Accidents
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AccidentsArabian Airlines B-747 into an electricity pylon
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Just a damage on the left wing
No casualties but a lot of fear for the 429 passengers and 17crew members on board of Boeing 747 of the Saudi Arabian Airlines crashed into an electricity pylon after having landed at the airport of Sanaa,... more
AccidentsIt has been found the Colombian Minister's plane disappeared on Thursday, all dead
Bogota, Colombia - The shooting down was claimed by Eln
It has been found last night the twin-engine plane on which the Minister of the Social Protection, Juan Luis Londono, travelled, 48 years, disappeared last Thursday (to see news published by AVIONEWS on... more
AccidentsThe searches for a crashed Cessna still continue
Jakarta, Indonesia - Three helicopters and two planes have been patrolling the zone since Thursday
The Indonesian authorities have intensified, in these last hours, the searches of the Cessna 172PK-Dcm whose last contact goes back to Thursday of last week, when it is afraid it has crashed close to Mount... more
AccidentsAn Elitalia helicopter ambulance crashed, probably 4 persons died
Athens, Greek - It's the third disaster in three years involving Elitalia aircraft
An Agusta A-109 Power, used as helicopter ambulance, has crashed around midnight after having left from the island of Lesbo and directed to Ikaria in order to help a sick woman, 3,5 km far from the landing... more
AccidentsEasyJet pilot fell from the plane: he's fighting for his life
London, UK - It's the first-ever accident of this kind
According to the first reconstructions Kenneth Rutherford, 46 years, it would fall down while he was closing the hatch of its Boeing 737 on Saturday around 3 pm. Now the ill-fated commander of easyJet... more
AccidentsColombia's plane Labor Minister disappearing
Bogota, Colombia - No bad weather when it took off
A PA-60 carrying the Columbian Minister of Labor and Health, Juan Luis Londono, has been missing since yesterday afternoon, after the takeoff from Girardot airport, 120 km far from capital Bogota, directed... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes, unharmed two occupants
Melbourne, Australia - No formal investigation to be carried
Two men, an instructor and his student, are escaped safely from the incident that has been involved this morning their helicopter, a Robinson R-22, crashed in an adjacent field to the pit of landing at... more
AccidentsAnthrax scare at Us air base
Washington, Usa - 16 people were evacuated for contamination hazard
It has been evacuated few hours ago the Richmond Air base because of a package in whose inside it is suspected to be anthrax powder. They have been 16, among civilians and soldiers, to be firstly decontaminated,... more
AccidentsChopper crashes from 1600m of altitude in New Zealand: survived the three occupants
Auckland, New Zealand - Critical but stable the conditions of the injured
Three persons, one pilot and two passengers, are miraculously escaped the death when the helicopter where they were on board, a Hughes 300, has crashed to the ground. The incident has been taken place... more
AccidentsBlanketed attempt of hijacking on an Air China airplane
Beijing, China - The man has been arrested
An attempt of aerial hijacking has been blanketed yesterday on airplane of the air company "Air China" that it left from Beijing. The Chinese press agency, Xinhua, has asserted it, without to supply some... more
AccidentsSu-27 of the Argentina acrobatic team crashed
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Two pilots died
A Sukhoi Su-29 of the Argentina acrobatic team aviation has crashed today near Mendoza in an uninhabited zone. The two pilots died on the blow who, according to the first reconstructions, would not have... more
AccidentsSu-27 of the Argentina acrobatic team crashed (2): the technical sheet of the fighter
Rome, Italy - It has been the letal weapon of the Soviet Army during 80s
Su-27 "Flanker" is a multirole interceptor and a fighter of air superiority with the incredible performances, whose arrival was waited for with great trepidation by the Soviet Army. Indeed, in order... more
AccidentsIsraeli colonel died in Columbia’s crash will have state funeral
Tel Aviv, Israel - A rabbinate representative is arriving to Houston to identify the atronaut remains
Israeli parliamentarian commission for the cerimonial will decide like honoring the memory of Ilan Ramon, victim of the terrible Columbia’s crash. Today in Houston a rabbinate will arrive to identify e... more
AccidentsIn Timor East a Russian air cargo has crashed
Jakarta, Indonesia - Probably died the 6 crew members
Because of the bad meteorological conditions a Russian airplane cargo has crashed today at Timor East. It is suspected that all the six members of the crew are died. The airplane, an IL-76, has crashed... more
AccidentsAll died the 4 Us soldiers on board of a Black Hawk
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan - External factors the probable cause
Therefore the losses due to incidents among the American Army row are gone up to 22 since it is begun, the last year, the mission "Enduring Freedom" in Afghanistan, while they are 25 the soldiers died... more
AccidentsAircraft of Tyrolean Airways looses a wheel during a flight
Innsbruck, Austria - The accident has happened nearby the Frankfurt airport
During the daytime of yesterday an aircraft of the Austrian air carrier Tyrolean Airways, while it was flying between Frankfurt and Innsbruck, has lost, it seems for a mechanical damage, a wheel that has... more
AccidentsUs helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, many soldiers on board
