Accidents
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AccidentsUnited States: the families of two pilots dead start a legal case against Pinnacle Airlines
Jefferson City, USA - Maybe aircraft makers are in charge of the incident happened in October 2004
One year later a crash happened in Kansas City, where just the two pilots working for Pinnacle Airlines are dead, their families started a new legal case about the incident. The lawyers for the families... more
Accidents2500 marines dead in Iraq and Afghanistan
Baghdad, Iraq - War in Middle East produces more victims
The long list of US marines dead in Middle East is increasing day by day. The reckoning of deads overtakes 2500, added the victims in Afghanistan. Last Sunday, a helicopter "UH-60 Black Hawk" type on... more
AccidentsDead in a crash Ahmad Kazemi, head of "Guardians of Revolution"Iranian group
Teheran, Iran - 12 among officials and executives dead in the crash
Ahmad Kazemi, the head of "Guardians of Revolution" Iranian group, is deceased for a crash near to Orumiyeh, in the North-West side of Iran. There were 12 officials and executives with him on board of... more
AccidentsDifficult moments last Tuesday in Sweden's skies: an emergency landing and another one difficult
Stockholm, Sweden - One to an Austrian Airlines' aircraft and the other to a FlyMe's airplane
The Sweden’s skies last Tuesday have lived tension moments that for luckily have been resolved without alarm and with passengers and crewmembers all safe. An Austrian Airlines’ airplane and an aircraft of... more
AccidentsA flight school's airplane of New Jersey crashed in the cold waters of Hudson River
New York, Usa - The single-engine plane's two occupants safe
It happened last Monday morning, the news has been filmed by TV channel Fox News: a single-engine airplane took off from a New Jersey’s flying club with two people onboard, has crashed in Hudson River, n... more
AccidentsHeli-ambulance crashed in Slovakia: three victims
Bratislava, Slovakia - The mean was an Agusta A-109K2
An Agusta A-109K2 destined for heli-ambulance crashed in the evening of yesterday (Italian hour) in the centre of Slovakia, reported today Pavol Sveton, spokesperson of the Air Transport Europe medical... more
Accidents2005: 1059 fatalities as result of 35 fatal accidents, according to the Aviation Safety Network
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Africa would be still is the most unsafe region with 13 accidents
The Aviation Safety Network communicated yesterday that "Although the number of accidents was significantly lower than the ten-year average (40), the number of fatalities was almost equal to the 1995-2004... more
AccidentsBAe-125 crashed in Ukraine coming from Russia
Kiev, Ukraine - Currently no news about three people on board
A Russian BAe-125 with three people on board (two pilots and a hostess) crashed this morning in a lake at North-East of Ukraine, near Kharkiv; the airplane was taken off from Moscow and the final destination... more
AccidentsDelta Airlines: American carrier's aircraft made an emergency landing in Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland - The Swiss Airport management society said it
Delta Airlines’ airplane was a B-767 and just took off from the International Airport of Zurich has been forced to return immediatly and to make an emergency landing because of a failure to the engines d... more
AccidentsIndia: a military trainer fell headlong, the two pilots are safe
Bangalore, India - An accident maybe due to an engine failure
An Indian military airplane fell headlong in a Bangalore city’s residential area today. The airplane, a HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) HJT-16 Kiran basic trainer, had two persons on board on training a... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Iraq: due to a in-flight collision between two Apaches
Baghdad, Iraq - One of the two vehicles fell headlong killing its two passengers while the other aircraft succeeded in landing
Air accident which killed two US soldiers West from Baghdad yesterday involved two US Army’s AH-64 Apache combat helicopters (see for details AVIONEWS). One of the two aircraft fell headlong while the o... more
