Accidents
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AccidentsLufthansa B-747's landing gear ceded
Frankfurt, Germany - No of the 258 people on board remained injured
Yesterday a B-747 of German airline Lufthansa, which was due to take off to New Delhi from Frankfurt, was obliged to postpone the departure because of the downfall of the landing gear. The snout of the... more
Accidents"Piloted" landing of an Italian "Predator" in Iraq
Nassiriya, Iraq - The press release of the Defense General Staff
An Italian remote-controlled Predator UAV (Unmanned aerial vehicle) fell yesterday in Nassiriya after an engine breakdown. The crash happened in a uninhabited area and it did not cause any damages to people... more
AccidentsAir disaster in the Black Sea: a robotic device to recover black boxes
Moscow, Russia - It is the first time it is tested for a non-natural object return
Russian authorities will use a special robotic device to recover data recorders of the Armenian plane which sank into the Black Sea less than two weeks ago, causing death to 113 passengers (see AVIONEWS... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter crashed into the sea: two victims
Moscow, Russia - The accident was shot by cameras
Victims offset rises in the accident where a Russian Civil Defense helicopter sank yesterday into the Sea of Okhotsk, North of Japan, during a rescue exercise (see AVIONEWS for details). In addition to... more
AccidentsAn ultralight aircraft crashes in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic - Both passengers died
An ultralight aircraft fell today onto a garden on the village of Chodovska Hut, Czech Republic, near the border with Germany. The plane caught fire after the crash and both Czech passengers on board died:... more
AccidentsMalaysian Pilatus PC-7 goes down in a rice paddy
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Two pilots injured
A Malaysian Air Force Pilatus PC-7 went down today in a rice paddy outside Alor Star, in the Northern Region of Kedah, Malaysia. Both pilots on board were injured and were carried to a military hospital,... more
AccidentsA Vietnamese MIG-21 crashes onto a house
Hanoi, Vietnam - No casualties reported, either civil or military
A MIG-21 Russian-made jet fighter owned by Vietnamese Air Force fell this morning at about 9:30 am (local time) in Binh Dinh province, central Vietnam. The aircraft had landed few minutes before for training,... more
AccidentsA Russian helicopter crashes into the sea during rescue exercises
Moscow, Russia - One dead and three injured people
During joint rescue exercises between Russia and Japan, a Russian helicopter sank today into the Sea of Okhotsk off the island of Sakhalin, North of Japan’s Hokkaido. A blade of the Russian Mi-14, with 1... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Greece, August 2005: an indipendent investigator as proxy for Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus - He will investigate on the crash cause of Helios Airways B-737/300
Cypriot government appointed an indipendent investigator, ex-judge Panayiotis Kallis, to investigate the cause of air crash on August 14 last year where 121 passengers died. The Cypriot Helios Airways... more
AccidentsFinmeccanica: agreement between the Italian industry and Region Valle d'Aosta
Aosta, Italy - Yesterday it took place a meeting between the Region President, Luciano Caveri, and Guarguaglini
Yesterday it took place a meeting between the President and CEO of Finmeccanica, Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, and the President of Region Valle d’Aosta, Luciano Caveri. The goal of the meeting was the r... more
AccidentsThe champion of the Brazilian acrobatic aviation, Fabiano Santana, died in an air incident
Saint Paul, Brazil - The causes of the disgrace are still unknown
Yesterday, during an exibition in the city of Atibaia near Saint Paul of Brazil, the champion of the Brazilian acrobatic aviation Fabiano Santana died. The single engine aircraft on which the champion... more
AccidentsHelicopter falls: mountain climber Carlos Pauner is safe
Kathmandu, Nepal - The aircraft fell onto an Himalayan glacier
Notorious Spanish mountain climber Pauner and the other helicopter passengers who weathered the accident. The Spanish climbers team went to Nepal to try to climb Dhaulagiri Himalayan mountain. An helicopter... more
