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AccidentsNTSB recessed a hearing due to lack of valid witnesses on a crash
Washington USA
The National Transportation Safety Board recessed its public hearing on the crash of a cargo airliner. Member John Goglia, the Chairman of the hearing that was held last week, said he will reconvene... more
AccidentsBaykonour incident: 8th corpse yet to be found
Baykonour, Kazakhstan - New collapses feared
One of the 8 workers on the roof collapsed last Sunday at the Baykonour aerospace center in Kazakhstan, is still missing. In the meanwhile, as other collapses are feared to occur, security measures deny... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: black boxes found
Beijing, China - Us submarine detection instruments been used
The two black boxes of the plane crashed last May 7th in China have been found yesterday: the first one at 3.05 pm local time, the second one a couple of hours later . The finding was successful thanks... more
AccidentsOn the Baykonour space center incident
Baykonour, Kazakhstan - Found the seventh corpse
The count of the incident occurred last Sunday at the Baykonour space center in Kazakhstan, raises again as another corpse, the seventh so far, has been found under the debris. According to officials,... more
AccidentsOn the plane crash which killed Aaliyah
Los Angeles, Usa - Her parents to sue Virgin Records and Blackhawk International Airways
According to the parents of Aaliyah, the 22-year old pop star died in last 27th August plane crash together with 6 more people, the Cessna they were aboard of plummetted because of Virgin Records neglect. The... more
AccidentsIncident at the Baykonour aerospace center (2): 6 deaths
Baykonour, Kazhakstan - Neither terrorism attack nor structural cave-in
Last count of the roof collapsed yesterday at the Baykonour space center in Kazakhstan says 6 victims. So far of the 8 people involved in the incident, two are yet to be found under the debris. As far... more
AccidentsTourism aircraft crashes in Spain
Madrid, Spain - Three German dead
The wreckage of a tourism aircraft has been found in a natural reserve, 15 km from Granada, Spain. Three German citizens have been found dead. Granada airport control tower lost contact with the plane... more
AccidentsIncident at the Baykonour aerospace center
Baykonour, Russia - Three victims
Yesterday part of the roof of a hangar at the Baykonour aerospace center in Kazakhstan collapsed running over 8 people. So far rescue teams found just three corpses while other 5 people are still under... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash: experts go to France to decipher black boxes
Cairo, Egypt - The Boeing 737 was approching airport lower than usual
Egyptian, Tunisian and American experts are expected to go to France next week, in order to decipher the black boxes of the Egyptair Boeing 737-500 crashed last Tuesday near Tunis. The chairman of Egyptair... more
AccidentsAir India bombing trial postponed
Vancouver, Canada - Air India plane exploded in 1985, killing 329 people
The judge presiding over the trial of three men accused of bombing an Air India flight in 1985 has decided to postpone the case until March 31st 2003. The Air India airliner exploded in mid-air off the... more
AccidentsChina Northern crash: Md-82 had been hijacked to Taiwan in 1993
Beijing, China - The hijacker has been sentenced twice
The Md-82 crashed last Tuesday off the coast of Dalian, China, had been hijacked to Taiwan in 1993. That McDonnell Douglas aircraft manufactured in China had been forced to land at a Taiwan airport, soon... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash (2): a plane carries home casualties
Tunis, Tunisia - Last list of casualties mentions 14 dead and 48 injured
An Egyptair Airbus 321 carried home the casualties of the Boeing 737-500 crashed last Tuesday near Tunis. The last list of casualties mentions 14 dead - 7 Egyptian, 6 Tunisian, 1 Jordanian - and 48 injured,... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: 60 boats in search of the bodies missing
Dalian, China - "Black box difficult to be found"
Sixty boats and fifty scuba divers are operating in the search of the 46 still missing bodies of the Tuesday's China Northern Airlines crash. A Chinese official reported the finding of the black box to... more
AccidentsIndia: 4 military aircrafts have crashed in three weeks
New Delhi, India - Today's accident involved a Jaguar
An Indian Air Force Jaguar crashed today at take-off from the military base of Ambala, 200 km north of New Delhi. The pilot died outright. This is the fourth plane crash in less than three weeks for the... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash: "the plane was approaching the airport too fast"
Tunis, Tunisia - As reported by Tunisian minister of Transportation
"The Egyptair Boeing approach to the airport was faster than correct landing procedures require", affirmed the Tunisian minister of Transportation. He also said that before the control tower lost radio... more
AccidentsPiper crashed in Slovenia
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Three Swedish died
Three Swedish citizens died in their Piper crash yesterday 70 km south-west from Ljubljana. The two passengers of the tourist aircraft died outright, whereas the pilot perished immediately after being... more
AccidentsTwo Us Navy jets crash into Mexican Gulf
Pensacola, Usa - 7 crew missing