AccidentsOff-runway for Spain's Defence Minister plane
Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina - None of the 59 passengers reported injuries during landing at Mostar
Spanish Defence Minister Josè Bono emerged safe after the incident occurred last Sunday involving the airplane on which he was landing at Mostar Airport where he was expected to give Spanish contingent... more
AccidentsAN-28 came down in Sudan killing two
El Geneina, Sudan - The plane belonged to the African Union, the body which attends to Darfur troubled situation
An Antonov AN-28 airplane of the African Union crashed in the region of Darfur last December 24 killing the two pilots on board, an Ukrainian and a Moldovan. The aircraft had been hired to carry African... more
AccidentsAzerbaijan Airlines plane crashed killing 23
Baku, Azerbaijan - There were also 8 foreign citizens among fatalities
An Azerbaijan Airlines Antonov 140-100 jet, crashed on the Caspian Sea shore last December 23 shortly after departure from Baku (Azerbaijan). All killed the 18 passengers and five crew members on board... more
AccidentsScotland: a helicopter fell headlong, two died
Dundee, UK - Victims' identity, aircraft type and accident reasons are still unknown
A helicopter fell headlong in Scotland some 15 km far from Dundee city around 15:15 am local time today, not far from a road. Aircraft type is unknown, but local Police unveiled that the two persons on... more
AccidentsMidwest Airlines plane performed an emergency landing at Boston Airport
Boston, USA - The event has been broadcasted by US "All news" television
A B-717 jet by Midwest Airlines took off from Boston-Logan International Airport at 10:00pm local time bound for Milwaukee. Shortly after the take off, the pilot noticed problems with aircraft’s rear r... more
AccidentsMany ambiguities in the accident of C-130 crashed at Teheran
Teheran, Iran - "Blunders" by pundits
An old C-130 of Iran Air Force fell headlong on a building in Teheran (in the outer city) on last December 6, but after two weeks from the disaster the accident still shows many ambiguities (see for details... more
AccidentsHelios crash: a reconstruction of the fatal flight
Larnaca, Cyprus - An air travel repeated for the first time for investigative purposes
An airplane carrying on board Greek investigators -15 persons in all- took off yesterday from the island of Cyprus in order to reconstruct the flight operated by the Boeing 737/300 crashed near Athens... more
AccidentsColombia: no useful result while searching for the US helicopter crashed in the sea
Bogotà, Colombia - Operations go on also by a Colombia special ship's support but the deep seabed makes such mission a difficult one
No concrete results have been achieved yet in searching for the US Navy’s helicopter fallen headlong in front of Colombian coast during an anti-drug operation (see for details AVIONEWS). US authorities w... more
AccidentsAnother Boeing 737 skidded off runway
Berlin, Germany - Turkish Airlines plane slid 100 meters at Dusseldorf
A Turkish Airlines airplane after landing at Dusseldorf Airport last Sunday skidded off the runway and slid 100 meters before stopping in a security zone of the same runway. No one was hurt and experts... more
AccidentsSeaplane crashed off Miami (2): there were not indication of terrorism or sabotage
Washington, USA - Aircraft was built in 1947
Witnesses said the plane exploded in flight. Amateur video broadcasted by CNN showed the seaplane slamming into the water. Most of the bodies were found in the fuselage, still strapped to their seats.... more
AccidentsSeaplane crashed off Miami killing 19 passengers
Washington, USA - It was just taken off bound for Bahamas
A seaplane en route between Florida and Bahamas crashed shortly after the take off at 2:30pm local time for unknown reason. The balance was of 19 fatalities, including three kids and two crew members.... more
AccidentsCanada: wreckage of Coast Guard helicopter sank into Atlantic Ocean was found
Toronto, Canada - The final report on the accident will be complete not before six months
