Accidents
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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
AccidentsSiberia (2): 124 identified victims, 52 injured people in hospital
Moscow, Russia – Researches in A-310 wreck are going on
Russia has proclaimed national mourning today, the day after the Sibir A-310 accident at Irkutsk airport, Siberia. Corpse identification operations started today: 124 assured victims until now and four... more
AccidentsA Piper aircraft goes out the landing strip in Georgia during the landing: three dead
Washington, Usa - The single-engine plane has crashed against an house and burned out
A Piper Cherokee Six, departed Saturday July 8 from the airport of Hilton Head Island and directed to Georgia, has gone out the landing strip during the landing on the airdrome of Sunches, crashing on... more
AccidentsFire-control helicopter plunged near Canaries Island: all crew members are dead
Canary Islands, Spain - Still unknown the reasons
Are all dead the six crew members of the anti-fire helicopter in service at Environment Ministry, plunged Saturday afternoon near the shores of Canary Islands. It’s announced by sources of the first-aiders r... more
AccidentsFires in Portugal: victims among the firemen
Lisbon, Portugal - Six firefighters lose their life on the effort to tame the flames
It’s been a deadly weekend in Portugal for what concerns the forest fires. Since Saturday a widespread steak threatens the city of Famelicao, hiring on the site a thousands fire brigades, supported by 2... more
AccidentsPakistan, a PIA Fokker falls down
Islamabad, Pakistan – All the 45 passengers were killed
At 12:05 this morning (local time) a Fokker F-27 by Pakistan flag airline, PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) crashed onto a field near the city of Multan, Central Pakistan, after hitting high-tension... more
AccidentsSiberia: an A-310 crashed in landing phase
Moscow, Russia – More than 120 victims until now
An A-310 by Sibir, a Russian airline, flying from Moscow to Irkutsk, ran out of the runway during its landing, hit a cement wall and crashed against some buildings. It happened yesterday morning at 8 am... more
AccidentsTrial for Linate air disaster: two discharges and five convictions
Milan, Italy - Federico and Fusco, airport top manager and Director, have been discharged
The second degree trial for Linate air disaster which caused 118 victims on October 8, 2001 ended with two discharges and five convictions. The fourth Appeal Court of Milan judged this way: the ex-top... more
AccidentsCypriot Army helicopter fell down
Nicosia, Cyprus – Two soldiers on board died
An helicopter of Cyprus National Guard fell down yesterday on the edge of a highway near the city of Pafos, in the island’s Western coast. The Russian-manufacturing MI-35 was doing a training flight, w... more
AccidentsLuxair aircraft loses a landing gear wheel: emergency landing in Munich
Brussels, Belgium - No consequences for the passengers
An aircraft Embraer 145 of the Luxembourg flag company Luxair has been forced to make an emergency landing two evenings ago at the airport of Munich, Germany, after having lost one of the landing gear... more
AccidentsTwo mountain clambers-paragliders missing on White Mountain
Aosta, Italy - A guide and a climber plunged with a paraglider: searchings in progress since Sunday
A mountain clamber and his client, most likely an Englishman, are missing since last Sunday on White Mountain. The two men had launched with a paraglider from the top of White Mountain, when according... more
AccidentsA Cirrus SR-20 falls down in Ticino canton
San Gottardo, Switzerland - The two persons on board were seriously injured
A Cirrus SR-20 fell down yesterday afternoon on Gottardo slope, in Ticino canton, Switzerland. The pilot and the passenger are now accepted in Lucerna and Lugano hospitals in serious conditions. The two... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: a US Apache falls down
Kandahar, Afghanistan - It seems to be an accident
An AH-64 Apache helicopter of the Coalition Forces fell down in Southern Afghanistan around 8:30 pm (local time) yesterday. A crew member died and another was injured. The aircraft had lifted off from... more
AccidentsAir incident in Germany
Hamburg, Germany - Four people dead and two one injured
Four people died yesterday in Germany, and other two ones remained seriously injured, after that the seaplane on which they were flying crashed near Hamburg harbour. The aircraft, used for touristic tours... more
AccidentsCalifornia: a man dies hit by a propeller of a Cessna, few hours later the same aircraft falls over
Hayward, California - The small aeroplane plunged onto a golf course, the pilot is unhurt
There could have been two deads for the series of accidents occoured to the same aircraft sunday in Hayward in the californian East bay. At 12:45 p.m. a banner-towing Cessna-210 of the Aerial Service society... more
AccidentsLinate accident: hearing is postponed to Friday
Milan, Italy - Because of a lawyer strike
The today’s hearing for the appeal trial concerning the air disaster in October 8, 2001 at Milan-Linate airport has been postponed to June 30 because of a lawyer strike. After next Friday’s two last spe... more
AccidentsIn-flight collision between 2 US fighters
San Francisco, USA - Two US Navy F/A-18C Hornets involved in the collision
Two American firefighters, two US Navy F/A-18C Hornets, collided in the air yesterday in California skies during a training mission and they fell onto Fort Hunter Liggett Army base, over 200 km South from... more
AccidentsThe helicopter pilot involved in Tyrol accident was condemned
Innsbruck, Austria - 9 Germans died September 5, 2005
The pilot of the helicopter which discharged a 800-kilo concrete bin on a cableway in Soelden, Tyrol, causing death to nine German skiers, was condemned by Innsbruck Court to 15 months with probation.... more
