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There have been 4 major plane crashes in the US in 4 days. What is going on?
The crashes killed 22 people and left investigators examining military, skydiving and charter flights that fell under lighter oversight than major airlines.
- Four aviation accidents occurred within four days across the country, involving two military jets, a skydiving plane, and a charter jet.
- Hassan Shahidi, president of the Flight Safety Foundation, noted these crashes involved aircraft not regulated like major commercial passenger jets, as the Federal Aviation Administration regulates them under fewer rules.
- On Monday, eight crew members died when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed at Edwards Air Force Base, followed by a Tuesday crash in Butler, Missouri, where a Pacific Aerospace P750 skydiving plane carrying 12 people went down.
- A Marine F/A-18 Hornet crashed in Washington on Saturday, leaving the pilot with minor injuries, while a private jet crashed in Laredo, Texas, on Tuesday night, killing one person; Laredo Mayor Victor Trevi called the rescue a "miracle."
- The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the causes of the crashes, while the Marine Corps works to preserve the integrity of their investigation as NTSB investigators arrive at the Texas scene.
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The United States has experienced a week marked by tragedies in aviation, following the fall of two armed forces aircraft, a skydiving plane and a private jet in just four days.
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