Accidents
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AccidentsTrainer airplane crashes in Brazil
Londrina, Brazil - Damaged two houses and a car. No one injured
During a training flight the pilot of a Brazilian Aero Boero AB-115, that was flying together with his instructor, didn't manage to avoid the impact with two houses, damaging the roofs and the power lines.... more
AccidentsHelicopter land-crashes in Wales
Swansea, UK - Injured the pilot and the passenger, both with head damages
The pilot and the passenger of a Robinson R-44 helicopter that crashed yesterday while landing at Swansea airport, in Wales, have been transported to the local hospital for the head injuries that they... more
AccidentsCessna crashes in America, killed the pilot
Stillwater, USA - A witness: "The airplane's engines did not sound right before the crash"
A man died after his private Cessna 337-C "Super Skymaster" airplane crashed tonight (1:45 am GMT) in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He was approaching the local airport. Neither the pilot's name nor the reasons... more
AccidentsPrivate airplane crashes near Ravenna, in Italy. Uninjured the occupants
Ravenna, Italy - The accident caused by a gust of wind, Carabinieri stated
The Italian Carabinieri of Lugo di Romagna (Ravenna) that investigated the accident confirmed to AVIONEWS that a private Cirrus SR-22 airplane crashed today around midday in the small airport of San Martino... more
AccidentsTurkish helicopter accident: found the wreckage site. No one survived
Ankara, Turkey - Six bodies have been uncovered after 48 hours of search, including the ultranationalist politician Yazicioglu
The Turkish authorities' search for the site of the accident that Wednesday (see AVIONEWS) occurred to a Bell 206L4 "Long Ranger", probably caused by bad weather, with six people on board among which the... more
AccidentsTurkish helicopter accident (2): TV broadcasts emergency call
Ankara, Turkey - Maybe the only survivor, managed to phone: "We are freezing, I think they are all dead"
The Turkish television is broadcasting an emergency call made by one of the occupants of the helicopter that crashed yesterday in Turkey carrying a politician (see AVIONEWS). "I am inside the helicopter,... more
AccidentsMilitary plane crashes in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - The helicopter's rescue cable broke while lifting the first pilot
An Ecuadorian Air Force BAC MK-89 Strikemaster crashed yesterday among the border with Colombia. The two occupants successfully ejected, but during the rescue operations the cable that was lifting the... more
AccidentsMontana accident: an AD from the FAA was issued on Pilatus PC-12
Butte, USA - The directive, of last 10th of March and published by AVIONEWS, concerned stick-pusher problems
Two weeks before Sunday's tragic accident in Montana (see AVIONEWS) the FAA issued an airworthiness directive regarding various Pilatus models, including the PC-12 (see AVIONEWS). The problem concerns... more
AccidentsUSAF F-22 crashes in California. Pilot killed
Washington, USA - The accident at Edwards Air Force Base during a test flight
The pilot of an USAF Lockheed-Martin/Boeing F-22A Raptor crashed yesterday at 10:30am (5:30pm GMT) at Edwars Air Force Base, California, has been killed. The reasons are still under investigation and no... more
AccidentsTurkey, helicopter with politician on board crashed: missing
Ankara, Turkey - Bad weather didn't allow to find the accident's location yet
A Bell 206L4 "Long Ranger" helicopter carrying ultranationalist party leader Muhsin Yazicioglu crashed yesterday afternoon in the Turkish region of Goksun, while flying from Kahmanmaras to Yozgat. The... more
AccidentsMontana accident: found a device that could possibly give some clues
Butte, USA - An engine performance recorder might throw light on the accident
It has been found on Sunday's accident's site (see AVIONEWS 1 and 2) an engine performance recorder that might throw light on the accident in which 14 people were killed. If usable the data present... more
AccidentsTokyo accident (2): blackbox recovered
Tokyo, Japan - According to the ministry of transports data are usable
The blackbox and the cockpit voice recorder of the FedEx cargo that crashed in Narita airport, Tokyo, have been recovered and, according to what has been reported by Japanese ministry of transports spokesman... more
AccidentsBoeing about Tokyo accident
Seattle, USA - The constructor expresses its condolences and offers support to the Japanese authorities
