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AccidentsUganda: helicopter crashes with President Yoweri Museveni
Kampala, Uganda - Surviving together with other five people on board
A helicopter with Uganda's President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, and other five people on board, has crashed today for still unknown causes at 150 km from capital Kampala from where it was departed. Kenyan... more
AccidentsUSA: Cessna T-303 Crusader airplane crashes on a cottage
Virginia Beach, Usa - The owner-pilot dead, only occupant of the aircraft; no victims at ground
A Cessna T-303 Crusader airplane, code N9305T crashed yesterday on a cottage in Louisa, central-east of Virginia, USA. The aircraft was in climbing phase few minutes after take off from Louisa County Airport,... more
AccidentsEthiopian airplane tragedy: weeks for inquiry's conclusion
Beirut, Lebanon - The victims' families take legal action against Boeing and ask compensations for EUR millions
It could be necessary also some weeks for the conclusion of inquiry about air disaster occurred off the coast of Beirut, when an Ethiopian Airlines' airplane last January 25 sank in the sea with 90 people... more
AccidentsIndia, airplane falls down during acrobatic exhibition
Hyderabad, India - Opening event of "India aviation" upset by a tragic crash
Today 3rd of March at Hyderabad, middle-south of India, the opening event of "India aviation" was upset by a fatal event. Airplane of Indian Navy crashed on a building during an acrobatic fly exhibition;... more
AccidentsTwo military airplanes crashed in South Korea
Seoul, South Korea - Impact of two F-5 jets on a mountain, missing three pilots
Yesterday two F-5 jets of South Korean Air Force crashed on a mountain in the area of Gangneung, 237 kilometers east by Seoul. The collision happened during an exercise, at 12:20 local time. Three pilots... more
AccidentsMexican military aircraft crash: 2 killed
Chihuahua, Mexico - Injured the other three occupants of the Cessna 182
The toll of an accident occurred yesterday to a Mexican Air Force Cessna 182 aircraft is of two victims and three seriously injured people. The plane had taken off shortly before from Chihuahua air base,... more
AccidentsItalian Air Force HH-3F crash in 2008: it was human error
Rome, Italy - During maintenance operations performed several months before
It would have been a human error during maintenance operations performed several months before to cause a failure on the Italian Air Force 84th Air Rescue Center (SAR) HH-3F helicopter which crashed on... more
AccidentsTexas accident inquiry passed to FBI
Austin, USA - Due to the apparently criminal nature of the event
The US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has transferred control of the investigation into last Thursday's crash of a Piper PA/28-236 Dakota aircraft into an office building in Austin, Texas... more
AccidentsTexas accident, NTSB: too early to establish the cause (Video)
Austin, Texas - Media statements ascribed to the board denied
Despite information issued by some media, the US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has denied what had been reported by the press, precising that it is still too early to establish the cause... more
AccidentsIndian MiG-27 crash: pilot killed
Hashimara, India - During a routine mission for unknown reasons
An Indian Air Force MiG-27 Flogger crashed yesterday near Hashimara, in Western Bengal, killing the pilot, as confirmed by official New Delhi aviation sources. After taking off from Hashimara Air Base... more
AccidentsEthiopian airplane: second black box's memory recovered
Beirut, Lebanon - Valuable to set for which reason the pilot redirected from path indicated from control tower
A Lebanese military report communicates today that the memory of the second black box has been recovered of the B-737/800 sank off Beirut's coasts, after took off from the local airport with 90 people... more
Accidents3 victims in US helicopter crash
Phoenix, USA - Two adults and a child
Three people were killed yesterday in the crash occurred to the Eurocopter EC-135 helicopter on which they were flying, near Cave Creek just north of the city of Phoenix (USA). The identified victims are... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter crash in Yemen: 13 killed
Saada, Yemen - Accident likely caused by a technical failure