Searches have spotted and pulled out from water the MBB-105 helicopter of Canadian Coast Guard crashed off Burin Peninsula, in the Atlantic Ocean, last December 7 (see for details AVIONEWS). The incident... more
AccidentsFlorida: one dead and two missing in air accident
Washington, USA - A 16 year old girl was safe
At least one people has died and two more are missing after a small airplane Cessna 195 crashed off the Florida coast yesterday. Missing were the pilot Gary Tillman, 43, and his daughter, Hanna, 16, both... more
AccidentsSmall aircraft crashed in Germany: two people may be killed
Lorrach, Germany - It departed from Friburgo bound for Grenchen, in Switzerland
Police of Lorrach, a little town near Switzerland’s border, reported that a small aircraft, taken off from Friburgo and bound for Grenchen (Switzerland) crashed last morning near Kandern. The wreckage h... more
AccidentsCalifornia: small aircraft crashed near an US air base
Washington, USA - The pilot was killed in the incident
A small plane dropped last afternoon in Solano County (California), at about 5 miles from Travis Air Force Base. Aircraft’s pilot was killed. THe accident occurred shortly before 5:00pm: the wreckage h... more
AccidentsUtah: helicopter crashed in nature reserve
Washington, USA - It was carrying six people but only two were wounded
A helicopter crashed last evening in the middle of the Grand Staircase National Monument, Utah’s nature reserve that United States declared National Monument in 1996. There were six people on board but o... more
AccidentsMontenegro's military helicopter went down
Podgorica, Montenegro - The accident occurred during an institutional flight
A Montenegro Army Gazelle helicopter crashed yesterday during an institutional flight to Podgorica: the piloting instructor and the trainee were injured but live, the Defense Minister said. They were taken... more
AccidentsNigeria (3): "Shabby practices" of airlines
Abuja, Nigeria - They risk the lives of passengers with substandard planes
"First, the Minister of Aviation should resign for his failure. The full management of that Ministry should be purged. Then the President should set up proper people that are ready to work to really reform... more
AccidentsNigeria (2): resignation of Aviation Minister have been requested
Abuja, Nigeria - Nigerian aviation industry needs a purge
Disputes on Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashed in Nigeria are going on: meanwhile the involved carrier has been banned from flying (see for details AVIONEWS). Deputy representing Warri North constituency,... more
AccidentsTwo Air Force pilots emerged safe after air accident
Washington, USA - They ejected from their T-38 jet before crashing to the ground
One of them is still at Brooks Army Medical Center after yesterday’s air crash near Bracketville (Texas). Major Marc Montgomery and a 2nd Lieutenant Jonathan Ballard were performing a training flight o... more
AccidentsColombia: search for the crew of the US helicopter crashed goes on
Bogotà, Colombia - Also Colombian Navy's units are searching for the missing soldiers
Search for the crew of the US Navy’s helicopter fallen headlong in the sea in the Pacific Ocean yesterday, in front of Colombian coast, is going on (see for details AVIONEWS). There would be three missing p... more
AccidentsColombia: a US Navy's helicopter fallen headlong in the sea
Bogotà, Colombia - It would have occurred during an anti-drug operation
A US Navy’s helicopter would have fallen headlong in the sea West from Colombian coast today during an anti-drug mission. Neither effects on personnel on board nor the aircraft type are known. A US chopper i... more
AccidentsSosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashed in Nigeria (4): plane was more than 32 years old
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Sensational revelation from Serbian carrier JAT Airways
The DC-9 jet crashed at Port Harcourt last Saturday was more than 32 years old revealed the Serbian airline that previously owned the aircraft. It is JAT Airways which today said that the Nigerian private... more
AccidentsSouthwest Airlines plane slid off runway at Chicago: a brake failure?
