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AccidentsAmateur pilot crashes in Germany; surviving 8 year old passenger
Düren, Germany - Incident seems caused by an aircraft technical failure
Small plane crashed in Düren, Germany, Monday evening at 8:00pm, near Vettweiß-Soller arifield. Following the crash of Comco Ikarus C-42B Cyclone airplane, the pilot - 76 years old - transported by h... more
AccidentsEurocopter EC-130 helicopter crashed in the Holland, following a bicycle race
Rotterdam, Netherlands - Four victims, one in critical condition
A helicopter owned by the Heli Holland Air Service crashed, yesterday at 1 pm (local time) in the port region of the Dutch city Rotterdam, killing four people. The helicopter crashed for unknown reasons... more
AccidentsTwo dead in plane crash in Konstanz, Germany
Konstanz, Germany - Aircraft got not high after take-off, hit a tree
A light aircraft Pützer Elster C with two occupants crashed on Saturday afternoon near Konstanz (DE), from between the image Kindle road, highway 33, the Byk-Gulden-Strasse and the railway line. How did... more
AccidentsAn-2 air crash in Kazakhstan: two victims
Aiyrtau , Kazakhstan - It had just taken off maybe to do some agricultural operations
The accident took place on June 24 at 5:30 pm (local time). An Antonov An-2 airplane of the private Air Flamingo operator had just taken off to do some agricultural operations in north Kazakhstan. The... more
AccidentsMilitary Plane KT-1 Crashes and Burns at Bali's Airport
Bali, Indonesia - Pilot and passenger ejected to safety
A KT-1 Woong Bee exercise plane crashed and burned at the eastern tip of Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport. The pilot Major Andi Wijanarko and its passenger, Udayana's Regional Military Commander... more
Accidents7 killed in crash of Beechcraft King Air plane near Quebec City airport
Quebec, Canada - Crash cause still unclear: aircraft was a twin-engine and could fly with one failure
The failure of one engine alone could not have caused the crash of Beechcraft A100 King Air, so causes of yesterday morning near Quebec City's airport remain unclear, still. The pilot of the Beech King... more
AccidentsFound wreck of the aircraft disappeared in Congo: no survivor
Yaoundè, Cameroon - It was disappeared from radars, with all the mining company Sundance Resources's board of directors onboard
The wreck of the aircraft, disappeared last Saturday with the mining company Sundance Resources' board of directors on board, has been found in Congo. There are no survivors among what remains of the airplane,... more
AccidentsChinook helicopter down in Afghanistan: four die
Kandahar, Afghanistan - Victims are from Special Operations Task Group, safe or wounded the other eleven onboard
An American soldier and three Australian commandos killed in a helicopter crash, this morning in Afghanistan at 3:39am (local time). The diggers were among 10 Australians from the Special Operations... more
Accidents11 Mexican soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Durango, Mexico - Bell 412 crashed Saturday, during drug-war mission
Rough weather has been blamed for the crash of a helicopter in which 11 soldiers sent to take part in the war on drug traffickers were killed in northern Mexico. Preliminary information indicates the... more
AccidentsCessna airplane crashes in Mexico: mourning in political campaign
Quintana Roo, Mexico - On board assistants of Roberto Borgo Angulo, candidate governor of State of Quintana Roo
A great mourning has hit yesterday the political campaign by Roberto Borge Angulo, candidate as governor of the Brazilian State in Quintana Roo, in the Yucatan peninsula, south of Mexico, when a Cessna... more
AccidentsAircraft Cessna 172 has crashed in San Marino, safe two persons on board
Torraccia , San Marino - Skid off during landing: possible is the braking system's failure
A Cessna 172 touristic airplane with two persons onboard has crashed this morning at about 11.00 a.m. against an embankment in the Republic of San Marino. The plane has couldn't stop during the landing... more
AccidentsTurkish Aviation Army's S-70A/28 helicopter crashed: four victims
Ankara, Turkey - The cause is a technical problem, according to the preliminary results of the inquiry
A Sikorsky S-70A (CH-60) helicopter, belonging to the Turkish Aviation Army, has crashed yesterday in Erbaa, in the central-northern province of Tokat. The aircraft's pilot, with other three men on board,... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft fell down in the Gruzasko's lake
Belgrade, Serbia - They are worried for the drinkability of artificial basin's water
