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A small jet overran the runway at Osaka's Yao Airport; no injuries were reported during landing.
Takeshi Sakagami, Kenji Shimawaki
At around 5:30 p.m. on the 26th, a 119 emergency call
was received from a nearby resident reporting that "an airplane has crashed into a fence" at Yao Airport ( Yao City, Osaka Prefecture).
According to the fire department, seven vehicles, including fire engines, were dispatched to the scene, but there was no fire or oil leak from the aircraft, so no firefighting operations were carried out.
Additionally, although there were three people on board the small plane, they were reportedly unharmed and were not taken to the hospital.
According to the Osaka Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the aircraft in question is a HondaJet , a small jet aircraft , and is privately owned.
The aircraft overran runway A during landing at Yao Airport and subsequently came to a stop. The cause is unknown.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASV6V35N9V6VPTIL00YM.html?iref=pc_photo_gallery_bottom
3 dead in plane crash near Fort Simpson, N.W.T., fire officials confirm
Plane was responding to a wildfire when it crashed Wednesday evening
Chris Windeyer, Emma Tranter · CBC News
Three people are dead after a plane responding to a wildfire near Fort Simpson, N.W.T., crashed on Wednesday evening. 
N.W.T. Fire said in a news release Thursday afternoon that responders went to the crash site and confirmed the deaths.
"Our organization is grieving alongside the families, friends, colleagues, and the broader wildfire community as we process this unthinkable loss," Mike Westwick, the manager of wildfire prevention and mitigation, said in the release.
"We will honour those who lost their lives in the line of duty at the appropriate time and in accordance with the wishes of their families," Westwick added.
The RCMP said they are helping to recover the deceased and the N.W.T coroner's office is also investigating.
RCMP said in a news release Thursday that they learned of the plane crash around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The plane involved was a fixed wing Turbo Commander 690 Bird Dog 104. Bird dog aircraft are small, typically single-engine planes that carry crew who direct air traffic near a fire and coordinate the airtankers.
In a Facebook post Thursday, Yellowknife-based Buffalo Airways said the crash involved one of its planes.
"It is with heavy hearts that we confirm the loss of one of our Aerial Firefighting pilots while actioning a forest fire west of Fort Simpson," the post said.
The airline said it's "mourning heroes who were fighting in the line of duty."
N.W.T. Fire said the aircraft was working on a fire identified as FS009 — a naturally-caused fire 100 hectares in size discovered Wednesday evening in the Martin Hills area near Fort Simpson.
N.W.T. Fire and the RCMP did not provide any details about the crash.
RCMP said the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is leading the investigation.
Jon Lee, a spokesperson with the TSB, said the agency was notified of the incident Wednesday night and was deploying two investigators to the area.
He said the TSB had few details about the incident.
Fort Simpson Mayor Les Wright issued a written statement on Thursday afternoon, offering condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of the three people killed and paying tribute to the deceased.
"These heroic individuals made the ultimate sacrifice while actively protecting our community, our homes, and the lives of every resident in our area," the statement reads.
"There are no words sufficient to express the profound gratitude we owe them, nor the deep sorrow we feel at their passing."
N.W.T. Fire said the safety and well-being of its "interconnected fire family" comes first right now. The agency is sending critical incident stress management specialists to its bases to "help staff process these events," its statement read.
This isn't the first time N.W.T. Fire has lost crew members in the line of duty. In 2023, firefighter Adam Yeadon was killed while fighting a fire near his community of Fort Liard, after he was struck by a falling poplar tree. The following year, pilot Tom Frith was killed during wildfire operations in Fort Good Hope when his helicopter crashed.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/3-dead-in-plane-crash-near-fort-simpson-n-w-t-fire-officials-confirm-9.7248421
Small plane makes emergency landing on Campeche beach; departed from Sinaloa bound for Cancun
Lorenzo Chim, correspondent
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche . A twin-engine Cessna
plane with registration N35VC, coming from Culiacán, Sinaloa and bound for Cancún, Quintana Roo, made an emergency landing on a beach in Ciudad del Carmen. Its seven occupants escaped unharmed.
It was reported that the aircraft had made a stop in Mexico City and later at the Ciudad del Carmen airport where it intended to continue its route, but before taking off it experienced an oil leak, which forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in the Playa Norte area.
There were 2 women and 3 men on board the small plane, plus the two pilots.
