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AccidentsUnited States: military helicopter crashes
Yet another Apache crash, no casualties this time
A US Army Boeing AH-64E Apache military helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Washington state. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, occurred at the Yakima Training Center in Washington... more
AccidentsUSA: accident between 2 military helicopters
US Army aircraft crash in Alaska killing three soldiers
Two US Army Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters crashed in the past few hours near the Healy area of Alaska, more than 200 miles north of the city of Anchorage. The Communication Office of the Army reported... more
AccidentsFlight AF447 crash: Air France and Airbus acquitted
The French judges: "No certain causal link with the accident has been demonstrated"
The European manufacturer Airbus and the airline Air France were acquitted of manslaughter charges. It was decided today by the criminal court of Paris. The case on which the French judges ruled is that... more
AccidentsUSA: checks on military helicopters underway
Renewed safety campaign after crash between two Black Hawks
Sikorsky HH-60 "Black Hawk" military helicopters are among the safest flight platforms in the world. However, the recent crash at Fort Campbell, which killed nine servicemen, and 60 fatalities in aviation... more
AccidentsUSA: report on Black Hawk helicopter crash
Army Combat Readiness Center publishes Preliminary Loss Report
Published a preliminary report on the aircraft crash caused by the collision between two Sikorsky HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, which occurred last March 30 during a night training mission near the military... more
AccidentsJapan: missing military helicopter found
Coast Guard vessels in action off Okinawa Prefecture
The Coast Guard of Japan recovered, off the coast of Okinawa prefecture, at least 10 parts of the military helicopter Sikorsky UH-60 JA Black Hawk of the Japan Army, which disappeared from radar yesterday,... more
AccidentsMexico: hot air balloon on fire, 2 victims
Young passenger saves himself by jumping from the balloon
A Kubicek BB-37Z balloon (registration S5-OLB) caught fire while flying over the famous Mexican archaeological site of Teotihuacan, crashing to the ground. The toll is two victims out of a total of three... more
AccidentsAnniversary of the plane crash in China
The worst disaster in the country for 30 years now
One year after the crash of flight MU5735, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has communicated a few updates regarding the progress of the investigation in the past few hours. An approach... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: first anniversary
Most serious ski disaster in the last 28 years in the Asian country
The Civil Aviation Administration Of China (CAAC) announced today that the investigations by the experts aimed at reconstructing the exact dynamics and causes of the plane crash that occurred on March... more
AccidentsBryant helicopter crash: 28.5 million to the family
Maxi compensation for publication of photos of victims' bodies
Relatives of former basketball star Kobe Bryant to receive 28.5 million dollars in compensation for publication of dramatic photographs of helicopter crash that occurred on January 26, 2020 in which former... more
AccidentsNepal plane crash: first report
A human error by the pilots would have caused the crash - VIDEO
According to a preliminary investigative report published recently by the Nepalese State agency Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission, the plane crash that killed 72 people in Nepal on January 15,... more
AccidentsAustralia reports obstruction of MH17 flight
In the absence of "definitive evidence" however, there are "strong indications" against Russia
Russia has repeatedly tried to obstruct international investigations into the shooting down of a B-777 aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines (MH17 flight), which crashed in Ukraine in 2014. This is what... more
AccidentsPlane crash, MH17 flight: Putin supplied the missile
Prosecutor's announcement marks end of investigations court in The Hague
The Joint Investigation Team of six countries investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight, which crashed in Ukraine in 2014, recently communicated the results of some investigations, according... more
AccidentsKiev helicopter crash: it flew too low
In Brovary there was fog and poor visibility which prevented him from seeing the buildings opposite
The aircraft crash that occurred on January 18 in Kiev in the city of Brovary, a suburb in the Kiev region, may have been caused by pilot misjudgment. According to the preliminary investigations of the... more
AccidentsUkrainian helicopter crash (2): Zelensky speaks about it
"Security service and national police already in charge of clarifying the circumstances of the accident"
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, published a message on "Telegram" in which he announces that investigations have already started to reconstruct the causes and dynamics of the helicopter crash... more
AccidentsUkraine: helicopter crashes on a kindergarten
Currently 18 victims, including Ukrainian Interior minister and 3 children -VIDEO
An EC-225 Super Puma helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force crashed this morning in the city of Brovary, a suburb in the Kiev region. The balance of the aircraft crash is still partial: at least 29 injured... more
AccidentsNepal incident (2): a family tragedy
Anju Khatiwada became a pilot after her husband died in a plane crash