Chicago, USA - They are considering declarations of the pilot of flight 1248
Pilot for Southwest Airlines plane skidded off runway at Chicago told investigators that he found some mechanical problems when the aircraft touched the ground (see for details AVIONEWS). Braking system... more
AccidentsC-130 crashed at Teheran: Defence Minister to be under indictment
Teheran, Iran - Impeachment motion against the Iranian Government's member
Iran’s Defence Minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, has been put under indictment by the Parliament: a group of 49 deputies filed an impeachment motion against him after the crash occurred to an old C-130 o... more
AccidentsSosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashed in Nigeria (3): accident's causes are still unknown
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - It was the first mortal incident involving the carrier
Sosoliso Airlines flight 1145 was scheduled to depart Abuja for Port Harcourt at 10:00am, but the take-off was delayed to 01:26pm. Its crew was authorized to land on Port Harcourt’s runway 21 going up i... more
AccidentsSosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashed in Nigeria (2): black boxes have been found
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - The second air disaster in the country in less than two months
Investigators have found the black boxes of the DC-9 jet that crashed killing 107 people. Flight-data recorders have been brought to Lagos en route for abroad for proper analysis. The McDonnell Douglas... more
AccidentsSosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashed in Nigeria: a youth's massacre
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - 110 fatalities including 75 students
The bad weather may have caused the crash of a Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 by Port Harcourt Airport, oil area in Southern Nigeria, while it was landing. On board the aircraft departed from Abuja there were... more
AccidentsSouthwest Airlines plane slid off runway at Chicago (3): airport reopened
Washington, USA - "It was premature to comment on possible causes"
Southwest Airlines plane showed no technical problems the day before it slid off a Chicago Airport’s runway (see for details AVIONEWS) causing the first fatal accident in the carrier’s 35-year history. Air... more
AccidentsCanada: Coast Guard helicopter sank into Atlantic Ocean
Toronto, Canada - The two crew members were killed
A Canadian Coast Guard MBB-105 helicopter crashed off Burin Peninsula, in Newfoundland, on Wednesday afternoon. On board there were pilot Gord Simmons, 65, and technician Carl Neal, 46, both killed after... more
AccidentsCanada: no airplane fell headlong on December 7
Ottawa, Canada - Eyewitnesses could have been misled by a low ceiling flight of some aircraft, according to Canadian Police
News release on last Wednesday, December 7, according to which an airplane would have fallen headlong in Canada (see for details AVIONEWS), fortunately proved baseless. Rescue teams sent to the site indicated... more
AccidentsSouthwest Airlines plane slid off runway at Chicago (2): NTSB abd FAA started investigation
Chicago, USA - "Pilot had been flying for 10 years" carrier answered back
Carrier confirmed that flight 1248 was departed at 4:50pm from Baltimore and was expected to land at 6:30pm, but plane was seen flying around Chicago Midway Airport at about 7:15pm: the Southwest’s Boeing, b... more
AccidentsSouthwest Airlines plane slid off runway at Chicago: one killed
Chicago, USA - He was a child travelling on one of two cars struck by the aircraft
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 skidded off runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport during a snowstorm yesterday evening; it slammed through a fence onto a road skirting the airport and crashed into two cars: a... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter's accident: "We now hope for quick answers"
Bari, Italy - Lawyers Persico and Romano's statements
Lawyers Persico and Romano, representing victims and their relatives of the ATR-72 Tuninter’s accident, think that the investigation must be carried on by focusing on specific matters, taking into account A... more
AccidentsTuninter ATR-72. Bogus parts: it needs a Parliamentary board of inquiry
Rome, Italy - A proposal of UDEUR's deputy Pino Pisicchio
Italian Deputy from Popolari-Udeur party, Pino Pisicchio, proposed a Parliamentary board of inquiry to investigate onto the aircraft bogus parts case emerged from the air crash occurred off Palermo last... more
AccidentsUS military aircraft pitched down off Florida: pilot was safe
Washington, USA - He would be dropped by parachute from his AV-8B Harrier
An US Marine pilot, whose AV-8B Harrier jet threw down headlong into the Atlantic Ocean, is recovering at a Florida hospital after the Coast Guard rescued him. Aircraft plunged off St. Augustine and the... more
AccidentsC-130 crashed at Teheran (2): national mourning in Iran
Teheran, Iran - Administration offices will close for two days
Relatives of more than 100 fatalities of yesterday’s air disaster are angry: it seems in fact that Iran’s military authorities knew in advance before the crash that the crashed plane was not safe to fly... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter's accident: survivors and victims' families could be compensated like after Linate disaster
Bari, Italy -
Survivors and victims’ families could be compensated like after Linate disaster. This project has been under analysis among institutions and associations in Bari. It would be necessary to resort to procedures a... more
AccidentsC-130 crashed at Teheran: plane could be over 26
Teheran, Iran - Sabotage or terrorism were excluded
Journalists flying on the Imperial Iranian Air Force C-130 aircraft should be 40: they were killed when plane crashed on a 10-story building in Teheran (see for details AVIONEWS). People on board were... more