Two Us Navy jets crashed into Mexican Gulf during a military training exercise. Still missing the 7 crew. It has not been reported if the two jets crashed into each other. (004) more
AccidentsAir crash in China: Ntsb sends investigators
Washington, Usa - To assist local government in Md-82 crash inquiry
The National Transportation Safety Board (Ntsb) is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of China in its investigation of Tuesday's crash of a China Northern Airlines Md-82 (B-2138).... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash (5): one of the two black boxes has been found
Tunis, Tunisia - Tunisian officials confirmed the finding
Tunisian officials said one plane's flight recorder, or black box, had been found in the wreckage of the back of the Egyptair Boeing 737-500 crashed yesterday near Tunis. An Egyptair representative confirmed... more
AccidentsAn aircraft with 112 passengers on board crashed in China (2): Boeing to offer its assistance
Beijing, China - To investigate on the incident
The Chinese division of the Us aeronautical manufacturer Boeing offered today its support to assist inquirers investigating on the incident occurred yesterday to a Md-82 with 112 passengers on board crashed... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash (4): Ntsb to send a team of investigators
Tunis,Tunisia - They will assist Tunisian government in its inquiry
The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Tunisia in its investigation of the crash yesterday of an Egyptair Boeing 737-500. Safety Board... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash (3): different counts reported
Tunis, Tunisia - Egyptian embassy in Tunis reports 14 dead
The Egyptian embassy in Tunis reported 14 dead in the crash yesterday. Tunisian officials communicated one more. A today Tunisian paper gave an account of 24 dead and 33 injured, as reported by doctors... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash (3): different counts reported
Tunis, Tunisia - Egyptian embassy in Tunis reports 14 dead
The Egyptian embassy in Tunis reported 14 dead in the crash yesterday. Tunisian officials communicated one more. A today Tunisian paper gave an account of 24 dead and 33 injured, as reported by doctors... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash (2): "it was due to bad weather conditions"
Cairo, Egypt - Air carrier chairman rejects the occurrence of any technical failure
Egyptair rejected the conjecture of technical failure as a cause of the yesterday crash. "The accident has been caused by very bad weather conditions. A rainstorm drove the plane out of its course, pushing... more
AccidentsEgyptair crash: 15 dead and 49 injured
Tunis, Tunisia - Official bulletin reported by Tunisian officials
Tunisian officials reported 15 dead and 49 injured as official count of the Egyptair crash. Sixty-four people were on board the Boeing 737-500 crashed yesterday on a hill near Tunis-Carthago airport:... more
AccidentsAn aircraft with 112 passengers on board crashed in China (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - McDonnell Douglas Md-82 (Usa)
Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: 172 passengers Dimensions - length: 45,1 mt - wingspan: 32,8 mt - height: 9,2 mt Weights - empty: 35.329 kg - max T/O: 65.503 kg - payload: 18.194... more
AccidentsAn aircraft with 112 passengers on board crashed in China
Beijing, China - Found more 70 bodies
A Chinese Northeastern Airlines aircraft with 112 passengers on board plummetted yesterday in the sea not far from Dalian airport, in the north east of China. The pilot of the Md-82 after informing control... more
AccidentsEgypt Air aircraft crashes in Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia - It was flying from Cairo to Tunis
An Egypt Air plane crashed into a hill, as far as six km from Tunis airport, where it was supposed to land at 4.30 pm local time. Tunis airport control tower lost radio with the aircraft, soon after having... more
AccidentsNigerian aircraft burst into flames at Kano airport
Kano, Nigeria - The same city of last Saturday air tragedy
Few days have been passed since last Saturday air crash which produced 149 victims, and today, in Kano (northern Nigeria), fear decided to come back. A Freedom Airlines Boeing 727 in fact, as it was approaching... more
AccidentsAn American Airlines MD-80 lands in emergency at Nashville for a tyre burst
Nashville, USA - Tyre debris ingested by an engine
An American Airlines passenger jet with 105 people on board, has been forced to make an emergency landing in Nashville, due a tyre burst occurred during take off. The tyre debris have been ingested by... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter crashed in Siberia (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Mil Mi-8 (Russia)
Type: medium-lift multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: 2 pilots, optional flight engineer, 24 troops, 12 stretchers Dimensions - length: 18,4 mt - rotor diameter: 21,3 mt - height: 4,7 mt Weights -... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter crashed in Siberia
Moscow, Russia - The second incident of the like in 10 days
A Russian forces helicopter Mi-8 crashed today into the Altai mountains, in Siberia. After loosing radio contacts thus vanishing, the helicopter, on board of which were flying 11 people (3 crew members... more
AccidentsAir Condor flight forced to land to Azores
Lisbon, Portugal - A drunk person bothered on board
