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TIMELINE: Small plane crashes in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A look at small plane crashes that have happened
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Jan. 19, 2023 - A single-propeller Piper Pa-28 aircraft came down on its belly on a stretch of beach with little shoreline near Tower 25, just off the 7100 block of Carlsbad Boulevard, according to Carlsbad police. Click here for complete article

Jan. 15, 2023 - Four people escaped safely after a small plane crashed at Montgomery Field. Click here for complete article

Jan. 12, 2023 - The pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 180K that flipped over at the end of a runway at a small airport in an eastern San Diego County desert community was able to walk away from the accident, apparently unscathed. Click here for complete article

Nov. 5, 2022 - A small plane, Cirrus SR20, crashed on the runway at Montgomery Field, killing the pilot. Click here for complete article

Oct. 4, 2022 - A pilot was killed in a plane crash in the East San Diego County mountains close to Jamul. A small, experimental plane with tail number N887QR with a pilot and no passengers left Gillespie Field and never returned to the airfield earlier in the afternoon. It was reported missing to Cal Fire. Click here for complete article

Sept. 9, 2022 - A civilian aircraft, operated by a military contractor, crashed off a runway at Naval Air Station North Island, coming to rest on the San Diego Bay shoreline at the edge of the water. Two people were on board the plane and there were no serious injuries. Click here for complete article

Jul. 17, 2022 - Two people were injured, including a pregnant woman, when a single-engine plane made an emergency landing in a busy intersection in San Marcos. Click here for complete article

Jun. 3, 2022 - One man was seriously injured and one woman was killed when a small plane crashed on Foussat Road and State Route 76 near Oceanside Municipal Airport. Click here for complete article

Mar. 19, 2022 - Three passengers on board a small plane were uninjured after their small plane crashed off of Boulder Creek Road near the El Capitan Reservoir in East San Diego County. Click here for complete article

Dec. 27, 2021 - Four people were killed instantly that were aboard a small jet that crashed on Pepper Drive, a couple of miles east of Gillespie Field. The crash left behind a field of debris and a stream of fuel, which was spread through streets by heavy showers. Click here for complete article

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Oct. 11, 2021 - Two people were killed, including a UPS driver, when a twin-engine Cessna crashed into two homes near Santana High School in Santee. Debris was strewn across the residential block. Click here for complete article

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Aug. 24, 2021 - Two people suffered minor injuries when small plane landed on Interstate 5 just east of the Del Mar Fairgrounds, prompting authorities to shut down several lanes of the busy freeway. Click here for complete article

Feb. 13, 2021 - Five people escaped uninjured when a corporate jet they were in crashed upon takeoff at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa. Click here for complete article

Dec. 13, 2020 - Two people suffered minor injuries after a single-engine Cessna plane crashed on Kearny Villa Road near Montgomery Field. Click here for complete article

Sept. 24, 2020 - Two passengers were injured when a small plane crashed just after take off near Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa. Click here for complete article

Jul. 27, 2020 - A single-engine aircraft had engine failure forcing the 55-year-old pilot to bring it down onto I-5 just south of Basilone Road near Camp Pendleton. The small plane didn't hit anything on its descent and no one on board was injured. Click here for complete article

May 31, 2020 - A celebratory flight turned deadly after a pilot died in a crash close to homes and a high school in Valley Center. Click here for complete article

May 30, 2020 - A civilian Twin Otter airplane rolled and crashed into a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey parked on a ramp at an airfield and caused extensive damage to both aircraft. Click here for complete article

Dec. 12, 2019 - A small plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad, about two miles from the McClellan-Palomar Airport, after experiencing engine trouble. The two occupants were not injured. Click here for complete article

Aug. 15, 2019 - After taking off from Gillespie Field, a single-engine private plane went down after reporting engine failure near Jamul Casino. Click here for complete article

Aug. 13, 2019 - A biplane veered off a runaway after landing at Brown Field Airport and toppled over, causing minor damage to the plane. The two people onboard were not injured. Click here for complete article

Jan. 29, 2019 - A small plane crashed into a hillside less than a mile west of the Oceanside Municipal Airport early Tuesday, killing the pilot and severely injured his passenger, who was trapped for about five hours before rescuers arrived, a police official said. Click here for complete article

Nov. 10, 2018 - A small plane crashed near the Ramona Airport after the pilot reported losing power to the aircraft, officials confirmed. The two people inside the plane escaped uninjured. Click here for complete article