The passengers were evaluated by paramedics from the Red Cross and Civil Protection and found to have no injuries. Members of the National Guard, as well as the State and Municipal Police of Carmen, also arrived to inspect the aircraft, as it was suspected of carrying drugs.
https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/06/25/estados/avioneta-aterriza-de-emergencia-en-playa-de-campeche-salio-de-sinaloa-con-destino-a-cancun
Update: NTSB Opens Investigation Active On Boston Near Miss
Runway Intersection Issue Could Be One Part Of Investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board said it is opening an investigation into a near-miss incident that happened on Saturday between two commercial jetliners at Boston Logan airport.
The crew of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 on Saturday performed a go-around as an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 was departing from an intersecting runway, said the Federal Aviation Administration, which is also investigating.
Estimates from aviation tracking sources and experts indicate the two commercial jets came within approximately 325 to 350 feet of one another near the runway intersection, according to Reuters. Todd Curtis, a former safety engineer at Boeing, told The Associated Press that the two planes came within 300 feet of each other after evaluating data from FlightRadar24.
A Delta Air Lines spokesperson told Fox News Digital that while the plane was descending, the crew "received an advisory from onboard systems of potential traffic. Delta aircraft are equipped with technology to warn crews of potential conflicts with other aircraft and our pilots train extensively to respond," the spokesperson said.
The Delta spokesperson said the A319 was operating Flight 2351 from Dallas with 129 passengers and six crew members. The aircraft later landed safely and passengers disembarked normally.
FMI:Â www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
38 Years ago today:Â On 26 June 1988 Air France flight AF296Q, an Airbus A320, crashed during a flyby at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, France, killing 3 occupants; 133 survived the accident.
| Date: | Sunday 26 June 1988 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Type: | Airbus A320-111 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France, opf Air Charter International |
| Registration: | F-GFKC |
| MSN: | 009 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22 hours |
| Cycles: | 18 flights |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 136 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport -Â Â Â Â France |
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Basel/Mulhouse Airport (BSL/LFSB) |
| Destination airport: | Basel/Mulhouse Airport (BSL/LFSB) |
| Investigating agency:Â | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: | Â Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
Air France flight AF296Q, an Airbus A320, crashed during a flyby at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, France, killing 3 occupants; 133 survived the accident.
The newly delivered Airbus A320, F-GFKC, was destroyed when it impacted trees during a low pass over the runway at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, France. A fire broke out, killing three occupants.
The Mulhouse Flying Club had requested Air France to perform a fly by at their air show at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport on June 26, 1988.
Air France prepared a low speed pass with the gear down at 100 feet and the another pass at high speed in clean configuration. While Air France had performed more than twenty low passes since 1987, the altitude of 100 feet was not allowed according to regulations. French air safety regulations imposed a minimum VFR overflight height of 170 feet.
The fly by was to be performed using an Airbus A320, an aircraft model that was introduced by launching customer Air France in March 1988. F-GFKC was the third A320 in the fleet and had been delivered on June 23.
The flight crew scheduled to perform the demonstration flight were two captains: the head of A320 training subdivision (Pilot Flying) and a captain participating in the placing into service of the A320(Pilot Monitoring).
On board the flight were four cabin crew members and 130 passengers.
The aircraft took off from nearby Basle-Mulhouse Airport at 14:41 and climbed to 1000 feet agl. The crew started the descent three minutes later and Habsheim was in sight at 450 feet agl. The Pilot Monitoring informed the Pilot Flying that the aircraft was reaching 100 feet at 14:45:14. The descent continued to 50 feet 8 seconds later and further to 30-35 feet. Go-around power was added at 14:45:35. The A320 continued and touched trees approximately 60 meters from the end of runway 34R at 14:45:40 with a 14 degree pitch attitude and engines at 83% N1. The plane sank slowly into the forest and a fire broke out.
PROBABLE CAUSES: "The Commission believes that the accident resulted from the combination of the following conditions: 1) very low flyover height, lower than surrounding obstacles; 2) speed very slow and reducing to reach maximum possible angle of attack; 3) engine speed at flight idle; 4) late application of go-around power. This combination led to impact of the aircraft with the trees. The Commission believes that if the descent below 100 feet was not deliberate, it may have resulted from failure to take proper account of the visual and aural information intended to give the height of the aircraft."
