Posts Tagged ‘plane crash’
Pilot persevering after crash
Tragedy struck a Waterloo couple last month with the crash of a small plane in Columbia, and though the pilot escaped with his life, he and his wife are still…
Read MoreHeroism displayed in fiery plane crash
If not for the efforts of two Good Samaritans, a fiery small plane crash early Sunday afternoon in Columbia would have certainly resulted in the death of a local man. …
Read MoreCouple dies in N.C. plane crash
A rural St. Clair County couple died Saturday in a North Carolina plane crash. Joseph and Patti Kreher of Freeburg were on their way to visit family on the east…
Read MoreMedal of Valor to Daws; more noise at Washy’s
A police sergeant was honored during the Waterloo City Council meeting Monday night for his heroic efforts following a March 2019 plane crash. Sgt. Trin Daws was presented a Medal…
Read MorePlane crash in Waterloo
The FAA and NTSB are investigating a small plane crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon in rural Waterloo. The plane, a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Lance flying from Alabama to Cahokia,…
Read MoreSighs of relief after Columbia plane crash
A picture perfect Saturday afternoon took a terrifying turn when a small aircraft crash landed about 12:30 p.m. off Palmer Road near Southport Drive in Columbia. “There were a bunch…
Read MorePilot parachutes to safety as plane crashes in bluffs
A 19-year-old pilot parachuted to safety in a farm field near Fults on Tuesday afternoon, after the skydiving plane he was flying out of a Festus, Mo., airport experienced mechanical…
Read MorePilot uninjured in ultralight plane crash near Columbia
A Collinsville man escaped injury when his patriotic colored ultralight experimental aircraft went down into a tall field of corn in rural Monroe County around 4 p.m. on Friday, July…
Read MoreNo injuries in plane crash south of Valmeyer
For the second straight Saturday afternoon, there was danger in the sky over rural Monroe County. Danger came in the form of two small tornadoes near Fults and Ames on…
Read MoreNo injuries in plane crash near Valmeyer…
Valmeyer Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday to the report of a skydiving plane down in the area of B Road and…
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