The former host of a game show called Press Your Luck died Monday when the Bonanza he was flying on an Angel Flight mission in California went down in Santa Monica Bay. Peter Tomarken, 63, and his wife Kathleen were killed on their way to pick up a patient in San Diego who needed treatment at UCLA Medical Center…
A man and his wife died and their 12- and 13-year-old children were seriously injured when the Seneca they were in went down in heavy fog near a private airport near Old Bridge, N.J. Pilot Steve Ben Hanania, 57, and his wife, Shirri were killed…
A Phoenix company that builds ejection seats was heavily damaged after about 250 lbs. of ammonia-based explosives went off, blowing the roof off the Universal Propulsion building. There were no reported injuries, however…
The Chinese government is being urged to encourage the growth of general aviation. Liu Daxiang, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said GA is lagging behind the general economic growth of the country and could be put to many beneficial uses.
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Key Takeaways:
- Two separate fatal general aviation plane crashes occurred, one killing former game show host Peter Tomarken and his wife during an Angel Flight mission in California, and another killing a couple and seriously injuring their children in New Jersey.
- A Phoenix company, Universal Propulsion, which manufactures ejection seats, sustained heavy damage from an explosion of ammonia-based explosives, with no reported injuries.
- The Chinese government is being urged to encourage the growth of general aviation by an academician, who notes its lag behind the country's economic development and its potential benefits.
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