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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ordered a criminal investigation into the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines plane near the Iranian capital on Wednesday morning, as the country's embassy in Tehran hastened to retract its initial response to the tragedy. The plane was carrying at least 176 people to Kiev when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini international. The aircraft left the airport just after 6.10 a.m. Tehran time and crashed some five minutes later, according to Iranian officials. Ukraine's embassy in Iran initially issued a statement saying the aircraft was brought down engine failure, not because of...

Tectonic Summary Re-analysis of Proposed Submarine Aircraft Crash Site for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 Map of Seismic Analysis of Proposed Submarine Aircraft Crash Site The University of Science and Technology of China has announced a possible location for the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370 based on two seismic recordings (stations KUM and IPM of the Malaysia National Seismic Network; see map). The proposed site is in the Gulf of Thailand (orange hexagon on map). The time of the event reported by the Chinese was 2:55 AM (on 3/8/2014, which equates to 18:55 UTC time on 3/7/2014).

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A San Francisco Fire Department spokeswoman said Monday that the agency is still investigating which rig ran over and killed a 16-year-old Asiana Airlines crash survivor, and infrared equipment wouldn't have had any bearing on the situation. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that a two-axle truck believed to have run over Ye Meng Yuan as it moved to get a better position to spray foam on fire was not equipped with infrared imaging technology now required by federal law.

Currently just Tweets and locals talking about this, nothing on news sites yet. Lots of stuff in the Twitter feed, including links to uploaded videos of the smoking mess.

Emergency crews surround an Asiana Airlines passenger jet after it crashed and burned at San Francisco International Airport, July 6, 2013, (CBS) Emergency crews surround an Asiana Airlines passenger jet after it crashed and burned at San Francisco International Airport, July 6, 2013, (CBS) Filed underLocal, News, Syndicated Local Related tagsCrash, San Francisco International Airport, SFO SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/KPIX 5) — An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 crashed and burned upon arrival at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing two people and hospitalizing 181 others.The deadly crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday on runway 28 behind Terminal 2 – the...

LONDON - The engines on a British Airways plane that crash-landed at London's Heathrow airport failed to respond for a demand to increase thrust, a preliminary accident report said Friday. Using flight recorder information, investigators will focus on what other systems might have caused the engine failure, according to the report from Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch. The British Airways Boeing 777 made a crunching touchdown short of the runway on Thursday, ripping off the plane's landing gear and severely damaging the two engines and wings. Nineteen injuries were reported among the 152 people aboard. "The aircraft speed reduced and...

Small Plane Crashes Off Miami Beach LIVE Webcast: WFOR-TV Coverage Save It Email this Article Email It Print this Article Print It (AP) MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Firefighters say a plane with 17 on board has crashed off Miami Beach.

KABUL (Reuters) - NATO troops and helicopters searched on Friday for an Afghan airliner missing for a day with 104 people on board, including 13 foreigners, amid fears it may have crashed after being turned away from Kabul in a snow storm. NATO-led peacekeepers were conducting ground and air searches to the southeast of Kabul for the Boeing 737 belonging to private Kam Air, a spokesman said. Seven of the 96 passengers were foreigners and six of the eight crew members were from Kyrgyzstan, Kam Air deputy director Feda Mohammed Fedayi said. The foreigners aboard included three American women working...