We close out the month of September with the following stories...
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Small jet veers off runway at Auburn Municipal Airport
By Cecilio Padilla
A small plane overran the runway while landing at Auburn Municipal Airport on Tuesday morning, airport officials said. 
No injuries have been reported.
Photos from the scene show the aircraft off the paved runway and partially down a grassy embankment near the airport.
Airport officials said the plane was coming in to land when it continued beyond the runway. It was not immediately clear what caused the overrun.
The airport is investigating the incident.
Auburn Municipal Airport is a city-owned general aviation airport about 35 miles northeast of Sacramento.
Small plane crashes at Bolingbrook park, sending 2 to hospital
By Se Kwon - FOX 32 Chicago
The Brief
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- A Cessna 152 crashed shortly after departing Clow International Airport on Tuesday.
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- Two people on board were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
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- The FAA is investigating. The plane was registered as N69009 and is tied to JWA Flight School.
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. - A small plane crash in Chicago’s southwest suburbs sent two people to the hospital Tuesday evening.
What we know:
A Cessna 152 crashed around 6:30 p.m., shortly after
departing from Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane came down at Indian Chase Meadows Park.
The Bolingbrook Fire Department said two people on board were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition. Video from the scene showed first responders helping one of the occupants.
The plane suffered extensive damage and appeared to be torn apart in the crash.
The aircraft’s registration number is N69009. FAA records show the plane is tied to JWA Flight School in Bolingbrook. The school has been contacted for a statement.
What we don't know:
The cause of the crash remains unknown.
What's next:
The FAA said it will post a preliminary accident report, usually on the next business day.
Investigators are expected to document the scene, photograph the damage and debris, and examine the wreckage.
Specialized crews are typically brought in to drain the fuel, dismantle the plane and move it to a facility for further inspection.
The crash site could be cleared within the next few days, but the investigation is expected to take much longer. A final report explaining what caused the crash could take more than a year.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/plane-crash-bolingbrook
Small plane crashes in Morgan County, pilot reportedly alert and conscious at scene
Flight tracking data from FlightAware showed a fixed wing single engine 1976 Pitts Special S-1 took off from Falcon Field a little after 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Author: Jonathan Raymond (11Alive), Cody Alcorn
MORGAN COUNTY, Ga. — A small plane crashed, and the pilot was being transported for hospitalization on Tuesday afternoon in Morgan County, sources told 11Alive's Cody Alcorn. 
The pilot was alert and conscious and was being flown from the scene, the sources said.
The FAA confirmed the crash and said: "A Smith Pitts Special S-1 crashed in a field in Madison, Georgia, around 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Only the pilot was on board. The FAA will investigate."
11Alive obtained a photo of the crash showing a fixed-wing, single-engine 1976 Pitts Special S-1 lodged in a tree.
Flight tracking data from FlightAware showed it took off from Falcon Field in Peachtree City at 1:17 p.m. and flew for about 30 minutes before coming down near Dream Team Airport in Madison, a small private-use airfield.
Dixie Highway was shut down at Shoals Court as crews worked on downed power lines, according to the Morgan County Sheriff's Office.
A China Eastern Airlines flight had smoke coming from luggage after landing in Kunming! Customer service stated that the issue has been addressed and they are currently conducting an internal inspection and rectification.
Southern Metropolis Daily
On September 29, during the taxiing process after
landing at Kunming Changshui International Airport, a passenger's carry-on luggage caught fire, drawing public attention. On the same day, a China Eastern Airlines customer service representative told a reporter from Nandu N Video, "It is true that a passenger's carry-on luggage on this flight caught fire. The onboard staff handled the situation properly, and it will not affect subsequent flights. We are currently conducting a self-inspection and rectification to see if there are any problems in the procedures."
A video previously circulated online showed a piece of luggage placed in the aisle of an airplane catching fire, with people nearby using water to extinguish the flames. It is understood that the incident occurred on China Eastern Airlines flight MU2715 on September 29th.
On September 29, a customer service representative from China Eastern Airlines told a reporter from Southern Metropolis Daily, "It is true that some passengers' carry-on luggage on this flight was emitting smoke. The onboard staff have handled the situation properly, and it will not affect subsequent flights. We are currently conducting a self-inspection and rectification to see if there are any problems in the procedures."
According to Flightradar24, flight MU2715 on September 29, flying from Nanjing Lukou Airport to Kunming Changshui Airport, actually departed at 9:42 a.m. and arrived at 12:10 p.m.
Written by: Peng Yuxin, reporter for Nandu N Video; interns: Qin Shaoting and Huang Yayun
https://www.toutiao.com/article/7690945804449808911/?wid=1790778000084
NTSB Prelim: Patsch Thorp T-18
A Pilot-Rated Witness At 0A7 Reported Seeing The Nose Of The Airplane In A Very High Attitude, Nearly Vertical
Location: Hendersonville, NC Accident Number: ERA26LA211
Date & Time: May 15, 2026, 18:53 Local Registration: N2KP
Aircraft: Patsch Thorp T-18 Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On May 15, 2026, about 1853 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Thorp T-18, N2KP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hendersonville, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot stated that after landing at Hendersonville Airport (0A7), Henderson, North Carolina, he secured the airplane and went inside the fixed base operator, then returned to the airplane to continue his trip to a coastal city within North Carolina. While there, he did not obtain any fuel and stated that he had an estimated 12 to 14 gallons of fuel onboard. Prior to departure he described his preflight inspection as “lackadaisical,” but he did check the pitch trim and ailerons, and thought that the pitch trim was in the correct location for takeoff. He taxied to the runway, applied throttle, and as the airplane accelerated it, “sprung into the air” then pitched up climbing to between 50 and 100 ft. A pilot-rated witness at 0A7 reported seeing the nose of the airplane in a very high attitude, nearly vertical. The pilot further stated that he pushed forward on the control stick and did not touch the pitch trim system, but the nose would, “not come down.” The airplane then descended and impacted trees on the east side of the runway.
Postaccident examination of the airplane’s pitch trim system revealed the wheel was rotated clockwise in a nose-down direction. The elevator trim jack assembly was inspected and the number of threads out the aft portion was documented in photographs. Using an exemplar airplane and the as-found position of the elevator trim jack assembly position, the anti-servo tab was full deflected in the airplane nose-down direction.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
51 Years ago today: On 30 September 1975 Malev flight 240, a Tupolev Tu-154 crashed into the sea while on approach to Beirut Airport, Lebanon , killing all 60 occupants.
| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1975 |
| Time: | 03:44 LT |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Owner/operator: | Malev Hungarian Airlines |
| Registration: | HA-LCI |
| MSN: | 74A053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1186 hours |
| Engine model: | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 60 / Occupants: 60 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 km off Beirut International Airport (BEY) - Lebanon |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Budapest-Ferihegy Airport (BUD/LHBP) |
| Destination airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
Malev flight 240, a Tupolev Tu-154 crashed into the sea while on approach to Beirut Airport, Lebanon , killing all 60 occupants.
Flight 240 departed Budapest at 23:10 on a flight to Beirut, Lebanon. After contacting Beirut at the flight was cleared to descend to 6000 feet. As the ILS localizer was unserviceable at midnight, the flight had to carry out an NDB approach to runway 18 in night-time conditions with a visibility of 20 km below clouds.
The aircraft crashed into the water, 6 miles from the runway.
Eyewitnesses have stated that there was fire or explosion in flight, but there is no evidence to support these statements. No part of the wreckage was recovered and no burn marks or evidence of any metal from an explosion were found on any of the bodies submitted for autopsy.
