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AccidentsCollision between helicopters. Ecuador Defence Minister dead: developments
Quito, Ecuador - Conflicting opinions about the details of the accident
The Defense Minister, Guadalupe Larriva, died in a collision between two helicopters two days ago on the late evening. The helicopter took off from the military base of Manta, portual city in the Central-West... more
AccidentsCollision between helicopters: Ecuador Defence Minister dead
Quito , Ecuador - A Quito Government's spokeswoman confirmed it today
An Ecuador Government's spokeswoman has confirmed today the news of the crash, occurred yesterday evening, in which the Defence Minister, Guadalupe Larriva, dead together with one of his children and two... more
AccidentsAccident in Saudi Arabia
Riyhad, Saudi Arabia - 3 people died in ambulance plane crash
All the three members died in the ambulance plane crash which took place in Riyhad in Jan 22. The official "SPA" news agency reported that a Saudi Red Crescent aircraft with a Bosnian pilot Njat Distoj... more
AccidentsCivil Helicopter crashed in Iraq: four Americans among the victims
Baghdad, Iraq - Dissenting version between the Iraqi and American military sources
Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company's helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad were shot execution style in the back the head, Iraqi and U.S. officials... more
AccidentsIraq: American helicopter down in Iraq, all 13 US soldiers dead
Baghdad, USA - It was not clear whether the aircraft was shot down
USA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Tarrafa village, North-East of Baghdad, killing all 13 soldiers aboard in one of the deadliest single incidents for US forces in four years of war in Iraq. Emergency... more
AccidentsVenezuelan twin engine crashes in Colombia
Santa Marta, Colombia - Four victims
At the beginning the local authorities talked about 14 victims, but with the pass of the hours, the assessment was reduced to four dead, following the crash of a Venezuelan aircraft, a twin engine, occurred... more
AccidentsIncident in Ragusa: postmortem examination on one of the three victims
Ragusa, Italy - Public Minister gave the order that coordinate the investigations
This morning, on the decision of Nicoletta Mari, Public Minister, has been decided to keep on doing the postmortem examination on the charred rests of the body belongs to Vittorio Chelucci, 65, and Salvatore... more
AccidentsIndonesia incident: it narrows the field of investigations
Makassar, Indonesia - Found the tailets and different objects
"Search teams in the mountains have been pulled back and we have built new posts in Pare Pare. Marines are helping police and army scour beaches there", said First Air Marshal Eddy Suyanto, who is coordinating... more
AccidentsRagusa (2): three chared passengers names have been made known
Ragusa, Italy - Died two “Aero club of Boccadifalco” partners
The names of the three passengers died after the plane crashed this morning in Ragusa, 500 meters before the runway of Eremo della Giubiliana have been revealed. Three people from Palermo, who where on... more
AccidentsRagusa: tourism aircraft crashes on runway
Ragusa, Italy - Charred the three passengers
A Cessna 172 tourism aircraft is crashed to 500m from the Eremo della Giubilana runway, Ragusa (Sicily-Italy), in the same runway where last year dead Angelo D'Arrigo e the general Giulio De Marchi. The... more
AccidentsAir disaster of Balad: breakdown, according to Iraqi Transport Ministry
Balad, Iraq - Even if the shooting down was claimed
Even if any rebels were claimed the shooting down, even if the investigation continued, an Iraqi Transport Ministry's officer affirms to make crash the Antonov An-26 of Aerian Tur-M was a breakdown. The... more
AccidentsAircraft of Moldavia crashes in Iraq (3): operated by Aerian Tur-M
Baghdad, Iraq - According to Turkish Foreign Ministry, the victims are 32
The aircraft shot down today at 12:00 pm in Balad, about 90km Northern Baghdad, with 35 people onboard, operated by Moldovan Aerian Tur-M, a carrier that operates also charter flights. The Antonov An-26... more
AccidentsIndonesian incident (2): the aircraft could be broken in three parts
Makassar, Indonesia - The commodore Sudijanto makes known it
"If the metal found will be that we are searching for, we will be grateful to God", Gatot Sudijanto, commander of the Makassar naval base employed in the researches, after the "Fatahilal" ship detected... more
AccidentsIndonesia incidents: today an American ship participated to the missing aircraft's researches
Makassar, Indonesia - Yesterday the sonar of an Indonesian ship detected in the sea the wreckage
Today the mystery of the missing Boeing B-737/400 of Adam Air, crashed on January 1st with 102 people onboard, left from Subaraya (Java Island) and directed to Manado (Sulawesi), might be discovered. As... more
AccidentsAircraft of Moldovia crashes in Iraq
Ankara, Turkey - Onboard about 30 Turkish workers, it seems all the passengers and the crew are died
"Anatolian" Turkish press agency makes known an incident of a Moldavia's aircraft, an Antonov An-26 with onboard about 30 Turkish workers. The aircraft left from Adana, in Southern Turkey. Turkish Foreign... more
AccidentsFrance: an helicopter crashes on a restaurant
Arles, France - Three dead and unhurt the passengers
A private Alouette II helicopter crashed yesterday during the take off, fallen down in a "Chez-Bob" restaurant's parking, in Villeneuve, Camargue, killing three people (two men and a woman) and severely... more
