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AccidentsAir France disaster, SPAF: the accident could be avoided
Paris, France - According to the pilots' trade union the Pitot tubes would have been the main factor
The French pilots' trade union SPAF charged Airbus and the flight safety authorities of not considering the problems of the speed sensors "Pitot Tubes", that SPAF believes were the main factor in June... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft crashes in Italy, occupants uninjured
Acqui Terme, Italy - Tragedy skimmed after the plane caught fire on impact
The two occupants of an ultralight Tecnam P-92 aircraft that crashed yesterday in the town of Acqui Terme, in northern Italy, managed to exit uninjured from the impact. The airplane, which crashed against... more
AccidentsFighter jet crashes in Yemen, maybe hit by rebels
Sana'a, Yemen - But the military stated it was a technical failure
A MiG-29 (or MiG-21, depending on the source) of the Yemeni Air Force crashed today during a strike mission against Houthi fighters active in the region. Some local media reported that the aircraft would... more
AccidentsFrance: body of missing Rafale pilot found
Perpignan, France - Inside the cockpit, 700 meters under the sea
The body of captain Francois Duflot, Rafale pilot who went missing on September 24 after the accident that involved his aircraft for the possible mid-air collision with another of the same model, piloted... more
AccidentsUS drone crashes on Islamic party's offices in Iraq
Mosul, Iraq - According to the military it was "A coincidence"
An American drone crashed Saturday on the offices of a main Islamic party in Mosul, Iraq. The news has been confirmed by major Derrick Cheng, US military spokesman in northern Iraq, specifying that the... more
AccidentsRafales accident: search for missing pilot interrupted
Perpignan, France - He disappeared after the mid-air collision with another fighter
France interrupted the search for captain François Duflot, the pilot who went missing on Thursday after the mid-air collision between his Dassault Rafale fighter and another aircraft of the same model... more
AccidentsUSA: NTSB investigation on helicopter accident that killed three
Washington, USA - Aircraft technical problem ruled out
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash of a medical emergency services helicopter near Georgetown, South Carolina. The Eurocopter AS-350B2 (registration N417AE) helicopter... more
AccidentsPieces of the crashed Rafales recovered, pilot still missing
Perpignan, France - The mid-air collision during a training mission
Francois Duflot, pilot of the second Dassault Rafale fighter jet that ditched on Thursday in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Perpignan, France (see AVIONEWS), is still officially missing, even... more
AccidentsTwo French Rafales crash in the sea, one of the pilots missing
Perpignan, France - Likely mid-air collision between the two fighters
Two French Navy Dassault Rafale fighter jets, that had taken off from the "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier, crashed yesterday in the Mediterranean Sea, some 30 km off the coast of the city of Perpignan.... more
AccidentsFour injured in air accident in Durban, South Africa
Durban, South Africa - The crash against the fence of a primary school
Four people (three crewmembers and a woman who was working on the ground), have been injured in an air crash occurred today to a British Aerospace Jetstream 41 aircraft operated by South African Airlink,... more
AccidentsSeven victims in Iranian military air crash
Tehran, Iran - During a military parade, but authorities deny links
It's of seven victims the death toll of an air crash occurred on Tuesday to a military airplane, likely an Iranian Air Force Ilyushin 76MD, near Tehran. This might have happened during a military parade... more
AccidentsPilot killed in Israeli F-16 crash
Tel Aviv, Israel - The son of the country's first astronaut who died in the Columbia disaster
A tragic destiny associated Israeli Air Force lieutenant Assaf Ramon with his father, colonel Ilan Ramon, the first and only astronaut of the Jewish country, who died in the space shuttle Columbia disaster... more
AccidentsMiG-21 of the Indian Air Forces crashed
Bhisiana, India - Pilot dead
Indian Government sources informed that in the early afternoon of yesterday a MiG-21 airplane of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crashed killing pilot. The airplane was taken off for a routine flight from... more
Accidents10 killed in Kazakh helicopter accident
Astana, Kazakhstan - Further three injured have been hospitalized
The death toll of an accident occurred today to a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter in Kazakhstan is of 10 victims and three injured, according to the country's border police. The news agency "RIA Novosti"... more
AccidentsAt least 4 killed in Indonesian military aircraft crash
Jakarta, Indonesia - Ditched during a patrolling mission
A GAF N-24A Nomad aircraft of the Indonesian navy with 9 people on board crashed today at Long Apung, on the Borneo island. Four of five (depending on the sources) of the occupants of the airplane were... more
AccidentsItalian Air Safety Board opens an inquiry on Monte Rosa accident (2)
Aosta, Italy - The French pilot is currently hospitalized at the "Parini" of Aosta
Confirming the first reports (see AVIONEWS), the Robin DR-400 aircraft (registration F-GJQG) that crashed this morning in northern Italy, on the Monte Rosa massif near the Lyskamm glacier, had taken off... more
Accidents"Brixia Air Show 2009" air accident: the injured pilot is getting better
Montichiari, Italy - The victim is co-pilot Marzio Maccarana
