Pilot ID'd in fatal small plane crash in Boone County
A Whittman Tailwind airplane crashed into a fence between two homes in Poplar Grove on Feb. 14, killing the only occupant on board.
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A Whittman Tailwind airplane crashed into a fence between two homes in Poplar Grove on Feb. 14, killing the only occupant on board.
Officials said one person was on board the plane, but did not say if they survived.
Boone County officials said the call for the single-engine plane crash came around 4 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in Poplar Grove, about 10 miles east of Rockford, and about a mile-and-a-half south of Poplar Grove Airport.
Two men died after the helicopters they were piloting collided midair in Hammonton, New Jersey on Sunday, Dec. 28.
Another person has died after being injured in the UPS plane crash at the Louisville airport in November, bringing the death toll to 15.
On Nov. 4, UPS Flight 2976 bound for Hawaii crashed moments after takeoff from Louisville International Airport, where UPS has its global aviation hub.
The National Transportation Safety Board said a text message was sent by a passenger on board that read "emergency landing" before the crash.
Seven passengers aboard a business jet that crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina have died, the State Highway Patrol said.
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were killed when a private jet crashed in North Carolina Thursday.
A small plane crashed Wednesday afternoon at DuPage Airport in the city of West Chicago.
The FAA and DuPage Airport officials said a twin-engine Piper PA-30 plane crashed shortly after taking off from runway 20 at DuPage Airport around 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday.
Crews worked for nearly two hours before pulling him from the wreckage.
During rush hour traffic, the plane crashed down on I-95 and hit the back of a Toyota Camry.
A small plane crashed Friday afternoon at Brookeridge Airpark in Downers Grove in Chicago's western suburbs.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered MD-11 and MD-11F aircrafts to be grounded as authorities investigate the deadly UPS plane crash in Kentucky.
The death toll as climbed to 13 after a deadly cargo plane crash in Kentucky. An investigation into possible maintenance issues is ongoing.
At least 12 people were killed outside a Louisville, Kentucky, airport after a UPS plane crash.
At least nine people are dead after a UPS plane crashed on takeoff at Louisville International Airport Tuesday. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is expected to continue to give updates throughout today.
Injuries have been reported after a UPS plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, officials said.
The crash killed 38 of the 62 people aboard.
Three people were rescued from a small plane crash in Lake Michigan about 12 miles offshore from Racine, Wisconsin, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Three people were rescued from a small plane crash in Lake Michigan about 12 miles offshore from Racine, Wisconsin, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
A group of teens in downstate Illinois are training with the U.S. Air Force to help them find plane crashes.
A small plane crashed through a fence Wednesday afternoon at Chicago Executive Airport in north suburban Wheeling.
Anh-Thu Nguyen was killed after her plane seemingly lost control and crashed in Indiana on Wednesday morning, local officials said.
