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AccidentsDead former British Airways pilot in plane crash
West Sussex, England - Unhurt other aircraft's pilot
Yesterday, on Tuesday, July 5 a collision between two aircraft in West Sussex, England, has caused the death of Alan Weal, 63 years old, a former employee of the air company British Airways, who was aboard... more
AccidentsISAF Ilyushin 76-D cargo aircraft crashes in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Dead all the 9 occupants
Kabul and NATO sources unveiled that during the night an Ilyushin 76-D cargo plane whose operator was Silk Way Airlines, rent by ISAF (International Security Assistance Force under NATO's command) crashed... more
AccidentsJapanese fighter jet missing during training flight
Tokyo, Japan - Go on researches in open sea
The Japanese authorities have confirmed reports that this morning, Tuesday, July 5, an F-15 fighter jet of the Air Self-Defense Force has been declared missing, having disappeared from the radar signal... more
AccidentsSiberia: 2 dead and 14 injured into the crash of a Mil Mi-8 helicopter
Irkutsk, Russia - Operated by UTAir Aviation
At 9:31 am this morning (local time), a Mil Mi-8 helicopter, registration unknown, operated by UTAir Aviation, crashed in the Oblast' of Irkutsk, Siberia (Russia). The aircraft, with 16 people on board... more
AccidentsRussia, Evektor EV-97R plane crashes
Moscow, Russia - One of the two occupants is dead
Today at 9:42 am (local time) an Evektor EV-97 EuroStar, -R version, registration unknown, operated by "Desna" Airclub crashed next to Drakino, in the Moscow region (Russia), causing the death of one of... more
AccidentsCommemorations on the occasion of 31st anniversary of plane crash of Ustica, in Italy
Palermo, Italy - In which 81 people died
Today it's the 31st anniversary of the plane crash occurred in Ustica (Palermo), in which 81 people died. On June 28, 1980, Douglas DC-9, registration I-TIGI, took-off with a two-hour delay from Bologna,... more
AccidentsVictims of Tu-134 plane crash rise to 47
Moscow, Russia - All of them have been identified according to local media
It has risen of two further victims the death toll of the plane crash occurred on June, 21th to a Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft in the republic of Karelia, Russia. The aircraft -registration RA-65691- had... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft crashed in Province of Mantova (Italy): dead the pilot and passenger
Mantua, Italy - Unknown the causes of the accident
Prosecutor's Office initiated an investigation on the incident happened yesterday, Sunday, June 26, in Fossate, fraction of Rodigo in the province of Mantua, in which two men were killed, Fulvio Piccolo,... more
AccidentsTreviso's Province, in Italy: a Schweizer S-269C helicopter crashed
Treviso, Italy - The pilot had two daughters
On Saturday, June 25, a Schweizer S-269 C helicopter flying over the area of Rolle di Cison, in the province of Treviso (in Italy), crashed killing the pilot Massimo Alocci, 36 year old native of Tuscany... more
AccidentsRobinson helicopter crashed in Canada: one dead
Schefferville, Canada - The accident happened in a shut off area
On Friday, June 24, at 06:45 in the afternoon a Robinson R-44 helicopter, owned by Capital Helicopters crashed in a remote area of Canada, killing the passenger, a man of 65 years. The pilot, 25 years... more
AccidentsRussian ministry of transportation and Tupolev recommend to ground Tu-134 planes after the recent tragedy in which 45 people died
Moscow, Russia - In the meanwhile, MAK rules out it could have been caused due to technical failures
Yesterday, upon decision of Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, took place a meeting, held by the transportation minister Igor Levitin, following which the Russian ministry and the manufacturer Tupolev... more
AccidentsCirrus plane crash near Savona, Liguria (Italy): 3 dead
Savona, Italy - It was probably coming from Cannes (France) and bound to Venice
It has crashed at around 12:00 am today, on Thursday June, 23, a Cirrus SR-20 aircraft, code LX-MPR, that probably took off from Cannes and was bounded to Venice-Lido. There were 3 passengers on board,... more
AccidentsAir crash in Karelia, death toll rises to 45
Moscow, Russia - A child who was among the survivors died in the night due to the bad injuries
