Accidents
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AccidentsSmall airplane crashes in Maine in foggy weather
Maine, USA - It was a Mooney bound for Albany
A four-seater Mooney crashed yesterday shortly after the takeoff from the airport of Greater Binghamton, near the town of Maine, in the American State of New York. Due to fog and inclement weather,... more
AccidentsIraq: military helicopter crashes
Baghdad, Iraq - Two soldiers onboard died, both English
A SA-330 Puma military helicopter came down yesterday near the town of Salman Pak, 45 kilometres South of Baghdad, Iraq. Two of the occupants, English, died in the crash. Two other soldiers "Were severely... more
AccidentsTexas: crash of a Piper aircraft. Killed two italian flight students
Abilene, USA - They were left with their instructor
Two students from Italy and a flight instructor from Texas were killed Thursday afternoon when their small plane, a single-engine Piper, crashed in central Texas. Luca Visani, of Cesena and Andrea Venturini,... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter: the official account
Treviso, Italy - 6 dead, 5 wounded
The death toll of the incident that yesterday involved a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the nearings of Santa Lucia del Piave, in province of Treviso, has risen during the night: now 6 dead and... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (7): the "Almost" definitive balance
Treviso, Italy - The vehicles committed to the rescue
The first heli-ambulance that reached the spot was a helicopter from Treviso which transported to the city hospital the first wounded recovered from the wreckage. Then the heli-ambulance of Belluno, coming... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (6): the dead would be 4; 7 the wounded
Treviso, Italy - These last details were given to AVIONEWS by the Ulss 8 of Castelfranco Veneto
We try to give an estimate of the dead and injured soldiers involved in the incident occurred to an American Black Hawk helicopter in the province of Treviso (Veneto) this morning, even if it's hard because... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (5): maybe a mistake by the pilot
Treviso, Italy - The note spread by the Veneto alpine rescue national corps
"At the moment there are 4 dead and 7 injured, 3 of whom in severe condition, after the incident that involved an American helicopter of the base of Aviano, fallen near the motorway bridge, but the amount... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter: 4 injured hospitalized in Treviso, one in Padova
Treviso, Italy - Two red codes, two yellow codes
AVIONEWS, after contacting the hospital of Treviso, cannot provide updates about the conditions of 4 of the 5 injured (as it seems) of the helicopter crash occurred this morning to an American Black Hawk... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (3): confirmed 5 victims
Treviso, Italy - On the spot the intervention of seven helicopters
Confirmed 5 victims in the incident occurred to an American Black Hawk helicopter this morning at around 11:30 in Santa Maria di Piave (Treviso, Northern Italy) on the bank of river Piave (see AVIONEWS... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (2): 5 dead and 6 wounded
Treviso , Italy - They are probably US-soldiers
The account of the incident that has involved a US military Black Hawk helicopter in the nearings of Treviso, crashed on the bank of the river Piave near the city of Santa Lucia del Piave, worsens: 5 dead... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter crashes, 5 dead
Treviso, Italy - In the nearings of Treviso
A US military helicopter, supposedly a 4-blades, single-rotor Blackhawk, started from the US base in Aviano, has crashed in the countryside in the nearings of Treviso, in the area of the city of Santa... more
AccidentsSouth Korea: collision between two Black Hawk helicopters
Seoul, South Korea - One dead and 22 wounded
South Korean Army pilot died after his helicopter collided with another during a night-time military training exercise, an Army spokesman said. The 22 soldiers aboard the two helicopters were taken to... more
AccidentsBrazil: air-taxi falls on town
Sao Paulo, Brazil - 8 victims, but the number could be larger
For a moment there were fears of another tragedy like that of last July 17, when an A-320 operated by the Brazilian airline TAM crashed on the runway of the "Congonhas" airport of Sao Paulo, Brazil, ending... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Canada, toddler miraculously survived
Golden B.C., Canada - Two people dead
Last Sunday night, a Cessna 172 plane, took off from Golden (British Columbia), bound for Edmonton (Alberta), owing to bad weather, crashed in the icy water at the edge of a riverbank near Golden, around... more
AccidentsFallen R-22 helicopter of the Cuneo-Levaldigi flying school
Cuneo, Italy - Both the occupants taken to hospital in medium severity condition
Saturday morning, a Robinson 22 helicopter, American two-seater belonging to the flying school based in the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport (Piemonte, Italy), has fallen in an area between Vottignasco and Villafalletto.... more
AccidentsParachute does not open, 20 year-old girl dead
Latina , Italy - Veronica Ingrosso was an Army corporal
Tragic accident yesterday in Borgo Piave of Latina. Veronica Ingrosso, 20, Army corporal, fell to the ground after a failed airdrop from a height of 600 metres. Veronica went to the flying club of Latina... more
AccidentsTribunals: developments on the two air incidents of Crossair
Bern, Switzerland - Proceeding suspended on the accident of Nassenwil for intervened prescription
