
Mar 9, 2024
jorge namour
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1886265641786146&set=gm.14...
AUSTRALIA REGION
Something odd going on...reports all over the country. Felt strange here too.
Technical incident” on a Latam plane traveling from Sydney to Santiago de Chile: 50 people were injured, one of them seriously
https://www.infobae.com/america/mundo/2024/03/11/incidente-tecnico-...
Published: Mar 11, 2024
At least 50 passengers on a LATAM flight from Sydney were injured on Monday after their plane, bound for Chile via Auckland, recorded “a technical incident” that caused significant turbulence, emergency services and emergency services reported on Monday. the air company
Some witnesses said several passengers were not wearing seatbelts when the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner made a sudden descent for reasons that have not been determined. The aircraft landed in Auckland, where 12 people were hospitalized
LATAM Airlines said in a statement that its flight LA800 “had a technical incident during the trip that caused strong movement.”
Some passengers and cabin crew were affected. They received immediate assistance and were evaluated or treated by medical personnel at the airport.
The crashed plane is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.br/> /strong>
People flew through the cabin
Passengers explained to the local press that the plane lost altitude rapidly as it flew over the Tasman Sea and propelled all the people who were not wearing seat belts to the roof.
“It just fell.”
Passenger told RNZ the plane “just went down” about two-thirds of the way through.
“There was no prior turbulence, we were flying smoothly the entire way,” he said. “I had fallen asleep and, luckily, I was wearing my seat belt, and suddenly the plane went down.”
“Then people started screaming. “I felt like the plane was plummeting, like I was at the top of a roller coaster, and then it flattened out again,” he explained.
The entire incident, he said, lasted “a split second.”
The pilot approached the rear of the plane once it landed.
“I asked the pilot what had happened and he told me that he had lost his instrumentation briefly and that it had suddenly come back,” he said.
American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has suffered a series of safety problems in recent years, including the fatal crashes of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airline on 737 MAX planes
Boeing is still recovering from a near-catastrophic incident in January, when a fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 burst in mid-flight.
Mar 12, 2024
Tracie Crespo
Another one...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13218679/boeing-delta-airl...
Another Boeing emergency: Delta Airlines 737 plane makes emergency landing after one of the engines caught fire moments after taking off in Aruba
By PAUL FARRELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 08:53 EDT, 20 March 2024 | UPDATED: 10:53 EDT, 20 March 2024
A Boeing-made Delta Airlines flight out of Aruba and bound for Atlanta was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing after an engine blow out on take-off.
The Pilot of the Boeing 737 900 circled the Caribbean island four times before coming back into land following the 'mechanical issue'.
A spokesperson for the airline told DailyMail.com that there were 168 passengers on board in addition to four flight attendants and two pilots. The passengers were forced to spend an extra night in Aruba before being flown out on Wednesday.
'Delta flight DL581 from Aruba to Atlanta experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff. It landed safely and returned to the gate uneventfully,' the spokesperson said.
'Delta teams are working to get our customers to their final destinations as quickly and safely as possible and we apologize for the delay in their travels.'
One passenger described the ordeal on Reddit saying that 'one of the engines blew up mid takeoff, we circled Aruba four times and emergency landed.'
The aircraft in question was a Boeing 737 900. 'Delta flight DL581 from Aruba to Atlanta experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff. It landed safely and returned to the gate uneventfully,' a spokesperson said
The passenger said that Delta paid for hotels and meals for the passenger.
Another passenger said that they heard a 'loud boom' shortly into the flight.
'It sounded like it happened right after the landing gear went up. I thought at first one side of the gear got stuck and went up late.'
The passenger said that the captain came on the announce system to say that the left engine was on fire but that it was under control. After performing the necessary checks, the pilot made the decision to fly back to Aruba.
'The passengers were all pretty calm about it. We deboarded the plane and was told a large bird had flown into the engine.'
The passenger said that Delta's meal vouchers amounted to around $15 per person.
This is just the latest bad press for Boeing who have to endure a rough year.
On Tuesday, the head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing must improve safety culture and address quality issues before the agency will allow the plane maker to boost 737 MAX production.