AccidentsA Pakistani military helicopter falls down
Islamabad, Pakistan – At least a dead man until now
A Pakistani military helicopter, a Bell 412, crashed today against a dam near the city of Bannu, North of the Country. Three soldiers were rescued alive and one corpse was found, while three more are still... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal – An aircraft catched fire and crashed
Nine people died this morning in Nepal after that the aircraft on which they were travelling crashed on the runway of the Jumla airport, 350 km west from Kathmandu. The plane, a Twin Otter, took off fro... more
AccidentsCanada: a Stinger fell
Ottawa, Canada - The pilot died
A BD-5J Stinger, the smallest jet in the world, crashed to the ground last Saturday near Ottawa, Canada, causing the pilot’s death. The aircraft was doing aerial manoeuvres preparing for an air show, w... more
AccidentsSouth Africa: a tourism airplane crashed, two occupants dead
Johannesburg, South Africa - Two young men, 19 and 21 years old, have lost the life in the incident
Last Saturday, a small tourism aircraft, its name and model are unknown, took off near a family’s farm with on board two young men, the 19 year old pilot and the passenger of 25, has crashed on the ground a... more
AccidentsVarig: a Brazilian airline's B-737 lost a part of its gear before landing
Brasilia, Brazil - The carrier reports that in a statement
Last Friday a Varig B-737 lost a part of its gear on flight, while it was about to land at Brasilia airport. The airline did not say which part of the gear was lost, but said the landing was successful.... more
AccidentsOne of the two engines of a B-767 exploded during a test
Los Angeles, USA - No people were injured
National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) started an enquiry on the explosion, happened in the last days during a test, of one of the two engines of a Boeing 767 of American Airlines. The plane was... more
AccidentsSkyEurope: a Czech airline's aircraft came back at Bergamo's airport for a strong smell of smoke in the cockpit
Bergamo, Italy - It has occurred yesterday evening, the airplane transported 65 passengers
A B-737 by the low-cost carrier SkyEurope, shortly after the take off last evening from the Bergamo’s airport to Prague, has reversed and came back because of a strong smoke smell in the cockpit. The a... more
AccidentsA C-130 goes out of runway in Ciad
N'Djamena, Ciad - 3 victims at least
Ciad national radio announced today that an Air Force C-130 went out of runway in landing phase at Ameche airport, 700 kilometers East of N’Djamena, the Capital of the Central African Country. At least t... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster: a part of investigations is filed
Palermo, Italy - The cause of the accident does not concern fuel or maintenance defects
On the field of preliminary investigations on Capo Gallo accident, which caused 16 victims August 6, 2005, Palermo Power of Attorney filed a part of the inquiry: Ettore Fumagalli and Alessandro Perfetto,... more
AccidentsAn inquiry started on military transport plane incident in China
Beijing, China - President Jintao ordered it
Chinese President, Hu Jintao, ordered the start of an inquiry on the air crash of military aircraft which fell last Saturday in the Eastern Province of Anhui (see AVIONEWS for details). An unusual example... more
AccidentsHelicopter incident on the Pyrenees
Paris, France - Four people dead
An helicopter crashed few minutes ago on the Pyrenees. On board of the rotorcraft, which was engaged in a training mission, there were, in addition to the pilot and to a mechanic, two policemen. It was... more
AccidentsA Learjet falls into the sea: two victims
New York, USA - Three passengers were rescued in Long Island bay
A Learjet, small tourism airplane, fell into the waters of Long Island bay (New York) last Friday during a landing in the fog. Among the five passengers on board, all golf players who had left from Virginia... more
AccidentsMilitary airplane falls down in China
Beijing, China - 40 victims
A Chinese Air Force transport airplane crashed last Saturday in Anhui province, East of the Country, with about 40 people on board. There are no news about survivors. Local authorities and press agencies... more
AccidentsShe throws herself from a bridge but her parachute does not open
Washington, USA - It happened to a woman who was base jumping
A 34-year-old California woman died while she was practising base jumping from Perrine Bridge, Idaho. Base jumping is an extreme sport consisting of launching with parachute from buildings, bridges, mountains... more
AccidentsFighter crashed in France
Paris, France - No victims in the incident
A Mirage 2000-5 fighter of French Air Force, crashed yesterday, about 100 kilometres South from Paris, on a building of the State railway command. The pilot survived ejecting himself out of the plane.... more
AccidentsAirbus: explosion in a facility, 5 people injured
Toulouse, France - Two of the five people are serious
About 7:45 am local hour, in an Airbus’ facility in Toulouse it is happened an explosion which caused the injuring of five people, two of whom are serious. According to the first investigations an hydraulic p... more
AccidentsA US Marines Cobra AH-1 fell down
Baghdad, Iraq - Two crew members missing
US Marines made known that Saturday a Cobra AH-1 helicopter fell in Al Anbar Province, West Iraq, during a test flight. The two military men who were on board are missing. According to US authorities,... more
AccidentsAir crash in Sicily (3): a risky manoeuvre could be the cause
Ragusa, Italy - According to the hypothesis of Ragusa's flying squad
Ragusa’s flying squad, basing on first investigations, has hypothesized that the cause of the Mooney M-20 crash on Giubiliana retreat avionic surface was a risky manoeuvre, maybe an ability game. According t... more