All posts tagged "Plane Crash"

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tried to deflect responsibility on Monday after two pilots were killed and dozens more people were injured in a collision at LaGuardia Airport — calling on Congress to increase their funding for air traffic control workers at airports.

Duffy was speaking at a news conference with several New York state and New York City leaders discussing the new details revealed around the moments that led to the fatal collision, which was still under a National Transportation Safety Board investigation. He dodged multiple questions about what happened and attempted to shift the blame.

"Congress needs to do their job," said Duffy, who cited multiple requests to lawmakers to fund air traffic controllers. ...

NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, Cristina, and their children were killed in a plane crash on Thursday in North Carolina.

Biffle and his family were on board a private jet when the plane crashed and burst into flames at an airport in Statesville, North Carolina, at about 10:20 a.m. ET, where low clouds, rain and poor visibility were reported.

Rep. Richard Hudson announced their deaths in a post on X:...

Six people were confirmed dead after a private jet crashed in North Carolina on Thursday with a NASCAR-associated passenger on board.

Low clouds, rain and poor visibility were reported in the area where the plane was reportedly landing at an airport in Statesville when it crashed and burst into flames, according to CNN. The identities of the people on board have not been released.

The plane was reportedly owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, who was nominated for the NASCAR Hall of Fame this year. Biffle raced 14 full-time seasons, collecting 19 wins in over 500 starts, and was a perennial playoff contender. He finished in the top 10 in the standings six times, including a runner-up finish in 2005....

Multiple people were killed after a jet owned by NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed and burst into flames Thursday at a North Carolina airport, according to reports.

The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office reported the fatalities and an exact number has yet to be released, according to WSOC-TV. It's unknown if anyone survived.

The Cessna C550 business jet crashed while it was trying to land at Statesville Regional Airport about 10:20 a.m. Emergency crews were responding, 13News Now reported....

Passenger video of a Delta plane that appeared to flip upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport stunned CNN anchors who were covering what could have been a major tragedy Monday.

"We just got some new video in of the moments right after the crash," said anchor Brianna Keilar, before playing the video that was posted to X.

A passenger is heard in a shaky voice saying, "We're in Toronto. We just landed. Our plane crashed. It's upside down. Fire department's on site. Upside down. Everybody, most people appear to be okay. We're all getting off. Some smoke going on."...

Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan cried openly as she remembered her ice skating colleagues who were aboard the doomed American Airlines passenger jet that collided mid-air with an army helicopter Wednesday, killing all 67 people on board both aircrafts.

Kerrigan is an alumna of the Skating Club of Boston, which lost two teenage students, two coaches, and two parents in the crash.

The Associated Press reported, "Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe said Thursday that skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane were among those killed, along with 1994 pairs world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov of Russia. In all, 14 of the victims were coming back from a national development camp for promising young skaters following the U.S. Championships in Wichita, Kansas, Zeghibe said." ...