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AccidentsIraq: Royal Air Force's helicopter crashes
Bassora, Iraq - The toll: a military died and two wounded
The helicopter belonging to the Royal Air Forces has crashed in the south of the country, on the Bassora's airport. A spokesperson of the English Defense Ministry has declared that at the moment it seems... more
AccidentsAirport technician dies after being sucked by transport airplane' s fan
Moscow, Russia - It would have occurred at Russian capital's airport during normal checks related to engines' working
A technician of the Russian Sheremietevo air station (Moscow) would have died yesterday, after being sucked by a Boeing transport airplane's enginefan, belonging to Kazakhstan national carrier. This event... more
AccidentsHe performed an emergency landing on a USA's motorway: so he was arrested
Santa Clarita, California, Usa - Such pilot was drunk
After indicating the technical problem by the radio, the pilot of a small one-engined tourism airplane performed on last Sunday an emergency landing on the motorway which runs along Santa Clarita city,... more
AccidentsHard accuses by French press against the safety of the Paris Airport's Terminal 2E
Paris, France - But air station management company's board wants to go on in enlarging the "Charles de Gaulle"
Yesterday, at Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport a ceremony for victims of Terminal 2E’s accident where more than 600 persons participated, together with relatives of those who were killed by May 23 collapse, o... more
AccidentsAfter earthquake in Iran: local Governor dies due to helicopter accident
Teheran, Iran - While he was performing aerial controls over the area hit by such event
After 24 hours from the quake which hit northern Iran, in particular in Qatzvim Province, a helicopter had taken off with Province Governor Massud Emami and his staff on board, for what had to be an inspection... more
AccidentsPossible delay for Paris Airport ADP's denationalization
Paris, France - Due to much uncertainty about Terminal 2E's future
Partial denationalization of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport's management company (ADP) could not be produced in the due time, according to considerations recently suggested in France by some analysts.... more
AccidentsFlash Air deceased persons will be considered as war victims
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - It is the solution chosen by Egyptian general attorney in order to make compensation procedure quicker
Deceased persons due to the air accident occurred on last January 3 in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) which involved a Boeing 737 of local carrier Flash Air (see for details AVIONEWS), will be considered as war... more
AccidentsDifficulties in identifying one of the victims of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport's accident
Paris, France - A woman at first believed Czech native, could be on the contrary an Ukrainian
After the tragedy occurred on last Sunday at Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport which killed four persons with the falling down of the Terminal 2E, French judicial authorities had believed that one of these... more
AccidentsDebate on the shortage of resorting to helicopters to save September 11 victims
New York, USA – Doubts have been put forward with reference to the impossible resorting to instruments which are usually employed for firefighting
Debate on the possibility of employing aerial vehicles in order to save a significant number of persons during the tragic events on September 11, 2001 does not appear to cease. Whereas one asks what can... more
AccidentsA section of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E fell down (2): a new warning late in the morning
Paris, France - New strange creaks have been heard around the fallen section
Law enforcement, Firemen ans French judicial personnel employed during the last hours working around Terminal 2E ruins at Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport, has been alerted by the possibility of new structural... more
AccidentsA section of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E fell down
Paris, France - Four died and three were injured, according to last estimates
A section of Paris "Charles de Gaulle" Airport Terminal 2E fell down yesterday at 06:45 killing four persons (according to last estimates) and injuring three. Dozens tons cement fell with a lenght of 650m,... more
AccidentsSingaporean pilot's body has been recovered
Glendale, Usa - The pilot was found dead late Wednesday