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan - It wouldn't be an hostile action the cause of the disaster
According to the first sources coming from the Us Army headquarters in Tampa-Florida, a Black Hawk helicopter would crashed few minutes ago close the Bagram Air base, in Afghanistan, during a training... more
AccidentsA medical helicopter crashed in Illinois, at least one dead
West Chicago, Usa - Maybe the bad weather the main cause
At least one person would be killed in the incident happened few hours ago at the airport of DuPage (Illinois) when a medical helicopter has crashed just after the takeoff. "It had just taken off just... more
AccidentsIndian jet crashes, pilot killed (2): an highlighting on the aircraft
Rome, Italy - A model too old to be operated in the 21st century
The Indian Defense Ministry has approved, in the October of 1978, the purchase of 150 Jaguars with two separate agreements: while 40 Jaguars have been imported as to fly away, the remaining 110 had to... more
AccidentsIndian jet crashes, pilot killed
Jaipur, India - The second incident of a military aircraft in 24 hours
The last 24 hours have been really bad for the Indian Army that yesterday has lost a helicopter in an incident because of a technical failure (pubblished by AVIONEWS this morning), while last night a Jaguar... more
AccidentsIndian Army chopper crashes, saved the three soldiers
Vadodara, India - A technical failure the cause of the incident
The occupants of a military helicopter are escaped miraculously unharmed when it crashed yesterday night in the village of Samaspura, close the center of Vadodara. According to the testimonies a soldier... more
AccidentsBomb explodes in AA offices in Ecuador, three wounded
Quito, Ecuador - Maybe an anti-American demonstration
According to the first declarations it would be a disowned terroristic group, called "People Revolutionary Militias" which yesterday, at 7:20 pm local time, has let a bomb explode in a hotel of Quito where's... more
AccidentsB-767 overshot the runway at Narita, nobody was hurted
Narita, Japan - Surveyings to be immediately carried
Only fear, the last night, for the passengers on board of flight 908 operated by Air Japan coming from Seoul and directed to the International Airport of Narita, when the B-767, on which they were, has... more
AccidentsFirst confirmations for the accident in which is dead the Kenian minister
Nairobi, Kenya - It seems every day more possible the hypothesis of an accident
Trusting the latest news, coming from the source of radio Kbc, it seems that the disaster after which has dead the Kenian Minister of Work, Ahmad Mohamed Khaliv, and have been seriously injured two more... more
AccidentsA MS-885 crashes in France
Lindieu, France - Three men are dead
A MS-885 airplane, that was flying over a Lieudieu forest (in the southern of France) at a low altitude, has crashed at 9 am last Saturday. According to the firemen reconstruction there were three persons... more
AccidentsB-737 of Vasp misses the runway while landing, no consequences for the passengers
Brasilia, Brazil - The fog was the cause of the incident
It should have been the tick fog the main cause of incident happened few hours ago in the international airport of Rio Branco, close to the Amazon forest, 3000 km north-west far from Rio de Janeiro. Nobody... more
AccidentsSmall plane crashed in Ohio, the occupants died
Ohio, Usa - Strong vibrations were perceived before the crash
The small aircraft, a single-engine Beech Bonanza with two persons on board, had taken off from the Wings Field Airport, close to Philadelphia, directed for South Carolina, but technical problems have... more
AccidentsTwo planes collide: 4 deaths and 7 injured
Denver, Usa - Scraps dropped over the suburb of the city
Two small planes, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk single-engine and a twin-engine Piper Cheyenne, are collided in the evening of Friday for causes still disowned while they flew on the city of Denver, Colorado's... more
AccidentsUs U-2 crashes in South Korea
Seoul, South Korea - Unknown the causes of the incident
A U-2 spy plane has crashed yesterday at 15.00 local time (7.00 GMT) close to the city of Hwasong, 80 km far from the capital. The pilot was able to eject while the crash of the aircraft has caused 3... more
AccidentsDead in an air crash Kenyan Minister of Work
Nairobi, Kenya - The radio Kbc refers the accident
Following news coming from the radio Kbc, in Western Kenya it should have crashed the small aircraft where was boarded the Minister of Work of the African State. Trusting the first news, still confused,... more
AccidentsTourists blocked in Kenya for an airplane breakdown
Mombasa, Kenya - They only leave after 6 hours of wait
A group of tourists, yesterday, has been blocked in Mombasa, in Kenya, because of a breakdown of a Lauda Air airplane, that has prevented to carry out the maneuver of takeoff for Milan-Malpensa. The... more
AccidentsTwo men fall from an airplane and finish on one house of Shangai
Shangai, China - Perhaps they are slipped from the baggage vain
According to the Xinhua, official press agency of China, two bodies would be slip from the baggages space at that of undercarriage of flight AF112 of the Air France that from Paris was directed to Shanghai.... more
AccidentsTwo Marine helicopters crashed: 4 died
Texas, Usa - Unknown the cause of the disaster
Two AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters of American Marine are crashed few hours ago while carrying on a support action to the Border Patrol engaged in an anti drug operation close to the Mexican border. On... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Philippines: miraculously unharmed the 9 passengers
