Accidents
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AccidentsBoy evades security measures and destroys a plane cockpit at Stansted
London, UK - Embarrassment for the airport staff
A fact that would not deserve any comment, but the vandalistic action of the 18 years old-boy who on November 13th has destroyed a cockpit of an airplane at Stansted (London) airport, has left many staff... more
AccidentsBlocked funds at Linate airport
Verona, Italy - The funds will be used to pay back the relatives of the victims of an air crash happened in 1995
With an unexpected decision, the Milan tribunal has decided to pay back the relatives of an air crash happened in 1995 in Villafranca (Verona) airport with the funds that Linate airport pays to the Italian... more
AccidentsHijacking attempt on an El Al flight
Istanbul, Turkey - The man was blocked by the security guards on board
It's called Tevfik Fukra, the Arab but with Israeli passport, who yesterday has tried to divert a Boeing 757-200 of the El Al, the Israeli airline. The attempt has never realized in a real threat neither for... more
AccidentsPiper crashed during show: at least 7 died
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Probably the strong wind the cause
The incident would have happened yesterday but AVIONEWS will supply greater particular in the course of the daily edition. By now sources that come from Argentina speak about at least 7 deads, among... more
AccidentsEnglish Navy helicopter crashed (2): its technical sheet
London, UK - Sea King is one of the most versatile helicopter ever made
The first version of this multipurpose helicopter, equipped with a double engine, has flown, for the first time in 1959, more than 40 years ago. The "Sea King" has been replaced by the SH-60F as antisubmarine... more
AccidentsEnglish Navy helicopter hit the ship from which it took off
London, UK - Three injured, one in serious condition
An English Navy helicopter, a Sea King from 848 Squadron based at Yeovilton, crashed onto the deck of the ship from which it took off after having hit, with its rotor blade, a part of the ship. The three... more
AccidentsAn Indian Mig 21 trainer crashed yesterday near Bagdogra air base
New Delhi - Both pilots died
The incident has happened yesterday morning at 7.30 am, local timetable. The IAF fighter (Indian Air Force) was returning to the Bagdogra air base when it has hit cables of high tension: the aircraft has... more
AccidentsHoward died in a plane crash, he was a forerunner of the satellite tv
Washington, Usa - His son has lost his life too
Henry Taylor Howard, pioneer of the satellite tv and emeritus professor at the Stanford University, is died at the age of 70 because of the crash of his single-engine aeroplane that he was piloting. An... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed at Long Island, "Tradeware Corporation" Ceo dies
New York, USA - William M. Smithers was regarded as a genius in the financial technology
The incident happened last Friday, but "Tradeware Corporation", the company of which Smithers was the Ceo, has given the announcement only yesterday. Smithers, 35 years old, was alone at the moment of... more
AccidentsMilitary airplane crashed in the Grigioni Canton (2): its main features
Bonaduz, Switzerland - It's used by more than 20 countries
The Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer is a low-wing monoplane with a tandem seating cockpit. The aircraft’s capability to cover all aspects of basic training including aerobatics, instrument, tactical and n... more
AccidentsMilitary airplane crashed in the Grigioni Canton
Bonaduz, Switzerland - Two officials are the victims
A tragic fatality has cost the life to two officials of the Swiss Army while carrying out a training flight. Indeed their aircraft, a Pilatus PC-7, has met against a telephone cable falling down then... more
AccidentsAttempted suicide on a Brazilian aircraft
San Paolo, Brazil - The man has been blocked by the other passengers
A 58 years old man named Clodovel Dantes Lacerda has been blocked by the other passengers on board of a Gol flight from Cuiabà to Campo Grande in the federal State of Mato Grosso. The man, during the... more
AccidentsAnother Mi-24 crashed in Chechnya (2): its technical features
One of the most-ever used by the ex Red Army
The last arm-race, between USSR and USA, has implied the development of a helicopter by Russia similar to the American "Cobra", able to transport powerful systems of armament and, at the same time, with... more
AccidentsAnother Mi-24 crashed in Chechenya
Grozny, Chechenya - This time was a technical failure
The Chechen guerrillas have already shot down three helicopters of the Russian army since last August, but this time they cannot have any "merit". Indeed the Mi-24, crashed yesterday with three military... more
AccidentsThe last four bodies have been found in the Fokker-27 crashed yesterday
Manila, Philippines - 15 are the survivors
They are continued incessantly until this morning the searches leaded by the men of the Manila's Coast Guard, but an Australian man is still missing. Other 4 bodies have been found in their seats with... more
AccidentsThe cause of the Fokker-50's incident was a stoppage of the engines
Luxembourg - The final conclusion after the black box's checking
From the examination of Fokker-50's flight recorder, that crashed on Wednesday morning nearby the airport Findel in Luxembourg, turns out the cause of the incident is to attribute to a block of the engines.... more
AccidentsA plane crashed just after taken off (2): 16 the survivors
Manila, Philippines - The aircraft should be at 20 m under sea
