Accidents
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AccidentsA Marine airplane has fallen headlong at Miramar
Miramar Air Station, USA - It occurred approaching for landing
A Marine Corps' UC-35 has fallen headlong nearby Miramar Air Base (San Diego) on Wednesday. People aboard would be deceased. Such aircraft was approaching to runway for landing, and it seems visibility... more
AccidentsAccident in a parachute rally in Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - An Italian and a Russian parachuter die
They went to Thailand following a Dutch Club, the two parachuters died after a collision between them at 50 meters of altitude in an airdrop in the Central Thailand, district of Prachuab Khirikhan, at... more
AccidentsEuropean Court for Human Rights accepts conviction petition concerning the shooting down of a Turkish plane in 1996
Ankara, Turkey - The proof would be "painted" on the nose of the Greek aggressor Mirage
The European Court for Human Rights would have accepted the petition put forward by the family of the Turkish Air Force pilot killed while flying over the Aegean Sea aboard of his F-16 in October 1996.... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Val di Susa (5): AVIONEWS has interviewed Commander Adalberto Pellegrino of ANSV
Rome, Italy - The results of the National Agency for Flight Safety
AVIONEWS has interviewed Commander Adalberto Pellegrino of ANSV: AVIONEWS: Which kind of cooperation the National Agency for Flight Safety has performed regarding analysis on April 19 Val di Susa accident,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Val di Susa (4): technical characteristics for the Arriel 1 engine by Turbomeca
Rome, Italy - The accident was caused by a fault tin the engine built by the French constructor
We are publishing the technical characteristics for the engine of the helicopter that crashed on 19th April 2003 in Val di Susa, Italy, when six people died. Turbomeca, the French firm based in Bordes... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Val di Susa (3): AVIONEWS interviews to engineer Benedetto Marasà of Enac (2)
Rome, Italy - Checks on engine were carried out, but the standards set by Turbomeca are apparently wrong
AVIONEWS: The magistrate declared that it is considered the possibility to accuse Turbomeca of intentional disaster rather than unintentional. Marasà: "Yes, I know. According to the public prosecutor... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Val di Susa (2): AVIONEWS interviews to engineer Benedetto Marasà of Enac
Rome, Italy - Person in charge for safety regulation area, Italian authority for civil aviation
AVIONEWS has interviewed Benedetto Marasà, Person in charge for the safety regulation area of the Italian authority for civil aviation, about the case of the helicopter that crashed on 19th April 2003... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Val di Susa: AVIONEWS interviews prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello
Rome, Italy - Turbomeca risks a trial for intentional disaster
AVIONEWS has interviewed magistrate Raffaele Guariniello, public prosecutor in the trial for the accident occurred on 19th April 2003 in Val di Susa, Italy, when six people died. The helicopter crashed... more
AccidentsA Mexican helicopter has been shot down by narcos
Mexico City, Mexico - It was spreading weedkiller on a cannabis field
A Bell 206 helicopter employed by Mexican authorities in fighting against narco-trafficking has been shot down on March 9. This chopper was flying over a cannabis field in an attempt to damage its cultivation... more
AccidentsA trainer aircraft has fallen headlong in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam - A woman has been killed
A Russian made Yak-52 aircraft trainer has fallen headlong on a house in Vietnam. Its two pilots would have been merely injured, while a some 70 years old woman who was in this house has been killed. A... more
AccidentsMilan-Linate disaster (2): three 8-year and one 3-year and 10 months prison sentences sought for defendants
Milan, Italy - Prosecutor's closing speech finished, relatives say: "punishments are barely sufficient"
The closing speech of prosecutor Celestina Gravina in the trial for the Milan-Linate air disaster has finished with the request of the sentences for the four defendants: eight years for former CEO of Enav... more
AccidentsAermed crashed in Sardinia: the victims' funerals
