A hiker's lost phone sent false crash alerts for Mount Pisgah and Westmore, officials said.
The alerts were cleared after investigation.
Meanwhile, other real crashes happened.
A explosive crash in Candler County left at least a single dead.
A pilot lost his life when his plane went down near Piseco Airport in the Adirondacks.
Another crash in Hamilton County was attributed to a pilot subsequently named.
In the Bahamas, a fatal small plane crash claimed the lives of two members of a music group.