NTSB Probable Cause Report Indicates The Plane Broke Apart In Flight
This could be described as the very epitome of an avoidable accident. The NTSB has released its probable cause report from an accident which occurred near Glencoe, MN March 21st in which a Beechcraft Bonanza went down, resulting in the fatal injury of the three people and three dogs on board.
Forty-One-Year-Old Program May Fall Victim To Shrinking Budgets
The aviation mechanics school operating from a hangar at Van Nuys Airport in suburban Los Angeles is facing the threat of closure unless the Los Angeles Unified School District can find the money to keep it going.
Creator Of The Cult British TV Classic 'Thunderbirds'
He called his method of production "Supermarionation", and his principal characters were all marionettes. Employing the puppets and scale models, Garry Anderson created a cult television classic "Thunderbirds" which ran for two seasons on Britain's ITV, and later became a staple on Saturday mornings in U.S. syndication. Anderson died Wednesday at the age of 83.
Lower Court Excluded Certain Evidence That Led To Judgment In Favor Of The Planemaker
The Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's jury finding in favor of Cirrus Design Corporation in a case stemming from an accident that fatally injured New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and flight instructor Tyler Stanger in 2006.
Fatally Injured 53-Year-Old Inventor Had Retired At 38
The 53-year-old inventor of such products as disposable diapers with elastic side panels and an oil-spill cleanup system was fatally injured in a Christmas Eve accident in central Florida. His wife, also 53, broke both of her ankles when the Navajo Chieftain they were flying went down.
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