Aug. 23, 2018 - The wreckage of a single-engine Champion CH7B plane was found in a rugged area of Descanso. The plane was suppose to land at Gillespie Field with two people on board, but never arrived. Click here for complete article

Jun. 1, 2018 - The pilot of a signle engine Cessna 210K with a landing gear problem made a hard landing at Ramona Airport. No injuries were reported. Click here for complete article

Feb. 21, 2018 - Pilot killed after a Cirrus SR22T crashed nose-first in a construction site in the 4400 block of Ruffin Road, blocks away from Montgomery Field. Click here for complete article

Feb. 6, 2018 - In Santee, a plane crashed near Prospect and Cuyamaca just before 7 a.m. according to Heartland Fire and Rescue officials. Two people died in the crash Chief Richard Smith with the Santee Fire Department said. One dog died in the crash. A second dog was injured. Click here for complete article

Dec. 9, 2017 - Two people were killed after a small plane crashed into the backyard of a Clairemont Mesa home Saturday evening. Click here for complete article

Oct. 21, 2017 - A pilot and his passenger died when a small plane crashed near the El Capitan Reservoir Saturday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for the pilot's employer. Click here for complete article

Sept. 17, 2017 - A small plane lost power and crashed while in a traffic pattern near Gillespie Field in northern El Cajon, but the two people onboard apparently were not injured. Click here for complete article

Apr. 2, 2016 - A car parked on the shoulder of Interstate 15 was rear-ended by a small plane making an emergency landing, killing a woman in the vehicle and injuring 5 people, including the pilot. Click here for complete article

Aug. 16, 2015 - Five people died in a deadly mid-air collision near Brown Field Municipal Airport in Otay Mesa. The collision occurred as both planes, a twin engine Sabreliner jet and a single-engine Cessna 172, were approaching the airport. Click here for complete article

Aug. 14, 2015 - CHULA VISTA (CNS) - A pilot escaped serious injury when his vintage biplane went down in Chula Vista Friday while en route back to Brown Field Municipal Airport after experiencing possible engine failure. Click here for complete article

Jan. 27, 2015 - A single-engine Ryan Navion B made a hard landing at Gillespie Field due to a landing gear malfunfunction. No injuries or other damage reported. Click here for complete article

Jan. 20, 2015 - Two California Army National Guard aviators sustained minor injuries after their helicopter crashed at the Ramona Airport, CA. Cause of crash not immediately clear and under investigation. Click here for complete article

Oct. 10, 2013 - Piper Mooney airplane originating from Palm Springs crashed in the Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve enroute to Gillespie Field killing two people and a dog on board. Inclement weather a factor.

Aug. 15, 2013 - Nose gear of twin-engine plane collapsed after hard landing at Gillespie Field. No injuries occurred

Jan. 5, 2013 - Emergency landing of experimental plane during phase one flight testing after losing oil pressure. Plane took off from Ramona airport then landed on dirt road outside Julian, CA. Pilot sustained minor injuries.

Dec. 29, 2012 - Home-made plane hit a hillside in the Sycamore Canyon Open Space Preserve, north of Santee, killing a Phoenix family of three. Plane took off from Montgomery Field.

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July 22, 2012 - 1968 Piper PA-28R-180 Cherokee single-engine aircraft with four people on board made an emergency landing on southbound I-15 between Escondido, CA and El Norte Parkway. The plane was enroute from Mammoth Yosemite Airport to McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, CA when it ran out of fuel. Minor damage was caused when the left wing was clipped by a pickup truck.

July 21, 2012 - Emergency landing on Highway 67 south of Riverford Road. Plane took off from Gillespie Field experiencing engine trouble preventing the gain of altitude. Upon circling back around to land the plane's engine stopped forcing the emergency landing on the freeway. Click here for more

Mar. 4, 2012 - Experimental plane lost control during takeoff striking an elevated runway light before crashing into a hangar at Fallbrook Airpark, CA. Pilot was seriously injured.

Jan. 26, 2012 - A Cessna 210 on its way from Carlsbad, CA to the Hemet-Ryan Airport crashed in a field south Hemet-Ryan Airport, just east of Warren Road and Domenigoni Parkway. No injuries occurred.

Apr. 10, 2011 - Experimental aircraft made a bumpy but safe landing at 8:30 am at the Ramona Airport, CA. The pilot was not injured.