Last October 23rd the Public Prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation brought a charge against six persons in the case of the incident occurred to a Crossair airplane at Bassersdorf (town in the Zurich canton,... more
AccidentsNamibia, crashed light aircraft piloted by an Italian
Windhoek, Namibia - Dead also his acquaintance in the crash
On Monday night in Namibia two Italian men dead in a crash of a single-engine Beechcraft plane, with which they flew from Eros to Windhoek, the capital of the South-African Country. Their names are Giacomo... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft collide, no one is hurt
Farmingdale , USA - Crash between a Cessna 152 and a Piper PA-32 Saratoga planes
Light collision between two light aircraft, a Cessna 152 and a Piper PA-32 Saratoga, which were getting ready to land at Republic Airport of Farmingdale, New Jersey, USA. Both planes were flying under... more
AccidentsPiper crashes in Vancouver, 82-year-old pilot dead
Vancouver, Canada - The light aircraft crashed into a ninth-floor flat injuring two people
A Piper PA-34 Seneca bound for Pitt Meadows crashed into a 15-floor flat near Vancouver, just after taking off from the airport of the Canadian city. The pilot died while two people, who were on the ninth-floor... more
AccidentsSingle engine-airplane crashes in Oklahoma: 5 dead
Glenpool, USA - It was a 1978 Beechcraft A-36
Five people died in a single-engine airplane crash in Glenpool, Oklahoma. It is still uncertain whether the accident was caused by low engine power or by bad weather conditions. According to Hector... more
AccidentsCambodia, three injured in a plane crash
Phnom Penh , Cambodia - Cargo attempts an emergency landing in the South of Phnom Penh
On Wednesday night, an Antonov A-12 cargo plane, disappeared on the radar after took off from the International Airport of Phnom Penh, tried an emergency landing in a flooded rice field near Phnom Penh... more
AccidentsIran: military helicopter crashed on the border to Iraq
Bakhtaran , Iran - Two victims, perhaps militaries
An Iranian military helicopter crashed yesterday in a border area with Iraq, in the Iranian Northwest province of Kermanshah. Two dead in the crash, perhaps they were two soldiers. The province, which... more
Accidents"Capo Gallo" disaster: public prosecutors demand nine committals for trial
Palermo, Italy - 16 people died in the ATR-72 accident
According to the public prosecutors of Palermo Emanuela Rovaglioli and Marzia Sabella, 9 people are the alleged culprits for the air accident which on August 6, 2005 involved an ATR-72 airplane operated... more
AccidentsColombia: air-ambulance crashed, 7 dead
Bogotà, Colombia - The plane crashed a little after taking off
The victims of the crash took place last Friday in Colombia are at least seven. An air-ambulance took off from the "El Dorado" airport of Bogotà, and some minutes after, for unknown causes, crashed against... more
AccidentsParaglider crash, a Navy marshal dead
Lucca , Italy - He was only 39 yers old
It was his favourite pastime, but yesterday the launch has been fatal. Giorgio Sale, a Navy marshal native of La Spezia, 39 years old, crashed after parachuting from the Mount Bargiglio, in Borgo a Mozzano... more
AccidentsTen skydivers die in a plane crash near Seattle
Seattle , USA - Seven bodies rescued so far
As yesterday the news went around that ten skydivers could not have made it to survive the crash of the plane on which they were travelling, the skydiving-community of the country started getting in touch... more
AccidentsThe memorial day of Linate's air crash
Milan, Italy - On October 8, 2001, a crash in the runway between two aircraft caused 118 dead
Six years ago, in Milan-Linate airport, a SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) McDonnell Douglas MD-87 plane after taking off, came into collision with a Cessna Citation which had taken the wrong runway, and collided... more
AccidentsEscort helicopter to the Pakistan President crashes
Islamabad, Pakistan - Technical defect apparent cause
Pakistan's President Musharraf was heading by helicopter towards a memorial of the earthquake that two years ago rocked the country, when the other chopper that formed his escort developed a technical... more
AccidentsSyria: mystery on the crashed aircraft
Damascus, Syria - Three victims
Mystery on the air incident occurred yesterday near Damascus. "Al-Jazeera" satellite network reported that a technical fault caused the crash of the small Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft, which belonged... more
AccidentsKinshasa, the victims of the crash are at least 50
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo - After the disaster, the Congolese Council of Ministers fired the Minister of Transport
The number of the victims of the air crash happened on Thursday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (see AVIONEWS), rises at 50. According to the Congolese authorities, the Antonov 26 aircraft, chartered... more
AccidentsU.S. authorities ascertain responsibilities on 2005 Chicago accident
Washington , USA - It had caused one dead and 20 injured
The responsibility for the incident that in December 2005 involved an aircraft of Southwest Airlines at the Midway International Airport of Chicago has to be put down to the pilots' negligence. This was... more
AccidentsAir crash in Kinshasa, the number of victims rises
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo - The dead might be 38
The number of victims of the air crash of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases (see AVIONEWS). The ministry of humanitarian affairs of the African Country said the crash... more