1st Lt. Brandon Loo, 25, was taking part in night-vision goggle training south of the Barry M. Goldwater Range in the Sells Military Operating Area when the aircraft went down. The cause of the crash has... more
AccidentsGermany will keep on paying Uberlingen crash victims' relatives
Berlin, Germany - Long term legal confrontation will be avoided to victims' families
German government spokesperson said last Friday that Uberlingen air-crash victims’ relatives will still be payed despite the German Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) report (see AVIONEWS article), p... more
AccidentsA F-16 of Singapore crashed in the United States
Washington, USA - It occurred during a night exercise
A F-16C Block 52 of Singapore Air Force crashed yesterday night, during an ordinary night exercise while flying with other two airplanes in US territory, in the southern part of Arizona. This aircraft... more
AccidentsTourism seaplane fell headlong on a lake in Canada
Winnipeg, Canada - Probably due to a technical failure of this aircraft when approaching surface
A Beaver tourism seaplane fell headlong in Canada sinking in Fawcett Lake on last Tuesday. Four persons died (three US and a Canadian citizen), mainly because of impact against water which, according to... more
AccidentsSeptember 11: other limits have been found out regarding the resort to aerial vehicles in order to perform rescue missions
New York, USA - Flames and the shortage of data link would have increased difficulties for operations
New York city’s authorities have been heard during investigation on civil defence and law enforcement units’ situation, employed during rescue operations on September 11, 2001 (see for details AVIONEWS). Sho... more
AccidentsDetermined responsabilities for Uberlingen air crash (3): The victims attorney includes some US companies for compensation
Uberlingen, Germany - The Swiss President Deiss wrote a letter to his homologous Putin
The victims' attorney Gerritt Wilmans wants to ask compensations even to American firms responsible for anti-collision electronic system TCAS production (embarked on the Tupolev), which was not enough... more
AccidentsDetermined responsabilities for Uberlingen air crash (2): Skyguide accepts its responsabilities
Geneva, Switzerland - The safety measures has to be intensified
The Swiss society for air traffic control accepted responsibility for the chain of events that led to the collision. The director of Skyguide itself, Alain Rossier declared "We offer our sincere apologies... more
AccidentsDetermined responsabilities for Uberlingen air crash
Braunshweig, Germany - Germany’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said the crash was caused by human error
In their final report published on Wednesday, related to Uberlingen air crash of July the 1st 2002 (see AVIONEWS article), the German authorities blamed both the Swiss air traffic controller on duty at... more
AccidentsInvestigation on "friendly fire" which involved a RAF Tornado in Iraq in March 2003 has been concluded
London, UK - The failure of its IFF would have been the main reason for such accident
Investigation regarding the accident which involved during Iraq military operations in March 2003 a Royal Air Force’s Tornado IDS Gr.Mk4, shot due to "friendly fire" by a US Patriot surface-to-air missile (... more
AccidentsLimits to a resort to aerial vehicles in order to save more persons on September 11, 2001
New York, USA - Technical and logistics problems would have prevented New York Police and Firemen's helicopters intervention
Debate related to safety guarantees regarding September 11, 2001 events go on in the United States at a political, judicial and press level. In particular, it would be trying currently to understand if... more
AccidentsFound just 12 human rests of the total 33 passengers on board crashed aircraft in Brazil
San Paolo, Brazil - The airplane has fallen down the rain forest without a clear reason
The rescuers have found just 12 dead among 33 person embarked on the double engine aircraft crashed on Friday before landing at Manaus airport (see AVIONEWS article). The difficulties to penetrate in the... more
AccidentsAn IL-76 of Azerbaijan fell headlong in China
Beijing, China - This aircraft went down on a farm short after its takeoff
An Ilyushin IL-76 airlifter of Azerbaijan has fallen headlong immediately after its takeoff from Chinese Airport of Urumchi, in the north-west area of this country. This airplane lost its stability about... more
AccidentsCollision between two US Air National Guard F-16s
Washington, USA - It occurred yesterday killing one of the two pilots