It would be of 13 victims and an injured the toll of an accident occurred yesterday to an helicopter of the Yemeni Army, model and manufacturer unknown. On board there were 11 people (7 wounded and a crew... more
AccidentsThree helicopters crashed yesterday: AH-1F Cobra, AS-350BA, HB-350L1 Esquilo
San Paulo, Brazil - Three victims in total
The world helicopter panorama has been hit from three crashes yesterday, mortal two of them, that have caused the death of three people in total. The first one has regarded a Bell AH-1F Cobra military... more
AccidentsEthiopian's aircraft exploded in flight
Beirut, Lebanon - According to Lebanese Health Minister has affirmed yesterday
The Ethiopian Airlines' B-737/800 airplane, sank off Lebanon's coasts last January 25 with 90 people on board, would be exploded in flight shortly after the take-off from Beirut's airport. "The aircraft... more
AccidentsEthiopian: black boxes recovered from the crashed Boeing
Beirut, Lebanon - All 90 people on board had been killed in the accident
Black boxes from the crashed Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737/800 aircraft that last month ditched into the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Lebanon have been recovered. All 90 people on board had been... more
AccidentsFrance, the Concorde trial starts today
Pontoise, France - Continental Airlines is charged with negligent homicide
Ten years after the tragic accident of the Concorde, 25 July 2000, the trial has started in Pontoise, France. In the crash 113 people were killed, four of which on the ground. The disaster ended the career... more
AccidentsAir accident in the Philippines: nine killed
Manila, Philippines - One of the victims was likely on the ground
A Philippine Air Force GAF N-22 Nomad aircraft today crashed near Cotabato City, killing nine people. The crash, happened in a residential area near Manila, took place during take off. According to... more
AccidentsEthiopian air crash: black boxes located
Beirut, Lebanon - At a depth of 1,300 meters, 8 km west of Beirut airport
The flight data and flight voice recorders of Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 737/800 aircraft that crashed on Monday in the Mediterranean sea, off the coast of Lebanon, with 90 people on board, have been located... more
AccidentsNigerian Navy helicopter crash, 4 victims
Port Harcourt, Nigeria - It has likely hit a telephone mast
A Nigerian Navy Agusta A-109E helicopter yesterday crashed in a swamp near Port Harcourt, during a flight towards Lagos. The four military on board have been killed on impact. According to eyewitnesses,... more
AccidentsNTSB to take part in Ethiopian accident probe
Beirut, Lebanon - The team will include experts from the FAA and Boeing
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that it will dispatch an aviation investigator to assist the government of Lebanon in its probe on the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing-737/800... more
AccidentsAt least 40 injured in Iranian air accident
Mashhad, Iran - The aircraft was seriously damaged by the fire on its tail
At least 40 people were injured on Sunday in the accident occurred to the Taban Air Tupolev Tu-154 on which they were flying. On board there were overall 157 passengers. The crash happened on landing at... more
AccidentsET-409 flight: Ethiopian's CEO held a press conference
Beirut, Lebanon - Further details about the accident
Ethiopian’s Chief Executive Officer, Ato Girma Wake held a press conference this morning at the Ethiopian Headquarters and provided further details relative to ET-409’s accident in Beirut. In opening the... more
AccidentsEthiopian's tragedy: first corpses recovered
Beirut, Lebanon - The Lebanese, included the security forces, are making every effort to find survivors
Following to the crash to B-737 airplane of Ethiopian Airlines crashed into the sea shortly after take off from Beirut's airport, the first corpses have been recovered into the waters. According to the... more
AccidentsEthiopian Airlines' Boeing crashes after take off in Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - Reportedly there are no survivors among the 90 people on board
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737/800 aircraft tonight crashed in the sea off the coast of Lebanon, shortly after take off in Beirut. According to first reports there would be no survivor among the 90 people... more
