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Smithsonian Confirms Birds Hit Both Hudson Jet Engines
Engines from the US Airways Airbus 340 that made an emergency landing in New York's Hudson River in January were sent to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington for testing to determine the cause of the malfunction,...
created by Terri Potratz | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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346 views | 11 recommendations | 3 comments
Airplane Water Landing and Ditching Statistics: Rates of Survival
Commercial aircraft rarely make water landings, but it does happen. A US Airways flight landed in the Hudson River today, and it is believed that no passengers were seriously hurt. The plane, and Airbus...
created by Terri Potratz | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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8830 views | 24 recommendations | 13 comments
Train engineer texted 22 seconds before LA crash
" LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said...Metrolink engineer sent text message moments before fatal crash
More sad developments in the Metrolink saga."A Metrolink engineer sent a text message from his cellphone seconds before he slammed into an oncoming freight train in an accident that killed 25 people and injured...NTSB Reported Radio Silence Minutes Before Crash
"September 23, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Metrolink accident attorneys, the National Transportation Safety Board the audio recordings between the Metrolink engineer and the conductor showed they...NTSB Seeks Order Banning Use of Cell Phones by Train Operators
"September 16, 2008- Ever since the news that teenage train enthusiasts were text messaging the train engineer at the time of the train crash in Chatsworth, the NTSB has sought an order banning the use of cell...Report: Design flaw cause of Minn. Bridge Collapse
The findings of the report confirm the original suspicion that a structural flaw, as apposed to an impact or terrorism, were the cause of the dramatic collapse. See here for the original report. "Federal...Small plane crashes in California neighborhood
These aerial photos are courtesy CNN but we are still looking for NP members in East LA or in the Riverside area of southern California who may have witnessed this event.The small Piper Seneca was on approach to...
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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625 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Alaska Cruise Ship - New Mate, Wrong Turn
UPDATE: unofficialsquaw.com's stories for NowPublic have caught the ear of folks at the Seattlest blog interested in why the Seattle-bound ship ran aground. Great work, unofficialsquaw.com and gcaptain.com! Sources close to gCaptain.com tell us the cruise ship
that hit a rock...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1200 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Alaska Cruise Ship Incident Has Ties to Exxon Valdez Grounding
UPDATE: unofficialsquaw.com's stories for NowPublic have caught the ear of folks at the Seattlest blog interested in why the Seattle-bound ship ran aground. Great work, unofficialsquaw.com and gcaptain.com! From...
created by unofficialsquaw.com | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1110 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Lexiington controller was too busy to concentrate on Flight 5181
"LEXINGTON, Ky. - The lone air traffic controller on duty the morning Comair Flight 5181 crashed cleared the jet for takeoff, then turned his back to do some "administrative duties" as the aircraft veered down the wrong runway, a federal investigator said Tuesday."Comair Flight 5191 crashed due to stunt, killing 49 persons
"The Delta commuter flight had been cleared to take off from the 7,000-foot Runway 22 at Lexington's Blue Grass Airport, sources told CNN earlier Sunday. Instead, evidence at the scene indicates the plane took off from Runway 26, which is about half as long, NTSB member...
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