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LOS ANGELES Reuters - Fire crews made decisive gains on Tuesday against a fierce blaze that destroyed 12 homes after it was ignited by a small-plane crash in Southern California, and evacuation orders were lifted late in the day for hundreds of dwellings.

Crews curb California fire sparked by plane crash The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Steven Appleton, Micron Technology's chairman and chief executive, died in a small-plane accident.

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The area has a reputation among pilots for often being difficult to fly through, because of frequent fog, sometimes heavy small-plane traffic and runways at San Francisco International Airport that are spaced more closely together than at most other major fields.

Report Details Midair Close Call Andy Pasztor 2011

LOS ANGELES Reuters - Fire crews made decisive gains on Tuesday against a fierce blaze that destroyed 12 homes after it was ignited by a small-plane crash in Southern California, and evacuation orders were lifted late in the day for hundreds of dwellings.

Crews curb California fire sparked by plane crash The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

Gross Jr., an accounting executive and small-plane pilot who set at least two world flight records before serving as president of the National Aviation Association, died Dec. 5 at his home in East Windsor, N.J.

Malvern J. Gross Jr., accounting executive and record-setting pilot, dies at 77 Emma Brown 2010

An uncle had died in a small-plane accident a few years before.

Eric's last wishes: A story of faith and love 2010

With USPS facing a $6.5 billion deficit, “the agency continues to spend $46,000 a year for a challenging small-plane route that serves about 20 addresses secluded in the roadless wilderness of the northern Rocky Mountains.”

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The crash resulted in nine fatalities and sparked a debate over possibly restricting small-plane traffic over the river, where pilots using visual flight rules aren't required to be in contact with controllers.

Controllers Suspended in Air Crash 2009

Textron said in April that corporate-jet and small-plane sales had been hurt by the recession, and that the company expects to deliver about 300 aircraft this year, from 476 last year.

IRS Wins a Victory as Court Allows Access to Textron Tax Papers 2009

In June 1947, a small-plane pilot saw nine large, bright objects in a V formation streaking south from Mount Rainier.

Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009