Today is Friday the 17th of April, 2026

Here are the stories to close out this week… Have a safe weekend! Tom – Investigative Hearing: November 2025 UPS Cargo Airplane Crash SAVE THE DATE Investigative Hearing · May 19-20, 2026 Louisville, KY UPS Cargo Airplane Crash (Nov. 2025) The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day investigative hearing May 19-20 as part of…

Your stories for today… Of note, check out the first story regarding the crash of an Icon A-5 on Puerto Rico’s northern coast. If you were first on scene, would you know that it was equipped with with a ballistic parachute system (IPS) developed by BRS Aerospace that could deploy while you were working on…

Here are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Aircraft damaged after striking capybara during landing at Ogle Newsroom.gy A Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) aircraft was damaged Tuesday evening after striking a capybara during landing at the Eugene F. Correia (Ogle) International Airport, Ogle. The aircraft, a Beechcraft 1900 bearing registration 8R-GAQ,…

These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Small plane crashes, forcing shut down of westbound Highway 44 near the Corpus Christi International Airport By: Veronica Flores-Herrera 8:55PM UPDATE: Two people are reported to be critically injured as a result of the plane crash. ****** ORIGINAL: A crash landing has forced…

Here are your stories to start the new week… Be safe out there! Tom – Small plane makes emergency landing on busy central Phoenix road; no injuries By Lauren Kobley and Austin Walker PHOENIX (AZFamily) – Three people are OK after a small plane had to make an emergency landing on a busy central Phoenix road Sunday afternoon. Just…

This is all I have to close out the week… Have a safe weekend! Tom – 2 people killed in Catalina Island plane crash, LA County Fire Department says By Julie Sharp A small airplane crashed in Avalon around 12:30 p.m. Thursday and the two people who were on board are dead, according to authorities. The…

Today’s stories are as follows… Be safe out there! Tom – Small plane crashes into side of Arizona home after veering off airport runway, leaving 2 people hospitalized By Caitlin McCormack Two people were sent to the hospital after a small plane they were flying swerved off an Arizona airport runway and plowed into a nearby…

Here are your stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Cape Air plane door opens mid-flight off Nantucket, Massachusetts: “A bit nerve-wracking” By Neal Riley A Cape Air plane on its way to Boston had to return to Nantucket, Massachusetts after part of a door opened up mid-flight on Monday. “Yesterday morning, shortly after departing Nantucket Memorial…

These are the stories for today… Be safe out there! Tom – Jet skids off runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, temporarily suspending operations By Eyewitness News TETERBORO, New Jersey (WABC) — An airport in New Jersey temporarily suspended operations after a jet skidded off the runway on Monday. The Port Authority of New York…

Sad news from Fort Lauderdale where one of our own, Broward Sheriff’s Office Firefighter/Paramedic Steven Lepselter, died after he suffered a medical emergency while on duty Easter Morning. Over his 19 year career with the BSO, some of Steven’s assignments have included the Airport, Seaport, Hazardous Materials (HazMat), Air Rescue and the Training Division. Our…