Accidents
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AccidentsCesane helicopter accident in 2003: condemned those responsible
Turin, Italy - 6 people died in the accident
On April 19, 2003 in Sauze di Cesana crashed a helicopter AS-350 B2 "Ecureuil" (Eurocopter), used as a heliski, due to a technical problem with the engine: six people died in the accident, five skiers... more
AccidentsGermany: blimp pilot died for airship explosion
Friedberg, Germany - Unharmed the others three passengers
On the evening of Sunday, June 12, a Goodyear blimp operated by Lightship Europe has exploded, killing the pilot, Michael Nerandzic, but the man's name has not been confirmed by the German authorities. The... more
AccidentsCollision between two gliders: died a pilot
Hattula, Finland - Found after long searches
During the Finnish national glider championships, being in June in the south of the Country in the week from 11 to 18, it happened yesterday, on Sunday, June 12, an accident between two gliders, which... more
Accidents8 policemen dead in Bell UH-1H-II Huey II helicopter crash
La Salina , Colombia - 4 others injured were hospitalized in Yopal
On Saturday, 8 policemen were killed in an incident which involved a Bell UH-1H-II Huey II helicopter, military aircraft powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor,... more
AccidentsSpain: four dead in two aircraft crashes
San Sebastian, Spain - The causes still unknown
Aena, the Spanish Airports and Air Navigation authority, announced that on Monday, June 6, two incidents in northern Spain have killed four people, three of them of Polish origin. The causes that led... more
AccidentsP-92 aircraft crashes in the area of Catania, Italy, one victim
Catania, Italy - Italian ANSV opened an investigation
Yesterday, an ultralight Tecnam P-92 airplane, registration I-LICC, fell into the sea in the area of Catania, Italy, causing the death of the only person on board, a 19-year-old trainee pilot. The aircraft... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft falls in Italy
Pordenone, Italy - The two people on board lost their lives
Last Saturday a P-92 ultralight aircraft with two people on board crashed during landing while was coming back in the field of flight school "Blue Silos" near Visinale di Sopra, in the province of Pordenone,... more
AccidentsTwo dead due to a crash of an ISAF helicopter in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Talibans claim responsibility for the blasting
On Sunday, June 5th, at about 1:00 pm, an helicopter, model and registration number unknown, part of ISAF, International Security Assistance Force, mission, led by NATO on Afghan territory, crashed in... more
AccidentsExplosion of a munitions depot in Russia
Moscow, Russia - 42 injured and hundreds displaced
Today a source of the regional emergencies ministry said that in an artillery arsenal in the Volga region Republic of Udmurtia a total of 42 people were injured, 19 of whom were hospitalized, when munitions... more
AccidentsPublic ceremonies to remember the three Italian victims of accident of AF447 flight
Rome, Italy - Of which today is the second anniversary
On Wednesday, June 1st, 2011, it's the second anniversary of the tragedy involving the A-330 airplane operated by Air France, which fell into the Atlantic Ocean while it was on route between Rio de Janeiro... more
AccidentsPakistan: Rangers' helicopter crashes in Punjab
Multan, India - It has not yet been found
It's has been reported few minutes ago the news of a paramilitary helicopter that has fallen into the Indus River near the town of Kot Sultan, in the district of Layyah, Punjab. According to sources,... more
AccidentsIran, IRIAA's Cobra helicopter crashes due to technical problems
Tehran, Iran - Pilot and copilot died in the accident
Yesterday, a IRIAA Bell AH-1J Cobra helicopter, Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation, after taking-off from the training center of Shahid Vatan Pour, crashed in the south of Isfahan, in the Baherestan... more
Accidents127 are the bodies recovered of the victims of AF447 flight plane crash so far
Paris, France - Unveiled by the victims' families Brazilian association according to the data given by Bea
On Tuesday, the Brazilian association of the victims' relatives of the air crash unveiled that globally, up to now, a total of 127 corpses have been recovered out of the 228 victims of the crash involving... more