Aug. 2, 2010 - One person died and four others, including a child, were critically injured when a home-built light plane crashed headed to Fullerton airport crashed on Admiral Baker Golf Course in San Diego County. Click here for complete article

July 26, 2010 - A pilot was killed shortly after takoff when his plane crashed into an empty field near San Luis Rey Elementary School in Oceanside, CA.

June 2, 2010 - A single-engine Sport Cruiser crashed after experiencing problems with the plane's canopy after takeoff from Gillespie Field. The plane clipped trolley lines and crashed upside down on the roadway at Cuyamaca Street and Prospect Avenue in Santee, CA. Pilot transported to hospital for minor injuries.

Feb. 19, 2010 - A single-engine Cessna experienced loss of power while inbound to Gillespie Field and crashed landed on Johnson Ave. in El Cajon, south of Gillespie, clipped a power pole and caused a power outage. The pilot and passenger were able to crawl out of the wreckage before the plane burst into flames. Minor injuries occurred.

Oct. 24, 2009 - A 1939 Piper J-4A flipped over upon landing. No injuries occurred to the pilot and passenger.

July 24, 2009 - A small plane crashed 6 miles North of the Ramona Airport on Guejito Road in Valley Center, CA. The pilot was injured during the crash.

May 9, 2009 - A home-built open-cockpit two-seater plane crashed while doing aerobatics over the East County Highlands. The plane went down after one of its wings came off in midair. Two men from Ramona died in the crash.

Sept. 28, 2008 - A small-engine plane crashed into a hillside a mile from McCllelllan-Palomar airport killing the pilot. The pilot crashed after cancelling an attempted landing in morning fog.

NATIONWIDE

Nov. 28, 2022 - Two passengers were stuck for nearly seven hours after their small plane crashed into power lines and a utility tower in Montgomery County, Maryland. Click here for complete article

Oct. 18, 2022 - A small plane crashed into the parking lot of a car dealership in Marietta, Ohio, killing both passengers on board and sparking a large fire on the ground. Click here for complete article

Oct. 17, 2022 - A small plane smashed into a home a half-mile away from North Perry Airport, near Miami, killing an experienced pilot and student on board. Click here for complete article

Oct. 6, 2022 - A Virginia flight instructor was was killed in a crash at Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport during a flight lesson. The student pilot and a passenger survived. Click here for complete article

Oct. 2, 2022 - A Cessna 172 crashed into the second floor of a Minnesota home, killing all three people on board and just missing two residents of the home. Click here for complete article

Sept. 8, 2022 - Two people were killed when a single-engine airplane crashed and caught fire at Southern California's Santa Monica Airport. Click here for complete article

Jul. 25, 2022 - A a fixed-wing, single-engine, military-style plane from 1953 crashed into a Fallbrook flowerfield, killing the passenger and injuring the pilot. Click here for complete article

Jun. 7, 2022 - A small plane crashed into the backyard of a Southern California home in Hemet. The pilot was hospitalized with critical burn injuries. Click here for complete article

Jun. 2, 2022 - A single-engine Beech 19A aircraft crashed at the Oroville Municipal Airport in Northern California, killing two people on board. Click here for complete article

Mar. 8, 2022 - A small plane crashed between Peoria and Jamaica near the Centennial Airport in Colorado. Two people onboard were able to walk away from the crash. Click here for complete article

Feb. 16, 2022 - A pilot is dead after a collision with a truck following a crash-landing on a highway. Click here for complete article

Jan. 9, 2022 - A pilot was rescued from a single-engine airplane in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacoima seconds before a train rammed into the wreckage. Click here for complete article

Oct. 4, 2021 - No one was hurt when a single engine Boeing PT-17, known as a Stearman biplane, crashed while the pilot was trying to take off from State Highway 124 at the Rice Festival Parade site in Winnie, TX. Click here for complete article

Oct. 1, 2021 - Two people were killed after a single-engine Piper PA-28 and a Robinson R22 helicopter crashed into each other at Chandler Airpark in Chandler, AZ. Click here for complete article

Aug. 8, 2021 - A single-engine plane crashed into an unoccupied home in southeastern Minnesota. No one on board survived. Click here for complete article

Aug. 6, 2021 - A sightseeing plane crashed in southeast Alaska, near Ketchikan, killing all six people on board, including the plane's pilot . Click here for complete article