Manila, Philippines - The strong wind the cause of the incident
Four journalists of an American network, ABS Cbn, and 5 members of the Philippines Air Force are yesterday escaped death after the helicopter in which they were crashed, while flying over a mountainous... more
AccidentsGerman plane overshoots the runway while landing
Berlin, Germany - No one among the 200 passengers reported injuries
An airplane of an airline coming from Paris, that works charter flights, and whose name still has not been known, overshot the runway stopping in a near field. The incident has happened at Baden airport... more
AccidentsAir crash in Gabon: 7 deads officially made certain
Libreville, Gabon - The crash has happened in Friday
Last Friday in the Centroafrican State of Gabon has occurred an air crash that caused the death of 7 persons, 5 Congolese and 2 Russians. The flight had taken off from Brazzaville (Congo Brazzaville)... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes with cyclist
Berlin, Germany - Four wounded, but fortunately no one died
They were cycling near Paderborn airport in Germany, a 50 years woman and her 14 year daughter, when they have seen a small plane coming in difficulty at high speed. Few moments of fear and after the... more
AccidentsArmy Thailandese helicopter crashes
Bangkok, Thailand - Only the pilot on board
An old Hm-1 helicopter of the Thailandese Army has crashed few hours ago killing the sole occupant, pilot Athorn Kaetkaew, after having taken off from the military airport in the province of Lopburi, 115... more
AccidentsPredator crashed for technical failure
Islamabad, Pakistan - It's the third just in this month
It would not have been the hostile fire, but a technical breakdown to provoke the crash that has completely destroyed the "Predator", the spy drone of the American Army. The aircraft was, at the moment... more
AccidentsCleared the causes of the air crash in Tampa of January 5 2002
Washington, Usa - The pilot of the small aircraft has suicided
The Us National Transportation Safety Board (the federal board that owns the enquiries about the air crashes inside the confederation), has officially attested, on the base of the last results, the air... more
AccidentsPlane collides with a jetway: drama at New York LaGuardia airport
New York, Usa - Six hurts, but it could be worse
At the end they have been the only six wounded in the incident that yesterday has been involved an Airbus A-319 of the Northwest Airlines at New York's LaGuardia international airport, but the consequences... more
AccidentsIt has failed a skyjack on a flight that gives Paris it was directed to Algeri
Algeri, Algeria - three young people have arrested
Yesterday, three young people have tried to skyjack a Boeing 737 of the Algerian carrier, Air Algerie, left from Paris and directed to Algeri. The three people are enter in action in the last part of the... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in front of Washington coast, a nine year girl is missing
Washington, Usa - Two Canadian ships joined the searches
They continue without pause the searches to trace the 9 years child, dispersed after the Piper P-28 where she was with her family is crashed yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean, in front of the city of Washington... more
AccidentsTwo missing in an helicopter crash in South Korea, five rescued
Seoul, South Korea - A mechanical failure the cause of the disaster
They continue the searches in order to find the two pilots missed after the incident that the last Saturday has involved an fire-fighting South Korean helicopter, a Sokol W-3 of Polish production, crashed... more
AccidentsAircraft overshoot from the runway in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - Registered only four injured
A Fokker plane of the Ecuadorian air carrier Tame has gone out from the runway while it was taking off on the haul Quito-Tulcan. The aircraft had 72 persons on board. It seems that the cause of the accident... more
AccidentsF-18 crashes after overshooting the runway
Pearce Air Base, Usa - Investigators are already on the way
A F-18 Hornet of Unites States Navy, pertaining to the naval group of the Lincoln aircraft carriers at Pearce base, was not able to land in a proper way and it has crashed to the end of the landing runway,... more
AccidentsIt has been reassembled incorrectly the German chopper crashed near Kabul
Berlin, Germany - It's going to end the German minister investigation
Inquiries on the German helicopter, a Sikorsky CH-53 that last December 21 crashed close to Kabul killing the 7 militaries on board, are arrived to one first consideration. The conclusion is that it... more
AccidentsFokker 28 flight recorders sent in Usa for the control
Lima, Peru - USD 5,000 the insurance indemnity for every victim
According to the first indiscretions that come from the Peruvian governmental palace it would have been a human error the cause of the Thursday incident in Peru, in which 47 persons died, an hypothesis... more
AccidentsEmergency landing at Charles De Gaulle airport for a bomb alarm
Paris, France - The plane was a MD-11 of the Klm air company
A MD-11 of the Dutch air company Klm, taken off from Amsterdam to Aruba, in the Antilless, has been forced last Saturday to an emergency landing at Charles De Gaulle airport for a bomb alarm. The pilot... more
AccidentsToronto: Dominican citizen deceased in the undercarriage vain of an airplane
Montreal, Canada -The flight has taken off from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic)
He tried to arrive in Canada, hiding in the undercarriage vain of a Canadian air company plane, but has died because of congelation. According to the first reconstructions, he’s a 35 years old man, probably a... more