Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington. Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says the plane crashed into the roof of the apartment building in Herndon, Va., early Friday after it had electrical problems and its engine cut [...]
Four people have died after a tourist plane with 14 people on board crashed in Kenya’s Maasai Mara park. Police say two pilots and two German tourists were killed when the Mombasa Air Safari flight went down in Ngrende. The Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority had previously reported three people dead. But Narok district police chief [...]
Continue reading …AFRICA Kenyan minister and his deputy die in helicopter crash Local Kenyan TV has reported a helicopter crash outside the capital. The country’s security minister and his deputy are said to be among those killed in the crash. A Kenyan cabinet minister is believed to be among the six people who have died in a [...]
Continue reading …Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerian aviation authorities suspended Dana Air’s operating license Tuesday as torrential rain hampered recovery efforts after a deadly weekend plane crash. “As soon as we have concluded the recertification of the airline, if they are capable, then their license will be reinstated,” said Sam Adurogboye, a spokesman for the Nigerian Civil [...]
Continue reading …Officials in Nigeria say they have found no survivors after a passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed into a residential area of the capital Lagos. The local Dana airlines flight was carrying at least 153 people when it plunged into the ground in Nigeria’s largest city. Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has declared three [...]
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