Accidents
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AccidentsFound wreckage of a plane in Mississippi: maybe on board there was a family on the run from Ivan
Jackson, Usa - Aircraft is registered in the name of a man which with his wife and sons would be disappeared since September 15
Yesterday in Mississippi have been found some bodies amid the wreckage of a small private plane near Magee, in the Simpson County. Authorities believe aircraft has crashed in a wooded area the last September... more
AccidentsCessna crashes in Columbia: dead six persons
Medellin, Columbia - It seems that pilot has had to change course due the bad weather
A twin-engined Cessna, registered HK-3105, would have crashed yesterday near Medellin, in the North-West Columbia, after it took off from the "Jose Maria Cordoba" Airport at Rionegro, destined to Murindò... more
AccidentsCermis disaster: the Province of Trento receives over EUR 9m from the State
Trento, Italy - The 75% of this sum will come reimbursed from the USA
The last Friday the Provincial Council of Trento has approved a deliberation that would have closed the transaction with the Italian Defense Ministry about the compensation of the damages provoked on February... more
AccidentsNew Terminal 3 collapses at Dubai International Airport (3): at the moment there are 8 casualties
Dubai, EAU - An airport spokeswoman reports it
The local police still does not says the number of the victims (it seems they were all laborers) consequent to the new Terminal 3 of the Dubai International air station collapse (sees news AVIONEWS), but... more
AccidentsNew Terminal 3 collapsed at Dubai International Airport (2): the project designed by French architects related to the "Charles de Gaulle" Airport
Dubai, UAE - However, the Paris air station's operator would have given the lie to the fact it had direct responsibilities for its building
The available news about the number of victims produced by the collapse of the Dubai air station’s Terminal 3 still appear unclear presently: they could be four or even eight, but local press seems to f... more
AccidentsNew Terminal 3 collapsed at Dubai International Airport
Dubai, UAE - Several persons among the workers would have been killed and injured following the incident
A structure still under construction at the Dubai international air station would have suddenly collapsed today, around 11:00 (local time in the United Arab Emirates), so killing and injuring a still not... more
AccidentsAn emergency landing for a short-circuit on board
Brindisi, Italy - The plane left from Greece was directed to England with 200 passengers
In the late evening on Friday a charter coming from Greece would have carried out an emrgency landing on the Brindisi airport runaway because of a short-circuit occurred aboard the flight directed in England.... more
AccidentsAn Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 fell headlong
New Dheli, India - Its pilot would have ejected just before the crash occurred far from populated areas
An Indian Air Force's Dassault Mirage 2000 multirole light fighter would have fallen headlong during a routine mission today. In fact, it seems that the military airplane lost part of its own landing gear... more
AccidentsFinnair flight forced to an emergency landing
Helsinki, Finland - The crew would have found smoke in cabin from the conditioned air system
Yesterday a Finnair airplane taken off from Osaka, in Japan, and directed to Helsinki, has carried out an emergency landing to Kuopo (385 km at Northeast of Helsinki): the cause seems is the presence of... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in India: Minister for Communities and Rural Policies died
New Dheli, India - The aircraft was carrying ten persons and no one among them would have survived
A helicopter belonging to a transport company operating for Indian Government would have fallen headlong in the North-Eastern region of the country yesterday night. Some ten persons were on board the Dauphin:... more
AccidentsAmerican helicopter fell headlong in Iraq
Tallil, Iraq - It would have occurred yesterday night, at the air base where the Italian forces' aerial vehicles are redeployed
A Sikorsky Black Hawk military transport helicopter of US Army would have fallen headlong yesterday in the evening (around 21:15 local time) at the Tallil Air Base, in Iraq, where several armed forces... more
AccidentsA Venezuelan military airplane fell headlong
Caracas, Venezuela - The Mirage 5's engine would have suddenly experienced a flameout, so leading its pilot to immediately eject
A Venezuelan Air Force's Mirage 5 light fighter would have fallen headlong on last Wednesday, not far from the air base where it was operated. Its pilot, while the aircraft was flying at a low altitude,... more
AccidentsTourism airplane crashes in the Swiss Vaud Canton (2): all Swiss the dead occupants
Montreux, Switzerland - Probable cause the worst weather condition
