Accidents
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AccidentsFrance: a Fifties' "Vampire" crashes
Angers, France - The pilot died
A Fifties’ "Vampire" fell down yesterday near the landing runway in Angers, France. The pilot, who was seriously injured, was carried to the hospital where he died shortly after. The period aircraft w... more
AccidentsA plane falls in Usa (2): Iran sends its condolences to Washington
Washington, Usa - The most probable hypothesis about the causes seems to be the one about the wrong runway
The data of the flight registration, gathered by National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), confirm that the jet CRJ-200ER Bombardier of Comair, fallen near Lexington airport, had taken off from the... more
AccidentsTourism plane fallen in Warsaw: two dead
Warsaw, Poland - The victims are the instructor and his pupil, the reasons are still unknown
A flight instructor and his pupil lost their lives yesterday in an incident occurred a small private plane that has fallen in Warsaw (Poland). The aircraft, whose technical features are still unknown,... more
AccidentsA plane falls in Usa: 49 dead and one serious injured
Lexington, Usa - The terroristic attack is excluded, a human mistake is probable
It’s the most serious air incident in United States since November 2001 (when an Airbus A-300 plunged near New York): yesterday at 06:07am a plane of the US air company Comair crashed soon after the t... more
AccidentsFiumicino: crash between two planes on runway
Rome, Italy - Two Alitalia aircraft collided during towing operation before taking-iff, unhurt the passengers
Only a big fear and some damages to the wings for the two aircraft, but fortunately no-one have been injured on the crash of this morning in a runway of Fiumicino airport "Leonardo da Vinci" (Rome). As... more
AccidentsDecorations to the crew of C-130 fallen in Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy - The city's mayor has sent a letter to the relatives of the three victims
It’s been surely the heroic manoeuvre of the crew members to avoid a bigger tragedy in the incident of the Algerian cargo Hercules C-130 plunged in Piacenza last August 31 (see for details AVIONEWS). F... more
AccidentsPlane fallen in Ukraine: all dead the 160 passengers. Terrorism excluded, maybe the cause has been the bad weather
Kiev, Ukraine - Investigation about the reason, dissenting opinion by Russian and Ukraine authorities
After the crash of yesterday in Ukraine of the Tupolev 154 of the Russian air company Pulkovo, there are very few certainties about the events dynamics. It’s known that the commandant had 9000 flight h... more
AccidentsUkraine (3). also 6 children among the victims of the fallen plane
Kiev, Ukraine - Eye witnesses talk of lightning that would have hit the plane causing the fire
The unsuccessful researches of survivors of the Tupolev Tu-154 plunged this afternoon 45 kilometers north from Donetsk, in Ukraine, are going on. The helicopters sent by the Russian minister for Emergency... more
AccidentsUkraine (2): 30 bodies recovered from the wrecks of the fallen Tupolev
Kiev, Ukraine - The first hypotesis about the disaster: it could has been a fire
Sources of the Russian Civil Protection retail that 30 corpses have been recovered from the burning wrecks of the Russian air company Pulkovo Airlines’s plane plunged in Ukraine. The zone where the incident o... more
AccidentsUkraine: a plane with 160 passengers is fallen
Kiev, Ukraine - The Tupolev of the air company Pulkovo was directed to Saint Petersburg
A Russian plane Tupolev Tu-154 with about 170 people on board (160 passengers and 10 crew members) is fallen in Ukraine, after having launched an sos via radio, while flying over the region of Donetsk... more
AccidentsSpain, a train derails on the north of Country: 8 deads, more than 60 injured carried to hospital by helicopters
Madrid, Spain - Still unknown the causes of the disaster, it seems not to be probable the terroristic origin
The balance, still provisional, is of 8 deads and more than 69 injured, two of which in serious conditions, for the incident of yesterday in Spain,of a train that was covering the route between La Coruna... more
AccidentsAlgerian airplane plunged near Piacenza (2): the names of the three deads
Piacenza, Italy - They have been identified thanks to the documents founded inside the plane
The Police headquarters of Piacenza has made known the names of two of the three persons on board of the C-130 fallen near Piacenza yesterday. They are the commandant Mohamed Taieb Bederina, 59-years-old,... more
