Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters – Page 7

Conditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash

The Army pilots were juggling dark skies, low altitude, a busy airspace and a cockpit without certain traffic detectors before the helicopter’s midair crash with a regional passenger jet.

By Mark Walker Kate Kelly Eric Schmitt and John Ismay

Airlines and Airplanes Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters Bush, George, Intercontinental Airport Engines Fires and Firefighters Houston (Tex) United Airlines

Engine Fire Prompts Evacuation of Houston Flight, Video Shows

A video on social media showed smoke and flames coming from one of the engines of a United Airlines flight headed for LaGuardia Airport in New York.

By Remy Tumin

Airlines and Airplanes Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters Chicago (Ill) Federal Aviation Administration O'Hare International Airport (Chicago, Ill)

Plane and Aircraft Tug Collide in Chicago, Critically Injuring Driver

The wing of an Air Wisconsin plane struck the vehicle, which was trying to cross a taxiway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, officials said.

By Johnny Diaz

Airlines and Airplanes Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters Figure Skating United States Figure Skating Assn United States Figure Skating Championships Wichita (Kan)

How the D.C. Plane Crash Shattered Wichita’s Big Dreams of Skating and Flight

The city had tried for years to host the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and to get a direct flight to the northeast.

By Kevin Draper