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Kentucky State Police said two bodies have been found in connection with a plane crash in Ohio County. A search had been underway for an instructor and student pilot. Two bodies were found Thursday morning following a plane crash in Ohio County after a widespread search had been launched for an instructor and student pilot, according to Kentucky State Police. A severe thunderstorm had developed in the area the the time of the suspected crash , according to the Ohio County Sheriff's Department. Officials had been search ing for an instructor pilot and a student pilot after the small plane crash ed on Wednesday near Whitesville, Kentucky. Officials coordinate the search for a missing plane that disappeared Wednesday night during a storm in Kentucky with two people aboard, Sept. 28, 2023. NewsNation MORE: Suspect wanted in murder of Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere arrested: US Marshals The plane was found in a heavily wooded area behind a church and a massive search and rescue operati...

The single-engine Piper PA-23 crashed around 8:20 p.m. PT on Sunday shortly after taking off from Canyonlands Regional Airport, according to the FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a small plane crash that killed all four occupants -- North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two children -- in Moab, Utah, according to officials. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. "First Lady Kathryn, Lt. Gov. [Tammy] Miller and I are deeply saddened by the heartbreaking loss of Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife, Amy, and their two young sons," Burgum wrote. "Sen. Larsen was a father, husband, coach, entrepreneur, businessman, state senator and lieutenant colonel in the North Dakota National Guard who committed himself fully to each of those roles with an unwavering sense of honor and duty," he continued. "As a legislator, he was a tenacious advocate for ...

Three people have survived after being on board a FedEx plane that crash landed at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Wednesday night. Three people have survived after being on board a FedEx plane that crash landed at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Wednesday night, according to the Chattanooga Fire Department. A call came in at 11:04 p.m. Wednesday night regarding reports that a FedEx Boeing 757 plane was experiencing landing gear failure during its final approach to the airport . After circling several times, the plane made its final descent and then crash landed, skidding off the runway, according to Chattanooga Fire Department. Smoke came out of the engines, but no fire occurred after the plane landed, authorities said. The Chattanooga Police Department told ABC News that the three people on board the FedEx plane were uninjured and able to climb out of the plane after it crash landed. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/fedex-plane-crash-lands-after-possible-landing-gear-failure-...

The Department of Transportation will require accessible bathrooms in new planes. The Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced a rule that will require airlines to make lavatories on new single-aisle planes large enough for two people to enter in a move to make bathrooms more accessible. "Traveling can be stressful enough without worrying about being able to access a restroom; yet today, millions of wheelchair users are forced to choose between dehydrating themselves before boarding a plane or avoiding air travel altogether," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a press release announcing the rule. The rule was authorized through the Air Carrier Access Act, and it specifies that the lavatories will need to be large enough passengers with disabilities and their attendants to enter and maneuver within the space. In twin-aisle aircraft, accessible lavatories have been required since 1990. Yet as the range and fuel efficiency of single-aisle aircraft have in...

A Delta plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning without its front landing gear, according to the airline. A Delta plane landed safely at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning without its front landing gear, according to the airline. Passenger Chris Skotarczak told ABC News there was no chaos on board during the landing, and he praised the crew for their work. Firefighters attend to a passenger plane that landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in N.C. without its landing gear extended, June 28, 2023. Courtesy Chris Skotarczak Firefighters attend to a passenger plane that landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in N.C. without its landing gear extended, June 28, 2023. Courtesy Chris Skotarczak No injuries were reported among the two pilots, three flight attendants or 96 customers on board the Boeing 717, Delta said. The flight had left from Atlanta earlier in the morning. Delta said its pilots received a ...

Four members of Tennessee's Harvest Church were killed and one was hospitalized after a small plane crash near Victoria, Texas. Four passengers were killed and another was hurt after a small plane crashed in Lavaca County, Texas, on Tuesday morning, the state’s Department of Public Safety said. The injured survivor was taken south to a hospital in the nearby small city of Victoria. Images from the wreck showed the remainder of the small single-engine plane lying in a flat grass field, surrounded by pieces of debris. More than 10 vehicles were visible near the taped-off site as officials stood over it in video filmed at the scene Tuesday. Investigators at the scene of a plane crash in Lavaca County, Texas, on Jan. 17, 2023. Angela Kalinec Bordovsky/Handout Some residents living nearby said it was foggy in the area around 11 a.m. when the plane went down -- crashing near county roads less than a mile from the Yoakum Municipal Airport in south central Texas. Yoakum, Texas, is a to...

Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening NEW YORK -- Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening, officials said. Officials from the FAA, JetBlue and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the aircraft was taxing to a gate at Terminal 5 when a lithium battery in a passenger’s laptop caught fire, the New York Daily News reported. The fire was quickly extinguished by the crew of JetBlue Flight 662 from Bridgetown, Barbados. First responders and the crew evacuated 67 people from the Airbus A320 jet using an emergency slide system. Another 60 passengers exited the plane normally, the Port Authority said. Seven passengers suffered minor injuries, including smoke inhalation and bruised elbows, the Port Authority said. “Safety ...