Two F-16s of the US Air National Guard 181st Wing were involved in an accident on last Monday at about 01:40 local time, over southern Indiana sky. These two fighters would have collided flying during... more
AccidentsCanadian Hawk fell headlong
Moose Jaw, Canada - Its two crew members are safe
A CT-155 Hawk advanced trainer fell headlong nearby Moose Jaw base on last May Friday 14. This is the second time an airplane of this type is involved by a mishap in this country, in the same area, in... more
AccidentsBrazilian airliner crashed in the middle of Amazonas
Manaus, Brazil - The researching operations resulted complicated by forest intricacy
Without an already defined cause an airplane, carrying 30 passengers and three crew members, crashed Friday at 10:00pm GMT some 20 kilometers from Manaus, capital city of state of Amazonas, North-East... more
AccidentsIn 2003 25 aerial accidents have been avoided just over Swiss skies
Geneva, Switzerland - This statistics came from an Uiia analysis
In the Swiss aerial space, following what has been declared today by the investigative office on aeronautical accidents, 25 high risk events of aerial collision should have been avoided. For other 10 cases... more
AccidentsWind Jet airplane forced to land immediately after its takeoff from Catania
Catania, Italy - This Airbus lent by Jet-X had fuel-tank problems
Fear aboard of a Wind Jet's flight after its takeoff on last Saturday May 8 from Catania Airport which would have led it towards Milan-Linate. After its taking off, occurred at some 02:15pm and already... more
AccidentsAmerican Eagle plane crash-lands in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Blows up a tyre and the plane skids off a runway
The incident involving a 1995 builded Super ATR-72 American Eagle flight 5401 happened at about 2:50pm. EDT at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. The turboprop plane, carrying 22 passengers and four... more
AccidentsFourteen die in South Sudan plane crash
Nairobi, Kenya - Among dead there are 12 children
Fourteen people, including 12 children, died in an aid plane crash in southern Sudan, aviation officials and aid workers in neighbouring Kenya. The Czech-designed Let-410 twin-engined turboprop crashed... more
AccidentsWWII B-17 bomber makes rough landing at Van Nuys
Los Angeles, USA - There were no injuries reported
A vintage World War II-era B-17 bomber named "Aluminum Overcast" made a belly landing at Van Nuys Airport Wednesday after its landing gear collapsed. The four-propeller aircraft, on a nationwide "Salute... more
AccidentsTV news chopper crashes at Brooklyn
New York, USA - Three crew members not seriously injured
A reporter and two pilots aboard a news helicopter that spun out of control and crashed on a Brooklyn rooftop escaped without serious injuries. The Ecureuil chopper had been covering on Tuesday, at about... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft in Munich runway near-miss
Munich, Germany - The causes of the incident were still being investigated
A KLM jet carrying 127 passengers and five crew narrowly avoided a runway collision, around 9:40pm of last Monday shortly after landing at Munich Airport on Monday night, the Dutch airline said on Tuesday.... more
AccidentsHelicopter hard landing at Leeds
Leeds, UK – Civil aviation authority has opened an investigation
As reported by AAIB (air accident investigation branch) on 14th of March an Agusta A109E made an heavy landing nearby Leeds Bradford, due to tail rotor failure. The landing gear was damaged and there were... more
AccidentsNew updates from the investigation about helicopter crash of Mr. Stephen Curtis
Bournemouth, UK - The lawyer eas the administrator of the company Menatep owned by Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Following an uneventful flight from Battersea, the helicopter was cleared on a direct track to Bournemouth Airport, having previously descended to 1100 feet. The reported meteorological conditions at the... more
AccidentsBlack Hawk's wreckage disappeared from yesterday has been found
Washington, USA - Its three crew members have died
The US Army UH-60 Black Hawk’s wreckage disappeared yesterday in North Carolina has been found after one day searching without stopping (see for details AVIONEWS). This aircraft fell headlong on a sand a... more
AccidentsA US Army's Black Hawk is missing
Washington, USA - During an ordinary exercise in South Carolina
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of US Army is missing in Florence County (South Carolina), due to problems which would have occurred during what an Army's spokesman has defined as an ordinary routine exercise.... more