AccidentsItalian Canadair airplane crashes in Turkey, three wounded
Istanbul, Turkey - Investigation going on
An Italian Canadair CL-215 airplane employed for firefighting crashed yesterday in Turkey as it was refuelling with water. The three crew members, one Turkish, one Greek and one Italian, remained injured... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Kinshasa (2)
Kinshasa , Rep. Dem. of Congo - Dead number might rise to 25
According to UN sources, the victims of the air crash in the Kinshasa airport (see AVIONEWS) might be 25. There might also be two survivors. The local police announced Antonov 26 cargo plane transported... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Kinshasa
Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo - For the first info, on board of Antonov 26, there were 17 people
A Russian-made cargo plane with 17 people on board crashed and exploded in a crowded neighbourhood of Kinshasa, airport officials and witnesses said. After the take-off, the Antonov aircraft belonging... more
AccidentsItalian AMX fighter crashes in Poland
Amendola, Italy - Pilots ejected and safe
An Amx fighter of 32nd Amendola wing crashed today around 11:00 a.m. in Poland at about 200 km far from Warsaw, due to impact with a large birds group. Safe the two pilots, Italian captain Michele Grassi... more
AccidentsMexico, a plane pursued by military helicopters crashed
Tixkokob , Mexico - There were aboard 3,3 tons of cocaine, no trace of the pilot
It has happened in the South of Mexico. For more two hours an aircraft overflew the city of Tixkokob, 30 kilometres East of Merida, Yucatan. The fact made suspicious the local police, who informed the... more
AccidentsThailand: the number of the victims is still uncertain
Phuket , Thailand - Rumours said 91 dead, while they are 89 according to other sources
After two days the crash took place on the runway of the Phuket airport, Thailand, the number of the dead is still unknown. The numbers quoted by the airline disagree with those showed by local police.... more
AccidentsPilot unhurt in a powered hang glider crash
Penne, Italy - The engine has been switched off flying, but the pilot escaped without a scratch
The crash took place three days ago near Penne, a small city in the province of Pescara. A 43 year old man, flight experienced, after take off from a runway of the province, has lost the control of his... more
AccidentsAir crash in Thailand (2): recovered the two black boxes
Phuket , Thailand - However, it seems heavy rain and blasts of wind were the cause of the tragedy
The MD-82 aircraft black boxes of the Thai airline One-Two-Go crashed on the runway of the Phuket island airport have been found. They will be immediately sent to the USA to be examined. According to Kajit... more
AccidentsThailand: crash on landing, 91 dead
Phuket, Thailand - 42 survivors, bad weather is the likely cause of the disaster
The dead in the tragic crash in Thailand might be 91 and not 88. The aircraft MD-82 of the Thai airline One-Two-Go, took off from Bangkok to Phuket, crashed on landing. The authorities say there are 42... more
AccidentsRally champion dies in helicopter accident
Edimburgh, Scotland - Racing world looses Colin McRae
A deep mourning has hit yesterday the world of rally-driving when the news spread that among the 4 victims of the crash which Saturday afternoon involved a helicopter in Scotland, also well-known champion... more
AccidentsSingle-engine plane crashed in Switzerland
Lugano, Switzerland - 4 people on board, 2 dead and 2 injured
Swiss air-guard "Rega" has made known this morning that a single-engine-Piper airplane, of which the route had been lost, started yesterday from the "Amerigo Vespucci" airport in Florence (Italy) and headed... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Russia: 6 dead
Moscow, Russia - Causes still unknown
6 passengers of a Mi-8 helicopter were killed in the day of Saturday when the aircraft on which they were travelling crashed, in the far Eastern Russian region of Magadan. The pilot, while being seriously... more
AccidentsSweden: collision between two BO-105 military helicopters
Stockholm, Sweden - Four victims
Four is the number of victims in the incidents occurred yesterday evening between two military helicopters in Tingsryd, near the city of Ryd, about 3,000 miles South-Western of Stockholm, in Southern Sweden. The... more
AccidentsEverybody help find Steve Fossett with "GOOGLE Earth"!
Rome, Italy - Also AVIONEWS has started the search
A worldwide call for help has been launched by "AVweb" American network for the massive search of billionaire Steve Fossett, missing from every radar screen and contact already for a week, on board of... more
Accidents8 dead the final account of Antonov-12 crash in Congo
Goma, Congo - The airplane was flying with an expired licence
8 dead is the tragic account of the accident that has last week involved an Antonov-12 BP cargo-aircraft crashed in Goma, in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it had to make a... more
AccidentsAntonov burns in landing phase
Goma, Congo - 5 occupants died
It was a Congolese cargo plane take-off from Kisangani and bound for Bukavu. It has made a stop at Goma, in the North-East of the Country. On landing the aircraft has hit a stone of solidified lava. It... more
AccidentsFour Swiss air-traffic controllers sentenced for negligence
Buelach, Switzerland - Responsibilities ascertained for 2002 crash in Germany
Swiss justice recognized four employees of the air-traffic control company Skyguide guilty of manslaughter for the incident occurred in 2002 in Southern Germany, cost life to 71 people. Three middle managers... more