AccidentsIndonesia incident: a ship found the wreckage in the Makassar strait
Jakarta, Indonesia - In the researches employed men, aircraft and helicopters
A partial confirmation of the hypothesis expressed by Roy Suryo (see AVIONEWS) on the reasons that would have taken to the disappearance from the radar of Adam Air's B-737/400 aircraft, occurred on January... more
AccidentsIndonesian missing Boeing (2): the first hypothesis
Giacarta, Indonesia - Today the government shuts up after the denial of yesterday
The first hypothesis on the missing B-737/400 aircraft of the Adam Air no-frill carrier, disappeared from the radar on January 1st 2007, while flied on the Java-Sulawesi route, taken off at 12:59 pm and... more
AccidentsIndonesian Boeing matter caps with mistery
Makassar, Indonesia - Dire mistake by the side of Indonesian government
It becomes a mystery the tragic disappearance of Boeing 737 of Adam Air Indonesian airline, vanished two days ago from the radar, after to have launched a dramatic distress signal. Yesterday it announced... more
AccidentsIndonesia (2): denied the retrieval of 12 survivors
Jakarta, Indonesia - Eddy Suyanto, high officer of the Indonesian aviation stated it
The wreckage of Adam Air aircraft, crashed yesterday in flight between Java islands and Sulawesi, with 102 passengers onboard, has still not been found and at the moment there are not confirmations on... more
AccidentsIndonesia: aircraft crash in Sulawesi jungle
Makassar, Indinesia - Only 12 survivors
The wreckage of Adam Air's Boeing 737 crashed yesterday, left from Java island and direct to Sulawesi, spotted Tuesday in a mountainous region of Sulawesi. The plane’s location has been found and 12 p... more
AccidentsA British helicopter crashes in the Irish Sea
London, United Kingdom - Rescue workers recovered six bodies
An helicopter Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin carrying five passengers and two crew, left Blackpool airport, ditched yesterday in the Irish Sea. According to the British authorities, the five employees of energy... more
AccidentsA Cessna falls near a school in the USA
Washington, USA - A dead, no one in the school has been involved
A small private plane crashed yesterday near a school in Texas, killing the person on board. The Cessna single-engine fell at 8:19am in a glade near the Connally High School, fortunately far enough... more
AccidentsOther expert evidences about the disaster of ATR-72
Palermo, Italy - The investigations about the behaviour of the pilots and about the plane
It seems the investigations about the disaster of the ATR-72 of the Tuninter plunged into the Sicilian sea on August 6th 2005 are still not ready. In fact new expert evidences have been deposited at the... more
AccidentsOther families of the Uberlingen disaster
Zurich, Switzerland - They will receive a compensation
New compensations for the familiars of the air disaster of Uberlingen. In fact the Helvetic society of air control Skyguide will have to repair the families of 30 of the victims of the air disaster,... more
AccidentsBrazil air crash: the pilots of the private jet say they are innocent
Brasilia, Brazil - In September the collision above Amazonian killed 154 people
The two US pilots of the private plane which last September collided with a Boeing 737 of Gol which fell in the Amazonian forest killing 154 people say they are innocent. The pilots of the Legacy 600... more
AccidentsMexican military plane plunges into the sea
Mexico City, Mexico - It was returning from a routine mission, 4 are missing
A Mexican military plane plunged into the sea on Saturday off the Acapulco coast; the 4 soldiers on board are missing. The Antonov AN-32B was returning to the Pie de la Cuesta military base after a... more
AccidentsUSA: a private plane crashes near an highway
New York, USA - The old pilot on board died
A private plane crashed in the United States, near Montgomery, killing the pilot on board. The 79 year old man, Frank L. Holland, died immediately in his twine-engine. Initially it seemed there was... more
AccidentsA Cessna falls in Texas; three died
Washington, USA - Still not identified the victims' bodies
A Cessna aircraft fell Sunday in Texas in a field about a mile far from Waco airport, killing all the three people on board. The crash happened at about 7:00pm near the airport, and the plane immediately... more
AccidentsYoung woman crashes in the sea
La Spezia, Italy - Only many scare and many cold
A young Czechoslovakian crashed last December 10 in the sea after to be taken off in La Spezia province (Italy) with the paraglider. According to the eye-witness, the incident should be provoked by a strong... more
AccidentsThe bodies of the missing soldiers after the helicopter crash were found
Baghdad, Iraq - 15 victims among the American soldiers in three days
The bodies of the three dead soldiers have been found following up the air crash occurred in Anbar province, in Western of Iraq, when an American helicopter, probably in landing, is crashed near the Qadissiya... more
AccidentsPrivate plane falls in the United States, pilot died
Wilmington, USA - It was the director of a US airport
A private plane fell in the United States killing the pilot who also was the owner of a minor US airport. The small aircraft crashed near Wilmington for causes still unclear. Robert B. North, 65, died... more
AccidentsUSA: military plane crashed
Washington, USA - The pilot is safe as he ejected with his parachute
An F-18 aircraft of the US Air Force crashed yesterday near the Miramar military base, near San Diego, but according to what reported by US military sources the pilot is survived by ejecting with his parachute. The... more
