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Key Takeaways:

  • A mid-air collision between a Cessna 182 and a WWII-era Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat during an air show near Parker, Ariz., resulted in two fatalities aboard the Cessna. The Hellcat pilot landed safely despite damage to his aircraft.
  • An Air France Concorde returned to Paris shortly after takeoff due to a nose malfunction preventing it from moving into position for supersonic speed, but landed safely.
  • The NTSB accident report for Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed off the coast of California on January 31, 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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