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2 dead after plane crashes into Akron home
The crash happened on Canterbury Circle inside the Coventry Crossing development. The two victims were found dead inside the aircraft.
Author: Dave DeNatale, Sia Nyorkor, Hunter Bertram
AKRON, Ohio — 3News has confirmed from Akron police 
and fire that two people are dead after their plane crashed into a home on Thursday afternoon.
The crash happened at approximately 3:45 p.m. in the 2200 block of Canterbury Circle inside the Coventry Crossing development, which is located in the southern part of the city.
Akron fire officials responded to reports of heavy black smoke in the area. When crews arrived, they found fire and smoke showing from the house. Two homes were evacuated and no residents were reported as injured.
First responders say the two victims were found dead inside the aircraft. Their identities have not yet been released.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that the aircraft was a 1963 Piper Cherokee. The plane had departed from Akron Fulton Airport, located approximately four miles east of the crash site.
"The crash remains an active investigation, and troopers, 
local law enforcement, fire, and EMS personnel continue to assess the scene. Residents are encouraged to avoid the area while emergency crews remain on site," the OSHP added in a release.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation.
AKRON FIRE RESPONSE
During a press conference at the scene, Akron Fire Department District Chief Sierjie Lash told reporters that officials first received a call that residents saw a plane going down into the house.
"We got more calls that people heard explosions and we arrived to heavy smoke coming out of the house and we addressed it, approached it as a house fire," she explained.
The home suffered significant damage as a result of the 
plane crash. Lash explained that Akron fire investigators will work with the Ohio State Fire Marshal to determine the house's structural integrity.
Lash added that the department was being "very protective" of all of the nearby residents, given the proximity of houses near the crash scene.
Neighbors tell 3News they are coming together via the neighborhood's social media group to help collect items and support the families affected by this tragedy.
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/akron/akron-plane-crash-canterbury-circle-coventry-crossing-ohio-state-highway-patrol-investigation-2-dead/95-8a1bf197-8a90-48c0-b245-76a49951ccd9
All 4 on board killed in medical plane crash in New Mexico: Officials
The plane was en route to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport.
By Emily Shapiro and Ayesha Ali
All four people on board a small medical plane were 
killed when the flight crashed near Ruidoso, New Mexico, early Thursday, according to a local official.
The Beechcraft King Air 90 had departed from Roswell Air Center and was headed to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport when it crashed around 4 a.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
"All four individuals have been confirmed deceased at the scene," Jason Burns, the manager of Lincoln County, where the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport is located, said at a news conference.
Trans Aero MedEvac said four members of its team were on board.
"Our hearts are with the families, loved ones, friends, and coworkers of those lost in this tragedy," the company said in a statement.
The company said it’s cooperating with investigators and that the cause of the crash is not known.
The crash was in a remote, wooded area, according to FlightRadar24. Fire officials, law enforcement and other agencies responded to a fire associated with the crash in the Capitan Mountain area, Burns said.
The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA will investigate, the FAA said.
https://abcnews.com/US/plane-reported-missing-new-mexico-fire-reported-nearby/story?id=132961762
City Fire & Rescue Responds to Helicopter Crash at Magic Valley Airport
City of Twin Falls News
The Twin Falls City Fire Department's Airport Rescue & 
Firefighting (ARFF) unit was dispatched to a report of a helicopter crash at the Magic Valley Regional Airport at 1:48 p.m. Thursday, May 14. The one occupant of the helicopter was able to walk away from the crash on their own, and refused medical transport. They are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The Magic Valley Regional Airport and Twin Falls City Fire Department closed the scene of the crash for National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation. No other air craft were involved in the crash, which occurred at the west end of the Magic Valley Regional Airport tarmac.
Plane makes emergency landing just north of Trumbull County, no injuries
By Zach Mosca
MIDDLEFIELD, OH - No one was injured after a plane 
made an emergency landing just north of Trumbull County late Thursday morning.
Calls came in to multiple agencies, including Mesopotamia Township in Trumbull County, about a plane that landed in Geauga County without landing gear shortly before noon on Thursday.
Crews on scene tell 21 News there was a problem with the plane’s landing gear, so it had to perform an emergency landing in Geauga County.
Ultimately, the plane landed in a field behind the Geauga County airport. The airport was closed as crews investigated the scene.
No one on the plane was injured.
The plane’s exact flight path is unclear at this time.
https://www.wfmj.com/news/local-news/plane-makes-emergency-landing-just-north-of-trumbull-county-no-injuries/article_bbc77473-cecb-481a-bf5c-97c312a5135d.html
NTSB Prelim: Hiller UH-12E
About 1700, He Began Spraying A Field And During The Flight, The Main Rotor “Developed A Vertical Hop...”
Location: Chickasha, OK Accident Number: CEN26LA175
Date & Time: April 30, 2026, 17:30 Local Registration: N22SP
Aircraft: Hiller UH-12E Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 137: Agricultural
On April 30, 2026, about 1730 central daylight time, a Hiller UH-12E, N22SP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chickasha, Oklahoma. The pilot was not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight.
The pilot reported that he had completed two aerial application flights earlier that day and performed preflight inspections before both. About 1700, he began spraying a field and during the flight, the main rotor “developed a vertical hop,” and he observed one of the control rotor blades separate from the helicopter. The helicopter violently shook, and he conducted a forced landing to a field. During the landing, the main rotor blades struck the tail boom, which severed the tail boom near the tail rotor.
The responding FAA inspector and the pilot located the separated control rotor blade in the field about 100 yards from the accident site.
A review of the FAA airworthiness directives (AD) indicated that AD 97-10-16 was applicable to the Hiller UH-12 helicopter. The AD required (in part) that the control rotor blade spar tube (or cuff) be inspected for corrosion or cracks, or elongation, corrosion, burrs, pitting or fretting of the bolt holes…during the annual inspection, not to exceed 100 hours and every 100-hours thereafter. The actions specified by the AD are intended to prevent separation of the control rotor blade assembly and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
According to the helicopter maintenance records, an annual inspection was completed on February 20, 2026. During the inspection, the control rotor cuffs and trunnions were overhauled and reinstalled in accordance with the Hiller overhaul manual. The records show that AD 97-10-16 was complied with at this time.
The separated control rotor was retained for further examination.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
50 Years ago today: On 15 May 1976 Aeroflot flight 1802, an Antonov An-24, crashed near Chernigov, Ukraine, following a loss of control, killing all 52 occupants.
| Date: | Saturday 15 May 1976 |
| Time: | 10:48 |
| Type: | Antonov An-24RV |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-46534 |
| MSN: | 57310108 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2976 hours |
| Cycles: | 2328 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 52 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 15 km SE of Chernigov - Ukraine |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vinnitsa Airport (VIN/UKWW) |
| Destination airport: | Moskva-Bykovo Airport (BKA/UUBB) |
Narrative:
Aeroflot flight 1802, an Antonov An-24, crashed near Chernigov, Ukraine, following a loss of control, killing all 52 occupants.
Flight SU1802 departed Vinnitsa Airport (VIN) at 10:07 on a flight to Moscow-Bykovo (BKA). The An-24 climbed to the cruising altitude of 5700 m.
About 10:46 there was a sudden, sharp rudder deflection to the far right (25°) followed by a rapid course change and roll angles. The plane went to supercritical angles of attack, and then went into a tailspin. Descending at a vertical speed of 100 m/sec, the aircraft struck terrain.
The cause for the sharp rudder deflection was not found. It happened when the autopilot was disconnected. Possible reasons could be a failure in an electrical circuit or one of the pilots unintentionally pressing the rudder trim control switch when the flying on autopilot.
