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Private plane makes runway excursion, catches fire June 5 at Akron-Canton airport – OPShots.net

Airport fire services responded today to an accident at Akron-Canton airport when a private plane veered off the runway while landing, sliding down an embankment and bursting into flames.  The FAA lists the plane, a 1981 build Mooney 20J, as being registered to William Bradshaw of Stow, Ohio, although the identities of the pilot and …

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Plane Slides Off Runway at Akron-Canton Airport

GREEN, Ohio –— A plane with 42 paid passengers, an infant and three crew members aboard slid off a runway at the Akron-Canton Airport just after midnight, Fox 8 News reports. Airport officials tell Fox 8 News that Runway 23 was dry when the United ExpressJet flight (No. 5916) inbound from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport …

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Akron-Canton Airport sets November passenger record – Crain’s Cleveland Business

Akron-Canton Airport sets November passenger record 11:14 am, December 23, 2010 More than 128,000 people traveled to and from Akron-Canton Airport in November, making it the airport’s busiest November of all time. Last month’s passenger traffic at the airport was 11% higher than November 2009 and beat the airport’s previous best November, which was in …

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Akron Ohio News – Vintage planes thrill at MAPS event

GREEN — The MAPS Air Museum at the Akron-Canton Airport was a stop on the Wings of Freedom Tour Aug. 13-16, a Collings Foundation event that brought rare bomber and fighter aircraft to the area as part of a 110-city national tour. via Akron Ohio News – Vintage planes thrill at MAPS event.

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