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AccidentsPASSENGERS OF A MISSING PLANE RESCUED BY RUSSIAN SHIP
MOSCOW, Three Japanese passengers and the American pilot were recued by a russian ship after their plane went down into the sea off Sakhalin. The four people, who were completing an around-the-world trip,... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN USA
SONORA, CALIFORNIA, USA, A U.S. military helicopter yesterday crashed while searching for a missing hiker. The helicopter went down in a wilderness area of Mountain View, California. Five people were on... more
AccidentsPILOT KILLED DURING AIR SHOW IN CANADA
CANADA, A World War II plane yesterday crashed during an air show at Chris Hadfield airport in Sarnia, not far from Toronto. "The pilot was on approach to the runway, and at some point the airplane lost... more
AccidentsTAM AIRLINES PRESIDENT DIES IN CHOPPER CRASH
SAO PAULO, President of TAM Airlines, Rolim Adolfo Amaro, 59 years old, died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed yesterday near the border with Paraguay. Another body was found, the one of Patrica... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: 70 BODIES IDENTIFIED
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, A spokesman from the investigation group, led by vice Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov, which is investigating on the Tupolev 154 crashed near Irkutsk, Siberia, causing 145, victims, said... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW REHEARSAL IN UK
UK, A two-seater T6 Harbard WW2 plane has crashed while taking off during preparations for the Flying Legends air show which will take place at Duxford on Saturday and Sunday. The plane crashed at the... more
AccidentsEMIRATES FLIGHT DIVERTED FOR ENGINE WARNING
INDIA, An Emirates jetliner en route from Hong Kong to Dubai via Bangkok made an emergency landing in the south Indian city of Hyderabad after "A cockpit light indicated a possible engine warning", said... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: DISASTER PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, From the first revelations of the investigations on the Tupolev TU-154, crashed near Irkutsk with 145 people on board, all died, seems that disaster has to be attributed to an human error... more
AccidentsTHE CRASHED TUPOLEV 154 FLIGHT AND VOICE RECORDERS NOW UNDER ANALYSIS AT MOSCOW
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The flight recorder and voice cockpit recorder have been recovered by the crashed Tupolev TU-154 aircraft, and sent to Moscow, where technicians will decode the data registered on them... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KOREA (3): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Sikorsky S-76: Type: medium-lift utility helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Lenght: 44 ft Rotor diameter: 44 ft Height: 14 ft 5 in Empty weight: 6641 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA (2): DEATH TOLL RISING
SEOUL, The two missing passengers of the helicopter plunged in South Korea were found dead. The death toll rose to eight. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76, was carrying 12 people. The other four wer... more
AccidentsRYANAIR PLANE EVACUATED
LONDON, A Ryanair plane due to travel from London to Londonderry was evacuated before takeoff, as precautionary measure, after detecting instrument malfunction in the cockpit. Passengers were boarded on... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA, SIX KILLED
SEOUL, A helicopter has crashed in South Korea killing six of the 12 people on board. Four were injured and the other two are missing. Among the dead the chairman of Dongkuk Steel Mill Company. The helicopter... more
AccidentsTUOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (5): THE RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN LAST FIVE YEARS
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The crash of yesterday of the Tupolev TU-154, in only the last of a long series of air accidents involving Russian made aircrafts. This last accident will probably led the European Civil... more
AccidentsMICRO-LIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN
TEHRAN, A micro-light plane yesterday crashed near the city of Gazvin, Iran. The pilot was killed, said the Persian daily Norouz. The plane belonged to the Boland-Parvaz aviation company. An... more
AccidentsTUOLEV CRASHED YESTERDAY (3): A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCIDENT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, According to first investigation effectuated by the commission led by Sergei Choigou, Russian Minister for emergencies, the Tupolev TU-154 aircraft crashed yesterday near the airport on... more
AccidentsTUPOLEV CRASHED (2): LATEST NEWS
