Hard landings are among the most common types of hot air balloon accidents. While ballooning is often promoted as gentle and serene, the landing phase is one of the most unpredictable parts of the flight. Sudden wind shifts, higher-than-expected descent rates, and...
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says a collision between a jet ski with two aboard and a 28-foot vessel with four aboard occurred Saturday in the channel of Pine Island Sound near Captiva Pass. One person from the personal watercraft was...
On August 30, 2025, around 1:17 p.m., multiple agencies responded to a yacht fire at the mouth of the St. Mary’s River where it meets the Potomac near Piney Point, Maryland. Dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting two people in the water and a 40-foot Viking...
On August 30, 2025, in Smith County, Texas, westbound I-20 near Jim Hogg Road was shut down after a major crash involving two 18-wheelers and six passenger vehicles. Officials said one westbound lane later reopened, but closures extended to the Highway 69 interchange...
Incident description: On August 29, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, a small aircraft crashed just outside New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport around 10:30 a.m., near South Street and Clarendon Avenue. Police and fire crews found two people aboard; both were...
Incident description: On August 28, 2025, a SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175 operating as United Express from Aspen, Colorado to Houston, Texas experienced severe turbulence over North Texas and diverted to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Flight-tracking data...
On Wednesday night in Nebraska, the FAA reported an overdue private aircraft that had lost radio contact with controllers at Kearney Regional Airport. A multi-agency search began around 9:30 p.m. north of the airport and used ground units, UTVs, and drones from the...
On August 28, 2025, in El Mirage, Arizona, a contract worker was fatally injured at the BNSF Automotive Distribution Center near US-60 and Thompson Ranch Road. Police say crews arrived just after 9 a.m. and found the man trapped under a metal plate weighing in excess...
On August 28, 2025, in Austin, Texas, a mobile crane tipped onto its side at the Great Hills Lift Station project site on Spicebrush Drive. Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived just after 12:30 p.m. Crews reported one person trapped and...
Incident description: On Aug. 27, 2025, in El Paso, Texas, police and fire crews responded to a multi-vehicle crash on I-10 eastbound near Yarbrough Drive and Lomaland Drive. Investigators say a semi-truck and six other vehicles were involved in the accident....