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...
Aviation Accident
Small Plane Crashes Near Lubbock Airport; One Injured
On August 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas, a single-engine Cessna crashed in a field near North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Bluefield Street, just outside the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport perimeter. Lubbock Fire Rescue reported a forced...
Two Killed in Cessna 340 Crash Near Midwest National Air Center in Missouri
Shortly before noon on August 27, 2025, deputies and firefighters responded to reports of heavy smoke near NE 140th Street and Rhodus Road in rural Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Crews found a Cessna 340 crashed in a soybean field and fully engulfed in flames. Two...
Piper PA-28 Plane Crashes in Oconee County, South Carolina
Incident Description (August 26, 2025 — South Carolina): Around 8:30 a.m. in Oconee County, a Piper PA-28 went down in a field just outside Oconee County Regional Airport near Seneca Creek Road. Clemson University Public Safety issued an alert shortly before 9 a.m....
Small Plane Crash Near Los Banos, California Kills Pilot
Incident description On Tuesday evening, Aug. 26, 2025, a single-engine aircraft crashed in rural Merced County, California, west of Interstate 5 between Highways 165 and 152 near Santa Nella/Los Banos. Deputies and CHP officers located wreckage in an open area just...
Deadly Cessna Plane Crash in Baldwin County, Georgia
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Baldwin County, Georgia, a twin-engine Cessna 310 crashed into a wooded area near the 900 block of Nelson Road, not far from Georgia State Route 212 and Milledgeville. First calls came in around 6:30 p.m. Witnesses reported the...
Small Plane Crashes Near Gulf Shores Airport – Two Injured
Incident Description On Sunday, August 24, 2025, in Gulf Shores, Alabama, a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed just west of Gulf Shores International Airport around 2:00 p.m. Early reports indicate the airplane clipped a tree on approach, spun, and came to rest...
Helicopter Tips on Landing in Caseville, Michigan
On Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Caseville, Michigan, a Bell Jet Ranger rolled onto its side while touching down at a private landing area off Legion Drive. Three people were aboard. One occupant was transported by ambulance to Scheurer Hospital in Pigeon; the others...
Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash at Bangor International Airport
Incident Description On August 22, 2025, in Bangor, Maine, a small aircraft crashed near Runway 33 at Bangor International Airport. Dispatchers received a 1:20 p.m. call about a downed plane. Bangor police and fire units responded with assistance from the Air National...
Hot Air Balloon Crashes Onto Street in Illinois After Possible Fuel Trouble
A hot air balloon came down on a Decatur, Illinois street on August 24, 2025, after firefighters said it may have run out of fuel. According to the Decatur Fire Department, the balloon crashed near the intersection of Wolf and MacArthur Roads around 8:00 a.m. on...

