The business jet that crashed Sunday evening while trying to take off in a snowstorm in Maine and killed at least a half dozen people is a plane model that has a history of problems with crashes caused by ice buildup on the wings.

An aviation consultant said the Bombardier Challenger 600 is "very susceptible" to ice contamination in the upper wing.

The FAA said the aircraft went down during departure and was later consumed by a post-crash fire.

The FAA reported seven people have died and one person is seriously injured after a plane linked to Houston law-firm Arnold & Itkin crashed in Maine.

On January 7, 2026 in Shanghai, China, @Èrhuánlùdexīguā shared a video of a large remote-controlled model airplane attempting its first moments of flight. In the video, the white model aircraft accelerates across a wide green field and successfully lifts off into the clear blue sky,

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Federal aviation officials added more Boeing Company models to an emergency directive Friday, following the deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky. The Emergency Airworthiness Directive, previously issued Nov. 8 for ...