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Incapacitated Pilots

It is a sad fact that some pilots become incapacitated during flight resulting in crashes. If it is due to a health reason such as heart attack, hopefully a co-pilot or passenger with flight experience can land the plane. That … Continue reading

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Brain Injury Accident

An accident causing a brain injury is one of the most difficult injuries for a person to endure. Many times the injured person looks fine, but isn’t. Many times, the injury is as a result of a “minor ” accident, … Continue reading

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Hot Air Balloons, Rides and Sightseeing

Hot air balloons are a visual and interesting way of seeing the local area. However, they can be deadly in ways not explained by the operators. Such balloon rides are usually started in calm, no wind conditions. Many times the … Continue reading

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Marine Helicopter Crash Near Yuma Arizona Leaves 7 Dead

In a tragic military training exercise, two Marine helicopters collided mid-air killing 7 Marines near Yuma, Arizona.  The helicopters were the AH-1W and the UH-1, known as the Cobra and Huey respectively. The service members were stationed at Camp Pendleton … Continue reading

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2 Killed in Show Low Arizona Plane Crash; 2 in Critical Condition

This morning, a small plane leaving Show Low Arizona and headed for Las Vegas crashed leaving 2 of the four people on board dead.  The other 2 are in critical condition and were taken by helicopter to a Phoenix area … Continue reading

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Micron Executive Killed In Plane Crash

The chief executive officer of Micron was killed recently in a Lancair private plane crash in Idaho. The Lancair is a high performance kit plane usually assembled by professional mechanics. The attraction to such planes are the effort to assemble … Continue reading

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Plane Crash in York County Leaves One Dead

  A 56-year-old Maryland man was killed on Sunday afternoon when his plane crash in York County.  The man was identified as Douglas Helms of Westminster, Maryland was piloting his small plane when it crashed in a cornfield near York … Continue reading

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6 Marines Killed in Afghanistan Military Helicopter Crash

On Thursday, January 19, 2012, a Military Helicopter, CH-53D crashed in Southern Afghanistan in the Helmand Province killing 6 US Marines.  All six Marines were based out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and have been identified: Captain Daniel Bartle, 27, of Ferndale, … Continue reading

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Versailles Coupled Killed in Jennings County Plane Crash

On Saturday, a single-engine Cessna crashed in Jennings County near the Jefferson county line.  The couple has been identified as Gregory Wehr, 55 and wife, Candace Wehr.  Their plane took off from Chicago and was scheduled to land at Madison … Continue reading

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Southwest Blown Tire Aborted Takeoff

A blown main tire caused a Southwest flight to abort it’s takeoff from Sacramento, California recently. The flight can only be aborted if the airplane has not exceeded a speed, commonly referred to as V1, where there is enough runway … Continue reading

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