PLANE CRASHES
1 dead, 1 hurt in small plane crash near Brainerd, Minn. 
The Federal Aviation Administration says a pilot was killed and a passenger was injured when a small plane crashed into Upper Whitefish Lake near Brainerd.
By Associated Press , July 22, 2012
More than 150 killed in Nigeria plane crash
A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all passengers and crew aboard, an emergency official said.
By Jon Gambrell and Yinka Ibukun , June 03, 2012
3 relatives en route to Colorado when plane crashed near Glencoe, Minn.
Three family members killed in a plane crash in central Minnesota were headed to Colorado to visit a relative and watch a high school play, according to a sibling of one of the victims.
By Associated Press , March 22, 2012
3 adults killed in plane crash near Glencoe, Minn.
McLeod County Sheriff Scott Rehmann says the plane went down in a field about four miles north of Glencoe, which is about 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Rehmann says witnesses reported hearing a popping noise and then the impact of the plane crashing. He says the plane broke apart and there are no survivors.
By Associated Press , March 21, 2012
News alert: Micron says CEO Steve Appleton dies in Idaho plane crash
Micron says CEO Steve Appleton has died in a Boise, Idaho, plane crash.
By Associated Press , February 03, 2012
Pilot lands small plane on Minnesota highway, then crashes
The pilot of a single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a Redwood County highway before striking several trees and rolling over.
By Associated Press , January 06, 2012
NEW JERSEY: 5 die in small-plane crash on interstate
A small plane headed for Georgia crashed today on one of the New York City area's busiest highways, spiraling out of control, losing a wing, hitting the wooded median strip and exploding. Five people, all on board, were killed.
By Samantha Henry , December 20, 2011
UPDATE: Four victims of Sioux Falls plane crash identified
A plane leaving the Sioux Falls Regional Airport nosedived into the ground Friday and burst into flames so powerful that there was never a chance the four people trapped inside could survive, officials said.
By Amber Hunt and Kristi Eaton , December 10, 2011
Support comes to mom of 3 children killed in Arizona crash; ex-husband, 2 other men also killed
Karen Perry, of Apache Junction, Ariz., has experienced a series of struggles in recent years and is described as a selfless woman trying to raise her three children. Morgan Perry, 9, was diagnosed with epilepsy and faced multiple brain surgeries. Luke Perry, 6, had autism. Perry's third child, Logan Perry, was 8. All three children and their father -- Perry's ex-husband -- were among the six people killed.
By Bob Christie and Walter Berry , November 25, 2011
UPDATE: 3 men, 3 young children killed when plane slams into mountains near Phoenix
VIDEO: Bottom of articleA small airplane slammed into a sheer cliff in the mile-high mountains east of Phoenix and exploded, killing the six people onboard, including the pilot and his three young children who were to spend the Thanksgiving weekend with him, authorities said.
By Bob Christie and Walter Berry , November 24, 2011
Aircraft crashes into mountain east of Phoenix
An aircraft crashed in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix on Wednesday night, but authorities trying to reach the crash site in rugged terrain couldn't immediately determine what kind of plane was involved.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2011
Air Force investigation: Pilot from North Dakota blacked out before Nevada desert crash
An experienced instructor pilot from West Fargo was killed during a training exercise in the Nevada desert blacked out because of gravitational forces, according to an Air Force investigation.
By Associated Press , November 04, 2011
Investigators: Pilot error caused Russian jet hockey team crash
It was one of the worst aviation disasters ever in sports, shocking Russia and the world of hockey, as the dead included 36 players, coaches and staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team.
By Associated Press , November 02, 2011
UPDATE: Calm chaos followed Reno air show disaster; 10th person dies
VIDEO: VIP spectator captures Reno crash; scroll to bottom of articleWitnesses were spattered with blood and pieces of flesh, yet video of the scene shows paramedics, police and spectators attending to the wounded with a control that seems contradictory to the devastation. Officials and those in the tightly-knit air racing community credit not only a detailed plan for just such a crash, but the type of people at the event.
By Don Thompson and Scott Sonner , September 19, 2011
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