May 4, 2021 - Four people are dead after a small plane crashed into a home in Hattiesburg, MS. The Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted to handle the investigation. Click here for complete article

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Apr. 19, 2021 - Two people from California died when the small plane they were in for a short flight across Arizona crashed. Click here for complete article

Feb. 19, 2021 - A single-engine plane crashed into a cargo container yard at the Port of Los Angeles and killing the pilot and seriously injuring a man on the ground. Click here for complete article

Feb. 19, 2021 - Two people were killed when a military plane crashed near the Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, according to the facility's executive director. Click here for complete article

Nov. 13, 2020 - A pilot was seriously injured when a single-engine Cessna crashed in a dry riverbed near San Bernardino International Airport. Click here for complete article

Nov. 12, 2020 -The pilot of a Civil Air Patrol single-engine plane died when the aircraft crashed and caught fire near Whiteman Airport in Pacoima, CA. Click here for complete article

Oct. 15, 2020 - The pilot of a small plane was hospitalized after his plane crashed in a parking lot of a Pierce County, WA strip shopping center. Click here for complete article

Jul. 31, 2020 - Seven people were killed, including a member of the Alaska State Legislature, after two planes collided in midair in the Alaskan city of Soldotna. The authorities were investigating the cause of the collision and it was not immediately clear which plane struck the other. Click here for complete article

Jul. 5, 2020 - At least eight people, including three children, were killed when two airplanes collided over Lake Coeur d' Alene in northern Idaho. Click here for complete article

Jul. 3, 2020 - Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tyson Brummett was among four people killed when a small plane crashed in Utah near Box Elder Peak in American Fork Canyon. Click here for complete article

Jan. 4, 2020 - A homebuilt TM-1 Thunder Mustang plane crashed east of the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita, CA. The plane burned after crashing killing the only person on board. Click here for complete article

Nov. 30, 2019 - A plane crash in South Dakota on Saturday claimed the lives of at least nine people, including the pilot and two children. Three other passengers on the Idaho-bound flight were transported to medical facilities in Sioux Falls, ID.

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Nov. 24, 2019 - A small single-engine plane crashed during take-off from Peter Prince Field in Milton, FL. The male pilot was declared dead on the scene. Click here for complete article

Nov. 23, 2019 - A single-propeller plane was traveling south near Shakopee in MN when it hit some power lines and became suspended on a guideline, upside down. The sole occupant of the plane was rescued and uninjured. Click here for complete article

Nov. 11, 2019 - A single-engine, single-occupant aircraft crashed Monday into Lake Morton in unincorporated King County, WA, southeast of Kent and Covington. The pilot was transported to a Medical Center in Seattle. Click here for complete article

Oct. 30, 2019 - A Piper PA-28 crashed into townhomes shortly after departure from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, GA. At least one person is dead. Click here for complete article

Oct. 30, 2019 - A Piper PA-28 crashed into townhomes shortly after departure from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, GA. At least one person is dead. Click here for complete article

Oct. 29, 2019 - A pilot was killed when his Cessna 414 seemingly took a nose dive and crashed into a New Jersey home. No one was inside the house that was struck, but flames quickly spread to a nearby home where a woman was inside. She escaped without injury. Click here for complete article

Oct. 27, 2019 - Two people were hurt when an experimental, amateur-built aircraft, collided with trees on the north side of a runway at Spruce Creek Airport in Port Orange, FL. Click here for complete article

Oct. 27, 2019 - A single-engine plane was taking off from LeRoy Airport in New York, when it crashed during takeoff. The aircraft stayed on airport property and landed a few yards away from a mobile home park on the western side of the runway. Afamily of four suffered minor injuries in the incident. Click here for complete article

Oct. 20, 2019 - Florida Veterinarian and His Wife Die in North Carolina Plane Crash.

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Oct. 17, 2019 - One person died after a commuter airplane, operated by Peninsual Airlines, went off the end of a runway while landing at an airport in the remote Aleutian Islands fishing community of Unalaska, 825 miles southwest of Anchorage, AK. Click here for complete article

Oct. 17, 2019 - The pilot of an Aeronca 7AC single-engine aircraft died when his aircraft slammed into a pickup truck as he tried to land at a grass airstrip Fonferek's Glen southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The driver of the pickup was critically injured. Click here for complete article

Oct. 8, 2019 - One person died when single-engine, homebuilt BD-5 crashed and caught fire in a lettuce field near Camarillo Airport about 55 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, CA. Click here for complete article

