A private plane with two men on board somehow went out of control within a few hundred yards of a designated runway at North Perry Airport. The plan plummeted downward, colliding with an SUV carrying a 4-year-old boy and his mother. The boy was killed in the aircraft accident, his mother seriously injured. Two men onboard the aircraft were also killed. The hazards associated with North Perry Airport have been an ongoing concern for residents of Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, and…
Texas Plane Collision Exemplifies Common Aviation Accidents Texas was the scene of another general aviation accident involving the collision of a pair of planes that collided on a runway during landing at the San Marcos Regional Airport in the Lone Star State. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft involved in the San Marcos plane accident were a Cessna 172 and a Team Rockets F1 Experimental aircraft. The Texas Department of Public Safety thus far has reported that the…
Mid-Air Collision Between Pair of Planes Kills Seven A pair of small planes collided mid-air over Soldotna, Alaska, Friday morning, killing everyone onboard both aircraft. A passenger on one of the planes did survive for a short time following the initial impact but died not long after what remained of the planes hit the ground following the collision. A considerable amount of information is unknown about the facts and circumstances surrounding the mid-air collision and many questions remain to be…
In-Flight Passenger to Passenger Violence and Sexual Assault: The Skies Aren’t as Friendly as They Once Were – or as Safe Catastrophic commercial airplane crashes grab international headlines. Airplanes loaded with people left on tarmacs for hours because of a mechanical issue or weather problem are the stuff of media talking heads around the globe. What isn’t garnering the attention deserved is an alarming rise in the number of incidents of passenger on passenger harassment – and passenger on passenger…
Kobe Bryant Tragedy: A Look at the Helicopter Crash Investigation As the nation mourns the tragic death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter GiGi, and seven other people, the investigation into the underlying cause or causes of the deadly helicopter crash is now underway. The crash occurred on Sunday, January 26, at about 9:45 in the morning. The flight had only been in the air for about 45 minutes before the crash. Before boarding the chopper, Bryant and his…
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