AccidentsParachutist falls on crowd during an air show
Gaeta, Italy - He was admitted to hospital in Formia
Yesterday it was held an airplane show near the beach in Gaeta in honor of the 150th anniversary of National Unity. During the show, which alternated several aerobatic teams, including the "Frecce Tricolori",... more
AccidentsBea on A-330 airplane, flight AF 447
Paris, France - This note describes in a factual manner the chain of events that led to the accident and presents newly established facts
27 May 2011 briefing: "Faced with the regular disclosure of partial and often approximate information since 16 May, the BEA wished to publish this note so as to inform the families of the victims and the... more
AccidentsPlane crash in India (VIDEO)
Delhi, India - A PC-12 crashed in a residential area near Delhi
At about 10:45pm of yesterday an air-ambulance Pilatus PC-12 airplane, registration VT-ACF, has fallen in India in the center of Cologne Parvat, which is located in the district of Faridabad, while was... more
AccidentsPilot of S-269C helicopter crashed yesterday in Treviso, Italy, in critical conditions
Treviso, Italy - The crash could be due to an engine failure
At around 8:00 pm local time yesterday, a Schweizer S-269C helicopter, taken-off from a bit more than one hour, crashed from an altitude of 20 meters while was spreading chemical substances on behalf of... more
AccidentsBEA: detailed information collected from black boxes about 2009 Rio-Paris flight plane crash will be unveiled tomorrow
Paris, France - To correct "The partial and more or less contradictory information published in the media"
On Friday, May 27, 2011, will finally be unveiled the details of the content of the two black boxes, recently found with the support of submarine robots, of Air France AF447 flight (see AVIONEWS), fallen... more
Accidents2009 crash of Air France A-330 plane maybe due to a series of errors: failure of the sensors and aircraft in stall
Paris, France - Anonymous sources anticipate the content of black boxes
The "Wall Street Journal" has unveiled the content of the black boxes, recently discovered by submarine robots, of the ACJ-330 (new nomenclature of the A-330) aircraft of Air France fallen in the Atlantic... more
AccidentsIncident of Beechcraft King Air C-90 in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - Four victims
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at about 12:00 am, a Beechcraft King Air C-90 plane, registration number N364NZ, operated by the company Shoreline Consultancy Service Ltd, crashed at Barkallau, not far from... more
AccidentsCollision between an aircraft and a glider (VIDEO)
Saarmund, Germany - Three people had lost their lives
Last Saturday there was a plane crash near the airfield in Saarmund in Germany. Two planes have collided, a lightweight Remos GX started from Schonhagen, and a glider Grob G102 Astir CS Jeans took off... more
AccidentsCaught fire an air-tanker load of fuel in California (VIDEO)
California, USA - The three people on board are safe
Yesterday, an air-tanker operated by Omega Air Refueling, carrying a cargo of fuel and three crew members crashed during takeoff from the Naval Air Station at Point Mugu in Ventura County in California. The... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Patagonia
Patagonia, Argentina - 22 people had lost their life
Last night a plane Saab-340 twin turbo operated by the company Sol, with 22 people on board, crashed in Patagonia near Prahuaniyeu. The accident occurred about 40 minutes after takeoff, more precisely... more
AccidentsFour dead in an airplane crash in Brazil
Sao Paolo, Brazil - Causes still unknown
It has been revealed yesterday that on the night between Monday and Tuesday a small plane for school-flights crashed not far from the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. On board there were four people. The... more
AccidentsAirbus statement regarding media reports about the AF447 airplane investigation
Toulouse, France - About AIT document
Some recent media reports about the AF447 accident mention an information note issued by Airbus to its customers. The purpose of this document, known as an AIT (Accident Information Telex), is to provide... more
