Accidents
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AccidentsMarine Corps' Harrier fell in Arizona
Washington, USA - There were no victims neither on board nor on the ground
The AV-8B Harrier from US Marine Corps, equipped with four 500-pound bombs, has fallen last afternoon in a residential area in the city of Yuma (Arizona), forcing the evacuation of 1300 citizens. The pilot,... more
AccidentsHelicopter went down in the water at Manhattan
New York, Usa - No casualties have been reported but passengers got scared
The Bell 206 Long Ranger belonging to Helicopter Flight Service, with seven passengers making a sightseeing flight above Manhattan has crashed yesterday into the East River near Wall Street heliport.... more
AccidentsFront tires broke loose from a Japan Airlines plane shortly after take-off
Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Airport closed one of its three runways
A Boeing 767-300 from Japan Airlines with 22 passengers (including 12 crew members), missed the two front tires shortly after landing operation at the Tokyo "Haneda" Airport around the 10:00am (local time)... more
AccidentsCargo plane dropped in Florida
Washington, USA - The three passengers were save but two persons on the ground emerged injured
A DC-3 cargo aircraft just left from Executive Airport bound for Bahamas, has crashed last afternoon (at the 3:48pm local time) on a residential area near Fort Lauderdale (Florida): it hit no buildings... more
AccidentsCathay Pacific flight hit a turbulence between Philippines and Hong Kong
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - 15 wounded persons including travelers and board attendants
A Cathay Pacific Airways airplane with 369 people on board, would have hit a turbulence while was flying from Manila to Hong Kong. Airline said that 15 passengers emerged slightly injured, including also... more
AccidentsUSA: F-16 affected by an accident during landing
Fort Worth, USA - Pilot is safe by the aircraft's structure and main gear were seriously damaged
A US Air Force’s F-16C Block 30 Fighting Falcon multirole light fighter belonging to the 93rd Fighter Squadron, was involved by an accident during its lansing stage at an Air Base located in Fort Worth (... more
AccidentsDarwin Airlines did an emergency landing (2): London City Airport resumed operations
London, United Kingdom - Scared passengers have immediately jumped from the plane
The London City Airport has been forced to suspend air traffic after the Darwin Airlines’ flight, departed from Berne, carried out an emergency operation because of its left engine that caught fire around 1... more
AccidentsFrance (3): to establish the cause of LS8 crash
Rome, Italy - Italian team was composed with four comers in all
The young pilot killed at second day of the International Championship of Sail-flying at Romorantin-Lanthenay (some 200 km to Paris), has joined the Italian Air Force Corp early last May said an AMI’s s... more
AccidentsFrance (2): Italian Defence undersecretary with delegation for sport activities, expressed his sorrow
Romorantin, France - The girl was an expert pilot with several hours of flight
Giulia Incisa della Rocchetta took out the pilot’s licence in 1999 at Biella-based Aeroclub Volovelistico. She started loving flight when was 15, and can boasts several hours of flights and many races b... more
AccidentsFrance: tragic accident at the International Championship of Sail-flying
Romorantin, France - A young female pilot for AMI is dead
Giulia Incisa della Rocchetta, 24 from Turin, died yesterday for an accident with the glider taking part to the International Military Championship of Sail-flying at Romorantin (France). Her glider would... more
AccidentsBangladesh: military plane plumbed into a house killing the owner
Dacca, Bangladesh - THe pilot was safe while four persons were left wounded
An F-7MB of Bangladesh Air Force, during a training flight, has fallen yesterday over a Dacca residential area, near Zia International Airport, killing a woman and injuring other four persons. Single-seat... more
AccidentsAN-24 went down in taking-off at Khartoum Airport
Khartoum, Sudan - An engine failure may have caused the crash
An Antonov 24 with 36 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, belonging to Sudan’s private airline Marsland, departing from the main city bound for El-Fasher via El-Obeid, crashed yesterday around 11:30am l... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq: funeral of the four soldiers being held today
