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CBS News
22-07-2025
- General
- CBS News
Plane crash victim's smart watch leads searchers to wreckage near Yellowstone National Park
West Yellowstone, Mont. — Search teams located the site of an airplane crash that killed three people near Yellowstone National Park using the last known location of the smart watch from one of the victims, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper PA-28 aircraft left Montana's West Yellowstone Airport just before midnight on Thursday, according to Federal Aviation Administration records released Monday. When the aircraft couldn't be located, two search planes were dispatched to look for it in the vicinity of the last known location of the watch, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said. The search planes found the downed aircraft about a half-hour later in dense timber just south of the town of West Yellowstone. All three occupants were deceased. Their bodies were removed from the plane and flown out by helicopter, the office said, and they were turned over to a Gallatin County Sheriff's Office deputy coroner. The victims were identified by the sheriff's office as Robert Conover, 60, of Tennessee; Madison Conover, 23, also of Tennessee; and Kurt Enoch Robey, 55, of Utah. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately known. It was under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
Associated Press
21-07-2025
- General
- Associated Press
The wreckage of a Montana plane crash is found using a victim's smart watch location
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — Search teams located the site of an airplane crash that killed three people near Yellowstone National Park using the last known location of the smart watch from one of the victims, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper PA-28 aircraft left Montana's West Yellowstone Airport just before midnight on Thursday, according to Federal Aviation Administration records released Monday. When the aircraft could not be located, two search planes were dispatched to look for it in the vicinity of the last known location of the watch, the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office said. The search planes found the downed aircraft about a half-hour later in dense timber just south of the town of West Yellowstone. All three occupants were deceased. The victims were identified by the sheriff's office as Robert Conover, 60, of Tennessee; Madison Conover, 23, also of Tennessee; and Kurt Enoch Robey, 55, of Utah. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. It was under investigation by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board.
Washington Post
21-07-2025
- Washington Post
What to know about the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a Dhaka school
At least 19 people have been killed after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a private school campus in the south Asian country's capital city on Monday. It is the deadliest airplane crash in the Bangladeshi capital in recent memory. Details are still emerging. Here's a look at what is known so far:
Khaleej Times
12-07-2025
- Khaleej Times
India association rejects 'bias towards pilot error' in preliminary report on Air India crash
The Airline Pilots' Association of India rejected a "bias toward pilot error" after the preliminary report on the Air India plane crash was released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). The Indian pilots association also claimed that the "report was leaked to media without any responsible official signature or attribution". In a statement, the association alleged a "lack of transparency in the investigation". A key finding of the report found that the fuel switches had flipped to cutoff shortly after takeoff, starving engines of fuel. One pilot was heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off the fuel. "The other pilot responded that he did not do so," the report said. India's pilots association said "the tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry." APAI also alleged that "investigations continue to be shrouded in secrecy, undermining credibility and public trust." The association said that "qualified, experienced personnel, especially line pilots, are still not being included in the investigation team."
