In December of 2021, the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a fatal helicopter crash near Livingston, Texas. Four individuals were in the helicopter at the time of the crash: the helicopter’s 73-year-old pilot and three family members who were passengers. One of the passengers died as a result of the crash, while the…
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On December 16, 2021, families of those who lost their lives in the two MAX 8 crashes protested to the U.S. Justice Department that despite a massive $2.5 billion settlement, Boeing had not been punished enough for their calculated exchange of human lives for profit. The families argued that Boeing had “lied and violated [the…
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The National Transportation Safety Board or NTSB is currently investigating a plane crash near Katy, Texas. The crash occurred at Houston Executive Airport, a small airport near the city of Houston mainly used for general aviation such as chartered planes and privately owned civil aviation aircraft. The crashed aircraft is an MD-87, produced by McDonnell…
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On the morning of Tuesday, October 19, 2021, a private plane owned by James Alan Kent crashed into a field in Waller County, Texas with twenty-one passengers aboard. Kent, who has served as one of the board directors for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo since 1985 was en route to Boston to watch Game…
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The week of July 12th a 48-year-old pilot of a Bell Helicopter, model 212 died near Evansburg, Alberta while battling a wildfire according to Canadian media. Subsequently, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive requiring inspection of main rotor components on Bell models 212, 204, and 205 helicopters. The investigation conducted…
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On July 19, 2021, Dare County Emergency Communications were notified that a Helicopter was overdue for landing. Two brothers departed Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport in Virginia and planned to land at Dare County Regional Airport near Manteo North Carolina later that evening in a Robinson model R44. Unfortunately, the helicopter never arrived that day. Later…
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Last Saturday, a small jet crashed into Percy Priest Lake around 11:00 AM shortly after takeoff from an airport in Smyrna, Tennessee. Officials have released the names of the seven deceased occupants, according to local news reports. Several emergency and law enforcement agencies responded shortly after 11:00 AM to the Percy Priest Lake crash site,…
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On Saturday, February 20, 2021 United Airlines Flight 328 had to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, after its right engine blew apart. Shortly after takeoff, the right engine of the Boeing 777 suffered catastrophic failure, blowing apart in flight. Currently, no injuries have been reported and all 231 passengers and 10 crew…
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