AccidentsSu-27 disappears from radars in Russia's far east
Moscow, Russia - Search for the wreckage go on
A Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker yesterday disappeared from radars during a scheduled flight in the Russian far east Khabarovsk region. The defense ministry stated that contact was lost with the aircraft about 30... more
AccidentsMilitary pilot died in New Zealand air accident
Ohakea, New Zealand - Member of the display team "Red Checkers"
A military instructor pilot of the New Zealand Air Force was killed this morning in an accident involving his Pacific Aerospace CT-4E trainer aircraft, near Ohakea Air Base. 32-year-old squadron leader... more
AccidentsItalian AMI: today air crash to an UAV Predator
Rome, Italy - The aircraft, in a training flight on Puglia's skies, has been spotted on the sea in Camporino
"The Italian Air Force Chief of Staff communicates that today, on Wednesday January 13, a Predator A-Plus aircraft, during the phase in a training flight on Puglia's skies, crashed. The Predator, took... more
AccidentsSix victims in Mexican helicopter crash
Mexico City, Mexico - Bad weather has likely caused the crash
Six people died yesterday in an accident occurred in Mexico to the Agusta 109E Power helicopter (registration XA-LSA) on which they were flying for an executive flight. The crash took place within the... more
AccidentsBell 206/B Jet Ranger III crashes: four victims
Redinger Lake, Usa - The machine has caught fire after the impact on the ground
Four people (pilot and three biologists of the American Hunting and Fishing Department) have dead last Tuesday when the helicopter on which they travelled, a Bell 206/B Jet Ranger III of the Palm Springs... more
AccidentsSix Ecuadorian soldiers killed in Cessna accident
Quito, Ecuador - Still unknown the cause of the crash
Six Ecuadorian Army soldiers were killed yesterday in an accident involving the Cessna 206 aircraft on which they were flying. A spokesman for the country's armed forces said that the crash happened about... more
AccidentsTwo years since the disappearance of the airplane in Los Roques
Rome, Italy - 14 people were on board, among which 8 Italians, whose fate is still a mystery
January 4, 2008 - January 4, 2010: two years have passed since the disappearance of Venezuelan Transaven's Let-410 aircraft while en route from Caracas to Los Roques with 14 people on board, among which... more
AccidentsCrash in Jamaica teaches: don't land with wind in tail on short runway under violent tropical rains
Rome, Italy - The considerations by Capt. Renzo Dentesano, investigator of aeronautical accidents
In the late evening of last December 23 a Boeing B-737/800 aircraft of the American Airlines, took off from Miami (FL) with 148 passengers and six members on board, has tried a nocturnal landing on the... more
AccidentsDetails on the Seregno crash happened on Monday to a DA-40D aircraft
Seregno, Italy - One of the passengers is in a coma
The aircraft in question, a Diamond DA-40D, code HB-SDW, was landed last Monday at 5:10pm from the Lugano's airport: the pilot had informed via radio about a failure at the engine at 5:25pm; at 5:38pm... more
AccidentsBeech Bonanza crashes in South African Republic
Johannesburg, South African Republic - A 4 people family destroyed
The thick fog seems to be the cause of the crash -happened yesterday in the early afternoon near Harrismith, into the KwaZulu-Natal, in South African Republic - against one of the Platberg Mountains. The... more
AccidentsCessna 182Q of the Mexican Civil Defense crashes at ground
Jilotlán Dolores, Mexico - The four people on board dead
Four people dead at 12 of yesterday (local hour) into a crash of a Cessna 182Q aircraft of the Mexican Civil Defense happened in an impenetrable area of "La Higueras" ranch, situated at 225 km far from... more
AccidentsAmerican Airlines' B-737 goes past the runway and breaks in two at Kingston airport, Jamaica
Rome, Italy - No victims among the 331 passengers on board, about 10 injured
At around 10 pm yesterday evening, and American Airlines' Boeing 737 aircraft failed to stop after landing, running past the runway and breaking in two parts. It happened at Kingston airport, in Jamaica,... more
Accidents49 killed in air accident in Sudan