The American constructor Boeing, after Monday's (Sunday evening in Europe) tragic accident that killed the two pilots of a FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F cargo in Tokyo (see AVIONEWS), issued on its site... more
AccidentsMontana accident might have been caused by ice
Butte, USA - Besides the meteorological conditions, also a possible overloading is being investigated
It might have been ice to cause Sunday's accident that caused the death of 14 people near a cemetery in Butte, in Montana (see AVIONEWS). Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety... more
AccidentsATR-72 air disaster (2): 7 condemned, 2 acquitted
Palermo, Italy - Palermo preliminary judge issued today the sentence about the accident that in 2005 killed 16 people
Palermo preliminary judge, Vittorio Anania, issued today the sentence about the air disaster that caused the death of 16 people on board of a Tuninter ATR-72 on the 6th of August 2005 near Capo Gallo,... more
AccidentsItaly, 2005 ATR-72 air disaster: 10 years asked for the pilot
Palermo, Italy - The sentence issued today by Palermo preliminary judge
Palermo preliminary judge issued today the sentence about the indictment of the nine people accused of August the 6th 2005 disaster involving a Tuninter ATR-72 aircraft that was forced to put down on the... more
AccidentsFedEx Cargo tips over in Japan, catching fire: 2 killed
Tokyo, Japan - The accident probably caused by the strong wind
A tragic accident occurred yesterday evening (European time) to a FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F airplane while landing in Narita airport, Tokyo, coming from Guangzhou, China. Both the occupants have been... more
AccidentsUSA, air disaster in Montana: 14 victims, 7 kids
Butte, USA - The pilot lost control and crashed into a cemetery
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) let know that there are at least 7 children within the 14 certain victims (but they could be more, probably up to 17) of the air accident that occurred yesterday near... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Australia
Narooma, Australia - The accident caused by a gust of wind, uninjured the two occupants
A private Robinson R-44 II helicopter crashed today in Narooma, Australia. Both the pilot and his wife came out uninjured from the accident, even if the woman has been hospitalized as a precaution. To... more
AccidentsEcuador: military aircraft crashes into house, 7 victims
Quito, Ecuador - The Red Cross: "There might be more casualties"
A small military training airplane, a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, has crashed at 5:30 pm (10:30 pm GMT) into a house in Quito, capital of Ecuador. 7 people have been killed, all the 5 occupants of the... more
AccidentsRussia: L-39 Albatross combat trainer aircraft crashed
Krasnodar, Russia - The only victim was the pilot
The pilot of a L-39 combat trainer was killed when his aircraft crashed in the Krasnodar Territory, Southern Russia, near the Kushchevskoye airfield on Tuesday evening while on a training flight, an Air... more
AccidentsMilitary plane crashes in Turkey, one pilot dead
Konya, Turkey - The accident during a training flight. Wounded the other man
A military plane crashed yesterday in Konya, Turkey, during a training flight. One pilot has been killed while the second one has been transported to the nearby hospital. Neither the causes of the accident,... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash, the terrible balance: 17 victims
Saint John's, Canada - Of the 18 people on board only one was rescued. 9 bodies recovered
The wrecked Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 ditched on last Thursday in the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, has been found 178 meters deep in the sea, with the bodies of 10 or 13 people still... more
AccidentsRAF plane crashes during training
York, UK - The accident while performing aerobatics. Pilot injured
He was training yesterday, March 12th, for an upcoming aerobatic show on his Tucano T-1 flight lieutenant Mike Rutland when his plane crashed in Linton-on-Ouse RAF airfield, Yorkshire. The expert pilot... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash: one dead, 16 missing
Saint John's, Canada - 16 people still in the freezing Atlantic waters. Found one body
Still missing in the freezing North Atlantic waters 16 (14 passengers, workers on an offshore oil platform, and two crew members) of the 18 occupants of the Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 that crashed... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash (3): still missing 17 people