The Vodese Police has confirmed as soon the news diffused on the aircraft fallen yesterday in the outskirtses of Montreux, in Switzerland (see news AVIONEWS): in effect it’s a Cessna 182 taken off from F... more
AccidentsTourist airplane crashes in the Swiss Canton of Vaud
Montreux, Switzerland - Perhaps victims are four
A tourist aircraft crashed yesterday in the South-West of Switzerland, in the Vaud Canton, on the Dent de Jaman exactly, which surpasses Montreux. A man who was paragliding has seen plane flying much... more
AccidentsUSA: helicopter makes an emergency landing in a school
Los Angeles, USA - No danger aboard, where there was also the ex-Saint Francisco Mayor
The helicopter that transported the ex-Saint Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, on Friday evening at 9:10pm, would have made an emergency landing on the area before an elementary school near Malibù. It... more
AccidentsAn emergency landing because some birds were into the engine
Chicago, USA - No danger for the persons on the American Airlines Philadelphia-bound flight
An American Airlines Philadelphia-bound flight has been forced to made an emergency landing because it seems that some birds were sucked into the engine, after it caught fire. It's happened yesterday afternoon,... more
AccidentsKam Air: airplane runs off runaway at Kabul airport
Kabul, Afghanistan - It seems the passengers aboard the Antonov-24 had only minor injuries
Yesterday, an airplane of the Afghan private airline Kam Air, would be run off runaway during the landing phase at Kabul airport: some of the 27 passengers aboard the Antonov-24 have suffered only slightly... more
AccidentsSaudi fighter crashed nearby oil wells
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - A F-15 Eagle would have fallen headlong on the ground in the North-East region of ther country
A Saudi Air Force's F-15 Eagle would have fallen headlong nearby the North-East oil-production area of Saudi Arabia today. Reasons for such accident would not be clear yet, whereas the airplane's pilot... more
AccidentsAlbanian military aircraft fell headlong
Tirana, Albania - A powerplant failure while taking off would have produced a sudden fall of thrust and its crash would have killed its pilot
An Albanian Air Force's Mig-19 Farmer fighter would have fallen this morning immediately after its takeoff from the capital's international airport, in Tirana. It seems that the airplane (in the Chinese-made... more
AccidentsIgor Levitin confirms: the two Russian Tupolevs exploded due to an attempt (2). The identities of the two female-terrorists has been confirmed
Moscow, Russia - One among the two women payed a Sibir's employee to avoid airport checks
Their names were Aminat Nagaieva and Zatsita Dzhebirkhanova, as the two Checen women who on last August 24 made, almost at the same time, the Sibir Air Lines Tu-154 and the Tu-134 Volga-Air explode. Both... more
AccidentsIgor Levitin confirms: the two Russian Tupolev pulled down for an attack
Moscow, Russia - The governmental commission for inquiry has definitively established it
The Russian Minister for the Transports, Igor Levitin, illustrating today in conference-prints turns out of the governmental commission of inquiry jobs, has definitively ended the contrasting news rebound... more
AccidentsAn Australian Air Force's F/A-18 crashed
Sydney, Australia - The accident would have occurred during a military exercise
An Australian Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet multirole medium-light fighter would have fallen headlong in the northern region of the island yesterday. This mishap would hav occurred during a military exercise,... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Greece: the aircraft on which Petros VII travelled had been destinated to Putin
Moscow, Russia - It would have been pointed out by Russian press, maintaining that the aircraft could have been sabotaged by experienced terrorists
The accident involving the helicopter on which the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Petros VII travelled on last Saturday, September 11,(see for details AVIONEWS)could have a dramatic explanation, according... more
AccidentsSeptember 11, 2001: further doubts on Pentagon's accident
Washington, USA - Some politicians would state that the damage was produced by an aircraft which appears smaller than a 757
Some aspects regarding September 11, 2001 tragedy would not seem clear yet, according to some US political environment's members, and even a re-opening of the investigation of the event would have been... more
AccidentsRussian helicopter fell in Chechenya: hit during an ambush
Moscow, Russia - Chechen separatist militiamen would have fired by a grenade-launcher while against the MI-24 while it was at a low ceiling
A doubt that the accident occurred in Chechenya yesterday, when a Russian combat and trasnport helicopter fell headlong killing the two members of the crew, could have been determined by a Chechen separatists’ a... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Greece (2): all passengers and crew's members died
