Bradshaw allegedly helped save passengers who were trapped on a plane after its door jammed on the runway, according to Ricky Sayer of KDKA in Pittsburgh. Sayer spoke to someone on the plane, who said Bradshaw helped open the door, allowing passengers to exit the plane after a half hour on the runway.

A passenger traveling on a flight from Dallas-Forth Worth to Pittsburgh Thursday provided a firsthand account of how a malfunctioning plane door was eventually opened.

Three people are dead after a small plane crashed and burned when trying to return to the Boca Raton Airport on Friday morning after reporting mechanical issues, officials say.

A small plane that was headed to Tallahassee International Airport crashed Friday morning, April 11, near the Boca Raton Airport with three people on board. All were killed. The Tallahassee Democrat is publishing live updates below: The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are actively investigating the cause of the crash.

A Cessna 310 carrying three people departed Boca Raton and was bound for Tallahassee before it crashed, the FAA said.