It's risen to 45 the death toll of the plane crash occurred in the Russian republic of Kaleria, occured during the night of June 21, 2011, to a Tu-134 plane of RusAir, whose pilot made an emergency landing... more
AccidentsRussia: Tu-134 airplane tries to make an emergency landing on freeway in Karelia, at least 44 dead and 8 injured (VIDEO)
Besovets, Russia - The manoeuvre was carried out maybe due to the adverse weather conditions or problems with the runway illumination
Tonight, the pilot of a Tupolev Tu-134A/3 runway operated by RusAir tried to make an emergency landing on the freeway, two km far from the Petrozavodsky airport, the capital city of the Republic of Karelia,... more
AccidentsPlane crash close to Piacenza, Italy: dead all the three occupants
Piacenza, Italy - Still uncleared the causes of the incident, Italian ANSV opened an investigation
A Cessna 172 airplane, registration unknown, which had taken off from Ybbs headed to Albenga, Liguria, crashed on Saturday in Pradovera, in the city of Farini. When the rescuers arrived -the Fire Department... more
AccidentsAir France's A-330 airplane crash: transported the wreckage of Airbus in Toulouse
Toulouse, France - Expected for today forensic examinations
The wreckage of the Air France's Airbus A-330 plane crashed in the Atlantic on June 1, 2009 while it was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, found after two years in the Atlantic Ocean (see AVIONEWS),... more
AccidentsAndorra, AS-350B3 helicopter crashes on the Pyrenees while bringing food supplies to a refuge
Andorra La Vella, Andorra - Five dead and one injured with serious burns
On Wednesday morning, at 9:40 local time, an AS-350B3 Ecureuil helicopter, belonging to Heliand company, registration unknown, crashed into the Pyrenees in Estany de Juclà, Canillo (Andorra), while bringing... more
AccidentsCesane helicopter accident in 2003: condemned those responsible
Turin, Italy - 6 people died in the accident
On April 19, 2003 in Sauze di Cesana crashed a helicopter AS-350 B2 "Ecureuil" (Eurocopter), used as a heliski, due to a technical problem with the engine: six people died in the accident, five skiers... more
AccidentsGermany: blimp pilot died for airship explosion
Friedberg, Germany - Unharmed the others three passengers
On the evening of Sunday, June 12, a Goodyear blimp operated by Lightship Europe has exploded, killing the pilot, Michael Nerandzic, but the man's name has not been confirmed by the German authorities. The... more
AccidentsCollision between two gliders: died a pilot
Hattula, Finland - Found after long searches
During the Finnish national glider championships, being in June in the south of the Country in the week from 11 to 18, it happened yesterday, on Sunday, June 12, an accident between two gliders, which... more
Accidents8 policemen dead in Bell UH-1H-II Huey II helicopter crash
La Salina , Colombia - 4 others injured were hospitalized in Yopal
On Saturday, 8 policemen were killed in an incident which involved a Bell UH-1H-II Huey II helicopter, military aircraft powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor,... more
AccidentsSpain: four dead in two aircraft crashes
San Sebastian, Spain - The causes still unknown
Aena, the Spanish Airports and Air Navigation authority, announced that on Monday, June 6, two incidents in northern Spain have killed four people, three of them of Polish origin. The causes that led... more
AccidentsP-92 aircraft crashes in the area of Catania, Italy, one victim
Catania, Italy - Italian ANSV opened an investigation
Yesterday, an ultralight Tecnam P-92 airplane, registration I-LICC, fell into the sea in the area of Catania, Italy, causing the death of the only person on board, a 19-year-old trainee pilot. The aircraft... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft falls in Italy
Pordenone, Italy - The two people on board lost their lives
Last Saturday a P-92 ultralight aircraft with two people on board crashed during landing while was coming back in the field of flight school "Blue Silos" near Visinale di Sopra, in the province of Pordenone,... more
AccidentsTwo dead due to a crash of an ISAF helicopter in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Talibans claim responsibility for the blasting
On Sunday, June 5th, at about 1:00 pm, an helicopter, model and registration number unknown, part of ISAF, International Security Assistance Force, mission, led by NATO on Afghan territory, crashed in... more