The toll of yesterday's accident occurred to a Mudry Cap-10B during the "Brixia Air Show 2009" underway at Brescia-Montichiari airport in northern Italy. The Italian Air Force display team "Frecce Tricolori"... more
AccidentsItaly: aircraft crashes on Monte Rosa massif, pilot in serious conditions
Aosta, Italy - Hospitalized at "Umberto Parini" hospital, in Aosta
A tourism aircraft likely French-built, which model is still unknown, crashed this morning in northern Italy on the Lyskamm glacier, Monte Rosa massif. The pilot, lone occupant of the aircraft, was seriously... more
AccidentsFive victims in Indian helicopter accident
New Delhi, India - Among them the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh state, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy
The charred bodies of the five victims of yesterday's helicopter accident have been found this morning on a hillock in a forest in Kurnool District, India. On board of the crashed Bell 430 helicopter there... more
AccidentsItaly: tail strike on take off for A-320 at Verona airport
Verona, Italy - Passengers rearranged on Air Italy aircraft
A Balkan Holidays (on behalf of Air Vallee) Airbus A-320/200 aircraft, registration number LZ-BHC, yesterday hit the runway at Verona "Catullo" airport (Italy) with its tail while it was taking off towards... more
AccidentsAir France disaster, BEA seeks help for the researches
Paris, France - Operations will be extended internationally
The Bea, the French agency investigating on the accident that involved Air France's Airbus A-330/200 on June 1 in the Atlantic, in which 228 people were killed on board of flight AF447 from Rio de Janeiro... more
AccidentsBelarusian fighter jet crashes during air show in Poland, two pilots killed
Radom, Poland - Authorities from the two countries opened a joint investigation
A two-seat Belarusian Sukhoi Su-27UBM Flanker fighter jet crashed yesterday during an air show to which it was participating at Radom Air Base, Poland. Both the pilots didn't manage to eject on time and... more
AccidentsComoros air disaster: black box recovered
Moroni, Comoros - By an international research team
An international research team today recovered the flight data recorder from the Yemenia Airbus A-310/300 that crashed on June 30 in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Moroni, Comoros Islands, accident... more
AccidentsFirefighting aircraft crash in Greece, pilot killed
Argostoli, Greece - It was in service on the Ionian island of Kefalonia
A PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader firefighting aircraft crashed today in Greece while it was in service trying to fight a fire in a southern area of the Ionian island of Kefalonia. The pilot, 55-year-old Stergios... more
AccidentsCargo airplane crashes in Congo
Brazzaville, Congo - The number of victims is still unknown
An Antonov An-12 aircraft, likely belonging to the fleet of Aeroflot Business, crashed this morning near Brazzaville, capital city of the Republic of Congo, while it was approaching the country's main... more
AccidentsAccident in Congo (2): 7 victims discovered so far
Brazzaville, Congo - Five Russian crewmembers and two Congolese passengers who were not on the list
The victims of today's accident occurred to an Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft in Congo, near the capital Brazzaville (see AVIONEWS), would be at least seven, as confirmed by transport minister Emile Ouosso... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crash, tomorrow the funerals of the victims
Belluno, Italy - The tragedy on Saturday
An Elidolomiti Agusta A-109S Grand helicopter, operating for the medical emergency service SUEM 118, crashed on Saturday on Mount Cristallo, in northern Italy, after hitting high tension cables, killing... more
AccidentsAir collision between a helicopter and an airplane in Germany, 4 killed
Stuttgart, Germany - All the victims were on board of the Robinson R-44
New air collision yesterday between a helicopter and a tourism airplane, this time in Germany, near Ellwangen (Stuttgart). Four people have been killed in the impact between the Robinson R-44 and the Reims-Cessna... more
AccidentsFive killed in French air accident
Callas, France - The cause of the tragedy is still unknown
A tourism airplane, likely a Socata TB-9 Tampico, has crashed yesterday in France near Callas, between Marseilles and Montecarlo. The five occupants of the aircraft, among which two children, have been... more
AccidentsTwo injured in Teterboro aircraft crash, New York
New York, USA - The accident occurred during landing operations
The pilot and passenger of a small airplane, a Beechcraft Baron 58 (tail number N167TB), that crashed today while landing at Teterboro airport, New York, have been injured. Both have been hospitalized... more
AccidentsSearches interrupted for flight AF447's black boxes
Paris, France - BEA: "The search has not been able to locate the wreck of the plane"
Searches have been interrupted for the black boxes of Air France's Airbus A-330/200 aircraft, flight AF447, that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1 while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people... more
AccidentsNew York accident, flight controller was jocking on the phone
New York, USA - The transcript of the call: "Fire up the cat on the grill"
The flight controller of Teterboro control tower was jocking on the phone with a woman at the moment of the air collision, between an helicopter and a small airplane (of which he would have had to follow... more
AccidentsPilot killed in Italian glider crash
Bolzano, Italy - His wife is in very serious conditions
Alessandro Muzzarelli, 55-year-old pilot of a Grob G-103 Twin II Acro glider that crashed yesterday afternoon in northern Italy after flying over Rittner Horn, has been killed on impact. His wife, 37-year-old... more
AccidentsTwo killed in American military helicopter accident
