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Skydiving plane crash investigations often reveal poor maintenance and weak safety oversight

Poor maintenance is often a factor when skydiving planes crash, like one did in Missouri on Sunday, and the National Transportation Safety Board has said in past investigations that weak oversight of the industry can allow problems to go unnoticed

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Missouri plane crash reason: Why has Skydive Kansas City plane crashed near Butler Memorial Airport? Official reveals major details

Plane crash in Missouri today: Private plane was operated by Skydive Kansas City, said Dennis Jacobs, the acting airport manager and Bates County Emergency Management Agency director.

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12 dead in crash of plane on skydiving outing in Missouri, authorities say

Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing crashed and caught fire in Missouri

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Pilot Nearly Blinded by White House UFC Lights He Described as '10 Times Worse Than a Laser'

A pilot reported blinding lights from a White House UFC event disrupted their landing at Reagan National Airport, raising aviation safety concerns in the heavily monitored airspace.

International Business Times UK

NTSB says fiery 2024 North Dakota derailment proves the need to replace flawed tank cars

A fiery North Dakota derailment that happened two years ago demonstrated yet again why the National Transportation Safety Board has been urging the rail industry for decades to replace the flawed tank cars that tend to rupture in a crash

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Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time, report says

Federal investigators have released their initial report on a jet that struck a truck on a highway while landing at a New Jersey airport

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Copilot of United jet that struck a light pole realized flight was low, but not in time: report

Federal investigators have released their initial report on a jet that struck a truck on a highway while landing at a New Jersey airport

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Report reveals details of flight that hit pole coming in to land at New Jersey Airport

The report provides the first description of the events from the crew inside the plane

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Fatal Virginia crash raises questions about bus safety and the records of the driver and company

A commercial bus crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens of others has raised questions about the driver, the company that employed him and the overall safety of the industry

AAP

Fatal Virginia bus crash raises concerns about the long list of unfulfilled safety recommendations

Commercial buses still lack the kind of collision-avoidance technology and emergency braking systems that have become standard on many new cars despite the fact that the National Transportation Safety Board has been recommending it for years

AAP

Virginia wedding turns tragic after road crash kills 5 including family of 4 travelling to attend ceremony

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, a monthslong task separate from the work of state police.

The Economic Times

India prepares interim, not final, investigation report as Air India crash anniversary nears, source says

Indian investigators are preparing an interim report for the deadly Air India crash. This report will be more comprehensive than the initial one. The final report is delayed due to the investigation's complexity. This comes as a separate inquiry into fuel switches on an Air India flight from London is…

The Economic Times

NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule

The UPS plane crash that killed 15 people after an engine flew off its left wing might have been prevented under the original inspection schedule

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Years before UPS plane crash, 10 similar flaws were recorded. NTSB says no one raised an alarm

A federal investigation into the crash of a UPS cargo plane that killed 15 people in Kentucky quickly focused on spherical bearings in a part that helps keep engines attached to wings

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Cracked part had been flagged ahead of Kentucky plane crash that killed 15 people

New information surfaced at hearing into the November 2025 UPS freight plane crash in Louisville

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After UPS plane crash, 10 similar flaws were recorded. NTSB says no one raised an alarm

A federal investigation into the crash of a UPS cargo plane that killed 15 people in Kentucky quickly focused on spherical bearings in a part that helps keep engines attached to wings

The Independent UK

UPS switched planes hours before engine fell off aircraft in fireball crash that killed 15

The crash killed all three pilots on the plane and 12 people on the ground

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US airports are seeing more deadly crashes and near misses. Experts point to one alarming problem

IN FOCUS: Runway incursions are making flying look too close for comfort these days, reports Bruce Golding, even if flying is still statistically the safest mode of travel as Memorial Day weekend approaches

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NTSB opens hearings on why UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash

Federal safety investigators are holding hearings this week to examine why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, killing 15 people, and why Boeing didn't address an underlying flaw sooner

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Hearings to focus on why a UPS cargo plane engine fell off, causing deadly crash

Federal safety investigators will hold hearings this week examining why the engine flew off a UPS cargo plane last year, killing 15 people, and why Boeing didn’t address the underlying flaw sooner

The Independent UK

NTSB probing what caused a plane to crash into a home in Akron, killing 2

Investigators are looking into what caused a small plane crash to crash into a house in northeast Ohio Thursday and explode into flames, killing both people aboard

The Independent UK

Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, killing all 4 people aboard

A small medical plane crashed in a mountain range outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, killing all four people aboard and sparking a wildfire in the surrounding forest

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Four dead after medical plane crashed in mountainous New Mexico region igniting wildfire

The victims were identified as flight crew and medical personnel, though their names have not yet been released

The Independent UK

NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023

International Business Times UK

Meet Michael Mott: The Denver International Airport Intruder Involved in Fatal Runway Breach as Disturbing Details of Death Emerge

Authorities identify Michael Mott in Denver Airport runway breach case as new details reveal disturbing circumstances surrounding his death.

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