AccidentsAlgerian airplane crashes near Piacenza
Piacenza, Italy - Before the impact it grazed several houses, fortunately without hitting them. The three passengers of C-130 are dead
There have been three deads, but there could have been more, for the crash of the civil cargo airplan from Algeria, plunged yesterday evening near Piacenza (Italy). The Hercules C-130, has in fact grazed... more
AccidentsGalitia: a Canadair airplane falls down during anti-fire operations
Pontevedra, Spain - No injured people
A Canadair that was making fire extinguishing operations in Galitia, a Northern Spain’s region, fell down yesterday near Poio (Pontevedra). During its water-supply splash-down, the aircraft hit a floating l... more
AccidentsIraq: an American helicopter has fallen
Baghdad, Iraq - Found the remains of the aircraft
Yesterday afternoon, an helicopter of the US Navy UH-60 Black Hawk has plunged in the rebel district of Al Anbar, in West of Baghdad, while participated to a peace-keeping operation, four of the crew have... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster (2): the cause is a series of human mistakes
Palermo, Italy - Wrong fuel indicators and pilot's negligence
Palermo power of attorney stated that the Tuninter ATR-72 which sank on August 6, 2005, missed fuel: this is the reason why the aircraft engines stopped working, but nobody realized they were empty because... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster: victims relatives give up compensation
Bari, Italy - To participate in the future process as civil part
Some relatives of victims in the accident where Tuninter ATR-72 fell off Palermo coast on August 6th, 2005, have announced they will reject any eventual transactive proposal, in order to be present at... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster: the first anniversary next Sunday
Palermo, Italy - Two contemporaneous ceremonies will take place in Palermo and Bari
On the first anniversary of the accident that saw a Tuninter ATR-72 sink into the sea off the Sicilian coasts, two ceremonies will simultaneously take place next Sunday in Bari and Palermo on the initiative... more
AccidentsCongo, a plane falls, 17 dead
Bukavu, Congo – The aircraft was in service at private air company, maybe the bad weather is the disaster’s cause
The UN Mission in Congo has announced that an airplane has plunged yesterday in the East of the Country, with 17 people on board; 14 passengers and 3 crew members, all Russians. There’s no survivors. T... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster: compensations are being announced today
Bari, Italy - Legal procedures of Tuninter ATR-72 incident have been closed
London’s Lloyd’s law office has summoned a press conference today in Bari, Italy, to make known the terms of compensation procedures for victims families and survivors in Capo Gallo air disaster. There wer... more
AccidentsRescued by an helicopter of Tuscany Region a climber missing in Apuane
Massa, Italy - An 69-year-old English man stayed for 24 hours alone and without water, he had missed during an excursion
It’s has been recovered yesterday morning in shock, dehydrate and hungry the 69-year old English mountain climber that was missing since Sunday afternoon, when he parted company from his partners during a... more
AccidentsUSA: a paratrooper airplane falls down
Sullivan, USA - Four dead and four injured people
A small airplane with a group of paratroopers of Quantum Leap Skydiving Incorporated, who had to make a launch, crashed last Saturday afternoon shortly after landing, which took place at Sullivan airport,... more
AccidentsAn EUFOR UAV falls down in Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - No victims
A remote-controlled UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) aircraft belonging to EUFOR (European Union Force) crashed last Friday into Kingabwa area in Kinshasa, Capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The... more
AccidentsUberlingen air disaster: Germany condamned to re-fund USD 3.3 billion to Bashkirian Airlines
Constance, Germany - Russian carrier denounced German Government for insufficient control of its air space
It arrived today the sentence of the Regional German Court of Constance which condamned German State for insufficient control of the national air space. In the same sentence the judges of Constance condamned... more
AccidentsA civil helicopter falls down in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - 16 dead. Unknown causes