A military airplane, maybe a Serbian Army's F-15 Eagle or a MIG has fallen down yesterday morning in the Gružansko's artificial lake, after being took off from the Ladevci's base, in the north of the... more
AccidentsGermany: Cirrus SR-22 GTS Turbo X G3 airplane crashed
Bielefeld , Germany - The incident provokes three victims; a fourth occupant seriously wounded
A Cirrus SR-22 GTS Turbo X G3 airplane, served by Sky Share Club, has crashed around 10:30am of today while it was in approaching phase at the Bielefeld-Windelsbleiche's airport, in the north-west of Germany.... more
AccidentsConfirmed: extraneous people in the cockpit before the Smolensk's aircraft crash
Warsaw, Poland - The lack box has registered other voices that pilot's ones
In his airplane cockpit there were other persons than the crew. The investigation about the causes of crash happened on 10th of April in Smolensk, where died Polish president Kaczynski together with 95... more
AccidentsAir France's air disaster: failed the third black box search in the Atlantic
Paris, France - BEA said, the agency which investigated
Nothing to do also for the third search to find the Air France Airbus A-330 black box flew down in the Atlantic ocean about a year ago, killing 228 persons. The French office for air incidents enquiry... more
AccidentsIndia's air disaster: first voice recording from the black boxes
Mangalore, India - Pilot would have tried to take off again
Investigators into the Air India jet, which crashed on Saturday killing 158 passengers, have found the cockpit voice recorder showing that the pilot was suddenly ordered to abort the landing. From recording... more
AccidentsAir India Express's tragedy. Mangalore-Bajpe: "Uneasy" airport
Mangalore, India - Become international just thanks to Air India Express's flights to and from Dubai, in 2006
The Mangalore-Bajpe's airport, scenario were the Saturday tragedy happened, when few later 06:00 Air India Express Airlines' aircraft over run the runway's limit falling down in a sort of ravine with 166... more
AccidentsAir India Express B-737-8HG crashed with 166 persons on board
Mangalore, India - The airplane over run the runway's limit falling in a ravine
Still a tragedy, at Saturday sunrise (06:10 local time) involved Air India Express Boeing 737-8HG aircraft with 160 passengers and 6 crew staff members on board. The aircraft took off at Dubai's airport... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: finding fuselage and passengers' corpses of AN-24 airplane
Kabul, Afghanistan - "No survivor at the moment", according to the Transport Minister, Mohammadullah Batash
After the finding of the tail of the Pamir Airways' airplane, has been announced today the finding of the wreckage on one of the top of mountain in Shakar Dara, a dozen Km on north of Kabul. "I'm on the... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: tail of the Pamir Airways aircraft, crashed on Monday, found
Kabul, Afghanistan - Since then engaged in the researches airplanes, helicopters and drones of NATO and governmental forces
After days of vain researches operated by airplanes, helicopters and drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, without pilot at remote control aircraft), with the finding, happened yesterday, of the tail of... more
AccidentsR-44 Raven II helicopter precipitated in Philippines
Manila, Philippine - Died four persons on board, a victim at ground
Another tragedy in Philippines: last Monday in the early afternoon local time a Robinson 44 Raven II helicopter fell down few time later taking off in suburb of Lucena City, 110 km south of Manila. The... more
AccidentsTripoli's Aircraft disaster: first hypothesis
Tripoli, Libya - For now two are the branches of research: lack of equipment and meteorological conditions
The probable causes at the basis of the Tripoli's aircraft disaster, they discuss, make hypothesis, much remains unknown. For now two are the main branches related to those are indicated as the reasons... more
AccidentsPamir Airways aircraft falls down in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - 43 persons on board; causes could be related to bad weather
Pamir Airways Antonov 24B aircraft has crashed few hours ago in Afghanistan, about hundred kilometers north from Kabul, on the Salang pass, at 4000 meters of altitude. There were 43 persons on board travelling... more
AccidentsEmbraer aircraft crashed in Brazil: six victims
Sao Paolo, Brazil - Three days of mourning declared
The local authorities in Manaus, Amazonia State, north-east of Brazil, unveiled that an EMB-810C Seneca II, built by Brazilian Embraer on Piper's licence, with six people on board has crashed in the early... more
