CRASH

Super Hornet Crashes in Death Valley

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the ‘Bounty Hunters’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to participate in a sinking exercise, Aug. 15, 2021. US Navy Photo

The Navy and Death Valley National Park, Calif., are investigating a Monday F/A-18F Super Hornet crash.

A pilot was flying the Super Hornet as part of “routine operations” when the pilot crashed in Death Valley National Park around 3 p.m., said Lt....

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/05/super-hornet-crashes-in-death-valley

FAA shuts down Hawaii cargo operator Transair

Images from NTSB of airliner fuselage at bottom of ocean, cracked up.

The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended the operating authority of Honolulu-based Rhoades Aviation after one of its Transair cargo jets crash-landed in the ocean early this month.

The agency said safety investigators had been looking at the company since last fall and that it will be prevented from flying or conducting maintenance inspections until it complies with FAA regulations.

The agency’s decision is separate from the ongoing investigation by the National Transportation Safety...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/faa-shuts-down-hawaii-cargo-operator-transair

News Alert: Ice storm turns deadly in Texas

Pileup on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 11, 2021.

At least eight people have died in crashes across North Texas after freezing rain iced over highways early Thursday.

Fort Worth

Authorities have confirmed five people were killed and dozens more injured Thursday in what firefighters are calling a “mass casualty incident.” It happened on Interstate 35W near 28th Street, just north of downtown Fort Worth.

Mike Drivdahl with the Fort Worth Fire Department said firefighters went car to car, looking for people in need of medical care. At least five...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/news-alert:-ice-storm-turns-deadly-in-texas

Truck driver honored for saving pregnant woman from burning car

JLE Industries truck (background), drivers Harvell Martin (foreground insert).

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Harvell “Keith” Martin, from Tallapoosa, Georgia, a Highway Angel for rushing to save a woman trapped in her burning car.

On a cold, rainy day in December 2019, Martin was driving his truck on Interstate 40 near Hickory, North Carolina. His 18-year-old son, John, was along for the ride. As they pulled out of a rest area, they waited for a car to pass. A short while later, they watched the same vehicle lose control on the slick road. The car spun...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truck-driver-honored-for-saving-pregnant-woman-from-burning-car

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