AccidentsUSA: a private plane crashed near Charlotte airport; pilot died
New York, USA - Still unclear the disaster’s causes
A private plane crashed yesterday afternoon near the Charlotte international airport. The aircraft crashed to the ground at about 7:45pm, killing the pilot. Still unclear the disaster’s causes; it s... more
AccidentsAn American F-16 fell in Iraq
Baghdad, Iraq - The pilot on board died
A US military plane fell yesterday near Anbar, at north-eastern from Baghdad, during a supporting mission to the ground troops. The USAF F-16 aircraft had on board only the pilot who died in the crash.... more
AccidentsAcrobatic flight gone wrong in the Philippines, a British pilot and a Filipino died
Manila, Philippines - The man a flight lover, maybe a mechanical breakdown the cause
A British pilot and a Filipino mechanic died yesterday in the crash of a private plane, with which the pilot was performing some acrobatics stunts in the Philippines. The news has been reported by some... more
AccidentsIran (2): air crash, maybe the reason was an engine failure
Teheran, Iran - The victims are 38
The first info about the causes of the plane incident occurred this morning at Teheran airport, in Iran, where a military plane Antonov-74 crashed shortly after the take off. A commandant of the Revolutionary... more
AccidentsUSA: a plane crashed against a building, no one died
Buena Park, USA - A single-engine aircraft tried to make an emergency landing in California
A landing very strange landing which risked to be very dangerous has been made yesterday in California. A private plane in fact after having signalled some technical problems tried to make an emergency... more
AccidentsChile: five died in a plane crash
Santiago, Chile - Maybe two Portuguese among the victims, still unclear the causes
Five tourists, whose identities have not been revealed, lost their lives in a plane crash in southern Chile. The small tourism plane on board of which they were flying in the southern Chile in fact crashed... more
AccidentsIran: military plane crashed, 36 died
Teheran, Iran - The plane was carrying officials of the Revolution Guards
An Iranian Antonov-74 of the Revolution Guards (pasdaran) crashed yesterday shortly after the take off from the Teheran airport. 36 people died in the incident; initially it seemed there were no survivors,... more
AccidentsUSA: two died in a plane crash
Alvarado, USA - A private plane fell in Texas
Two persons died in a plane crash in Texas. Yesterday a small tourism plane crashed near the Alvarado airport killing both the occupants. At the moment the victims' names have not been revealed yet;... more
AccidentsHelicopter missing in Holland, all safe
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - On board some technicians of an oil derrick
The Dutch Cost Guard has communicated an helicopter has disappeared off the coast of North Sea, at about 25 kilometer from Den Helder. The chopper was carrying 17 employees of an oil company to a platform,... more
AccidentsA Romania military plane crashed
Bucharest, Romania - Still unknown the disaster's causes
The Romania Air Force authorities have confirmed this morning a military plane crashed in the region of Arad, in the eastern Country. Initially it seemed the pilot managed to save himself, but today his... more
AccidentsA military plane crashes in Colombia
Bogota, Colombia - All the three occupants are died
A military plane crashed in Colombia while flying from Rionegro to Melgar, a city about 100 kilometers far from Bogota. The three persons on board the Cessna Caravan, which was flying not for a military... more
AccidentsIndonesia: a military plane fells
Jakarta, Indonesia - The number of victims is unknown
Military sources said a military plane crashed today in Indonesia. There are not many details available on the incident, someone initially said the plane went out of strip during the landing, but later... more
AccidentsUSA: a businessman died in plane crash
Indianapolis, USA - Among the causes maybe a pilot's disease
A businessman died in Indiana (United States) in the crash of his private plane, fallen yesterday evening near Cissna Park. The 63-year-old pilot was returning with his single-engine aircraft from a... more
AccidentsPrivate plane missing in the Caribbean
Washington, USA - No news about the two people on board
A small private plane is missing since last Sunday in the Caribbean isle of St. Vincent. No new about the two people on board, no alert received by the control tower and the plane's wreckage has not been... more
AccidentsCargo plane falls in Colombia; 5 died
Bogota, Colombia - The reason has been the poor visibility
A cargo plane of the Aerosucre crashed yesterday in Colombia, and five people died in the incident. The Boeing 727 cargo had departed from Bogota and was directed to Leticia, about 1100 kilometers far... more
AccidentsLinate accident: an appeal to the Italian Cassation Court
Milan, Italy - Against two absolutions and a punishment reduction
Milan's Power of Attorney challenged the Appeal's absolution of Vincenzo Fusco and Francesco Federico, ENAC officers who were respectively Director of Linate airport and Director of Aeroporti di Milano... more
AccidentsBrazil air crash: the warning systems of the two planes failed
Brasilia, Brazil - In the incident 154 people died in the Gol's Boeing
It seems the investigation about the Brazil air crash which involved a Gol's plane on September 29th are arriving to a conclusion. Sources of the US Air Force have stated yesterday the controls by the... more