Plane Crash on Frozen Wisc. Lake Kills 2

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Ark. Plane Crash Kills Whitewater Lawyer

Ark. Plane Crash Kills Whitewater Lawyer 12/04/2003 11:55 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 4 2003 10:39PM ET

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33 05/15/2004 03:48 PM
Reuters via Wired News May 15 2004 7:35PM GMT

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33
(Reuters)

Brazil Amazon Plane Crash Kills 33
(Reuters) 05/15/2004 02:37 PM
Reuters - All 33 people aboard a Brazilian passenger plane were killed when it crashed in the Amazon jungle just minutes from landing at the industrial city of Manaus, aviation authorities said on Saturday.

Egypt Plane Crash Kills 148, Technical
Fault Blamed

Egypt Plane Crash Kills 148, Technical
Fault Blamed 01/03/2004 07:09 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 6:34AM ET

Technical Fault Blamed as Egypt Plane
Crash Kills 148

Technical Fault Blamed as Egypt Plane
Crash Kills 148 01/03/2004 11:53 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 9:31AM ET

Small Plane Crashes in Lake Erie (AP)

Small Plane Crashes in Lake Erie (AP) 01/17/2004 10:42 PM
AP - A single-engine plane carrying at least nine people crashed Saturday in snowy weather shortly after taking off from an island in Lake Erie, the U.S. Coast Guard said. There was no immediate word on whether anyone survived.

Small Plane Crashes in Lake Erie

Small Plane Crashes in Lake Erie 01/18/2004 01:28 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 18 2004 5:42AM GMT

Plane Crashes Near Island in Lake Erie

Plane Crashes Near Island in Lake Erie 01/18/2004 02:46 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 18 2004 5:43PM GMT

Plane Carrying Nine Crashes in Lake Erie

Plane Carrying Nine Crashes in Lake Erie 01/17/2004 11:21 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 18 2004 2:39AM GMT

Crews Search for Lake Erie Crash Victims
(AP)

Crews Search for Lake Erie Crash Victims
(AP) 01/18/2004 06:02 PM
AP - Hampered by snow and low clouds, U.S. and Canadian crews called off rescue efforts Sunday for 10 people believed killed when a small regional airline plane crashed into icy Lake Erie shortly after taking off from a Canadian island.

At Least 39 Killed in Plane Crash in
U.A.E.

At Least 39 Killed in Plane Crash in
U.A.E. 02/10/2004 01:35 PM
An Iranian airliner carrying mostly migrant workers crashed as it prepared to land in the United Arab Emirates today.

One Dead After N.C. Plane Crash

One Dead After N.C. Plane Crash 01/18/2004 04:52 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 18 2004 8:40AM GMT

Three badly hurt in plane crash

Three badly hurt in plane crash 08/28/2004 08:20 AM
Three people were seriously hurt when a small plane crashes and bursts into flames close to a south coast airport.

Emergency services at plane crash

Emergency services at plane crash 04/10/2005 12:34 PM
The emergency services are heading to east Belfast following reports that a light aircraft has gone down.

Seven Die in Plane Crash at Panama
Airport (AP)

Seven Die in Plane Crash at Panama
Airport (AP) 07/02/2004 09:29 PM
AP - A U.S.-registered small jet crashed into an airport hangar during takeoff Friday and burst into flames, killing seven people, officials said.

Cocaine, Alcohol Linked to Plane Crash

Cocaine, Alcohol Linked to Plane Crash 11/19/2003 11:40 AM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 19 2003 10:27AM ET

Search Resumes for Red Sea Plane Crash
Victims

Search Resumes for Red Sea Plane Crash
Victims 01/04/2004 05:03 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 3:48AM ET

Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash

Six Killed in Nevada Airport Plane Crash 12/25/2003 07:52 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 6:39PM ET

Microsoft server crash nearly causes
800-plane pile-up

Microsoft server crash nearly causes
800-plane pile-up 09/22/2004 10:43 PM
For three hours last week 800 airplanes were left flying in the air with no way to contact air traffic control. This serious problem was a combination of human error and a 'design glitch' in Microsoft’s Windows 2000 server.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "Microsoft's software contained an internal clock designed to shut the system down after 49.7 days to prevent it from becoming overloaded with data." In order to avoid this automatic shutdown, technicians at the airport are required to restart the servers manually (every 30 days), and as you can guess last week one of the technicians messed up. Even after all that the airports software analysts still say such a feature is preferable over others to prevent an overloaded system, as an overloaded system might very well give controllers wrong information about flights.

