The men who died Wednesday in an airplane crash into the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities were friends from Sonoma, Calif., flying to an event in Idaho. The pilot was Randy J. Peterson, 64, and his passenger was Eric Wayne Houston, 50, said Franklin County Coroner Curtis McGary.

Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of the crash. Details about the aircraft and the extent of the casualties remain unclear.

Pasco residents are being asked to conserve water after a small plane crashed into the Columbia River and caused a power outage in Kennewick.

A small plane flew into Beijing's Citic Tower on Friday—the city's tallest building—and dramatic video shared on social media shows debris plummeting dozens of stories onto streets where pedestrians fled to avoid being hit by falling glass and other rubble.

All ten people on board the commercial flight walked away from the crash after the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Alaska’s remote Brooks Range.