A single-engine crop-spraying plane slammed nose-first into a field in rural Argentina shortly after takeoff, yet the pilot walked away alive, a outcome now under investigation for possible mechanical failure. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. local time in the farming community of Perdices, in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province. The small aircraft had just lifted […] The post Crop-duster pilot survives nose-first crash into Argentine farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
A single-engine crop-spraying plane slammed nose-first into a field in rural Argentina shortly after takeoff, yet the pilot walked away alive, a outcome now under investigation for possible mechanical failure. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. local time in the farming community of Perdices, in Argentina's Entre Ríos Province. The small aircraft had just lifted off to spray fertilizer over surrounding farmland when it plunged straight down into an open field, The Sun reported . A worker in a neighboring field captured the moment on video. A small fire broke out on impact. The aircraft was destroyed. But emergency crews who raced to the mangled wreckage found the pilot still alive inside. Firefighters from the town of Ceibas, roughly…Open
The wrongful death suit alleged multiple failures by the airline, lessors and pilots that contributed to the death of 53-year-old Yoel Rodriguez Naranjo.
New video shows one of the pilots of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 escaping the aircraft after it overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport Sunday. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders, and are continuing their investigation. 0:00 New video shows crew member jumping from crashed Amazon cargo plane 0:22 CNN's Pete Muntean reports from the scene in Miami with an update on the crash investigation 1:28 NTSB chair says plane hit 7-passenger van, killing 5: "Utter devastation" 3:56 Video of the crash itself 4:36 Mary Schiavo, former Dept of Transportation inspector general, explains the investigative process Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines:…
A pilot died Monday after a small, single-engine plane crashed near Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, according to the fire department. Witnesses said the plane struck a power line before crashing onto a roadway and catching fire. Titusville firefighters extinguished the fire once they arrived at the scene. The sole occupant of the plane, the pilot, was pronounced dead. Officials said they have not been able to identify the pilot due to the nature of the crash.
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"We have a potential pilot incapacitation," the crew member said. Later, he informed controllers that the pilot had numbness in the arms and legs, and a racing heart rate.
"The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine," Mullin posted on X. "No panic, just straight professionalism. After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands."