The FAA in late January took the unprecedented step of telling Boeing it would not allow the company to expand 737 MAX production in the wake of a mid-air emergency on an Alaska Airlines jet earlier in the month.
Whitaker said he has the tools to hold Boeing 'accountable and fully intend to use them.'
Boeing did not immediately comment.
Whitaker said Boeing is allowed to produce 38 of the 737 planes per month, but actual current production 'is lower than that'; he did not elaborate.
Boeing's chief financial officer, Brian West, said last month that the planemaker's first-half output of 737 planes would be less than 38 per month, but in the second half said he expected it would 'move toward that 38 per month, but it will be dictated' by the FAA.
The FAA's Whitaker said the timeline on when Boeing will be allowed to boost the 737 MAX production rate will depend on 'how effectively they can implement these changes in the safety culture and bring their quality levels up to where they need to be.'
The Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into the January mid-air 737 MAX 9 cabin panel blowout.
On Feb. 28, Whitaker said Boeing must develop a comprehensive plan to address 'systemic quality-control issues' within 90 days and set milestones.
'This is a long-term endeavor -- it takes a long time to change culture,' Whitaker said on Tuesday. 'They certainly have it within their capabilities to do that.
'I don't want to give the impression that this is a 90-day fix and then we move on,' he added.
Separately, Whitaker spoke over the weekend with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby about a series of recent safety incidents, including a plane that lost a panel on Friday.
Kirby told customers on Monday the airline is reviewing recent safety incidents and using insights to update employee safety training and procedures.
Kirby 'knows we're going to be engaging a little more closely with them as we look into these,' Whitaker said.
Mar 20, 2024
Tracie Crespo
2 Army Apache Helicopter Pilots Injured But Stable After Training Crash at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Two Army helicopter pilots were injured after their aircraft went down on Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state Monday evening during a routine training exercise, according to a service statement.
The soldiers were taken to a hospital after their AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, crashed a little before 10 p.m., Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Bryen Freigo told Military.com in an email.
The incident comes after two National Guard Apache crashes in February, and an active-duty helicopter crash overseas late last year that killed five soldiers.
"The two crew members were medically evacuated to Madigan Army Medical Center for evaluation and treatment and remain at the hospital in stable condition," Freigo said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with these families and soldiers during their recovery."
While the last active-duty Army helicopter crash claimed the lives of five Special Forces troops when it went down while conducting non-combat operations over the Mediterranean Sea in November, the Army National Guard has seen a surge in helicopter crashes over the last few months alone.
It temporarily grounded all of its helicopters after the component suffered back-to-back AH-64 Apache crashes last month. A Feb. 12 crash near Salt Lake City resulted in two Utah National Guardsmen suffering mild injuries but ultimately surviving the incident, an unfortunate rarity for aviation crashes.
The second occurred Feb. 23 in northern Mississippi and claimed the lives of pilots Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bryan Andrew Zemek, 36, and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Derek Joshua Abbott, 42.
Earlier this month, a helicopter carrying U.S. Border Patrol agents and National Guardsmen went down while flying over the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one agent and two Guardsmen. The UH-72 Lakota helicopter was part of the government's border security mission, according to a statement from Joint Task Force North.
As of April 2023, a report from the Government Accountability Office noted there had been at least 28 Army National Guardsmen killed in rotary-wing mishaps over the last decade. Between the Army and Air National Guards, there were 298 mishaps reported between fiscal 2020 and 2021 alone.
As these units are often heavily manned by part-time troops, the National Guard has issues maintaining aircraft and ensuring its pilots have enough flight time, which may be partly responsible for the high number of incidents, the report found.
No such research has been conducted since at least 2018 on similar active-duty Army aviation incidents.
-- Rachel Nostrant is a Marine Corps veteran and freelance journalist, with work published in Reuters, New York Magazine, Military Times and more.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/27/2-army-pilots-injure...
Mar 28, 2024
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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/saurya-airlines-plane-cr...
Plane crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport kills 18
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Reporting by Kathmandu newsroom; Additional reporting by Lisa Barrington in Seoul, Ainnie Arif and Shivani Tanna; Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh and Raju Gopalakrishnan
Jul 24, 2024
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5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of...
