Accidents
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AccidentsIndonesia. Flight crashes, end to pilot criminalization
Jakarta, Indonesia - Aviation sector pushes
The Indonesian Pilots Federation is seeking to ensure that the aviation bill does not allow for the criminalization of pilots by police investigations into aviation accidents. According to International... more
AccidentsComair crash: NTSB returns to critice airport runway markings
Washington, USA - No specifically cited Lexington Blue Grass
As it prepares to release findings about the cause of last year's fatal Comair crash in Lexington, Ky., the head of a federal safety agency told Congress yesterday that it's "Very interested" in how airport... more
AccidentsAircraft crashed in Michigan lake (2): peril of a seventh victim
Chicago, Usa - The airplane was lifting a transplantation heart
In serious condition the unlucky man who would have received the transplanted heart crashed in the air incident in Michigan during the flight between Usa and Canada. On board there were six persons and... more
AccidentsAircraft crashed in Michigan lake
Chicago, Usa - Six people on board, all dead
A small aircraft, for tourism or for medical transport is not still clear, crashed in Michigan's Lake waters yesterday evening, but the local authorities announced it today. Obviously is too early to... more
AccidentsA helicopter of Paramount Airlines crashes on Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone - Among the victims the Sport Minister and several officers of Togo
Between the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, and Lungi Airport, a Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed yesterday night. The helicopter was about to land when it developed mechanical problems... more
AccidentsChopper crashes near Teramo (2): probably is a R-44 helicopter
Teramo, Italy - 4 victims
The helicopter crashed yesterday morning in the shelter of a dam on Vomano river, near Teramo, should have to be a Robinson R-44. Teramo Provincial Police Headquarters has not extracted the chopper from... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes near Teramo
Teramo, Italy - At least four people killed
An helicopter, of unknown typology, has crashed yesterday morning in the Vomano river, Teramo province. The aircraft probably belongs to a metalwork society, Sedima Srl, of Piane, Corropoli, Teramo province. On... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: Talebans claim the crash of NATO Chinook
Kabul, Afghanistan - 35 victims and not 7 as stated by NATO
Taliban insurgents claimed Thursday to have shot down a NATO transport helicopter that the military confirmed went down in southern Afghanistan with the loss of seven foreign soldiers. Five crew members... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Peru: 13 deaths
Lima, Peru - Among survivors, a seven months gone woman
The Twin Otter plane last Thursday disappeared in Peru (see AVIONEWS) was finally found in the jungle of the country northeastern region. According to released information, the crash killed 13 out of... more
AccidentsA hunter finds a plane on Mount Cameroon
Douala, Cameroon - The aircraft resulted lost from 3 months
Three months after it disappeared, a hunter in Cameroon has discovered the wreckage of a South African six-seater aircraft and two charred bodies on Mount Cameroon. According to a source, the Cameroon... more
AccidentsDisappeared a plane with 20 people on board
Lima, Peru - Probably a tragic crash caused by the bad weather
Yesterday, at 05:45 p.m. local time, a plane disappeared in the jungle of the Peru northeastern region, with 3 crewmembers and 17 civilian passengers on board. The Twin Otter, this the model of the... more
AccidentsChopper crashed on Corlezzo: committed the three accused for trial
Cuneo, Italy - Next hearing fixed on June 17th, 2008
The judge Vittorio Anghileri of Como's Court has committed the three accused for trial, as requested by Prosecuting Attorney Maria Vittoria Isella, charging them with unintentional homicide murder and... more
AccidentsUberlingen disaster, the trial opens
Zurich, Switzerland - Crash's zone was under the responsability of Skyguide
Punishments between 6 and 15 months: this is the prosecution's request against 8 employees of Skyguide in the trial, opening today in Buelach, near Zurich (Switzerland), for the collision between a TU-154... more
AccidentsAccident in Montana: a Cessna 182 crashed down
Helena, USA - Died the five passengers
Last Saturday, a Cessna 182 plane of Skydive Lost Prairie crashed down on the South-West region of Montana, killing all the five people on board, the pilot, two skydiving instructors and two trainees to... more
AccidentsClosed the investigation on the tragic accident to Gol plane
Brasilia, Brazil - Accused the two pilots of the Embraer Legacy 600
The Brazilian Commission charged with assessing the causes of last September 29th tragic accident, where a private Embraer Legacy 600 jet flown by Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino hit a Boeing 737 of Gol... more
AccidentsAn US Navy SH-60F helicopter crashed down
Austin, USA - Dead the 5 crewmembers
Last Monday at 09:25 p.m. (local time) in the north of Nevada, an US Navy SH-60F helicopter crashed down causing killing the 5 crewmembers from the Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Seven . According... more
AccidentsAn investigation commission in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt - To assess the real causes of the tragic event
Yesterday, the French Minister of Defence asked an investigation commission to reach Egypt in order to evaluate the real causes of the fatal accident occurred last Sunday in Egypt involving 8 officials... more
AccidentsA french DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin-Otter of the airforce wrecked yesterday in Egypt
Nouweiba, Egypt - The aircraft was doing a training mission in service for the Multinational observation force
The nine military on board, eight French and one Canadian died in the accident. The Twin Otter took off from the Al-Gorah and was directed to Sainte-Chaterine. It seems that the pilot sent a mayday... more
AccidentsKenya Airways plane crashed in Cameroon: no survivors
Douala, Cameroon - Found the aircraft wrecks
