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AccidentsSan Francisco aircraft accident (3): the interviews of the pilots will be fundamental
San Francisco, USA - Before the crash the Boeing 777 was flying so slowly it was on the verge of losing lift
In the context of the investigation regarding the accident of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft which occurred at San Francisco Airport on Saturday 6 July, the National Transportation Safety Board... more
AccidentsNTSB: Asiana aircraft in San Francisco was flying "Significantly below" the target speed during its approach
San Francisco, USA - The inexperience of a pilot with the 777 and with the Californian hub may have played a significant role
Deborah Hersman, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the independent investigative agency of the US' Government for the transport sector, met the press to provide some updates... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Alaska, 10 casualties
Soldotna, USA - A de Havilland DHC-3 Otter involved in the accident
An Aircraft crashed in a small airport in Alaska on Sunday 7 July 2013, causing the Death of the 10 persons who were on board. According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator Clint... more
AccidentsAccident in Libya: helicopter crashes during military parade
Benghazi, Libya - Two people dead and one injured
A serious accident has involved a helicopter today at the International Benina Airport, in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The tragedy occurred during a military parade, when the pilot of a helicopter... more
AccidentsRussia: helicopter involved in an accident
Deputatsky, Russia - According to reconstruction, 15 people have died
This morning a helicopter has been involved in a serious accident while landing in the republic of Yakutia, in the Far East of the Russian country. The helicopter, a Mil Mi-8 of the airline Polyarnye... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Switzerland
Kröntenhütte, Switzerland - The four people on board have died
This morning at about 9:45 am, near the Swiss resort of Kröntenhütte, a serious accident has involved a helicopter, killing the four people on board, according to reports from police of the Canton of U... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Australia
Boxwood, Australia - The only person on board the plane has died
A private aircraft has unfortunately been involved in an accident while landing, in Australia, causing the pilot's death, who was the only person on board the plane. The crash has taken place today... more
AccidentsIndian helicopter crash: death toll reaches twenty
New Delhi, India - The cockpit voice recorder has also been found
The death toll of the crash that yesterday afternoon involved a Mi-17 Indian helicopter has grown (href="https://www.avionews.com/item/1153455" AVIONEWS ). While at the beginning the dead persons were... more
AccidentsIndia, military helicopter crashes
New Delhi, India - It was lending help in the lands destroyed by the floods
A military helicopter has crashed today in the federal State of Uttarakhand in Northern India. The aircraft had been sent to provide help to people bowed down by the floods that have devastated Northern... more
AccidentsBeechcraft E-33C airplane crashes in Germany
Diebach, Germany - The only occupant has died
This morning a small propeller single-engined Beechcraft Bonanza E-33C airplane has been involved in a crash not far from the local Neustadt-Aisch Airport, in Bavaria region, Germany. The only occupant... more
AccidentsAccident for a MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force, pilot ejects safely
Sodiyar, India - The fighter crashed in a field, with no damage for persons or properties
A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed in the morning of Friday 7 June 2013. the accident occurred at about 9:00 am local time 5:00 am GMT/UTC) near the village of Sodiyar, Barmer... more
AccidentsSudan: military helicopter crashes; two dead people
Ed Damzain, Sudan - Rebels claim to have shot the aircraft down
A Sudanese army helicopter has crashed this morning near the airport outside the city of Ed Damazin, the capital of the Blue Nile State in southern Sudan. SUNA news agency has reported a statement by... more
Accidents2010 Dubai airplane accident: final report in July
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Initially Al Qaeda had been blamed for it, then it originated a complicated international investigation
The accident of a freighter airplane in 2010, which shook the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, is not a closed issue yet. In the last months, a new survey has been carried out: its results will... more
AccidentsAirplane crash in Brazil (VIDEO)
Sorocaba, Brazil - The aircraft fell among the houses of a neighborhood
A private airplane, an Aerocomp Comp Air 8 crashed among the streets of the city of Sorocaba, in the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon in the district of São Giulherme,... more
AccidentsUS airplane crashes in Pacific Ocean
Okinawa, Japan - Accident off Okinawa island
An investigation has already been opened about the airplane accident occurred this morning at about 115 km from the Japanese island of Okinawa, in the south of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. An F-15 US Air... more
AccidentsPolice helicopter crashes in a Caracas suburb
Caracas, Venezuela - It was chasing kidnappers with hostages
Yesterday morning 23rd May a police helicopter crashed in the suburb El Junquito in Caracas. The aircraft, an MBB BO-105M, was operating a flight control as part of an anti-crime mission called "Patria... more
AccidentsAirplane crash in Turkey
Adana, Turkey - Air-show ends in tragedy
Murat Öztürk, one of the most famous aerobatic pilots in Turkey, had to be used to perform in events like the yesterday show, which was held during the Festival of Adana, in the South of Turkey, in the r... more
AccidentsBalloons crash in Turkey (VIDEO)
Cappadocia, Turkey - Two tourists killed and tens of people injured; investigation opened
This morning at about 6:00, two balloons have crashed in the region of Cappadocia in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Many balloons raised in the sky this morning in the area, which is famous for its orographic... more
AccidentsApril's Lion Air aircraft accident: Indonesia asks the company to review its safety procedures
Jakarta, Indonesia - "We are not happy just blaming the pilots without proof". the airline states
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) released a preliminary report regarding the accident which on April 13 involved a Boeing 737 aircraft operated by the Indonesian company Lion... more
