JUNEAU, Alaska — A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not immediately have details on their status. The plane took off
A helicopter has crashed in central Kenya at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu county, killing all six people on board, air accident officials have told the BBC. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Department said the identities of those on board were yet to be confirmed. Local media is reporting that the helicopter was carrying tourists. The Kenya
Two people have died in a military helicopter crash in central Texas, officials have confirmed. The two were pronounced dead at the scene after police responded to an emergency call at around 13:33 local time (18:33 GMT) about the wreckage in fields south of the village of Salado. The aircraft was an AH-64 Apache attack
RICHFIELD, Utah — A heavy-lift helicopter helping battle a Utah wildfire crashed Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, with no immediate word on the conditions of the two aboard. The helicopter was one of seven working the fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning on July 27. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that
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A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials. The aircraft had been flying over Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board. The cause of the crash and the identity