29 killed when Iranian jetliner skids off runway - CTV.ca

" Updated Fri. Sep. 1 2006 11:40 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff An Iranian jetliner skidded off the runway and burst into flames in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Friday, killing at least 29 of the 148 people on board, Iran's aviation chief said. The plane slid off the runway,...

Plane catches fire on landing in Iran, killing 29 - International Herald Tribune

" TEHRAN, Iran An Iranian passenger plane carrying 148 people skidded off the runway and smashed its wing on the ground, sparking a fire as it landed in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Friday, killing 29 people in the latest deadly accident involving a Russian-made...

Jetliner accident in Iran leaves 29 dead (AP)

" TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian jetliner skidded off the runway and smashed its wing as it landed Friday in the northeastern city of Mashhad, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people aboard, Iran " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Iran 's aviation chief...

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."

Crash probe: Ky. runway route changed (AP)

" LEXINGTON, Ky. - Investigators in the Comair jet crash that killed 49 people are looking into whether changes made to a taxiway during a repaving project a week ago confused the pilot and caused him to turn onto the wrong runway. Federal aviation officials said Monday they...

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...

Comair plane took off from wrong runway (AP)

" LEXINGTON, Ky. - A commuter jet mistakenly trying to take off on a runway that was too short crashed into a field Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor — a co-pilot — in critical condition, federal investigators said....

Reports: Plane crashes in Ky. - USA Today

" Updated 8/27/2006 6:47 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A commuter jet was on the wrong runway when it crashed just after takeoff early Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor - a co-pilot - in critical...

Ky. probe to look at runway, evacuation (AP)

" WASHINGTON — Accident investigators will be taking a meticulous look at the series of events that led to a regional jet apparently taking off the wrong runway and whether it might have been possible to evacuate passengers before it erupted in flames. The pilots...

Ky. plane crash kills 49 of 50 on board (AP)

" LEXINGTON, Ky. - A commuter jet taking off for Atlanta crashed just past the runway and burst into flames, killing 49 people before dawn Sunday and leaving the lone survivor in critical condition. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately clear, but the location of the...

Supercars vie for speed record (BBC News)

" Cars will be hitting speeds of up to 180mph London City Airport will be closed to air traffic on Saturday as it hosts a speed challenge attempt. Some of the fastest cars on the road will battle it out on the runway to set London's land speed record. Topping the bill are a...

Brakes to blame for Russian plane crash

"The brakes on a Russian plane may have failed as it landed and careened into garages in a fiery crash that killed at least 122 people in the country’s second major commercial airline disaster in two months, Russian news agencies reported Sunday."