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Key Takeaways:

  • Two separate aviation incidents occurred: a minor wing-clipping at Reagan National Airport with no injuries, and a fatal mid-air collision in New Zealand that killed three people.
  • Explorer and aviator Steve Fossett has been legally declared dead by a Chicago judge, following his disappearance during a flight in Nevada last September.
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Two US Airways aircraft clipped wings at Reagan National Airport Sunday. There were no injuries and a total of 63 passengers were booked on later flights …

Three people were killed when a helicopter and a Cessna (type not specified) collided above Paraparaumu Airport in New Zealand Saturday. A 30-year-old instructor and 19-year-old student were on the helicopter and a 17-year-old man was flying the plane …

A Chicago judge has declared Steve Fossett legally dead. Fossett went missing in Sept. on a flight in northern Nevada and an extensive search failed to turn up any sign of him or the Citabria he was flying.

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