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‘Amazing': Pilots, Passenger Uninjured After Midair Crash
The pilot of an airplane that collided with another midair near Denver requested an emergency landing for engine failure, not knowing that his plane was nearly ripped in half.
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Obstructed Views, Lack of Alerts Caused Midair Crash: NTSB
The National Transportation Safety Board has found that obstructed views and problems with a system that alerts pilots to nearby planes combined to cause the midair crash of Alaska sightseeing planes that killed six people two years ago.
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Exam Finds Multiple Cracks in Part of United Jet's Engine
Federal safety officials are updating their investigation into the engine failure on a United Airlines plane that sent parts of the engine housing raining down on Denver-area neighborhoods last month
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California Boat Owners Faulted for Fire That Killed 34
One of the deadliest accidents in recent U.S. maritime history was the fault of the owners of a dive boat whose lack of oversight resulted in a fire that swept through the vessel and killed all 34 people in their bunks below deck
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Midair Collision Kills State Legislator, 6 Others in Alaska
Seven people, including an Alaska state lawmaker, died Friday when two small airplanes collided in midair near the airport in Soldotna, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
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Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment Criticized in Boat Crash
National federal safety regulators say actions by the owners of a tourist boat that sank in Missouri in 2018 and the U.S. Coast Guard contributed to the tragedy that killed 17 people
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Airmen Killed in Training Crash in Oklahoma Identified
Two U.S. Air Force airmen killed in a training jet crash at Vance Air Force Base in northwestern Oklahoma have been identified as an instructor and a student pilot.
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Lessons Learned From Doomed Southwest Airlines Flight
Federal safety officials say Boeing should redesign part of the casing on some engines to prevent the kind of accident that occurred when engine debris blew out a window on a Southwest Airlines plane and killed a passenger.
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NTSB Blames FIU Bridge Collapse on Design, Lack of Oversight
Federal officials have determined a bridge that collapsed and killed six people near Florida International University showed significant design errors and the state government should have conducted greater oversight because of the project’s complexity.
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NYC Man's Death in Glider Crash Ruled Accidental
The death of a New York City man in a glider crash in Pennsylvania has been ruled accidental.
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A Year After NY Limo Crash Killed 20, Memorial is Unveiled
A memorial to the 20 people killed when a stretch limousine blew through an intersection at the bottom of a long hill and barreled into an earthen embankment a year ago was unveiled Saturday at the crash site in upstate New York.
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Families of Limo Crash Victims Join Sen. Chuck Schumer in Calling for Stricter Regulations
Relatives of some of the 20 people killed in a limousine crash are calling for stricter safety regulations as the anniversary approaches
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Families Ask for More Action After Deadly NY Limo Crash
Families who lost loved ones in a deadly upstate New York limo crash are pushing for more action and now they are one step closer. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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NTSB Calls for National Seat Belt Requirements After Deadly NY Limo Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board called Wednesday for new seat belt requirements for limousines following a crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people.
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No Cause Determined After Two-Week Examination Into Dive Boat Fire, AP Reports
A law enforcement official says investigators that examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba diving boat haven’t been able to determine what ignited a fire that killed 34 people off the California coast, the Associated Press reported Friday.
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Pilot Rescued After Crashing Into Trees in NJ
The plane was left perched in a tree after the pilot crashed, telling police he had engine troubles. After hours stuck about 100 feet in the air in Manville, the plote was finally brought down thanks to a tree removal company’s equipment. NBC New York’s Ida Sigal reports.
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Small Plane Crashes Into Trees, Gets Stuck for Hours, Near New Jersey Airport
A small plane crashed into some trees near a New Jersey airport and caught fire Tuesday, federal authorities say.
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Trapped Passengers Couldn't Free Themselves From Harnesses as NYC Helicopter Sank Into East River: Feds
Video from inside a doors-off sightseeing helicopter that crashed in a New York City river last year shows doomed passengers struggling to free themselves from harnesses as the aircraft fills with water, federal investigators said Monday.
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NJ Transit Engineer Who Caused 2016 Hoboken Crash That Killed 1, Hurt 108 Gets His Job Back
The New Jersey Transit engineer who caused the 2016 Hoboken train crash that killed a woman and hurt more than 100 other people is getting his job back.
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Early NTSB Report Says No Crewmembers Were Awake When Diving Boat Caught Fire
A preliminary report released Thursday on the Conception diving boat fire confirmed that all six crewmembers were asleep when flames started to engulf the vessel in the early morning hours off the Southern California coast, leaving 34 people dead.