Aug 8, 2024
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Brazilian airliner crashes, all 62 on board killed (msn.com)
Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the ATR-made plane spinning out of control as it plunged down behind a cluster of trees near houses, followed by a large plume of black smoke.
City officials at Valinhos, near Vinhedo, said there were no survivors and only one home in the local condominium complex had been damaged while none of the residents were hurt.
"I have to be the bearer of really bad news," said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaking at an event shortly after the crash. He asked for a minute of silence for the victims of the crash.
Airline Voepass said the plane, which had taken off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, bound for Sao Paulo's main international airport, crashed in the town of Vinhedo, about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.
The unlisted airline said it could not provide further information on what caused the plane, which had a PS-VPB registration, to crash.
Just minutes after the apparent accident, Sao Paulo's state fire brigade said it was rushing seven crews to the scene of the crash.
The aircraft was listed by flight tracker FlightRadar24 as an ATR 72-500 turboprop. ATR is jointly owned by Airbus and Italian aerospace group Leonardo.
ATR did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo, Andre Romani and Luana Benedito; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by David Alire Garcia and Sandra Maler)
Aug 9, 2024
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13861319/delta-airline-pas...
Delta passengers left with burst eardrums and bleeding noses after flight from Utah to Portland suddenly plummets
By Sonya Gugliara For Dailymail.Com
Published: 14:58 EDT, 17 September 2024 | Updated: 16:53 EDT, 17 September 2024
Delta Airlines passengers were left with burst eardrums and bleeding noses after their flight suddenly lost pressure and plummeted on Tuesday.
Passengers aboard a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Portland, Oregon, felt the cabin lose pressure before the plane rapidly descended, according to KSL.
The plane experienced the issue at 10,275 feet in the air. Over the course of four and a half minutes, the plane descended from 33,975 feet to 25,075 feet, falling roughly 33 feet per second.
The emergency landing happened 30 or 40 minutes after the plane departed, according to Newser.
'I looked over at my husband, and he had both of his hands over his ears, you know, kind of leaning forward,' flier Caryn Allen told the outlet.
Allyn added that she 'looked about a row behind me, over on the other side of the aisle, and there was a gentleman that clearly had a very bad bloody nose, and people were trying to help him.'
Delta passengers were left injured after a Sunday flight experienced pressure issues
Another fellow passenger Jaci Purser told KSL it felt like her ear was being stabbed from all of the pressure in the cabin, revealing that she 'grabbed my ear, and I pulled my hand back, and there was blood on it'.
The plane started experiencing issues at 8:14am landed at 8:27am local time on Sunday and paramedics were waiting to treat those who were hurt.
Ten people needed medical treatment or evaluation from the paramedics when they got off the flight.
Purcer added that once the flight landed, she was diagnosed with a ruptured eardrum. Paramedics gave her antibiotics, nasal spray steroids and decongestants.
In a statement, Delta Air Lines said the aircraft was put back into service on Monday.
The airline said: 'We sincerely apologize to our customers for their experience on flight 1203 on September 15.
'The flight crew followed procedures to return to SLC where our teams on the ground supported our customers with their immediate needs.'
Retired Delta pilot Valerie Walker told KSL that flights usually maintain cabin pressure.
The Portland-bound plane was forced to do an emergency landing at about 8:30am in Salt Lake City
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Utah to Portland had to return to Salt Lake City when the pressure dropped
She told the outlet: 'It's an automatic thing the airplane does, and we monitor it to see if it's not doing what it should be doing.
'I suspect they saw the cabin pressurization problem and heard it, asked air traffic control to go out over the Great Salt Lake because it was visual, where they had time and they had safe clearance to go through our emergency procedures and try to find out what was wrong.'
Walker told the outlet that she has had similar experiences before, but never as severe as on Sunday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to investigate the incident, according to WPTV.
The cause of this issue was not announced.
Sep 18, 2024
Tracie Crespo
https://abcnews.go.com/International/passenger-plane-crashes-kazakh...
Passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan with dozens aboard
Kazakh authorities said that up to 40 passengers may have been killed.
