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Retardant on windshield when planes collided at Nevada fire

Retardant on windshield when planes collided at Nevada fire

LAS VEGAS (AP) — ONE OF two firefighting planes that collided above Nevada last month, killing both pilots, may have been hit by retardant dropped by the other one shortly before they crashed, according to a preliminary accident report. The National Transportation Safety Board report says witnesses in a nearby firefighting aircraft stated […]

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Airplane made noises, wing dipped before fatal crash in Utah

Airplane made noises, wing dipped before fatal crash in Utah

ROY, Utah (AP) — Federal investigators have released a preliminary report after a plane crashed in a Utah neighborhood in January, killing the pilot. The National Transportation Safety Board released the report Tuesday revealing multiple witnesses saw the airplane’s left wing drop before the plane nose dived into a residential […]

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Small plane crashes on Utah highway for 2nd time, 3 injured

Small plane crashes on Utah highway for 2nd time, 3 injured

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a small plane that crashed on a Utah highway made an emergency landing on the same highway last year. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer says the single-engine plane hit a billboard Sunday and crashed near Ogden-Hinckley Airport on Interstate 15. The pilot […]

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Report: No defects in tour bus in Utah crash that killed 4

Report: No defects in tour bus in Utah crash that killed 4

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. authorities investigating a tour bus crash that killed four Chinese tourists in Utah said Thursday they haven’t uncovered any mechanical problems that could explain why the driver lost control of the vehicle. The 60-year-old driver was on his first run for a new company […]

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The Latest: Tour bus driver in deadly crash was on 1st trip

The Latest: Tour bus driver in deadly crash was on 1st trip

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on a tour bus crash in Utah that left four Chinese tourists dead (all times local): 5:50 p.m. Investigators say the driver of a tour bus that crashed in southern Utah and killed four Chinese tourists and left dozens more injured had recently […]

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Bus with Chinese-speaking tourists crashes in Utah; 4 dead

Bus with Chinese-speaking tourists crashes in Utah; 4 dead

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP) — A tour bus crashed on a highway running through the red-rock landscape of southern Utah, killing four people from China and injuring dozens more. On Friday, the bus from of southern California rolled onto a guard rail, crushing its roof and ramming the rail’s vertical posts […]

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Report on Utah crash that killed 4 says pilot lost control

Report on Utah crash that killed 4 says pilot lost control

RIVERDALE, Utah (AP) — A report on a 2017 plane crash that killed four people says the pilot lost control before the aircraft went down on the median of Interstate 15 shortly after takeoff. The National Transportation Safety Board factual report released this month doesn’t conclude what caused the July […]

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Report finds pilot at fault in crash killing Colorado family

Report finds pilot at fault in crash killing Colorado family

DENVER (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board investigation has determined that pilot error likely caused a plane crash that killed a Colorado family of four. The Colorado Sun reported Wednesday that 47-year-old Jeff Makepeace was flying a single-engine plane with his family from Fort Collins to Moab, Utah. The agency says […]

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2 killed in crash of single-engine plane in southern Utah

2 killed in crash of single-engine plane in southern Utah

GROVER, Utah (AP) — Authorities say two people aboard a single-engine plane were killed when it crashed in southern Utah. A statement released by Wayne County spokeswoman Kassidee Brown says the plane crashed Friday in the Grover area, leaving a large debris field and starting a fire. The statement said […]

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Ballard couple ID’d as victims of helicopter crash in Utah

Ballard couple ID’d as victims of helicopter crash in Utah

ALPINE, Utah (AP) — A husband and wife from Ballard have been identified as the two people killed in the crash of a small helicopter in the central Utah mountains. Utah County Sheriff’s officials say the pilot was 32-year-old Benno Anthony Penna with his 32-year-old wife Megan Michele Hawk Penna […]

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