After 24 hours since the incident that has involved an aircraft of the LoagAir 16 passengers have been saved, 14 have been found death and others 4 are, until now, dispersed. The survivors, among whom... more
AccidentsThe debris of a Chinese rocket fall over a village injuring a boy
Benjing, China - The incident occured on the last October 27th
The Ziyuan-2B rocket had been launched on last October 27th from the space base in Taiyuan. The scope of the mission was to bring in orbit a satellite for monitoring and preventing environmental disasters.... more
AccidentsA plane crashed just after taken off: six died in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Probably an engine failure
"LoagAir" flight 585 was transporting 29 passengers and 5 members but, as soon as taken off at 11,07 pm (GMT) on Sunday from Manila airport, it has crashed in front of the airport's bay. The airplane,... more
AccidentsStarted the examination of the flight recorder of the Fokker crashed in Luxembourg
Bruxelles, Belgium - Out of danger the survivors
The experts are on the way to complete the examination of the Luxair's Fokker 50 flight recorder to have a more clear scenario about the dynamic of the crash that caused the death of 20 persons. It seems... more
AccidentsAfter Air France, new technical problems for BA Concorde aircraft
London, Great Britain - The plane was forced to go back
New technical problems have been registered for Concorde aircraft. This time has been British Airways to bear the misadventures. The first accident has occurred last Sunday, when a BA aircraft had to get... more
AccidentsTwo Mig-29 of Slovak Air Force crashed (3): the tecnical sheet
Many missions performed but too many incidents in the last years
The Mikoyan Gurevich OKB MiG 29 "Fulcrum" was born in 1978 as the best developed Russian bomber fighter. Here below the main features. Length: 17.00 m Height: 4.70 m Wingspan: 11.40 m Wing surface:... more
AccidentsCrash incident in Indonesia (2): six died, three injured
Jakarta, Indonesia - A mechanical problem the cause
It was a BN-2A the aircraft that, last night, crashed two km far from the airport of Juwita Tarakan. The deaths would not be 7, as reported by AVIONEWS in the morning edition, but 6. Three are the... more
AccidentsTwo Mig-29 of Slovak Air Force crashed (2): the second pilot has died
Bratislava, Slovakia - This morning the discover
It was found died the second pilot been involved in the incident in which 2 MIG-29 crashed in Slovakia yesterday. The finding goes back to this morning, nearby the village of Spisske Tomasvce. The... more
AccidentsTwo Mig-29 of Slovak Air Force crashed
Bratislava, Slovakia - An inquiry to find the causes
They are still few and confused the news about the incident that, yesterday, has been involved two MIG-29 fighters of the Slovak Air Force. The incident would have taken place in one deserted zone, east... more
AccidentsStill unknown the causes of the Fokker-50's accident
Luxembourg - The final balance is 20 deaths and 2 survivors
The pilot and a French passenger are the only survivors of the incident that, yesterday morning, has seen a Fokker-50 of the Luxair to crash nearby the Findel airport. 15 of the victims were German, 4... more
AccidentsAt least seven people were killed in a plane crash in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - The aircraft threw down just after taking off
At least seven persons died and other three were wounded because of the crash of a small airplane. The incident has happened this night in the east of Indonesia, nearby the Tarakan city. The aircraft... more
AccidentsA plane crashed near Luxembourg airport (4): 18 the victims
Luxembourg .- They were mostly German citizens
Some news are coming in this moment from the site of the incident that, this morning, has been involved a Fokker-50 of the Luxair. The assessed victims, the greater part is German, would be 18, two passengers... more
AccidentsA Turkish military helicopter crashed into Sapanca lake
Ankara, Turkey - Two soldiers are still missing
They continue without pause, after 48 hours from the incident, the researches of two members of the crew of a military helicopter crashed in Sapanca lake, Turkey. Miraculously survived the others two soldiers... more
AccidentsA plane crashed near Luxembourg airport (3): the technical sheet of the plane
Luxembourg .- A Fokker-50
Here below the essential features of the aircraft been involved in the incident of this morning near Luxembourg. Length: 25.20 m Height: 8.30 m Wingspan: 29.00 m Wing surface: 70.00 m2 Weight empty:... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes in Luxembourg (2): embedded in the scraps one of the pilots
Luxembourg - Frenetic the attempts to free him
According to first, fragmentary news that are coming about the incident, involved a Fokker 50 of the Luxair, it would seem that one of the pilots is embedded still in the scraps of the cockpit, but he... more
AccidentsAn aircraft crashed near Luxembourg airport
Luxembourg - At least 17 died, 5 are the injured
It's just happened few hours ago the crash of a Fokker 50, at 3 km from the international airport of Luxembourg, that transported 19 passengers and three members of the crew. The airplane, that was coming... more
AccidentsDead an US veteran crashed with his plane
Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic - Tragedy happened during an acrobatic exhibition
James Rossy, this was the name of the unlucky pilot, veteran of the US Air Force, has died in Santo Domingo during an acrobatic exhibition in an aeronautic base at a distance of twenty kilometers by the... more
