Trenton-NJ
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Sun, 02/16/2014A Brooklyn pilot crashed a small plane while trying to land at a New Jersey airport Monday, police say.
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Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
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Sun, 02/16/2014A student pilot and trainer escaped injury Monday after accidentally landing a plane without extending the landing gear.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Sun, 02/16/2014One person, later identified as Leonard W. McGarity, 58, died in the plane crash this afternoon in the 2900 block of Greenbriar Boulevard. The plane is a single-engine experimental aircraft, said a Palm Beach County Fire Rescue spokesman Capt.
The crash happened around 12:55 p.m.
Houston, TX
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Sat, 02/15/2014A New Caney man is dead after his single engine plane crashed in a pasture near Shepherd, Texas Sunday afternoon.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the experimental aircraft broke apart just after take-off from the Lake Water Wheel Airport.
Denver, CO
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Sat, 02/15/2014A airplane reported missing in Teller County Sunday afternoon was found crashed about a mile west of the Telluride Regional Airport at about 6 p.m. Sunday.
A short time later San Miguel County Sheriff Bill Masters stated on his Twitter account that there were no survivors.
Birmingham, AL
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Thu, 02/13/2014Two people, later identified as Allan and Cali Campbell, are dead tonight after a plane crashed near Trussville overnight. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane was a Cessna 210.
Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA
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Fri, 02/14/2014A student pilot practicing landings at Mansfield Airport crash-landed on Saturday morning, causing significant damage to the plane.
Mansfield police say the student was flying a 2003 Cessna C-172S, and came in too low to the runway.
Memphis, TN
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Thu, 02/13/2014A plane traveling from Ava, Missouri to Muscle Shoals, Alabama crashed in Chester County on Carl McGill Drive Friday night.
The man and wife on-board the single-engine Cessna 172 aircraft sustained minor injuries when it crashed in a muddy field.
Denver, CO
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Tue, 02/11/2014The pilot of an experimental plane died when he crashed in Boulder County.
A witness called 911 Wednesday afternoon and said a plane had crashed in a field and creek off 109th Street between Lookout and Jasper roads," Boulder County officials said in a news release.
West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
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Thu, 02/06/2014Search crews continued for the second day looking for a plane that crashed off of the St. Lucie Inlet.
The plane was headed from Marathon to Vero Beach Friday evening.