A helicopter fell down yesterday in South-Eastern Afghanistan. All the 16 passengers, among whom two Dutch military men, an International Coalition Lieutenant Colonel and a Sergeant, died. Because of bad... more
AccidentsOshkosh AirVenture 2006 (9): accident of a Canadair F-86
Oshkosh, USA - It should have to partecipate to the exibition
Last Monday July 24, the Canadair F-86 called "Flying Fossil" has gone destroyed in an accident in Hickory, in North Carolina, while was landing for Oshkosh. The dynamic of accident sees the fighter to... more
AccidentsDies one of the first Colombian women pilot
Bogotà, Colombia - Loss of one wing in full flight
Last week, a T-37 of the Colombian Air Forces has broken off killing both pilots. The air crash has happened in phase of landing for a loss of one wing in full flight, near air base of Palanquero, in... more
AccidentsAlso the Italian Navy participates to the researches of the missing Albanian helicopter
Rome, Italy - By the "Galatea" ship, delivered to the Armed Force in 2002
"Also the Italian Navy, with the ’Galatea’ ship, participates to the researches of the Albanian helicopter’s wreckage missing in the sea last July 16 in the evening. With ’Galatea’ are present in the ar... more
AccidentsPrivate plane run over strip in Iowa: two deads and two injures
Des Moines, Usa - The airplane has attempted an emergency landing
A private plane of the air company Jackson Air Charter has ran over strip last Wednesday during an attempt of emergency landing in Cresco airport, in the US State of Iowa. The twin-engine Cessna has gone... more
AccidentsHelicopter makes and emergency landing on the sea offing Savona
Savona, Italy - Unhurt the three passengers, maybe a tecnical fault the cause
Yesterday afternoon a private helicopter, flying from Rapallo to Nice has been forced to make an emergency landing on the sea at about 2 miles far from the seashores of Savona. The causes of the incident... more
AccidentsMissing Albanian helicopter: the Bari Power of Attorney acquires radar outlines
Bari, Italy - Still no traces of the wreaks and of the passengers
After four days and four nights of researches still no trace of what remains of the military Albanian chopper Bell 222 disappeared from the radar screens the last July 16 evening above the Adriatic sea... more
AccidentsEADS: fines for delays of A-380 deliveries are important but they remain confidential
Paris, France - The co-CEO, Thomas Enders, said that to "Le Figaro"
The French newspaper, "Le Figaro", has interviewed the current co-CEOs of EADS, French Louis Gallois and German Thomas Enders. Enders said that "Fines payed by Airbus to airlines for delays of A-380 deliveries... more
AccidentsAir crash in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Dead pilot that transported 400 kg of drug
Argentinean official governmental sources confirmed the news that, this morning, the pilot of small air cargo that illegally transported about 400 kg of drug has dead, plunging in Corrientes district,... more
AccidentsAn helicopter of Turkish Police has fallen into the inhabited of the small city of Antalya
Ankara, Turkey - It's still unknown the exact number of the victims
The satellite channel of Turkish Cnn has given the news that an helicopter of the police has fallen into the inhabited centre of the touristic small town of Antalya. From a first re-building of events... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft plunged this mourning in Venice and in Parma: one dead and two serious injured
Venice, Italy - The victim was at the command of the aircraft that crashed in S. Maria di Sala
Two different incidents involved this mourning two aircraft, plunged for still unknown reasons in two different Northern Italy sites. The first, the only one that made register a victim happened at about... more
AccidentsBulgarian plane plunged into Serbia’s mountains: four deads
Belgrade, Serbia – They were athletes that were going to a manifestation in Croatia
A Bulgarian airplane that was carrying a sporty delegation has fallen yesterday in Serbia, in the zone of Krivi Vir. That’s what the Serbian police made known following the finding of aircraft’s wreaks and... more
AccidentsAlbanian helicopter missing: maybe detected the point where is fallen
Bari, Italy - Iridescent spots in the water makes think to hydrocarbon leakage at the moment of incident
For all the night of yesterday the researches for the military Albanian helicopter Bell 222, with 6 people on board, went on. The airplane disappeared from the Bari Control Tower radars Sunday evening... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft locked horns on last Friday at Madrid-Barajas airport
