The pilot of a Mooney M-20 airplane went out for a flight and wound up crashing into the woods of Suffolk, Virginia (VA). Why? Because the plane’s FL-2 fuel gauge malfunctioned and did not alert the pilot that the plane ran out of gas, according to the Kathryn Report. There were two passengers on the plane along…
An airplane carrying two people crashed in Suffolk, Virginia (VA). Both individuals suffered injuries and were treated at Sentara Norfolk Hospital.
A Piper PA-30 airplane carrying Kwan Kwok of Virginia (VA) crashed in Rainelle, West Virginia (WV). Tragically, Mr. Kwok was killed as a result of the aviation accident. My deepest sympathies go out to his friends and family. The plane was inspected just three days prior to the wreck. Inclement weather may have played a role in…
A jury in Anoka County, Minnesota (MN) awarded $21.6 million to the families of four young people who were killed in 2003 by a car-train crash. The jury found Burlington Northern responsible for the train wreck and the judge awarded an additional $4 million to the families since the judge found Burlington Northern engaged in…
If recommendations the National Transportation Safety Board issued to other federal agencies on Dec. 8 are fully implemented, significantly fewer old, poorly repaired and irresponsibly operated buses will be on America’s highways. The NTSB has asked a long list of regulators to conduct more frequent and fuller inspections of motor coaches–vehicles such as Greyhound buses…