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AccidentsCOLOMBO AIRPORT ATTACK (2): ALSO ITALIANS ON SITE
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, Also many Italian were present at Bandaranaike civil airport of Colombo, Sri Lanka, where a Tamil rebels commando burned five civil aircrafts, including three Airbus of Sri Lanka Airlines,... more
AccidentsCOLOMBO AIRPORT ASSAULTED
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A near 20-man commando have assaulted the airport of Colombo, main city of Sri Lanka, destroying eight military MiG fighter aircrafts and heavily damaging three civilian jetliner. Nine... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN HELICOPTER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING, ONE KILLED
MOSCOW, An Mi-2 helicopter yesterday made an emergency landing at the Oktyabrsky community in the Khanty-Mansy district of the Komi Republic. One of the two persons aboard, the flight mechanic, was... more
AccidentsAMERICA WEST JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT PHOENIX AIRPORT
PHOENIX, An America West Boeing 737 was forced to make an emergency landing at Phoenix airport on Saturday after a sensor falsely indicated there was smoke in the cargo compartment. America West spokeswoman... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN UK
UK, A Wassmer WA40 Super IV aircraft crashed in crop fields at Hare Warren Farm, between Whitchurch and Watership Down, north of Basingstoke. The plane burst into flames after the impact. The pilot was... more
AccidentsTHREE KILLED IN CESSNA PLANE CRASH IN USA
BENTON, USA, A Cessna aircraft yesterday crashed and caught fire near Benton airport. Authorities said the plane was caught in a storm in the south-central part of the state.All the three people ob board... more
AccidentsTWO KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN USA
USA, An helicopter yesterday crashed in northeast Bates County, KMBC 9 News reported. the chopper went down in a hat field one mile north of Ballard. The pilot and his passenger were both killed in the... more
AccidentsCHECEN REBELS SHOOT RUSSIAN HELICOPTER DOWN
CHECNYA, Checen rebels opened fire at a Mi-8 army helicopter this morning. One passenger was killed. The helicopter was on a mission to transport few commanders to a conference taking place in the city... more
AccidentsEU DELEGATION JET TURNS BACK AFTER ENGINE FAILURE
BRUSSELS, The Airbus A310 of the belgian Air Force carrying the European Community delegation to G8 summit in Genoa had to go back to Brussels airport this morning after an engine failure. Nobody was hurt... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN AN-24 MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN URALS
MOSCOW, An An-24 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday at the airport of Sosva, in the Sverdlovsk region. Three passengers were ijured and taken to hospital. The plane reported an... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN CHECHNYA
CHECHNYA, A Russian Mi-8 military transport helicopter crashed this morning near the village of Engenoi, in Chcechnya. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, said a spokesman for the Defense... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES WHILE LANDING AT MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
OAK CREEK, A twin-engine Cessna went down late Tuesday in a nature preserve near Mitchell International Airport of Milwaukee. The plane was trying to land but crashed breaking into pieces and causing several... more
AccidentsTWA FLIGHT RAINS DEBRIS ON AIRPORT
NEW YORK, A TWA MD-80 flying to New York JFK airport had to return to Miami after small pieces of debris fell from the aircraft and hit passerby and several cars. None was injured and nine vehicles were... more
AccidentsHUMAN ERROR CAUSED AIR CRASH IN THE AZORES ISLANDS
LISBON, The National Civil Aviation Institute of Portugal yesterday released an official report of the plane crash occurred in the Azores Islands in 1999. According to the report the crash was cause by... more
AccidentsSAS PLANE RETURNS AFTER ''ELECTRIC SMELL''
OSLO, A SAS MD-87 was forced to return to Oslo airport yesterday evening after an "electric smell" in the cabin was noticed by the crew. None of the 66 passengers was ever in danger. It was the fourth... more
AccidentsCITY BIRD JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS, A City Bird Lockheed Threestar plane flying to Spain had to make an emergency landing at Brussels Zaventem airport yesterday evening because of a brake failure. None of the 300 passegenrs aboard... more
AccidentsF-16 CRASHES IN CALIFORNIA
