Accidents
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AccidentsAir-Glaciers pilots acquitted for Beuson incident
Berna, Switzerland - The 5 months sentence replaced by a fine
The court in Valais canton has quashed the sentences given to two Swiss pilots who flew the Alouette III and a Bell Jet Ranger 206 helicopters that collided as they were preparing to land on September... more
AccidentsIndian Air Force MiG-21 jet has crashed
Bangalore, India - One was killed and another one injured
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 jet plunged yesterday at Bangalore Airport after finding problems during the takeoff. The airplane was carryng out a routine training flight: the pilot, K.R. Murthy, is dead... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria: investigators were not ruling out sabotage
Lagos, Nigeria - But there are still a lot of shadows on the incident's cause
According to the "Vanguard" newspaper investigators were not ruling out sabotage, but it was not however a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, the idea of the natural cause, a lightning that could have caused... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria (3): "It needs to plug loopholes in the national air industry"
Lagos, Nigeria - Nigerian authorities intend to take immediate corrective action before another tragedy
Nigeria will "Plug loopholes" in the air industry to grant passenger’s safety and security and ensure compliance with maintenance standards after the accident occurred Saturday which killed 117 people. N... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria (2): black boxes were not recovered as yet
Lagos, Nigeria - Foreign experts aid has been requested
"Black boxes have not been recovered as yet", said Nigerian Minister of Aviation Badalola Borishade despite of news reporting that flight data recorders had been located on the scene. President Olusegun... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria: an Emilia Romagna's citizen may be a victim
Lagos, Nigeria - The Boeing passed a technical test last February
Nigerian aviation authority unveiled that the Bellview Airlines airplane dropped on Saturday October 22 (see for details AVIONEWS), has been operating for 24 years and it passed a technical test, valid... more
AccidentsLinate accident: a new technical assessment has been ordered
Milan, Italy - Request put forward by lawyers of four condemned subjects
Trial to verify causes and liable subjects for the death of 118 persons of the SAS Linate-Stockholm flight, as crashed with a small private airplane on October 8, 2001, goes on under an appeal procedure.... more
AccidentsTourism plane crashed in Spain killing four
Barcelona, Spain - It hit a building under construction
Four people aboard a light aircraft were killed yesterday while were flying over Sant Quirze del Valles in Barcelona: the plane struck a crane and crashed into a building under construction. When rescuers... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria (4): three days of national mourning
Abuja, Nigeria - The decision of Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo
The 117 fatalities caused by the accident involving a Bellview Airlines B-737 will be honour with just three days of national mourning announced by President Olusegun Obasanjo. A release from the Chief... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria (3): "A lot of sadness for the accident"
Paris, France - France's President expressed his solidarity
The French President, Jacques Chirac, gave condolences Olusegun Obasananjo for the accident occurred to the Bellview Airlines B-737. In the official statement, besides the condolences and solidarity of... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: a UH-60 helicopter made a hard landing
Kabul, Afghanistan - Four US soldiers emerged injured
Four American troops emerged wounded last Saturday after a hard landing carried out by the helicopter they were flying on to make a combat operation against Afghani rebels. Soldiers were in stable conditions... more
AccidentsEarthquake in Pakistan: helicopter carrying aids has crashed
Baku, Azerbaijan - All five Russian crew members died
A Russia-made Ka-32 helicopter, crashed Saturday night in Azerbaijan, while was carrying aids to Pakistan earthquake affected people, killing the five crew members. The UN chartered copter was en route... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Nigeria (2): fleet's age under indictment
Lagos, Nigeria - It was the first accident involving Bellview Airlines
Nigeria state television announced the nation would hold three days of mourning for the air disaster that affected the country. Meanwhile, rumors would accuse the airline of operating at least 20 years... more
