Aviation safety has come under renewed scrutiny following a series of incidents. Pilots and experts insist flying is still very safe, but there are key moments during any flight when the risk is enhanced.

A commuter plane that fell from the sky as it flew over Alaska’s Norton Sound last month was more than 1,000 pounds overweight at the time of takeoff, according to a preliminary report released by

Two small planes collided in midair near an Arizona airport ... this month after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky. The plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport. There were no reported injuries.

A small plane crashed in suburban Pennsylvania shortly ... can be seen burning in the video with smoke pouring into the sky. In the video, the tail of the plane — believed to be a Beechcraft ...

Police and the Deep River Fire Department responded at 4:15 p.m. for an aircraft that had crashed on Cedar Lake Road, also known as Route 145, police said. A LifeStar helicopter has been dispatched to the scene, police said. Injuries have been reported in the crash, though the extent of those was not immediately known, police said.

A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said. The Lanhsa Airlines flight crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff Monday night from the island of Roatan en route to the mainland city of La Ceiba.

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