Accidents
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AccidentsTurkish F-4 Phantom crash in Anatolia
Ankara, Turkey - The two pilots ejected safely
A Turkish F-4 Phantom fighter jet departed from Erhac Air Base crashed this morning near Misirdere, in Anatolia, Turkey. The accident happened during a training flight; the aircraft, according to local... more
AccidentsSix killed in Russian helicopter accident
Volgograd, Russia - Pilot and copilot survived
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Gazprom oil company (but some sources reported it as belonging to Lukoil) has crashed this morning in Russia, in the Volgograd region, causing the death of six out of eight... more
AccidentsRAF Tornado crashes in Afghanistan, pilots ejected
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Enemy attack possibility ruled out
A RAF Panavia Tornado GR4 crashed this morning near Kandahar base, in Afghanistan. The two pilots managed to ejects safely from the aircraft. The accident happened during take off phase and an inquiry... more
AccidentsChinese fighter-bomber crashes killing the two pilots
Taonan, China - Before a Russian-Chinese joint anti-terrorism exercise
A Chinese Air Force fighter-bomber crashed yesterday near Taonan training base, in China. Both pilots have been killed in the accident. The exact model of the aircraft has not yet been unveiled, even if... more
AccidentsTwo victims in American F-15 crash in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - A Taliban attack has been ruled out
A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet crashed in eastern Afghanistan for reasons that are currently under investigation, but that are considered as not related with Taliban rebels' actions, despite... more
Accidents16 killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Further 5 people have been injured, including the three crewmembers
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter operated by Russian Vertikal-T Air Company crashed yesterday morning in Afghanistan, near NATO base in Kandahar. In the accident 16 people have been killed, all civilians, and further... more
AccidentsIranian air accident caused by technical failure
Tehran, Iran - Pilot's responsibility excluded. Also two Canadians among the victims
It would have been a technical failure, not a pilot's mistake, the cause of Wednesday's tragical air accident, in which 168 have been killed on board of Tupolev Tu-154, en route from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan,... more
AccidentsTaiwanese F-5 fighter jet crashes, entire fleet grounded
Taipei, Taiwan - The two pilots have been killed
A Taiwan Air Force F-5F Tiger II fighter jet crashed yesterday, provoking the death of the two pilots on board. After taking off from Chingchuangkang air base, western coast, the aircraft disappeared from... more
AccidentsIranian accident: black boxes recovered
Tehran, Iran - The Tupolev Tu-154 would have exploded in flight just before impacting on the ground
The black boxes of Caspian Airlines' Tupolev Tu-154, crashed yesterday in Iran with 168 people on board (see AVIONEWS). The two flight recorders will be analyzed by Iranian experts to try to verify the... more
AccidentsComoros disaster, search for more bodies to end
Moroni, Comoros - To date 24 have been recovered
Search for bodies along the coast of Tanzania and Comoros, following June 30's air accident in which 152 of the 153 people on board of a Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 have been killed, will be stopped. To date... more
AccidentsIran air accident: a fire in mid-air the possible cause of the crash
Tehran, Iran - 168 people, maybe 170, have been killed in the tragedy
It might have been a fire in mid-air the cause of this morning's air accident occured to a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 (flight RV-7908, tail number EP-CPG), en route from Tehran, Iran, to Yerevan,... more
AccidentsSerious air accident in Iran, maybe 168 victims
Tehran, Iran - According to local authorities nobody would have survived
A new, serious air accident has hit this morning at about 7 am GMT the world of civil aviation: a passenger aircraft, a Caspian Airlines Tupolev TU-154, with 168 people on board (153 passengers and 15... more
AccidentsNon-military helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, 4 victims
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Maybe shot down by Taliban rebels, who claimed the attack
It is of at least four victims the toll of an accident that this morning involved a civil helicopter in Afghanistan, near Sangin base in the province of Helmand. Taliban rebels who are fighting in the... more
AccidentsComoros accident: further bodies and debris found
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Recovered off the coast of Tanzania
Research teams committed in the area of last June 30's accident have recovered 5 more bodies and parts of the ditched aircraft off the coast of Tanzania, hundreds of km away from the place of the impact.... more
AccidentsFlight AF447 debris en route to France
Paris, France - On board of the "Ville de Bordeaux" ship
More than 640 pieces of Air France's Airbus A-330/200, flight AF447, that ditched on June 1 in the Atlantic during its Rio de Janeiro-Paris flight with 228 people on board, have been sent from Brazil to... more
AccidentsYemenia Airbus shot down by French missile?