AccidentsGermany: collision between a glider and a plane
Wuerzburg, germany - Two people were killed
Yesterday a glider crashed with a small airplane near Wuerzburg, Bavaria (Germany). None of the three passengers on board of the aircraft, which landed at a nearby airport, were hurt, but the two people... more
AccidentsTuninter's ATR-72 incident . BCPT: the professionality of the two pilots permitted to safe more than an half of the passengers
Tunis, Tunisia - The statement of the Bureau de cordination des pilotes
Tunisian pilots, through their national association, defended today the works of their colleagues who are under investigation in Palermo because of the incident of the ATR-72 of Tuninter happened on last... more
AccidentsYesterday was the anniversary of Superga tragedy
Superga, Italy - Where players, trainers and managers of Turin team died together with three journalists
At 5:05 pm of May 4, 1949 a Fiat G-212 with Turin football team on board crashed against the wall of Superga Basilica back embankment, in Turin suburbs, Italy. The players, the trainers and some journalists... more
AccidentsAir disaster in the Black Sea: black boxes have been localized
Moscow, Russia - The signal uttered by one of them has been picked up
Yesterday evening Russian Transport Minister, Igor Levitin, announced in a press conference that the black boxes of the Armenian Airbus sunk Wednesday night off the Soci coast, Russian holiday city in... more
AccidentsRussia in a spot for the recovery of Armenian plane wreckage sunk in the Black Sea
Moscow, Russia - It admits its difficulties
The airplane, with 113 people on board -all of them died in the incident- sank Wednesday night in the Black Sea waters (see AVIONEWS for details); some corpses were recovered, but now the Kremlin admits... more
AccidentsA Continental Express' aircraft made an emergency landing in Houston
Houston, USA - The event recorded by US network
A Continental Express’ aircraft, a Continental airlines’ subsidiary, made yesterday an emergency landing at Houston Airport, air station from which it was took off to Minneapolis, after that the landing gea... more
AccidentsAir disaster in the Black Sea (2): Russia and Armenia start an inquiry
Soci, Russia - 46 corpses found until now
Russia and Armenia, after the last night air incident which caused the death of 113 passengers, have proclaimed a national mourning day for tomorrow and they have decided to carry on a joined inquiry on... more
AccidentsAir disaster in the Black Sea
Soci, Russia - 113 passengers sank, no survivors
An Airbus 320 of the Armenian flag airline Armavia with 113 people on board sank last night far from Soci seashore, a holiday place in the Black Sea (South Russia). The aircraft left from Erevan, Armenia,... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft crashed in Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - 8 people died 3 ones missing
Last week end two aircraft crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the two planes, a tourism aircraft, took off from Maniema city, in the center-eastern region of the country, with 8 people on... more
AccidentsA helicopter crashes onto a road in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Three passengers died
A helicopter rented to an air taxi firm by Eletropaulo, electric company in Sao Paulo, Brazil, got entangled in high-tension wires yesterday and it fell over a city street, causing the three passengers... more
AccidentsAir incident in Jordan
Amman, Jordan - Three people death
Three people, among whom a woman, died yesterday in Jordan because of the crash of the training aircraft, a Piper Archer, on which they were flying from Amman to Aqaba. The plane, made known captain Suleiman... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster: victims' families meet Tuninter
Bari, Italy - After the airline's assurances
The members of the "August 6, 2005 Capo Gallo Air disaster Association", which includes survivors and victim’s families of the air crash where 16 people died and 23 people were injured on board of a T... more
AccidentsLinate incident: charges confirmed
Milan, Italy - The appeal trial procurator decided that
In the field of the appeal trial for the incident at Milan-Linate Airport which caused 118 victims on October 8, 2001, on April 7 there was the closing speech of procurator Salvatore Sinagra about the... more
