Accidents
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AccidentsUganda: Ilyushin Il-76 airplane crashed into Lake Victoria
Kampala, Uganda - 11 victims
A cargo plane with 11 people on board crashed into Lake Victoria after take-off from Entebbe, Uganda. Some sources report that the airplane involved was Ilyushin Il-76 S9-SAB operated by Aerolift and chartered... more
AccidentsAmsterdam disaster maybe caused by altimeter damage
Amsterdam, Netherlands - This the conclusion by Dutch Security Board's inquiry
The theory of a wind-shear being the cause of last week's air crash of a Turkish Airlines 737-8F2 airplane near Amsterdam, will be temporarily put aside. Today press sources are spreading the news - apparently... more
AccidentsThe "Black boxes" of the airplane crashed last Wednesday in Amsterdam already in Paris
Paris, France - Now the data will be analyzed
Besides the wind-shear as possible cause of the disaster happened last Wednesday in Amsterdam-Schipol, when a B-737 airplane of Turkish Airlines crashed near the airport and a motorway, there is also the... more
AccidentsThe official statements by Turkish Airlines and the denial by Unions
Istanbul, Turkey - "The maintenance work of our aircraft has been carried out according to appropriate procedures"
"It has become an absolute necessity to make the statement given below over the news coverage regarding the plane crash of Istanbul- Amsterdam Flight Number TK-1951. The Boeing 737/800 aircraft involved... more
AccidentsBrief description of Turkish Airlines’ (THY’s) operation safety condition
Istanbul, Turkey - It is determined to operate with the highest operational standards
As it is already mentioned in ICAO Safety Management Manual, risk inherently exists in aviation. The main principle of safety is reduction in and minimization of the probability of an accident. Turkish... more
AccidentsHolland (5): the first testimnies by survivors and eye-witnesses
Amsterdam, Holland - "Everything took place in a matter of 3-5 seconds"
At 10:40 A.M. Wednesday morning, a Turkish Airlines passenger jet crashed several hundred meters away from its destined Amsterdam runway. Tragically, nine of the plane’s 127 passengers, eight of whom w... more
AccidentsHolland (4): took off a special flight from Istanbul with the relatives of passengers Flight TK1951
Amsterdam, Holland - Reported by some sources near the airline
A special flight of Turkish Airlines (THY) took off from Istanbul to Amsterdam with onboard the relatives of the passengers Flight TK1951 that this morning crashed during the landing at Amsterdam-Schipol... more
AccidentsHolland (3): 9 victims and 50 injured in Amsterdam-Schipol Airport's accident
Amsterdam, Holland - Maybe one Italian onboard
The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737/800 plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a field Wednesday while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, the... more
AccidentsHolland (2): no victims in the accident of Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 airplane
Amsterdam, Holland - The confirmation by the Turkish Transport Minister
All 135 people aboard Turkish Airlines flight 1951 had a miracle escape when their Boeing 737 jet crashed into farmland just short of Schiphol airport in Amsterdam this morning, the Turkish Transport Minister... more
AccidentsHolland: Turkish Airlines crashed during the landing at Amsterdam Airport
Amsterdam, Holland - 55 survivors
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737/800 plane, Flight 1951, carrying 135 people has crashed while coming in to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, according to the Turkish press-agency "Dogan". The "CNN... more
AccidentsItalian ENAC: is Ciampino airport in danger due to several flocks of bird? AVIONEWS releases its notam
Rome, Italy - As Ryanair complaints for the omissions, severe responsibilities come from the authority
As the controversy between general manager of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, and director general of Enac (Civil aviation national authority), Silvano Manera, continues, Aerohabitat, an Italian association... more
AccidentsEgypt: Ukrainian Antonov cargo airplane burst into flame at Luxor Airport
Cairo, Egypt - Five victims
Ukrainian Antonov An-12 cargo plane burst into flames on Friday as it tried to take off in south Egypt killing five crew members, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority said. A spokesman said the Ukrainian... more