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, Latest news arrived on yesterday's Tupolev TU-154, which caused death o f all people on board, said that the aircrafdt was on Yekaterinburg to Vladivostok route and was operated by Russian... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL SHEET OF THE CRASHED TUPOLV TU-154
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, The Tupolev TU-154 is a three engine aircraft which flown for the first time in 1968, and is largely used by Aeroflot in internal and some international routes. It can operate from scarcely... more
AccidentsSERIOUS AIR ACCIDENT IN RUSSIA: 145 DEAD ON A CRASHED TU 154 AIRCRAFT
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, 145 people dead, 136 passengers and nine crew as a results of an air accident in which a Russian Tupolev TU-154 crashed during take off at a short distance from Irkutsk airport, at about... more
AccidentsPOLICE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN PERU
PERU, A police helicopter crashed in southern Peru on friday while surveying damage to earthquake-ravaged areas. Three people were killed in the accident, a state official, a police officer and a co-pilot.... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE ENGINE CATCHES FIRE
BELGIUM, An engine of a Boeing 747-400 en route from Ostende, Belgium, to South Africa, caught fire, authorities said. The plane was carrying 7 people and 87 tonnes of cargo aboard. Nobody was inju... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN FRANCE, FOUR KILLED
MEGEVE, FRANCE, A small plane yesterday crashed in Megeve, a ski resort in eastern France, while attempting an emergency landing after an engine failure. The four people aboard were all killed. An investigation... more
AccidentsF-16 CRASHES IN TURKEY, UNHURT THE PILOT
ANKARA, An F-16 of Turkish Air Force today crashed near the air base of Ankinci, not far from Ankara, said press agency Anadolu. The pilot was unhurt. more
AccidentsENGINE-TROUBLED JAPAN AIRLINES PLANE RETURNS TO AIRPORT
TOKYO, A Japan Airlines en route from Nagoya to Bangkok was forced to return to the japanese airport shortly after takeoff due to an engine trouble. Airport officials said "the cause is being investigated".... more
AccidentsBELL WILL PAY $40 MILLION FOR FATAL CRASH
MIAMI, Bell Helicopter agreed yesterday to pay $40 million to one survivor and to relatives of two people who died in an helicopter crash in Brazil in 1999. The children of one of the two victims will... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN THE PYRENEES MOUNTAINS
SPAIN, An helicopter yesterday crashed near the town of Queralbs, in the Pyrenees Mountains. The helicopter was bringing some materials to a religious shrine. Three people were killed, a fourth was unhurt.... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN MEXICO, SIX KILLED
MEXICO, A Cessna 206 light aircraft yesterday crashed near the Cinco Llagas airport in the municipality of Guadalupe y Calvo in southern Chihuahua, in Mexico. Six people were killed. The authorities... more
AccidentsJAPANESE FIGHTER ACCIDENTALLY MACHINES-GUN A HOSPITAL
JAPAN, An F-4 Phantom japanese fighter accidentally machined-gun a hospital in Kitahiroshima, in the northern island of Hokkaido. Nobody was injured. The military plane was flying on a routine mission.... more
AccidentsCYPRUS AIRWAYS PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMRGENCY LANDING
SALONIKA, GREECE, A Cyprus Airways jetliner en route from London to Larnaca, Cyprus, was forced to make an emergency landing in Salonika after a drunken passenger molested and attacked few crew members... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ZIMBABWE, THREE KILLED
ZIMBABWE, Three southafrican citizens died in a plane crash near the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana on Saturday. Three of the six people on board were killed. The plane was en route to South Africa.... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR INDONESIAN PRESIDENT PLANE
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, The plane carrying indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid to Canberra, for an official state visit to Australia, was diverted to Darwin base after a technical failure. The plane should... more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT ON A RYANAIR FLIGHT
SPAIN, A Ryanair plane en route from Faro, Portugal, to Dublin, was diverted to Santiago, Spain, after a bomb warning. The plane, which was carrying 187 psassengers, was searched but nothing was fo... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A UNITED PLANE
SAO PAULO, A United Boeing 767 en route from Rio de Janeiro to New York had to make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo after an engine caught fire. The plane dumped the fuel in the Atlantic ocean before... more
