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AccidentsRome-Ciampino aircraft accident: two people reported dead
Rome, Italy - The aircraft took off from Montichiari
A small, private, Cessna 402B aircraft (registration code I-EJRA) crashed near Ciampino (Rome) today. Rescue teams are currently looking for the crew, which is reportedly dead. The aircraft burned... more
AccidentsClarity over the B-212 helicopter accident in Brunei: "It was human error"
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - "The aircraft crashed into a tree"
The Bell 212 helicopter which crashed on a sunny morning in Brunei around one month ago went down because of human error and not because of a technical mishap. The accident killed 12 people and injured... more
AccidentsMid-air collision between two Indian Mil Mi-17 helicopters
Delhi, India - Eight die, one survives
Two Russian-made Mil Mi-17 helicopters in service under the Indian Army crashed during a training mission yesterday 30 August 2012. International press agencies earlier reported contrasting versions of... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Kenya: four victims
Masai Mara, Kenya - Another three are in serious conditions
A small aircraft operated by Mombasa Air Safari crashed on Wednesday 22/08/2012 within the Masai Mara Game Reserve in the Serengeti plain, south-eastern Kenya, causing the death of four persons who were... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Kazakhstan: four victims
Astana, Kazakhstan - "It was very old Soviet-made aircraft"
A military helicopter has crashed near Kazakhstan capital, Astana, with four people on board. The helicopter, a Mil Mi-17, crashed near the military airport, killing the four on board. It was an aging... more
AccidentsDeadly air accident in Sudan: minister dies
Talodi, Sudan - Rebels dismissed potential involvements
International press agencies continue to report details of the catastrophic air accident which killed 32 people in Sudan yesterday August 19, 2012. The local minister of Religion Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim... more
AccidentsPiper light aircraft crashes in Germany: 4 casualties
Coburg, Germany - The cause is yet to be defined
A Piper PA-28/181 Archer II aircraft crashed on Sunday 05/08/2012 near Coburg Steinrücken, in the Bavaria region in Germany: all the 4 persons on board died in the crash. The casualties are a 31 yo... more
AccidentsRussian-made amphibious aircraft crashes in Iran
Tehran, Iran - The cause of the accident is still not clear
A Russian-made light amphibious twin-engined aircraft, an Aerovolga LA-8, crashed on Sunday in northern Iran. Three people were onboard at the time of the accident, and all of them reported injuries. The... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in France: six dead
La-Palud-sur-Verdon , France - The casualties were employees of the EADS-group firm Eurocopter
A helicopter crashed on Wednesday 25/07/2012 afternoon in the Verdon Gorge, a mountainous area in south-eastern France: the six persons on board, who were employees of the EADS-group firm Eurocopter, all... more
AccidentsUS F-16 crashes into Pacific Ocean: pilot rescued
Moscow, Russia - The fighter was heading to Alaska
An American LM F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft crashed yesterday evening into the Pacific Ocean, near the Russian Kuril Islands. The news was reported by a spokesman for the Russian Border Guard Service. "The... more
AccidentsBell 212 helicopter crashes in Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - 14 people on board: two survivors
Today July 23, 2012, international press agencies reported an accident happened on July 20 in Brunei. A Bell 212 helicopter crashed with 14 people on board, killing 12. Official statement reported... more
AccidentsCH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter crashes in Oman: 5 people on board
Washington, USA - Crew members condition still unknown
An MH-53 Sea Dragon heavy transport military helicopter (a particular variant for the US Navy of the popular CH-53 Super Stallion) has crashed in Oman with five crew members on board. The accident, which... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft crashes in Mauritania: 7 victims
Nouqkchott, Mauritania - The plane caught fire shortly after take-off
Seven people were killed in Mauritania on Thursday in the crash of a military Harbin Y-12 aircraft. The plane was chartered by a a Canadian mining company to transport gold from the mine site to the capital. Local... more
AccidentsBEA final report about the AF 447 Rio-Paris aircraft flight
Rome, Italy - The French air accident investigation agency releases 25 safety recommendations
Three years after the Air France A-330 aircraft accident which caused 227 victims on June 1, 2009, the BEA (the French air accident investigation agency, Bureau d'enquetes et d'analyses pour la securitè... more
AccidentsUTair helicopter crashes: four victims
Moscow, Russia - Another tragedy after the ATR-72 accident
Four people died today after a UTair Eurocopter AS-350 helicopter crashed. The helicopter went down near an airfield in Russia's Far East Yakutia region. "The AS-350 helicopter that went down took off... more
AccidentsTornado crash in Scotland: search for the second aircraft airmen resumed
Moray Firth, United Kingdom - Crew of the first aircraft has already been retrieved
The search for the two airmen of the second Tornado aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which crashed yesterday 03/07/2012 in the sea, off the Scottish coast (AVIONEWS) restarted this morning: they were... more
AccidentsUS C-130 fire-fighting aircraft grounded after crash
Washington, USA - The four-engine turboprop airplane went down while fighting summer wildfires
"We all need to make sure our crews and planes will be ready to re-engage in the mission safely" said the 153rd Air Expeditionary Group commander. The Group is involved in fighting wildfires in South Dakota... more
AccidentsVintage DH-53 aircraft crashes during airshow (VIDEO)
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom - The pilot died. No details about his identity.
