The crash site indicated that the plane had plunged vertically into the ground, Brazil's airport authority chief, Jose Carlos Pereira, told Reuters. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

Federal investigators said Saturday that the right engine of US Airways Flight 1549 is still attached to the plane, contradicting their earlier statements that it broke off after the aircraft hit the water. They're going to try and lift the plane out of the water around 2:30 PM EST. Check out the icy water in the comments picked by suebe 1 year ago

Hours after performing for thousands of South Carolina college students, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ AM were critically injured in a fiery Learjet crash that killed four people, authorities said Saturday. picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

A British Airways plane arriving from Amsterdam crash-landed at London City Airport on Friday but all 67 passengers and four crew were safely evacuated, emergency services said. picked by aclister 1 year ago

Following last Friday's fatal accident, CBS affiliate WOIO-TV reported that Connell, who had recently been subpoenaed to testify in relation to a lawsuit alleging vote rigging in the 2004 Ohio election, was warned at least twice about flying his plane because his plane might be sabotaged. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

The centuries old tradition of the bride throwing the wedding bouquet to a group of single women turned into a tragedy after the happy couple hired a light plane in an effort to add some novelty to the custom. picked by kakana 8 months ago

You can't escape the Reaper. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

“I just heard a very large crash and saw the power lines shake and the electric went out,” Amanda Smith said. “My husband ran in with my daughter because they were sleigh riding and said, ‘Call 911. A plane crashed.’”

For those of you not in the area, the snow is pouring in. I can't imagine anyone attempting to land a private plane in this weather. picked by abandonedcouch 1 year ago

Aer Lingus cabin crew caused chaos on a Dublin to Paris flight by accidentally playing a message in French which warned that the plane was about to make an emergency landing. picked by ruthstark 6 months ago

Brazilian authorities reportedly delayed an Air France flight from Buenos Aires to Paris after the airline received a bomb threat over the phone, just days before the mysterious crash of Flight 447 over the Atlantic Ocean. picked by cb__ 10 months ago

A representative of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said the houses around the crash site have been evacuated, and power lines are down.Update picked by suebe 11 months ago

See the splashdown of US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River. Update: Coast Guard releases crash video from different angle picked by suebe 1 year ago

Video of the actual crash is here picked by tigertony 12 months ago

A plane has crashed into a residential building in Manhattan's Upper East Side killing four people picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Officials said two soldiers and four civilians were among those killed on the ground at Culiacan airport. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Five people, including the husband of a top NASCAR executive, were killed Tuesday when a small plane crashed into two homes in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando. picked by mandirio 3 years ago

A small airplane dropping from the sky after its engine failed wound up on a cushioning bunch of portable toilets — and the pilot was able to walk away apparently unhurt. picked by kakana 11 months ago

A Spanish emergency rescue official says there are only 26 survivors after an airliner with 173 people aboard crashed on takeoff from Madrid's airport. The official with the SAMUR municipal rescue service gave the toll after touring the site of Wednesday's crash. picked by loonytoon 2 years ago

This was the amazing scene at a Texas airport today after a plane trying to land ended up touching down on top of another plane waiting to take-off. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rescuers who helped find a 3-year-old girl alive in the crumpled wreckage of an airplane say they knew she was OK when she cried for her teddy bear. picked by Proverb 2 years ago