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AccidentsOne casualty in the crash of a MiG-31 aircraft of the Kazakhstan Air Force
Prostornoye , Kazakhstan - The accident occurred overnight during a training sortie
A person died and another was injured in the crash of a Mikoyan MiG-31 (NATO reporting name "Foxhound") of the Kazakhstan Air Force. The accident occurred in the night between Tuesday 23 and Wednesday... more
AccidentsEnstrom 480B helicopter achieves Japanese certification
Tokyo, Japan - Officials of the JCAB made an inspection of the facilities of the American firm in Tokyo
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation received Type Certificate Number 74 from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) for the 480B helicopter. The application was initially submitted to the JCAB on May 17, 2012. On... more
AccidentsUS' helicopter crashes close to the North-Korean border: no casualties
Seoul, South Korea - The causes of the accident are still to be verified
A CH-53 US Marine helicopter crashed in the morning of Tuesday 16 April 2013, for reasons which still have to be verified, in Cherowon county (South Korea), 20 km south of the North-Korean border and 30... more
AccidentsLion Air aircraft ditching: updates from Indonesia (VIDEO)
Denpasar, Indonesia - The Boeing 737 will be cut into several parts to simplify its removal
On Saturday 13 April 2013 a Boeing 737 aircraft operated by the Indonesian company Lion Air, registration code PK-LKS, which departed from Bandung and was bound to Denpasar (Indonesia) ditched in the sea... more
AccidentsTwo casualties in the crash of a NATO helicopter in Afghanistan (2)
Gera Khel, Afghanistan - Witness denies he heard any gunfire before the accident
The crash of a helicopter of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, which occurred... more
AccidentsNATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Gera Khel, Afghanistan - No report about possible casualties is available yet
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, communicated that in the morning of Tuesday... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Berlin (2): the victim is one of the pilots (VIDEO)
Berlin, Germany - The Interior Minister arrived on site
The casualty of the collision between two helicopters which occurred in Berlin in the morning of Thursday 21 March 2013 is one of the pilots of the two aircraft. The accident occurred near the Olympic... more
AccidentsTwo helicopters collide in Berlin: at least one casualty (VIDEO)
Berlin, Germany - Five persons were injured, four of them seriously
Two Eurocopter AS-332 Super Puma helicopters of the German police collided today, Thursday 21 March 2013, near Berlin's Olympic Stadium, causing the death of one person: at least another five were injured,... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Brazil, 10 casualties
Belen, Brazil - The airplane, operated by an air taxi company, vanished on Tuesday evening
An Embraer EMB-821 Carajà aircraft, registration code PT-VAQ, operated by the air taxi company Fretax, crashed in the Brazilian State of Para, in Amazon, causing the death of the 9 passengers and of the... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: ISAF helicopter crashes, five casualties
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Bad weather conditions among the possible causes of the accident
The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council, communicated that in the evening of Monday... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Congo: death toll might be much lower than previously announced (VIDEO)
Goma, DR of Congo - But there is still a lot of uncertainty about the number of persons who died in the accident
The death toll of the air accident which, in late afternoon of Monday 4 March 2013, involved a Fokker F-50 aircraft operated by Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation near Goma Airport, in the Democratic Republic... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Congo, at least 36 casualties
Goma, DR of Congo - Bad weather among the possible causes of the accident
A Fokker F-50 aircraft crashed today, MArch 4, 2013, in Goma, causing the death of at least 36 persons, as confirmed by Naasson Kubuya, mayor of the city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic... more
AccidentsLuxor hot air balloon crash: footage of the accident released (VIDEO)
Luxor, Egypt - One of the two survivors could be discharged in the next few hours
An amateur footage of the crash of a hot air balloon which occurred on Tuesday 26 February 2013 in Luxor (Egypt), causing the death of 19 persons (AVIONEWS), has been released in the past hours. In... more
AccidentsEgypt: hot air balloon crashes in Luxor, 19 casualties (VIDEO)
Luxor, Egypt - One tourist and the pilot are the only survivors
An explosion during the flight of a hot air balloon in Luxor, Egypt, in the morning of Tuesday 26 February 2013, caused the death of 19 out of the 21 persons who were on board: the only survivors are the... more
AccidentsVenezuela: small aircraft wreckage found in Curacao, is it Missoni's Britten Norman?