USA, An Air Force F-16 fighter yesterday crashed into remote mountains near the border between California and Nevada. The pilot, Maj. Aaron George, and a photographer on board to to document some test... more
AccidentsF-16 FIGHTER CRASHES IN TURKEY
ANKARA, A US F-16 fighter yesterday crashed in southern Turkey. The aircraft went down in the Besiri district of Batman province, Anatolia agency reported. The pilot parachuted to safety and suffered only... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN CARGO PLANE CRASH DUE TO OVERLOADING
MOSCOW, Sources with the commission investigating Il-76 cargo plane crash occurred last saturday July 14, said the tragedy was due to a significantly overloading of the aircraft. Sources told russian agency... more
AccidentsSIGHTSEEING PLANE CRASHES IN ALASKA (2): SPECIFICATIONS OF MAULE
ROME, Maule Trainer: Type: light aircraft Accommodation: pilot + three passengers Wingspan: 30 ft 10 in Lenght overall: 23 ft 6 in Height overall: 6 ft 4 in Weight: 1400 lb Max T/O weight: 2200... more
AccidentsSIGHTSEEING PLANE CRASHES IN ALASKA
ANCHORAGE, A single-engine Maule sightseeing plane crashed into a mountainside near Bettles, in northern Alaska. The four occupants, a pilot and three americans on a sightseeing trip, were found dead by... more
AccidentsNEW AIR CRASH IN RUSSIA (2): SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SU-33 AIRCRAFT
ROME, Sukhoi Su-33: Type: Single-seat ship-based air defence fighter Wingspan: 48 ft 2 in Lenght overall: 69 ft 6 in Height overall: 19 ft 4 in Weights and loadings: not available Max speed: Mach... more
AccidentsNEW AIR CRASH IN RUSSIA
OSTROV, A twin-engine SU-33 plane crashed during an airshow in Ostrov, in the northwest of Russia. The pilot, General Timur Apakidze, died on his way to hospital. The plane belonged to Russian Navy. more
AccidentsANOTHER TUPOLEV 154 EXPERIENCE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO SUDDEN ENGINES STOP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, A Tupolev 154, of the same model of that crashed in Siberia, causing death of all 145 people on board, effectuated an emergency landing at Moscow Shremetyevo-2 airport, due to sudden failure... more
AccidentsTRAINING PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW, KILLED THE PILOT
MOSCA, A training aircraft crashed at Bykovo airport, near Moscow, last saturday. The plane belonged to Myachkovsky airclub and was an AS-5N. The pilot was killed in the crash that occurred shortly after... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SUDAN
SUDAN, A military helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in the southern province of Wehda. The accident was caused by a mechanical failure, said an army spokesman, General Mohammad Beshir Suleiman.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN ISRAEL, TWO KILLED
TEL AVIV, A Robinson helicopter crashed in a persimmon orchard belonging to Kibbutz Yakum, some 10 kilometers north of Herzliya, in Israel. The pilot was killed outright and the other person on board died... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST AIRCRAFT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
TOKYO, A Northwest 747 en route to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Tokyo's international airport after reporting a problem in the engine number 3. The airport was closed briefly for inspection... more
AccidentsGLIDER COLLIDES WITH LIGHT AIRCRAFT
LONDON, Two gliders and a light aircraft collided yesterday afternoon over the border of Warwickshire and Worcestershire, in UK. A pilot was killed, another one was taken to Worcester Royal Infirmary for... more
AccidentsSAS BOEING MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
SINGAPORE, A Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) Boeing 767 had to make an emergeny landing late on friday in Singapore. The plane, taken off to Copenhagen, via Bangkok, had to turn back to Singapore Changi... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
ROME, Iyushin Il-76 Candid: Type: heavy-lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, tail gunner, two landmasters. Lenght: 152 ft 10 in Wingspan: 165 ft 8 in Height:... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
MOSCOW, A cargo Ilyushin Il-76 plane crashed on saturday near Chkalovsky mlitary airport, 30 km far from Moscow. The plane went down shortly sfter takeoff. All the ten civilians on board were killed. The... more
AccidentsTWIN-ENGINE CRASHES INTO A HOUSE
USA, A small twin-engine plane crashed into a house in Jesper County, southwest off Missouri. The five people on board were all killed. No occupant in the house was injured. more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES ON A HIGHWAY