AccidentsIndian military jet crashed (2): the tecnical sheet
Ambala, India - It was a Sepecat Jaguar
Sepecat, French society founded in 1966, produces combat and tactical support aircraft. The fighter in issue, the Jaguar, was born in 1973 as reconnaissance and attack aircraft. In the plan, in collaboration... more
AccidentsIndian military jet crashed into a village
Ambala, India - It's still uncertain the number of civilians involved
Probably a technical failure the cause that, this morning at 9.50, has caused the crash of a jet of the Indian Air Force on Ambala, approximately 185 km north-west of New Delhi. The aircraft involved... more
AccidentsAn hot-air balloon crashed during the international meeting at Saga
Saga, Japan - Only lightly injured the two pilots
Incidents to montgolfiers are rare but in the greater part of the cases they turn out lethal to the occupants. This time, instead, the two pilots were able to salve; they are the Japanese Masayuki Yamashita... more
AccidentsAn hot-air balloon crashed during the international meeting at Saga (2)
Saga, Japan - An hazardous maneuver the cause of the incident
It needs to be corrected the news, given by AVIONEWS, about the incident that involved an hot-air balloon during the Saga international meeting. The montgolfier would not have caught fire while it was... more
AccidentsLionel Poilane's helicopter threw down: he was the king of "anti-baguette"
Paris, France - His wife was on board of Agusta 109 too
He faced with success the superpower of the French "baguette" and he had gained it with a type of bread, the round one, exported all over the world. We are speaking about Lionel Pionel, died last Thursday,... more
AccidentsAnother Russian Mi-8 helicopter shot down by the rebels
Grozny, Chechenya - It should be at least nine dead soldiers
Nobody can forget the Cechen conflict, also because at almost regular intervals the guerrillas throw down a Russian helicopter. It does not interest if it is a war, a patrolling or a rescue one: this is... more
AccidentsA tempted hijacking on Iranian flight
Teheran, Iran - The security services block the terrorist aboard
It's just few hours ago, 3.30 Italian time, the news that a man, armed with gun, has tried to divert a flight in Iran. The airplane, of the Caspian Airlines with 160 passengers, was serving an inner... more
AccidentsTurbolences causes the AA 587 flight's incident
New York, USA - Investigations can be considered as closed
After a year since that tragic November 12th 2001, when a A300 of AA crashed on the Queens neighbourhood of New York, it can be asserted it has been the tail-snap off to cause the disaster. Only yesterday... more
AccidentsAnother Russian helicopter shot down
Grozny, Ceceny - The news was spread few minutes ago
Another Russian military helicopter, the third in ten days, would have been pulled down by the Chechen guerrillas. The episode, of which the developments have not been spread, would be happened near... more
AccidentsHijacking over the Russian sky
Moscow, Russia - Still unknown the developments of the events
The Russia press agency "Tas" has just diffused that a skyjacking is in progress on two Russian flights. AVIONEWS will acquaint on the developments of the events. (0012) more
AccidentsUSA, democratic senator plane crashed: nobody survived
Washington, Usa - The aircraft threw just after taking off
Still unknown the causes of the plane crashed that, on Friday, caused the death of eight people. Among the victims there were the democratic senator Paul Wellstone and his family, his three staff members... more
AccidentsFlight for Los Angeles stopped in Singapore due a bomb alarm
Narita, Singapore - The threat comes from Islamic terrorists
Flight SQ12 of the Singapore Airlines, expected to take off at 9,50 am for Los Angeles has been yesterday cancelled due an alarm bomb. The passengers have been evacuated just before the airplane took... more
AccidentsBordered tragedy for a Russian airplane-cargo
Bishkek, Kyrgystan - All wounded the soldiers on board
The incident happened yesterday at the international airport of Manas, in the Kyrgystan, Bishkek could have implications more tragic. The aircraft cargo involved is a Ilyushin-62 of the Tretyakov airline... more
AccidentsHit by the Ceceny guerrilla the Mi-8 fallen on Friday
Moscow, Russia - Less serious the balance of the victims
They have been the shots coming from Ceceny rebels to pull down the military Russian helicopter Mi-8 that has fallen Friday in the Terek river, in Chechenya. The victims, who at the beginning had been... more
AccidentsTwo F/A-18F crashed: no hopes to find the four aviators
California, USA- Probably a human error the cause
The searches near Fresno,California lasted approximately 33 hours, but no trace of the crews of the two Super Hornet that, according to the first reconstructions, would be crashed during a training flight... more
AccidentsAmerican military aircraft throws down in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - Unknown the causes and the number of the involved persons
It has fallen last evening an aircraft of the American Air Force nearby Jacobabad, approximately 300 km north of Karachi. According to the first indiscretions it would be a spy plane but a spokesman of... more
AccidentsOther Russian helicopter falls in the peninsula of Kamchatka
Moscow, Russia- One dead man and four wounded the temporary balance sheet
To few hours of distance from the disaster, that yesterday cost the life of 11 Russian soldiers, an other helicopter trew down little ago in the region of the Kamchatka causing the death of one person... more