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AccidentsBlast at Moscow-Domodedovo airport: 31 casualties
Moscow, Russia - The explosion ripped through the arrivals hall
A explosion ripped through the arrivals hall at Moscow's busiest airport today, killing 31 people and wounding about 130, Health Ministry officials said. Sources said the explosion may have been caused... more
AccidentsAirport of Frankfurt, bus hit group of passengers
Frankfurt, Germany - Killing 1 and injuring 5
International press reports that, according to statements from police's spokesman Manfred Fuellhardt, yesterday morning it would have been a serious incident at the airport of Frankfurt, Germany. A... more
AccidentsUSA: in 2010, doubled air accidents caused by lasers. Global emergency
Los Angeles, USA - Secretary of Transportation LaHood: "An unacceptable risk to passenger safety"
FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, on Wednesday, January 19, 2011, revealed worrying data about the incidents at US airports caused by laser pointers directed toward helicopters and airplanes during... more
AccidentsRussia, published black boxes' transcriptions of Smolensk's plane crash
Moscow, Russia - That would exculpate Russian air traffic controllers, accused by Poland to have responsibilities in the Tu-154's incident
As reported yesterday, 19 January 2010, by the international press, the Russian aviation investigating commission would have taken an unprecedented decision: to publish the full transcripts of the black... more
AccidentsRIS Rome, further exams for the helicopter fallen on Monte Bianco
Rome, Italy - In September 2009
Are now ongoing in the Scientific investigation department (RIS) laboratories of Rome, examinations to understand the cause of the accident which involved, on September 7, 2009, the SA-315B Lama helicopter,... more
AccidentsPrivate aircraft misses packed passenger plane at Birmingham Airport
Birmingham, UK - The event occurred on Wednesday, January 12th but details have been released today
A flight packed with passengers came within 'inches' of crashing into a private plane at Birmingham Airport. An urgent investigation is underway today into the near-miss, which was caused by a runway mix-up. Air... more
AccidentsCrash Smolensk. Poland wants from Russia cockpit voice recordings of the Tu-154 airplane
Moscow, Russia - The ex-Soviet Country states that they have already been delivered to it after the tragedy
This morning, the Polish interior ministry has said through its spokeswoman Malgorzata Wozniak that Russia has asked Poland to have, in addition to the transcripts, also the cockpit voice recordings of... more
AccidentsPolish ministers' meeting to assess MAK's report on Tu-154 airplane's Smolensk crash
Warsaw, Poland - Awaited the Prime Minister Donald Tusk's statements
Awaited, in this hours, the Warsaw's response to the report on the Smolensk's accident written by the Committee of Inquiry of MAK, the interstate executive body which oversees the use and the management... more
AccidentsTu-154 airplane's crash. MAK: pilot's error the main cause
Moscow, Russia - Presented today the report on the air disaster
MAK, Interstate Aviation Committee, that is the executive body which oversees the use and management of the civil aviation field in the Commonwealth of Independent States, today unveiled the report of... more
AccidentsRobin DR-400 plane crashes just out of Rome, at the beginning of the towing phase of a glider
Rome, Italy - Dead the pilot
A single-engine tourism Robin DR-400 airplane crashed at around 05:00 pm yesterday afternoon in the military airport of Guidonia-Montecelio, Rome. It seems that at the time of the incident the pilot,... more
AccidentsFound black boxes of the Boeing airplane crashed in Iran
Tehran, Iran - Last Sunday
Have been found the black boxes of the Boeing 727/286 aircraft of Iran Air crashed on Sunday, January 9, 8 km away from Urumiyeh, Iran, perhaps because of the thick fog and the snow that raged on the area,... more
AccidentsUH-1H helicopter of the Turkish Army crashes: 5 victims
Ankara, Turkey - Dead four officer training pilots and their instructor
An UH-1 Huey Iroquois helicopter belonging to Turkish Army Aviation crashed last night while it was being used for a training night flight. The crash occurred near to the capital Ankara, close to the village... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes in Iran, almost 80 dead
Tehran, Iran - And dozens of injured according to the latest estimates
At 7:45 pm (local time) yesterday, January 9, 2010, a Boeing 727/286 plane of the airline Iran Air, registration number EP-IRP, departed from Tehran, crashed at about 8 km from the airport of Urumiyeh,... more
AccidentsRussia, Tupolev 154 aircraft may be prohibited after another plane crash
Moscow, Russia - On Saturday, in which 4 people died and more than 40 were wounded
A "Well-informed source" told "Itar-Tass" about the talks between Gennady Kourvenkov, head of Russian Federal Agency for Transport, and Transport Minister Igor Levitin, in which it was said that Moscow... more
AccidentsRussia, 12 dead in the crash of an Antonov An-22 airplane
Moscow, Russia - Of the Russian Air Force
Dead all the 12 men on board of an Antonov An-22 military transport aircraft, registration number RA-09343, belonging to the Russian Air Force, crashed on Tuesday night in the village of Krasny Oktyabr,... more
AccidentsPakistan Army's plane crashes
Quetta, Pakistan - Dead the two people on board.
