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'There's a serious safety issue,' investigators say following DCA midair collision

'There's a serious safety issue,' investigators say following DCA midair collision

The January midair collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft died.
by Russell Lewis

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Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn’t she added to this missing person database?

Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn’t she added to this missing person database?

A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven’t been added.
by Jaclyn Diaz and Nick McMillan

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Minnesota radio station owner among three skiers buried in Alaska avalanche

Minnesota radio station owner among three skiers buried in Alaska avalanche

Authorities said they believe that David Linder, 39, and the two other skiers, identified as Charles Eppard, 39, of Montana, and Jeremy Leif, 38, of Minnesota, are buried under more than 30 feet of snow. It happened after a helicopter delivered the skiers to a backcountry peak in the Chugach Mountains.
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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Delta releases some details about crew piloting Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed

Delta releases some details about crew piloting Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed

Delta Air Lines has shared some information about the crew who piloted a Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that crashed while landing on Monday. The airline said it released the information in response to social media posts “containing false and misleading assertions.”
by MPR News Staff and The Associated Press

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2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport

2 people are dead in a small plane collision at a southern Arizona airport

A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona has killed two people. Federal air-safety investigators said each plane had two people aboard when they collided in Marana Regional Airport on the outskirts of Tucson.
by The Associated Press

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What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

All 76 passengers and four crew walked away from Monday’s disaster, with 21 people suffering minor injuries. It’s a credit, aviation experts said, to advances in plane design as well as a crew that flawlessly executed an evacuation plan.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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