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Former Microsoft Exec Was Pilot in Connecticut Crash

Aug 10, 2013 9:49 AM CDT

Former Microsoft Exec Was Pilot in Connecticut Crash

Bill Henningsgaard, his son, and 2 kids in house were killed

(Newser) - Four bodies have been recovered from the scene of yesterday's plane crash into a house in East Haven, Connecticut, reports the Hartford Courant . Though official confirmation is pending, it now appears all but certain that the small plane's pilot was a former Microsoft VP named Bill Henningsgaard, reports...

Small Plane Crashes Into Connecticut Homes

2 Connecticut Kids
Missing as Plane
Hits House

Aug 9, 2013 12:35 PM CDT

2 Connecticut Kids Missing as Plane Hits House

Pilot also unaccounted for in East Haven

(Newser) - A small plane crashed into a neighborhood in East Haven, Connecticut, this morning, and heavily damaged at least two homes, reports WTNH . At least three people are missing—the pilot and two children, ages 13 and 1, who were in the house that took the brunt of the hit, reports...

Plane Crashes Into ... Cow

Aug 8, 2013 11:26 AM CDT

Plane Crashes Into ... Cow

All humans OK after airliner skids off runway

(Newser) - No black box data needed for this plane accident: Blame the cow. An Indonesian passenger jet with more than 100 people aboard skidded off the runway after hitting a cow upon landing, reports the Guardian . Luckily, all the humans were fine. The cow didn't make it, however, reports the...

Firefighters Knew Asiana Victim Was There When Truck Hit Her: Attorney

Asiana Victim Was Left to Fend for Herself: Attorney

Jul 28, 2013 4:30 PM CDT

Asiana Victim Was Left to Fend for Herself: Attorney

Lawyer claims Ye Meng Yuan was 'not properly cared for'

(Newser) - The fallout from the Asiana plane crash continues, as authorities and lawyers investigate who—if anyone—is to blame for the death of Ye Meng Yuan, the 16-year-old who was likely killed after being run over by a fire truck, rather than the crash itself. The law firm representing the...

Another Terrifying
Plane Landing

UPDATED

Jul 23, 2013 7:52 AM CDT

Another Terrifying Plane Landing

At least 10 injured as Southwest plane's landing gear collapses at LaGuardia

(Newser) - There was another too-dramatic plane landing last night, this time at New York's LaGuardia Airport, where the landing gear on a Southwest plane collapsed. Injury reports vary—the Wall Street Journal puts the figure at "more than 10", and says six passengers and three crew members have been...

Asiana Victim Killed
by Vehicle, Not Crash

Jul 19, 2013 12:46 PM CDT

Asiana Victim Killed by Vehicle, Not Crash

Coroner confirms she was alive when run over

(Newser) - A California coroner has confirmed the wrenching truth: One of the teen victims of the Asiana Airlines crash was killed not by the crash but by an emergency vehicle. The San Mateo coroner concluded that 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan of China was alive when she was run over by the...

Plane Crashes Into
Mobile Homes

Jul 18, 2013 12:39 PM CDT

Plane Crashes Into Mobile Homes

Pilot injured in crash

(Newser) - A small plane crashed into two mobile homes today in Laurel, Maryland, leaving the pilot with serious but not life-threatening injuries, WUSA-9 reports. Witnesses say they heard "sputtering" above and suspected something was amiss; they came outside to investigate and heard the crash. The 70-year-old pilot was spotted on...

Here Come the
Asiana Airlines
Lawsuits

Jul 18, 2013 7:32 AM CDT

Here Come the Asiana Airlines Lawsuits

As passengers sue, airline drops own plans to sue TV station

(Newser) - A pair of passengers are launching what appears to be the first lawsuit against Asiana Airlines after the crash of its Flight 214. In a strongly worded complaint, the plaintiffs cite "extreme and catastrophic injuries and emotional distress" resulting from the flight crew's "woeful violation of numerous...

Korean Pilots
Rely on Autopilot:
Aviators

Jul 16, 2013 8:28 AM CDT

Korean Pilots Rely on Autopilot: Aviators

They're not trained much on manual flying, pilots say

(Newser) - A potentially telling revelation in the wake of the Asiana Airlines crash landing at the San Francisco airport: Asiana pilots have little training on manual flying and visual approaches, according to three pilots Bloomberg spoke to who have either flown for Asiana or helped train Korean crews. One of the...

TV Station (Mis)Reports
SF Crash Pilot as
'Sum Ting Wong'

UPDATED

Jul 13, 2013 12:27 AM CDT

TV Station (Mis)Reports SF Crash Pilot as 'Sum Ting Wong'

KTVU claims names were verified by NTSB

(Newser) - There's not fact checking, and then there's ... not even using your brain. A newscast on Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU apparently fell for a (racist and offensive) joke, incorrectly reporting that the pilots of the plane that crashed at San Francisco airport were named "Sum Ting Wong,...

