Accidents
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AccidentsAir collision over southern Germany's skies
Berlin, Germany - Among the 71 dead 52 were youngsters
A Boeing 757 cargo of the express courier DHL and a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 collided last night over the skies of southern Germany, 30 km far from lake Constance. 71 people at least were killed... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft crashed in southern California
Carpintera, Usa - 6 dead
Six people died last Sunday after two aircraft crashed in southern California. The planes, two Beech Bonanzas, had previously taken off from the Van Nuys airport, together with six other aircraft. Because... more
AccidentsGreek fighter crashed onto the Eubea island (2): a technical sheet
Athens, Greece - Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (Usa)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot, one weapons system officer Dimensions - length: 63 ft - wingspan: 38 ft 7 in - height: 16 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 30.328 lb - max T/O:... more
AccidentsGreek fighter crashed onto the Eubea island
Athens, Greece - Authorities fear the two pilots died in the incident
A combat aircraft of the Greek air forces crashed this morning onto the island of Eubea, north east from Athens. On board the aircraft, a F-4 Phantom vanished from radar monitors for several hours, were... more
AccidentsUs Navy helicopter crashed in the Sigonella (Italy) air base (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Sikorsky MH-53E "Sea Dragon" (Usa)
Type: heavy-lift transport helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, one crew chief, 55 troops Dimensions - length: 73 ft 4 in - rotor diameter: 79 ft - height: 29 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 33.228... more
AccidentsUs Navy helicopter crashed in the Sigonella (Italy) air base
Catania, Italy - No victims
Yesterday morning, as it was approaching take off from the Sigonella (Sicily) air base, a Us Navy MH-53E helicopter of the HC-4 "black stallions" Squadron, crashed . None of the military staff on board... more
AccidentsUs combat aircraft crashed in France
Epinal, France -Pilot died
An Us A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 81st Air Force Squadron, located at the Spangdahlem air base in Germany, crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Luneville, eastern France. The pilot on board the aircraft,... more
AccidentsUs combat aircraft crashed in France (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt (Usa)
Type: close support aircraft Accommodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 53 ft 4 in - wingspan: 57 ft 6 in - height: 14 ft 8 in Weights - empty: 23.370 lb - max T/O: 47.400 lb Performance -... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed in Punjab (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Mikoyan Mig-23 Flogger (Russia)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 51 ft 4 in - wingspan: spread 45 ft 10 in/swept 25 ft 6 in - height: 15 ft 9 in Weights - empty: 22.845 lb - max T/O:... more
AccidentsExplosion or pilot error ruled out in Taiwan crash
Taipei, Taiwan - After analyzing the two black boxes and the bodies and wreckage recovered
Taiwan investigators have ruled out pilot error and an explosion in the mysterious mid-air break-up of a China Airlines jet a month ago. The 23-year-old Boeing 747-200 broke up into four sections over... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed in Punjab
New Delhi, India - Pilot survived the incident
An Indian Air Force Mig-23 crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Talwandi Malhian village, in the Punjab region. The pilot, liutenant Bahrat Kumar, survived the incident thanks to the ejectable seat... more
AccidentsBoeing 717 bumped into Cessna
Stuttgart, Germany - Yesterday at Stuttgart airport
Passengers on a state Olympic Airways flight from Stuttgart to Athens were delayed in Germany for over four hours yesterday after their Boeing 717 jet bumped into a private Cessna plane as it was preparing... more
AccidentsChina Airlines Airbus aborted landing at Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong, China - Because of a nose gear trouble
Because of a problem to its forward landing gear, an Airbus A300-600 of China Airlines with 110 people on board, has been forced to abort the landing at the Hong Kong international airport. The pilot anyway... more
AccidentsFire alert on board forced an EasyJet flight to carry out an emergency landing at Newcastle airport
London, Uk - No consequences for the 134 passengers
Today, because of a small fire on board, an EasyJet Boeing 737 has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at the Newcastle airport. On board the aircraft, in service between Glasgow (Scotland) and... more
AccidentsDash 8 forced to an amergency landing at Portland airport
Washington, Usa - No consequences for the 38 people on board
A De havilland Dash 8 of the Us airline Horizon with 38 people on board, 35 passengers and 3 crew members, has been forced to an emergency landing at the Portland airport. The incident, according to the... more
AccidentsSouth African Air Force pilots almost down to half
Johannesburg, South Africa - A shortage of 17 fihter pilots and 79 helicopter pilots
The South African Air Force has a shortage of 17 fighter pilots and 79 helicopter pilots - almost half its current needs -, according to Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota. In a written reply to a question... more
AccidentsPiper crashes in Switzerland: three dead
Lausanne, Switzerland - One passenger got seriously injured