AccidentsNigeria: no survivor among passengers of the Bellview Airlines flight ended in tragedy
Lagos, Nigeria - Pilot had warned for an emergency due to a technical problem
An airplane by Nigerian private carrier Bellview Airlines carrying 111 passengers and 6 crew members, disappeared from radars some minutes after takeoff from Lagos "Murtala Muhammed" Airport (Nigeria)... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Italian Air Force's assessment on fuel indicator to occur on November 3
Bari, Italy - Survivor's lawyers asked in the meantime to be allowed to assess documents on previous indications of problems for the related devices
A technical assessment on the fuel indicator of the ATR-72 Tuninter which was involved in the accident occurred on last August 6 will be performed at Italian Air Force’s Pratica di Mare (Rome) Air Base. M... more
AccidentsTuninter ATR-72 accident: Italian Government to urge Tunisia to quicken rogatory letter's procedures
Rome, Italy - Italian Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Giuseppe Drago, met the Association of victims' families in Rome
"Our engagement is equal to your wish to know the truth in order that accidents like this happen never again", Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Giuseppe Drago, said during the meeting held yesterday... more
AccidentsFedEx plane crashed: pilot was safe
Washington, USA - Cessna went down into a home in Georgetown
The 60-year pilot who was flying the FedEx plane suffered for minor injures only after that his Cessna 208 Caravan crashed Tuesday night into a home in Georgetown (Texas); no one on the ground was reported... more
AccidentsSmall airplane crashed on a New Zealand's highway
Wellington, New Zealand - The 2 passengers have been pulled out by incident's witnesses
A small airplane carrying two people caught fire yesterday during an unscheduled landing on a main highway in New Zealand: passengers were pulled alive by local residents who cooled them off in a close... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: investigation to go on in Frankfurt
Palermo, Italy - In the German city the examination of airplane's two engines will be carried out
Investigation onto the incident occurred at Tuninter ATR-72 in the waters off Palermo are going on after Palermo power of attorney ordered the ATR’s engines survey that will be carried out in Frankfurt. S... more
AccidentsA belly-landing at Virgin Islands
Washington, USA - A Cessna plane suffered for damages to its fuselage, but passengers emerged safe
Due to a failure to landing gear, a small private plane has been forced yesterday to carry out a belly-landing on runways at Saint Thomas "Cyril E. King" Airport, Virgin Islands (United States of America).... more
AccidentsColombian plane crashed in Venezuela: body's identification by DNA test has started
Caracas, Venezuela - French and Venezuelan doctors began examinations
A team made up of French and Venezuelan doctors will gather in the Maracaibo-based "Rafael Urdaneta" air base to confront the results of DNA examinations on bodies of 152 fatalities caused by the West... more
AccidentsA Cessna fell headlong in Tanzania: five died
Arusha, Tanzania - It happened on last Sunday due to still unknown reasons but the wreckage was found and reached today only
A small Cessna aircraft fell headlong in Tanzania on last Sunday killing four British-native persons and the Canadian pilot. African country’s civil aviation authorities are trying to understand reasons o... more
AccidentsHelios: investigations are at a cross-roads
Nicosia, Cyprus - Greek Chief expert Akrivos Tsolakis affirmed it
The chief of the Greek team that is carrying out the investigation onto the incident that involved an Helios plane (see for details AVIONEWS), arrived at Cyprus to interview some people working for Helios,... more
AccidentsUSA: 4 dead in collision between two tourism planes
Washington, USA - The accident can be put down to the 19-year-old young pilot inexperience
Two tourism planes, a Cessna 172L and a Lancair 235, collided over the North-East Ohio last Friday and crashed in a field killing 4 passengers, 2 in each airplane, but fortunately no people on the ground... more
AccidentsEarthquake in Pakistan: helicopter went down during relief mission
Islamabad, Pakistan - No survivors among the six passengers
A Pakistani military Mi-17 helicopter during a relief mission in the areas affected by the earthquake that killed 38,000 people and made 3.3 million homeless last October 8, has gone down on Saturday killing... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: dynamics reported by pilot