Viterbo, Italy - Accident hypothesis goes on overriding
Funeral for the four Italian soldiers killed following the accident which affected an Italian Army’s AB-412 in Iraq are being held today. The event occurs at Viterbo "Fabbri" Airport in front of the 2... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq (2): Investigation Committee has arrived in Iraq
Rome, Italy - Consisting of five members from Italian Army and one from Italian Air Force
An Italian Air Force C-130J Hercules military airlifter will take back to Italy the bodies of the four Italian soldiers killed following the accident of the AB-412 in Iraq and it will do it by 11:30 pm... more
AccidentsUSA: single-engine plane crashed during acrobatic performance
Yukon, Oklahoma - Double dramatic accident, unharmed the spectators
On Monday 30 May at the Yukon airport in Oklahoma, a single-engine plane crashed on the runway while performing acrobatic exercises, the spectators were unharmed. The pilot survived the impact but is still... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq: maybe a dust storm produced the disaster
Rome, Italy - Nevertheless, every hypothesis is still plausible according to Italian military representatives in Iraq
Bodies of the four Italian soldiers killed following the accident which affected their AB-412 helicopter in the Iraqi land are likely to be back to Italy by this evening around 11:00 pm. An airplane could... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq (4): Italian Senate expressed its regrets
Rome, Italy - A debate occurred at Palazzo Madama
Speaker Cesare Salvi and Marcello Pera have expressed the regrets of Senate for the incident occurred in Nassiriya, to the 4 Italian soldiers flying on board the helicopter of Italian Army Aviation last... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq (3): all the hypotheses are under military experts' analysis
Rome, Italy - The one of an accident would appear to prevail but one cannot exclude the possibility of an ambush
Lt.Col. Giuseppe Lima, Mar. Massimiliano Biondini and Cap. Marco Briganti, deceased following the accident which affected an Italian Army’s AB-412 in Iraq, belonged to 7th Regiment "Vega" located in R... more
AccidentsIqAF's plane dropped killing one Iraqi and 4 US soldiers
Baghdad, Iraq - The incident cause is still unknown
An Iraqi and US officer died yesterday together with 3 US soldiers while were flying on the military version of the Comp Air 7SL belonging to Iraqi aviation: the plane crashed to the ground near the town... more
AccidentsSpanish Mirage aircraft crashed to the ground in Germany
Berlin, Germany - The pilot jumped out and managed to save himself
A Spanish Air Force Mirage F-1 crashed last morning during an air drill ongoing in Bavaria, Southern Germany. The pilot managed to save himself dropping out of the aircraft by parachute. The German Defence... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq (2): Italian Chamber of Deputies stood in silence for one minute for the deceased soldiers
Rome, Italy - Italian Defence Undersecretary Berselli ensured "Thorough investigations" to find the reasons of the tragedy
Italian Chamber of Deputies stood in silence for one minute this morning for the four victims of the accident which affected an Italian Army’s helicopter in Iraq last night. Both political majority and m... more
AccidentsItalian helicopter crashed in Iraq: four died
Nassiriya, Iraq - It occurred last night during its re-entry to Tallil while reasons for such accident which involved an Italian Army's AB-412 are still unknown
An Italian Army Aviation’s AB-412 helicopter operated by 6th ROA (Italian Air Force Autonomous Operational Unit where even aircraft and personnel belonging to the other armed forces re-deployed in Iraq a... more
AccidentsIraq. US Forces OH-58 Kiowa has been downed
Baghdad, Iraq - Two pilots on board were both killed
Two pilots travelling on an US OH-58 Kiowa have been killed yesterday in Iraq, North-West to the main city, due to the downing of the aircraft. They were air covering a coalition forces’ operation together w... more
AccidentsAir crash on White Mount: three people have been killed
Paris, France - The tourism aircraft feel down abreast of Italy-France borders
A small tourism plane, whose model was unknown, left at Chalon-sur-Saone (Saône-et-Loire), crashed last evening, around 7:45pm, on the French side of the White Mount, near Major hill, more than 4500 metres... more
AccidentsAntonov dropped in Congo with 24 passengers
Kinshasa, Congo - There were no survivors among aircraft occupants