Moroni, Comoros - The stunning revelation made by people close to the investigation on June 30's accident
Yemenia Airbus A-310/300, flight IY626, might have been shot down by a French missile. The aircraft, with 153 people on board, ditched in the waters of the Indian ocean on June 30, while en route from... more
AccidentsAir France accident: pilots' union charges aviation safety agencies
Paris, France - According to the carrier it is not unusual that reaction after loss of contact was not immediate
SPAF, a union of Air France pilots, charged French (DGAC) and European (EASA) aviation safety agencies of not considering the problems with speed sensors, not making all that was possible to avoid possible... more
AccidentsYemenia might cancel Airbus order
Moroni, Comoros - In the meanwhile first bodies recovered on the place of June 30's accident
Yemenia Airways might cancel a US$2 billion order for 10 Airbus A-350 aircraft, if France will continue with its hard position against the carrier, Yemenia president Abdulkalek Saleh Al-Kadi stated. The... more
AccidentsComoros accident, BEA: blackbox signal received
Moroni, Comoros - In the meanwhile, recovered debris including a large piece
The sub at work on the site of June 30's accident, that involved a Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 that ditched off the coast of the Comoros islands with 153 people on board, have received acoustic signals from... more
AccidentsAF447 tragedy: search for the black boxes will continue after July 10
Paris, France - The statement by French transport minister Bussereau
The search for Air France's Airbus A-330/200 that ditched in the Atlantic ocean on June 1st, with 228 people on board, will continue also after July 10, the French transport minister Dominique Bussereau... more
AccidentsTwo victims in Tornado crash in Scotland
London, UK - RAF opened an inquiry too
Two RAF pilots have been killed yesterday in an accident that occurred to their Tornado F-3 aircraft during a routine mission. London's defense ministry issued a note confirming the accident, and stating... more
AccidentsComoros: still no body recovered
Moroni, Comoros - In the meanwhile the carrier suspends the Marseilles-Sana'a route
The research teams on the area of June 30's impact of the Comoros islands, that involved a Yemenia A-310/300 aircraft with 153 people on board, would have not yet recovered any of the bodies of the 152... more
AccidentsAir France disaster, BEA: the A-330 did not break up in flight
Paris, France - Searches for the black boxes will continue until July 10
The French BEA (Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses), the agency that is investigating on June 1st accident in which 228 people were killed on board of an Air France Airbus A-330/200, issued today the first... more
AccidentsComoros: blackbox finding denied
Moroni, Comoros - An inquiry for negligent homicide has been opened
Following yesterday's news about the finding of one of the flight recorders of the Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 (see AVIONEWS), ditched in the Indian ocean on June 30 with 153 people on board, Alain Joyandet,... more
AccidentsComoros tragedy: one black box found
Moroni, Comoros - Contrasting information about survivors
One of the flight recorders of Yemenia's Airbus A-310/300 that ditched yesterday in the Indian ocean, with 153 on board, has been found. The black box might be recovered already today while search operations... more
AccidentsYemenia Airbus accident (2): child survivor rescued
Moroni, Comoros - The news announced by the Arab TV "Al Jazeera"
A child would have been rescued alive in the waters surrounding the area of the accident that involved tonight a Yemenia Airways Airbus A-310/300 aircraft en route from Yemen to Comoros (see AVIONEWS).... more
AccidentsThe Pope expresses his sorrow for the victims of the air disaster in the Indian ocean
Moroni, Comoros - Telegram sent to Kuwait's bishop Mounged El-Hachem
In a telegram sent by secretary of State cardinal Tarcisio Bertone to Kuwait's bishop Mounged El-Hachem, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his deep sorrow for the victims of the accident that tonight ditched... more
AccidentsAirbus on Yemenia Airways accident
Blagnac, France - The manufacturer confirms the impact and offers cooperation
Concerning tonight's accident that involved a Yemenia Airways Airbus A-310/300, flight IY626, while landing in Moroni, Comoros (see AVIONEWS), the French manufacturer issued a press-release confirming... more
AccidentsIndian ocean air disaster (4): the A-310 had been checked in May
Moroni, Comoros - The statement of Yemeni transport minister
The Yemeni Airbus A-310/300 involved in tonight's accident in the Indian ocean was regularly complying with international safety standards and had been checked in May. "The aircraft has been controlled... more
AccidentsYemenia accident (3): also the pilot has survived
Moroni, Comoros - Besides the five-year-old child. The news has been given by the "Al Arabiya" TV
There might be another survivor in tonight's accident that involved a Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 en route between Yemen and Comoros islands with 153 people on board. Besides the 5-year-old child previously... more
AccidentsUltralight crashes in Italy, only burns for the pilot
Modena, Italy - The 50-year-old has been helped by passing people
An ultralight aircraft crashed yesterday in Formigine, near Modena (Italy), catching fire immediately on impact. The pilot, a 50-year-old man, managed to autonomously exit from the cockpit and was helped... more
AccidentsAirbus A-310 crashes in the Indian ocean with 153 people on board
Moroni, Comoros - The plane had already shown several failures and could not fly in France
The black month of civil aviation has ended in the same way as it had started: with a tragic air accident. A Yemenia Airways Airbus A-310/300, flight IY626, with 142 (according to the airline) or 147 (according... more
AccidentsAmerican F-16 crash: pilot killed
Ashville, USA - During a training mission
