Plane Crashes In US Neighbourhood, Trump Says “Innocent Souls Lost”: 10 Points

Plane Crashes In US Neighbourhood, Trump Says “Innocent Souls Lost”: 10 Points arrow-down printer search bell top-nav right-arrow Plane Crashes In US Neighbourhood, Trump Says “Innocent Souls Lost”: 10 Points The aircraft, a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport and was bound for Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. Edited by: … Read more

US Plane Crash Leads To “Fire Ball” Explosion

Washington: A small airplane carrying a pediatric patient and five others crashed in Philadelphia today, causing a massive explosion and sparking fire in the area. The Springfield-Branson National Airport bound plane had taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. According to Federal Aviation Administration, Learjet 55 executive aircraft with six people aboard crashed into a densely-populated … Read more

Small Plane Crashes Near Homes In Philadelphia, Sparks Massive Fire

Philadelphia: A small private airplane crashed in northeast Philadelphia Friday, a top official said, with media showing images of a fireball that sparked blazes on the ground in the built-up neighborhood. The aircraft, which the Federal Aviation Administration said was a Learjet 55 executive aircraft with two people aboard, crashed around 2330 GMT into a … Read more

Small Plane Crashes In US' Philadelphia, Multiple Deaths Reported

 A small plane carrying two people crashed in the vicinity of a shopping mall in Philadelphia, resulting in multiple casualties on the ground, local media reported on Friday. The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, citing police, said the crash took place shortly after 6 p.m. Eastern near the Roosevelt Mall in northeast Philadelphia. At least one house … Read more

Daughter Of Indian Immigrants Among Victims Of US Air Crash

Washington: Asra Hussain Raza, the daughter of Indian immigrants, was among 67 people killed in a tragic midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner at Ronald Reagan National Airport in the US, according to a media report. The collision, deadliest aviation disaster in the US since 2001, happened when American Airlines Flight 5342 … Read more

PM Narendra Modi “Saddened” By Loss Of Lives In Mid-Air Collision In US

“We stand in solidarity with the people of the United States,” said PM Modi. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed anguish at the loss of lives in a collision between two aircraft in Washington DC. All 64 people aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter were feared dead … Read more

Investigators Recover Plane Black Boxes From Washington Air Crash

Washington, United States: Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington’s Potomac river killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims’ bodies from the freezing water. US President Donald Trump launched a political attack blaming diversity and inclusion policies championed by his Democratic predecessors … Read more

Washington Air Traffic Control Tower Was Short Staffed During Plane-Chopper Crash: Report

New York, United States: Staffing was thin in the air traffic control tower at Washington’s Reagan National airport at the time of the deadly crash between a passenger jet and an army helicopter, US media reported Thursday. Staffing was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic” according to an internal preliminary … Read more

3 Soldiers On Board US Army BlackHawk Helicopter Involved In Collision

There were no senior officials in the helicopter Washington: Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the status of the soldiers was unknown, but added that … Read more

Moment Passenger Jet Crashed Into Military Chopper In Washington DC

New Delhi: A jet from the US state of Kansas, carrying around 60 passengers, crashed into Washington’s Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport today. Rescue ops are underway while all flights at the airport have been grounded.  A video of the crash, which quickly went viral on social … Read more

Video Shows Moment When US Air Force’s F-35 Fighter Jet Crashed In Alaska

Alaska, US: A US Air Force fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday. The pilot flying the single-seat F-35 fighter was safe after bailing out. A video of the crash was widely posted on social media, where the aircraft can be seen vertically descending from the … Read more