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Monday, March 25, 2013  Officials with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital announced via press release that a reenactment of a Ben Hill County plane crash is being featured on the Christian Broadcasting Network’s “700 Club” on Tuesday, March 26.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A coroner has confirmed the identity of a fourth person who died when a business jet collided with a 60-foot utility pole and caught fire after aborting its landing at an east Georgia airport.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Federal investigators say the pilot of a small plane told air traffic controllers that he was in trouble shortly before his small plane crashed in south Georgia, killing him.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The man widely believed to be behind the aviation company is an ex-convict named Christian Esquino, 50, who has a long and checkered legal past.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Authorities have not confirmed her death, but Jenni Rivera's relatives in the U.S. say they have few doubts that she was on the plane.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Updated with video: Small plane slams into home, killing 3 pilots en route to FAA safety conference in Mississippi

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  An Irwin County Sheriffs investigator says a pilot who had to make an emergency stop in a cotton field south of Ocilla, Ga has been released from the hospital after being treated for minor head injuries.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  FAA to issue rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued

Monday, October 10, 2011  A 31-year-old man has died in a plane crash in Brooks County.

Monday, September 19, 2011  Calm chaos followed deadly Nevada air show disaster as laymen, rescue workers aided 70 wounded.

Monday, July 11, 2011  The couple and their five children were flying back to Florida from St. Louis when the crash happened.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Updated with AP video: No survivors in Cuban airliner crash with 68 people aboard, including 28 foreigners

Friday, October 22, 2010  A stowaway crocodile on a flight escaped from its carrier bag and sparked an onboard stampede that caused the plane to crash, killing 19 passengers and crew. The croc had been hidden in a passenger's sports bag, allegedly with plans to sell it, but it got loose and sparked panic among the passengers.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  The FAA requires the airport to host these test emergencies every three years. This one began with a diverted plane having to make an emergency landing. The plane then crashes on the runway leaving passengers injured and deceased.

Saturday, September 25, 2010  Authorities are investigating a plane crash in Georgia that killed two people and seriously injured a third person. Witnesses said the plane circled before crashing into the ground near a driveway. Two people were killed and a third person was flown to Erlanger Medical Center for treatment. Their names were not immediately released.