A vintage de Havilland DH-53 aircraft has crashed during an air exhibition at Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, United Kingdom. The aircraft crashed during the event in front of more than 600 people. The... more
AccidentsSukhoi claims that SSJ-100 aircraft crew had studied flight plan
Moscow, Russia - "Crew's readiness was verified by an independent commission"
Sukhoi vice-president Igor Vinogradov strongly denied rumours about the lack of preparedness of Alexander Yablontsev and the other crew members of the SSJ-100 aircraft, which crashed on 9 May 2012 on... more
AccidentsRussia Sukhoi Su-27 UB aircraft crashes in Karelia
Moscow, Russia - Search underway for the crew
A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 UB (a twin-seat trainer variant of the well-known Russian fighter) crashed today in the Petrozavodsk district, Karelia. According to local press reports, the pilots ejected safely. "The... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: Dana Air contacted 118 victims' families
Lagos, Nigeria - "We have received 34 completed insurance forms"
Dana Air communicated today it has so far made contact with the families of 118 victims of the Abuja-bound MD-83 aircraft which crashed in Lagos (Nigeria) on 03/06/2012 (AVIONEWS), causing the death of... more
AccidentsIndonesian Fokker F-27 aircraft allegedly crashed because of engine problems
Jakarta, Indonesia - "But we will have to wait for the lab results to determine the real cause"
Marshal Imam Sufaat, Indonesian Air Force chief of staff, declared that the accident which involved a Fokker F-27 aircraft on Thursday 21/06/2012 (AVIONEWS), causing the death of 11 persons (7 crew members... more
AccidentsIndonesian aircraft accident: president asks retirement all Fokker F-27 to be grounded
Jakarta, Indonesia - But the Air Force answers: "He was only making a suggestion"
The Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked to the Asian-country Air Force to ground all the Fokker F-27 transport aircraft, as a consequence of the crash occurred on the 21 of June (AVIONEWS),... more
AccidentsTurkish military aircraft crashes in Syria
Ankara, Turkey - Still no official news about the two pilots, who may have been captured
A Turkish Air Force aircraft crashed today 22/06/2012 in Syria, according to local media sources. The Turkish military declared that shortly after takeoff from Erhac Airport they lost radar and radio contact. The... more
AccidentsIndonesian Fokker F-27 aircraft accident: official death toll rises to 11
Jakarta, Indonesia - The co-pilot, who was the only one onboard not killed outright, has also died
The official death toll of the Indonesian Air Force Fokker F-27 aircraft crash, which occurred yesterday 21/06/2012 in Jakarta (AVIONEWS) arrived to 11: the co-pilot, the only one onboard not killed outright,... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft crashes in Jakarta, six casualties on board
Jakarta, Indonesia - At least 3 victims on the ground
An Indonesian Air Force aircraft crashed today 21/06/2012 at 5:45 pm local time (7:45 am GMT) on a residential area in the capital Jakarta during a routine training flight, causing the death of 6 out of... more
AccidentsAn Osprey (aircraft-helicopter hybrid) crashes in Florida, 5 injured
Hurlburt Field , USA - Causes are yet to be verified
A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor, an aircraft-helicopter hybrid supplied to United States Air Force, crashed yesterday, 13/06/2012, near the Hurlburt Field airbase, in Florida. The accident occurred about... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: government gets probe panel underway
Lagos, Nigeria - The body has 6 weeks to submit its report
The Nigerian Federal Government started the works of the committee charged for determining the causes of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft crash, which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012 in Lagos: the body will have... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Ukraine because of bad weather, 5 casualties
Kiev, Ukraine - 15 survivors, hospitalized with various injuries
Five persons lost their lives on Sunday 10/06/2012 in an air accident which occurred in Ukraine, involving a Let L-410UVP aircraft. The plane took off from the Borodyanka airport, roughly 50 km west... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: William Voss comes to Nigerian civil aviation defence
Lagos, Nigeria - Victims' relatives rejects hypothesis of mass burial
William Voss, CEO of Flight Safety Foundation, does not join the chorus of criticism which fell on Nigerian civil aviation authorities after the accident occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012, involving a Dana... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Peru: 14 corpses retrieved from the wreckage
Cusco, Peru - DNA test could be necessary for identification
The wreckage of the Sikorsky S-58T helicopter, which disappeared a few days ago on the Andes (AVIONEWS) was found in the Mama Rosa zone (department of Cusco), with the corpses of the 14 persons who were... more
AccidentsPolice helicopter crashes in Kenya: internal security minister killed
Nairobi, Kenya - He would seek the Kenyan presidency in 2013
A Kenyan police AS-350 helicopter crashed on Sunday with the local internal security minister and his deputy on board. Both, together with two pilots and two bodyguards died in the crash. Local press... more
AccidentsHelicopter disappears near Machu Picchu: the search continues
Lima, Perù - A Sikorsky S-58ET is missing
International press agencies have reported that a Peruvian helicopter has disappeared during a flight directed to Cusco. The authorities started an investigation but currently no traces have been recovered.... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft crash: Dana Air licence withdrawal becomes tinged with mystery
Lagos, Nigeria - Three different versions of the affair
The spokesman of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Sam Adurogboye denied the declarations released by Joe Obi, Special Assistant to the Minister of Aviation on Media, about the alleged withdrawal... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft crash: the flight data recorder will be analyzed in the United States