A Piper PA-28 crashed yesterday morning in Canton Valais, Switzerland. Three people died - a woman, 20, two men, 46 and 47 - and one got seriously injured. They all were Swiss. The tourism aircraft took... more
AccidentsAlaska: helicopter with a newly married couple on board crashed
Washington, Usa - Bride found death
As it was heading to the wedding reception, a helicopter with a newly married couple crashed last Saturday in Alaska. The wife died while her husband reported serious injuries. The husband's brother and... more
AccidentsStrange noises recorded by the black-boxes of the Boeing plunged in the Taiwan strait
Taipei, Taiwan - Which are baffling crash investigators
The two "black-boxes" of the China Airlines' B747 plunged last May 25 in the Taiwan strait with 225 people on board, recorded noises so strange to baffle investigators. The head of Taiwan's Aviation Safety... more
AccidentsFrench pilot crashes during acrobatic exhibition
Paris, France - Yesterday in Nancy, eastern France
A French pilot, 49, crashed yesterday while piloting his Acroez during an acrobatic exhibition in Nancy, eastern France. The air meeting was organized at Nancy-Ockey air base and about 40,000 people attended... more
AccidentsMissed collision on London skies
London, Uk - Because of a mistake made by an unexperienced flight controller
Even though the news broke only last Friday, because of a terrible mistake made by an young flight controller on training at the Shanwick control center (south-eastern England) two British Airways aircraft... more
AccidentsAn ice block falls from sky: a woman nearly dies
Paris, France - It is supposed to be the result of toilet wastewater from an aircraft
A French woman nearly died when a block of ice fell close to her in Corsica. The about-hundred-kilo block is supposed to be the result of toilet wastewater released from an aircraft which solidified into... more
AccidentsSeptember 11: Al Qaeda tied to intercepted phone calls
Washington, Usa - "Tomorrow is zero hour" in Arabic heard on September 10
Messages intercepted by US intelligence one day before the September 11 attacks came from telephone conversations between people in Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. Knowledgeable sources say that in two... more
AccidentsCanadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan: pilot did not follow steps
New York, Usa - They were mistakenly bombed by a US F16
The US Air National Guard F16 pilot who mistakenly bombed Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan in April did not follow proper procedures to ensure that his target was hostile. It was possible the pilot would... more
AccidentsYoung Italian parachuter died in Us
Wisconsin, Usa - His corpse to come back in Italy next Saturday
Luca Bertetto, a 31-year old engineer from Turin (Italy) with a passion for parachuting died last Saturday in Wisconsin (Usa). After he launched from a rented aircraft from 5000 meters in fact the parachute... more
AccidentsTaiwan crash: black-boxes found
Taipei, Taiwan - After a three-week search
After a three-week search, rescue teams eventually found the black-boxes which were on board the B747 of China Airlines crashed last May 25 in the Taiwan strait causing 225 dead. Investigators hope the... more
AccidentsFire alert on board a Corsair's Airbus
Paris, France - Pilot forced to come back to the departure airport
A Corsair aicraft has been forced to come back to the airport where it departed from(Paris-Orly) after one of its engines caught fire. For a Corsair's spokesperson, "the incident has never represented... more
AccidentsFirefighting air tanker crashes in California
Reno, Usa - All three crew members die
Three people were killed when a C-130 Hercules air tanker fighting a fire in the Toiyabe National Forest in western Nevada crashed Monday afternoon and burst into flames across the state line in Walker,... more
AccidentsThe ambulance helicopter crashed yesterday in Greece is owned by the Italian Helitalia
Rome, Italy - That's the second incident in 2 years for Florence-based company
The ambulance helicopter crashed yesterday on the side of a hill as it was transporting a sick-person from Anafi island, in the Egean sea, is owned by the Italian company Helitalia. The Florence-based... more
AccidentsA Trans jet Md83 landed in emergency at Venice airport
Venice, Italy - It was on its flight from Athens to Manchester
A Trans jet Md83 on its flight from Athens to Manchester landed in emergency at Venice airport last Saturday night. The pilot of the Swedish charter air carrier asked for an emergency landing due to a... more
AccidentsVictims of last June 14 helicopter crash in Spain raised to eight (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Bell-205 (Usa)
Type: medium lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 12 passengers, six stretchers Dimensions - length: 41 ft 9 in - rotor diameter: 48 ft - height: 14 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 2510 lb -... more
AccidentsA helicopter ambulance crashed in Greece
Athens, Greece - 5 dead
This morning, a helicopter ambulance which was transporting a sick person from the Anafi island (Egean sea), crashed on the side of a mountain shortly before dawn. On board the helicopter, a part from... more
AccidentsVictims of last June 14 helicopter crash in Spain raised to eight
Lleida, Spain - For passengers boarded in Lleida
Eight and not four are the people died in the helicopter crash occurred last June 14 in the surroundings of Salas de Pallars, in the Spanish region of Catalonia. Bullettin raised at the very moment broke... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Spain
Lleida, Spain - 4 dead