Yesterday a Boeing 757 of the German air carrier Air Condor was forced to land at Lajes airport on Terceira Isle, Azores, owing to a drunk and disorderly person. The passenger has been arrested by local... more
AccidentsAn Air One B737 forced to a double landing
Rome, Italy - After entering another aircraft wake
Last evening, at 7pm, an Air One Boeing 737-400, departed from Milan-Linate towards Rome-Fiumicino with 81 passengers on board, was forced to a double landing. In fact, after attempting the first one,... more
AccidentsDornier Fairchild granted its Us workers severance pay
Washington, Usa - Eberhard Braun confirmed
Ex employees at Us facilities of Dornier Fairchild, who have been dismissed after the company filed for insolvency, have been granted they will receive severance pay. According to Eberhard Braun, the... more
AccidentsStolen helicopter crashes in Russia, thief dead
Siberia, Russia
A private owned Mil Mi-2 helicopter, stolen in a Siberian airport, crashed in mountainous Sayan area, killing the thief. It is the second helicopter accident in the last days. (Gio/B) more
AccidentsTourism aircraft crashed in Tuscany
Florence, Italy - Two dead
A DR 400 with two Germans on board crashed last Friday in Tuscany, Italy. It had taken off from Venice, although the pilot, Hans Schneller, had been warned of bad weather conditions over Florence, where... more
AccidentsPiper crashed in Germany
Berlin, Germany - Three dead
A Piper 28 crashed last Friday in the south-west of Germany, while it was flying from Saarbruecken to Speyer. The tourism aircraft's wreckage has been found Saturday. The three Dutch citizens on board... more
AccidentsUs Navy helicopter crashed last Saturday
San Diego, Usa - The three crew members survived
Three Us Navy soldiers on board the helicopter crashed last Saturday while trying to land on the destroyer USS Paul Hamilton, are safe. Soon after the incident, occurred 90 miles far off south eastern... more
AccidentsAir tragedy in Nigeria (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - British Aircraft Corporation (Bac) one-eleven (Uk)
Type: short-haul airliner Accommodation: 119 passengers and two pilots Dimensions - length: 28,5 mt - wingspan: 28,5 mt - height: 12,93 mt Weights - empty: 23.646 kg - max T/O: 41.730 kg -... more
AccidentsAir tragedy in Nigeria
Kano, Nigeria - 180 deads
Last Saturday, an Eas Airlines Bac 1-11-500 crashed onto the buildings of Kano, a city in northern Nigeria, causing 180 victims as well as lots of injured. The British-made aircraft, soon before landing,... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for an Air France flight
Lisboa, Portugal - Because of a too much excited passenger
Because of the above-the-line restlessness and excitement showed by one of its passengers, an Air France A-340 which was flying from Bogotà to Paris, has been forced to an emergency landing on the Portuguese... more
AccidentsOn the helicopter vanished two weeks ago in Colombia
Bogotà, Colombia - Pilot and passengers kidnapped by Craf rebels
According to what confirmed by Colombian secret service, the three people on board the helicopter vanished two weeks ago in Colombia, after being forced to an emergency landing by Colombian revolutionary... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed into a building (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Mikoyan Mig-21 "Fishbed" (Russia)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 15,76 mt - wingspan: 7,15 mt - height: 4,1 mt Weights - empty: 5843 kg - max T/O: 9800 kg Performance - max speed:... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed into a building
Amritsar, India - 8 dead and 20 injured
This morning an Indian Air Force Mig-21 crashed into a building in Jullundur, India. The Russian-made combat aircraft has previously departed on a routine reconnaissance mission from the air base of Adampur. At... more
AccidentsUs Air Force pilot declared dead following crash
Eglin, Usa - His F-15 crashed last Tuesday
Maj. James A. Duricy, a pilot from Eglin Air Force base in Florida, has been declared dead following the crash of his F-15 Eagle into the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of Panama City, Florida, on... more
AccidentsAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands (3): the plane broke in two parts
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Dutch Defence ministry to open an inquiry
According to Dutch authorities, the Italian Air Force F-104 Starfighter crashed this morning as it was approaching landing at a Dutch air base in the surroundings of Leewarden (The Netherlands), would... more
AccidentsTurbulence hits United flight: seven hurt
Wellington, New Zealand - UA Boeing 747 to divert to Auckland
Clear air turbulence has been blamed for injuries to seven people on board a United Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia to San Francisco. The Boeing 747-400, with 269 passengers and 21 crew on board,... more
AccidentsAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Lockheed Martin F-104 Starfighter
Type: multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 16,69 mt - wingspan: 6,68 mt - height: 4,11 mt Weights - empty: 6700 kg - max T/O: 14.060 kg Performance - max speed:... more
AccidentsAn Italian F-104 crashed in The Netherlands
Leewarden, The Netherlands - Pilot got seriously injured
An Italian F-104 Starfighter plummetted today as it was landing at the Leewarden airbase airport, The Netherlands. Pilot, seriuosly injured, has been promptly hospitalized. The combat aircraft was part... more