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Cessna Citation II Crashes on Approach to San Diego Executive Airport, Ignites Homes and Kills Multiple

A privately owned Cessna Citation II business jet crashed at about 3:45 a.m. on 22 May while on approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF) in San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood. All on board were killed and the impact set roughly 15 homes ablaze, displacing about 100 residents.

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

FlightGlobal

Frontier A321neo Loses Nose Wheel Fragments, Suffers Engine Failure After San Juan Hard Landing

2025-05-22T22:46:26.789469-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Thick Smoke Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight From Atlanta, Preliminary Report Shows

2025-05-22T08:23:49.893348-07:00

Associated Press

Bomb Threat Grounds Hawaiian Airlines San Diego–Honolulu Flight, Passenger Arrested

2025-05-20T14:04:26.181619-07:00

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Associated Press

Loss of Contact with Army Helicopter Triggers Go-Arounds at Reagan National Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army Black Hawk helicopter for about 20 seconds near the Pentagon on May 1, forcing two commercial jets to abort their landings at Reagan National Airport and amplifying safety concerns since January’s fatal midair collision.

2025-05-23T13:48:25.642271-07:00

Loss of Contact with Army Helicopter Triggers Go-Arounds at Reagan National

Associated Press

Six Dead as Private Jet Crashes Into San Diego Neighborhood on Approach Early on May 22, 2025, a private jet crashed on approach to San Diego’s Montgomery Gibbs Executive Airport, plummeting into a residential neighborhood. All six on board were killed, while burning debris and spilled fuel damaged vehicles and homes as investigators probe the cause.

2025-05-23T12:54:22.681759-07:00

Six Dead as Private Jet Crashes Into San Diego Neighborhood on Approach

AINonline

Music Agent Dave Shapiro Among Three Killed in San Diego Plane Crash A private plane carrying three Sound Talent Group employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, crashed into a residential area of San Diego on May 22, killing all aboard, the agency said. Shapiro, 42, was a pivotal figure in heavy metal and hard rock management.

2025-05-23T09:10:30.870944-07:00

Music Agent Dave Shapiro Among Three Killed in San Diego Plane Crash

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Frontier A321neo Loses Nose Wheel Fragments, Suffers Engine Failure After San Juan Hard Landing A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo experienced a left-engine failure after ingesting fragments of its nose wheel during a hard-landing attempt in San Juan in April. The gear detachment and subsequent engine damage underscore ongoing concerns over landing gear reliability and maintenance practices on A321neos.

2025-05-22T22:46:26.789469-07:00

Frontier A321neo Loses Nose Wheel Fragments, Suffers Engine Failure After San Juan Hard Landing

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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Thick Smoke Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight From Atlanta, Preliminary Report Shows Investigators say smoke inundated the cabin of a Delta Air Lines flight departing Atlanta in February, forcing the lead flight attendant to struggle with commands and the crew to initiate an emergency evacuation upon landing. The preliminary report highlights visibility and communication failures under dense smoke conditions.

2025-05-22T08:23:49.893348-07:00

Thick Smoke Triggers Emergency Evacuation of Delta Flight From Atlanta, Preliminary Report Shows

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Cessna Citation II Crashes on Approach to San Diego Executive Airport, Ignites Homes and Kills Multiple A privately owned Cessna Citation II business jet crashed at about 3:45 a.m. on 22 May while on approach to Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF) in San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood. All on board were killed and the impact set roughly 15 homes ablaze, displacing about 100 residents.

2025-05-22T07:48:14.118622-07:00

Cessna Citation II Crashes on Approach to San Diego Executive Airport, Ignites Homes and Kills Multiple

Aviation Source

Suspected Arson at Montpellier Airport Destroys Three Diamond DA42 Trainers On May 20, suspected arson at Montpellier Airport’s secure apron destroyed three Diamond DA42 twin-engine trainers at Airways Aviation France and severely damaged additional academy aircraft, abruptly halting crucial flight training operations and raising concerns over security at training facilities.

2025-05-21T19:55:57.419820-07:00

Suspected Arson at Montpellier Airport Destroys Three Diamond DA42 Trainers

psnews.com.au

Unclassified Inquiry Finds Pilot Disorientation Behind July 2023 MRH-90 Taipan Crash Australia’s Defence Flight Safety Bureau has released its first unclassified report into the July 2023 crash of an Army MRH-90 Taipan helicopter, attributing the accident off Queensland’s coast to pilot spatial disorientation and control input errors that killed four personnel.

2025-05-21T18:18:21.815008-07:00

Unclassified Inquiry Finds Pilot Disorientation Behind July 2023 MRH-90 Taipan Crash

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