AccidentsExplosion of a munitions depot in Russia
Moscow, Russia - 42 injured and hundreds displaced
Today a source of the regional emergencies ministry said that in an artillery arsenal in the Volga region Republic of Udmurtia a total of 42 people were injured, 19 of whom were hospitalized, when munitions... more
AccidentsPublic ceremonies to remember the three Italian victims of accident of AF447 flight
Rome, Italy - Of which today is the second anniversary
On Wednesday, June 1st, 2011, it's the second anniversary of the tragedy involving the A-330 airplane operated by Air France, which fell into the Atlantic Ocean while it was on route between Rio de Janeiro... more
AccidentsPakistan: Rangers' helicopter crashes in Punjab
Multan, India - It has not yet been found
It's has been reported few minutes ago the news of a paramilitary helicopter that has fallen into the Indus River near the town of Kot Sultan, in the district of Layyah, Punjab. According to sources,... more
AccidentsIran, IRIAA's Cobra helicopter crashes due to technical problems
Tehran, Iran - Pilot and copilot died in the accident
Yesterday, a IRIAA Bell AH-1J Cobra helicopter, Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation, after taking-off from the training center of Shahid Vatan Pour, crashed in the south of Isfahan, in the Baherestan... more
Accidents127 are the bodies recovered of the victims of AF447 flight plane crash so far
Paris, France - Unveiled by the victims' families Brazilian association according to the data given by Bea
On Tuesday, the Brazilian association of the victims' relatives of the air crash unveiled that globally, up to now, a total of 127 corpses have been recovered out of the 228 victims of the crash involving... more
AccidentsParachutist falls on crowd during an air show
Gaeta, Italy - He was admitted to hospital in Formia
Yesterday it was held an airplane show near the beach in Gaeta in honor of the 150th anniversary of National Unity. During the show, which alternated several aerobatic teams, including the "Frecce Tricolori",... more
AccidentsBea on A-330 airplane, flight AF 447
Paris, France - This note describes in a factual manner the chain of events that led to the accident and presents newly established facts
27 May 2011 briefing: "Faced with the regular disclosure of partial and often approximate information since 16 May, the BEA wished to publish this note so as to inform the families of the victims and the... more
AccidentsPlane crash in India (VIDEO)
Delhi, India - A PC-12 crashed in a residential area near Delhi
At about 10:45pm of yesterday an air-ambulance Pilatus PC-12 airplane, registration VT-ACF, has fallen in India in the center of Cologne Parvat, which is located in the district of Faridabad, while was... more
AccidentsPilot of S-269C helicopter crashed yesterday in Treviso, Italy, in critical conditions
Treviso, Italy - The crash could be due to an engine failure
At around 8:00 pm local time yesterday, a Schweizer S-269C helicopter, taken-off from a bit more than one hour, crashed from an altitude of 20 meters while was spreading chemical substances on behalf of... more
AccidentsBEA: detailed information collected from black boxes about 2009 Rio-Paris flight plane crash will be unveiled tomorrow
Paris, France - To correct "The partial and more or less contradictory information published in the media"
On Friday, May 27, 2011, will finally be unveiled the details of the content of the two black boxes, recently found with the support of submarine robots, of Air France AF447 flight (see AVIONEWS), fallen... more
Accidents2009 crash of Air France A-330 plane maybe due to a series of errors: failure of the sensors and aircraft in stall
Paris, France - Anonymous sources anticipate the content of black boxes
The "Wall Street Journal" has unveiled the content of the black boxes, recently discovered by submarine robots, of the ACJ-330 (new nomenclature of the A-330) aircraft of Air France fallen in the Atlantic... more
AccidentsIncident of Beechcraft King Air C-90 in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - Four victims
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at about 12:00 am, a Beechcraft King Air C-90 plane, registration number N364NZ, operated by the company Shoreline Consultancy Service Ltd, crashed at Barkallau, not far from... more
AccidentsCollision between an aircraft and a glider (VIDEO)