AccidentsNTSB begins their probe into an airplane crash that killed a pilot
Columbus, Usa - It is the first fatal plane crash in airport's history of Columbus, Mississippi
Lt. Col. Ray Townsend, 59 years old, officier at Golden Triangle regional Airport, died last Sunday when his single-engine M20K Mooney, crashed a few miles from the airport runway, when, shortly after... more
AccidentsAfghanistan (2): 5 dead and 10 injured people at least in this morning accident
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Antonov-32 went out of the runway to avoid a truck
This morning a twice-engined Antonov-32 leased by an American anti-drugs agency went out of the runway of Lashkar Gah airport, ending its run against the tents of a nomad camp (see AVIONEWS). A truck crossed... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: a military airplane crashes onto houses
Kabul, Afghanistan - There are several victims and injured among civil people and crew
Today a military airplane has gone out of the runway at Lashkar Gah’s airport, the Capital of Helmand Province, South Afghanistan, crashing against some houses in a nearby residential area and causing, a... more
AccidentsA Libyan military plane crashes onto a city in Camerun
Kusseri, Camerun - Six victims, all of them were crew members
A Libyan military cargo plane crashed yesterday morning onto a residential area in Kusseri, a city in the boundaries between Camerun and Ciad, after it missed landing at N’Djamena International Airport, C... more
AccidentsA Beech B-60 hit a car and three people died in the Gainesville's regional airport
Gainesville, Usa - The FAA opened an inquiry
Last Monday a Beech B-60 hit a SUV (Sport Utility Vagon) parked near the Gainesville’s regional airport in Florida. The impact caused the death of three passengers of the private aircraft and has thrown t... more
AccidentsA pilot's mistake caused the incident in which Sudanese vice-president Garanf died
Kampala, Uganda - It was established by the mixed Sudan-Ugandan commission
Mixed Sudan-Ugandan commission, which investigated on the helicopter incident that on last July 30 caused the death of Sudanese vice-President John Garang and of other 12 people (see for details AVIONEWS),... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in France
Paris, France - The three men on board died
A combat helicopter of the French Army, belonging to the 5th regiment, crashed yesterday on the Pyrenees, near the town of Bareges. Nobody of the three men on board survived. The rotorcraft, an Aerospatiale... more
AccidentsNigeria: bad weather caused the two incidents by the end of 2005
Lagos, Nigeria - A report by Aviation Ministry says that
On October 22 a Boeing aircraft operated by African private carrier Bellview Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos, capital of Nigeria, killing 117 passengers (see AVIONEWS for details). On... more
AccidentsAir incident in Kenya: 14 people dead
Nairobi, Kenya - The tragedy caused by low visibility
Yesterday an Y-12 aircraft with 17 people on board crashed in Kenya three kilometres from the city of Marsabit, in the north of the country. Most of the plane’s passengers were politicians and deputies, i... more
AccidentsLethal incident on the Apuane Alps
Lucca, Italy - It was necessary the intervention of the Alpes rescue services' helicopters
Yesterday a mountain climber, 46 years old, died on Apuane Alps (Tuscany), after a fall in a precipice at about 1000 metres of altitude. Stefano Pardini, this was the name of the victim, slipped for 150-200... more
AccidentsA lawsuit against Southwest and Boeing
Chicago, USA - For an accident where a 6-year-old child died
Last December 8 a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 coming from Baltimore, with 98 passengers on board, skidded off Chicago’s Midway Airport runway during a snow storm and stroke with its anterior section a... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft crashed in China
Hong Kong, China - It was written by "Wen Wei Po" newspaper
Hong Kong’s press made known that, on Tuesday, a Chinese military aircraft should be crashed in the south of the country, about 20 kilometres from the city of Wenchang, on Hainan island. The plane, according w... more
AccidentsAn American military airplane C-5 Galaxy crashes
