skydiving plane crashes off runway ... 'Mass Causality' Situation

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A skydiving plane carrying 15 people on board veered off the end of a runway and crashed into a wooded area in New Jersey -- leaving multiple people injured.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, at least 5 of the 15 passengers on board the Cessna 208B were taken to the hospital with injuries. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management referred to the crash as a "mass casualty incident" on their Facebook.

The National Transportation Safety Board's report for the incident said when the pilot was returning from her fifth skydive of the day, the aircraft went off the runway during landing.

According to the NTSB report, the flare seemed insufficient, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane took on substantial damage to the engine mounts.

CBS News reports the airplane was involved in an incident in July 2023 in Suffolk, Virginia.

The FAA is on scene investigating the crash.

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Michigan Helicopter Skips & Flips in Slow-Motion Crash ... Lakeside Restaurant Diners Rush to Help!!!

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Terrifying scene in Michigan -- a helicopter took a tumble and in a catastrophic crash ... right next to a lakefront restaurant, and the whole thing was caught on camera by stunned diners.

Watch this -- as the chopper tried to touch down on the beach at Lake St. Clair, it suddenly tipped forward, skidded forward on its blade, then violently crashed onto its side ... sending up a massive cloud of smoke and dirt.

There was total panic at Cabana Blue Lakefront Sports Bar & Grill -- diners sprinted from their seats to the wreckage, trying to help the chopper’s passengers after the horrifying crash.

South Korea Bird Strike Before Deadly Boeing Crash

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The Boeing passenger jet that crashed over the weekend killing hundreds was reportedly warned of a bird strike minutes before it attempted an emergency landing.

According to the country's Transport Ministry, air traffic controllers alerted the crew the aircraft had experienced a bird strike before the fatal accident on Saturday that killed 179 people.

News1 Agency also reports a passenger allegedly sent a text message to a family member minutes before the crash claiming there had been a bird strike somewhere near or on the plane's wing.