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Pilot 'switched hands on controls' before crashing light aircraft on busy A road
The Grob 109B motorglider aircraft crashed on to a busy A road outside Aston Down airfield in Gloucestershire last summer ...
Army Pilots Might Have Struggled to See Passenger Jet Before D.C. Crash
Light pollution from Washington and the passenger jet’s dim lights might have contributed to difficulties spotting American ...
Light aircraft crashed after pilot mixed up left and right hands, investigation finds
The plane was trying to land when it struck trees and crashed on a congested road of cars outside Aston Down airfield in ...
Hijacking a shock for Victoria Flying Club; man charged with terrorism offences
The president of the Victoria Flying Club says the RCMP has asked him to withhold most details of the incident while an investigation is underway.
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Ex-pilot called himself messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack
The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver's airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a ...
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B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
A man charged with hijacking a light plane at Victoria International Airport and flying it to Vancouver had an "ideological motive to disrupt airspace" and seized control of the aircraft after ...