41. A booster rocket meant to take a Russian military satellite into orbit failed and crashed soon after launch Tuesday, officials said. 42. A Brazilian jetliner crashed after hitting trees during a landing at an Amazon airport Friday, killing the co-pilot and injuring four people. 43. A cargo plane reportedly carrying goods for the Zairian military crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday, killing all eight crew members on board. 44. A government inquiry said the plane crashed shortly after take-off due to technical reasons. 45. A Duke University Medical Center helicopter crashed shortly after the pilot initiated a maintenance check while en route to pick up a patient. 46. A German military plane crashed shortly after taking off Sunday, with all seven persons aboard believed to have been killed, airport officials said. 47. A helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from a ranch Saturday night, killing one person and injuring six others, authorities said. 48. A military aircraft on an exercise over northern Nigeria crashed after a mechanical failure, killing all eight people on board, a Lagos-based newspaper reported Tuesday. 49. A new model Antonov aircraft crashed after a test flight collision with another plane monitoring the flight, killing all seven people aboard, a company spokesman said Saturday. 50. A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in northern Russia, an emergency official said Tuesday. |