Leadville, USA - One injured and one missing among the other two occupants of the aircraft
It is of two victims, one injured and one missing the toll of an accident occurred yesterday to a US Army Sikorsky MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a training mission on the mountains of Colorado. The... more
AccidentsIranian air accident maybe caused by a bird strike
Tehran, Iran - Tehran's government ruled out the presence of explosives on board
The air accident occurred on July 15 to a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, in which 168 people were killed (see AVIONEWS), might have been caused by the ingestion of an object (likely a bird)... more
AccidentsCollision between two Russian Su-27 fighters, one pilot killed
Moscow, Russia - Also five civilians on the ground involved in the accident
The pilot of a Suhkoi Su-27UB Flanker fighter jet of the Russian display team "Russian Knights" died yesterday following the mid air collision between his two-seat aircraft and another single-seat Su-27.... more
AccidentsNew York air collision: a flight controller under investigation
New York, USA - He was on phone at the time of the accident
Investigations go on following Saturday August 8's tragedy over the Hudson river, in which 9 people were killed in the collision between an helicopter, Eurocopter AS-350BA operated by Liberty Helicopters,... more
AccidentsSwedish Gripen caught fire on landing. Pilot safe
Kallinge, Sweden - Likely the gear didn't extend
A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS-39 Gripen caught fire today on the runway of Kallinge airport, in Sweden, after landing. The fire burst on contact of the gear with the ground. Luckily the pilot managed to... more
AccidentsSikorsky S-64E Skycrane hit by a lightning: 4 injured
McCall, USA - The aircraft was on the ground. An inquiry has been opened
A Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane helicopter has been hit by a lightning in McCall, Idaho, USA, that injured four people, while the helicopter was on the ground. This kind of aircraft, also known as Erickson Aircrane,... more
AccidentsPilot killed in fighter jet accident in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - No damage to people or property on the ground
A Chinese-built Pakistani Air Force (PAF) Chengdu FT-7 fighter jet crashed during a training mission near Attock city, in the eastern province of Punjab. The pilot of the aircraft, lieutenant Shahryar... more
AccidentsThailand, Koh Samui airport reopened after accident
Koh Samui, Thailand - The co-pilot is in critical conditions
Koh Samui airport has been reopened after being closed due to Tuesday's accident occurred to a Bangkok Airways ATR-72/500 aircraft while landing on the tourist island after its journey from Krabi, Thailand.... more
AccidentsThailand: ATR-72's black boxes recovered
Koh Samui, Thailand - Investigation underway on yesterday's accident
The black boxes of the ATR-72/500 that crashed yesterday against the old control tower of Koh Samui, Thailand, were it was landing after taking off from Krabi with 68 passengers and 4 crewmembers on board.... more
AccidentsIndonesian accident: the airline will cover insurance costs for the victims
Jayapura, Indonesia - Bad weather is hampering wreckage rescue operations
Merpati Nusantara Airlines, operator of the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 aircraft that crashed on Sunday in Indonesia with 16 people on board (see AVIONEWS), announced that it will cover medical... more
AccidentsThailand, ATR-72 accident (2): several foreign people injured
Koh Samui, Thailand - At least 56 out of 88 passengers on board
At least 56 out of 68 passengers on board of Bangkok Airways ATR-72/500 aircraft, flight PG266 from Krabi to Koh Samui tourist island in Thailand, involved in this morning's accident. The Italian ministry... more
AccidentsWreckage of Indonesian missing Twin Otter found
Jayapura, Indonesia - Few chances to recover any survivors
A reconnaissance aircraft has found this morning (yesterday evening in Europe) the wreckage of the airplane, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 belonging to Merpati Nusantara Airlines, that went... more
AccidentsThailand: aircraft hit the control tower on landing. At least 1 victim
Koh Samui, Thailand - Heavy rain is likely the cause of this accident
A Bangkok Airways ATR-72/500 this morning skidded of the runway while landing, crashing against the old control tower, currently unused, of Koh Samui airport, where it had arrived after taking off from... more
AccidentsMotor glider crashed in northern Italy: pilot killed
Bolzano, Italy - ANSV opened an inquiry
A Fournier RF-4D motor glider, tail number D-KIRE, crashed this morning at about 10:30 local time near Bolzano, in Italy. Rescuers could only report the pilot's death, lone occupant of the aircraft,... more
AccidentsAirbus will finance flight AF447 black boxes' search
Paris, France - Recovered so far only 4-5% of the A-330/200
Airbus is going to finance the search for black boxes and debris from the A-330/200, flight AF447, that ditched in the Atlantic on June 1 while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people on... more
Accidents16 victims in Iranian air accident
Mashad, Iran - License retired to Aria Air
16 people, 13 crewmembers and 3 passengers, have been killed Saturday when the Aria Air Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft on which they were flying skidded the runway on landing, crashing against the external wall... more
AccidentsTwo killed in military helicopter crash in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Near Chirchiq airport
A Mil Mi-24 helicopter of the Uzbek Air Force crashed yesterday near Chirchiq, North-East of the capital Tashkent, and both people on board have been killed. The news has been confirmed by the country's... more