A helicopter with 4 people on board crashed today in the surroundings of La Pobla de Sugur, Spain. The victims burnt to death after the aircraft caught fire. The four people aboard the helicopter, owned... more
AccidentsRecovered three more bodies of Taiwanese plane crash victims
Taipei, Taiwan - The total of recovered bodies is now 118 out of 225 dead
Three more bodies of Taiwanese plane crash victims have been recovered today, bringing the total recovery to 118 out of 225 dead. The China Airlines Boeing sank into the sea off Taiwanese coasts last... more
AccidentsTaiwan won't prosecute pilots involved in crash of Los Angeles-bound Singapore Airlines flight
Taipei, Taiwan - Two years ago 83 people died on the plane erupting into flames
Taiwan will not prosecute three Singapore Airlines pilots who tried to take off on the wrong runway and crashed a Los Angeles-bound jetliner two years ago, killing 83 people out of 179 on board. Prosecutors... more
AccidentsUS Air Force plane crash in Afghanistan (2): a technical sheet of MC-130H
Rome, Italy - An aircraft for the transport and resupply of special operations forces
Type: transport and resupply of special operations forces. Accommodation: two pilots, a navigator, an electronic warfare officer, a flight engineer, two loadmasters, 92 troops, 64 paratroops. Dimensions -... more
AccidentsRisk of collision between a Klm's plane and a US fighter last summer
London, Uk - A report unveiled the details today
A Klm's Fokker 50 escaped from colliding with a US Air Force F15E Eagle last summer in the north eastern skies of England. Klm's plane carrying 37 people was on its approach to the airport of Teesside... more
AccidentsA Royal Navy helicopter plunged into the Atlantic ocean (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Westland Linx (Uk)
Type: light multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: 1 pilot, 1 observer/gunner, 10 troops Dimensions - length: 49 ft 9 in - rotor diameter: 42 ft - height: 11 ft 6 in Weights - empty: 6040... more
AccidentsA Royal Navy helicopter plunged into the Atlantic ocean
London, Uk - Rescue teams still at work to found two of the three crew members
Yesterday a Royal Navy helicopter with three people on board crashed into the waters of the Atlantic ocean as it was coming back to the British warship HMS Richmond, 200 miles far from Us Virginia's coast.... more
AccidentsAn Air France B777 has been forced to an emergecny landing at Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong, China - Because its left engine burst into flames
After taking off from the Hong Kong airport, an Air France Boeing 777 with 274 on board has been forced to an emergency landing. Its left engine in fact burst into flames forcing the French flight Hong... more
AccidentsThree Americans die in Afghan air crash
Washington, Usa - The MC-130H plane was carrying 10 people
Three people died when an Air Force Special Operations MC-130 carrying 10 service members crashed in eastern Afghanistan. Seven survivors were being treated for injuries ranging from a broken leg to cuts... more
AccidentsA Us unmanned spy aircraft crashed in Iran
Teheran, Iran - Washington has not confimed yet
According to Iranian sources, an unmanned spy aircraft of the Us Air Force crashed last week in the Qorveh province, (northern Iran), close to Iraqi borders. Pentagon has not yet confirmed the news spread... more
AccidentsLockerbie: 20 victims’ families rejected Libyan compensation
Washington, Usa - Until Libya fulfills UN requests
Twenty victims' families of PanAm plane explosion rejected the USD 10m worth compensation offered by Libyan government. A Scottish court found a Libyan secret agent guilty of the plane explosion occurred... more
AccidentsTwo hijackers killed in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - They had attempted to hijack a domestic flight
Two knife-armed hijackers have been killed by security forces on board of a national air carrier’s Fokker. Forty-two people were on board the aircraft on its flight from Bahr Dar to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. In t... more
AccidentsAircraft with parachutists on board crashed in Belgium
Brussels, Belgium - One victim
As it was approaching take-off, an aircraft with 10 parachutists and a pilot on board crashed last Saturday in Tempoux, in the surrounding of Namur, southern Belgium. In the incident a Us student girl... more
AccidentsIndian jet fighter crashed during take off
Srinagar, India - It is a MiG-27 fighter aircraft
A Indian MiG-27 jet fighter crashed during take off from Srinagar airport. No injured reported. An inquiry has been started on the accident causes. (Gio/B) more
AccidentsIndian Mig caught fire in the skies over Jammu (India)
New Delhi, India - Are now 100 the Russian made-by aircraft crashed in India in last 6 years
According to an Indian army spokesman, a Russian made-by Mig combat aircraft of the New Delhi government air force burst in flames while flying over Jammu (Indian Kashmir) skies. Fortunately no one got... more
AccidentsNTSB releases final report on investigation into crash of Cessna carrying Missouri Governor Carnahan
Washington, USA
The National Transportation Safety Board today released its final report on the October 16, 2000 crash of a Cessna 335 in Hillsboro, Missouri. The accident took the lives of Missouri governor Mel Carnahan,... more
AccidentsPilot died in a plane crash: he had survived from his helicopter crash the day before
Tampa, Usa - He had been just released from the hospital
A 30-year-old man, Michael Antinori, who crashed a small helicopter into the roof of a Tampa home on Monday night has been identified as the same pilot who died when he crashed his Cessna plane into a... more