AccidentsSu-22 aircraft crashes in Yemen, the pilot dies (VIDEO)
Sana'a, Yemen - It is the third serious accident in just a few months
A Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft of the Yemeni Air Force crashed today, Monday 13 May 2013, into the al-Asbahi residential district in southern Sana'a. The airplane was returning from a training mission in the... more
AccidentsPilot of the Alenia aircraft which crashed on Saturday is in good conditions
Cuneo, Italy - Two inquiries have been opened
Alenia Aermacchi communicated that the pilot of the M-346 aircraft, registration code X617, which crashed on Saturday 11 May in Val Bormida, between the provinces of Cuneo and Savona, is in good conditions,... more
AccidentsRussia aircraft which disappeared in the Urals one year ago found
Serov, Russia - The pilot and some friends took off without authorization, probably after a drinking night
Two hunters located on the Urals the wreckage of the aircraft which disappeared near Serov (Russia), with 13 persons on board. The airplane, an Antonov An-2 which was utilized for monitoring wildfires,... more
AccidentsSeven casualties in the crash of a cargo aircraft in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghjanistan - NTSB and the local authority for civil aviation opened an investigation
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, communicated that the crash of a civilian cargo... more
AccidentsCargo aircraft crashes near US' base in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The accident occurred shortly after the takeoff
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, communicated that a civilian cargo aircraft... more
AccidentsOne casualty in the crash of a MiG-31 aircraft of the Kazakhstan Air Force
Prostornoye , Kazakhstan - The accident occurred overnight during a training sortie
A person died and another was injured in the crash of a Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO reporting name "Foxhound") of the Kazakhstan Air Force. The accident occurred in the night between Tuesday 23 and Wednesday... more
AccidentsEnstrom 480B helicopter achieves Japanese certification
Tokyo, Japan - Officials of the JCAB made an inspection of the facilities of the American firm in Tokyo
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation received Type Certificate Number 74 from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for the 480B helicopter. The application was initially submitted to the JCAB on May 17, 2012. On... more
AccidentsUS' helicopter crashes close to the North-Korean border: no casualties
Seoul, South Korea - The causes of the accident are still to be verified
A CH-53 US Marine helicopter crashed in the morning of Tuesday 16 April 2013, for reasons which still have to be verified, in Cherowon county (South Korea), 20 km south of the North-Korean border and 30... more
AccidentsLion Air aircraft ditching: updates from Indonesia (VIDEO)
Denpasar, Indonesia - The Boeing 737 will be cut into several parts to simplify its removal
On Saturday 13 April 2013 a Boeing 737 aircraft operated by the Indonesian company Lion Air, registration code PK-LKS, which departed from Bandung and was bound to Denpasar (Indonesia) ditched in the sea... more
AccidentsTwo casualties in the crash of a NATO helicopter in Afghanistan (2)
Gera Khel, Afghanistan - Witness denies he heard any gunfire before the accident
The crash of a helicopter of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, which occurred... more
AccidentsNATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Gera Khel, Afghanistan - No report about possible casualties is available yet
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, communicated that in the morning of Tuesday... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Berlin (2): the victim is one of the pilots (VIDEO)
Berlin, Germany - The Interior Minister arrived on site
The casualty of the collision between two helicopters which occurred in Berlin in the morning of Thursday 21 March 2013 is one of the pilots of the two aircraft. The accident occurred near the Olympic... more
AccidentsTwo helicopters collide in Berlin: at least one casualty (VIDEO)
Berlin, Germany - Five persons were injured, four of them seriously
Two Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopters of the German police collided today, Thursday 21 March 2013, near Berlin's Olympic Stadium, causing the death of one person: at least another five were injured,... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Brazil, 10 casualties
Belen, Brazil - The airplane, operated by an air taxi company, vanished on Tuesday evening
An Embraer EMB-821 Carajà aircraft, registration code PT-VAQ, operated by the air taxi company Fretax, crashed in the Brazilian State of Para, in Amazon, causing the death of the 9 passengers and of the... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: ISAF helicopter crashes, five casualties
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Bad weather conditions among the possible causes of the accident
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, communicated that in the evening of Monday... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Congo: death toll might be much lower than previously announced (VIDEO)
Goma, DR of Congo - But there is still a lot of uncertainty about the number of persons who died in the accident
The death toll of the air accident which, in late afternoon of Monday 4 March 2013, involved a Fokker F-50 aircraft operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation near Goma Airport, in the Democratic Republic... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Congo, at least 36 casualties
Goma, DR of Congo - Bad weather among the possible causes of the accident
A Fokker F-50 aircraft crashed today, MArch 4, 2013, in Goma, causing the death of at least 36 persons, as confirmed by Naasson Kubuya, mayor of the city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic... more
AccidentsLuxor hot air balloon crash: footage of the accident released (VIDEO)
Luxor, Egypt - One of the two survivors could be discharged in the next few hours
An amateur footage of the crash of a hot air balloon which occurred on Tuesday 26 February 2013 in Luxor (Egypt), causing the death of 19 persons (AVIONEWS), has been released in the past hours. In... more
AccidentsEgypt: hot air balloon crashes in Luxor, 19 casualties (VIDEO)
Luxor, Egypt - One tourist and the pilot are the only survivors
An explosion during the flight of a hot air balloon in Luxor, Egypt, in the morning of Tuesday 26 February 2013, caused the death of 19 out of the 21 persons who were on board: the only survivors are the... more
AccidentsVenezuela: small aircraft wreckage found in Curacao, is it Missoni's Britten Norman?