Saarmund, Germany - Three people had lost their lives
Last Saturday there was a plane crash near the airfield in Saarmund in Germany. Two planes have collided, a lightweight Remos GX started from Schonhagen, and a glider Grob G102 Astir CS Jeans took off... more
AccidentsCaught fire an air-tanker load of fuel in California (VIDEO)
California, USA - The three people on board are safe
Yesterday, an air-tanker operated by Omega Air Refueling, carrying a cargo of fuel and three crew members crashed during takeoff from the Naval Air Station at Point Mugu in Ventura County in California. The... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Patagonia
Patagonia, Argentina - 22 people had lost their life
Last night a plane Saab-340 twin turbo operated by the company Sol, with 22 people on board, crashed in Patagonia near Prahuaniyeu. The accident occurred about 40 minutes after takeoff, more precisely... more
AccidentsFour dead in an airplane crash in Brazil
Sao Paolo, Brazil - Causes still unknown
It has been revealed yesterday that on the night between Monday and Tuesday a small plane for school-flights crashed not far from the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. On board there were four people. The... more
AccidentsAirbus statement regarding media reports about the AF447 airplane investigation
Toulouse, France - About AIT document
Some recent media reports about the AF447 accident mention an information note issued by Airbus to its customers. The purpose of this document, known as an AIT (Accident Information Telex), is to provide... more
AccidentsPlane crash near the airport of Ilopango in the state of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador - Three people lost their lives
Yesterday morning around 11:00, near the airport Ilopango of El Salvador, there was a plane crash in which three people were killed two Chinese nationals, Gouliang Wankai of 58 years and Li Hai of 49,... more
AccidentsIncident in landing phase for CH-47D helicopter of Canadian Armed Forces
Kandahar, Afghanistan - In Afghanistan
A Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter, registration unknown, with on board 5 crew members, about 25 soldiers and one "Canadian Press" journalist, had an incident today, during the night, in Panjwaii, in the... more
AccidentsAircraft Air France Rio-Paris: black boxes recovered contain readable data
Paris, France - It will take several weeks for the depth analysis of data
On June 1st, 2009: the flight AF447, Rio-Paris, 228 passengers on board, disappeared from the Brazilian radar at 8:00 am (Italian time). To date, no causes have yet been established. But there is a fundamental... more
AccidentsA-29 crashes: Brazilian Air Force pilot died
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Authorities investigate
According to a statement by a spokesman for the Brazilian Air Force, an aircraft Embraer A-29 crashed yesterday in northern Brazil, and the pilot died. The A-29 was conducting a flight near Natal, the... more
AccidentsKam Air DC-8 plane's accident influenced EU's ban to Afghan airlines
Manston, United Kingdom - The aircraft had taken-off with almost 12 tons of cargo more than consented limits
On August 11, 2010, the tail of a Douglas DC-8 airplane, registration number YA-ViC, with on board three crew members and 9 passengers, struck on the runway of the airport of Manston, England, while in... more
AccidentsMi-17 helicopter of Afghan Army crashes in phase of landing
Kabul, Afghanistan - Nine soldiers injured
Today, at 12:15 pm, a Mi-17 helicopter of ANA, Afghan National Army, registration number unknown, crashed in Paroon, in the Nuristan province, in Afghanistan. It was unveiled by Mohammed Zareen, spokesman... more
AccidentsCollision between two Piper aircraft
New York, USA - The two pilots have been killed in the crash
Yesterday, two single-engine Piper aircraft, a Pa-24/250 Comanche and Pa-28/180 Cherokee D, crashed in a wood to about 60 miles to north of the New York city. According to eyewitnesses the two aircraft... more
AccidentsIndonesia, found the first black box of the plane fallen in the sea during the week-end
Jakarta, Indonesia - Causing the death of 27 people
Tatang Kurniadi, chairman of local commission for transport safety, today stated to "AFP", "Agence France Presse", that has been retrieved the first black box of the air crash occurred on May 7 in Indonesia,... more