There is a sad script to tell about the plane crash of the ATR-72/500 turboprop (registration 9N-ANC) which crashed yesterday in Nepal (flight YT-691 from Kathmandu to Pokhara), causing the death of all... more
AccidentsNepal plane crash: black box found
Authorities confirm there are no survivors
The black box of the ATR-72/500 turboprop aircraft (registration 9N-ANC) which crashed yesterday morning in Nepal has been found. The balance of the disaster is of all 72 people death on board: four crewmembers... more
AccidentsPlane crashes in Nepal: 72 victims
The accident near an inhabited area taken from an amateur film - VIDEO
An ATR 72/500 turboprop aircraft (registration 9N-ANC) crashed in the past few hours in Nepal causing the death of all 72 people on board: 2 pilots, 2 crew members and 68 passengers. Many foreigners among... more
AccidentsEurofighter plane crash in Sicily: black box data downloaded
Prosecutor of Trapani in England to monitor the operations at the aircraft manufacturer
The download of the data recorded by the Crash Recorder (the so-called black box also formed by the Voice Recorder) of the Eurofighter aircraft commanded by Fabio Antonio Altruda, a 33-year-old pilot of... more
AccidentsPlane crashes: 121 victims in 2021
The certification of the statistical office of the European Union Eurostat
The statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, specialized in the collection and analysis of data from the Member States, today communicated the official number of deaths from air accidents that... more
AccidentsFlight MH17 shot down: 3 life sentences
Dutch court upholds prosecutors' requests
A Dutch court of maximum security has sentenced to life imprisonment the 3 defendants found guilty of the shooting down of flight MH17 (Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur), which took place on 17 July 2014 in Ukraine,... more
AccidentsItaly: 21 years after the Milan-Linate Airport aircraft disaster
Today the National day not to forget the victims of the plane accidents
There was a thick fog on the morning of 8 October 2001 at the Milan-Linate airport. It was 8:10am. An ordinary day turned into a date to be circled in the calendar for years to come. Today we celebrate... more
AccidentsAttacks by aircraft. 21 years after 11 September
Conspiracy theories on collective drama go viral on social networks and on the web
The 21st anniversary of the attacks of 11 September 2001 is approaching. A date that has shocked the whole world of air transport and beyond. It was a Tuesday. A typical hot day in late summer here in... more
AccidentsNepal plane crash (2): why flying is so dangerous
Airports amid crevasses and unstable weather, safety investments needed
The crash of Tara Air's twin-turbo Twin Otter 300 aircraft in the mountains of Nepal has highlighted the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places in the world... more
AccidentsNepal plane crash: official toll
Government breaks press silence and announces commission of inquiry
The government of Nepal officially declared today the death of all 22 passengers aboard the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 twin-engine plane (registration 9N-AET), owned by Tara Air, which crashed... more
AccidentsAir accident in Nepal: plane found crashed
Wreckage on a mountain ridge, 16 bodies recovered
The wreckage of the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 twin-engine plane (registration 9N-AET) belonging to the Tara Air company, which disappeared from radar yesterday in Nepal, has been found in... more
AccidentsChinese plane crash caused by intentional act
US media revelation after first black box analysis
The China Eastern Airlines B-737/800 plane that crashed to the ground on March 21 with 132 people on board was allegedly brought down intentionally. It is unclear whether by choice of one of the crewmembers,... more
AccidentsChina: Tibet Airlines plane on fire
Aborted takeoff due to engine problems, then off-track - VIDEO
An A-319 plane belonging to China's Tibet Airlines caught fire just after it aborted takeoff and went off the runway. It happened this morning at Chongqing-Jiangbei International Airport in the city of... more
AccidentsEgyptAir plane crash: pilots were smoking in the cabin
According to French report aircraft crashed into sea due to fire caused by oxygen leakage
A document sent to the Paris court of appeal about a month ago would shed new light on the Paris-Cairo air link (flight MS804), operated by EgyptAir with A-320 aircraft, which had crashed in the Mediterranean... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: preliminary report
Few new details, analysis on the two black boxes awaited
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (Caac) has completed the preliminary report on the plane crash in China on March 21, 2022 involving a B-737/800 airplane, which took off from Kunming and headed... more
AccidentsPlane-truck ground collision in Haiti: six dead
Aircraft makes emergency landing on a road and hits a heavy vehicle
Yesterday afternoon a private Cessna 207 Skywagon aircraft (registration HH-FAH) tried an unsuccessful attempt to make an emergency landing on a road in Haiti, colliding with a truck carrying drinks and... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: B-737/800 in flight again
Inspections continue after the serious event. Sunday first connection after one month
The Asian air carrier China Eastern Airlines is progressively authorizing the return to operation of its fleet consisting in part of about 100 B-737/800 aircraft. This decision comes almost a month after... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: CAAC will review safety standards
Two-week national oversight kicks off to identify new hidden risks
