Accidents
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AccidentsCrash for the chopper of Jennifer Murray and Colin Bodill
South Pole - Stopped the record flight from pole to pole
On Sunday morning the helicopter which was carrying Jennifer Murray (63 years old) and Colin Bodill (53 years old), the pair who was trying to carry out a record flight from pole to pole, crashed because... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter's crash in Ukraina
Kiev, Ukraina - Three casualties
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has apparently announced the crash of a Mil Mi-8 belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the Eastern part of the country, in the region of Sumi. The victims of what... more
AccidentsFrench military aircraft crashes (2). The plane was carrying paratroopers
Paris, France - The victims are the members of the crew
According to the Bbc the military aircraft crashed today in France is a Casa CN-235. The incident happened this morning at 10:30 and it seems that the aircraft was carrying paratroopers who launched themselves... more
AccidentsFrench military aircraft crashes
Arege, France - Six the victims
According to an official notice released by a spokesperson of the regional government of Arege, a military aircraft still to be identified has crashed in the south-west zone of the country: six are the... more
AccidentsBelgium: collision between two F-16 aircraft
Brussels, Belgium - One of the two pilots lost his life
Today, during a practice, two F-16 aircraft in flight collided into each other in the south of Belgium, causing the dead of one of the pilots, who could not eject himself before the impact. The other pilot... more
AccidentsIraq: another Usa chopper crashes
Baghdad, Iraq - The incident happened near Falluja
Military Usa sources and the Cnn have reported that a Usa military helicopter crashed in Iraq, near the city of Falluja. At the moment no more details are known about the incident. more
AccidentsDc-10 Uta compensations: Chirac is optimistic
Tunisi, Tunisia - The French President hopes for the achievement of an agree
"I think that the two parts will arrive to an agreement, I heartly wish it", with these words the French President, Jacques Chirac, has expressed yesterday his hope for a happy conclusion of the negotiates... more
AccidentsCalifornia: Goodyear blimp crashes
Washington, Usa - Injured one of the occupants
An advertising blimp of the Goodyear crashed Wednesdays evening at 10:00 local time (1 a.m. in Italy) in the base of Carson, in California, one of the three in America that host aircrafts of this type.... more
AccidentsLeszek Miller, Polish Premier, involved in a helicopter incident
Warsaw, Poland - He had two vertebras cracked
Ugly experience for the Polish Premier, Leszek Miller, that had two vertebras cracked for an abrupt emergency landing of the helicopter MI-8 that was carrying him. The incident has happened yesterday evening... more
AccidentsAircraft crash in Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - No one survived
On Saturday afternoon, November 29, an Antonov 26 going from Boende - 600 kilometres North of the capital - to Kinshasa crashed straight after taking off, causing the death of the 26 passengers on board... more
AccidentsMaybe a breakdown caused the crash of the Usa helicopter in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - Surveyings have found no traces of enemy fire
The preliminary surveyings conducted to establish the causes that have led Sunday to the crash of the Usa military helicopter near the air force base of Bagram have up to now found no traces of enemy fire... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: still unknown the causes of the Usa chopper crashing
Kabul, Afghanistan - Confirmed the number of victims: 5 soldiers killed and 7 injured
Still unknown the causes that Sunday morning provoked the crashing of the American helicopter near the air force base of Bagram, near Kabul (read AVIONEWS). Witnesses present on the scene of the incident... more
AccidentsBogota: airplane makes emergency landing for terroristic threats
Bogota, Colombia - But it was a false alarm
The General Manager of the airport "Eldorado" of Bogota, Silvia Fernandez, has declared yesterday that an airplane belonging to the Columbian air company Aero-Republica with 65 passengers on board was... more
AccidentsUsa chopper crashes in Afghanistan
Khabul, Afghanistan - 5 soldiers were killed and 7 injured
At least five American soldiers were killed and seven have been injured yesterday when the military helicopter that was carrying them crashed. The chopper, according to what has been released by the Usa... more
AccidentsDamaged Alitalia B-747 cargo plane
Kansai, Japan - No problems for the crew
Alitalia B-747 cargo plane took off today at 1.30 am from Kansai airport in Japan, and about 40 minutes after it was forced to go back to the same airport as there was a problem in one of its propeller.... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for Dhl cargo aircraft
Baghdad, Iraq - The crew is safe
At 6.30 am of Saturday, 22nd of November, an Airbus A-300 Dhl cargo aircraft was forced to operate an emergency landing at Baghdad International Airport as the engine was on fire. The company spokesperson... more
AccidentsSwedish military helicopter crashed: the victims are six
Goeteborg, Sweden - It was reported by military sources
