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MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) – The pilot of a plane that crashed in North Carolina earlier this month had attempted to avoid a turtle on the runway just before the deadly accident, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). On June 3, a Stinson 108 Voyager carrying a pilot and two passengers crashed at Sugar Valley Airport in Mocksville. The pilot and one passenger were fatally…

A SpaceX rocket exploded late Wednesday during a static fire test, which the company attributed to “a major anomaly.” “On Wednesday, June 18 at approximately 11 p.m. CT, the Starship preparing for the tenth flight test experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase,” the aerospace company, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, wrote early Thursday on the social platform X. “A safety clear area around the…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an urgent warning Wednesday about the potential for certain jet engines, when damaged, to allow smoke to enter the cockpit or cabin. The NTSB safety bulletin warned about CFM International LEAP-1B engines but encouraged evaluation for LEAP-1A and -1C engines. These engines are used on Boeing 737 Max narrow-body passenger jets and on certain Airbus A320neo aircraft, according to a press release. The NTSB…

Honda successfully launched and landed its experimental reusable rocket at its facility in Japan, the company said in a surprise announcement Tuesday. The rocket reached an altitude of 271.4 meters, or roughly 890 feet, and landed within 37 centimeters, or roughly 15 inches, of the target touchdown point, the company said. The duration of the flight was 56.6 seconds. “The test was completed successfully, the first time Honda landed a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Honda is recalling more than 259,000 vehicles across the U.S. due to a problem that can cause the brake pedal to shift out of position. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall covers certain Honda Pilots between model years 2023 and 2025 — as well cars under the auto maker’s luxury Acura brand: 2021-2025 Acura TLX and 2023-2025 Acura MDX vehicles.…

NEW CENTURY, Kan. (WDAF) — Two people were taken to the hospital after an aircraft crashed at New Century Airport in Johnson County, Kansas, on Monday afternoon. The incident was reported just before 1:30 p.m. The sheriff’s office said a light twin-engine plane with two people onboard crash-landed on the roof of a hangar. The sheriff’s office said the two people onboard sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to an…

Southwest Airlines has added a new cockpit safety tool to most of its fleet that could prevent the types of close runway calls that have raised concerns in recent years. The Honeywell-built “SmartLanding” and “SmartRunway” software will give verbal warnings and text alerts to pilots when they are about to use the wrong runways for taxiing, takeoff or landing. It also signals when planes are moving too fast or at…