Caracas, Venezuela - Verifications are in progress
The Coast Guard of Curacao communicated that parts of a small aircraft were found at the west side of the Caribbean island during the afternoon hours of February 21, 2013. According to some sources,... more
AccidentsSafety: Italian ANSV completes inquiry report about Cessna 172N aircraft crash
Rome, Italy - Registration I-AMCO, happened on January 27, 2011 near Perugia
The Italian Air Safety Board (ANSV) communicates that an inquiry report is completed. It is about in particular: - Crash occurred to a Cessna 172N airplane, registration I-AMCO, in Isola Fossara... more
AccidentsAt least nine casualties in Yemen for the crash of a military aircraft (VIDEO)
Sana'a, Yemen - The Sukhoi Su-22 hit the houses of a residential area
There are at least nine verified casualties in the accident which involved a military aircraft in Sana'a, Yemen: the Sukhoi Su-22 of the air force of the Middle-Eastern country, during a training mission,... more
AccidentsAfter the accident in Donetsk, Ukrainian authorities ground South Airlines aircraft
Donetsk, Ukraine - Maybe five unregistered passengers were on board of the An-24
The Ukrainian civil aviation authority has suspended the operation of South Airlines, after an aircraft of the Odessa-based charter airline crashed in the evening of Wednesday 13 February 2013 close to... more
AccidentsAircraft carrying Ukrainian supporters crashes near Donetsk, five casualties
Donetsk, Ukraine - The Antonov An-24 had 44 persons on board, among passengers and crew members
A South Airlines Antonov An-24 aircraft (registration code UR-WRA, MSN 37308709) crashed in the evening of Wednesday 13 February 2013 about 2 km from Donetsk Airport, causing the death of five out of the... more
AccidentsMil Mi-8 helicopter of the Azerbaijan Air Force crashes, 3 casualties
Baku, Azerbaijan - The causes are still unknown
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Azerbaijan Air Force crashed today, Monday 11 February 2013, into the Caspian Sea, causing the death of the three persons on board, according to the reports provided by the... more
AccidentsGuinean Chief of Staff dies in an aircraft crash in Liberia
Charlesville, Liberia - At least 10 casualties in the accident
General Kelefa Diallo, Chief of Staff of the Liberian armed forces, died today, Monday 11 February, 2013, in a crash which involved his aircraft in Charlesville, roughly 40 km South-East of the Liberian... more
AccidentsRunway excursion for an ATR-72 aircraft at Rome-Fiumicino Airport, six injured
Rome, Italy - One runway of the Roman hub has been closed
A Carpatair ATR-72 aircraft made a runway excursion in the evening of Saturday 2 January 2013 while landing at Rome-Fiumicino Airport. The flight of the Romanian company took off from Pisa at 7:15 pm... more
AccidentsUSAF F-16 aircraft crashed into the Adriatic Sea: pilot had activated emergency procedures
Aviano, Italy - Minesweeper of the Italian Navy searches the wreckage of the fighter
According to the first findings which is possible to deduct by the analysis of the body of Lucas Gruenther, the pilot of the F-16 aircraft of the United States Air Force which crashed on Monday 28 January,... more
AccidentsBody of the pilot of the missing USAF F-16 aircraft found in the Adriatic Sea
Aviano, Italy - A few hours before his helmet was extracted from the water
The body of Captain Lucas Gruenther, pilot of the USAF (United States Air Force) F-16 fighter aircraft which took off from Aviano airbase and vanished from radar screens in the evening of Monday 28 January... more
AccidentsAviano airbase confirms: the body found into the sea belongs to the pilot of the missing F-16 aircraft (2)
Aviano, Italy - The family of Captain Gruenther releases statement to thank the searchers
Officials at Aviano airbase confirmed that the body which was extracted from the water today, Wednesday 31 January 2013, off the shore between Fano and Pesaro, belongs to Captain Lucas Gruenther, pilot... more
AccidentsMissing F-16 aircraft (2): parachute found in the Adriatic Sea
Aviano, Italy - US fighters join the search operations
A parachute was found by a cutter of the Port Authority of Ravenna: probably it comes from the F-16 aircraft which vanished from radar screens in the evening of Monday 28 January 2013 during a training... more
AccidentsKazakhstan aircraft crash: flight recorders sent to Moscow
Almaty, Kazakhstan - The captain had totalled about 1000 flight hours on the model and more than 18,000 overall