An Antonov 12 in flight from the city of Goma, in the North-East of the country, to Kongolo, has crashed yesterday in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: the 27 persons on board, including five crew... more
AccidentsPhilippines Air Force T-41D crashed killing four militaries
Manila, Philippines - The PAF decide to ground the Cessna airplanes until the end of investigation
The aircraft was carrying out a training flight yesterday morning (shortly after 11:30am), when crashed immediately after the take-off at Loakan Airport. The incident caused the death of the instructor... more
AccidentsCessna crashed on US beach (2): NTSB is drawing a report
New York, USA - The cause may be certainly determined within six months or a year
The aircraft wreckage has been brought into a police hangar where investigators are examining the remains of single-engine plane. The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) will deliver a preliminary... more
AccidentsUSA: Cessna plunged on a beach
New York, USA - Four passengers were all killed: there were no victims among bathers who have been witnesses of the crash
It occurred last Saturday in front of the eyes of the unbelieving bathers on Coney Island beach (New York), close to "John F. Kennedy" Airport. The four persons who were flying on the Cessna 172S airplane... more
AccidentsEmergency landing at "Ben Gurion"
Tel Aviv, Israel - Problems to landing gear forced pilot to resort to an extraordinary operation
An Airbus with 294 people on board, flying from Turkey, has been forced last evening, to resort to an emergency landing at Tel Aviv "Ben Gurion" Airport (Israel). It seems that pilot met difficulty lowering... more
AccidentsZambia: a military Y-12 dropped killing 13 people
Mongu, Zambia - One civilian and 12 members of Zambian Air Force
It occurred yesterday while the aircraft was carrying out a mission to distribute food and water to Southern regions of the country affected by drought: the plane, a Chinese-made Y-12, left Mongu Airport... more
AccidentsThree injured for Jetstar
Sydney, Australia - Evacuated from the airplane, slight injuries
The hitch happened aboard a Jetstar Boeing 717, a low cost Australian airline, where three passengers were injured while trying to egress the aircraft, last Tuesday May 17. The Boeing was on ground in... more
AccidentsAir crash in Chile: 10 persons were killed
Santiago, Chile - The weather conditions not enable to localize the area where aircraft dropped
A small plane crashed yesterday in the Andes mountains, close to borders of Chile and Argentina: all 10 people on board may be dead. Passengers bodies did not have been recovered because weather conditions... more
AccidentsItalian P-68 Observer crashed: Chief of Police ordered to stop the planes
Rome, Italy - The aircraft have already suffered from technical problems in the past
Italian Chief of Police, Gianni De Gennaro, ordered to stop P-68 Observer planes belonging to the Corp: one of these aircraft, on Wednesday afternoon, disappeared off the Fossacesia coast (Chieti) carrying... more
AccidentsIndian military aircraft crashed after take-off
Khalilabad, India - The pilot has been killed: an enquiry will find the incident's cause
A Jaguar fighter plane belonging to Indian Air Force dropped yesterday in the Northern state of Uttar Pradesh: the pilot suffered for several wounds and died unfortunately. The incident occurred shortly... more
AccidentsArgentina: small jet fell headlong with a motor race team on board
Cordoba, Argentina - Six persons died, while three are injured
The accident occurred while the small airplane was about to land at Cordoba Airport, the second most important city in Argentina after Buenos Aires, about 500m far from the runway. Causes should be put... more
AccidentsUltralight aircraft crashes in Terni
Terni, Italy - Pilot and passenger die in the crash
Sandro Morelli, 59 years old, an expert pilot and Fabrizio Cox, 44 years old, passenger on board the small aircraft, died yesterday in the "Leonardi" air station crash (Terni). As the first reconstruction... more
AccidentsAN-26 crashed in Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - Eleven were killed, one person survived
Yesterday, an Antonov 26, taken off from Kisangani Airport (in the North-West of the country), hit a tree and crashed while was preparing to land at Isiro. On board there were 12 people (including 6 crew... more
AccidentsUS F/A-18 went missing in Iraq: the second pilot was found too