Lagos, Nigeria - Two investigative panels have been constituted
The flight data recorder (FDR) retrieved from the site of the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft, which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012, will leave today bound to the United States, where the data it contains... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: official sources assume death toll to be 159
Lagos, Nigeria - Corpses retrieved from the debris are 149 so far
According to official sources of the Nigerian government, the victims of the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012 should be 159, denying in this way the rumours claiming... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft crash (4): Civil Aviation Authority suspends Dana Air indefinitely
Lagos, Nigeria - Flight ban until a new certification
The Nigerian National Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended today 05/06/2012 the flight license of Dana Air indefinitely: the company operated the aircraft MD-83 which crashed in Lagos on Sunday 03/05/2012... more
AccidentsSukhoi officializes the compensation for the SSJ-100 aircraft accident
Jakarta, Indonesia - 132,908 dollars for every victim's family
The compensation for the families of the victims of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft accident, which occurred on 9 May 2012 on Mount Salak, near Jakarta (Indonesia) was officially proposed by Sukhoi and announced... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident (3): black boxes retrieved
Lagos, Nigeria - Hillary Clinton offers the help of the American government
Nigerian authorities officially confirmed the retrieval of the two black boxes, the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft which crashed in Lagos... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident (2): first 4 confirmations of ground casualties
Lagos, Nigeria - Rain and wind complicate searches
As it was unfortunately easy to predict, the first confirmations of victims on the ground caused by the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft, which occurred on Sunday 03/06/2012 in Lagos (Nigeria) are... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft accident: over 100 corpses already retrieved
Lagos, Nigeria - Dana Air: "Aircraft was serviceable and operational"
Over 100 corpses have been retrieved from the site of the crash of the Dana Air MD-83 aircraft, which occurred in Lagos on Sunday 03/06/2012. The official death toll unfortunately increases every hour,... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft disaster: Dana Air shuts Abuja office, victims' relatives frantic
Lagos, Nigeria - Emergency call centre service activated
The relatives of the victims of the Dana Air MD-80 aircraft crash, which occurred Sunday 03/06/2012, causing 153 deaths among the persons on board and a yet-to-be-defined number of victims among the inhabitants... more
AccidentsNigeria air accident (2): aircraft was old and with a long history of breakdowns
Lagos, Nigeria - It started to operate in 1990 for Alaska Airlines
The Mc Donnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, crashed Sunday 03/06/2012 in Lagos, Nigeria, causing the death of 153 persons on board and at least another 10 among the inhabitants of the Iju Ishaga district, where... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Nigeria: three-day period of national mourning declared (VIDEO)
Lagos, Nigeria - Passengers are all dead, victims on the ground still not quantifiable
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan declared a three-day period of national mourning, in memory of the casualties of the terrible air accident which occurred on the evening of Sunday 03/06/2012, in which... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: aircraft's flight data recorder retrieved
Jakarta, Indonesia - It looks to be in good conditions
The searches, restarted just yesterday (AVIONEWS), of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the Sukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft, which crashed on Mount Salak in Indonesia on 9 May 2012, had rapidly success: the device... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: flight data recorder searches restart
Jakarta, Indonesia - ""It may not have been in the place we had predicted earlier"
The National Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) of Indonesia announced they mean to restart the searches of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of the Sukhoi... more
AccidentsAircraft falls in Germany, two casualties
Parchim, Germany - A man and a woman, not yet identified
The German police communicated that two persons were killed today in the crash of a little aircraft occurred today near Parchim, in Germany. The casualties are a man and a woman, not yet identified.... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100: weather conditions did not cause aircraft crash (2)
Jakarta, Indonesia - Head of the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency declares
The head of the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Sri Woro Harijono denied today, 28/05/2012, that the bad weather conditions could have caused the SSJ-100 aircraft air accident occurred... more
AccidentsOpen Skies Antonov aircraft personnel return to Russia
Moscow, Russia - Two of them still are in critical condition
Twelve out of the 14 Russians who were on board the Antonov An-30 aircraft that crash-landed on May 23, 2012, at a military base to the east of Prague returned to Russia on Saturday. The news was released... more
AccidentsSukhoi SSJ-100 aircraft: Indonesian Minister reveals air accident chronology
Jakarta, Indonesia - During the latest meeting about the accident
Indonesian Minister of Transport E.E. Mangindaan revealed today, 28/05/2012, during a press conference held in Jakarta together with representatives of his Ministry and members of the National Transportation... more