AccidentsPlane crash near the airport of Ilopango in the state of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador - Three people lost their lives
Yesterday morning around 11:00, near the airport Ilopango of El Salvador, there was a plane crash in which three people were killed two Chinese nationals, Gouliang Wankai of 58 years and Li Hai of 49,... more
AccidentsIncident in landing phase for CH-47D helicopter of Canadian Armed Forces
Kandahar, Afghanistan - In Afghanistan
A Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter, registration unknown, with on board 5 crew members, about 25 soldiers and one "Canadian Press" journalist, had an incident today, during the night, in Panjwaii, in the... more
AccidentsAircraft Air France Rio-Paris: black boxes recovered contain readable data
Paris, France - It will take several weeks for the depth analysis of data
On June 1st, 2009: the flight AF447, Rio-Paris, 228 passengers on board, disappeared from the Brazilian radar at 8:00 am (Italian time). To date, no causes have yet been established. But there is a fundamental... more
AccidentsA-29 crashes: Brazilian Air Force pilot died
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Authorities investigate
According to a statement by a spokesman for the Brazilian Air Force, an aircraft Embraer A-29 crashed yesterday in northern Brazil, and the pilot died. The A-29 was conducting a flight near Natal, the... more
AccidentsKam Air DC-8 plane's accident influenced EU's ban to Afghan airlines
Manston, United Kingdom - The aircraft had taken-off with almost 12 tons of cargo more than consented limits
On August 11, 2010, the tail of a Douglas DC-8 airplane, registration number YA-ViC, with on board three crew members and 9 passengers, struck on the runway of the airport of Manston, England, while in... more
AccidentsMi-17 helicopter of Afghan Army crashes in phase of landing
Kabul, Afghanistan - Nine soldiers injured
Today, at 12:15 pm, a Mi-17 helicopter of ANA, Afghan National Army, registration number unknown, crashed in Paroon, in the Nuristan province, in Afghanistan. It was unveiled by Mohammed Zareen, spokesman... more
AccidentsCollision between two Piper aircraft
New York, USA - The two pilots have been killed in the crash
Yesterday, two single-engine Piper aircraft, a Pa-24/250 Comanche and Pa-28/180 Cherokee D, crashed in a wood to about 60 miles to north of the New York city. According to eyewitnesses the two aircraft... more
AccidentsIndonesia, found the first black box of the plane fallen in the sea during the week-end
Jakarta, Indonesia - Causing the death of 27 people
Tatang Kurniadi, chairman of local commission for transport safety, today stated to "AFP", "Agence France Presse", that has been retrieved the first black box of the air crash occurred on May 7 in Indonesia,... more
AccidentsRio-Paris flight A-330: the first two bodies rescued
Paris, France - Talk Valter Declame, coroner
Recovered two corpses from Airbus A-330 of Air France crashed on 1st June 2009 in the Atlantic with 228 passengers on board, without even the cases have been detected (see AVIONEWS). Thanks to a remote... more
Accidents165 F-22 Raptor airplanes of USAF grounded
Anchorage, Alaska - For alleged malfunctioning of the oxygen generator system
According to reports made in recent days by officials of USAF, US Air Force, the entire fleet of Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 Raptors of US Air Forces, 165 copies, have been grounded. It was established... more
AccidentsTwo killed in Pioneer 200 plane crash
Leogang, Austria - In Austria
Today an ultralight Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200 plane, registration D-MJWF, crashed in Leogang, Austria, killing both the occupants. According to reports by local sources, the aircraft had taken-off from... more
AccidentsKorea Forest Service helicopter crashes
Seoul, South Korea - With two pilots on board
This morning, at 11:32 local time, a Korea Forest Service helicopter, whose model and registration are still unknown, with two pilots on board would have crashed today next to Sogeum river, in Gangwon... more
AccidentsFound the first corpse of the Rio-Paris flight
Paris, France - Will be sought to determine the identity of the bodies with DNA tests
