NTSB recommends charter bus companies come up with contingency plansSALT LAKE CITY — The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending charter bus companies come up with better contingency plans to deal with crashes in remote areas. Crash in qualifying will put Castroneves last on Milwaukee Mile starting gridWEST ALLIS, Wis. — Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves has crashed in qualifying at the Milwaukee Mile. British tourist killed, 9 injured in hot air balloon accident in central TurkeyANKARA, Turkey — A hot air balloon crashed Friday in central Turkey, killing a British tourist and injuring nine other passengers in Cappadocia, where many tourists take rides above area’s volcanic cones. Ship packed with Afghan migrants sinks off Indonesia, killing at least 9JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescuers searched for survivors Friday after a wooden boat packed with Afghan migrants sank off western Indonesia, killing at least nine people and leaving 11 others missing, the navy said. NASA scientist: Pilots in Buffalo crash were distracted, didn’t notice low speedWASHINGTON — The captain and co-pilot in an air crash that killed 50 in upstate New York were distracted and might have realized they were traveling at dangerously low speeds if they had a warning system, safety officials said Thursday. NASA scientist: Pilots in Buffalo crash didn’t notice low speed, warning system might helpWASHINGTON — The captain and co-pilot in an air crash that killed 50 in upstate New York were distracted and might have realized they were traveling at dangerously low speeds if they had a warning system, safety officials said Thursday. Ocean search expands after at least 9 die when Haitian migrant boat sinks off Fla.; 16 savedMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rescuers searched an expanding stretch of the Atlantic off Florida on Thursday for survivors a day after an overloaded boat capsized and sank with about 30 people aboard, mainly Haitian immigrants fleeing their country’s crushing poverty. Ocean searched after at least 9 killed, 16 saved in sinking of Haitian migrant boat off Fla.MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rescuers searched Atlantic waters off Florida Thursday for survivors a day after an overloaded boat capsized and sank with about 30 people aboard, mainly Haitian immigrants fleeing their country’s crushing poverty. At least 9 killed, 16 rescued after boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Florida coastMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rescuers were searching the ocean off Florida Thursday for survivors after a boat carrying about 30 people — many of them Haitian immigrants seeking to escape their country’s crushing poverty — capsized and sank. 11 insurgents killed in clash in southern Afghanistan where NATO jet crashes on takeoffKABUL — Overnight fighting between Afghan police and insurgents in southern Afghanistan left 11 militants dead, officials said. A NATO pilot was injured after his jet crashed following takeoff in the same region. 9 killed after boat apparently smuggling Haitian migrants sinks off Fla.; 1 infant among deadMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A boat overloaded with around 30 people, possibly Haitians being smuggled to the U.S. from their desperately poor country, sank off the Florida coast early Wednesday, dropping the occupants into the sea. The Coast Guard rescued 16 and was searching for others but at least nine died, including one infant, said Petty Officer Nick Ameen. 10 dead after boat apparently carrying Haitian migrants sinks off of Fla.; smuggling suspectedMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A boat overloaded with around 30 people, possibly Haitians being smuggled to the U.S. from their desperately poor country, sank off the Florida coast early Wednesday, dropping the occupants into the sea. The Coast Guard rescued 17 and was searching for others but said at least 10 died, including one child. 9 dead after boat apparently carrying Haitian migrants sinks off of Fla.; smuggling suspectedMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — At least nine people are dead after a boat apparently carrying Haitian migrants sank off the Florida coast, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. 9 dead after boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Florida coast, smuggling suspectedMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — At least nine people are dead after a boat carrying Haitian migrants sank off the Florida coast, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. 21 migrants pulled from water off Fla. coast more than 10 hours after boat flipsMIAMI — A boat filled with migrants from Haiti and the Bahamas capsized off the coast of Florida on Wednesday, dumping as many as 28 people in the ocean. Coast Guard: 28 migrants from Haiti, Bahamas thrown in water when boat capsizes off Fla. coastMIAMI — Coast Guard officials in Florida say they are responding to a report that a boat capsized and threw about 28 migrants into the water off the Fort Lauderdale coast. Bus driver charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 11 in Northern CaliforniaWILLIAMS, Calif. — A prosecutor in Northern California has filed vehicular manslaughter charges against the driver of a bus that crashed and killed 11 people. Mass. transit authority banning driver cell phones after crash blamed on text-messagingBOSTON — Massachusetts transportation officials announced Wednesday they were immediately banning nearly all mass-transit drivers in Boston from using or even carrying cell phones or other personal digital assistants after a text-messaging trolley driver caused a crash last week that injured nearly 50 people. Report: Driver error likely to blame for Calif. tour bus crash; drugs, alcohol not factorsSAN FRANCISCO — Driver error likely is to blame for a tour bus crash in central California that killed five people last month, according to a preliminary report by the California Highway Patrol. To fix telescope, space shuttle risks entering higher orbit littered with space junkWASHINGTON — Space shuttle Atlantis is now in a rough orbital neighborhood — a place littered with thousands of pieces of space junk zipping around the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph. Families of Buffalo plane crash victims look for answers in NTSB hearingCHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Ruthann Stilwell tried to prepare herself, but hearing about the final two minutes of her sister’s life aboard Continental Connection Flight 3407 still hurt. Cockpit transcript: Pilots in Buffalo crash mused about not liking to fly in icy weatherWASHINGTON — Just seconds before the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years, the pilot exclaimed “Jesus Christ” and moments later his first officer screamed as Flight 3407 plunged to the ground. Teen charged with murder in 2008 double-fatal crash steals another car, crashes it and diesDETROIT — Authorities in Detroit say a 17-year-old accused of killing two women while driving a stolen U.S. Army van last year has died after crashing another stolen vehicle. Safety officials were told that pilot in Buffalo crash had trouble learning computer systemWASHINGTON — Safety investigators were told the pilot in the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years had trouble learning a critical computer system of the plane he was flying. Safety board hearing to examine pilot training, behavior in Buffalo NY crash that killed 50WASHINGTON — The training and behavior of the pilot and first officer in the worst U.S. air crash in more than seven years are prominent on the agenda of an unusual three-day safety hearing beginning Tuesday. Car crashes into liquor store in California, killing woman, injuring 2 othersCOMPTON, Calif. — A car has smashed into the front of a liquor store in Compton, killing a woman and injuring two other people. AP Sources: Pilot in Buffalo crash did not receive hands-on training on critical safety systemWASHINGTON — The pilot of a plane that crashed in February, killing 50 people, did not have hands-on training with a critical safety system aboard the plane and had failed several test rides in aircraft simulators over the course of his career, said sources close to an investigation of the accident. NTSB: Pilot made passes over party before plane crashed in Nevada, killing all 5 aboardRENO, Nev. — The pilot of a small plane that nose-dived into a northern Nevada cow pasture, killing all five people aboard, was making low passes over a party shortly before the crash, a federal investigator said Sunday. Federal investigators find no mechanical problems with trolley that crashed in BostonBOSTON — A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board says no mechanical problems have been found on a Boston train that crashed into another Friday, injuring about 50 people. 5 killed after small plane nose-dives into pasture near a northern Nevada townRENO, Nev. — A small plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a pasture in northern Nevada, killing all five people aboard, sheriff’s deputies said. |
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