The pilot who crashed his single-engine plane into power lines in Montgomery County last month made several wrong turns and flew below minimum altitudes, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The F-16 fighter jet, which was flying in a routine training mission, plummeted around 9:15 a.m. about six miles from Joint Base Andrews.
Officials found the pilot walking in a wooded area near the Potomac Air Field in Fort Washington, Md.
Dec 10, 2014
As Details Of Gaithersburg Plane Crash Emerge, Thousands Donate To Support Family of Victims
Nearly $350,000 has been raised in just a day for the family of three of the victims.
An F-16C pilot from the D.C. Air National Guard was rescued in the water off Chincoteague, Va. on Thursday night after a collision with another plane.
The pilot was conscious and alert when he was taken to a hospital.
The bodies of the two police officers, 43-year-old Thomas J. Geoghegan Jr. and 27-year-old Joshua D. Adickes, were recovered today.
May 30, 2012
Canadians to Investigate Virginia Plane Collision
Canadian aviation officials will take over the investigation of a collision between two small planes that killed two people Sunday in Fauquier County, Va.
Aug 10, 2010
Former Senator Ted Stevens Dies In Plane Crash
UPDATE (2:37 p.m.): It is now confirmed: Stevens was killed in a plane crash near Dillingham, Alaska.