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  • The September Surprise

    02/14/2024 2:57:38 PM PST · by CFW · 22 replies
    Realclearpolitics ^ | 2/14/24 | Heather Higgins
    What’s a Democrat to do? President Biden’s poll numbers seem set in quicksand. Now the special counsel’s justification for not recommending charges against Biden for having “willfully retained and disclosed classified materials” is damning: Biden’s memory has such “significant limitations” that the special counsel believed he could not convince a jury that Biden has a “mental state of willfulness” that a serious felony (or, presumably, serving as president) requires. Cue the campaign commercials. Salvation lies in the DNC rules. Remember the New Jersey “Switcheroo” way back in 2002, when Democrats turned a sure loss of a Senate seat into a...
  • Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes in fireball near residential area: report

    01/24/2024 12:48:09 PM PST · by TonyinLA · 29 replies
    New York Post ^ | 1/24/24 | Ronny Reyes
    A Russian military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed near the border between the two nations Wednesday, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of shooting down the aircraft, Kremlin officials say. The Russian Ilyushin Il-76 plane was carrying 74 people, including six crew members and three guards who were set to deliver the POWs in exchange for Russian captives, according to state news agency RIA’s quotes from the defense ministry. Andrei Kartapolov, a Russian lawmaker, claimed during a parliamentary session Wednesday that the plane had been shot down by three missiles.
  • Nepal plane crash caused by pilots mistakenly cutting power, says report

    12/28/2023 9:15:09 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 6 replies
    bbc ^ | 28th December 2023, 08:34 PST | Nicholas Yong
    The flight on 15 January, which involved an ATR 72, was the flight crew's third sector of the day, shuttling between Kathmandu and Pokhara. The pilots had likely put the condition levers, which control power, in the feathering position instead of selecting the flap lever... The report also listed a lack of appropriate technical and skill based training, high workload and stress, and non-compliance with standard operating procedures as contributing factors to the accident. It added that the aircraft had been properly maintained, had had no known defects and that the cockpit crew had been qualified in accordance with the...
  • Mechanical failures led to emergency landing in McKinney in which plane crashed into car, NTSB says

    12/09/2023 4:17:35 PM PST · by DFG · 24 replies
    Fox 4 Dallas ^ | 12/09/2023 | Fox 4 Staff
    The NTSB found that mechanical failures caused a plane to go off the runway and crash into a car in McKinney last month. It happened on November 11 and the pilot was coming from Abilene. The only injury reported was the person in the car that was struck. Investigators said the first problem was a door seal that failed on the single-engine Lancair IV-P. The plane lost pressurization, so the pilot made an emergency descent, then noticed a caution light about the propeller. The pilot reduced power and tried an emergency landing at Aero Country Airport in McKinney, but the...
  • Texas airport crash sees plane overshoot runway and crash into CAR driving down busy road

    11/13/2023 12:36:38 PM PST · by DFG · 61 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/13/2023 | MACKENZIE TATANANNI
    A plane attempted an emergency landing at a Texas airport before it crashed through a fence and plowed into a car on the busy highway nearby. The spectacular crash happened around 12.30pm Saturday near Aero Country Airport in McKinney. Miraculously, neither the two people in the plane nor the single individual in the car involved suffered serious injuries. According to McKinney Fire and the Federal Aviation Administration, a pilot flying a single-engine Lancair IV-P Propjet attempted an emergency landing, narrowly missing the end of the runway. 'I looked over and saw a bunch of smoke come out from the tires,'...
  • Army general killed in single-engine plane crash in Maryland

    07/29/2023 5:46:07 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 54 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7-29-23 | Richard Pollina
    A decorated United States Army general died in a single-engine plane crash on Monday, according to reports. Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts, 59, piloted the Piper PA-28 Cherokee airplane when he crashed in Havre de Grace, Maryland — less than 75 miles outside of Washington, DC, Military.com reported. Potts was the sole passenger in the aircraft and was declared dead at the scene, Harford County Fire & EMS announced. “Maj. Gen. Potts completed over 36 years of distinguished service,” Bryce Dubee, an Army spokesperson, told the outlet. “The entire US Army is grateful for his service, and we extend our deepest...
  • Children reunited with family after surviving 40 days in Colombian Amazon