AccidentsAn AC-47 of the Colombian Air Forces crashed
Bogota, Colombia - Five men on board dead
An AC-47 airplane belonging to the Colombian Air Force with five men on board has crashed yesterday near Puerto Salgar, about 200 km far from Bogota. Military sources unveiled it and have specified that... more
AccidentsA MI-2 helicopter ambulance crashes in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Due to bad weather
A MIL MI-2 Plus helicopter of the Polish Medical Air Rescue has crashed this morning shortly before 8:00 in Jarostów, South-West of Poland. The heli-ambulance was going towards the high way to rescue... more
AccidentsColgan Air's airplane fell (2): the digest about crash
New York, Usa - Data by Aviation Safety Network
Date: 12 FEB 2009 Time: ca 22:20 Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 Q400 Operator: Colgan Air Registration: N200WQ C/n / msn: 4200 First flight: 2008 Engines: 2 Crew: Fatalities:... more
AccidentsUSA: a Colgan Air's airliner crashes on houses
Buffalo, USA - 49 victims, one of them at ground
A DHC-8-402 Q-400airplane, served by Colgan Air, crashed at around 10pm of yesterday (local hour) in a residential area in Clarence Center, Buffalo, NY, with 48 people on board (44 passengers and 4 crew... more
AccidentsContinental Airlines offers support to Colgan Air
Houston, Usa - In providing assistance to families of flight 3407 passengers and crew
"Continental Airlines this morning expressed its profound sadness concerning the accident involving flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, that occurred Thursday night near Buffalo. Continental representatives... more
AccidentsEmbraer EMB-110 airplane down in Brazil's Amazon basin, 24 presumed lost
Santo Antonio, Brazil - Four survivors in saturday air taxi accident
An Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante chartered by Manaus Aerotaxis went down with reported engine trouble Saturday, crashing into the River Manacapuru in the Brazilian Amazon basin. Only four survivors of the... more
AccidentsUpdates on investigation into ditching of Us Airways Jetliner into Hudson River
New York, Usa - News have been released by NTSB
In its continuing investigation of US Airways flight 1549, which ditched into the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan at approximately 3:30 p.m. on January 15, 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board... more
AccidentsSpain: collision in flight between two Mirage F-1 fighters
Madrid, Spain - Died three Air Force pilots
Three Spanish Air Force pilots died this morning when two Mirage F-1 fighters apparently collided during a training exercise over eastern Spain, in the province of Albacete. It was not immediately clear... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo-Tuninter crash: the requests by public prosecutors for nine accused
Palermo, Italy - Overall sentences for 90 years of jail
12 years for Chafik Gharby, Capt. of ATR-72 of Tuninter, and for the second pilot Ali Kebaier, nine and four months for Moncef Zouari, carrier's general manager, for technical director Zoueir Chetouane... more
AccidentsUS helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; today emergency landing for "Black Hawk"
Kabul, Afghanistan - A general dead and 12 men of the Afghan regular troops
US Army's sources in Kabul have unveiled an accident happened yesterday to an American military helicopter, crashed at West of Afghanistan. A general and 12 men of the Afghan national troops dead in the... more
AccidentsDaghestan, ground collision between two military airplanes
Makhachkala, Daghestan - Five victims, two injured
Two Ilyushin IL-76 military airplanes, maybe due to a thick fog, have collided yesterday evening on the runway of Makhachkala's airport, Daghestan's capital, one of the Republics of Russian Confederation,... more
AccidentsAn A-320 forced to an emergency landing on water few minutes after take off from New York
New York, Usa - A bird-strike caused the incident. All the 150 persons on board are alive
A US Airways Airbus 320 forced to an emergency land few minutes after take off from New York's "La Guardia" airport. A bird-strike is likely to be the reason of the incident, after striking the two engines.... more
AccidentsRussian Mil helicopter crashed on Altai:
Moscow, Russia - The sentence on the daily "Kommersant" pages
