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147 killed in plane crash at Madrid airport
A Spanish emergency rescue official says there are only 26 survivors after an airliner with 173 people aboard crashed on takeoff from Madrid's airport. The official with the SAMUR municipal rescue service gave the toll after touring the site of... -
At least 100 dead in plane crash at Madrid airport
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA commercial airliner bound for the Canary Islands with at least 173 people aboard crashed during takeoff today at Madrid's ultramodern Barajas airport, exploding in flames and killing most people on board. The Madrid regional government confirmed at...Tags: Fires, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
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UPDATE: At Least 45 Dead In Plane Mishap In Spain
The Associated PressA Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said. Nineteen of the 178 people on board were seriously... -
Couple survives plane crash into power cable
A German couple had a lucky escape after their light aircraft hit a 380,000 volt power line and then hung upside down from a wheel for nearly three hours. "They had a very, very lucky accident," said police officer Edmund Martin at the scene in Durach,... -
List of Michigan casualties in Afghanistan
Members of the U.S. armed forces with known Michigan ties who died supporting military operations in Afghanistan: ------ --Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, 36, a commando, died March 4, 2002, after his helicopter came under attack by al-Qaida and...Tags: Firearms, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Vehicles, Injuries
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UPDATE: Pilot In Helicopter Crash Near Port Orchard Identified
The Associated PressThe Kitsap County sheriff's office says a pilot killed in a private helicopter crash is believed to be 68-year-old Myron Aadland. Deputy Scott Wilson said Monday that Aadland's family had been notified of the crash, but authorities were still searching... -
Chopper Crash Leaves One Man Dead
An Olalla man died in the crash of a small helicopter in south Kitsap County, between Port Orchard and Gig Harbor. The Kitsap County sheriff's office says the two-seat, Robinson R22 helicopter crashed shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday on private property...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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Bodies recovered from small plane crash
News2The bodies of a Texas family killed in a plane crash near the Continental Divide have been recovered and taken to the Park County Coroner's office. Thomas Jacomini, his wife, Susana, and their two young children took off in their Cessna 182 from...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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Unauthorized plane lands safely in Va. after 4-hour flight
A small plane that made an unauthorized takeoff and circled in western Virginia for four hours--prompting the voluntary evacuation of a shopping center--landed Monday afternoon without incident at Roanoke Regional Airport. Airport spokeswoman Sherry...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Transportation, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Air Transportation, Air Transportation Industry
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Riverhead teacher killed in upstate air show
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Riverhead High School art teacher and pilot was killed after his replica biplane nosedived during a mock dogfight in a Hudson Valley air show. The plane crash-landed and burst into flames, witnesses said. Vincent Nasta, 47, of Wading River, was flying...Tags: Wading River, Transportation Industry
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Houston family's plane found in Park county
News2The search for a missing Houston family came to an end Sunday about 1pm after the wreckage of their small plane was found near Mount Guyot in Park County. ++++++++++++++++++++ || || ++++++++++++++++++++ A hiker found the crash site and called...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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1 dead after upstate NY plane crash
A veteran pilot and flight instructor died after crashing a World War I replica biplane during a Hudson Valley air show. Vincent Nasta of Wading River, N.Y. was flying a single-engine French plane in a simulated dogfight Sunday afternoon with a German...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Wading River, Transportation, Transportation Industry, Air Transportation
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