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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Three dead in California after small plane crash near Monterey Bay, Coast Guard says
Three people are dead after a small private aircraft crashed on California's Central Coast, according to officials. The U.S. Coast Guard station in Monterey received a relay at 10:55 p.m. Saturday that a twin-engine Beechcraft plane that took off from San Carlos with three people onboard had crashed 200 to 300 yards off Point Pinos, an outcropping at the southern end of Monterey Bay roughly 125 miles south of San Francisco. The Coast Guard launched a rescue helicopter from San Francisco and a search boat from Monterey to hunt for survivors of the crashed plane, which had a tail number of N8796R. A boat crew and drones from CAL Fire, as well as local police departments, joined the search. The wreck was eventually located and its three passengers were found dead, the Coast Guard told The New York Times. The names of the passengers were not immediately made public. The Independent has requested comment from the Coast Guard. The crash occurred roughly 30 minutes after takeoff near the Monterey Regional Airport, the flight's intended destination, according to flight tracking site Flightradar 24. Bodies were recovered off the coast of Pacific Grove, KSBW reports, and aircraft debris has washed up onshore. "I was going to sleep and heard this loud engine grumbling. Sounded like a Cessna, but it was really low and loud. It kind of felt like it was over the house, and there was a pop," Brian Mitchell, who was in the area from Sacramento visiting a relative, told the outlet. Federal officials including the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
The Independent
2 days ago
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- The Independent
Three dead in California after small plane crash near Monterey Bay, Coast Guard says
Three people are dead after a small private aircraft crashed on California's Central Coast, according to officials. The U.S. Coast Guard station in Monterey received a relay at 10:55 p.m. Saturday that a twin-engine Beechcraft plane that took off from San Carlos with three people onboard had crashed 200 to 300 yards off Point Pinos, an outcropping at the southern end of Monterey Bay roughly 125 miles south of San Francisco. The Coast Guard launched a rescue helicopter from San Francisco and a search boat from Monterey to hunt for survivors of the crashed plane, which had a tail number of N8796R. A boat crew and drones from CAL Fire, as well as local police departments, joined the search. The wreck was eventually located and its three passengers were found dead, the Coast Guard told The New York Times. The names of the passengers were not immediately made public. The Independent has requested comment from the Coast Guard. The crash occurred roughly 30 minutes after takeoff near the Monterey Regional Airport, the flight's intended destination, according to flight tracking site Flightradar 24. Bodies were recovered off the coast of Pacific Grove, KSBW reports, and aircraft debris has washed up onshore. "I was going to sleep and heard this loud engine grumbling. Sounded like a Cessna, but it was really low and loud. It kind of felt like it was over the house, and there was a pop," Brian Mitchell, who was in the area from Sacramento visiting a relative, told the outlet.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
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Small jet headed to Wisconsin crashed in western Minnesota, killing one, reports say
A small jet crashed Monday, July 21, near Granite Falls Municipal Airport in western Minnesota, killing one of two people on board, according to multiple reports. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office told KMSP-TV that it received a report of a jet having engine problems near the airport shortly before 5:30 p.m., and then minutes later received a 911 call saying the aircraft had crashed near Highway 23. At the site of the crash, emergency responders found one person standing along the highway and gave them medical attention. The other occupant of the aircraft was pronounced dead. Related: Here's how many people have died in crashes related to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh since 1982 The aircraft involved in the crash was an Aero Vodochody L-39, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, which also indicated there were two people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation. The jet departed from Alpine, Wyoming, shortly before 11:30 a.m. Mountain time July 21, briefly landed in Gillette, Wyoming, then arrived in Watertown, South Dakota, shortly after 3:30 p.m. Central time, according to FlightAware, a flight-tracking website. It took off again shortly after 5 p.m., and crashed on its way to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, not far from the site of EAA AirVenture, a popular airshow that began July 21 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This article originally appeared on St. Cloud Times: Plane crash kills one person in western Minnesota, reports say
CBS News
22-07-2025
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- CBS News
Two men dead as a result of plane crash in West Michigan
Two Northern Michigan men were killed when a small aircraft crashed Monday near Lowell, Michigan. The aircraft had departed from Alpena and was traveling through the Grand Rapids area when it went down in Vergennes Township, the Kent County Sheriff's Office reported. The Vans RV-14A plane crashed into a storage facility about a half mile from the Lowell Airport. Both occupants, Kevin Lawrence, 62, of Presque Isle, and Paul Shalk, 68, of Rogers City, died in the crash. The Kent County Sheriff's Office said it is working with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board in a coordinated, multi-agency investigation to determine the cause of the crash. "We extend our condolences to the families and friends of Kevin and Paul during this difficult time," the Kent County Sheriff's Office said in its statement.
South China Morning Post
22-07-2025
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- South China Morning Post
Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into school, killing at least 27, mostly children
Read more about this: A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in the capital, Dhaka, soon after take-off on July 22, 2025. It caught fire, killing the pilot and at least 26 other people, most of whom were pupils, officials said. Another 171 pupils were rescued with injuries from a smouldering two-storey school building, officials said, including many with burns who were whisked away in helicopters, motorised rickshaws and the arms of firefighters and parents.