USA, A small aircraft went down into a state highway in West Palm Beach, Florida, while attempting an emergency landing. One of the three persons on board suffered minor injuries. Few cars bumped into... more
AccidentsKENNEDY FAMILY AGREES CRASH PAYOUT
USA, Kennedys have agreed to compensate with $15 million the family of the two Bessette sisters killed in John F. Kennedy Jr air crash on July 1999. An investigation found that Kennedy did not have enough... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANES CRSHLANDS IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, A small aircraft in service for World Food Programme (WFP) crashed-landed at the Luena airport the other day. None of the 10 passengers was injured. The accident was due to pilot error. The aircraft... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BRITANNIA AIRWAYS FLIGHT
MANCHESTER, A Britannia Airways Boeing 737 en route from Manchester to Orlando had to return to the british airport to make an emergency landing after a smell of burning was detected. None of the 315 passengers... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA, A small Sky Trick M28 plane crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Puerto Cabello airport, 124 miles from Caracas. All the 13 people on board, five venezuelans and eight polish were killed.... more
AccidentsAIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING ABORTS LANDING
WELLINGTON, AUSTRALIA, AN AIr New Zealand Boeing 737 coming from Christchurch with 97 people on board at to abort landing at Wellington airport because a Qantas plane had been cleared for takeoff but was... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small military aircraft L-39 yesterday crashed in a village named Gavrilonka in the region of Tambov, south of Moscow. The plane went down near a church after a fire broke out on board. The two... more
AccidentsFIRE IN THE SCHIPHOL RAIL TUNNEL, THOUSAND PASSENGERS EVACUATED
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS, A fire in the rail tunnel, 4.3 mile long, which connects the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport forced the evacuation of more than a thousand passengers who were travelling on the trains... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN
MASHHAD, IRAN, A Mirage F-1 crashed this morning in northeast of Iran, in the region of "Kouy-e Amir al-Momeneen". The pilot was killed after its parachute failed to open. The co-pilot was injured as the... more
AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHED (3): RECOVERED THE BODIES OF THE THREE MISSING PEOPLE
USA, The bodies of the three missing people were pulled from the New River by rescue divers early this morning, said base spokesman Capt. Alan Crouch. The identities of the crew were not immediately released.... more
AccidentsSMOKE IN THE CABIN FORCES BA JET TO RETURN TO HEATHROW
LONDON, A BA flight en route to Milan had to return to Heathrow airport after the jet filled with smoke. Wimbledon champion Venus Villiams was reported to be among the 130 passengers, later embarked on... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Dassault Mirage F-1C: Type: multi-role fighter Lenght: 49 ft 11 in Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in Height: 14 ft 9 in Empty weight: 16.314 lb Max T/O weight: 35.715 lb Max speed: Mach 2,2 Range: 756... more
AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter: Type: medium-lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, crew chief, 25 troops Lenght: 44 ft 10 in Rotor diameter: 51 ft Height: 16 ft 8 in Empty... more
AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA
USA, A CH-46 helicopter of Marine Corps yesterday evening crashed into the New River near Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base. Three of the five people on board went missing, the pilot and co-pilot suffered... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: MORE PROBABLY WAS AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, According to investigation committee which is analyzing the Tupolev 154 air crash at Irkutsk, whcih cliamed 145 lives, is now more probably that it has been due to an human error. This... more
AccidentsCOMMUTER PLANE CRASHES NEAR BOSTON LOGAN
BOSTON, A commuter plane yesterday chrashed shortly after takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries, "some bumps and bruises". Cape Air propeller plane was en... more
AccidentsDUE TO TURBOLENCE, FIVE INJURED ON A LOT FLIGHT
WARSAW, A Boeing 767 operated by Polish airline LOT, of Swissair Group, experienced a strong turbolence,which caused fine passengers injured. They were hospitalized in Warsaw, from where the aircraft was... more