No system is prefect, but I would have thought that the airline industry would have been a lot better prepared. Still you have to give credit where credit is due, and Laura Brown a FAA spokeswoman said that "the agency plans to install a system that would issue a warning well before shutdown." Surely this Windows server feature could have been disabled, and if not is it really Microsoft’s fault for someone else's choice to keep it enabled? I say no (assuming it could be disabled), because there are other alternatives out there and if you're running something this major on Windows 2000 servers you're kind of asking for it. Luckily no one was harmed from this incident, and that gives us another chance. A chance that I'm sure won't be wasted.

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Two survive Montana plane crash
(USATODAY.com)

Two survive Montana plane crash
(USATODAY.com) 09/24/2004 07:53 AM
USATODAY.com - Two Forest Service workers who were believed killed in a fiery plane crash huddled together to stay warm in the freezing temperatures of the Montana wilderness, and one was in such excruciating pain that he had trouble bending over to get water from a stream, a doctor said Thursday.

Egyptian Plane Tried to Return Before
Deadly Crash

Egyptian Plane Tried to Return Before
Deadly Crash 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 12:37PM ET

Two Believed Dead in Dallas Plane Crash

Two Believed Dead in Dallas Plane Crash 01/01/2004 05:03 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 1 2004 3:32PM ET

Slow Progress in Search at Red Sea Plane
Crash Site

Slow Progress in Search at Red Sea Plane
Crash Site 01/03/2004 09:54 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 9:37PM ET

French Families in Shock After Egypt
Plane Crash

French Families in Shock After Egypt
Plane Crash 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 12:37PM ET

France: Egypt Plane Crash May Be Due to
Power Loss

France: Egypt Plane Crash May Be Due to
Power Loss 01/04/2004 01:08 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2004 12:42PM ET

Egypt Crash Plane Tried to Turn Back,
All 148 Died

Egypt Crash Plane Tried to Turn Back,
All 148 Died 01/03/2004 01:00 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 3 2004 12:37PM ET

Dozens Killed in Plane Crash Off Benin,
W.Africa

Dozens Killed in Plane Crash Off Benin,
W.Africa 12/25/2003 01:58 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 12:40PM ET

Calif. Plane Crash Leaves 5 People Dead

Calif. Plane Crash Leaves 5 People Dead 12/24/2003 08:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 24 2003 6:36PM ET

R.I. Plane Collision Kills Two Men

R.I. Plane Collision Kills Two Men 11/17/2003 03:11 AM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 17 2003 1:55AM ET

France to Deploy Robot at Egypt Plane
Crash Site

France to Deploy Robot at Egypt Plane
Crash Site 01/05/2004 07:28 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 5 2004 6:49AM ET

Rescuers Battle to Find Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash

Rescuers Battle to Find Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash 12/26/2003 07:43 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 26 2003 6:38AM ET

Rescuers Toil to Free Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash

Rescuers Toil to Free Bodies in Benin
Plane Crash 12/25/2003 10:17 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 25 2003 9:35PM ET

NEWS.com.au | Plane crash a terror
attack: authorities (August 27, 2004)

NEWS.com.au | Plane crash a terror
attack: authorities (August 27, 2004) 08/28/2004 04:46 AM
Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Jet .. An even longer article .. here,

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Death Toll in Iran Plane Crash 40
People, UAE Official Says (Reuters)

Death Toll in Iran Plane Crash 40
People, UAE Official Says (Reuters) 02/10/2004 06:52 AM
Reuters - Forty people were killed when an Iranian Kish Airline plane crashed in the emirate of Sharjah Tuesday, a United Arab Emirates civil aviation official said.

Bolivian Bus Crash Kills 38 Passengers

Bolivian Bus Crash Kills 38 Passengers 06/23/2004 09:06 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 23 2004 1:04PM GMT

Report: N. Korea Crash Kills Up to 3,000
(AP)

Report: N. Korea Crash Kills Up to 3,000
(AP) 04/22/2004 06:57 PM
AP - Two fuel trains collided at a North Korean railroad station near the Chinese border Thursday, igniting a deafening explosion that rained debris for more than 10 miles around, South Korean media reported. One television channel said as many as 3,000 people might have been killed or injured.

Italy Car Crash Kills Three U.S. Sailors
(AP)

Italy Car Crash Kills Three U.S. Sailors
(AP) 06/12/2004 07:49 AM
AP - Three U.S Navy sailors were killed and two suffered serious injuries in a car crash in this southern Italian city early Saturday, a naval official said.

Crash kills famed photographer

Crash kills famed photographer 01/24/2004 03:37 AM
Fashion photographer Helmut Newton, known for his erotic black and white images, dies after a car crash in LA.

U.S. Copter Crash Kills 16 in
Afghanistan (AP)

U.S. Copter Crash Kills 16 in
Afghanistan (AP) 04/06/2005 12:11 PM
AP - A U.S. military helicopter crashed in bad weather in southeast Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 16 people, including four American crew members in the deadliest military crash since the U.S.-led offensive began in 2001.
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