AccidentsSHERIFF'S HELICOPTER CRASHES IN DAYTONA
DAYTONA, USA, Volusia County Sheriff Department's helicopter yesterday crashed at Daytona Beach International Airport while was performing a series of annual tests for the Federal Aviation Administration.... more
AccidentsWORK IN PROGRESS FOR BAE SYSTEMS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Several contracts have been acquired by Bae Systems in these days at Le Bourget Paris Air Show, which will be on the show until June 24th. The most important is the 300USDm contract... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN ENGLAND, TWO KILLED
SOUTHAMPTON, A light aircraft yesterday crashed near Southampton, shortly after takeoff from the city airport. "I saw it coming up out of the airport with very little height and the revs of the engine... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Sukhoi Su-17/22 Fitter D-K: Type: ground attack aircraft Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 61 ft 6 in Wingspan: spread 45 ft 3 in Height: 16 ft 5 in Weight: 30.864 lb Max T/O weight: 42.990... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A Su-17 belonging to the Gagarin Aviation Association crashed this morning near the Far Eastern town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The two pilots were killed in the crash. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR TWO FIGHTERS OF NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
NEW ZEALAND, Two new zealand Skyhawk fighters had to make an emergency landing at remote Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria after reporting pressure and engine problems. The plane, en route... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES INTO HOUSE IN TORONTO
TORONTO, A Cessna 172 crashed into the back of a house in Toronto. The pilot survived the impact and was rushed to hospital. His injuries are not life threatening. The four people in the house were unhurt.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN USA, TWO INJURED
LOS ANGELES, A Hughes 369 helicopter crashed near Moffett Field on Saturday afternoon. Two people were slightly injured. The helicopter was performing line maintenance for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. when... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN HUNGARY, SIX KILLED (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 210 Centurion: Type: light sports aircraft Accomodation: two pilots, four passengers Lenght: 28 ft 2 in Wingspan: 38 ft 10 in Height: 9 ft 8 in Empty weight: 2220 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN HUNGARY, SIX KILLED
BUDAPEST, A Cessna 210 crashed yesterday night near the village of Tapsony, in Hungary. The wreck was found this morning by the rescue teams after the plane was given missing last night. The Cessna took... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES DURING RESCUE OPERATION
MANISTIQUE, USA, A helicopter overturned and sank in the Manistique River during a rescue mission searching for two hunters missing. Nobody was injured. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and a private airplane... more
AccidentsTWO RUSSIAN JETS MISSING IN CHECHNYA
MOSCW, Two Sukhoi-25 ground attack planes disappeared over mountainous Chechnya in bad weather on Thursday afternoon during a mission. "We are searching from the point where we lost radio and radar contact...there... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NEW JERSEY
HOPEWELL, USA, A helicopter carrying few fans from New York to Philadelphia to attend game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers crashed in a field in Hopewell, New Jersey. The six... more
AccidentsPROBABLY THE BODY FOUND NEAR HEATHROW WAS AIRLINE STOWAWAY
HEATHROW, LONDON, The body of a man, thought to be in 20s or early 30s, and that has not yet been identified, has been found by police near London Heathrow Airport. Police believe it may be that of... more
AccidentsTWO AIR NAMIBIA STEWARDESS SACKED FOR FIGHTING
NAMIBIA, Two Air Namibia stewardess have been sacked after allegedly fighting in front of passengers during a fight from London via Frankfurt to Windhoek. The two women bumped each other into the isle.... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES NEAR MIAMI, ONE KILLED
MIAMI, A private Beechcraft yesterday night crashed in Dania Beach near Forth Lauderdale airport, north of Miami, few yards from a busy highway. The plane apparently suffered engine problems. One of the... more
AccidentsUS F-16 CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon: Type: multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 49 ft 4 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 16 ft 4 in Empty weight: GE: 19.517 lb; PW: 18.726 Max... more