Here's a look at recent aircraft tragedies, mishaps and close calls
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Joan Camprubí Montal, a family member of five of the victims who died in the Hudson River helicopter crash, looks at a memorial wreath on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in New York. Justin Persaud/Mayoral Photography Office via APThecrash of a small plane in New York over the weekendkilled all six on board — a physician couple and their accomplished children and partners — during a family trip to the Catskills.It’s the latest in a series of aviation disasters at a time of heightened scrutiny of aircraft collisions and near-misses.The most deadly was thecollision of a passenger jet and a military helicopterover the Potomac River that that killed 67 people in January. In February, one airlinerclipped anotherwhile taxiing at the Seattle airport. In March, an American Airlines planecaught fire after landing in Denver, sending 12 people to the hospital.Federal officials have tried to reassure travelers that flying is the safest mode of transportation, and statistics support that. But the cascade...