Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
Several fire and police boats are on the scene near the Holland Tunnel
Gov. Josh Shapiro met with the members of Philadelphia Fire Department Engine Co.71, about a half mile from the crash site
Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane’s wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft
Thousands of holiday travelers were forced to leave their gates and gather at security checkpoints
Knoxville Fire Department Capt. D.J. Corcoran said the plane crashed in the front yard of a home on top of an unoccupied vehicle
It appeared the pilot tried to land the plane in the open space of the schoolyard and adjacent park, the chief said
Fire Captain John Meffert jumped into action to save Frank and Janan Pisano after their plane hit his car
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Lt. Steve Lawrence said it’s unclear what forced the twin-engine Cessna 402B to land
The jet’s two pilots, flight attendant and one passenger were able to make it off the jet on their own
Police officers joined firefighters, EMTs and other first responders in a procession in honor of the victims
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The aircraft exploded in a ball of fire, killing the pilot and starting a small brushfire that firefighters quickly extinguished
The Army, Marine Corps and Navy joined the search along with Honolulu firefighters and lifeguards
Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue crews found and collected pieces of helicopter fuselage and a helmet in a debris field
One of the crash victims walked to a nearby home to contact police, who said that the flight appeared to be a training flight
A witness said the plane was like a “big black solid red ball of fire”
The plane crashed and burned just moments after takeoff, but the pilot escaped serious injury
Firefighters tried to put out the fire at the main crash site but withdrew after an explosion forced them back
The 47-minute clip shows smoke and dust rising from the craft as it spins down the runway then zooms in as passengers slide down emergency chutes
John Meffert was driving when part of the plane hit his car as it crashed on the freeway
The pilot was a 62-year-old man, and his passenger was a 55-year-old female, said Paul Fox, an officer and a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash
Soon after the plane went down investigators came to believe its left wing probably struck a tree
The helicopter was going through a training flight when it went down
Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the moment of impact and then a huge fireball
About three dozen firefighting vehicles rushed to the scene; nearby houses were blackened by smoke
Officials said the pilot told air traffic controllers before the crash that he was having an issue with the airplane’s autopilot feature
The helicopter crashed during a training flight; the cause of the crash is under investigation
Stacey Pierce survived the fiery crash and was seriously injured while her parents were both killed
Firefighters entered one of the burning houses and pulled out a plane passenger, who was unconscious
Police and paramedics rushed to the crash site, where firefighters doused the flames
No one else was in the plane; officials are investigating the cause of the crash
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