Military sources have released the news of the definitive number of the victims of the incident happened on Tuesday, when a Swedish military helicopter participating to a training exercise crashed in the... more
AccidentsSwedish military rescue helicopter falls into the sea
Goeteborg, Sweden - 2 died, 2 were missing and 1 is seriously wounded
A Swedish military rescue helicopter crashed into the sea during a rescue exercise off the southwestern port of Goeteborg late on Tuesday. The "Super Puma" crashed at around 7:00 pm while was executing... more
Accidents13 die in cargo plane crash in southern Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan - The cause of the accident is still unknown
A cargo plane belonging to the Saria Sudanese air company exploded in the air and crashed near the city of Wau in southern Sudan on Monday. The 13 people on board died. The Soviet-built Antonov-12 following... more
AccidentsThe wreckage of the missing Mig-29 fighter jet was found
Yerevan, Armenia - The fate of the pilot is still unknown
The wreckage of a Russian fighter plane which disappeared in Armenia on Wednesday has been found by the Russian rescuers early Thursday. The MiG-29 was executing a training flight and crashed near the... more
AccidentsSouth Korean pilot dies in plane crash
Sachon, South Korea - The instructor managed to eject himself
A South Korean pilot died today when his plane crashed on a river bank shortly after taking off from an air base in Sachon, a town on the country's central south coast. The instructor ejected himself from... more
AccidentsPeretola incident of 1997: acquitted the three people accused
Florence, Italy - It cost the life of the commander of an Atr 42 belonging to Air Littoral
The airplane, after taking off from Nizza with 14 passengers on board plus three members of the crew, went outside the strip while it was landing at the airport of Florence-Peretola and stopped on the... more
AccidentsUsa: collision between two choppers
Washington, Usa - Unknown the causes of the accident
Two helicopters, a R-44 and a R-22, crash into each other yesterday, while they were flying above the airport of the town of Torrance, California. The accident, that caused the death of two people and... more
AccidentsBlack Hawk crashed (2): 6 the deaths
Tikrit, Iraq - It seems they all belonged to the 101° air-transported Division
It's six the number of deaths in the crashing of a Usa chopper happened today in Iraq. According to a Usa official there had been a fire engagement in the area. Still unknown the causes of the acci... more
AccidentsUS Black Hawk crashes near Tikrit
Tikrit, Iraq - All soldiers on board may be dead
A US helicopter crashed on Friday about 9:40 a.m. on a riverbank along the Tigris River half mile from the U.S. base in Saddam Hussein's former palace. The exact number of casualties is not known yet,... more
AccidentsFrench Army helicopter crashes
Paris, France - A pilot and 3 civilian personnel were killed
A pilot and 3 civilian personnel died on Thursday when their Gazelle helicopter crashed near the Caylus military base in the southwest of the country. The helicopter seems to have hit a power line during... more
AccidentsMan killed by the rotor blades of a model
Washington, Usa - A remote-controlled model helicopter flew among the public
Last Sunday Ronald Kyle was watching some aero-model shows, when a remote-controlled model helicopter escaped the owner's control, a boy whose identity is still unknown. The little chopper, out of control,... more
AccidentsEmergency landing in Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland - The passengers and the crew members are out of danger
An aircraft flying from Frankfurt to Washington DC made an emergency landing at a Scottish airport after the some passengers noticed a fire inside the plane. The Boeing 777 carrying 270 passengers belongs... more
AccidentsRussian plane crashes during show flight
Montegi, Japan - The pilot was wounded
A Russian training plane operated by the pilot Aleksander Krotov crashed during a show flight in the Japanese town Montegi. The pilot was just making an aerobatics figure over the town stadium when he... more
AccidentsFormer combat jet crashes in Bavaria
Brannenburg, Germany - Pilot and co-pilot supposedly dead
A converted Alpha combat jet crashed yesterday in a field in Bavaria near a busy road, announced the German police. The accident occurred near Brannenburg, 50 kilometres south-east of Munich. The pilot... more
AccidentsStaff members arrested in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Three engineers cut some wires in an Australia-bound aircraft
Three staff members of Malaysia Airlines were arrested after cutting some wires in an Australia-bond aircraft. The aircraft, an Airbus A-330, was about to leave for Perth on October 2, but 2 engineers... more
AccidentsEmergency landing at a Japanese airport
Tokyo, Japan - The passengers and the crew members are out of danger
A jet for Hong Kong belonging to the Cathay Pacific Airways landed last night at a Japanese airport 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo's International airport because the pilots noticed a burning smell... more
AccidentsEngine fire on board of a Delta flight
Atlanta, Usa -The plane was forced to return to airport
A Delta Air Lines flight on route from Atlanta to New York was forced to return to Hartsfield International Airport as an engine caught fire immediately after taking off. The pilot returned to the airport... more
AccidentsAir Malta plane hit by airport vehicle
