Plane Crash Kills Four

According to an Alabama sheriff, four people died after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff about 40 miles north of Birmingham on Sunday. The three victims were identified by Walker County Sheriff as car dealer, Bobby Crump, his wife, Jan, and their son, Matthew, who was a University of Alabama student. the fourth victim was a friend of the family and fellow student Lauren Brue, age 19 of Iowa. What a sad happening. We seem to hear of so many small plane crashes. I wonder what happens.

All 46 on Venezuela Plane Killed in Crash

A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board. The twin-engine plan was shattered to bits upon impact, leaving only its tail largely intact and a swath of charred ground amid scrub brush at an altitude of 13,500 feet. The French-made ATR 42-300 carrying 43 passengers and three crew members crashed Thursday shortly after takeoff from the Andean city of Merida, a popular tourist destination wedged between soaring mountain peaks.