officers | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:14:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Light Aircraft Crashes at Airport in Malta; 5 Killed https://airflightdisaster.com/light-aircraft-crashes-at-airport-in-malta-5-killed/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:14:33 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=35399 A light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 24th. The Fairchild Metroliner was carrying military officers on a surveillance mission on behalf of the French government, at the time. All 5 people including 3 officials and 2 crew members were killed in the crash. The crash remains under...

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]]> A light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Malta International Airport, Malta, on October 24th.

The Fairchild Metroliner was carrying military officers on a surveillance mission on behalf of the French government, at the time.

All 5 people including 3 officials and 2 crew members were killed in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

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]]> Plane Crashes into Long Island Sound; 3 Rescued, 1 Missing https://airflightdisaster.com/plane-crashes-into-long-island-sound-3-rescued-1-missing/ Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:54:44 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=32928 A small plane crashed into Setauket Harbor, Long Island Sound, New York, on February 20. The Piper PA-28 was flying from Massachusetts when it lost engine power, prompting the pilots to make a crash-landing. There were four people aboard at the time, including the student pilot Austricio Ramirez who was flying the plane when it...

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]]> A small plane crashed into Setauket Harbor, Long Island Sound, New York, on February 20.

The Piper PA-28 was flying from Massachusetts when it lost engine power, prompting the pilots to make a crash-landing.

There were four people aboard at the time, including the student pilot Austricio Ramirez who was flying the plane when it began experiencing issues, and the instructor pilot Nelson Gomez who took over the control afterwards and landed the plane in Setauket Harbor.

Authorities said Ramirez, Gomez, and a third passenger Wady Perez were rescued by the officers. The fourth person, identified as 23-year-old Gerson Salmon-Negron, remains missing.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.

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