AccidentsYemeni military aircraft fell headlong
Sanaa, Yemen - It crashed on the runway during a training flight
A Yemeni L-39 Albatros trainer crashed on the ground yesterday during training activities at a national air base. This airplane fell on one of the runways, killing trainer pilot, a Syrian, and his midshipman.... more
AccidentsUstica affair sentence in Rome on next Wednesday
Rome, Italy - Lawyers consider investigation misleading accusation as simply absurd
Rome Third Court competent on such matter will decide about Ustica disaster’s responsibilities. This court has adjourned in its own council but before doing it, has granted defendants’ lawyers the pos... more
AccidentsA Russian MI-24 has been hit in Chechnya
Moscow, Russia - It has been forced to land but no one among crew members has been wounded
A Russian Mi-24 combat helicopter has been hit in Chechnya today nearby Vedeno. This aircraft was performing an air-close support mission for troops on the ground in an attempt to facilitate detecting... more
AccidentsA small tourism airplane crashed in Germany
Altheim, Germany - It fell headlong on the ground not far from an amusement park
A small tourism airplane with three persons on board fell headlong nearby Altheim, in the Baden-Wurtemberg, yesterday afternoon crashing on the ground. This aircraft fell on a street not so far from an... more
AccidentsThe Aero Club of Gorizia denies any responsability on plane crash
Gorizia, Italy – The club didn’t deliver any aerotaxi service
The Aeroclub Giuliano of Gorizia Mr. Giovanni De Palo, denies that the P66 Charlie airplane lifted from the giulian chieftown and crashed close to Enago (Trento), where three persons have lost their life,... more
AccidentsRecovery operations for the wreckage of the P-66 Charlie crashed last week have started
Trento, Italy - Italian Firemen and Civil Defence's personnel is at work
Recovery operations for the wreckage of the P-66 Charlie fallen headlong in the Meneghini Hill area on last Wednesday (see for details AVIONEWS) started yesterday in the afternoon. Presently, Firemen and... more
AccidentsA helicopter crashed in New Zealand
Wyndham, New Zealand - A sudden mechanical or structural break-up as the possible reason
A Bell 204 helicopter belonging to a North Island company has fallen headlong this morning nearby Wyndham. An eyewitness would have seen such aircraft losing height suddenly and crashing on the ground... more
AccidentsThe only one Guinean fighter crashed down. Dead the pilot
Conakry, Guinea – He ejects from the plane and then drowned in the ocean
The Flight Sergeant, Nama Keita, had took-off on board the only Soviet-made Mig-21 owned by Guinea for a test flight, after mechanics managed to start up its engine, which had broken down. On Tuesday he... more
AccidentsAn Indian military helicopter fell headlong in Kashmir
New Delhi, India - Investigation is under way but Indian Air Force speaks about bad weather conditions
An Indian Air Force's helicopter has fallen headlong today in the Kashmir region at 11:15am local time. Its pilot has died while investigation by New Delhi's authorities has already started. Indian military... more
AccidentsTwo Tornadoes collided above Germany’s sky (2): confirmed two survivors
Berlin, Germany – Two survivors have been carried at the general hospital
Bundeswehr spokesman, has confirmed that the collision among two Tornadoes occurred this morning at Garding, near Peter-Ording along the North-Sea, in Schleswig-Holstein Land. The two aircraft were doing... more
AccidentsTwo Tornadoes collided above Germany’s sky
Garding, Germany - 2 members of the crews are declared as dead
Two German Air Force Tornados have crashed this morning afer having collided above Garding, in the Eiderstedt Peninsula of Schleswig-Holstein Land, in Northern Germany. Two of the total four crew members... more
AccidentsSearch for tourism aircraft disappeared nearby Grappa Mountain (2): wreckage has been found
Venice, Italy - It has been localized by an AB-212 of Italian Air Force. The three persons on board have died
The wreckage of the P-66 Charlie disappeared on last Wednesday has been found. An AB-212 type helicopter of Italian Air Force has localized it in the area related to Asiago Upland, in the northern side... more
AccidentsSearch for tourism aircraft disappeared nearby Grappa Mountain is going on
Venice, Italy - Several helicopters are being employed thanks to an improvement of weather conditions
Search for the small P-66 Charlie tourism airplane disappeared since last Wednesday in the Grappa Mountain area is still going on (see for details AVIONEWS). On the basis of ANSV (Italian National Flight... more