Accidents
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AccidentsCANADAIR CRASHES IN GREECE, KILLED THE 2 PILOTS
ATHENS, A Canadair aircraft, serving in fight against fires, crashed on saturday killing the two pilots. The reason of crash are still unknown. more
AccidentsJETLINER CRASHES IN INDIA, 57 KILLED
INDIA, A Boeing 737-200 crashed into a government housing complex in eastern India. It seems one of the engines of the flight of the Alliance Airlines, from Calcutta to New York, took fire while the plane... more
AccidentsAIR CANADA PILOT FORCED TO PULL UP TO AVOID JUMBO JET
TORONTO, An Air Canada flight going to land to Toronto's Pearson international Airport had to pull up because a jumbo jet was about to take off on the same runway the plane of canadian airline had to land.... more
AccidentsHOT-AIR BALLOON CRASHES IN KENYA, KILLED THE PILOT
KENYA, An hot-air balloon took fire in Kenya and then crashed killing the british pilot and injuring the seven passengers. The accident occurred in west Kenya, while the hot-air balloon was flying over... more
AccidentsFRANCE: MIRAGE CRASHES NEAR NANCY
NANCY, A fighter-bomber of french Armeè de l'Aire crashed during a night training on the outskirts of Nancy, in the east of France. The pilot and the navigator survived ejecting themselves out of the... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN WIEN
WIEN, An Airbus 310, flying from Crete to Hamburg, of Hapag-Lloyd Airlines, was forced to have an emergency landing at Schwechat airport of Wien because of engine problems. The aircraft, with 155 passengers... more
AccidentsSCOTLAND YARD DENIES INVESTIGATIONS ABOUT COULTHARD AND DETTORI'S PLANE CRASHES
LONDON, After the news reported by an english newspaper, Sunday People, about some investigations of Scotland Yard regarding english pilot Coulthard and jockey Dettori's plane crashes, the detective authority... more
AccidentsNATIONAL GUARD APACHE CRASHES IN ARIZONA
ARIZONA, An AH-64 Apache helicopter of National Guard crashed last night near Phoenix, Arizona. The crew, a pilot and a gunner, died for the crash. The helicopter was taking part in gunnery exercises.... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES KILLING TWO IN RUSSIA
RUSSIA, A Yak-52 plane has crashed yesterday during a training flight in the Lipetsk region of central Russia. Both pilots were killed. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. more
AccidentsTWO AIR CRASHES IN SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA, Two air crashes occured yesterday in South America, killing 32 people and injuring other 7 persons. In Mexico a Jet Tramp of national airline Aerocaribe crashed into a mountain. All deceased... more
AccidentsFAMILIES OF KENYA AIRWAYS VICTIMS SEEKING FOR $22 MILLION
NIGERIA, A nigerian newspaper reports that lawyers for the families of the 169 victims of Airbus-300, crashed off the Ivory Coast last January, will seek damages totaling $22 million. The sum would cover... more
AccidentsAMMAN'S HIJACKING: EYEWITNESS REPORT
AMMAN, JORDAN, "Then we saw the man walking past the first class to the economy class, taking out a gun and shooting randomly, and then pulling on the pin of what we thought was a stun grenade and hurl... more
AccidentsJORDAN: HIJACKING HALTED, 15 INJURED
AMMAN, JORDAN, A syrian hijacker exploded a bomb aboard a jetliner of jordan airline flying to Damascus. The man, after explosion, which wounded 15 passengers, because officials prevented him from going... more
AccidentsJAPAN: MISSING TWO AEROBATICS OF JAPANESE AIR FORCE
TOKYO, Two aerobatics of japanese Air Force, with three persons on board as all, were missing during a practice. They were two "T 4 Blue Impulse" aircrafts, flying over Pacific Ocean, in the north... more
AccidentsINDONESIA: MILITARY PLANE CRASHED
PUERTO PRINCESA, PHILIPPINES, A filipino military aircraft crashed into the sea of Sulu, killing a general of the army. Some persons are still missing, among them the governor of Isle of Palawan. The crew,... more
AccidentsPAPUA NEW GUINEA: PLANE CRASHES INTO A MOUNTAIN, 4 KILLED
SIDNEY, A plane crashed into a mountain in New Guinea, on the west side of the capital, Port Moresby. Four people were killed, two pilots and two security guards. The plane was carrying bank takings which... more
AccidentsFRENCH PRESIDENT OF MUSIC INDUSTRY DIES FOR HELICOPTER CRASH
PARIS, Philippe Seiller, ex president of Sacem and currently president of music publishing company Paul Beuscher, has died in an helicopter crash when its aircraft fell down in a wood and took fire. Seiller,... more
AccidentsBOMB ALARM ON AN AIR NEW ZEALAND PLANE
NEW ZEALAND, An Air New Zealand aircraft transporting 205 passengers from Fiji Isles to Auckland, included 10 Maori activists, had to make an emergency landing because of a bomb alarm. The plane therefore... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN LAOS, 15 KILLED
BANGKOK, THAILAND, A Laos aviation helicopter crashed into a mountain on sunday, killing at least 15 people. The new was reported by some diplomats. The cause of the crash is still not clear. Passengers... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHED FOR TV SHOOTING
ATLIN, CANADA, Sources of canadian police revealed that an helicopter used by a tv crew to shot around British Columbia, on the border line with Yukon in Alaska, crashed after hitting a glacier. The mean... more
AccidentsAIR FORCE OBLIGED TO CLIMB OUT IN LANDING
NEW YORK, According to forces of american air base of Andrews, in Maryland, the Boeing 747 whith president Clinton and his daughter Chelsea on board had to make a climb out while landing because of the... more
