On Saturday night, October 4, 2025, Indiana State Police received a call from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport and the FAA about a possible downed aircraft near the Orange–Lawrence county line. Troopers and local first responders searched a heavily wooded...
Aviation Accident
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Colorado Springs
Just after 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II (N999AD) that had departed Colorado Springs Airport (COS) made a forced landing on Powers Boulevard near Barnes Road. The pilot told responding officers the aircraft was...
Two Delta Connection Jets Collide on Taxiway at LaGuardia
Two Delta Connection (Endeavor Air) regional jets made low-speed contact on a taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport just before 10 p.m. EDT on October 1, 2025. According to statements from Delta and the Port Authority, Endeavor Flight 5047 (arriving from Charlotte)...
Navy T-45C Goshawk Crashes South of NAS Kingsville; Pilot Ejects and Survives
Authorities say a Boeing T-45C Goshawk crashed Tuesday afternoon in a field off Angle Road, just south of Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) in Texas, after DPS was alerted around 3:45 p.m. by the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office. DPS troopers secured the site until...
Pilot Walks Away After Helicopter Crash in Archer County, Texas
Authorities in Archer County, Texas, urged the public to avoid the area after a helicopter crashed along Highway 210 north of Seay Road outside Archer City on September 27, 2025. The Sheriff’s Office said power lines were down and grass was burning following the...
Two Killed in Fiery Cessna 340 Crash at David Wayne Hooks Airport
Authorities confirmed that two people were killed on September 28, 2025, when a Cessna 340 twin-engine aircraft crashed near David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport in northwest Harris County, Texas. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the plane went down at the far...
Pilot Killed in Glasair II Crash at Kobelt/Wallkill Airport in New York
Authorities say one person was killed on September 27, 2025, when a small plane crashed at the Kobelt/Wallkill Airport in Ulster County, New York. The Glasair II single-engine aircraft went down in a nearby field during takeoff just before 2:30 p.m. According to New...
Fatal Small Plane Crash Near Goheen Airport in Clark County, Washington
On September 26, 2025, a small single-engine airplane crashed in a field near Goheen Airport, north of Battle Ground, Washington. Fire crews arrived within minutes, knocked down the post-impact fire, and kept flames from spreading to nearby trees and structures. There...
Bombardier CL-600 Slides on Runway at Manassas After Gear Failure
On September 22, 2025, a Bombardier CL-600 twin-engine jet experienced a landing gear malfunction while attempting to land at Manassas Regional Airport (Harry P. Davis Field) around 2:20 p.m. The aircraft touched down on its nose and slid an estimated 200–300 feet...
Elevator Malfunctions in Airports: Sudden Drops, Door Failures, and Serious Injury Risks
Elevators play a critical role in airport accessibility, transporting passengers between terminals, parking garages, baggage claim areas, and multi-level concourses. Because airports operate around the clock and serve travelers of all ages and physical abilities,...

