A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed in the Puget Sound area near Seattle ... and everyone survived the flaming wreck ... which sounds like a miracle once you see the crash video.
Kenmore Air says the aircraft -- a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter -- made an emergency landing Thursday near Shallow Bay in the San Juan Islands ... and new footage shows the fiery wreckage.
There were 11 people on board -- 10 passengers and a pilot -- and everyone is alive ... though one is said to be in critical condition.
Kenmore Air says all 11 were transported to local hospitals ... and law enforcement says injuries ranged from head injuries to broken bones and cuts.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger says he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last year ... though he's not letting it stop him from living his life.
The pilot -- who famously landed a commercial airplane on the Hudson River during a 2009 emergency -- says he was diagnosed in August 2025 after he noticed he'd begun to forget things.
In a statement, Sully explained ... "It is early stage. For now, this means a name may not come easily to me, I forget a story I have recently told, or I don’t sleep as well, but I am in the beginning of this long journey.”
A flight instructor in Argentina jumped to his death in the middle of a training flight ... abandoning his student midair and forcing them to bring the plane down for a landing all by their lonesome.
Pilot Leandro Andrés Bertazzo was flying the plane Saturday, teaching 22-year-old student Rosario when he turned to her and said ... "You know what you have to do, carry on."
Bertazzo then took off his headset, unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the door and jumped to his death ... according to prosecutors in the South American nation.
Rosario was able to land the aircraft safely ... despite being in absolute shock.
What started as a flight over New York City ended in the East River ... after a seaplane carrying eight passengers crashed Sunday afternoon, triggering a massive emergency response.
The aircraft made a hard landing in the River just after noon ... sending emergency crews racing to the scene, where witnesses watched as it partially capsized into the choppy water.
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Check out the dramatic video ... rescue boats quickly surrounded the plane as first responders rushed to pull everyone to safety. Officials say all 8 people aboard -- six passengers, a pilot and a crew member -- made it out alive, with no serious injuries.
Claude Guillemot -- the co-founder of the popular video game company Ubisoft -- has died after a plane he was piloting crashed.
The company announced his death in a statement ... telling French media outlets the organization's thoughts and prayers are with the late co-founder's family.
According to French media outlets, Guillemot was flying a Cessna 421 twin engine plane which crashed near the beach resort of La Baule in Western France. Guillemot -- who owned a house in the area -- was reportedly flying with an instructor.
The person killed in the tragic Texas plane crash has been identified ... and he's even being honored by folks at the highest reaches of government.
Joshua Baer -- a prominent tech and finance mogul who has been called the godfather of Austin, Texas' startup scene -- died in Tuesday night's crash, according to multiple reports.
Joshua was the founder of Capital Factory ... a startup accelerator and investment group, which injected life into Texas' economy by bringing in and nurturing multiple businesses over the last two decades.
Texas officials say they're still gathering facts about Tuesday night's private jet crash, which resulted in one person's death.
Several officials and representatives of the Laredo Police Department providing updates Wednesday morning on the joint investigation between LPD and federal agencies.
A private jet slated to fly MLB great Yadier Molina to Puerto Rico crashed shortly after takeoff in the Dominican Republic on Sunday ... resulting in the deaths of the pilot and co-pilot.
According to what former MLB player Yadier Molina posted on his Instagram account, the plane that crashed in which the pilot and co-pilot, the only people on board, lost their lives was heading to Texas to pick up him and his family. The accident occurred in La Romana, Dominican… pic.twitter.com/hJjDrS5Er0@mikedeportes
The 43-year-old St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer mourned the tragedy on his social media accounts ... revealing the Gulfstream G200 Galaxy aircraft was actually heading for Texas to pick up his family and friends.
The horrific accident was captured on video ... showing the jet attempting an emergency return to the airport after the staffers experienced complications on board.
Alarming footage shows the moment a Boeing 787's nose gear collapses while the Lufthansa plane is parked at its gate ... and the incident caused several injuries.
The travel nightmare went down Thursday at Frankfurt Airport in Germany ... crew members and ground staff were on board the jetliner when the "nose landing gear unexpectedly retracted" ... according to the airline.
Lufthansa says several employees were injured and are receiving medical treatment, adding ... "We are currently investigating the exact circumstances in cooperation with the relevant authorities."
The UPS plane which went down in Louisville, Kentucky back in November lost its engine during takeoff ... and a shocking new video has captured the explosive moment.
