BUTTE, Mont. — A small plane — possibly carrying children on a ski trip — crashed Sunday as it approached the Butte airport, killing 14 to 17 people aboard, a federal official said. The single engine turboprop nose-dived into a …
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Turkish Airliner Crashes at Amsterdam Airport, Killing 9 People
A Turkish airliner carrying 134 people crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 50 others. The airliner crashed into a muddy field just short of Amsterdam main airport mid-morning local time, breaking into three …
Flight recorders found at Dutch crash site
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash of an airplane with a good safety record, flown by a well-respected airline, at one of the world’s most modern airports. At least nine people were killed and 55 injured when …
Passenger: People were ‘flying’ around the plane
About 30 people were injured Friday when a Northwest Airlines flight suffered turbulence before landing at Japan’s Narita International Airport, a Northwest spokesman said. Three people where seriously injured, fire officials said. Tokyo ‘s Kyodo news agency later put the …
Helicopter goes down near California nuclear plant
A U.S. Border Patrol helicopter went down Thursday night near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the FAA said. The McDonnell Douglas 600N, with three people on board, made a forced landing because of engine trouble. The three people were …