AccidentsStill scattered in the ocean the Air France's black boxes
Paris, France - The research has been lasting for a year to enlighten incident's reasons involving Airbus above Atlantic
Unfortunately another setback searching the flight recorders, the CVR (Cockpit Voice Recorder) and the FDR (Flight Data Recorder), belonging to the Air France's Airbus tragically fallen down in the Atlantic... more
AccidentsAir crash in Tripoli: no Italians and 61 Dutchs on board
Tripoli, Lybia - It seems to be avoided the hypotesis of a terrorist attempt
The research - just began with black boxes recovery - of reasons about terrible incident happened this morning in Tripoli, at least a certainty moves forward until now: it wouldn't be a terrorist attempt.... more
AccidentsItalian Air Force helicopter falls down in Pesaro, the crew is unhurt
Pesaro, Italy - Left from the Rimini air base, it was flying at low altitude when engine switched off
A NH-500 helicopter, Military Aviation light model for rescue and attack has fallen down this morning near Pesaro, exactly at Colle San Bartolo. The two crew members, pilot and co-pilot fortunately... more
AccidentsTripoli's air crash: Airbus' statement
Paris, France - The European builder will provide full technical assistance into the investigation about accident
Airbus regrets to confirm that an Airbus A-330/200 operated by Afriqiyah Airways was involved in an accident in Tripoli, Libya early today, Wednesday 12th May. The aircraft was arriving from Johannesburg,... more
AccidentsAfriqiyah accident: update by Airbus about airplane involved
Paris, France - The aircraft was MSN 1024 delivered from the production line in September 2009
Airbus adds further details about the crash to an its A-330/200 operated by Afriqiyah Airways, involved in an accident in Tripoli, Libya at 04:00 GMT, Wednesday 12th May. The aircraft was operating a scheduled... more
AccidentsAir crash this morning at Tripoli. 104 deaths, only a child survived
Tripoli, Libya - Al Afriqiyah aircraft fallen down during approaching the Libyan, coming from South Africa
Air crash this morning at sunrise. One hundred and four persons died in the impact of the aircraft belonging to the Lybian Al Afriqiyah, air company established in 2001 and flying basically in Africa and... more
AccidentsDsb on the Turkish Airline accident.
Amsterdam, Holland - February 25, 2009: crash was the result of unfortunate coincidences.
The Dutch Safety Board (Dsb) has finally released its final report regarding the investigation into the accident that took place in February 2009, near the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, when a Turkish Airline... more
AccidentsThree victims in Royal New Zealand Air Force UH-1 Iroquois helicopter's incident
Wellington, New Zeland - Flying to Wellington to celebrate the Battle of Gallipoli's victims memory (April 25, 1915)
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter belonging to the third squadron of Royal New Zealand Air Force crashed on last Sunday at 6:00 a.m., near Pukerua Bay, 40 km north-east of Wellington, New Zealand. Aircraft... more
AccidentsBalloon crash on South of Dubai caused two victims and wounded
Dubai, UAE - 14 people on board, among them the pilot and a crew member
A balloon served by BAE society (Balloon Adventures Emirates) has been protagonist of a tragic crash while was in landing phase, perhaps due to a sudden and violent blast of wind. The event has occurred... more
AccidentsFinland: PA-28R-200 crashes for engine problem
Helsinki, Finland - A victim and two severe injured among three people on board
A private airplane Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II has crashed today at 11:30 (local hour) in Emasalo, near Porvoo, in the extreme south of Finland. The airplane with three people on board has crashed... more
AccidentsCargo aircraft precipitated in Philippines: 3 dead
Mexico, Philippines - Near the city of Mexico, survived other three crew members
An Antonov 12BP cargo plane, registered UP-AN216, was destroyed when it crashed near the town of Mexico, Philippines. Three crew members survived, three others are presumed to have been killed in the crash.... more
AccidentsAirbus about cargo airplane crash to Aero Union flight 302
Toulouse, France - Near Monterrey in Mexico
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-300B4 Freighter aircraft operated by Aero Union was involved in an accident shortly after 23.30hrs local time on April 13th, 2010, (04.30hrs GMT, April 14th) while on... more
AccidentsA-330B4 Freighter airplane crashed in Monterey
Monterey, Mexico - Five victims on board and one at ground
