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Firefighters: Airplane’s motor fails, causing an emergency landing at Ledgedale Airpark on Thursday
Hunter Wright News10NBC
SWEDEN, N.Y. — Around 7:10 p.m., the Brockport Fire
District and Rochester airport fire went to 21 Eisenhauer Drive (Ledgedale Airpark) for a report of an airplane on fire. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they reported that the plane’s motor had failed, causing an emergency landing.
When firefighters got to the scene, they said there was no fire, just a mechanical issue that caused the plane to make the emergency landing.
The fire district says one student and one instructor were on the plane.
No one was injured, according to the fire district.
The investigation is ongoing.
4 passengers hospitalized after being evacuated from plane at Opa-locka airport, Miami-Dade officials say
By Ana Maria Soler, Abby Dodge
An aircraft air conditioning malfunction at Miami-Opa 
Locka Executive Airport caused four people to possibly overheat, prompting a multi-agency emergency response Thursday afternoon.
MDFR officials said they received a medical call regarding a heat-related illness. Four people were then transported to nearby hospitals, authorities said.
Aerial images showed multiple trucks on the tarmac loading patients from a Global X-branded plane onto stretchers.
A spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department said the air conditioning malfunction occurred on a Global X charter flight, a service used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, and one ICE vehicle responded.
Thursday's flights were set for Alexandria, Louisiana. The airport is home to a federal staging facility that is known for removing people from the U.S. to their country of origin.
The remaining passengers were being transferred to another aircraft, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department said.
In a statement, ICE officials said they are looking into the situation.
Employees were also observed taking items in black trash bags off the plane. It is unclear what is inside the bags, though they could be the personal belongings of the people on board.
The plane locating software, FlightAware, shows the plane was delayed more than 5 hours and left Miami at 6:40 Thursday night.
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/plane-emergency-heat-related-illness-opa-locka-airport/
Car crashes into Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport; person detained
Evans Terminal has reopened
ROMULUS, Mich. – A car crashed into the Evans Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport on Friday morning. 
The crash happened around 10 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2026.
The Evans Terminal was closed after the crash, but reopened before 11 a.m. Operations have not been affected at the McNamara Terminal, officials said.
Pictures from a witness show police detaining a person at the scene.
A witness told Local 4 that the driver went up on the sidewalk to avoid the cement barriers. A woman fell and hurt her knee, so the driver yelled at her, “Get out of my way, b----,” according to the witness.
“As he pulled in, (he) just kept revving his engine,” the witness said.
Local 4 is already on the way to DTW and is working to get more information confirmed.
January crash at McNamara Terminal
This crash comes about four months after a car was driven into the McNamara Terminal at DTW. 
On Jan. 23, 2026, a man was driving a black Mercedes-Benz in the far-left lane near the McNamara Terminal before making a sharp right turn, cutting between two cars, and driving straight through the terminal, taking out metal bollards.
He got out of the car, yelling incoherently before being taken into custody.
New barriers were installed outside the McNamara Terminal following that crash.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/05/29/car-crashes-into-evans-terminal-at-detroit-metro-airport-terminal-closed/
NTSB Final Report: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC
Airplane Encountered An Obstructed Dip In The Airstrip Surface. As The Airplane Rolled Through The Dip, The Pilot Was Unable To Arrest The Resulting Nose-Down Pitch
Location: Unalakleet, Alaska Accident Number: ANC25LA102
Date & Time: September 4, 2025, 21:31 Local Registration: N242BC
Aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Nose over/nose down Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis: The pilot landed a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a remote airstrip. During the landing rollout, while reducing engine power and holding the control stick fully aft, the airplane encountered an obstructed dip in the airstrip surface. As the airplane rolled through the dip, the pilot was unable to arrest the resulting nose-down pitch. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted, sustaining substantial damage to the rudder and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be -- The pilots encounter with an obstructed dip in the landing surface during the landing roll out on a remote airstrip, which resulted in a noseover.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
79 Years ago today: On 29 May 1947 United Airlines flight UA521, a Douglas DC-4, crashed on takeoff from New York-La Guardia Airport, USA, killing 43 occupants; 5 survived the accident.
| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1947 |
| Time: | 19:05 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | NC30046 |
| MSN: | 18324 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5950 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 43 / Occupants: 48 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) - United States of America |
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
| Destination airport: | Cleveland Municipal Airport, OH (CLE/KCLE) |
| Investigating agency: | CAB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
United Airlines flight UA521, a Douglas DC-4, crashed on takeoff from New York-La Guardia Airport, USA, killing 43 occupants; 5 survived the accident.
A Douglas DC-4, operated by United Air Lines, was destroyed in an accident at New York-La Guardia Airport, New York, USA. Five of the 48 occupants survived the accident.
The DC-4, named "Mainliner Lake Tahoe", was ready for takeoff at 19:04 hours local time. The tower operator asked whether the flight wished to wait out a storm on the ground. The captain answered. "I'll take off." The tower then advised the flight: "Cleared for immediate takeoff, or hold; traffic on final approach north of Riker's Island." Flight 521 rolled onto runway 18, and accelerated for takeoff immediately. The captain applied back pressure to the control column but the controls felt heavy and the aircraft did not respond. The captain decided to discontinue takeoff.
About 1,000 feet from the south end of the runway he applied brakes, ordering the co-pilot at the same time to cut the engines. A ground-loop was attempted by heavy application of left brake. The aircraft, however, proceeded to roll straight ahead. Then, with both brakes locked it continued over the remainder of the runway, crashed through the fence at the airport boundary, and half-bounced, half-flew across the Grand Central Parkway. The aircraft finally came to rest immediately east of the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, a distance of 800 feet from the end of runway 18 and 1,700 feet from the point at which brakes were first applied. It was almost immediate enveloped in flames.
Investigation revealed that the gust locks on the plane had been altered, permitting it to remain locked even after removal of the gust lock warning tape.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was either the failure of the pilot to release the gust lock before take-off, or his decision to discontinue the take-off because of apprehension resulting from rapid use of a short runway under a possible calm wind condition."
