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Indonesia plane crash kills nearly 100

Indonesia plane crash kills nearly 100

An Indonesian military transport plane crashed into a residential area in east Java early Wednesday, killing 97 people, military officials said.

 

Navy Helicopter With 5 Aboard Crashes Off San Diego Coast

The Coast Guard says a Navy helicopter with five people aboard has crashed into the ocean 13 miles south of San Diego near the Coronado Islands.

 

Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Buffalo Plane Crash First Officer Rebecca Shaw Paid $16,000 To $20,000 A Year

Federal investigators hammered Colgan Air executives about the pay of their pilots -- in 24-year-old Shaw's case, she made between $16,000 and $20,000 a year, according to testimony -- as well as whether they were discouraged from getting second jobs and felt pressure by the company not to call in sick.

Pilot fatigue also is being examined as a factor in the Flight 3407 crash.

 

Pilot in Buffalo-area crash struggled to learn aircraft system

Pilot in Buffalo-area crash struggled to learn aircraft system

Safety investigators were told the pilot in the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years had trouble learning a critical ...

 

Two killed in crash of military helicopter

Authorities say two people were killed in a military helicopter crash in a remote section of the Cleveland National Forest in eastern San Diego County.

 

Portable toilets save stricken pilot in US air crash

Portable toilets save stricken pilot in US air crash

A US pilot avoids injury in a crash after his plane's fall is cushioned by a row of portable toilets.

 

Helicopter ditches in North Sea

A major search for survivors is under way after a helicopter ditched in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.

 

Air Force F-22 jet crashes in California

Air Force F-22 jet crashes in California

An Air Force F-22A fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, Air Force officials said.

 

Plane in deadly Montana crash was crowded

Plane in deadly Montana crash was crowded

The plane that crashed in Montana and killed all seven children and seven adults aboard had more passengers than seats, a federal official said on Monday.

 

Plane crash kills up to 17, including kids, FAA says

Plane crash kills up to 17, including kids, FAA says

Children were among the victims of a plane crash that killed as many as 17 people Sunday in Butte, Montana, according to authorities in Oroville, California, where the aircraft stopped for fuel.

 

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