On Wednesday a small trainer plane of PAF, Pakistan Air Force, model and registration number of which are still unknown, crashed in the mountains of Muslim Bagh, in Baluchistan, Pakistan's largest province.... more
AccidentsCrash of a Bangladesh Air Force airplane
Barisal, Bangladesh - Both pilots died in the crash
In the afternoon of Monday, December 20, 2010, a Nanchang PT-6 airplane, registration number 3510, belonging to the BAF, Bangladesh Air Force, crashed shortly after the take-off from Barisal, 177 km south... more
AccidentsSwitzerland, two dead in air crash
St Moritz, Switzerland - Probably for having hit three power lines
On Sunday, December 19, 2010, at around 02:40 pm, a Hawker Beechcraft 390 Premier IA aircraft registered in Germany, registration number D-IAYL , which had taken off from Zagreb, Croatia, crashed during... more
AccidentsFound the wreckage of the airplane lost yesterday in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - Those are the names of the 22 people on board, all dead in the crash
This morning were found, near the mountainous area of Okhaldhunga, the wreckages of a DHC-6 Twin Otter plane of Tara Air registered 9N-AFX disappeared from the radars yesterday shortly after the take-off... more
AccidentsHuman error and technical failure among the most probable causes of the Tupolev airplane crash in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - Investigators declared it
According to today's reports by "RIA Novosti", it seems that technical failure and human error are among the most likely causes of the occurrence-crash occurred on December 4th to a Tupolev Tu-154 airplane... more
AccidentsMexico, Bell 412 helicopter of the "PGR", Attorney General's Office, crashes
Veracruz, Mexico - Some of the people on board killed in the accident
A Bell 412 helicopter registered XC-HFJ belonging to the Attorney General of the Republic ("Procuraduría General de la República") with 11 people on board crashed yesterday in the State of Veracruz, M... more
AccidentsFound wreckage of the helicopter missing from Tuesday in France
Paris, France - Nobody of the three people on board survived
At around 10:00 pm of Wednesday, December 8, 2010, were found near Breil, on the French side of the Val Roja, the wreckage of the Eurocopter AS-350 Ecureuil helicopter of the Héli Air Monaco society,... more
AccidentsA Piper PA-32 airplane crashed soon after take off from Rome-Urbe airport
Rome, Italy - One victim
A Piper PA-32 with identification number M58SE crashed yesterday at 5:30 pm (4:30 pm GMT) soon after take off from the runway of Rome-Urbe airport, falling on a bus deposit. The pilot, Giovanni Magliocca,... more
AccidentsRussian aircraft makes an energency landing at Moscow-Domodedovo: 2 deads and tens of injured
Moscow, Russia - 155 persons were on board of the Dagestan airlines TU-154
Two people have been killed after a Russian-operated Tupolev Tu-154 crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Moscow-Domodedovo. Tens of others are injured. The Russian emergency situations ministry... more
AccidentsGeorgian cargo plane crashes shortly after take off from Karachi airport
Karachi, Pakistan - At least 12 persons might have died (8 of which were on board)
Pakistani officials say at least 12 people were killed when a Russian-made cargo plane crashed early Sunday (local time) in the country's southern city of Karachi shortly after taking off from the Karachi... more
AccidentsSiberia, Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes
Moscow, Russia - The death toll is 7; 3 survived
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter with ten people on board crashed today at 12:35 local time, in the Omsk Region, in the southwestern Siberia, Russia. According to the latest death toll, seven people died and three... more
AccidentsCargo airplane of the Mexican Air Force crashes
Monterrey, Mexico - All dead the five people on board
The Department of Defense of Mexico has announced that yesterday, at 2:36 pm, a Russian twin-engine cargo airplane, Antonov 32B model, belonging to 301 Squadron of the Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (Mexican Air... more