Saint John's, Canada - Difficult weather conditions are creating problems to the rescues
Still missing 17 passengers of the helicopter (maybe one of Cougar Helicopter's Sikorsky S-92s), that crashed today in the freezing waters of the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Despite... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crash (2): at least one rescue
Saint John's, Canada - Still in the sea the other passengers
The authorities are struggling to rescue the passengers of the helicopter crashed today off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, with 18 people on board. The shuttle was flying towards an oil platform 300km... more
AccidentsCanadian helicopter crashes with 18 people on board
Saint John's, Canada - Strong wind caused the accident off the coast of Newfoundland. Rescue operations in progress
A Canadian helicopter directed to an oil platform crashed today in the Atlantic with 18 people on board, off the coast of Newfoundland. The cause seems to have been the strong wind. Two rescue helicopters... more
AccidentsPolice helicopter crashes in Austria
Vienna, Austria - Badly injured the three occupants
It should have been the impact with a roof during a mission to cause the crash of a police helicopter Deutschlandsberg, in the Austrian province of Styria. The authorities have not precised the nature... more
AccidentsHang-glider crash in New Zealand: two victims
Queenstown, New Zealand - A panoramic flight cost life to an Argentinian pilot and his passenger, a local firefighter
A serious accident happened yesterday evening (European time) to a hang-glider in Queenstown, New Zealand. No hope was left to the two occupants of the aircraft: Gerardo Bean, 27-year-old Argentinian expert... more
AccidentsHang-glider crashes near Viterbo
Viterbo, Italy - 32-year-old died right after being extracted from the cockpit. Injured the other occupant
Died yesterday, March 8th, one of the two occupants of the 2-place motorized Ulm hang-glider, model Skin-Polaris 412, crashed in Ceravolo, near Capranica (Viterbo). To cause the accident, according to... more
AccidentsUganda: Ilyushin Il-76 airplane crashed into Lake Victoria
Kampala, Uganda - 11 victims
A cargo plane with 11 people on board crashed into Lake Victoria after take-off from Entebbe, Uganda. Some sources report that the airplane involved was Ilyushin Il-76 S9-SAB operated by Aerolift and chartered... more
AccidentsAmsterdam disaster maybe caused by altimeter damage
Amsterdam, Netherlands - This the conclusion by Dutch Security Board's inquiry
The theory of a wind-shear being the cause of last week's air crash of a Turkish Airlines 737-8F2 airplane near Amsterdam, will be temporarily put aside. Today press sources are spreading the news - apparently... more
AccidentsThe "Black boxes" of the airplane crashed last Wednesday in Amsterdam already in Paris
Paris, France - Now the data will be analyzed
Besides the wind-shear as possible cause of the disaster happened last Wednesday in Amsterdam-Schipol, when a B-737 airplane of Turkish Airlines crashed near the airport and a motorway, there is also the... more
AccidentsThe official statements by Turkish Airlines and the denial by Unions
Istanbul, Turkey - "The maintenance work of our aircraft has been carried out according to appropriate procedures"
"It has become an absolute necessity to make the statement given below over the news coverage regarding the plane crash of Istanbul- Amsterdam Flight Number TK-1951. The Boeing 737/800 aircraft involved... more
AccidentsBrief description of Turkish Airlines’ (THY’s) operation safety condition
Istanbul, Turkey - It is determined to operate with the highest operational standards
As it is already mentioned in ICAO Safety Management Manual, risk inherently exists in aviation. The main principle of safety is reduction in and minimization of the probability of an accident. Turkish... more
AccidentsHolland (5): the first testimnies by survivors and eye-witnesses
Amsterdam, Holland - "Everything took place in a matter of 3-5 seconds"
At 10:40 A.M. Wednesday morning, a Turkish Airlines passenger jet crashed several hundred meters away from its destined Amsterdam runway. Tragically, nine of the plane’s 127 passengers, eight of whom w... more
AccidentsHolland (4): took off a special flight from Istanbul with the relatives of passengers Flight TK1951
Amsterdam, Holland - Reported by some sources near the airline
