Pilot, Winona County
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Buffalo Airways shared a tribute Friday for the pilot aboard the plane that crashed outside Fort Simpson, N.W.T. on June 24, confirming his identity. Robert MacLeod served as a bird dog pilot for Buffalo Airways for the past three wildfire seasons,
The pilot of a small plane that crashed in Bowie last month, killing all three people aboard, declared an emergency and attempted to divert to Freeway Airport moments before the aircraft went down, federal investigators said.
A pilot suffering a medical emergency, a plane forced down in Alaska and passenger jets nearly colliding in Boston are the latest aviation incidents under investigation as the busy summer air travel season gets underway.
A small plane crashed into the Santa Clara Riverbed in Santa Paula on Saturday afternoon, sending the aircraft's pilot to the hospital with minor injuries, according to Ventura County firefighters.
