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Plane in fatal AZ crash had known landing gear issue

Private plane crash that killed a pilot could be tied to known landing gear issue, NTSB report says

Prior damage to the landing gear on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash earlier this month, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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NTSB report reveals new details on private plane crash in Arizona

A preliminary report on the deadly plane crash in Scottsdale, Arizona, reveals new details about the circumstances of the collision.

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NTSB: Plane in fatal AZ crash had known landing gear issue

Prior damage to the landing gear on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil could have contributed to a fatal crash earlier this month, according

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How many plane crashes have there been in 2025? Here's a look at the data

So far, in 2025, there have been 113 aviation accidents, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Fifteen of those accidents were fatal. Sixty-three of this year's accidents occurred in January, and the other 50 happened in February.

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Have there been more plane accidents this year than in 2024? Here's what the data shows

Most recently, a dozen were injured due to a jet crashing and flipping upside down at a Toronto airport. Atlanta Delta Flight 876 heading to Columbia, South Carolina, also had to make an emergency landing Monday after passengers spotted haze filling up a cabin.

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Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows

In the past decade, the National Transportation Safety Board has recorded more than 1,100 aviation accidents and incidents each year. They rarely involve commercial aircraft. That accident/incident figure is small compared with the more than 45,000 flights that the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Organization handles every day.

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Transportation secretary says pilot error played a role in majority of recent plane crashes and close calls

Pilot error played a role in most of the high-profile plane crashes and close calls in the last few weeks, Transportation ...

Is my flight safe? Here’s what to know about recent plane crashes and mishaps

All the recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

Fatal Newberg plane crash in 2023 caused by failed training maneuver, sending craft into spin

Hurd was the sole survivor of the Oct. 3, 2023, airplane crash in Newberg that killed 22-year-old Hillsboro Aero Academy flight instructor Michele Cavallotti and his student, Barrett Bevacqua, 20. Her ...

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Are plane crashes on the rise? What to know about the recent incidents

There were also two fatal crashes involving Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jetliner in 2018 and 2019. And last January, a door ...

3 people airlifted after small plane from Baltimore County crashes in Vermont

Three people were airlifted to a hospital after a flight that took off from a County airport crash-landed on a mountain in Vermont, according to first responders.