Remembering victims of Lake Pontchartrain plane crash
Search efforts continue after a flight instructor and a student pilot from Gulfport-based flight school are presumed dead after their Cessna plane crashed into the waters of Lake Pontchartrain.…
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UPDATE: Identity of instructor pilot on downed plane in Lake Pontchartrain released; volunteer search efforts continue
We now know the identity of one of the Mississippi Gulf Coast-based pilots onboard the Cessna plane that went down while over Lake Pontchartrain Monday night. Apollo Flight Training owner Michael Carastro told WXXV Friday that 30-year-old Taylor Dickey was…
Search suspended for missing pilots on Lake Pontchartrain
The search for the bodies of the pilot and student pilot presumed dead after their plane went down Monday night in Lake Pontchartrain has been suspended. Divers were out for much of the day today along with Coast Guard Search…
Two occupants presumed dead after plane crashes in Lake Pontchartrain
A flight instructor and student pilot from a Gulfport-based flight school are presumed dead this evening after their Cessna plane crashed into the waters of Lake…
Remains of all 67 victims of the deadly plane and chopper collision near DC have been recovered
By SERKAN GURBUZ and MARYCLAIRE DALE Updated 3:04 PM CST, February 4, 2025 Share ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The remains of all 67 victims of last week’s midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital have…
Plane with 62 people aboard crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA A plane with 62 people aboard has crashed into a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, but it's not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed. Brazilian…
Propulsion engineer is charged with obstructing probe of deadly 2017 US military plane crash
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during the criminal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service members…
Small plane crashes near Nashville interstate and 5 people aboard were killed, police say
Police in Nashville say that five people have died after a small plane crashed near an interstate highway, shutting down multiple lanes. The Metro Nashville Police Department says the single-engine plane crashed Monday night just off of Interstate 40 in…
Plane makes crash landing on field in Ocean Springs
A small plane crash happened in Ocean Springs this morning. Cleanup crews are on scene working to remove any fuel that is still onboard or may have…
1 dead after small plane crashes in northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane was killed Wednesday when the aircraft crashed in northwest Arkansas, authorities said. The pilot has been identified as former…
Mississippi man and grandson die in crash of vintage plane
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi businessman and his grandson died in the crash of a vintage single-engine airplane in a wooded area northeast of Starkville. Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt says Gary Dedeaux and 13-year-old Luke Reed were pronounced…
Four people killed when plane crashes into Hattiesburg home late Tuesday night
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Emergency officials in Mississippi say four people were killed when a small plane crashed into a home. Hattiesburg police were called to the scene of the crash just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Initially they said two…
Servicewomen killed in Alabama plane crash identified
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) - Authorities have identified the two service members who were killed when their plane crashed in a residential Alabama neighborhood. U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Morgan Garrett and U.S. Navy Lt. Rhiannon Ross were on a routine training…
U.S. Air Force fighter jet crashes into North Sea, search underway for pilot
UNITED KINGDOM (WXXV) — A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed into the North Sea on Monday morning and a search for the pilot is now underway. The aircraft was from the 48th Fighter Wing, located at Royal Air Force…
Flight operations suspended at Eglin Air Force Base after 2 jets crash in 4 days
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (WXXV) — An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s 58th Fighter Squadron crashed upon landing around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to officials, the pilot successfully ejected and was transported to the 96th…
NTSB: Pilot reported icing on plane during flight from Jackson before crashing in Louisiana
By Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Louisiana in early February reported ice forming on the plane shortly before the crash. That's according to a preliminary report on the fatal crash…
Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176
SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran (AP) — A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people has crashed just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on…
Mississippi teen killed in fatal plane crash
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a Mississippi teenager who was killed while training to be a pilot. Elizabeth Little was performing touch and go’s, a maneuver that involves landing on a runway and taking off without coming…
Fatal plane crash in Hancock County
A Hancock County man is dead after a single-engine plane he was flying crashed Friday morning. The Cessna took off from Diamondhead Airport and crashed around 7 a.m. into the woods just north of I-10 near Mile Marker 16. Officials…
Pitcher Roy Halladay dies in Gulf of Mexico plane crash
Authorities have confirmed that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay died in a small plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a news conference that Halladay's ICON…
Plane crashes in Jackson County
This morning, an ultralight aircraft crashed into the back yard of a home on Marguerite Drive in the Gulf Park Estates area. The pilot, James Hitterman, took off from Ocean Springs Airport to test the single seat plane and was…
Military plane crashes, kills at least five in Leflore County
A large military plane has crashed in Mississippi, killing several people on board. The Marines have posted on their Twitter page that the plane was one of their KC 130 refueling aircrafts. Authorities say it took off from Memphis with…
Coroner Releases Names of Crash Victims
The identities of the four people killed in a Tupelo plane crash have now been identified. The Lee County coroner has confirmed Henry L. Jackson, his wife Gwynn Groggle, Dr. Charles Torti and Carrie Torti died in yesterday’s plane crash.…
Four Killed in Plane Crash in Tupelo
A plane crash killed four people in Northern Mississippi this morning. A Mississippi coroner says she will use DNA to identify the people killed in a plane crash near Tupelo Regional Airport this morning. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green says…
