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Monday, December 31, 2012  Authorities are investigating the crash landing of a small, private airplane at the McAllen airport.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Mexico's top transportation official says a plane singer Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at more than 600 miles an hour.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Fans on both sides of the border are mourning the weekend death of singer Jenni Rivera.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Mexican authorities have confirmed that there were no survivors in a plane crash where singer Jenni Rivera and six others were aboard.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Steve Sauceda landed his first job as a dental assistant at Dr. Leonard Ledet's Weslaco-based mobile dentistry, shortly after he first opened it last year.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected to safety following a military plane crash in a rural area just southwest of Kingsville.

Friday, November 11, 2011  Mexican Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora, the No. 2 official in the country, died Friday in a helicopter crash at age 45, according to President Felipe Calderon's office.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Two Customs and Border Protection officers have been taken to a local hospital for observation after their helicopter crashed south of Alamo.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Authorities are investigating a private plane crash at the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport.

Friday, August 12, 2011  Flights have been suspended at McAllen airport after a Friday afternoon accident involving private plane on the runway.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  A private plane pilot and his passengers are safe after his landing gear malfuntioned at McAllen's Miller International Airport.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Family and friends of Amanda Franklin held a memorial service for her in Arkansas where her husband Kyle spoke about the tragic accident at the Brownsville Air Fiesta.

Saturday, October 30, 2010  The Federal Aviation Administration will be at Port Mansfield Saturday to investigate a plane crash that took place Friday evening.

Thursday, February 18, 2010  The Austin Fire Department reports one person is unaccounted for following the crash of a small plane into a building that houses offices of the IRS.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009  Investigators found no mechanical deficiencies in the engines of a plane that crashed and killed two in Port Mansfield earlier this month.