The pilot of an American F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter of Hill Air Force Base's 388th Wing, Utah, has been killed yesterday in the crash of his aircraft during a training mission. Initially the man, 28-year-old... more
AccidentsTwo firefighters die in Spanish helicopter crash
Mollet del Valles, Spain - During a firefighting mission in the north-east of the country
Pilot and co-pilot of an Taf Helicópteros-operated Eurocopter AS-350B3 Ecureuil firefighting helicopter died yesterday in the accident that occurred to their aircraft near Mollet del Valles (Barcelona),... more
AccidentsAmerican military helicopter crash: 1 dead and 1 injured
Fort Rucker, USA - During a training mission
A Bell TH-67 Creek helicopter of the US army crashed yesterday near Fort Rucker base from where it had taken off. Of the two crewmembers one was killed in the impact, while the other one reported serious... more
AccidentsAir France tragedy: BEA denies finding of the black boxes
Paris, France - After the news published by "Le Monde"
Following news published this morning by the French newspaper "Le Monde", according to which the search teams would have heard acoustic signals from the black boxes of Air France's Airbus-330/200 aircraft... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in France: 7 killed
Paris, France - The accident in the Alps, on Mount Cordon
All the seven occupants of an Eurocopter AS-350B2 Ecureuil helicopter have been killed in an accident occurred Saturday evening in the French Alps. The victims have been the pilot and six employees of... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft crashes in Italy: 2 victims
Bologna, Italy - Bad weather the possible cause
Bad weather has been probably the main cause in Saturday's accident occurred to a Tecnam P-92 ultralight aircraft on the Ozzano hills, Settefonti (Bologna), in Italy. In the crash two men have been killed,... more
AccidentsAir France disaster: first 11 bodies identified
Recife, Brazil - Few hopes to find the black boxes
The first 11 bodies of the victims of June 1 accident have been identified by Brazilian investigators. Flight AF447 crashed in the Atlantic ocean while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, with 228 people... more
AccidentsFirefighting helicopter crashed in Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey - The bodies of the two victims have been recovered
A Kamov Ka-32T helicopter used by Turkish forest authorities crashed in the province of Aydin, shortly after having collected water from the Geyik dam, while performing a firefighting mission. On boar... more
AccidentsAir France will pay compensations to AF447 victims' families
Paris, France - Gourgeon: "It is not an admission of liability"
Air France will pay a compensation to the families of the victims of flight AF447, carrier's CEO, Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, told radio "RTL". On June 1 the Airbus A-330/200 aircraft had ditched in the Atlantic... more
AccidentsCrash for Indian MiG-21, pilot ejected safely
Assam, India - It is the sixth accident involving IAF aircraft in 2009
A MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed yesterday in Assam, India, near Chabua base from were it had taken off at 2:00 pm local time (8:30 am GMT). The pilot managed to eject safely from the airplane. The causes... more
AccidentsRussian Su-24 aircraft crashed on landing
Moscow, Russia - But the defence ministry will not ground this attack aircraft
A Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer tactical attack aircraft of the Russian Air Force crashed yesterday on the runway, in the northern region of Murmansk, while performing landing operations. Both the pilots ejected... more
AccidentsAir France disaster: is the investigation close to an end?
Paris, France - Brazilians still talk about in-mid-air explosion
The investigation might be close to an end, said Paul-Louis Arslanian, head of the investigation board (BEA) for June 1 accident in which 228 people have been killed on board of an Air France Airbus A-330/200... more
AccidentsAirbus disaster: 50th body recovered
Paris, France - Constructor's CEO, Thomas Enders, at the "Paris Air Show 2009"
The Brazilian navy recovered the 50th body from the wreck of Air France's Airbus A-330/200 that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1. Flight AF447 was en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people... more
AccidentsRAF pilot and cadet killed in mid-air impact with a glider
London, UK - The occupant of the civil aircraft safely parachuted
Two Royal Air Force (RAF) men died yesterday after a mid-air impact between their Grob G-115 Tutor aircraft and a civil glider, which pilot managed to save himself jumping with the parachute. The two victims... more
AccidentsWreck of Indian missing airplane found: 13 victims
Mechuka, India - An engine fire might have caused the tragedy
The wreck of an Indian Air Force (IAF) Antonov An-32 that went missing on Tuesday in the Indian region of Arunachal Pradesh (see AVIONEWS) has been found. Official IAF sources confirmed that all the 13... more
AccidentsAir France disaster: three more bodies found
Recife, Brazil - Searches will continue until June 19
Three more bodies have been found in the Atlantic near the zone of the accident occurred on June 1 to Air France's Airbus A-330/200, flight AF447, while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people... more
AccidentsFlight AF447: 41 bodies recovered so far
Recife, Brazil - Two people possibly linked with Islamic terrorism on board
41 bodies have been recovered so far from the Atlantic waters in the zone of the accident occurred on June 1 to an Air France Airbus A-330/200 (flight AF447) en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with... more
AccidentsAF447 tragedy: tail rudder found intact
Recife, Brazil - Further bodies recovered, now they are 24
The tail rudder of Air France's Airbus A-330/200 that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1 has been found practically intact. The aircraft was en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people on board.... more