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Aviation Safety
Ocean
Police & Fire
Mysterious Report Of Distressed Aircraft Brings Major Police Response To Barnegat
Reports of a small plane crash along the Jersey Shore Tuesday, May 7 turned out to be nothing at all, police said. Barnegat police received an "unconfirmed report" of a small aircraft crash on Tuesday, May 7, the department said in a Facebook post at 3:53 p.m., bringing multiple agencies to the scene. Just more than two hours later, police said "no evidence of an aircraft in distress was found." Stafford Police dispatch had gotten a report from Joint Base McGuire indicating the reception of a single Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal in the area of western Barnegat, police clarifie…
Chester
News
Coatesville Plane Crash: NTSB Investigation Reveals First Findings
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed a school administrator in Chester County early this month. Octorara school board president Sam Ganow was the only one onboard the twin-engine Grumman American GA-7 that crashed near Coatesville on the afternoon of Feb. 1, Daily Voice reported. In the preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board, officials said the plane was "the subject of a restoration project" that was being documented on YouTube "for the purpose of returning the airplane to service and reselling i…
Bucks
News
NTSB Releases Findings In Chopper 6 Crash
In a preliminary report, federal investigators say there were no obvious engine issues that would have led to the fatal crash of news Chopper 6 last month. The 6abc helicopter was en route from an assignment near Atlantic City, New Jersey when it crashed in Wharton State Forest around 8 p.m. on Dec. 19, the station said previously. Pilot Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, and videographer Christopher Dougherty, 45, of Oreland, both died in the wreck. In its first preliminary report on the crash issued Wednesday, Jan. 17, the National Transportation Safety Board said it found "No anomalies of…
Burlington
News
Witnesses Detail 'Unusual' Takeoff Before Plane Crash That Killed NJ Dad-Son Pilot Duo
The engine of a plane that crashed killing a father and son pilot duo last month sounded unusual during takeoff on the New Jersey runway, according to a federal report. The Champion Aeronca 7AC, in fact, was "substantially damaged" in the crash that killed pilot Kristofer Noone, 24, of Pennsauken and his dad, John Noone III, 67, of Elmer, just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, the National Transportation Safety Board report says. Witnesses told federal investigators that the plane sounded unusual as it left the end of runway 18 at Bucks Airport in Upper Deerfield Towns…
Sussex
News
Details Revealed In Plane Crash That Killed NYC Exec, NJ Pilot
New details have been revealed in November’s double-fatal plane crash involving a NYC executive and a well-known New Jersey pilot, NJ.com reports. Glen M. de Vries, 49, of New York, NY, and Thomas P. Fisher, 54, of the Jefferson portion of Lake Hopatcong, were both aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that crashed in a wooded area of a state park near Lake Kemah in Hampton on Nov. 11, DailyVoice.com reported. de Vries and Fischer departed from Caldwell’s Essex County Airport, flying for just under 20 minutes and reaching a 6,400-feet altitude until the flight data was lost during a “steep de…
Nassau
News
Pilot Hospitalized After Private Plane Crashes On Long Island
A pilot was hospitalized after a small plane crashed on Long Island. It happened just after 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Riverhead in the area of 2995 Sound Ave. Responding officers found a small private aircraft was found flipped over with the pilot sustaining minor injuries, the Riverhead Police Department said. The pilot was making a planned landing on the private airstrip when the plane flipped over during its landing, the department said. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were notified. The pilot was t…
Lehigh
News
United Airlines Fined $1.9M For Tarmac Delays
The US Department of Transportation fined United Airlines $1.9 million for violating runway delay statutes -- the largest fine issued for this particular violation. Two of the violations occurred at Newark Liberty International Airport and one at Lehigh Valley Airport. An extensive investigation by the Department’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) found that between December 2015 and February 2021, United allowed 20 domestic flights and five international flights at various airports throughout the United States to remain on the tarmac for a lengthy period of time without provid…
Suffolk NY
News
Plane Lands At Long Island MacArthur Airport After Landing Gear Issue
A scary scene nearly unfolded at Long Island MacArthur Airport as a pilot dealing with malfunctioning landing gear was forced to make a touchy landing. No injuries were reported when a twin-engine plane being piloted over a golf course lost its main landing gear as it approached the Ronkonkoma airport before landing on its belly at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said. The pilot was able to safely navigate the plane to MacArthur, where they were met by fire trucks and ambulances at the scene as a precaution. All parties landed safely.…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
Police & Fire
Teens In Cliffside Park Accused Of Flashing Laser Pointer At
Nypd
Chopper
Cliffside Park police filed delinquency complaints against two teen cousins for flashing a laser pointer into the cockpit of an NYPD helicopter Wednesday night -- a serious crime that has sent some adults to prison. NYPD Aviation 20 was above Covenant Avenue and 128th Street, searching for a robbery suspect near St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, when the incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m., the department said. Crew members used an infrared sensor to pinpoint the location of the beam on the Palisades near the corner of Cecelia Place and Cecelia Avenue, the borough’s highest point, Cliff…
Monmouth
News
Plane Careens Off Runway At Monmouth Jet Center
A small jet slid off the runway at Monmouth Jet Center in Wall late Tuesday night, police said. The Learjet 55 landing after a trip from Richmond, Va., had five people aboard. It continued off the end of the runway and down an embankment into the grass after touching down just before midnight, authorities said. Neither the two pilots nor the three passengers were hurt at the center, also known as Monmouth County Airport, Wall police said.