Madrid, Spain - They are a B-747 of Thai and an A-320 of Air France
During the afternoon on last Friday a Thai Airways’ B-747-400 hit with its right wing the tail of an Air France’s A-320 which was directed to Paris from Madrid-Barajas airport. No passengers or member of... more
AccidentsAn Albanian military helicopter missing in Adriatico
Bari, Italy - On board also the ex-vicepremier of Albania Pashko
An helicopter of military Albanian Air Force is missing since 10:15pm of Sunday night, time of the last radar contact. The aircraft departed from Tirana and directed to Bari had on board the ex-vicepremier... more
AccidentsTourism plane plunged yesterday at Elba: 4 deads
Livorno, Italy - The pilot was a "MSF" doctor
A private aircraft Piper 46 has fallen yesterday at 5:55pm in the zone of Marina di Campo (Livorno), soon after the take-off from the airport of Elba island with destination Germany. Of the five people... more
AccidentsEmergency landing in Irkutsk airport
Moscow, Russia - No hurts
Yesterday afternoon, a Russian Airbus A-350, that travelled with 170 passengers made an emergency landing in Russian city Irkutsk, in Siberia. Liables of Ministry of Emergency Situation have stated that... more
AccidentsIraq: an American Apache falls down
Baghdad, Iraq - The Islamic Army claims its shooting down
US Forces Command in Iraq confirmed the news that an Apache AH-64D helicopter of its fell South-West of Baghdad around 2 pm yesterday during a surveillance service. The two pilots on board are safe and... more
AccidentsA military helicopter falls in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia, Canada - The victims are militaries of Canadian Air Force
At about 12:30 of this mourning (local time) an helicopter CH-149 Cormorant that was transporting seven militaries in service to Canadian Air Force has fallen into the water offing Nova Scotia (Canada).... more
AccidentsA US F-16 pilot loses consciousness on flight
Washington, USA - But he manages to eject before crashing
A pilot if 55th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Base lost consciousness during a high-G flight on board F-16 Fighting Falcon. The man managed to eject from his aircraft six seconds before it crashed onto... more
AccidentsAlpinist recovered by an helicopter of Aiut Alpine Dolomites
Trento, Italy - The man from Trento were attempting the climbing of Sass Pordoi
It probably have been the tiredness or less attention to make slip the 55 year-old man, from Trento province, that yesterday afternoon plunged for 15 meters in an overhanging rock. He was attempting the... more
AccidentsAn anti-fire helicopter crashed in Canaries islands: 4 people died two missing
Tenerife, Spain - A lot of sea and air tool participated to the research
Spanish newspaper "El Mundo" retails on Sunday that an helicopter of the Spanish Environmental Ministry for the fire fight crashed offing Anaga en Santa Cruz de Tenerife’s coast, in the Spanish island i... more
AccidentsAn American man plunges with his paraglider in Val Seriana
Bergamo, Italy - Carried to hospital by an helicopter-ambulance, he isn't in serious conditions
The mountain could had killed another person. Yesterday afternoon at Albino, in Val Seriana in the province of Bergamo, a 67 year-old American man, Yung Wong of Chinese origins, on holiday in the lake... more
AccidentsA woman falls from a mountain near Belluno
Belluno, Italy - The lifeless body has been recovered by the Alpine Aid
An helicopter of the Alpine Aid has found few hours ago the body of a 59 year-old Australian woman, fallen for dozens of meters in a canal at Longarone, near Belluno. The woman, the name of which hasn’t b... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Pakistan: maybe the cause is a breakdown of the engine
Islamabad, Pakistan - It's more and more likely the hypothesis of the mechanic fault
The chief of the Pakistani Civil Aviation Sohail Akhatar Nazaw has stated to the tv Geo that it could have been an engine breakdown to cause the crash of the Fokker F-27, the passenger plane fallen yesterday... more
AccidentsRussian airplane goes out landing strip in Krimea: no victims
Moscow, Russia - Fire on board, passengers evacuated
The dynamics of what happened is very similar to the incident occured yesterday in Siberia, when 131 people died. A Tupolev 134, on board of which there were the commandant of Black Sea fleet Vladimir... more