    06/11/2023 6:29:43 AM PDT · by nuconvert · 9 replies
    msn ^ | 6-11-23
    our children who were found alive 40 days after their light plane crashed in the Amazon jungle have been reunited with their relatives. The siblings – Lesly, 13, Soleiny, nine, Tien Noriel, four, and baby Cristin, who had just had his first birthday – had to fend for themselves after their mum and the pilots died in the accident in a remote part of Colombia. The country’s army on Saturday tweeted pictures of soldiers and volunteers posing with the children, who were wrapped in thermal blankets. The children have been reunited with relatives as they recover in hospital. Their grandfather...
  • Missing Colombian children from deadly jungle plane crash found alive after 40-day search

    06/10/2023 8:18:06 AM PDT · by CFW · 17 replies
    Fox News ^ | 6/10/23 | Andrea Vanchianno
    Four Colombian children were found alive Friday after they were missing for over a month from a deadly jungle plane crash, according to the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo. The children — whose ages range from 11 months to 13 years old — had been passengers on a plane that crashed May 1. The flight departed from the southern town of Araracuara en route to a northern part of Colombia, when it experienced engine failure.
  • Colombia Plane Crash: Four Children Found Alive in Amazon After 40 Days

    06/09/2023 6:54:11 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 19 replies
    BBC ^ | 6/10 | Aoife Walsh
    Four children have been found alive more than a month after their plane crashed in Colombia's Amazon jungle, the country's president has said.The siblings, aged 13, nine, four and a one-year-old baby, were on board the plane with their mother, a pilot and a co-pilot when it crashed on 1 May. Their mother and the other adults onboard the plane died. President Gustavo Petro said finding the children after weeks of searching was "a joy for the whole country".
  • Four dead, including family members of NRA exec, in crash through restricted airspace that led to sonic boom from F-16 fighter jets

    06/06/2023 11:10:08 AM PDT · by Twotone · 62 replies
    NY Post ^ | June 4, 2023 | David Propper, Allie Griffin and Ronny Reyes
    A sonic boom was heard across the Washington, DC, area Sunday afternoon when military jets raced after an unresponsive private plane that crossed into restricted airspace and later crashed, killing all four people onboard. The deafening boom rang out when two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to investigate the aircraft that was not responding to radio transmissions shortly after 3 p.m., according to the Department of Defense. Residents around the capital and surrounding communities were left bewildered until more information came out. The F-16s were deployed after the private Cessna flew into restricted airspace...
  • Odd “Coincidences” Surround Plane Crash That Killed Five People on Their Way to Ohio

    02/23/2023 5:05:54 AM PST · by Red Badger · 44 replies
    Liberty Daily ^ | By J.D. Rucker • Feb. 23, 2023
    In 2023, many of the accidents that have been happening deserve far more scrutiny than they’re receiving. From food processing plants going up in flames to the recent rash of train derailments that seem to have surged beyond the realm of coincidence, it behooves us to examine the circumstances surrounding these often tragic events. Case-in-Point: The plane crash that killed five people in Arkansas. The plane took off from the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport on Wednesday. Even the namesake of the airport draws a conspiratorial doubletake, but it’s just a name so it’s not a huge deal. The...
  • No survivors after plane heading to Ohio for plant fire crashes in Arkansas

    02/22/2023 4:02:56 PM PST · by HippyLoggerBiker · 57 replies
    WSYX OHIO ^ | February 22nd 2023 | WSYX staff
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — There were no survivors after a plane carrying five people coming to Ohio to assist with a metals plant explosion crashed on its way to Columbus, authorities say. The Federal Aviation Administration said a twin-engine Beech BE20 crashed after departing Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, around noon. The plane, with five people aboard, was heading to John Glenn International in Columbus, Ohio. Authorities in central Arkansas are responding to the area surrounding the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport after a plane crashed Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Photo KATV) The Pulaski County...
  • Nepal plane crash – Doomed passengers’ final moments seen in Facebook live video from cabin as fireball crash kills 68

    01/15/2023 3:39:20 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 44 replies
    BBC Gossip ^ | 01/15/2023
    A group of five friends on holiday can be heard laughing on a Facebook live stream as the plane comes into land at an airport in Nepal. His phone kept broadcasting and captured the moment the plane crashed and was engulfed by fire. Footage shows him filming out of the window while one of his friends can be heard saying “it’s a lot of fun” as the rooftops of the city can be seen below. The landing seems routine until suddenly the screen turns orange and screams are heard as the cabin appears to shake. Sonu’s phone keep broadcasting as...
  • NTSB releases preliminary report on deadly Dallas air show plane crash that killed 6