The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the SCAT Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft which crashed on Tuesday 29 January 2013 near Almaty Airport (Kazakhstan), causing the... more
AccidentsUSAF identifies pilot of the missing F-16 aircraft, searches are still unproductive
Aviano, Italy - US HC-130s and P-3s involved in the S&R operations
The United States Air Force (USAF) released the name of the pilot of the F-16 which vanished in the evening of Monday 28 January 2013 off the shore of Cervia, in the Adriatic Sea during a training mission,... more
AccidentsKazakhstan aircraft crash (2): at least 22 casualties
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Maybe there are also victims on the ground
The Ministry for Emergency Services of Kazakhstan communicated that the victims of the crash which, in the morning of Tuesday 29 January 2013, involved a Scat Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft near... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in Kazakhstan, at least 20 casualties
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Maybe fog is the cause of the accident
A Scat Airlines aircraft crashed near Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the morning of Tuesday 29 January 2013, causing the death of at least 20 persons, among which there are also five crew members. Official... more
AccidentsUSAF F-16 aircraft missing in the Adriatic Sea (2): it might have been a sudden failure
Aviano, Italy - "We are doing everything we can", declares David W. Walker, the 31st Operations Group commander
The searches for the F-16 fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) which took off from the Aviano airbase, near Pordenone (North-Eastern Italy) and vanished during a training flight in the... more
AccidentsBad weather hampers searches of the missing US F-16 aircraft
Pordenone, Italy - Maybe a fuel slick was found on the sea
The poor weather conditions are hampering the searches of the F-16 fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force which vanished from the radar screens in the evening of Monday 28 January 2013, while... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: bag found in Curacao
Caracas, Venezuela - The baggage was on board of the plane which vanished on January 4
After weeks of unproductive operations, the search of the Britten Norman Islander airplane which disappeared on Friday 4 January 2013 during its flight from Los Roques to Caracas with four Italian tourists... more
AccidentsTurkish Airlines aircraft struck by a lightning, engine catches fire (VIDEO)
Izmir, Turkey - No injuries reported for the 114 passengers who were on board
In the late evening of Thursday 24 January 2013 a Turkish Airlines Airbus A-321/231, which had took off from Istanbul "Ataturk" Airport and bound for Izmir, shortly before arriving to its destination was... more
AccidentsAircraft bound for an Italian base missing in Antarctica
Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica - Search and rescue operations hampered by weather conditions
An airplane of the Canadian company Kenn Borek Air Ltd , which took off from the US "Amundson-Scott" South Pole Base and bound for an Italian base in the Terra Nova Bay with three Canadian passengers on... more
AccidentsLondon helicopter crash: AAIB releases a special bulletin
London, United Kingdom - The pilot hit the crane's jib second after being authorized to land at Battersea heliport
The Air Accidents Investigation Branche of the UK Department for Transport released a special bulletin to illustrate the findings of the investigation about the accident which, on January 16, 2013, involved... more
AccidentsLondon helicopter accident: the pilot was maybe distracted by the radio
London, United Kingdom - Cameron requires a review of the regulation of helicopter flights over central London
The pilot of the helicopter which, on Wednesday 16 January 2013 crashed in Vauxhall, South/Central London, after hitting the jib of a construction crane, may have been distracted by the radio, according... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: Italian investigative TV show claims the pilot was certified for flight
Rome, Italy - The medical certificate of Hernan Marchan has May 30, 2013 as expiry date
The Italian investigative TV show "Chi l'ha visto?", in the episode of Wednesday 16 January 2013, released an important revelation about the Britten Norman Islander aircraft which vanished on Friday 4... more
AccidentsHelicopter accident in London: "It's a miracle more persons were not killed"
London, United Kingdom - The pilot had totalled more than 10,000 flight hours