Caracas, Venezuela - Verifications are in progress
The Coast Guard of Curacao communicated that parts of a small aircraft were found at the west side of the Caribbean island during the afternoon hours of February 21, 2013. According to some sources,... more
AccidentsSafety: Italian ANSV completes inquiry report about Cessna 172N aircraft crash
Rome, Italy - Registration I-AMCO, happened on January 27, 2011 near Perugia
The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) communicates that an inquiry report is completed. It is about in particular: - Crash occurred to a Cessna 172N airplane, registration I-AMCO, in Isola Fossara... more
AccidentsAt least nine casualties in Yemen for the crash of a military aircraft (VIDEO)
Sana'a, Yemen - The Sukhoi Su-22 hit the houses of a residential area
There are at least nine verified casualties in the accident which involved a military aircraft in Sana'a, Yemen: the Sukhoi Su-22 of the air force of the Middle-Eastern country, during a training mission,... more
AccidentsAfter the accident in Donetsk, Ukrainian authorities ground South Airlines aircraft
Donetsk, Ukraine - Maybe five unregistered passengers were on board of the An-24
The Ukrainian civil aviation authority has suspended the operation of South Airlines, after an aircraft of the Odessa-based charter airline crashed in the evening of Wednesday 13 February 2013 close to... more
AccidentsAircraft carrying Ukrainian supporters crashes near Donetsk, five casualties
Donetsk, Ukraine - The Antonov An-24 had 44 persons on board, among passengers and crew members
A South Airlines Antonov An-24 aircraft (registration code UR-WRA, MSN 37308709) crashed in the evening of Wednesday 13 February 2013 about 2 km from Donetsk Airport, causing the death of five out of the... more
AccidentsMil Mi-8 helicopter of the Azerbaijan Air Force crashes, 3 casualties
Baku, Azerbaijan - The causes are still unknown
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Azerbaijan Air Force crashed today, Monday 11 February 2013, into the Caspian Sea, causing the death of the three persons on board, according to the reports provided by the... more
AccidentsGuinean Chief of Staff dies in an aircraft crash in Liberia
Charlesville, Liberia - At least 10 casualties in the accident
General Kelefa Diallo, Chief of Staff of the Liberian armed forces, died today, Monday 11 February, 2013, in a crash which involved his aircraft in Charlesville, roughly 40 km South-East of the Liberian... more
AccidentsRunway excursion for an ATR-72 aircraft at Rome-Fiumicino Airport, six injured
Rome, Italy - One runway of the Roman hub has been closed
A Carpatair ATR-72 aircraft made a runway excursion in the evening of Saturday 2 January 2013 while landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. The flight of the Romanian company took off from Pisa at 7:15 pm... more
AccidentsUSAF F-16 aircraft crashed into the Adriatic Sea: pilot had activated emergency procedures
Aviano, Italy - Minesweeper of the Italian Navy searches the wreckage of the fighter
According to the first findings which is possible to deduct by the analysis of the body of Lucas Gruenther, the pilot of the F-16 aircraft of the United States Air Force which crashed on Monday 28 January,... more
AccidentsBody of the pilot of the missing USAF F-16 aircraft found in the Adriatic Sea
Aviano, Italy - A few hours before his helmet was extracted from the water
The body of Captain Lucas Gruenther, pilot of the USAF (United States Air Force) F-16 fighter aircraft which took off from Aviano airbase and vanished from radar screens in the evening of Monday 28 January... more
AccidentsAviano airbase confirms: the body found into the sea belongs to the pilot of the missing F-16 aircraft (2)
Aviano, Italy - The family of Captain Gruenther releases statement to thank the searchers
Officials at Aviano airbase confirmed that the body which was extracted from the water today, Wednesday 31 January 2013, off the shore between Fano and Pesaro, belongs to Captain Lucas Gruenther, pilot... more
AccidentsMissing F-16 aircraft (2): parachute found in the Adriatic Sea
Aviano, Italy - US fighters join the search operations
A parachute was found by a cutter of the Port Authority of Ravenna: probably it comes from the F-16 aircraft which vanished from radar screens in the evening of Monday 28 January 2013 during a training... more