A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing Monday, killing at least seven people.

New details are emerging about a small plane crash in DeLand after a woman who witnessed the incident rushed to help pull the occupants from the aircraft. The crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. Dec.

The pilot was in stable condition after losing control of the fighter jet near Trona, Calif., about 180 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the crash in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada that took the lives of 248 Fort Campbell soldiers who were on their way home from a deployment to Egypt, as well as eight crew members.

This year, there have been two alarming and well-publicized incidents: the January midair collision over the Potomac River between a U.S. Army helicopter and a commuter flight that killed 67, and the September near-miss over Long Island between a Boston-bound Spirit Airlines flight and Air Force One.

Six months after an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed near Ahmedabad, killing 260, investigators are yet to provide clear answers. A preliminary report indicated fuel supply switches were turned off,