Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
The O’Haras met D.C. firefighters who found their son’s body and the rookie firefighter and Marine who stood guard over him
Rescue crews endured freezing waters, jet fuel exposure and trauma while recovering victims from the Potomac River
The FAA said all 80 passengers and crew were safely evacuated after the plane flipped during landing at Toronto Pearson
Footage from the scene showed the plane’s nose stuck inside a brick house and large chunks of debris scattered around
Terry Andres, 62, was traveling with his wife on vacation when he was shot
The gunman was taken into custody after throwing his empty weapon down and lying spread-eagle on the ground, one witness said
Heavy rainfall and low visibility grounded helicopters and complicated search and rescue efforts
Tiffany Urresti was a former hospital ER nurse who dreamed for years of working as a flight nurse
One piece of the disk was found in a UPS warehouse 2,920 feet south of the plane and another piece was found about 0.3 miles north of the plane on airport property
One passenger said the plane was speeding down the runway when she heard an explosion and saw flames and black smoke.
The man drove around barricades before crashing into the helicopter and hitting a fire truck
Two people aboard the plane were not injured after the plane caught fire and its landing gear collapsed
The Mi-8 helicopter went down during a training mission late Wednesday, killing the chief of a Russian aviation center
Fire officials said no passengers were aboard the plane at the time
Passengers on the plane said they saw and smelled smoke; water and a fire extinguisher was used to put out the smoke
At one point after coming to a stop, part of the plane exploded into a bright orange fireball
All crew members were killed in the crash; rescue teams have decoded the plane’s black box
Fire and EMS agencies responded to 230 wounded and 41 dead in the shooting and bombing attack
The plane appeared to have smashed into the front of an attached, two-story town house in a complex and sparked a fire
Scuba divers recovered the body of a 56-year-old man from the submerged plane after it crashed into the Hudson river
Officials said there are no records of accidents for the owner of the skydiving plane
Investigators reviewed the burned-out wreckage of the single-engine plane in a field just outside a regional airport on the island of Kauai
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John Ollberding, who had been renting a cabin with his family, saw the helicopter go down; he’s been struggling with what he saw ever since
The helicopter appears to have been coming down the side of a mountain when it crashed at the foot of it and caught fire
The small plane landed on the freeway before sliding into the back of a car parked on the shoulder; fire officials contained a fuel leak at the wreckage site
Rescuers freed the 87-year-old pilot who’s plane was stuck in tree branches 50-feet above ground.
It crashed about 20 feet offshore, right next to the visitor center; medics treated a 16-year-old passenger and took him to a hospital in critical condition
A third crew member survived the crash but suffered serious injuries; no patients were on board
The plane was delayed 10 hours and the entire incident delayed 30 flights
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient
The plane clipped a power line before hitting an apartment building and nearby embankment; it’s unclear if the weather contributed to the crash
More than 100 passengers evacuated the plane on the Florida runway as fire crews put out the jet engine fire
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