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BIZARRE: Cessna - What They Never Told You

9/11/2001 in Staten Island, New York

My annual remembrance of September 11, 2011.

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Plane crashes on San Diego runway, 2 killed; footage shows massive fire

A Cessna Skyhawk met a fiery fate upon landing at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, crashing onto the runway amidst fierce flames that consumed its rear. Witnesses reported the disturbing scene while investigators sift through evidence to uncover what led to the accident. Preliminary findings suggest the left wing faltered before a…

The Times of India

Drunk pilot flies a stolen plane near a nuclear plant at less than 20,000 feet. Then he crashes into a sunflower field

"The plane landed, but the chaos kept going."

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Ezy Airlines halts northern flights over high fees

Ezy Airlines has suspended a plan to fly in northern Thailand, reportedly due to high parking fees at Chiang Mai airport, prompting the governor of Mae Hong Son to seek a review of the fees to support tourism.

Bangkok Post

Data cards retrieved from plane and helicopter that collided in deadly Pennsylvania airport crash

Federal investigators have pulled intact data cards from a state police helicopter and Cessna aircraft that collided near a runway in central Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

8 on board killed as twin-engine Cessna charter plane crashes in remote Alaska

Eight people aboard a twin-engine Cessna charter plane were killed after it crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, the Alaskan Command confirmed.

The Times of India

Investigators probe a dramatic midair crash as a landing plane hits hovering police helicopter

Investigators are trying to understand why a small plane crashed into a hovering Pennsylvania State Police helicopter

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Pilot's Death Triggers Emergency Inquiry Over Chaotic Shared UK Airspace Safety Rules

A US mid-air collision prompts a review of UK airspace management, highlighting the complexities of shared airspace and the need for ongoing safety improvements.

International Business Times UK

Trooper Pushes Out Police Helicopter Window After Cessna Plane Crash Kills Pilot

A Pennsylvania trooper rescued his injured colleague from a wrecked helicopter after a fatal collision with a Cessna plane at Carlisle Airport, which killed the Cessna pilot.

International Business Times UK

Nazca Lines Flights Grounded Over Dangerous Winds One Day Before Crash Killed 13

A sightseeing plane crash near Peru's Nazca Lines killed 13 people, prompting an investigation into weather conditions and safety protocols. Flights were suspended the day before due to dangerous winds.

International Business Times UK

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case of Alaska Pilot Whose $95,000 Plane Was Seized Over a 6-Pack of Beer

Ken Jouppi's Eighth Amendment challenge asks the Court to decide whether a fine must be proportional to the gravity of the crime.

Reason

'You Know What To Do': Flight Instructor's Chilling Last Words Before Jumping Mid-Air, Leaving Student Alone

A flight instructor in Argentina jumped from a training aircraft, leaving his student to land the plane alone as her calm response drew widespread praise while authorities continued investigating the incident.

International Business Times UK

Student Pilot Forced To Land Plane Alone After Instructor Leaps To His Death Mid-Flight

A student pilot in Argentina safely landed a plane after her instructor jumped out mid-flight. Authorities are investigating the unusual incident, which left the instructor dead.

International Business Times UK

Seaplane takeoff grounded by regulations

While Thailand holds the potential to lead the regional seaplane market due to its tourism resources, it faces regulatory challenges that have delayed development, says aviation operator Siam Seaplane.

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Skydiver dies after incident near Nottinghamshire airfield

Body of woman, 22, found in field in proximity of Langar airfield, where popular civilian skydiving centre operates

The Times of India

Two dead after small plane crashes in field in Essex during trial flying experience

Two people died after a light aircraft carrying out a trial flying experience crashed into a field near High Ongar in Essex on Tuesday, according to police.

The Guardian - UK

Two dead after small plane crashes in field in Essex

Two-seat Cessna aircraft was being used for short flight experience when it crashed in Ongar on Tuesday, police say

The Independent UK

Two people killed after plane crashes into field

The two people on board, who have not been formally identified, both died

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Evening Standard

Two dead after plane crashes into Essex field

The plane crashed in a field off Mill Lane, Ongar on Tuesday having taken off from North Weald airfield around seven miles away

AAP

Game maker Ubisoft founder killed in France plane crash

French officials say Claude Guillemot, a founder of game maker Ubisoft, has died in a Cessna plane crash in the country's west.

International Business Times UK

Texas Jet Crash: Harrowing First-Hand Account of Passengers Escaping Burning Aircraft

A private jet crashed onto a motorway in Laredo, Texas, killing one person and prompting bystanders to smash the cockpit window with a sledgehammer to pull survivors from the burning wreck.

The Conversation

Great mysteries of archaeology: an ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky

From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft. The landscape of the Llanos de Moxos, northern Bolivia, appears as a disconnected patchwork of open grassland savannahs, forest islands and lakes.

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Woman Plummets 3,000 Feet After Plane Tears Her Paraglider to Shreds, but a Split-Second Decision Saved Her Life

Sabrina was gliding peacefully above the Pinzgauer Hütte when a Cessna 172 flew directly into her canopy.

International Business Times UK

Paraglider Struck By Cessna Mid-air In Shocking Video: Did She Survive The Terrifying Collision?

A paraglider survived after a Cessna struck her canopy mid-air in Austria, with the terrifying collision captured on viral video

International Business Times UK

US Indicts Former President Raúl Castro Over 1996 Cuba Shootdown Of Two Civilian Planes That Killed Four

The US has indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on murder and conspiracy charges tied to the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four people.

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