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced to have started a two week monitoring on safety standards in these days. This decision comes after a B-737/800 passenger aircraft (flight MU5735)... more
AccidentsPoland: Smolensk plane crash was an attack
Outcome of a commission to investigate the disaster in which President Kaczynski lost his life
An attack, not an accident. This is the thesis of the governmental commission of inquiry that aims to reopen the case of the plane crash in Smolensk, Russia, in which 96 people died. It was the year 2010:... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: many questions
The dynamics of the vertical descent raises many doubts among the experts
Flight 5735 operated by China Eastern Airlines with a Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft was at an altitude of 29,100 feet when something went wrong. It was in the skies over the hills of southern China. Then... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: all wreckage collected
More than 49,000 pieces will be assembled in a hangar to rebuild the aircraft
Fifteen days after the China Eastern Airlines B-737/800 (flight MU5735) crashed in the mountains of Guanxi, the recovery of wreckage in China has been concluded. According to the Civil Aviation Administration... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: details about the crash
According to a reconstruction the aircraft was already losing parts as it crashed
The China Eastern Airlines' B-737/800 plane departing from Kunming and bound for Guangzhou (flight MU5735), which crashed on March 21st with 132 people on board, would have reached the speed of sound as... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in China: 2nd black box found
Flight Data Recorder (FDR) sent to experts to understand causes of accident
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) confirmed the discovery in recent hours of the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), the second black box of the B-737/800 aircraft that saves the parameters of... more
AccidentsChina plane crash (2): investigations continue
Difficult Beijing-Washington coordination. Preliminary report in 30 days
The accident of the B-737/800 aircraft of the Chinese company China Eastern Airlines has had a very strong media impact in a country that has some of the strictest safety standards on air transport in... more
AccidentsChina plane crash: the mistery of the black box
First the announced finding, then the turnaround of Caac
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has announced that search teams have found the second black box of the B-737/800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which crashed last Monday in the mountains... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China (2): Beijing stops the B-737/800s
China Eastern Airlines safely grounds more than 200 aircraft
The air carrier China Eastern Airlines -the second largest company of the Dragon- and its controlled airlines (China Cargo, China United, Ott) have temporarily grounded the entire fleet of B-737/800: about... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: human remains found
CAAC reports hope for black box data extraction
Three days after the plane crash in China, searches continue among the wreckage of the B-737/800 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, scattered in the mountainous region of Teng County, Wuzhou Prefecture,... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China (2): black box damaged
Government and CAAC announce start of investigation
The investigation team set up in record time by the Chinese government, to investigate the flight MU5735 crash, has announced that one of the two black boxes of the B-737/800 of China Eastern Airlines... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: the silence of the pilots
No alert messages communicated to the control tower before the crash
The more hours pass, the more the story of the plane crash in China becomes intricate. To date, the most credible hypotheses would be two: technical failure and voluntary action of the pilot. However,... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: hypothesis on the crash
From technical problem to intentional gesture nothing can be excluded
After the crash of the B-737 airplane of the Chinese airline China Eastern Airlines in a mountainous area of Guangxi province, that caused 132 victims yesterday, the first hypotheses on the causes that... more
AccidentsPlane crash in China: 132 victims
B-737 crashes over a mountainous area in Guangxi province
A B-737/89P passenger aircraft of the Chinese carrier China Eastern Airlines with 132 people on board (123 passengers and 9 crewmembers) crashed in a mountainous area of Guangxi province in southern China... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Romania
Eight military personnel killed in helicopter and fighter crash
A Romanian-made IAR-330 Puma military helicopter engaged in a search and rescue mission crashed to the ground yesterday. The accident happened in the area of Gura Dobrogei, 11 kilometers from the airport... more
AccidentsECA, flying to and over Ukraine
European response again inconsistent
The lack of clarity, coordination and guidance to pilots about overflying and flying to Ukraine at times of a developing serious military conflict is a great concern. Despite two disastrous aircraft events... more
AccidentsInternational Day commemorating aircraft crash victims and their families
ICAO has established it for next February 20
Safety is a top priority for ICAO and remarkable progress has been achieved over decades of development of International Air Transport. Nevertheless, despite such advances, aircraft accidents remain a... more