Latest "plane crash" stories

In this image taken from video, smoke rises from the crash of a private jet near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region of Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

Grenade fragments found in Prigozhin plane crash victims, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the comment Thursday, but there was no way to independently verify the statement.

8 weeks ago

CORRECTS AND CLARIFIES NAME AND LOCATION OF TRUCKEE FIRE & RESCUE - FILE - In this photo provided by Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue, in Reno, Nev., members of Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and other officials look over aircraft wreckage, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Reno, after two California pilots were killed when their planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after completing a race at the National Championship Air Races north of the city. Aviation experts say that for whatever reason, at least one racing pilot apparently didn’t see the other when their vintage planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after finishing first and second at the air races the previous weekend. Federal investigators expect to release a preliminary report in another week or so. (Adam R. Mayberry/Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue via AP, File)

Collision that killed 2 pilots at Reno air show confounds experts

The first- and second-place winning pilots likely crashed at the National Air Race Championships, possibly because of a blind spot, glare or loss of focus.

2 months ago

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private

The Kremlin had said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the ceremony.

3 months ago

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty with chief presumed dead

The crash raises questions about the future of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army, which fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine before his June uprising.

By AP Staff

3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls – How Kremlin foes end

Over the years, Kremlin political critics, turncoat spies and investigative journalists have been killed or assaulted in a variety of ways.

3 months ago

US Army general dies in plane crash near Aberdeen Proving Ground

Maj. Gen. Anthony Potts was commissioned as a U.S. Army aviation second lieutenant in 1986. He most recently led the service's PEO C3T.

By Colin Demarest

4 months ago