Category Archives: Aviation Accident
Rented glider crashes in Wallis, kills three
An aviation accident in a small city in Austin County killed all three family members aboard, including a 3-year-old child. The glider was operated by an experienced glider pilot, the father-in-law of one passenger and the grandfather of the other passenger. The glider and the plane that towed the motorless aircraft into flight were… Read More »
Five people injured in Texas plane crash
All five people — a pilot and four passengers — aboard a Cessna 401-A were hurt when the plane crashed during a failed landing in east Texas. Initial investigative reports indicate that the aviation accident may have been caused by weather conditions or mechanical difficulties. The twin-engine aircraft went down as it touched the… Read More »
Dallas business owner and wife survive Reno air disaster
The president of Cain Food Industries and his wife are home in Dallas, recovering from injuries they received in a plane crash at a Reno air field. The couple was part of a crowd of spectators, standing close enough to the aviation disaster to receive shrapnel injuries from the crash of a P-51 Mustang…. Read More »