The incident has something of the grotesque about it: the Russian daily "Kommersant" reported today the passengers of the Mil Mi-171 helicopter crashed on January 9th in Altai were probably engaged in... more
AccidentsMil Mi-171 helicopter crashed on Russia: 7 victims
Moscow, Russia - Four survivors. Among victims also a government representative in the low house of Parliament
A Mil Mi-171 helicopter disappeared from radar last Friday with 11 people onboard while flying on Altai Region, South-West Siberia. The weather conditions creates several problems in the wreckage's sighting.... more
AccidentsCollision in flight in Australian skies: two victims
Sydney, Australia - Grazed a ground tragedy
Two Cessna school-airplanes have had a collision in flight this morning in the skies above the West hinterland of Sydney, Australia. The teacher and her student, both 20, have been killed, crashed with... more
AccidentsPartially recovered the wreckage of the German helicopter crashed in Switzerland
Berne, Switzerland - The snow blocks the operations
The rescue operations of CH-53 helicopter have been blocked due to the heavy snowfalls and strong wind. The fuel and oil have been sucked up. The blades, the two engines and also the auxiliary engine and... more
AccidentsReturn of three helicopters of Italian Air Force
Rome, Italy - Careful maintenance before the return
The Italian Air Force (AMI), after the precautionary stop of three helicopters HH-3F and after the recent helicopter crash happened in France, ordered their return to the respective centers. The helicopter... more
AccidentsSwitzerland: hot air balloon went up in flames while it was flying
Berneck, Switzerland - Injured the five people on the board
It was maybe a propane gas leak, used to fuel the gas burner which sending hot air into the balloon consents it to fly, that originate the almost-tragedy two days ago in Berneck, Canton Saint Gallen, in... more
AccidentsUS: a F-18 fighter crashed near San Diego killing three people
San Diego, USA - Took off from an aircraft carrier for a training mission
A Marine Corps F-18 fighter, took off from "USS Abraham Lincoln" aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego for a training mission, crashed on a residential neighborhood of the city, destroying two homes... more
AccidentsBrazil, a Beechcraft airplane crashed
Goiânia , Brazil - Four victims
A Beechcraft Baron 58 airplane crashed in the night between Friday and Saturday after the take-off from Anapolis Airport, in the State of Goiás, centre of Brazil. Four victims of the six people onboard.... more
AccidentsA German military helicopter crashes in Switzerland
Engelberg, Switzerland - One of five occupants wounded
The Swiss Air Forces have unveiled the news about a crash occurred this morning to a German CH-53 helicopter with five men on board, fell in Titlis, not far from Engelberg, Obvaldo canton, Switzerland.... more
AccidentsFrance: crashed an Air New Zealand Airbus A-320 airplane
Canet-en-Roussillon , France - Three victims and four missing
Creashed into the sea an Air New Zealand Airbus A-320 in leasing to XL Airways Germany with seven people onboard, two Germans and five New Zealanders, but only three corpses have been found. The accident... more
AccidentsMexico air crash: NTSB's opinion
Mexico City, Mexico - "No elements leading to think that there were hijackers" behind the air crash
After a careful analysis of black boxes, NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) expressed its opinion on the air crash occurred last week when minister Mouriño and other eight people died. By... more
AccidentsMilan-Linate air disaster: criticism on former manager Marzocca' sentence
Rome, Italy - "Free on probation"
It seemed that Milan-Linate air disaster was ended with the sentence of last February. But the most terrible air disaster ever recorded in Italy is still causing debates and criticisms, this time for the... more
AccidentsItalian Air Force about helicopter crash in France: blade's failure, the only case in 30 years
Rome, Italy - Further verifications are ongoing in synergy with judicial Authorities
"The Italian Air Force, following to the crash occurred in France last October 23 at HH-3F helicopter of the 84th CSAR of Brindisi, with the death of all eight men on board, has started a technical inquiry... more
AccidentsTanzania air crash: the victims are four Italian tourists