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Plane At Newark Airport Leaks Fuel During Takeoff: Police
About 240 gallons of fuel spilled from an airliner as it was preparing to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport Monday afternoon, the Port Authority said in a statement. United Flight 1596 was taxiing when the leak occurred. The Port Authority Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter unit responded and evacuated the plane. A total of 98 passengers were booked onto other flights, the agency said. A United spokeswoman, Rachael Rivas, said the flight, bound for Las Vegas, experienced a problem with a fuel valve. "A technical issue on United flight 1596 from Newark to Las Vega…
Fort Lee
Police & Fire
'The Floor Moved Beneath Me': Helicopter Pilot Killed In Crash-Landing On Manhattan Building
A helicopter pilot was killed while crash-landing on the roof of a building on 7th Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets in Manhattan Monday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Authorities initially launched a mass casualty response after the chopper apparently tried to make an emergency landing in the rain and fog atop the financial building near Times Square around 1:45 p.m. However, the NYPD later reported that only the pilot -- identified as Tim McCormack of Clinton Corners in Dutchess County, NY -- was the only victim. He was reported deceased at 2:30 p.m. McCormack, a retired fire chie…
Mahwah-Ramsey
Police & Fire
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River In Rockland
No one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in Rockland County early Tuesday evening, authorities said. Piermont firefighters and EMS and Nyack firefighters were operating at the end of the pier while a Rockland County sheriff's Marine Unit towed the single-engine craft to shore, police said. The plane made the "controlled" water landing around 5 p.m. and was pulled from the water a little over two hours later, they said.
Danbury
News
Small Plane Crashes Into HS Baseball Field In Meriden
A pilot and passenger were injured and hospitalized when a small plane flying out of Westchester County Airport lost power and crashed onto a baseball field in Connecticut. Connecticut State Police troopers responded to the Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, after the four-seater, single-engine plane went down on state property. According to police investigators, the airplane lost power and clipped a high tension wire, causing a “significant” loss of power throughout the city. The pilot was transported by ambulance to Saint Mary’s Hospita…
Danbury
Police & Fire
Four-Seat Airplane Forced To Make Emergency Landing At Danbury Airport
A four-seat airplane was forced to make an emergency landing late Sunday morning at the Danbury Airport and both the pilot and passenger managed to avoid suffering injuries. At approximately 11:34 a.m., Danbury Fire and EMS units were dispatched to the airport on a report of an aircraft with an in-flight emergency. The Piper Warrior apparently had a problem with its left side landing gear while performing practice landings on the runway, according to James Gagliardo, public information officer of the Danbury Fire Department. Car 30 Deputy Chief Steve Williams responded to the scene along w…
North Orange
Police & Fire
Lear Jet In Trouble Over NJ Lands Safely At Stewart Airport
A Lear jet that had problems with the nose landing gear diverted safely from New Jersey to Stewart Airport in Orange County late Thursday morning, authorities said. The troubled jet landed just before noon at the public/military airport nearly 57 miles north of Teterboro, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Hasbrouck Heights firefighters and Port Authority responders were at Teterboro Airport as the jet, with five people aboard, began circling to burn off fuel around 10:30 a.m., Pentangelo said. The decision was made soon after to head to Stewart, where, as pilot Josep…
Armonk
News
New Info, ID Of Pilot Released After Crash That Killed Westchester Family
Click here for an updated story: Second US Family ID'd In Crash That Killed Five From Westchester New information, including the identity of the pilot, has emerged after a charter plane crash that claimed the lives of 12, including all five members of a Westchester family, on Sunday afternoon in northwestern Costa Rica. The five victims from the Scarsdale family were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their teenage sons, Matthew, William and Zachary. The five other passengers killed were also American citizens. Their names have not yet been released by the State…