Tunisi, Tunisia - During an interview granted to Tunisian press
Chefik Gharbi, as the pilot of the ATR-72 Tuninter involved by the accident occurred on last August 6, reported the dynamics of the event according his own view during an interview in Tunisia. Gharbi would... more
AccidentsMadagascar President emerged safe from a helicopter incident
Antananarivo, Madagascar - An investigation to delve into the crash
Madagascar President, his wife, Lalao, and a government minister, escaped unhurt while were about to make an official visit in the region of Amoron’Imania. Their helicopter caught fire while was landing o... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: black boxes were not the cause of the disaster
Rome, Italy - It was stated by Italian Minister for Relations with Parliament Carlo Giovanardi
The matter concerning the origin of black boxes was among then ones considered for the accident of the ATR-72 Tuninter (see for details AVIONEWS 1, 2 and 3). But these two black boxes did not play a major... more
AccidentsSu-27' crash: war of numbers about compensation for damage
Vilnius, Lithuania - After making peace, airplane can return back Moscow
As soon as agreement on repaying damage is reached, Lithuanian Government will return back Russia the wreckage of the Sukhoi Su-27 fighter that went down near the city of Jurbarkas last September 15 (see... more
AccidentsBritish Airways: a flight operated by the English carrier run into local plant at Scottish airport of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Great Britain - All 50 passengers emerged safe
A flight operated by British Airways City Express collided a local plant at Aberdeen Airport while was taxing last Saturday. All 50 passengers on board emerged safe but terror-stricken. The Manchester... more
AccidentsNo fatalities in US helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The CH-47 caught fire and was completely destroyed
A Chinook helicopter belonging to the US Forces in Afghanistan caught fire and was destroyed due to an engine’s malfunction: the aircraft touched down hardly while was performing an operating mission a... more
AccidentsThe 4th anniversary of Linate accident to kindle anger again
Milan, Italy - A mass to remember the 118 victims in Santa Maria delle Grazie Basilica in Milan
On Saturday October 8 it has been remembered the anniversary of the tragic incident in which 118 persons were killed in 2001. A private Cessna plane struck a Boeing aircraft from the Scandinavian Airlines... more
AccidentsCanada: cargo plane crashed killing pilot
Washington, USA - He was the only passengers on the aircraft
A Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster plane operated by Federal Express/Morningstar Air Express, crashed in Osborne village (Canada), minutes after takeoff from Winnipeg Airport yesterday. Aircraft had failed... more
AccidentsSu-27: Russian pilot has been released
Vilnius, Lithuania - Investigation has been completed
"Investigation has been completed and pilot Valery Troianov was released", Lithuanian Prosecutor Mindaugas Duda said journalists. Russian pilot was arrested by Lithuanian officials after crashing with... more
AccidentsTuninter's ATR-72 accident: Panaviation investigation's acts forwarded to Bari's Attorney
Bari, Italy - Lawyers Romano and Persico had requested the acts
Such documentation had been requested from lawyers Davide Romano and Nicola Persico and was about Panaviation’s investigation of Tempio Pausania Attorney (see for details AVIONEWS). The acts have been f... more
AccidentsAir accident in Morocco: 4 people were killed
Marrakech, Morocco - A Piper PA-28 plane crashed on the Atlas mountains
A Piper PA-28 bound for Ouarzazate left Marrakech last morning carrying 4 passengers, including pilot, all from Switzerland, crashed in South Morocco, near the village of Ighrem on the Atlas mountains:... more
AccidentsATR-72 accident: Tunisian judiciary answered Bari 's Public Prosecutor rogatory letter
Bari, Italy - It will be important to make clear some delicate aspects of the event
Tunisian judiciary would have answered Bari Attorney some ten days ago rogatory letter regarding the accident occurred on last August 6 involving the Tuninter ATR-72 in flight from Bari to Jerba, when... more
AccidentsJordan: in flight collision between two trainers, two soldiers died
Amman, Jordan - Reasons for such a disaster are still unknown but the accident would have occurred during a training mission
Two airplanes from Jordanian Air Force have been involved by a tragic accident this morning. Military sources would have revealed that two Casa C-101 Aviojet trainers (Spanish-made aircraft) would have... more
