InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Plane crashes near airports
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(InvestigateTV) — For millions living in the shadow of an airport, the danger isn’t hypothetical. For one mother, it cost her everything.Plus, not every danger comes from above, sometimes it’s sitting right outside your window.Danger ZoneWhen a UPS plane crashed just seconds after taking off in Louisville, Kentucky last year, the incident killed not just the three crew onboard but a dozen people on the ground in an industrial area near the runway. That crash is now shining a light on millions of Americans who live or work in “Danger Zones” in close proximity to airports. Although the FAA has established minimum buffers designed to avoid worst-case scenarios when aviation disasters occur, experts say more needs to be done to protect homes and businesses. Our national investigative team examined federal crash data to see where these accidents are happening and how often, and found examples from across the country of plane crashes into homes and neighborhood streets — often injuring and k