Cagliari, Italy - The Italian victims' funerals on Saturday, the bodies of the Austrian pilots transferred to Vienna
After their bodies were displayed in the funeral chamber opened last Friday at Cagliari’s Brotzu hospital (see AVIONEWS), where also Italian Minister of Health, Sirchia, paid a private visit, the funerals o... more
AccidentsNP-32 Polar station's Russian researchers are safe
Moscow, Russia - Two helicopters succeeded in landing on the ice
Twelve researchers of the NP-32 Artic station which sank in 30 minutes last March 6 are safe (see for details AVIONEWS). A Mi-26 Halo helicopter and a Mi-8 Hip succeeded in flying over this area after... more
AccidentsMilan-Linate disaster: this afternoon request for sentence
Milan, Italy - The closing speech, started last Friday, finishes today
The final speech of Public Prosecutor, Celestina Gravina in the trial for the air disaster occurred on 8th October 2001 on the runway of Milan-Linate airport, when 118 people died, which started last Friday... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Val di Susa (2): yesterday morning a summit in Paris
Turin, Italy - Attended by the constructor of the engine
It emerged this morning that a summit with Italian, French and European authorities for flight safety was held yesterday in Paris on the case of a helicopter crash occurred last 19th April in Val di Susa,... more
AccidentsTrial for Milan-Linate accident: closing speech started, broadcast on a maxi-screen
Milan, Italy - Relatives of victims urge for an exemplary punishment
As anticipated last Tuesday by AVIONEWS, Public Prosecutor Celestina Gravina’s closing speech in the trial for the accident occurred on 8th October 2001 on the runway of Milan-Linate airport has begun. A... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Val di Susa: the engine was faulty
Turin, Italy - The constructor was aware of that
A fault in the engine design caused a helicopter operated by Air Service with some skiers onboard to crash last 19th April in Val di Susa in Piedmont, Italy, when six people died and one was injured. Turin's... more
AccidentsA helicopter has fallen headlong in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - It has crashed on some houses
A Malaysian Air Force helicopter has fallen headlong this morning after only 15 minutes flying on some houses nearby the base from which it took off. Two crew members have died though the third among them... more
AccidentsAermed crashed in Sardinia: funeral chamber opened tomorrow for the victims of the transplant unit
Cagliari, Italy - Minister of Health Sirchia will meet relatives
Magistrates have issued the permit for relatives to receive the bodies of the victims of the crash of a Cessna 500 aircraft occurred last 24th February near Cagliari, in Sardinia, with three pilots and... more
AccidentsAircraft ready to rescue SP-32 station Russian explorers
Murmansk, Russia - Adverse weather conditions would make this mission hard
SP-32 Polar station is facing a difficult time, due to adverse environmental conditions caused by a terrible snowstorm and by ice splitting which determined the sinking for part of its infrastructures.... more
AccidentsAir carrier falls headlong in Azerbaijan (2): its black box has been found out
Baku, Azerbaijan - Local authorities are waiting for Russian and Ukrainian experts arrival
Thee air carrier which has fallen headlong today nearby Baku airport, in Azerbaijan, was Ukrainian, a Il-76 which, according to some witnesses, would have immediately started to prove shortage of air stability... more
AccidentsAir carrier falls headlong in Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan - It has fallen immediately after taking off from Baku Airport
An Azeri air carrier has fallen headlong this morning after taking off from Bina Airport, the capital one. This airplane had landed simply for refuelling activity as it was carrying on towards Kabul (Afghanistan)... more
AccidentsAermed crashed: radar traces and black box missing
Cagliari, Italy - It will be hard to find out the cause of the accident
It will not be easy to find out the cause of the accident of the Cessna Citation 500 that crashed last 24th February in a mountainous area near Cagliari, in Sardinia, when three members of crew and three... more
AccidentsSharm el Sheik air accident caused by a human error
Paris, France - As revealed by 'Le Figaro'
A human error apparently caused the tragedy of the Flash Airline charter flight occurred last 3rd January, when a Boeing 737 with 148 people onboard, mostly French, sunk in the Red Sea. The newspaper 'Le... more