The wrecks of the Kenya Airways Boeing 737 plane crashed in Cameroon last May 5th (see AVIONEWS) were found in the South-West region of the country, 20 km from Douala. Unfortunately, rescuers announced... more
AccidentsCrashed a Kenya Airways plane in Cameroon
Douala, Cameroon - 115 people on board
"Kenya Airways announced that flight KQ 507 operated by a 737-800 aircraft which departed from Douala at 00:05 local time and was due to arrive in Nairobi at 06:15 but has not arrived": this is the press... more
AccidentsBoeing statement on the May 5 crash of Kenya Airways flight 507
Seattle, USA - Ready to assist in the investigation
Boeing extends its profound sympathy for the relatives of those on board of Kenya Airways Flight 507, which crashed near Douala, Cameroon, last May 5 (see AVIONEWS). At the invitation of Cameroonian... more
AccidentsPilot misjudged U-turn in plane crash that killed Cory Lidle
Washington, USA - The National Transportation Safety Board investigators released it
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's plane crashed in New York because the pilot misjudged a narrow U-turn before veering into a Manhattan high-rise, federal investigators said Tuesday. In presenting... more
AccidentsRussia: a Mi-8 helicopter downed in Chechnya
Moscow, Russia - 18 victims
The Mi-8 helicopter downed in southern Chechnya earlier Friday was carrying military intelligence Special Forces soldiers rather than members of the local Battalion South, as first reported, a military... more
AccidentsFatal accident for a "Blue Angel"
Beaufort, USA - During a precision-flying team demonstration
Last Saturday, during a two-day airshow in Beaufort, South Carolina, an aviator of Blue Angels, a US Navy division, crashed on board of a FA-18 Hornet plane during a precision-flying team demonstration. The... more
AccidentsSwitzerland: found the tourism plane the day before yesterday undiscoverable by radar screens
Urnäsch, Switzerland - Dead the two people on board
The tourism plane with two people on board that the day before yesterday was undiscoverable by radar screens was found only yesterday morning. Its wreckage and the dead men were found in the Appenzell... more
AccidentsGuinea Air Forces' MiG-21 plane crashed down
Conakry , Guinea - The pilot is out of danger
The pilot of the Guinea Air Forces' MiG-21 plane crashed down today, later in the morning, could eject just on time to prevent a fatal accident. The event took place in the centre of the capital, Conakry,... more
AccidentsA Luftwaffe's fighter bomber crashed down
Berne, Switzerland - The pilot is dead
Yesterday afternoon, at about 03:00 p.m., a terrible accident involved a Luftwaffe's Tornado fighter bomber. The aircraft was flying over Switzerland at about 1200-1300 meter-height, coming back from Corsica.... more
AccidentsCrash in Val di Susa: destroyed an ultralight plane
Val di Susa , Italy - Severe burns for the pilot
Yesterday, the runway for ultralight aircraft of Vaie, in Val di Susa, Turin, was the scene of a severe accident. After just a 50-meter flight, in fact, a Savannah ultralight plane (short takeoff and... more
AccidentsUltralight airplane hits against an olive tree
Grosseto , Italy - Critically injured the two men on board
Last Saturday, an Eurostar Evektor ultralight plane was victim of an anterior wheel fault, consequently hitting an olive tree. The incident, occurred in Manciano, Grosseto, caused critical injuries... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes down in Maryland
New York , USA - No survivors
"New York Times" has reported a yesterday accident occurred at the Maryland's Eastern Shore, at about 9:36 a.m. (local time). According to available information, a dual engine Piper PA-30 heading from... more
AccidentsUnveiled the causes of the last month accident in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Squabble between the two pilots
The first alarming information about the last March 7 accident in the airport of Yogyakartain, Java island, are now available (see AVIONEWS 1, 2, 3). The accident involved a Garuda Airlines Boeing 737-400... more
AccidentsAn airplane hits a Carinthia mountain
Vienna, Austria - Two dead
Yesterday, two people on board of a Piper, a typical small-sized touristic plane, died following a hit between the aircraft and a Carinthia mountain, in the Southern region of Austria. At the moment,... more
AccidentsAn helicopter crashes: two Italian people on board
Brobu Gard , Sweden - The two passengers miraculously uninjured
Two Italian citizens were miraculously uninjured after the crash of the helicopter they were testing. The accident has occurred in Sweden near Brobu Gard, and was probably due to a engine failure. The... more
AccidentsTwo crewmen died on board of the British nuclear submarine "HTM Tireless"
London, UK - Notice by Ministry of Defense
Yesterday, early in the morning, two crewmen died and one was injured while on board of the British nuclear submarine "HTM Tireless", due to an accident occurred while transiting under the Arctic. The... more
AccidentsAccident for an UTAir plane
Moscow, Russia - 7 deaths and 10 casualties
Last March, 17th, an UTAir Tupolev 134A/3 plane, flight 471, departed Surgut (SGC) on a regular domestic flight to Belgorod via Samara and was victim of an accident during the landing. Visibility was... more
AccidentsPlane lands with the anterior landing gear retracted
Kochi , Japan - Other eight similar cases: cancelled 48 flights as precautionary measure
This morning, a Bombardier DHC8/400 of the Japan airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been forced to an hazardous landing with 56 passengers and 4 crewmen on board. During the landing stage, in fact,... more
AccidentsGaruda air accident: technicians at work
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - The two black boxes are now examined in Australia
It is just known what yesterday occurred in Yogyakarta, but now the technicians investigates about why the pilot has landed at a such speed in order to bounce the jet twice on the runway (as said by some... more
AccidentsIndonesia disaster: cancelled Garuda brand from the jet burnt yesterday
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - White varnish to protect Garuda Airlines, but the 21 victims are real...
