Sacramento, CA

CBS Sacramento

SACRAMENTO —  A small plane crashed at the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento on Sunday afternoon around 1:15 p.m.  The FAA confirmed that the pilot was the only person onboard the single-engine Piper PA28 aircraft when it crashed on the golf course just south of McClellan Airfield. According to the Sacramento Fire Department, the pilot suffered minor injuries and was able to walk away from the scene. They said the plane had an emergency landing and came to a stop against the pro shop on the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex's property. No one else was injured as a result of the crash.The cause of the plane crash is under investigation by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board. 


Plane crashes at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento

Wide Open Country

A plane took off from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and a horrific tragedy followed. Per the Associated Press, the Saurya Airlines flight was heading to Pokhara for maintenance work. Most of the people on board were either mechanics or airline employees. As the plane was taking off, it started to turn right. Suddenly, it wound up crashing into the eastern section of the airport.

Pilot Is Lone Survivor After Plane Crashes After Take-Off, Killing 18

Niagara Falls, NY

CBS Detroit

Officials on Sunday released the name of a pilot who died in a skydiving flight after her passengers jumped from the aircraft near the Niagara Falls.Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Georger, of Towanda, New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook."My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today," Paul Georger wrote. "Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realizing...

Pilot living "her dream" dies in crash after skydivers jump from plane

Talker

The flight was carrying employees of Saurya Airlines when it took off from the airport in Nepal.
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Tragic moment plane crashed during take-off killing 18 people

The US Sun

THIS is the horrifying moment a plane crashes in Nepal before blowing up and bursting into flames - leaving 18 people dead. Chilling footage captured the passenger jet nosediving towards the ground after a failed take-off that killed everyone on board but the pilot. Heart-stopping footage shows the aircraft uncontrollably...

Horror moment jet plummets into the ground & blows up after failed take-off killing 18 & leaving pilot the only survivor

Wyoming State

THE Nelons - America's beloved gospel family - have been involved in a fatal plane crash on route to a concert. Seven people died in the horror crash including four members of the family in Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber and son-in-law Nathan Kistler. The families assistant...

Four family members of beloved gospel group The Nelons among 7 killed in horror plane crash on route to concert

WASHINGTON — Air Force investigators have determined the fatal CV-22B crash that occurred off the coast of Japan in November was caused by a “catastrophic failure” of a proprotor gearbox — a mechanical failure that the service said was made more likely due to the crew’s in-flight decisions and the Osprey program office’s prior failure to effectively communicate relevant data to the military services.

Air Force says ‘catastrophic’ mechanical failure, ‘causal’ crew decisions led to deadly V-22 crash

Recluse, WY

The Nelons shared a video documenting their trip just hours before three of the gospel family group's four members were killed in a plane crash in Wyoming that took the lives of all seven people on board. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband Jason Nelon Clark and daughter Amber Nelon Kistler...

Nelons Tragedy: Haunting Final Video Before Plane Crash That Killed 3 Of Gospel Family Band's 4 Members

Riverside, CA

Upland, CA

USA TODAY

William Orellana's mother and girlfriend are frantic to find the 34-year-old Upland man missing for 13 days as of Friday.

California dad missing for nearly 2 weeks after mysterious crash into street pole

The Standard

A pilot has died in a plane crash moments after releasing skydivers near the Niagara Falls. Melanie Georger, 26, was the only person on board when the single-engine Cessna crashed on Saturday, the Niagara Country Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Ms Georger, of New York, was working to become a commercial pilot, her father said Saturday in a statement on Facebook.“My beloved daughter, my best friend and one of the two lights of my life passed away suddenly today,” Paul Georger wrote.“Melanie was a pilot, on the cusp of realising her dream to fly for the airlines. She was doing what...

Pilot, 26, dies moments after releasing skydivers near Niagara Falls

Twine was found around the neck of a baby whose body may have been under floorboards for more than 100 years, police said. The skeleton of the full-term child was discovered at a house in Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, last month and Durham Police said its death was likely suspicious.

Twine around baby found after 100 years under floor

The Independent

A mechanic was killed after being sucked into the running engine of a Boeing aircraft during routine maintenance work last Wednesday.Abolfazl Amiri, a local airport mechanic, was dragged into a running CFM56-3 aircraft engine that quickly caught fire at Chabahar Konarak Airport in southern Iran.It is believed Mr Amiri returned to the right side engine for a forgotten tool after doing maintenance work on the 26-year-old Varesh Airlines Boeing 737-500.The Boeing plane, manned by the domestic Iranian carrier, had landed in Charbahar from Tehran at 7.15am with all passengers and crew deplaned before Mr Amiri started his mechanical work.According to...

Horror as mechanic sucked into running Boeing plane engine as he tried to retrieve a tool

Virginia State

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Ronkonkoma, NY

Cheryl E Preston

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

A man has been left in a critical condition in hospital after his motorcycle was in a collision with a car outside a theme park in North Yorkshire. The man, 60, was heading north from Ripon on an Aprilia motorcycle on the A6108 on the outskirts of North Stainley at 15:35 BST on Monday.

Motorcyclist in critical condition after car crash

Tieran Carmody launched a machete attack with "needless ferocity" after being confronted about smoking cannabis in a playground.

Teen jailed for murdering dad-of-three in smoking row

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Australia hockey player Tom Craig has apologised after being released from custody in Paris following his arrest for allegedly buying cocaine. The Paris prosecutor's office said an individual was arrested on Tuesday night for buying cocaine in the ninth arrondissement. Craig was released with a warning and did not receive...

Australian Craig 'sorry' after Paris cocaine arrest

iHeartRadio

Her student was severely injured after slamming into the ground.

Skydiving Instructor, 28, Died After Getting Caught In Freak Weather Event

A man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap after a teenager was allegedly held against her will in woods in Nottinghamshire. Police were called to Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, at 6.20pm on 17 July after the girl was approached in nearby Boughton Brake. The girl was released unharmed a...

Kidnap arrest after girl 'held against will' in woods

Seattle, WA

The Mirror US

Before the tragic death of three members of the family band, The Nelons, Amber Nelon Kistler shared a photo from the plane of her family, moments before the crash

The Nelons seen in heartbreaking last photo before fatal plane crash

NewsBreak

Man nearly hit when small plane crashes on golf course

A small plane crash-landed on a golf course in Sacramento, California, nearly hitting a...

Man nearly hit when small plane crashes on golf course

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