Marines knew five months before a military jet crashed into a home and killed four members of a family that the aircraft may have trouble getting fuel from tank to engine. That ignored warning was only one misstep in what …
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Fatal US plane ‘was on autopilot
A plane that crashed onto a house in New York state, killing 50 people, was on autopilot when it went down in icy weather, investigators have said. The Continental Airlines pilot may have breached federal safety recommendations by flying in …
Police find remains near Puerto Rico plane crash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico police say they found the mutilated remains of a woman floating in a seaside cave near the site of a small plane crash. Police spokeswoman Yaira Rivera says investigators believe the woman found Sunday …
Fiery plane crash in upstate NY kills 49 people
A commuter plane coming in for a landing nose-dived into a house in suburban Buffalo, sparking a fiery explosion and killing all 48 people on board and one person in the home. It was the first fatal crash of a …
Brazil river plane crash kills 24
Twenty-four people, including seven children, have died after the plane they were flying in crashed in a river in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Four people survived the crash into the River Manacapuru. The pilots had reportedly contacted air traffic …