Manchester, Great Britain - Neither the passengers nor the crewmembers were injured
The Air Malta Boeing 737-200A was to operate the flight KM-139 from Manchester to Malta and while it was being pushed back from its stand, an airport vehicle hit it. The passengers and the members of the... more
AccidentsAir France pilot investigated
Roissy, Francia - He did not land to save a a clandestine hidden in the landing-gear
Two inquiries have been opened about the episode of the death of a young man from Congo clandestinely boarded on an Air France flight, the first by the police and the second by the same airline. The inquired... more
AccidentsArgentinian cargo aircraft crashes: 5 deaths
Buenos Aires, Argentina - A plane that carried newspapers came down
Yesterday, few minutes before dawn an Argentinian cargo aircraft which carried newspapers from Buenos Aires to the North of Argentina crashed few kilometres away from "Ezeiza" international airport. The... more
AccidentsClouds: scenery of a failed accident
London, Great Britain - A British military plane brushes a Brussels Airlines scheduled flight
That, that according to Aviation spokespersons could have been one of the worse accidents of the latest times, could have occurred two days ago, when a British military jet, a Jaguar, nosedived into a... more
AccidentsArrested the two friends of the English parachutist died last summer
London, Uk, - Both the suspension lines ot his parachute had been cut
They have been arrested with the accusation of having murdered their companion, Stephen Hilder, the 20-year-old cadet of the Royal Military College of Science of Shrivenam, in Wiltshire, fallen the 4 July... more
AccidentsEmergency landing of An-24
Yakutsk, Russia - Neither the passengers nor the crewmembers were hurt
An An-24 passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing immediately after taking off at the Tuimaada Airport in Yakutsk on Monday at 11:51 local time. The crew commander noticed and informed the... more
AccidentsMysterious death on AeroMexico flight
Washington, Usa - Still unknown the causes of the death of a 25-years-old Australian boy
A 25-years-old Australian boy, Alexander Siess, died under unknown circumstances on the AeroMexico Mexico City-Paris flight. According to the reports made by the other passengers, who have given discordant... more
AccidentsJordan: pilot dies in air force plane crash
Amman, Jordan - The cause was a technical problem
Due to a technical failure, a Jordanian air force plane crashed on Sunday killing the pilot. A military official declared: "A Jordanian air force plane crashed while on a routine training exercise as... more
AccidentsShadow 200 crashed in South Korea
Washington, Usa - US grounded all Shadow 200 UAVs
The US spy plane Shadow 200 (published by AVIONEWS) deployed in South Korea crashed Thursday night (October 16th) near the border with North Korea. The tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV), crashed... more
AccidentsIncident at Southwest Airlines
Washington, Usa - A plane landed right after taking off
A Boeing 737, from Southwest Airlines, made an emergency landing at Sea-Tac Airport after the pilot observed an engine failure. The plane landed with no incidents and it was taken out of service for the... more
AccidentsRescue of F/A-18A Marine pilots missed yesterday
Charleston, USA – They are safe
Two pilots were saved and brought back to land yesterday after their military jet fighters crashed off the South Carolina coast. According to Capt. Don Caetano, public affairs officer for the Beaufort... more
AccidentsMiG-31 crashed in Russia
Moscow, Russia - No victim was reported
Russian Ministry of Emergencies reports that a MiG-31 fighter crashed at 2.54 pm, Moscow time, in the Tver region, Staritsky district near the Borovaya village. The two pilots on board were catapulted... more
AccidentsRussian MiG-31 crashes
Moscow, Russia - The pilots are safe and sound
A MiG-31 fighter jet belonging to the Russian Defence Ministry crashed in the Tver region, today, October 14. The crash took place at 14:54 Moscow time near Borovaya. The cause: the right engine caught... more
AccidentsFour new French-made rescue Helicopters grounded by the HK Government
Hong Kong - The first fatalities for the Hong Kong Government Flying Service
Four new French-made search-and-rescue helicopters have been temporarily grounded by the Hong Kong's government after they discover a major mechanical failure at one of the aircraft. Six months ago the... more
AccidentsNegotiations for Uta DC-10 victims start again
Tripoli, Lybia - A victims' family's delegation invited to Tripoli to find a final agreement
It seems that French President's, Jacques Chirac, words were not left unheard. Saturday afternoon, Mr Chirac, during a visit to the city of Rabat, kindly reminded Libya that if it did not respect the engagements... more
AccidentsPlane crash avoided in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Avoided collision in landing
Yesterday, Japanese press revealed the dynamics of an avoided collision between an airline plane and a military plane. Last Tuesday, a Boeing 737 with 62 passengers on board came close to crash at a distance... more
AccidentsPlane shot down to celebrate wedding
Kraijevo, Serbia - The two passengers were seriously injured
It happened at Kraijevo, in the central part of Serbia, when a group of wedding guests, intending to celebrate the grooms, fired some shots in the air. Unfortunately, at that very moment a small, light,... more