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Key Takeaways:

  • A mid-air collision occurred during an air show near Parker, Arizona, between a Cessna 182 and a WWII-era Hellcat, resulting in the deaths of the Cessna's pilot and passenger.
  • An Air France Concorde safely returned to Paris after takeoff due to a malfunction that prevented its nose from moving into position for supersonic speed.
  • The NTSB accident report for Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed in January 2000, is now available online.
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A pilot and his passenger died when their Cessna 182 collided in midair with a WWII-era Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat that was performing in an air show on Saturday, near Parker, Ariz. The Hellcat was damaged but its pilot landed safely…

An Air France Concorde bound for New York on Sunday returned to land at Paris shortly after takeoff when the nose failed to move into position for supersonic speed. The airplane was safe to fly at lower speeds, the airline said, and landed without incident…

The NTSB accident report on Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed Jan. 31, 2000, off the coast of California, is now available online.

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