Warab, Sudan - 48 presidential guards and a woman on the ground
49 people, 48 guards of south Sudan president, Salva Kiir, and a woman on the ground, have reportedly been killed yesterday in Sudan after an air accident near Warap, as announced in the night by state-run... more
AccidentsAF447. BEA: cause of the tragedy still unknown
Paris, France - The speed probes "Pitot tubes" are just one of the possibilities
The French agency that is investigating on June 1 accident in which 228 people on board of an Air France A-330/200, flight AF447, were killed when the aircraft ditched in the Atlantic, stated today that... more
AccidentsAir accident in Russia, 8 victims
Korkino, Russia - The pilot and seven parachutists
A Technoavia SM-92T Turbo Finist yesterday crashed in the Russian region of the Urals, killing the 8 people on board. The impact took place near Korkino, about 12 km from the main center of the region,... more
AccidentsMerpati Airlines airplane lands without left gear
Kupang, Indonesia - No injuries among passengers, airport closed for several days
A Fokker 100 aircraft of Merpati Airlines yesterday had to land at Kupang airport (Indonesia) without the left-hand gear, due to a technical failure. Flight MZ5840 departed from Ujung Pandang/Makassar... more
AccidentsSukhoi fighter crash in India, pilots survived
Jaisalmer, India - The second accident to a Su-30MKI in 2009
A Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed yesterday in India during an exercise near Jaisalmer, in the northwestern region of Rajasthan, the press agency "RIA Novosti" reported quoting... more
AccidentsNTSB cooperates with Chinese government on MD-11's accident
Shanghai, China - The team includes expert from FAA, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will dispatch a team of investigators to assist the government of China in its investigation of the crash of an MD-11F, operated by Avient Air, at Pudong... more
Accidents3 killed in cargo airplane crash in China
Shanghai, China - Black boxes from the Zimbabwean aircraft recovered
A McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo aircraft of the Zimbabwean airline Avient Aviation crashed Saturday in Shanghai. Three out of seven crewmembers were killed in the accident, which happened at take off... more
AccidentsFloat plane crash in Canada, six missing
Vancouver, Canada - Also a baby among them. Two survivors rescued
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver float plane of Seair Seaplanes, with 8 people on board, crashed yesterday off the coast of Saturna Island, Vancouver, Canada. Two survivors (a woman and the pilot) have... more
AccidentsFour victims in helicopter accident in Israel
Netanya, Israel - A possible technical failure caused the crash
Four people were killed yesterday in an helicopter accident which involved a civilian Robinson R-44 in Israel, off the coast of Netanya. All the people on board died in the crash. Among them there are... more
AccidentsA C-130 airplane of the Italian Air Force crashed at the Pisa's airport
Rome, Italy - Five people on board and four of them dead
A C-130 aircraft of the Italian Air Force (AMI) crashed today near the Pisa's airport shortly after the take off from the same Tuscan airport. Five people were on board and four of them dead in the crash. It... more
AccidentsNBO-105CB helicopter of the Indonesian Air Force crashed
Java, Indonesia - The five people on board safe
A Nurtanio-Bölkow NBO-105CB helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Air Force has crashed around 10am of this morning (local hour) into the sea area near the Marina Beach, Tanjung Mas, Semarang, Central... more
AccidentsA victim and five injured in helicopter accident in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - The tail hit the ground in landing phase
A helicopter Mil MI-8MTV-1 operated by the private company Manang Air crashed in landing phase yesterday in Nepal, close to Rudikot village, 420Km west from the capital Kathmandu. An engineer from the... more
AccidentsHelicopter accident in Varese: wreckage recovered
Varese, Italy - Autopsies on the two victims' corpses today
The Eurocopter Ecureuil AS-350B3 which fell last Saturday in the waters in the lake of Varese was recovered after many hours of difficult attempts. Businessman Marcello Gabana and the pilot Simone Detomi... more