AccidentsSu-27: Moscow to supply additional details to investigation committee
Moscow, Russia - Further information about plane's identification number and radar system
Moscow will provide Lithuanian Government two additional documents concerning the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jet failed on the Baltic country’s homeland last September 15. A Russian envoy to Lithuanian i... more
AccidentsCargo plane made an emergency landing at Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya - A problem with hydraulic system has forced the airplane to come back to the departing air station
A Boeing B-747 airplane from Air Atlanta carrier that was operating a cargo flight for Cargolux company, has been involved in an incident at Nairobi’s "Jomo Kenyatta" International Airport last Saturday. T... more
AccidentsLas Vegas near-miss: controller to be re-certified after a remedial training
Las Vegas, Usa - He was experienced, he has been working at the "McCarran" International Airport for more than 10 years
Controller on duty at the "McCarran" International Airport at Las Vegas and stripped of work after the near-miss between airplanes occurred yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS), was a veteran of the control... more
AccidentsAmerica West and Air Canada planes nearly collided at Las Vegas Airport
Las Vegas, USA - It happened in the late evening yesterday, local time
An airplane from Air Canada, the flight 593, en route from Toronto, crossed the runway at the same moment in which the America West Airlines flight 539 was taxing to take off towards Cleveland. A tragedy... more
AccidentsRescue helicopter plunged in Germany
Berlino, Germany - Chopper caught fire after crashing
A BK-117 rescue helicopter pitched down today, around 11:00am, in a forest area near the town of Weilheim/Teck (South German). Aboard there were pilot, a doctor a paramedic as well as a 28-year-old female... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Irish recommendation about fuel indicator was delivered on August 11, 2005
Paris, France - ATR unveiled it putting into evidence that it just was addressed to EASA with reference to another aircraft crew's error in managing fuel
ATR released some explanations with reference to what found by technicians of lawyers of one of the survivors of the ATR-72 Tuninter accident, regarding a recommendation by Irish authorities to EASA (European... more
AccidentsConcorde's accident: former head of Aerospatiale Group has been questioned
Paris, France - He has been placed under investigation for manslaughter
Investigators have questioned for nearly 12 hours, Henry Perrier, the former head of the Concorde program, in connection with the fatal accident involving the supersonic jet at Paris Airport in 2000 (see... more
AccidentsSu-27: Chief of General Staff of Lithuanian Air Force has been dismissed
Vilnius, Lithuania - Defence Minister of the Baltic nation, Gediminas Kirkilas, communicated it
The international dispute about the crash involving a Russian flight jet seems not finding an end (see for details AVIONEWS). The Chief of General Staff of Lithuanian Air Force, Jonas Marcinkus, has been... more
AccidentsATR-72 Tuninter accident: Ireland asked for modifying fuel indicator in 2003
Palermo, Italy - A request addressed to EASA, according to technicians appointed by Lawyers of a survivor of the accident which affected the Tunisian aircraft
Technicians appointed by Lawyers of one of the survivors of the accident which involved an ATR-72 of Tuninter on last August 6 would have found that, about two years ago, Irish Transport Ministry had warned... more
AccidentsMontenegro: helicopter crashed on Durmitor mountain
Podgorica, Montenegro - The 4 passengers have been all killed
"Helicopter crashed near the village of Mala Crna Gora, on Durmitor mountain, and 4 people have been killed", a Montenegro’s Interior Ministry sources affirmed. Chopper belonged to Serbian enterpriser M... more
AccidentsSu-27: Lithuanian Air Force's Commander has been dismissed
Vilnius, Lithuania - Colonel Marcinkus has been "fired" as result of inquiry's developments
Lithuanian Air Force’s Commander, Colonel Jonas Marcinkus, has been dismissed in connection with inquiry onto the incident involving the Russian Su-27 fighter plane on the homeland (see for details AVIONEWS). T... more
AccidentsCanada: helicopter crashed in Quebec
Quebec, Canada - One man has been killed and another one emerged injured
A 34 year old man was left killed yesterday in the crash of a helicopter in Quebec (Canada). The man hit the head and while was attempting to get out the wreckage died instantly. Aboard there were other... more