Rescued the first body of one of the passengers of the Air France flight to Rio de Janeiro-Paris crashed into the Atlantic in 2009. It reports the direction of the French national gendarme that said in... more
AccidentsAttempt to find again corpses of victims of 2009 Air France plane crash
Paris, France - In the next hours
Yesterday, an anonymous source close to the investigators working on plane crash occurred, June 1st, 2009, to Air France plane on Rio-Paris route, in which 228 people died (see AVIONEWS), would have unveiled... more
AccidentsMay 4, 1949/2011: 62 years from Superga airplane crash
Turin, Italy - We remember what happened: the darkest page of Italian sport news
The "Tragedy of Superga" is the name used to remember a terrible air crash occurred on May 4, 1949 that especially shocked the football world: at 05:03 pm on May 4, 1949 a Fiat G-212, three-engined transport... more
AccidentsFound again 2nd black box of Air France airplane fallen in the Atlantic
Paris, France - The first had been discovered on Sunday
According to French board BEA, Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la sécurité de l’aviation civile, it has been found again, in good conditions, the second black box of Air France A-330/200 plane, f... more
AccidentsBeechcraft E-18S airplane crashes in Florida during take-off for cargo flight
Miami, Florida - The pilot is dead
This morning, at about 08:00, a Beechcraft E-18S plane, registration N18R, crashed close to Opa-Locka airport, Florida, USA. The aircraft, on which there was only the pilot, who died in the incident,... more
AccidentsPakistani Army helicopter crashes in Abbottabad. Involved in the attack on Bin Laden?
Abbotabad , Pakistan - Yet the dynamics of the accident are not clear
A Pakistani military helicopter was shot down in the morning today, causing one dead and two injured. According to local broadcasters the incident happened around 1am in a hilly area of Abbottabad, a small... more
AccidentsLight aircraft fell dive into a lake near Maldon, Essex
Essex , United Kingdom - Two dead in the accident
Three light aircraft were flying in formation over the sky of Essex, a view not uncommon during the summer air show, when one of them after clipping a tree fell dive in a private lake at Ulting Lane in... more
AccidentsAS-211 Warrior trainer aircraft of Philippines Air Force
Manila, Philippines - Dead the pilot, maybe a passenger also?
On Thursday afternoon, at about 3:30 pm, a Siai-Marchetti AS-211 Warrior trainer aircraft, registration number unknown, belonging to Philippines Air Force, has crashed in the Banawang village, next to... more
AccidentsFound R-22 helicopter crashed in New Zealand during flight test
Wellington, New Zealand - Dead the two occupants
It has been found again this morning, at about 09:00 local time, the Robinson R-22 helicopter which crashed yesterday, on April 27, 2011, in New Zealand. The corpses of both the occupants, the trainee... more
AccidentsA new phase opened in the investigation about Airbus A-330 airplane crash
Paris, France - Located the area in which focus research
Continuing investigations on the airplane accident happened on June 1st, 2009 in which the flight AF447 from Paris to Rio de Janeiro fell into the Atlantic Ocean. Recently (see for details AVIONEWS)... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft falls in the province of Pavia (Italy)
Pavia, Italy - The two occupants are safe, but their conditions are serious
Yesterday, an ultralight aircraft Pioneer 330 with two men on board, crashed in the countryside between the fraction of Barbavara Gravellona and Vigevano, near Pavia. The two aviators Giovanni Ferrara,... more
AccidentsFound the helicopter that was missing since yesterday in Abruzzo, (Italy)
L'Aquila, Italy - The two occupants were discovered burned among the wreckage
Since yesterday it was missing a Robinson R-22 helicopter that at around 6:00 of this morning was found near Sulmona in the province of L'Aquila. In the shell of the mean were found the carbonized bodies... more
AccidentsF-16 of United Arab Emirates goes off the track during the landing at the airport in Sigonella
Sigonella, Italy - The pilot was ejected from the plane before the crash
In the morning, an F-16 of United Arab Emirates that came from the airport of Decimomannu, had an accident during the landing phase in the base of Sigonella. The plane, an aircraft available to NATO for... more