AccidentsANG 210th Squadron rescue in Alaska
Anchorage, USA - A civilian pilot fallen headlong with his plane in a wood of this US state has been aided
A man whose airplane fell headlong in a wood at some dozen miles from Anchorage (Alaska) has been rescued by the Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron members on March 1st. The plane, a Piper PA-15,... more
AccidentsMaxi-screen for closing speech on Linate accident
Milan, Italy - Prepared in Milan's court-house for Friday
The closing speech of Public Prosecutor Celestina Gravina in the trial for the accident occurred at Milan-Linate airport on 8th October 2001 when 118 people died, which will be held on Friday, will be... more
AccidentsAn A-10 has fallen headlong in the USA
Washington, USA - The pilot died
A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft fell headlong crashing on February 25 at 8:30pm, immediately after its taking off in the Chena Flood Plain area (Alaska). Its pilot, from Eielson base,... more
AccidentsMacedonian President's airplane: rescue team reached wreck
Skopje, Macedonia - All bodies are apparently charred. No survivors
Bosnian and Macedonian sources report that the airplane wreck - on which Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski was flying, apparently crashed in a mined field halfway between Mostar and Stolac, in Southern... more
AccidentsMacedonian President died (2) : on the plane at least 6 assistants
Skopje, Bosnia - The plane crashed maybe for bad weather conditions
The presidential aircraft with onboard the Macedonian President and at least 6 assistants was going to a meeting in the city of Mostar (Western Bosnia) when at 8:01 disappear on the radars and crashed... more
AccidentsIraq: another USA helicopter has fallen headlong
Haditha, Iraq - There are two deceased soldiers
Once again a USA military helicopter, the nth since the "Iraqi Freedom" operation beginning, has fallen headlong nearby Habitha, at some 200 km North-West from Baghdad, on the motorway which links the... more
AccidentsA Zurich Airport air-traffic controller has been stabbed
Zurich, Switzerland - He had been in service on July 1st 2002 when an in-flight collision between a 757 and a Tu-154 occurred
An air-traffic controller of the Zurich-Kloten Airport in service for the Skyguide, the company performing the airspace control in this area, has been stabbed near his house in Zurich. The victim died... more
AccidentsAn Aermed plane crashed this morning (2): heart retrieved, but is unusable
Rome, Italy - Ten years ago the two deceased physicians risked their lives transporting a heart by car
The violent crash of a Cessna 500 on the mountains near Cagliari was apparently caused by a fog bank. Six people were killed: three pilots plus two physicians and a technician of the transplant unit of... more
AccidentsLibya denies guilt in 1988 Lockerbie bombing
London, UK - Announcements in a Bbc interview
Lybia, which in August 2003 agreed to pay a USD 2.7bn compensation to the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing (see AVIONEWS), denies its guilty in the bombing. Prime Minister, Shokri Ghanem, said to... more
AccidentsIndia: five killed after fire in space center
New Delhi, India - An engine has exploded
At least five died for a fire which broke today at Sriharikota space center, India's main one. The flames broke out in a solid propellant engine, said spokesman K. Ravindran, who also added: "Some people... more
AccidentsTwo Japanese military helicopters involved in a collision
Tokyo, Japan - It happened during a training stage
Two Japanese military helicopters would have run into each other in-flight and would have fallen headlong from a ceiling of some 300m. This accident has happened in the Mei prefecture territory in Japan... more
AccidentsIndia: aircraft landed with a burning engine
New Delhi, India - Happened last Friday
An American cargo jet landed to the Indian airport with a burning engine. A spokesperson of the Indian Aviation said it was an Usaf C-10. Nothing happened to the crew. more
AccidentsAn American civilian helicopter has been shot down in Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan – This attempt has been claimed by Talibans
A civilian helicopter belonging to an American company performing the building of a motorway in order to link Kabul and Kandahar (Afghanistan) was shot down on February Sunday 22. This chopper was hit... more
