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WWII-Era Plane Crashes Off Florida Coast, Killing 2

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (March 7) - A neurosurgeon has died after the plane he was flying crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle. His passenger also was killed in the incident. WKRG-TV says Dr. Evan Zeiger was flying a World War II era plane in formation with several other aircraft when the crash occurred...

Experts Fear Suicide Crash Could Inspire More Attacks

(Feb. 19) -- To most Americans, Joe Stack's decision to crash a plane into an IRS office in Austin, Texas, Thursday morning was a mix of desperation and lunacy. But another portion of the nation greeted Stack's murderous act as a romantic and patriotic gesture -- a reaction that concerns experts. "The very fact of what he...

Pilot in Austin Crash Tied to Anti-IRS Screed

(Feb. 19) -- The pilot who slammed a small plane into an office building in Austin, Texas, on Thursday was identified as 53-year-old Joseph A. Stack, a software engineer who harbored a bitter grudge against the Internal Revenue Service and apparently authored an anti-government rant posted on the Internet. The...

Hope for Survivors in Ethiopian Airlines Crash Dims

BEIRUT (Jan. 25) -- An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday, setting off a frantic search as passenger seats, baby sandals and other debris washed ashore. No survivors had been found by nightfall, and Health Minister Mohammed...

Small Cargo Plane Crashes Near Chicago

WHEELING, Ill. (Jan. 5) -- A small cargo jet crashed into a river in a forest preserve Tuesday shortly after being cleared to land at a suburban Chicago airport, and officials said it appeared the two people aboard were killed. A preliminary investigation indicated a pilot and co-pilot were aboard the jet that crashed...