It is incredible but true: the causes of the air accident that yesterday night at the Yogyakarta airport had caused the death of 21 passengers are not already sure. It is not known the degree of responsibility... more
AccidentsIndonesia (2): cut back the number of the victims
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - Also the "No technical" reasons will be ascertained
Indonesian carrier Garuda, owner of B-737/400 aircraft with on board 140 people (133 passengers and 7 crewmember) and on fire after a "Long" landing and a runway overrun in Yogyakarta airport, probably... more
AccidentsHuman error caused the collision on March 5th in Austria
Vienna, Austria - The involved helicopter had transported Pope John Paul II
The investigators in charge of assessing the causes of the collision occurred last March 5th in Zell am See (see AVIONEWS) have officially announced that the accident was due to a human error. The... more
AccidentsCrash in Austria: the investigators are at work
Salzburg, Austria - The wrecks of two aircraft are scattered in an area of 20 hectares
The work of investigators and technicians proceeds tireless. They are working to discover the reasons of the crash between a Super Puma helicopter and a Tyrolean mono-sailplane, occurred near Zell am See... more
AccidentsAustria, in-flight collision: eight deaths
Salzburg, Austria - One plane and one helicopter involved
A spokesman of the Zell am See airport, Province of Salzburg, has announced that today a tourist plane, with only the pilot on board, took off from the airport heading to Lienz, Tyrol, and crashed down... more
AccidentsChampion in Greco-Roman wrestling wins the fight for life
Salt Lake City, USA - Rulon Gardner survives a plane crash and swims in Lake Powell for an hour
Rulon Gardner, 2000 Sydney Games' gold medalist in the Greco-Roman wrestling, survived a plane crash. The man, together with two other people, was travelling on a Cirrus SR-22, when the aircraft's slow-down... more
AccidentsCorsica: Mirage crashed yesterday
Ajaccio, Corsica - The pilot was very expert with more than 2000 flight hours behind him
Yesterday morning a Mirage 2000C aircraft of French Air Force went down in the sea between Corsica and Sardinia, about 2 miles from Capo Feno (Southern Corsica), three miles from Bonifacio port and about... more
AccidentsInquiry on helicopter crash occurred last April 2003 in Val Susa concluded
Turin, Italy - The chopper was performing an helisky activity
Turin's prosecutor office has closed the inquiry regarding the helicopter, a AS-350 B2 Ecureuil, crashed near Punta Ciatagnera, in Sauze di Cesana's area in high Susa Valley (Turin), last April 19, 2003.... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: an American Chinook helicopter crashes
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Taliban claim but the Alliance Forces deny
8 American soldiers were killed and 14 wounded yesterday when a military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. An American military official of NATO's International Security Assistance Force said the US CH-47... more
AccidentsIraq: "al-Qaeda" claims the shooting down of the American helicopter
Baghdad, Iraq - It should be shot down due to an anti-aircraft missile
A CH-46 Sea Knight of Marines crashed yesterday North-Western of Baghdad, about 30 km, while was in flight between Baghdad and Falluja. All the seven soldiers onboard are dead. An high official of US... more
AccidentsIndonesian missing Boeing: the flight recorders traced at a depth of about 1700 meters
Makassar, Indonesia - Jusuf Kalla expresses his doubts on the successful of the rescue operation
Determining what caused an Indonesian jetliner to plunge into the sea with 102 people is important for global aviation safety in case there are structural problems with the world's most popular aircraft,... more
AccidentsCommemoration for two pilots of Canadair
Savona, Italy - In remembrance of Claudio Garibaldi and Rosario Pierro crashed on 1989
The incident of the Canadair happened on Jan 27th, 1989, on the Madonna del Monte hill, near Savona. Claudio Garibaldi and Rosario Pierro, the two pilots, lost their life during a fire-fighting service. From... more
AccidentsFokker slid off the runway and pounced on a truck: a dead
Paris, France - The event has occurred yesterday in Pau, France
A Fokker 100 served by Regional airline (Air France Group) with 50 people on board, has slid off the runway during taking off phase because of the slippery asphalt due to bad weather. The aircraft has... more