A special flight of Turkish Airlines (THY) took off from Istanbul to Amsterdam with onboard the relatives of the passengers Flight TK1951 that this morning crashed during the landing at Amsterdam-Schipol... more
AccidentsHolland (3): 9 victims and 50 injured in Amsterdam-Schipol Airport's accident
Amsterdam, Holland - Maybe one Italian onboard
The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737/800 plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a field Wednesday while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport, killing nine people and injuring more than 50, the... more
AccidentsHolland (2): no victims in the accident of Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 airplane
Amsterdam, Holland - The confirmation by the Turkish Transport Minister
All 135 people aboard Turkish Airlines flight 1951 had a miracle escape when their Boeing 737 jet crashed into farmland just short of Schiphol airport in Amsterdam this morning, the Turkish Transport Minister... more
AccidentsHolland: Turkish Airlines crashed during the landing at Amsterdam Airport
Amsterdam, Holland - 55 survivors
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737/800 plane, Flight 1951, carrying 135 people has crashed while coming in to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, according to the Turkish press-agency "Dogan". The "CNN... more
AccidentsItalian ENAC: is Ciampino airport in danger due to several flocks of bird? AVIONEWS releases its notam
Rome, Italy - As Ryanair complaints for the omissions, severe responsibilities come from the authority
As the controversy between general manager of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, and director general of Enac (Civil aviation national authority), Silvano Manera, continues, Aerohabitat, an Italian association... more
AccidentsEgypt: Ukrainian Antonov cargo airplane burst into flame at Luxor Airport
Cairo, Egypt - Five victims
Ukrainian Antonov An-12 cargo plane burst into flames on Friday as it tried to take off in south Egypt killing five crew members, the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority said. A spokesman said the Ukrainian... more
AccidentsAn AC-47 of the Colombian Air Forces crashed
Bogota, Colombia - Five men on board dead
An AC-47 airplane belonging to the Colombian Air Force with five men on board has crashed yesterday near Puerto Salgar, about 200 km far from Bogota. Military sources unveiled it and have specified that... more
AccidentsA MI-2 helicopter ambulance crashes in Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Due to bad weather
A MIL MI-2 Plus helicopter of the Polish Medical Air Rescue has crashed this morning shortly before 8:00 in Jarostów, South-West of Poland. The heli-ambulance was going towards the high way to rescue... more
AccidentsColgan Air's airplane fell (2): the digest about crash
New York, Usa - Data by Aviation Safety Network
Date: 12 FEB 2009 Time: ca 22:20 Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402 Q400 Operator: Colgan Air Registration: N200WQ C/n / msn: 4200 First flight: 2008 Engines: 2 Crew: Fatalities:... more
AccidentsUSA: a Colgan Air's airliner crashes on houses
Buffalo, USA - 49 victims, one of them at ground
A DHC-8-402 Q-400airplane, served by Colgan Air, crashed at around 10pm of yesterday (local hour) in a residential area in Clarence Center, Buffalo, NY, with 48 people on board (44 passengers and 4 crew... more
AccidentsContinental Airlines offers support to Colgan Air
Houston, Usa - In providing assistance to families of flight 3407 passengers and crew
"Continental Airlines this morning expressed its profound sadness concerning the accident involving flight 3407, operated by Colgan Air, that occurred Thursday night near Buffalo. Continental representatives... more
AccidentsEmbraer EMB-110 airplane down in Brazil's Amazon basin, 24 presumed lost
Santo Antonio, Brazil - Four survivors in saturday air taxi accident
An Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante chartered by Manaus Aerotaxis went down with reported engine trouble Saturday, crashing into the River Manacapuru in the Brazilian Amazon basin. Only four survivors of the... more
AccidentsUpdates on investigation into ditching of Us Airways Jetliner into Hudson River
New York, Usa - News have been released by NTSB
In its continuing investigation of US Airways flight 1549, which ditched into the Hudson River adjacent to Manhattan at approximately 3:30 p.m. on January 15, 2009, the National Transportation Safety Board... more