An A-330B4 Freighter airplane crashed in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday while was ending the final approach's phase at the "Mariano Escobedo" airport in Monterrey, Mexico, where it was making... more
AccidentsEmergency for Cathay's airplane in Hong Kong: tragedy at the landing grazed
Hong Kong, China - And after touched ground six tyres exploded: seven passengers wounded
A severe occurrence has seen involved at 1:45 pm of today an A-330 airplane of Cathay Pacific, whose pilot has asked to land in emergency at the international airport in Hong Kong due to a failure not... more
AccidentsCessna 182 aircraft falls down near Ancona: three victims' corpse found
Ancona, Italy - Probably cause snowstorm; researches lasted all through the night
Cessna 182 aircraft took off yesterday at 5:00 p.m from Rome-Urbe's airport and directed to Austria, with a pilot and two passengers on board, fell down near Fabriano, district of Ancona. The airplane... more
AccidentsPresident Kaczynski dead in air incident: chief of state's mourning
Moscow, Russia - Medved and Putin, Walesa, Frattini and Berlusconi
Mourning's words are coming from many chiefs of state and important political representatives. First of all, beside Mendved's ones, (representing the Country where tragedy happened) and of first minister... more
AccidentsPresidential airplane fell down: president and government members are dead
Warsaw, Poland - 132 victims, among which the Kaczynski's wife, the Army's Chief of State and foreign minister assistant
Polish president Lech Kaczynski is dead on Saturday when the presidential Tupolev 154 airplane has fallen down while approaching the fourth attempt to land at Smolensk's airport, in south of Russia, the... more
AccidentsCV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor crashes in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Three victims and injured among soldiers; a death among civilians
A CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor of US Air Force, operating in the ambit of ISAF forces (International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan, has crashed yesterday evening at 11 km east of Qualat, in the... more
AccidentsFrench Air Force's Mirage F-1 aicraft's technical breakdown
Reims, France - Pilot could saves his life launching by ejection seat
Sirpa Air, French Ministry of Defense's body, let know yesterday Mirage F-1 aircraft's pilot, because of a technical breakdown, was forced to eject himself while was flying near Orleans, district of Loire,... more
AccidentsAirplanes near miss over San Francisco's sky
San Francisco, Usa - Boeing 777 and a small Aronca 11AC aircraft risked to come in collision
Investigators from US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating about reasons of near miss on last 27th March over San Francisco, involving a Boeing 777 and Aeronca 11AC aircraft. The... more
AccidentsAustralia. PA-30 Twin Comache falls down: two victims
Perth, Australia - They were disappeared yesterday night from radar monitor: helicopter found wreckage today at 8 a.m.
A Piper PA-30/160 Twin B Comanche aircraft with two person crew, disappeared from the radar monitor yesterday around 9 p.m. after taken off from The Northam's airport to come back to Jandakot's one. This... more
AccidentsAn ISAF's helicopter crashed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Dead a Turkish soldier
Last Tuesday, in Afghanistan, a Turkish soldier was killed after helicopter's crash where was together with other five military men. The incident, occurred in province of Wardak, at south-east of Kabul,... more
AccidentsNTSB's chairwoman about accidents on runways
Orlando, Usa - She said they are declining at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Accident involving planes on runways have declined, but there still is need for improvement. It's what National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) chairwoman, Debbie Hersman affirmed. Mrs Hersman... more
AccidentsMalaysia: Pilatus PC-7 MKII Turbo Trainer falls down
Alor Star, Malaysia - It seems during an air show
Pilatus PC-7 MKII aircraft belonging to Royal Malaysian Air Force felt down around 10:15 local time zone of yesterday, in the State of Kedah, north-western region of Malese peninsula, while performing... more
AccidentsNew flight simulator to prevent incidents
New York, Usa - Air Line Pilots Association and National Transportation Safety Bulletin sustain this
The Airline Pilots Association expressed, throughout its spokesman Bryan Burks, its point of view on new flight simulation technology, underlining great usefulness of these training tools to avoid aerodynamic... more