Child Becomes
3rd Dead in
SF Plane Crash

Jul 12, 2013 6:01 PM CDT

Child Becomes 3rd Dead in SF Plane Crash

Age, identity not disclosed

(Newser) - The death toll in the San Francisco plane crash has risen to three, with another passenger dying due to injuries in San Francisco General Hospital today, the AP reports. The hospital's chief of surgery says the victim was a female child, but her identity and age have been withheld...

SF Crash Victim Was
Run Over by Fire Truck

Jul 12, 2013 2:37 PM CDT

SF Crash Victim Was Run Over by Fire Truck

Cops confirm it happened—but it may not have been what killed her

(Newser) - Police have confirmed previous reports that one of the two teenage girls killed in the San Francisco plane crash was indeed run over by a fire truck. But it's still unclear whether that's what actually killed 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "The passenger...

NTSB: Asiana
Crash Looking
Like Pilot Error

Jul 12, 2013 7:59 AM CDT

NTSB: Asiana Crash Looking Like Pilot Error

Top concern is slow speed during descent; still no sign of mechanical failure

(Newser) - The continuing investigation into the crash of an Asiana Airlines plane still hasn't spotted any mechanical trouble—meaning it's likely that pilot mistakes were to blame for the disaster, Sky News reports. National Transportation Safety Board chair Deborah Hersman offered new information about investigators' findings, with concern centered...

Asiana Pilot:
Light Blinded
Me at 500 Feet

Jul 11, 2013 7:50 AM CDT

Asiana Pilot: Light Blinded Me at 500 Feet

Investigators unsure of its source

(Newser) - Clues to what may have caused the Asiana Airlines crash this weekend continue to emerge . The latest: The plane's pilot said that while flying at 500 feet, he was blinded by light, investigators say. "It was a temporary issue," says National Transportation Safety Board chair Deborah Hersman,...

Get Humans Out of the Cockpit

OPINION

Jul 10, 2013 1:55 PM CDT

Get Humans Out of the Cockpit

Holman Jenkins thinks transportation ought to be automated

(Newser) - When a highly automated train crashed into a Quebec town last weekend, its conductor was not on board . Which raises a few questions, writes Holman Jenkins at the Wall Street Journal . Why couldn't the train tell headquarters it had taken off? Why couldn't headquarters stop it from afar?...

Glacier Yields Victims
of 1952 Plane Crash

Jul 10, 2013 2:44 AM CDT

Glacier Yields Victims of 1952 Plane Crash

POW/MIA team scouring Alaska site

(Newser) - More than 60 years after an Air Force plane slammed into Alaska's Mount Gannett, killing all 51 men aboard, a glacier miles away has begun giving up their remains. The military decided it would be near-impossible to recover the remains after the C-124 transport crashed in November 1952, but...

2 Flight Attendants
Were Thrown
From Plane,
Survived

Jul 9, 2013 6:38 PM CDT

2 Flight Attendants Were Thrown From Plane, Survived

Crew says it was relying on automated cockpit equipment for speed

(Newser) - An amazing detail emerged today from the NTSB about the Asiana Airlines crash over the weekend: Two female flight attendants working in the rear of the plane weren't in their seats when it slammed into a seawall, and both were ejected upon impact, reports NBC News . "They were...

Pilot, Co-Pilot Didn't Talk About Unfolding SF Disaster

Jul 9, 2013 10:36 AM CDT

Pilot, Co-Pilot Didn't Talk About Unfolding SF Disaster

Cockpit voice recordings show no communication until seconds before crash

(Newser) - As Asiana Airlines Flight 214 descended toward San Francisco International Airport— too low , too slow , and with a pilot who had never landed a Boeing 777 at the tricky airport before—cockpit voice recordings show that pilot Lee Hang-kook and the co-pilot supervising him, who was more experienced, did not...

Seat Belts,
Safety Changes
Saved Lives
in SF Crash

Jul 9, 2013 5:03 AM CDT

Seat Belts, Safety Changes Saved Lives in SF Crash

But many survivors suffered spinal injuries

(Newser) - If Saturday's plane crash in San Francisco had happened 25 years ago—or if passengers hadn't been wearing seat belts—the death toll would have been a lot higher than two out of the 307 passengers and crew, experts say. FAA mandates in the late 1980s forced manufacturers...

Pilots: SF Airport Was
a Crash Waiting to Happen

Jul 8, 2013 2:35 PM CDT

Pilots: SF Airport Was a Crash Waiting to Happen

Landing system had been down for weeks

(Newser) - "It was only a matter of time before something like this happened." That's one pilot's take on the headline-grabbing Asiana Airlines crash that left two people dead and 182 injured. The San Francisco International Airport was primed for disaster, pilots tell Der Spiegel , because a landing...