"It's a miracle more persons were not killed": this is the comment of London Met Police Commander Neil Basu on the accident which, in the morning of Wednesday 16 January 2013, involved an AW-109 helicopter,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in London (2): maybe two casualties
London, United Kingdom - At least 11 persons were injured
According to the first reports, the casualties of the accident which, in the morning of Wednesday 16 January 2013 involved an AW-109 helicopter which crashed in Vauxhall, South London, are two, with at... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Central London (VIDEO)
London, United Kingdom - It is still too early to confirm any casualties
In the morning of Wednesday 16 January 2013 a AW-109 helicopter crashed in Vauxhall, South London. According to some witnesses, the aircraft hit a crane on top of a building, and then crashed on some... more
AccidentsAltimeter of the Turkish Airlines aircraft crashed near Amsterdam in 2009 was repaired 16 times (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, Netherlands - The Minister of Transport of the European country reports to the parliament
Wilma Mansfeld, Minister of Transport of The Netherlands, reported to the parliament of the European country that the radio-altimeter of the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft which crashed on February... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: possible precautionary measures for the airline
Caracas, Venezuela - Elda Scalvenzi's cell phone still rang two days after the incident
According to Venezuelan sources reported by the press agency "ANSA", Caracas' judicial authorities might put in place precautionary measures for the executives of Transaero 5074, the airline which operated... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques, Italian minister: "Searches will go on until we will have final confirmation"
Caracas, Venezuela - The Italian experts joined the search operations
The searches of the missing Britten Norman Islander aircraft which vanished on Friday 4 January 2013 during a flight from Los Roques to Caracas with four Italian tourists (including Vittorio Missoni, son... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: searches are going on, also towards Curacao and Bonaire (VIDEO)
Caracas, Venezuela - "We will work until the searches will be suspended, but every day the hope diminishes", the Italian ambassador in Venezuela claims
The searches of the missing Britten Norman Islander aircraft which vanished on Friday 4 January 2013 while it was flying from Los Roques to Caracas (Venezuela) with four Italian tourists (including Vittorio... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques, "I have seen it nosediving", a witness claims
Caracas, Venezuela - The number of the rescuers grows
The searches of the Britten Norman Islander aircraft which vanished on Friday 4 January 2013 in Venezuela while ti was flying between Los Roques and Caracas, with four Italian tourists (including Vittorio... more
AccidentsMissing aircraft in Los Roques: investigators rule out the hijacking
Caracas, Venezuela - Searches will continue for another 8 days, at least
Brigade General Lorllys Ramos Acevedo, chief of the Venezuelan authority for air crashes investigation (Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Civil) declared to the Italian radio channel "GR1"... more
AccidentsAccidents on Christmas: an airplane in Kazakhstan and a helicopter in Ukraine crashed
Astana, Kazakhstan - 32 casualties overall
Two serious accidents occurred on Christmas day in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, causing 32 casualties overall. An Antonov An-72 airplane of the Kazakh Air Force, which departed from the capital Astana, crashed... more
AccidentsEngine on fire: emergency landing for an airberlin aircraft in Phuket
Phuket, Thailand - No problem reported for the 249 persons on board
An airberlin aircraft was forced to perform an emergency landing in the evening of Thursday 20 December 2012 because of an engine failure shortly after its departure from Phuket International Airport (Thailand). The... more
AccidentsSSJ-100 aircraft crash: investigators blamed pilot error
Jakarta, Indonesia - In the incident, which occurred in May, 45 persons died
On Tuesday 18 December 2012 Indonesian authorities blamed human error for the accident which, on May 9, 2012, involved a Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft: the new regional jet of the Russian manufacturer crashed... more