Baghdad, Iraq - They are continuing to exclude that hostile fire downed planes
Military investigators have found also the second pilot of two F/A-18 Hornet jets went missing in Iraq last May 2 (see for details AVIONEWS), but it provided no details about the recovery of the body:... more
AccidentsThree Mexican militaries believed missing after crashing aboard a Navy chopper
Mexico City, Mexico - They were searching two speed boats directed by drug traffickers
Mexican Navy is not able yet to explain the cause of air crash occurred to a military helicopter dropped into the waters in front of the state of Chiapas, with three persons on board, on Sunday evening... more
AccidentsIsraeli Air Force F-16D made a creepy landing
Tel Aviv, Israel - The two crew members survived ejecting
An Israeli aviation F-16D dropped yesterday at Ramat David (Israel) while was carrying out a training flight: both crew members managed to save themself ejecting from the aircraft; the pilot and navigator... more
AccidentsNew Zealand: plane carrying mail exploded in flight
Wellington, New Zealand - Two passengers were killed
Last night, in New Zealand, an Airwork cargo plane carrying mail for New Zealand Post and DHL, exploded while was flying from Auckland to Wellington with two persons aboard. A spokesperson for Airways... more
AccidentsJapanese Police helicopter crashed killing five people
Tokyo, Japan - It was close to the tragedy
A helicopter belonging to Shizuoka Police Department, crashed at 4:30pm local hour, after grazing the roof of a building and fell down into a canal bordering a residential area including a park, a railway... more
AccidentsIraq (2): body of one of two pilots was found
Baghdad, Iraq - It has been confirmed that a F/A-18 crashed to the ground
US military authorities have found the corpse of one of two pilots flying on two F/A-18 Hornet went missing last night: US Command spokesperson has reported that the plane crashed to the ground, but it... more
AccidentsVietnam's military airplane crashed in the sea killing an officer
Hanoi, Vietnam - The other passenger suffered for light injuries
An airplane belonging to Vietnam Air Force Academy, went down into the water behind the tourist island of Hon Tre last Friday: the aircraft, which was making a training flight, was just taken off from... more
AccidentsPresident of Honduras safe in air incident
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - His Cessna suffered from mechanical problem and fell into the sea near Tela beach
Yesterday President Ricardo Maduro was flying aboard a Cessna 206 aircraft together his daughter Lorena and pilot, when plane was forced to carry out an emergency landing: but a mechanical problem would... more
AccidentsContinental's plane to be forced to change route due to a problem at a camera plane
Lisbon, Portugal - The Boeing B-757 had took off one hour when the pilot realized of the failure and decided to divert the plane
A Boeing B-757 operated by the US carrier Continental Airlines, which was flying yesterday on the route Lisbon-Newark (New Jersey), was forced to turn back because of a technical problem. The aircraft,... more
AccidentsFourteen killed in an air incident occurred in Peru
Lima, Peru - Aircraft debris ended up 200 metres from gas tanks plant
A Peruvian Army plane crashed yesterday in the late afternoon in the South of the country, killing 14 people: 8 military officers, 4 non-commissioned officers, and two civilians. The military twin-engine... more
AccidentsAn helicopter crashed in Philippines, nine person died
Manila, Philippines - The victims are four members of the crew and five scientists
A military helicopter crashed in the North of Philippines: the news came from sources of local Air Force. The nine person on board of the chopper, of whom four crew and five scientists, all died. Among... more
AccidentsA parachuter launched from a plane and died after a bump with the aircraft
Washington, Usa - The tragic incident occured in Florida
A parachuter died last week-end in Usa after a dramatic incident: Albert Wing, this is the name of the man, launched from a little plane together with 14 lovers of this reckless sport, but after opening... more
AccidentsCivil MI-8 downed in Iraq: 10 suspects were detained
Baghdad, Iraq - A witness, remained anonymous for his protection, told he saw an armed group on the shooting site
American troops based in Iraq have stopped ten Iraqi-native people, suspected to be involved in Bulgarian MI-8 downing occurred last April 21 (see for details AVIONEWS). US soldiers have been helped by... more