AccidentsRisk of collision over the French skies
Basilea, Switzerland - A Swiss International Airlines and a Klm airplane flew close
An airplane of Swiss International Airlines and a Klm airplane flew close to each other within 300 metres. The incident occurred while the French strike was in act. Is not clear if the accident can be... more
AccidentsFlight Rome-Brindisi emergency landing: public prosecutors start an enquiry
Brindisi, Italy - The risk of a collision with a military aircraft is suspected
Public Prosecutors in Brindisi started an inquiry into the emergency landing of the Alitalia Rome-Brindisi flight, which occurred last November. It is suspected that on that occasion the pilot was forced... more
AccidentsSas: final investigation report on accident on October 8, 2001 at the Linate Airport in Milan
Stockholm, Sweden - Both the Italian and the Swedish members of the Commission are in full agreement about the content of the report
The final investigation report covering the accident on October 8, 2001 at the Linate Airport in Milan is now completed. The Commission of Inquiry released the report today at press conferences in Rome... more
AccidentsCandidate for elections in Iran survives plane crash
Tehran, Iran - He was distributing electoral flyers
A candidate for next Friday's political elections in Iran was distributing electoral flyers when the airplane he was flying on crashed. The candidate, whose name is unknown, has survived. The aircraft... more
AccidentsMonte Lupone accident (2): trial postponed to 16th June
Latina, Italy - For defect of notification
As already published today on AVIONEWS, the trial against the people in charge of air rescue at Ciampino airport Riccardo Manduzio, Marco Florissi and Maurizio Cappellano, with the charge of interrupting... more
AccidentsMonte Lupone accident: air rescue to court today
Latina, Italy - Captain Poggiali died in the plane crash
The people in charge of air rescue at Ciampino airport Riccardo Manduzio, Marco Florissi and Maurizio Cappellano, will be trialled today, at Rome's Court-house, with the charge of interrupting the research... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Taca’s Airbus 300
El Salvador, San Salvador - An hydraulic system trouble forced an Airbus to an emergency landing
A Salvadorean Airbus 300 belonging to Taca Airline and flying from Nicaragua to San Francisco (Usa) made an emergency landing in the San Salvador’s airport. The airplane flew over the airport for about a... more
AccidentsUstica 24 years later
Rome, Italy - Tonight on Raitre a special about the trial
On 27th June 1980, a few seconds before 9 pm, a DC-9 I-TIGI by Itavia flying from Bologna to Palermo disappeared from the radar screens of the control tower of the Rome-Ciampino airport. After several... more
AccidentsSmall aircraft cuts power line but continues its flight
Grosseto, Italy - It caused a black-out on mount Amiata
A small tourism aircraft - its specifications and route are unknown - which was flying over Campagnatico, near Paganico, in the province of Grosseto, cut the cables of the power line yesterday around 3:20... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Brazil, two people killed
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Entangled in high-tension cables
Two people, a flight instructor and an air force colonel, were killed yesterday onboard their helicopter, which crashed in Itarapina, province of Sao Paulo. The helicopter crashed after getting entangled... more
AccidentsPredator crashes in California during an exercise
Los Angeles, USA - No casualties
During an exercise program for pilots and experts of the Italian Air Force and Navy in the desert South of California, a Predator, manoeuvred by a ground position by and Italian pilot and a US instructor,... more
AccidentsSkyhawk crashes in West Bank
Tel Aviv, Israel - The pilot is safe
According to what has been published on Ynet, the online site of Yediot Ahronot, a Skyhawk crashed yesterday South of Hebron, probably because of a technical failure. The pilot is safe, even if his conditions... more
AccidentsAir crash in United Arab Emirates (7): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - It's a Fokker 50
The Fokker 50, based on the successful project of F-27, is an upgraded version equipped with PW-127 engines giving better performance from short runways and in high temperatures. Here below the technical... more