AccidentsJOHN KENNEDY JR. DIED FOR HIS MISTAKE
USA, The aircraft on which President's son, his wife Caroline Besset and his sister-in-law were travelling crashed because was John John himslf to lose control of the aircraft. Those are the conclusions... more
AccidentsCHINESE PILOT TRIED EMERGENCY LANDING BEFORE CRASH
BEIJING, Chinese officials confirmed that the pilot of crashed airplane in China the other day had tried to make an emergency landing before the plane was struck by lighting and exploded. The pilot had... more
AccidentsFEAR ON PRODI'S AIRCRAFT FOR BROKEN WINDSHIELD
PORTUGAL, Coming back from S. Maria de Feira, Portugal, President of European Commission, Romano Prodi and his retinue went through moments of fright when the little aircraft, a few minutes after taking... more
AccidentsCHINES PLANE CRASHES, 42 KILLED
BEIJING, An aircraft of a chinese airline, flying in a thunderstorm, crashed last night in central China, killing 42 people. The plane went down in the populated suburb of Wuhan. It is a domestically-manufactured... more
AccidentsF18 BREAKS SOUND BARRIER AND PROVOKES BREAKDOWN OF SCHOOL'S CEILING
TERUEL, SPAIN, A fighter F18 provoked the breakdown of the ceiling of a school while, flying on the spanish resort of Teruel, was breaking the sound barrier. A pupil had minor injuries. more
AccidentsCHINESE DELEGATION'S AIRPLANE DAMAGES RUNWAY OF DUBROVNIK'S AIRPORT
ZAGREB, Boeing 747-400, with president of chinese Parliament Li Peng and his delegation on board, damaged runway of Dubrovnik's airport while taking off. The aircraft swept away two small buildings and... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL BREAK FOR ONU AIRPLANE
LEBANON, The airplane on which was flying Onu's representative for Middle East, Teje Roed-Larsen, a Boeing 747, was forced to go back to New York's JFK airport, from which it took off, for a technical... more
Accidents2 KILLED IN AN AIR SHOW NEARBY PHILADELPHIA
HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, An F-14 Tomcat participating in air show crashed into a residential area in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Officer George Mood of local Police confirmed two people were killed in disaster.... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASH IN FRANCE, 5 PEOPLE DIED
TOULOUSE, A small aircraft crashed down around Saint-Clar-de-Riviere, in south west of France. Five passengers on board, three men, a woman and a child were found all dead. Still unkonwn the reasons of... more
AccidentsSIX MINOR INJURED FOR AN MD80
WASHINGTON, A Continental Airlines MD-80, standing on parking area of Newark airport, in New Jersey, started suddenly to move, without reason, breaking down the wall and partition of an airport terminal.... more
AccidentsAEROAMBULANCE CRASH: FIVE PEOPLE DIED
LONDON, A Navajo Chieftain Piper, used for aeromedic transport crashed down into Mersey river killing the five persons on board. The aircraft, coming fro Man Isle with a seriously ill man on board, was... more
AccidentsGROZNY: MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASH
MOSCOW, A russian military helicopter crashed yesterday on the outskirts of khankala, close to Grozny. All deceased the passengers. The accident, according to Interfax Agency reporting the new, was due... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN GREECE FOR A CESSNA
ATHENS, A little Cessna, with 5 people on board, had to land on its fuselage at Salonika Airport. A failure to undercarriage forced th pilot to the emergency landing. All unhurt the passengers, even thanks... more
AccidentsFOKKER CRASH IN GHANA
ACCRA, The aircraft, with 45 passengers, crashed just after take off under a pouring rain from main airport of the african country, breaking in two. So far two victims were verified. Fokker belonged to... more
AccidentsTWO OTHER COUNTRIES SELECT TURBOMECA FOR NH-90
BERLIN, Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322 Engines have been selected to power the twin-engine NH-90 helicopters for Germany and Holland after France has already selected it. This requirement will be worth... more
AccidentsWORKER KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED AT FIUMICINO AIRPORT
FIUMICINO, A worker aged 28, Paolo Frediani, who was working at luggage zone, was knocked down late at evening by a machine starting up suddenly and out of control. It crushed him onto a track after having... more
AccidentsVICTIMS IN AIR CRASH IN FRANCE
PARIS, A PA-46 Piper, with probably six people on board, crashed in the middle of a big storm in Thury-en-Valois in Oise's province. Rescue team intervened immediately and found only 5 victims. The aircraft,... more
AccidentsEIGHT PEOPLE DIE FOR AIR CRASH IN AUSTRALIA
SIDNEY, An aircraft with eight people on board sank approximately 25 kilometers far from south australian coasts. The search, carried out with an helicopter, three aircrafts and several boats, let be discovered... more
AccidentsSTILL CRITICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ULTRALIGHT PASSENGER
VICENZA, Still stable and critical the clinical conditions of the passenger of ultralight crashed last sunday in the wood close to convent it was flying on. It accidentally bumped the convent cross up... more
AccidentsTHREE KILLED PEOPLE FOR A SMALL PLANE CRASH CLOSE TO LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, A small plane crashed yesterday in a suburban area killing threee people. The single-engine Piper went down about noon, after taking off from Hawthorne Municipal Airport. The three people... more