Dover, USA - 17 people on board, no details yet
A spokesman of US Air Force said a goods transportation airplane, C-5 Galaxy, crashed onto Dover’s air base in Delaware with 17 people on board. No further details about the accident is available at t... more
AccidentsAir incident in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 19 people dead
In the night between last Friday and Saturday a Let-410, made in Czech Republic, with 19 people on board, fell down in Serra do Rio Bonito while it was flying from the oil district of Macaé and Rio de... more
AccidentsFound an aircraft missing from 48 hours near Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Also USA cooperates to the rescue services
Rescue and search teams localized, in Dominican Republic, the Cessna 172 which took off on last Wednesday from an air station near the Caribbean State’s country, loosing after few minutes the radio connection w... more
AccidentsLibyan aircraft out of runway at Moscow airport
Moscow, Russia - On the aircraft there were no passengers
Yesterday a Libyan Ilyushin went out of the runway after to have take land at the Russian capital airport of Domodiedovo. There were no passengers on board. The aircraft went out of the runway for about... more
AccidentsRecovered the remains of an aircraft crashed in Bolivia 21 years ago
La Paz, Bolivia - 27 people died in the incident
Yesterday the remains of a Boeing 727 aircraft crashed 21 years ago on Illimani mount in Bolivia have been recovered by an expedition of four Bolivian climbers. Until now it was impossible to arrive in... more
AccidentsTourism airplane crashed on a campus in Colombia: 5 dead, and injured on ground
Medellin, Colombia - The aircraft catch fire in the impact with ground
A small tourism aircraft, would be a Cessna, crashed this morning on a sport complex of the Medellin’s University, 400 far from Bogotà, causing the death of five people on board, and hurting on ground of... more
AccidentsCargo plane is fallen in Iran
Teheran, Iran - Nonconforming versions about incident's dynamics
Yesterday an Antonov cargo plane in Bulgarian fee fell down west from Teheran. So said the official Iranian press agency IRNA, which then added that there are no dead people among the 12 members of the... more
AccidentsHelicopter fallen in Russia: 4 people dead
Moscow, Russia - Investigations are in progress to set incident's causes
A Polar Aviation MI-8 helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon around 4:40 pm near the village of Russkoye Ustilye in the region of Yakutia, 4,800 km East from Moscow. About the 12 people on board, among... more
AccidentsD'Arrigo's funeral officiated today in Catania
Catania, Italy - Probable cremation. The wreckage of fallen aircraft removed
Funeral of Angelo D’Arrigo, the Italian hang glider recordman who died two days ago in Comiso (Sicily) in an air incident where also Air Force ex-General Giulio De Marchis lost his life, has been officiated t... more
AccidentsCapo Gallo air disaster: victims' families write to Lunardi
Bari, Italy - No real results on after-disaster
On the 6th of last August 16 people, whose 14 were Italians, died and other 23 people were injured in an air accident which saw Tuninter ATR-72, flying from Bari (Italy) to Djerba (Tunisia), fall down... more
AccidentsD'Arrigo: Linguaglossa's mourning
Catania, Italy - Also Sky Arrows' technicians are verifying the aircraft's conditions
Linguaglossa is in grief for the tragic death of Angelo D’Arrigo. The famous hang glider chose little town near Etna as his residence to prepare the flight over the Aconagua, in the Andes, and for the n... more
AccidentsAn helicopter falls in Mexico: one dead and seven injured
Mexico City, Mexico - Among the injured, Real Madrid's officer Valdano
One of the eight passengers of the helicopter fallen in Mexico last Saturday, which also carried the ex-soccer player and ex-officer of Real Madrid, Jorge Valdano, died. The aircraft, fallen maybe for... more
AccidentsA technical mistake caused the air crash in Sharm el Sheikh
Cairo, Egypt - The final report on the January 2004 incident said that
The final report on the air accident on January 3, 2004 in Sharm el Sheikh, Red Sea, which caused 148 victims (see AVIONEWS for details), says that the disgrace was due to a technical mistake. According... more