AccidentsMiG-31 Foxhound airplane crashes in Russia
Moscow, Russia - But the two people on board eject safely
Today a MiG-31 Foxhound fighter interceptor crashed in the city of Perm, at the feet of Ural Mountains in Russia, but the two people on board, pilot and navigator, managed to eject safely and have already... more
AccidentsIndia, 12 dead in the crash of a IAF's Mil Mi-17 helicopter
Tawang, India - After an explosion, shortly after the take-off. On board 11 officials of the Indian Air Force and an Army officer
Today, twelve people, an Army officer and eleven officials of the Indian Air Force, died following an accident involving a helicopter Mil Mi-17 of the IAF, Indian Air Force. To unveil the news, the Colonel... more
AccidentsThe pilot was sleeping: that's the cause of the air disaster in Mangalore
Mangalore, India - In which in May 158 people died
According to the Indian newspaper "Hindustian Times" on Tuesday, November 16, was presented to Praful Patel, Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, the official report on the investigation opened by the New... more
AccidentsSouth Korea, reconnaissance airplane crashes during a training flight
Seoul, South Korea - Two pilots died
On Friday two pilots died in Jeonju, at about 260 km from Seoul, in the South Korea, during a low-altitude training flight on a reconnaissance airplane McDonnel RF-4C Phantom belonging to South-Korean... more
AccidentsSudan: freight airplane accident, only one dead?
Khartoum, Sudan - Antonov 24-B caught fire while landing at the airport of Zalingei
Some people died, yesterday, in the accident occurred in Darfur, Sudan, not far from the airport of Zalingei. According to reports by the international press the aircraft, an Antonov 24-B belonging to... more
AccidentsAir crash occurred to a MiG-27 belonging to the Indian air force
Rajasthan, India - This is the 4th accident happened in India in 2010 to aircraft of this model
On Wednesday, November 10, a MiG-27 plane belonging to the Indian air force, IAF, crashed in Rajasthan, in the western India. The pilot, Lieutenant A. Patni, the only one on board, managed to eject safely.... more
AccidentsPakistan, Italian Eni's charter airplane crashes
Karachi, Pakistan - 21 victims, among which an Italian, Antonio Sasso
This morning, at 7:13 local time, a charter turboprop airplane Beech 1900-C JS Air chartered by the Italian oil company Eni, which had just taken-off from Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, crashed... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes in Cuba, 68 dead: the victims' names
Havana, Cuba - 40 Cubans and 28 foreigners, among which an Italian citizen
Yesterday afternoon an ATR-72/212 plane belonging to the regional state-owned airline Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean Sa) crashed in Cuba, near the village of Guasimal. The flight 883, which was... more
AccidentsKenya, Piper-Saratoga airplane crashes, dead the Italian pilot
Mombasa, Kenya - Living in the African Country since long time
In the afternoon of Saturday, October 23rd, a small Piper-Saratoga airplane, registered 5Y-NAM, crashed in Kilifi while it was flying on Lamu/Mombasa route, in Kenya. The only person on board was the... more
AccidentsA crocodile would have caused the air crash of the 25 August in Congo
Kinshasa, Congo - In which 20 people died
According to the international press, the cause of the air crash which occurred, on 25 August, to a L-410 Turbolet plane served by Filair airline, which was operating a domestic flight in the Democratic... more
AccidentsNew York, a mono-engine aircraft crashes during an exercise
New York, USA - Causing 1 dead and 3 seriously injured
Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, unveiled that a 4-seat mono-engine crashed yesterday, Sunday 17 October, at about 09:00 am, on a street of the Farmingdale village, Long Island, not far from New York. At... more
AccidentsMexico, eight dead in the crash of a Bell 402 Xalur helicopter
Mexico City, Mexico - In service for PEMEX oil company