    11/30/2022 1:54:31 PM PST · by DFG · 41 replies
    WFAA (DFW) ^ | 11/30/2022 | Briauna Brown
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday released its preliminary report on the deadly plane air show plane crash in Dallas earlier this month. Just after 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 12, five people on board a B-17 Flying Fortress were killed along with the pilot of a P-63 King Cobra during the Wings Over Dallas air show that featured several World War II-era planes. A full investigation could take up to 12-18 months, according to the NTSB, and the report released Wednesday were the initial findings by investigators. According to recorded audio for the airshow radio transmissions and Automatic...
  • How Juliane Koepcke Survived A Plane Crash And 11 Days Alone In The Amazon

    11/26/2022 10:08:36 PM PST · by SmokingJoe · 16 replies
    Weird News via YouTube ^ | December 1971 | Weird History
    In December 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke and her mother were traveling to see her father on LANSA Flight 508 when the plane was felled by lightning and broke apart. Considered the worst lightning strike in history, the crash ultimately led to the loss of every passenger on board - except Koepcke. The teenager plunged two miles through the air to the floor of a Peruvian jungle, still strapped to her seat. Despite this harrowing experience, she lived to tell the tale. Koepcke, who miraculously suffered only minimal harm, ventured through the forest for 11 days seeking help. Just 10 minutes...
  • LATAM Airlines plane crashes on Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead

    11/19/2022 3:14:51 AM PST · by TigerLikesRoosterNew · 16 replies
    Reuters ^ | November 19, 2022 | Marco Aquino
    LATAM Airlines plane crashes on Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead By Marco Aquino LIMA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN) jet collided with a firetruck on the runway as it was taking off from the airport in Peru's capital Lima on Friday, resulting in the death of two firefighters, the carrier said. Peru's health ministry said at 7 p.m. (0000 GMT) that 20 passengers were being treated in a clinic, and at least two were in serious condition. The airline said no passengers or crew members were killed. The ministry said 61 people had been moved to nearby...
  • TYCOON RAINER SCHALLERHE & FAM MISSING, PLANE VANISHES... Co. Owns Gold's Gym

    10/22/2022 6:22:15 PM PDT · by lowbridge · 4 replies
    Tmz com ^ | October 22, 2022
    Rainer Schaller -- who owns Gold's Gym, among other brands -- is missing alongside his family after their plane disappeared overnight ... with officials all but confirming they're dead. A private plane carrying Schaller, his partner Christiane Schikorsky, their children and a reported fitness trainer are listed as the five passengers who have gone unaccounted for since their aircraft vanished off the Costa Rican coast while traveling from Mexico Friday. Reports say the plane lost all communication with a control tower while it was flying near Barra del Parismina in the Caribbean Sea -- and now, the Costa Rican Coast...
  • One dead after plane crashes at Reno Air Races

    09/18/2022 7:35:52 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 18 replies
    KVRN ^ | September 18th 2022
    One person is dead after a single jet went down during the championship round of the Reno Air Races on Sunday afternoon. Fred Telling, the CEO and president of the Reno Air Racing Association, said the crash happened on lap 3 of 6 during the Jet Gold Race on outer pylon 5. The pilot's name was not released by officials during a news conference.
  • Seattle plane crash: One person dead, eight unaccounted for after float plane plunges into bay

    09/04/2022 8:35:25 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 14 replies
    fox ^ | September 4, 2022 9:05pm EDT | Paul Best
    A float plane with eight adults and one child on board crashed on Sunday in a bay about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington, according to the Coast Guard. One deceased individual was recovered from the water while eight others were still unaccounted for. The float plane was a 55-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, according to Flightradar24. It took off from Friday Harbor and was in the air for 19 minutes before crashing.
  • Plane crashes in Mississippi, pilot alive

    09/03/2022 8:42:17 AM PDT · by Levy78 · 51 replies
    WREG Memphis ^ | 9/3/22 | David Roger
    UPDATE: According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot has crashed and he is alive at this time. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Walmart in Tupelo, Mississippi was evacuated Saturday morning after a man threatened to crash a plane into the business, the Tupelo Police Department said.