Rome, Italy - The pilot is the only survivor
They were in Tanzania to photograph Kilimanjaro. Four Italian people were onboard a CESSNA 206 airplane, left from Kenya, that in short-time lost altitude and crashed near Mawenzi. African authorities... more
AccidentsMexico air accident: "November 4th events will be carefully analyzed"
Mexico City, Mexico - President Calderón's emotional words
Emotional words were pronounced by president Calderón in front of Interior Minister Mouriño coffin, tragically disappeared on Tuesday (see AVIONEWS). "The terrible events occurred on November 4th will b... more
AccidentsGreece: military helicopter crash. Risk of uranium contamination
Athens, Greece - 200 kilos of bullets on board
Wednesday night an Apache helicopter belonging to Greek Army crashed and blew up near Kymi, isle of Evia, south-east of Greece. The news has been issued today by "Ethnos" newspaper, which has explained... more
AccidentsMexico: air crash in the capital
Mexico City, Mexico - The Interior Minister dies
Yesterday a Learjet 45 airplane crashed in Mexico City. Among the nearly eight people on board, there was the Interior Minister, coming back from a visit in San Luis Potosì state, who died. Due to... more
AccidentsFrance: found the wreckage of the airplane disappeared
Valence, France - The four people on board probably died immediately after the crash
The airplane Robin DR-400It crashed at 1200 metres high against Boisseron mountain in the small village of Montreal-les-Sources (South-East France), Rhodan valley. It disappeared from radar screens on... more
AccidentsBrazil: an airplane crashes in a school courtyard
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - An inquiry has been opened
Disaster in Brazil skies. A small airplane crashed in the courtyard of a school in the South of the Country, in Paranà State. The five people on board died. No one died and no one remained injured among... more
AccidentsItalian Air Force: a HH-3F helicopter of the 15th Wing Sar crashed in France yesterday with on board eight men, all died
Rome, Italy - The aircraft would have to participate at a multinational training activity, named TLP (Tactical Leadership Programme)
"A HH-3F helicopter of the Italian Air Force's 15th Wing has crashed yesterday around 4:30pm in France, during a transfer flight from Dijon to Florennes, in Belgium. The aircraft belonged to the 84th SAR... more
AccidentsA helicopter ambulance crashed in USA
Chicago, USA - Four victims, a baby of 13 months among them
USA counts still a new crash occurred to a helicopter ambulance, the ninth from the beginning of the year. A helicopter for medical rescue, around midnight of yesterday, has crashed in a residential area... more
AccidentsKilled from the helicopter's blades
Sedona, Usa - A doctor of the rescue team of the American Department of Public Safety
A tragic accident yesterday afternoon in Arizona, on the Red Roks mountains, during a rescue operation for two young climbers; for their rescue a helicopter of the Department of Public Safety was alerted. The... more
AccidentsSeventh anniversary of Milan-Linate air disaster
Milan, Italy - Many commemoration ceremonies scheduled for today
Seven years have passed from the air disaster at Milan-Linate airport of October 8th 2001, when 118 people died in the crash of a McDonnell Douglas MD-87 of SAS - Scandinavian Airlines with a Cessna Citation.... more
AccidentsNepal air crash
Kathmandu, Nepal - 18 people died, only one survivor
According to local authorities, a small tourism airplane crashed this morning in east Nepal. The twin-engined aircraft belonging to "Yeti Airlines", taken off from Kathmandu, crashed while landing at Tenzing-Hillary... more
AccidentsFlight collision in the French skies for two Navy fighter planes
Paris, France - One of the pilot is safe, the other one is missed
After taking off from the air base of Landivisiau (north-west France), two fighter planes of the French Military Navy collided while flying yesterday in the afternoon, offshore Morlaix coasts. It seems... more
AccidentsCrashed a UNAMID helicopter in Darfur: does it shot down?
Khartum, Sudan - At least two victims
A United Nations-contracted helicopter with four people on board crashed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, a UN spokesman said. The aircraft, hired by the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force,... more