Aviation Incidents, Airports and ARFF
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The family of pilot Michael Fournier, reached a settlement with the aircraft maintenance company after investigators cited hydraulic failure as the cause of the crash
The new ARFF vehicles will support MET – Montreal Metropolitan Airport’s transition from a regional airfield to a major domestic hub
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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
Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire before it spread in the heavily wooded area
The chief of the Association of Flight Attendants union said she expects federal investigators will find that baggage slowed down the evacuation and caused some of the injuries
There was a significant post-crash fire in the heavily wooded area in the Adirondack Mountains
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the remains of four occupants were found inside the aircraft
Capt. Gregg Favre said the report lays out what a model policy, or city, state or federal law could look like
Lake Dillon Fire battalion chief Shawn Sawyer said leaking fuel made it difficult to extinguish the fire
The four occupants inside the home were able to escape without injury; the occupants of the plane weren’t immediately identified
Three members from the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad reached the plane and secured it on the steep terrain in preparation for recovery efforts
Cal Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Berlant wrote that pilots’ lives were put at risk due to the hobby drone
The helicopter crashed in a 2008 forest fire, killing seven firefighters and two pilots; exec provided false performance specifications
The lawsuit accuses officials of gross negligence, carelessness and failure to properly advise others of the time and location of the drill
The plane nearly struck a vehicle being driven by a former DeKalb County firefighter
The 2008 crash was one of the deadliest helicopter crashes involving working firefighters in U.S. history
Brendan Mullen was on temporary assignment when the helicopter crashed; he suffered broken bones but will be OK
The three on the helicopter were contract workers, and the sole survivor was airlifted to a nearby hospital after the crash
In the past, he volunteered his services during forest-fire season when rescue helicopters are busy fighting blazes
The actor was piloting a single-engine plane when it crashed into a golf course
It took firefighters about 50 minutes to free the men from the plane; the extent of their injuries was not disclosed
Although 15 people were rescued, there are still 17 missing passengers; pilot called mayday shortly after takeoff
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