Tag Archive: Accidents/Incidents

Pilot Gets Prison Time in High-Profile Case – Flying Magazine

Former Platinum Jet pilot Francis Vieira, 61, was sentenced to six months in federal prison on Monday for his role in fraudulent activity that led up to the crash of a Challenger 600 charter jet in 2005, which veered off the runway after a failed takeoff attempt from Teterboro Airport. During court hearings last year, …

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Photo: GOL collision Legacy repairs near completion

The Embraer Legacy involved in the well-known collision over Brazil has been under repairs at Constant Aviation since November of last year, and was caught while undergoing some tests on Pad-3 on August 4th.

Photo: USAF F-16 Overrun at Oshkosh – OPShots.net

A US Air Force F-16 finished its performance with a bang last Thursday when it overran the runway at Wittman Airfield in Oshkosh, Wisconsin following an aerial display at AirVenture 2011. OPShots contributor Craig Maternowski was on the scene shortly after the incident and captured a pair of images that show the end result. You …

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Planes Clip Each Other Taxiing at Boston’s Logan Airport – ABC News

A pair of commercial passenger planes clipped each other while taxiing at Boston Logan International Airport, possibly injuring one person. Both planes suffered damage in the 7:30 p.m. incident, according to Massport, an agency that manages Logan Airport. One plane was a 767 jet operated directly by Delta and the second was a smaller plane …

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