Check out the clip released by the National Transportation Safety Board Tuesday ... which shows the plane speeding down the runway before beginning its ascent -- when an explosion sends the engine flying.
The plane keeps on moving and leaves the frame ... though video released around the time of the crash captured it crashing behind a tire store shortly after this.
A Croatia Airlines jet skidded off the runway and smashed into some signage and lighting during an aborted takeoff ... and it's all on video.
Terrifying footage shows the Croatia Airlines flight speeding down the runway at Split Airport in Croatia when all of a sudden the plane starts veering to its left ... the jet goes onto the grass and smashes through runway lights and a runway marker before coming to a screeching halt.
It all went down Saturday ... the flight had over 130 passengers and crew on board ... and they were trying to fly from Croatia's Adriatic coast to Frankfurt, Germany.
There's also video from inside the plane ... from one passenger who was recording from the window seat. There's rain on the window, but it's unclear if weather conditions played a factor here.
Croatia Airlines says no one was injured.
Croatia’s Air, Maritime and Railway Accident Investigation Agency says it's launching an investigation ... and the plane, an Airbus A220-300, suffered minor damage.
Details are emerging about the man killed by a Frontier jet engine on a Denver International Airport runway Friday night ... and his criminal record is filled with violent arrests and run-ins with police.
The New York Post reports 41-year-old Michael Mott had been arrested more than 20 times in Colorado dating back to 2002 -- with charges ranging from DUI and trespassing to attempted murder and assaulting a peace officer.
Mott's most recent arrest reportedly came just last month ... when he was busted for felony trespassing, property damage and resisting arrest after an incident at a Colorado Springs home. He was reportedly homeless at the time.
Public records cited by the outlet show Mott's criminal history escalated quickly after a string of minor arrests as a teenager. In 2005, he was arrested for attempted murder involving a gun ... but later pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and served six years behind bars.
He was later reportedly charged with assault involving a weapon while incarcerated ... and after his release, continued racking up arrests tied to domestic violence, burglary, hit-and-run incidents, violating protection orders and resisting cops.
As we previously reported ... Mott breached an 8-foot barbed-wire fence at the airport Friday night and walked onto the tarmac directly into the path of a departing flight bound for Los Angeles. Mott was sucked into the engine and killed instantly ... with his cause of death ruled as multiple blunt and sharp force injuries, and the manner of death was suicide.
Air traffic control audio captured after the impact described "limbs" scattered across the runway ... while all passengers and crew members aboard the plane were evacuated safely.
Denver officials say no suicide note has been recovered.
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The man who was struck and killed by a plane at Denver International Airport over the weekend died by suicide ... though questions remain about why he wanted to end his life.
Denver Medical Examiner Sterling McLaren said 41-year-old Michael Mott is the man who was consumed by the jet engine of a Frontier Airlines plane late Friday night as he walked on the runway. McLaren's office determined the man's cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was suicide.
7:40 AM PST -- The Denver International Airport has announced the individual killed after being hit by a Frontier Airlines plane Friday night "jumped the perimeter fence" and was hit only 2 minutes later "while crossing the runway." The identity has not been confirmed, but the airport does not believe they were an employee.
The airport added that 12 people reported minor injuries, 5 of whom were transported to local hospitals.
The pedestrian is deceased, and is not believed to be an employee of the airport nor have they been identified. An individual was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines flight headed to Los Angeles during takeoff at Denver International Airport Friday night ... and TMZ obtained shocking audio of the incident unfolding.
You can hear everything in the clip -- a female air traffic controller warns her colleagues a person was walking on the runway, and the person is swiftly reported as struck and killed. You can also hear air traffic controllers say there appears to be "limbs" and human remains on the runway.
Emergency personnel are immediately directed to the scene to guard the remains and evacuate the flight ... with the exception of the deceased, only minor injuries were reported.
A terrifying plane crash in Brazil was caught on camera -- and the footage is as shocking as it gets.
A small aircraft went down in the Northeast region of Belo Horizonte ... slamming straight into a building in a fiery, heart-stopping moment that played out in real time. Video shows the plane descending fast before it suddenly clips the structure and explodes on impact.
It's unclear if it was intentional or not ... the scene flips instantly to chaos ... debris flying, smoke billowing and witnesses scrambling as the aircraft disappears into the building.