Athens, Greece - Its pilot would have revealed the aircraft was losing height just before the radio communication was cut
The Greek military authorities would have confirmed that all passengers and the crew's members of the helicopter, fallen headlong in the Aegean Sea on last Saturday, died and such accident even killed... more
AccidentsRussian combat helicopter fell headlong in Checen territory
Moscow, Russia - Russian Air Force would have talked about an accident without anyway excluding a struggle with rebels could have occurred
Russian Air Force unveiled that a Mil Mi-24 Hind combat and transport helicopter would have fallen headlong in the Checen territory yesterday, south-west from Grozny city, due to reasons that should still... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Greece: Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria of Egypt died
Athens, Greece - The aircraft would have fallen in the Aegean Sea while travelling towards the Athos Mountain's Orthodox monastery
A Greek CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter fell headlong in the Aegean Sea on last Saturday, September 11, while travelling from Athens towards the Athos Mountain. The 17 persons on board were... more
AccidentsNato Flying Rhino exercise: a British helicopter crashed
Prague, Czech Republic - The Lynx was carrying six persons who would have all died after the impact with the ground
During the Nato exercise called Flying Rhino (September 6 to 17) occurring in the Czech Republic, where several British aerial vehicles are attending among which even the Harriers and the Hawks for attack... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Saudi Emir jet
Cairo, Egypt - It seems that the aircraft had a failure in the navigation system
The pilot of private jet of the Saudi Emir Turki bin Mohamed, left yesterday from Sharm El Sheikh and directed to Paris, immediately after the takeoff would have perceived a problem in the navigation system... more
AccidentsUS helicopter fell headlong nearby Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - It would have fallen at night between September 7 and 8 during the struggles among American soldiers and Sunnah's militiamen
An American military transport helicopter would have fallen headlong at night between last September 7 and 8 nearby the Iraqi city of Falluja. At that time the area was involved by fierce struggles among... more
AccidentsLufthansa: a B-737 carries out an emergency landing at Palermo air station
Palermo, Italy - It has been carried out regularly, the passengers have continued their travel by a A-319
A Lufthansa B-737, taken off from the Valletta (Malta) and directed to Stuttgart with 122 passengers aboard, yesterday afternoon, 10 minutes before 4:00pm, it would have carried out an emergency landing... more
AccidentsA Russian military transport helicopter performs an emergency landing in Chechenya
Moscow, Russia - All communications with its base were lost just half an hour after its leaving, but everything was well
A Russian Mil Mi-8 Hip military transport helicopter, which took off at 06:00 pm (Moscow local time) from Severny Airport in Grozny (Chechenya) officially appeared disappeared just a few hours ago, as... more
AccidentsUS Navy's helicopter fell headlong in the sea
Kuwait City, Kuwait - It was performing a deck landing on an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea
During what would have been a normal routine operation with the transport of military personnel, from the ground to the US USS Preble (DDG 88) aircraft carrier in the northern Arabian Sea, a US Navy's... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia: the two bombs were located before the departure
Moscow, Russia - According to Russian Air Force's Commander, the two Chechen attempters would have just attended to make them explode
Also Russian Air Force’s Commander commented about the double air disaster occurred in Russia on last August 24, due the the blasts of two bombs on board (see for details AVIONEWS). According to Russian m... more
AccidentsLong Island: helicopter falls into the sea, two persons died
Northport, USA - The incident causes would not be still noted
The last Sunday August 29, a helicopter, left from the "MacArthur" airport of Long Island, with aboard only 2 persons, at 6:00pm local hour pitched in waters of the Crab Meadow beach, in the Suffolk county.... more
AccidentsAir National Guard rescues the only survivor of an accident in Alaska
Washington, USA - The other two persons died after the aircraft fell headlong with bad weather conditions
Alaska-stationed Air National Guard SAR's (Search and Rescue) personnel would have made a great effort to find the wreckage of the De Havilland DHC-3 fallen headlong last week with bad weather conditions.... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (3): the two female attempters had counterfeitted passports
Moscow, Russia - The two owners could have been killed and robbed of their documents