In the afternoon of Friday October 15th, a Bell 402 helicopter, departed from Ciudad del Carmen, in the Campeche State, and flying to Minatitlan, Veracruz, crashed. All the 8 people on board -six technicians... more
AccidentsRecovered the R-22 helicopter missing in New Zealand, dead instructor and trainee pilot
Bluff, New Zealand - Respectively aged 29 and 67
After 22 hours of researches, the R-22 disappeared yesterday during a school-flight at about 2:00 pm in New Zealand has been recovered submerged in Bluff harbour, at about 2 km south-east from Colyers... more
AccidentsKabul: a cargo plane that was carrying supplies for Nato forces crashed on Tuesday
Kabul, Afghanistan - All the passengers are feared dead
A cargo plane that was carrying supplies for Nato forces crashed just before 8:00 pm (local time) on Tuesday in Afghanistan. This is what Nato's Isaf (International Security Assistance Force) said. The... more
AccidentsAfghanistan, 2 killed and 10 wounded in explosion on an ISAF helicopter
Kabul, Afghanistan - For still unknown causes
International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, unveiled in a note that this morning an explosion occurred on one of its helicopters in the East Afghanistan, causing -according to the first estimates- the... more
AccidentsMil Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Tajikistan
Dushambe , Tajikistan - According to some sources death toll is 28, but local national guard denies it and say 7 people died in the crash
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Tajik national guard crashed on Wednesday morning in Garm, Rasht district, 125 miles east from Dushambe, in Tajikistan, while it was carrying out an operation against a group... more
AccidentsBahamas: Cessna airplane crashes, 8 dead
Nassau , Bahamas - The accident was due to one of its engine which caught fire
On Tuesday 5 October 2010 a Cessna 402 airplane, which had just took off from international airport of Nassau, Bahamas capital city, and was flying to San Salvador isle, crashed in Killarney lake (New... more
AccidentsPakistan, UN helicopter falls down during aid operations to flood victims
Islamabad , Pakistan - Indeterminate number of injured, nobody critically
A UN Mil Mi-8 helicopter fell on Friday 1 October 2010 at 08:40 am in Dadu, in the southern Pakistan's Sindh province, during an aid operation in favour of flood victims. The Russian aircraft, carrying... more
AccidentsMicrolight plane crashes in New Zealand
Tauranga , New Zealand - The pilot died, incident's causes still to be established
This morning, at about 8:30 am (local hour), a microlight Windlass Aquila crashed in New Zealand. The aircraft had just took off from the airport of Tauranga, the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty... more
AccidentsIndonesia: airplane crashes during an air show
Bandung, Indonesia - Pilot in critical conditions
A single-engine airplane crashed today in Bandung, Indonesia, during the second day of an air show celebrating the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the City, which is about 120 kilometers south from... more
AccidentsISAF helicopter crash in Afghanistan, dead tenth occupant
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Black Hawk reportedly fell due to technical fault
Increases to 10 the number of victims of the crash of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, while the other three occupants are injured. The aircraft... more
AccidentsGermany, retro airplanes collision during an air show
Warngau, Germany - A pilot died, the other managed an emergency landing
On September 18th afternoon, two aircraft collided in the air during a retro airplanes show in Warngau, about 25 miles south from Munich, Germany. Of the two pilots involved in the crash, one managed... more
AccidentsNATO helicopter crashes in South Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - 9 soldiers die
Nine service members with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed when an ISAF helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan today. The ISAF (International Security Assistance... more