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In an attempt to avoid a recurrence of the 2016 Texas hot air balloon crash that killed 16 people, the U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a measure, proposed by Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett, that would require that all commercial hot air ballon pilots undergo medica checks before taking flight. More specifically, the…

Texas Helicopter Crash Leaves One Dead, Two Seriously Injured A Texas helicopter crash in West Galveston Bay Monday evening was devastating for at least one family and possibly two others. The chopper was returning from an oil cargo survey of an oil tanker known as the Eagle Vancouver when it crashed into the water….

Two Texas Plane Crashes Leave One Dead, Two Injured Tuesday afternoon was a bad day for Texas plane crashes, as two of them crashed about 15 minutes apart. The worst of them happened in Rusk County, Texas, when a small plane crashed in an area just west of Carlisle at about 3:45 p.m., killing…

Texas Plane Crash Leaves Three Dead The last day of 2016 featured a terrible Texas plane crash, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are on the scene investigating a plane crash in which two small private planes collided in mid-air, leaving three people dead. The crash happened last…

The Seattle Fire Department has reported that early this morning (March 18), a news helicopter that was used jointly by two Seattle television stations crashed not far from the Space Needle, killing both people inside the helicopter and critically injuring someone who was inside a vehicle on the ground that caught fire. The injured…

It seems like every week, the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express, or Austin Statesman runs an article about a plane crash that injures or kills Texans.  Almost always, these crashes involving private aircraft often piloted by non-professional pilots.  Often the causes of these crashes are determined to be pilot error but someones that can…