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Two people sustained minor injuries after a small plane crash in south Alabama Tuesday morning. According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, at about 10:50 a.m. the agency responded to a single engine airplane crash on 12766 Airport Road in Bay Minette.
Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to last year's UPS cargo plane crash that killed 15 people, but at that time the plane manufacturer didn't believe it threatened safety,
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Initial NTSB report on suburban small plane crash that killed 2 found 'no anomalies' with engines
The National Transportation Safety Board is out with its preliminary report on a deadly plane crash at DuPage Airport.
The UPS plane crashed in Louisville, Ky., in November shortly after takeoff, when the left engine flew off the wing. Fifteen people were killed.
Investigators believe the plane’s engine failed midflight, causing it to clip a tree and crash near Dotsero, according to the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office.
The NTSB said Wednesday that Boeing had documented in 2011 there were four previous failures of a part that helps secure the MD-11’s engines to the wings.
An investigation into a light plane crash that killed two men north of the Gold Coast on Tuesday is focusing on potential engine trouble with the aircraft and the pilot’s medical history.
In a report Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board said fractures that appeared to have led the left engine to separate from the plane’s wing had occurred at least four other times.
Pawar's plane was carrying five passengers, including Pawar, when it crashed while making a second landing attempt in Baramati.