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• Pilots Did Not Receive Warnings Before Deadly Crash

  James Sabatini | July 23, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The pilots in a jet crash last summer that killed 49 people left the terminal without receiving four important airport advisories, including one that said the normal taxiway to the main runway was closed. Comair Flight 5191 crashed on August 27, 2006, shortly after mistakenly taking off from the general aviation runway, killing all people aboard but one. The plane taxied to the wrong runway in...

• Tam Airlines Pilot Tried to Abort Landing

  James Sabatini | July 18, 2007 2:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An initial probe of a Brazilian plane crash that killed at least 200 people suggests the airliner's pilot tried to abort a crash landing, an official said Wednesday. For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Airline, Cruise, Bus, and other Mass Transit Accidents.

• TAM Airline Airbus 320 Crashes In Sao Paulo

  James Sabatini | July 17, 2007 11:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A TAM Airlines Airbus 320 carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rain at Sao Paulo's Congon has Airport, the airline said. The Sao Paulo fire department said at least 200 people, including some on the ground, were dead at the scene. There was no immediate word on survivors.A Brazilian Court had previously banned large jets from using the runway due to safety concerns. The...

• Small Plane Crashes Into Fla. Homes Killing Two

  James Sabatini | July 10, 2007 11:10 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A small plane trying to make an emergency landing crashed into a suburban Orlando neighborhood Tuesday, killing both people aboard and starting two house fires that burned two adults and a 10-year-old boy. The cause of this fatal crash is under investigation.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Airlines, Cruise, Buses, and Other Mass Transit Accidents.

• CT Woman Remains Critical After Car Accident

  James Sabatini | July 03, 2007 8:49 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A woman, who was struck by a car on Monday, is in critical condition at Yale-New Haven Hospital this morning.Christina Whitfield, 27, was struck Monday morning by Stephen Urban, 28, who was driving westbound on Route 34. Whitfield was treated at the scene before being transferred to the hospital.For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.