Air and Space Accidents

Cause of Chino Airport hangar accident investigated

2013-06-14 11:50:00

Investigators were trying to determine Friday what caused a jet to smash into a hangar at Chino Airport while mechanics were conducting a test on the engine. There were no immediate reports of injuries in the Thursday accident, officials said. The...

2 small planes collide in midair north of Phoenix; 4 dead

2013-05-31 12:22:00

Four people were killed Friday morning when two small planes collided in midair north of Phoenix, fire officials reported. Phoenix firefighters arriving at the scene found one plane broken up and another fully engulfed in flames, Capt. Dave Wilson...

Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington killed in car crash

2013-06-06 07:11:00

Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington was killed in a single-car crash in Palm Springs on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Covington, 67, a Palm Springs resident, was driving alone when his coupe left the road at a curve in South Belardo Road...

Helicopter crashes in Griffith Park; 4 people suffer minor injuries

2013-06-06 14:58:00

Four people were aboard a helicopter that crashed in Griffith Park on Thursday afternoon, but their injuries appear to be minor, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:17 p.m., Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. At least one person was...

Helicopter crashes in Griffith Park

2013-06-06 14:46:00

Emergency crews are responding to a helicopter that crashed in Griffith Park, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. The crash was reported at 2:17 p.m. in the 2600 block of Observatory Road, according to LAFD officials. There were no immediate...

TSA chief defends allowing knives on planes

2013-06-02 10:00:00

Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole has delayed a plan to let passengers carry small pocketknives on planes for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But it is clear from a speech he gave last week at George...

TSA stops using 'nude scanners'

2013-06-03 00:00:00

The "nude scanners" are gone. The full-body scanners that used X-rays to create what look like nude images of passengers have been packed away and removed from airports across the country. The 250 or so machines were removed about two weeks ago,...

National Guard called to evacuate flooded Alaska town

2013-05-28 20:08:00

A massive ice jam on the Yukon River sent a flood of water into Galena, Alaska, inundating most of the town and forcing the evacuation of nearly the entire population. “I think the majority of the folks have been evacuated from the village,”...

Victims identified in plane crash that followed mid-air collision

2013-05-08 14:41:00

The Los Angeles County coroner has identified two people killed in a plane crash last month in the Santa Monica Mountains near Calabasas. Cheryl Jolene Strawn, 69, and Christopher James Wade, 63, died April 29 after the Cessna they were in collided with...

Angel Flight plane crash kills at least 2; search on for pilot

2013-05-25 14:31:00

Search and rescue crews focused on a pond and a wooded area of Fulton County in upstate New York on Saturday as they looked for a volunteer pilot missing in a small plane crash that killed two people being ferried for medical treatment. Authorities...

Oklahoma tornado: Relief center offers supplies and comfort

2013-05-23 18:45:00

MOORE, Okla. -- The First Baptist Church of Moore has experienced hard times before. In 1999, it was next door to the disaster zone after what became known as the May 3 tornado. As it did then, the church has become a sprawling relief hub. Inside...

Elizabeth Taylor returns from Todd funeral

2013-05-20 00:44:26

South Bend Tribune/JAMES BROSHER.A 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane sits on the tarmac on Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Elkhart Municipal Airport. The EAA purchased the plane in 1973 after it was heavily damaged at an air show in Burlington, Wisc.

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Rescuers move a stretcher to a waiting helicopter Saturday on Interstate 81 north of Williamsport. Multiple vehicles were involved and traffic was held in both directions to allow emergency vehicle access.

2013-06-01 00:00:00

Eugene Casale crashed his plane in Spain during World War II and just had the story to tell all these years. Until Emilio Seoane discovered a photo of the plane crash while on a trip to a bar in Spain and sent it to Casale and the memories started flooding back.

2013-05-24 00:00:00