The aircraft was was flying from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia, the Transport Ministry said in a post to its official Telegram channel. It was rerouted to Aktau in Kazakhstan due to fog in Grozny, Russian news agencies reported.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations told ABC News that the plane was carrying 69 people -- 64 passengers and five crew members. The ministry said 29 people survived the crash, with many hospitalized.
Two children were among those hospitalized, the ministry said in a post to its Telegram channel.
Kazakhstan’s deputy health minister told ABC News that some of those taken to hospital are in critical condition.
Kazakh authorities have initiated an investigation into the crash, focusing on reported bird strike, mechanical failure and the decision to reroute the flight due to adverse weather conditions, Kazakh aviation authorities told ABC News.
Among the passengers were 37 Azerbaijani citizens, six from Kazakhstan, three from Kyrgyzstan and 16 from Russia, the Transport Ministry said in a statement, citing "preliminary data."
Azerbaijan Airlines said in a post to X that the aircraft "made an emergency landing" around 2 miles from Aktau. The aircraft was an Embraer 190 model with flight number J2-8243, it said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
ABC News' Tomek Rolski and Dragana Jovanovic contributed to this report.
Dec 25, 2024
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A multitude of plane & helicopter crashes over the past few days...
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Small plane crashes in Boca Raton, Florida; all 3 on board killed
One man on the ground suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Fiery plane crash in Boca Raton, Florida, kills all 3 on board
The "aircraft had apparently some mechanical issues and went down here on Military Trail," Michael LaSalle, assistant fire chief for Boca Fire Rescue, said at a news conference. "Also, there was a car on the ground."
One man in the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries, LaSalle said.
"He hit a tree because of all the debris and the fire," LaSalle said.
The Cessna 310R took off from Boca Raton Airport at 10:15 a.m. and was heading to Tallahassee International Airport, the FAA said. It was in the air for approximately eight to 10 minutes before it crashed, according to Kurt Gibson, an aviation accident investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The aircraft will be sent to an NTSB facility, and investigators are gathering video and interviewing witnesses as part of the agency's probe into the crash, according to Gibson. A preliminary report is expected in 30 days, he said during a press briefing Friday.
Dillon Smith was at his office when he saw the plane flying "extremely low" and appearing like it would hit the roof of a nearby building, he told West Palm Beach ABC affiliate WPBF.
"I saw the plane, basically, turn, come back, and I heard it and saw it go over our building," Smith said.
He lost sight of the plane, but said it then "came back -- it was looking like maybe it was going toward the [nearby Boca Raton] airport."
"I just saw it drop below the trees" and "heard a boom," Smith said. He said his office windows shook and he saw a "fireball."
Video shows what appears to be the small plane's wreckage on railroad tracks next to a road. The fire caused by the crash has been extinguished.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and all affected," Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer said.
Apr 12
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https://apnews.com/article/new-york-helicopter-crash-e0368ea529659e...
6 dead as New York City sightseeing helicopter breaks apart midair and crashes into the Hudson River
A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront Thursday, killing six people in the latest high-profile aviation disaster in the U.S., according to witnesses and a law enforcement official.
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said.
The victims included Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Mercè Camprubí Montal, a global manager at an energy technology company, and three children, in addition to the pilot, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press. The person could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Photos posted on the helicopter company’s website showed the couple and their children smiling as they boarded just before the flight took off.
The flight departed a downtown heliport around 3 p.m. and lasted less than 18 minutes. Radar data showed it flew north along the Manhattan skyline and then back south toward the Statue of Liberty.
Video of the crash showed parts of the aircraft tumbling through the air into the water near the shoreline of Jersey City, New Jersey.
In this photo taken from video, a helicopter falls from the sky into the Hudson River , Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (Bruce Wall via AP)
Cellphone video showed multiple rescue boats searching through the Hudson River as they responded to a report of a crashed helicopter that authorities say killed six people.
AP AUDIO: NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists
AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on a helicopter crash in the waters off new York City that killed six.
A witness there, Bruce Wall, said he saw it “falling apart” in midair, with the tail and main rotor coming off. The main rotor was still spinning without the helicopter as it fell.
Apr 12