Investigations related to the two air accidents occurred in Russia on last August 24 would have been unified in a single one, when considering the absolute certainty they represented a double attempt.... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia: a bomb blasted in the tail section toilette
Moscow, Russia - The Sibir Airlines TU-154's crew would have tried to control the plane but it did not succeed in
The latest development of the sad event regarding the double air disaster occurred in Russia on last August 24 would appear to confirm the attempt hypothesis (see for details AVIONEWS). It seems in fact... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (6): FSB confirms the attempt hypothesis
Moscow, Russia - The blasts would have occurred in both cases in the tail section of the airplanes
FSB, the Russian intelligence services, would have recently confirmed that an absolute certainty exists about the causes which produced the double air accident in Russia on last August 24. Terroristic... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (5): hijacking hypothesis has not been confirmed yet
Moscow, Russia - Transport Minister would anyway consider the attempt hypothesis as the most plausible one
Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin was appointed as President of Investigation Commission regarding the double air accident occurred in Russia last week, and the first results revealed to press sources... more
AccidentsA Dutch Apache helicopter fell headlong in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Only its pilot would have lightly been injured
A Dutch Army's AH-64 Apache helicopter would have fallen headlong in Afghanistan today whereas it was overflying Kabul city. Only the aircraft's pilot would have lightly been injured, according to what... more
AccidentsUS Navy's F/A-18 falls in the sea after its landing run
San Diego, USA - A failure at the break system would have prevented the pilot from performing an emergency manoeuvre
A F/A-18C Hornet of US Navy would have fallen in the sea on last Thursday after crossing during landing the runway border, without its pilot could resort to an emergency manoeuvre in order to stop the... more
AccidentsNew York's air accident in November 2001: a hypothesis of attempt would exist
Toronto, Canada - It would have been unveiled by an Al Qaeda's member to Canadian intelligence services
Canadian intelligence services would have recently make know that an Al Qaeda’s member would have reveled that the air accident which involved an American Airlines’ Airbus in November 2001, fallen hea... more
AccidentsBush assistant Air Force 2 risks collision
Washington, USA - Air-traffic controller shortage would record like events at least one time a week
The last August 7, the Air Force 2 of Dick Cheney, United States of America Vice-President, would have risk a collision against tourism plane while it was over Connecticut. FAA, Federal Aviation Administration,... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia: new security measures are being needed
Moscow, Russia - More checks in the airports and aboard flights considered at high risk of attempts after the terroristic attack occurred last week
After the air disaster occurred last week, the Russian political and institutional environment appears in ferment when considering the several increasing occasions for meetings and debates regarding the... more
AccidentsIslambouli Brigades (2): explosive evidence on the wreckage of one of the two planes
Moscow, Russia - It would deal with the Sibir Airlines' TU-154 en route to Soci
Russian intelligence services would have recently revealed that some explosive traces similar to the one employed in Russian for other attempts occurred late in the 90s, would have been found by investigators... more
AccidentsIslambouli Brigades: "We hijacked the two Russian airplanes fallen headlong"
Moscow, Russia - On-line claims by a terroristic group, linked to Al Qaeda, regarding the double disaster occurred three days ago
A terroristic group linked to Al Qaeda and named "Islambouli Brigades" would have claimed on-line the attempts which would have caused the hijacking and the explosion in flight of the two Russian Tupolevs... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (4): also the black boxes of the two airplanes appear damaged
Moscow, Russia - Government would go on thinking that the hypothesis of attempt is the most probable one
Kremlin's and Russian Civil Aviation Federal Agency's representatives would have officially stated that the black boxes of the two airplanes, involved in the disaster occurred in Russia two days ago, would... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Russia (3): Chechen separatists consider the attempt hypothesis as possible
Moscow, Russia - Some among the possible hijackers could have been Chechen-native but one cannot exclude other responsibles for the attempt
Some important members of the Chechen armed resistance would have admitted that the hypothesis of attempt, with reference to the double air disaster occurred in Russia two days ago, is possible. Chechen... more