Oct. 3, 2019 - Three people died and three others were injured when a single-engine Socata TBM 700 plane heading from Indianapolis crashed Thursday near Capital Region International Airport in mid-Michigan. Click here for complete article

Oct. 2, 2019 - Seven people were killed when a B-17 bomber crashed and burned about eight minutes after taking off from Bradley International Airport in Connecticut. The pilot, who was regarded as one of the most experienced B-17 pilots in the country, reported a problem with an engine, turned back to the airport and touched down before losing control on a runway and crashing into a de-icing facility. Click here for complete article

Sept. 24, 2019 - A single-engine Cessna was unable to make the runway at the Central Jersey Regional Airport in Hillsborough. The plane crashed into the woods and wound up suspended in the trees 70 feet up next to the Millstone River. Click here for complete article

Sept. 19, 2019 - A single-engine Cessna 177 crashed into a building shortly after taking off from Torrance Municipal Airport in CA, killing one person and critically injuring another. Click here for complete article

Sept. 19, 2019 - The Santa Monica Fire Department was investigating after a small plane registered to a company in Utah went up in flames at the Santa Monica Airport Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Click here to watch video

Sept. 12, 2019 - A small plane crashed and hit a car on Route 50 in Bowie, Maryland after the pilot allegedly misjudged the landing. Four people were injured, but the pilot and passenger of the plane refused to be taken to a hospital and were treated on scene. Click here for complete article

Sept. 10, 2019 - Two people were injured when a single-engine Ercoupe 415-C plane crashed into an operation center at the Ak-Chin Regional Airport southeast of Maricopa, AZ. Click here for complete article

Sept. 8, 2019 - Two people are dead after a Cessna 210 Centurion plane crashed into the water near Marathon International Airport in the Florida Keys. Click here for complete article

Sept. 7, 2019 - Two people died and three others were injured after a single engine Beechcraft Sierra plane crashed near Henderson Executive Airport in Nevada. It is believed the plane with four people on board had a mechanical issue after takeoff and turned around in an attempt to land back at the airport. The plane then crashed and caught fire in a desert area just south of the airport. Click here for complete article

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Sept. 6, 2019 - Two people died in a plane crash at the Ken Jernstedt Airfield, OR. The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office says witnesses reported hearing the engine sputter before the Piper PA-18 Super Cub nosedived into the ground at a steep angle, killing the pilot and his passenger. Click here for complete article

Aug. 15, 2019 - Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife and child escaped a plane crash in Tennessee without serious injuries on Thursday. The Cessna Citation they were in rolled off the end of a runway after landing at Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Elizabethton, about 65 miles north of Asheville. Click here for complete article

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Jun. 20, 2019 - A single- engine Cessna 172 that departed from Fullerton Municipal Airport made an emergency landing on a street in Buena Park, CA. The two men on board escaped injury. Click here for complete article

Jun. 15, 2019 - A vintage plane crashed in Porter Ranch, CA. The pilot perished in the crash. Click here for complete article

Jun. 8, 2019 - The pilot of an experimental twin-engine AirCam was killed after it crashed on the runway shortly after take-off at Hemet-Ryan Airport in Hemet, CA. Click here for complete article

Apr. 14, 2019 - A Cessna 172 with three people on board made an emergency landing on a residential street, getting caught up in telephone lines on Long Island, NY. Click here for complete article

Mar. 18, 2019 - Two people are dead after a twin-engine jet crashed as it attempted to land at a small airport in northwest Oklahoma City. Click here for complete article

Mar. 17, 2019 - The pilot of a small twin-engine Beechcraft BE-50 was killed in a crash in a residential area of Riverside. The plane was scheduled to fly from Chino to Apple Valley. The pilot reportedly radioed Riverside Airport that he was having engine trouble. Click here for complete article

Mar. 14, 2019 - One person was killed and another was injured when a single-engine T-28 plane collided with a single-engine Cessna 152, caught fire and crashed on the airport's tarmac at the Compton/Woodley Airport in Compton. Click here for complete article

Plane crash kills 5, sparks house fire, scatters debris in neighborhood outside L.A.

Feb. 3, 2019 - Yorba Linda, Calif. — Five people died and two others were injured when a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said Sunday. Click here for complete article
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Oct. 23, 2018 - A vintage plane crash-landed on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, leading to a fiery spectacle that backed up traffic for miles. Click here for complete article

Aug. 12, 2018 - A Beechcraft BE33 aircraft crashed under "unknown circumstances" about 5 miles north of Van Nuys Airport crashed in a field adjacent to the interstate in Sylmar. The pilot was reportedly trapped in the wreckage after the crash. Click here for complete article

Aug. 11, 2018 - A small plane made and emergency landing on Interstate 580 near the 164th Avenue exit in Ashland, in unincorporated San Leandro, Calif. after a fuel line snapped and caused the plane to lose pressure. Click here for complete article

Aug. 5, 2018 - Five people died after a 1973 Cessna 414 fixed wing aircraft crashed at a shopping center parking lot in Orange County. Click here for complete article

Jul. 17, 2018 - A small plane crashed near the Truckee Tahoe Airport Tuesday morning, leaving two people dead and another person critically injured, according to officials. Click here for complete article

Apr. 9, 2018 - A Piper PA24, crashed and caught fire just after takeoff from Scottsdale Airport. All Six people onboard died after their small plane crashed at the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course. Click here for complete article

Apr. 7, 2018 - A pilot was found dead after a small plane crashed near the Petaluma Municipal Airport Friday night. The plane was enroute to San Diego. Click here for complete article

Jun. 7, 2017 - A small twin-engine airplane burst into flames as it crash-landed on the 405 Freeway in Santa Ana on Friday morning shortly after taking off from John Wayne Airport. A husband and wife were pulled from the burning wreckage. Their condition have not been released. Click here for complete article

May. 15, 2017 - A small plane crashed at the end of a runway at Candlelight Farms Airport after departing from Danbury Municipal Airport, CT. Three people were aboard. It appeared to be a training flight with a pilot and student. Click here for complete article

May. 15, 2017 - Two crewmembers were killed when a small private jet crashed in an industrial area near Teterboro Airport in Carlstadt, New Jersey. Click here for complete article

Feb. 27, 2017 - At least three people are dead and two injured after a small plane crashed into a home near the Riverside Municipal Airport. Click here for complete article

Feb. 19, 2017 - A small plane encountered mechanical issues and crashed into a residential neighborhood in Bayonne, Nw Jersey. Click here for complete article

The NTSB, which was the lead agency on the investigation, said this afternoon it is in the process of transferring the lead to the FBI but stands ready to support the investigation if requested. The federal government agency had said earlier today, "If there is reason for us to believe that a criminal event has occurred, then we will take formal steps to transfer the investigation to the FBI." Click here for complete article

Aug. 31, 2016 - A midair collision of a Piper PA-18 Super Cub and a Cessna 208 Caravan killed all 5 people aboard the two planes, when they collided about 375 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska. Click here for complete article

Aug. 31, 2016 - The pilot of a Beech A36 Bonanza was killed at the Bentonville, Arkansas, airport when his aircraft crashed into a hanger during takeoff. Click here for complete article

Aug. 2, 2016 - The pilot of a a light-sport kit-type aircraft was killed after taking off from Van Nuys Airport while performing "touch and go" maneuvers. The plane crashed near small businesses and homes one block east of the busy commuter airport. Click here for complete article

June 5, 2016 - A 1985 Beech F33A fixed wing plane crashed when attempting to land at Essex County Airport in Fairfield, New Jersey. No one was injured in the crash. Click here for complete article

May 15, 2016 - A small plane travelling from San Diego's Montgomery Field to Santa Monica Municipal Airport crashed in the Angeles National Forest. The body of the pilot was found in the wreckage. Click here for complete article

May 10, 2016 - A Beechcraft 35 fell apart in the sky before crashing into a residential neighborhood in Syosset, Long Island. All three people on the plane were killed in the crash. Click here for complete article

Apr. 11, 2016 - The pilot of a small plane was forced to make an emergency landing when the plane's front landing gear failed. Both the pilot and passenger were uninjured. Click here for complete article

Sept. 12, 2015 - A Louisville, TN pilot was killed Saturday when his L-39 Albatros crashed during a routine at the Wings of the big South Fork Air and Car Show at Scott Municipal Airport near Oneida. Click here for complete article

Aug. 27, 2015 - A San Diego pilot crashed his Piper PA-25 in a field in Antelope Valley after releasing a glider plane. Click here for complete article

Aug. 13, 2015 - Two people were killed when a Cessna 182 crashed in Washington, near the Canadian border. The crash also sparked a wildfire forcing hundreds to evacuate. Click here for complete article

Aug. 13, 2015 - Lancair Evolution originating from Phoenix crashed in the Pacific west of San Francisco. The pilot apparently lost consciousness after a fuel stop in Palmdale. Click here for complete article

June 28, 2015 - A small private piston-powered plane crashed into the roof of a two-story Massachusetts home, engulfing the house in flames as the residents ran to safety outside. All three people in the plane were killed. Click here for complete article

Jan. 2, 2013 - Airplane took off from Oceano County Airport, Oceano, CA. Pilot was fatally injured after crashing into the top of a sand dune at a steep angle. No injuries occurred.

Oct. 24, 2011 - Student pilot's poor decision to fly to Atlanta under the influence of amphetamines, alcohol and poor weather conditions causes fatal plane crash near Anniston, Alabama.

MISCELLANEOUS

Jan. 2, 2023 - Four dead after two helicopters collide mid-air in Australia’s Gold Coast. Watch the YouTube video here

Nov. 23, 2022 - Two helicopters collided in midair at Brown Field Municipal Airport. The incident happened around 5:50 p.m. when a Seahawk 410 Navy helicopter and a civilian Sikorsky UH-60A helicopter collided. Click here for complete article

Nov. 19, 2022 - Mom's birthday helicopter ride ends in horror crash and grim injuries. The helicopter landed upside-down and the passenger suffered a concussion and head and neck injuries. Click here for complete article

Oct. 1, 2022 - A Bell 206B helicopter crashed into a southeast Fresno neighborhood. Both the pilot and passengersurvived the crash. Click here for complete article

Sept. 10, 2022 - Three people suffered moderate injuries after a Cal Fire helicopter crashed into a residential area while attempting to land at Banning Airport, CA. Click here for complete article

Jan. 26, 2020 - Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed when a helicopter crashed in foggy conditions and then caught fire on a hillside in the Calabasas area outside Los Angeles, CA. Click here for complete article

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Feb. 6, 2020 - Helicopter Pilot in Fatal Hawaii Crash Lost License for 2010 Drug Use; 2 From Wisconsin Died. Click here for complete article

Nov. 27, 2019 - A Texas pilot, his wife and three children, along with a Canadian couple, died when their plane, a Piper PA-32, crashed in Ontario, Canada. Click here for complete article

Oct. 6, 2019 - Pilot and passenger have miraculous escape after they were left dangling upside down in light aircraft entangled in cable in the Italian Alps. The pilot was thrown from the plane on to the wing during the crash. The passenger was physically unharmed. Click here for complete article

Jun. 14, 2019 - Norway’s first battery-powered aircraft crash-landed on a lake, in a setback for the country’s aviation strategy, although police said the pilot and passenger both escaped unhurt.

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Jun. 11, 2019 - Two pilots were killed in a crash involving the Siemens-powered Magnus eFusion electric aircraft on in Hungary. Click here for complete article

Jun. 4, 2019 - During an uncrewed test flight, a flying taxi prototype or passenger air vehicle, crashed. One of the propellers, which give the craft the ability to take off and land vertically, failed. Click here for complete article

NTSB Cites Poor Safety Culture in Air Ambulance Accident

Board also called the FAA a contributing factor.

Sept. 11, 2015 - A well-known Hollywood aerial helicopter stunt specialist was killed in Columbia when A Piper Aerostar being used in the filming of a Tom Cruise movie crashed in bad weather. The pilot was seriously injured and one other person killed. Click here for complete article

Feb. 25, 2012 - Helicopter pilot inadequately compensated for wind conditions during landing, resulting in hard impact that damaging the craft. No injuries. Occurrence in Poway, CA.

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THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN AIR ACCIDENTS

Elizabeth Mathews, a former linguistic consultant for the International Civil Aviation Organization, believes that language factors have played a role – and in different ways – in more accidents than is generally acknowledged. Click here for complete article

Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings

The "simple" act of taking off or landing accounts for 50 percent of general aviation accidents. It affects students, CFIs, and veterans alike.

The leading accident factor for both phases is loss of control (30.2 percent of takeoff accidents and 32.8 percent of landing accidents). Other factors include obstructions, night operations, short fields, and soft fields. Click here for complete article

Safety last: Lies and coverups mask roots of small-plane carnage

Hidden defects linked to small-aircraft crashes over five decades, a USA TODAY investigation shows.

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