Accidents
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Accidents8 Indonesian soldiers die during training
Jakarta, Indonesia - The crew cut the rope
Last Saturday, during a training exercise, eight Indonesian Kopassus special forces soldiers fell from a height of 180 metres and died. The incident took place about 300 metres offshore near the town of... more
AccidentsCessna passengers rescued
Cornwall, Uk - The passengers were three war veterans
Saturday, October 5, one of the nine Cessna light aircraft that took of from Land's End and was directed to the Isles of Scilly fell into the water. The persons on board, three war veterans, former Fleet... more
AccidentsFear at Logan airport of Boston
Washington, Usa - Aircraft on fire
According to the first evaluations reported of the accident was due to a fuel left over in the left engine of an AirTran Airways aircraft. The flames took over during the taxiing phase. Twentyseven passengers... more
AccidentsTurkish military helicopter on fire
Ankara, Turkey - 11 wounded
Yesterday, while trying to land at a commando base in the province of Hakkari, an MI-17 helicopter fell on one side and caught fire. It carried 14 passengers and four members of the crew. The shock punctured... more
AccidentsAn R-22 crashed yesterday, the two occupants died
Derby, Australia - Investigators to begin analysis
An R-22 helicopter crashed yesterday 90km south of Derby. The pilot and the other occupant died after the single engine, two-seater helicopter crashed while used to muster cattle. Later today two experts... more
AccidentsRomanian Mig-21 crashes, the pilot is dead
Bucharest, Romania - No munition on board, just a training flight
The Romanian Defence Minister has announced this morning that a Mig-21 Lancer fighter of the 71st Squadron crashed last night near Campia Turzii, close to the Hungarian border, causing the death of the... more
AccidentsHelicopter with Advani forced to an emergency landing
Rajkot, India - A technical malfunction is the cause
On Thursday a helicopter with New Delhi journalists accompanying deputy Prime Minister L K Advani carried out an emergency landing in a village 75 kilometers far from Jamnagar from where it took off at... more
AccidentsThe TU-160 crashed because of a technical malfunction
Moscow, Russia - Explosion on board before the accident
The Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Ivanov, declared Tuesday the Russian military aircraft crashed last week because of a technical malfunction and not for a human error. The Tu-160 strategic bomber... more
AccidentsIsraeli fighters intercept trespassing passenger aircraft
Tel Aviv, Israel - The airliner belongs to a Russian carrier
Israeli fighters took off few time ago to intercept a Russian airliner that had unintentionally trespassed the border and was escorted outside the Israeli air space. However, in Israel the tension remains... more
AccidentsHelicopter Crash in the Grand Canyon on Saturday after Hitting a Rock
Washington, Usa - Meanwhile, Faa is investigating too
The incident that occurred nearby the Grand Canyon on Saturday, in which the pilot and 6 passengers lost their lives, would have been caused by the collision of the main rotor blades against a rocky wall... more
AccidentsOnce again military and civil jets on the same route
Edinburgh, Scotland - It happened over the Scottish sky
After the crash in flight avoided on June 2 between a Bmi airplane and a military jet in the north-west of Glasgow, the authorities for the Scottish civil aviation have promised to investigate on a similar... more
AccidentsFalse alarm on Lufthansa airplane forced to emergency landing
Venice, Italy - The passengers had a three-hour delay
A failure of a device placed on the Airbus heading is believed to have made a smoke indicator turn aboard of a Lufthansa airplane en route from Venice to Frankfurt. The alarm released 5 minutes after... more
AccidentsA Cessna 402 off-runway, the pilot died
Rhode Island, Usa - The other occupant was wounded
A Cessna 402, operated by Island Airlines, slid on the runway of the Nantucket airport, where it was trying to land, and it crashed on an embankment at the end of the runway. The incident took place 3... more
AccidentsUS F-16 crashes during a patrol flight
Louisiana,USA- The pilot is safe
A F-16 fighter belonging to the Texan National Aerial Guard crashed yesterday evening while flying in formation togheter with other pilots from the Ellington air base in Houston. The incident occurred... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in the Grand Canyon, 7 died
Washington, Usa - German, Japanese and American the victims
A sightseeing Aerospatiale helicopter crashed Saturday during a flight over the Grand Canyon, costing the lives of 6 tourists and the pilot; according to the first available informations 2 would be German... more
AccidentsMexican C-130 crashes
Mexico City, Mexico - 6 died in the incident
A Mexican Air Force C-130 cargo plane crashed on Friday evening near Zacatecas, a central zone of Mexico; 6 officials have died and the reasons of the disaster are not known. According to what the Air... more
AccidentsAmerican citizen tried to break into a cockpit, passengers tied him up
Atlanta, Usa - In 1987 he was protagonist in a similar incident
A 53-years-old American citizen, James Drake, has tried to break into a cockpit but he has been tied up by 2 passengers. The incident occurred yesterday on board of a South African Airlines jumbo, flight... more
Accidents2 South Korean F-5Es went missing, it's feared an incident
Seoul, South Korea - The weather conditions were unfavourable
According to what the South Korean Air Force has communicated few minutes ago, 2 South Korean F-5E jet fighters, on a routine patrol mission, are currently missing. The 2 combat planes disappeared from... more
AccidentsCanadian Air Force helicopter crashes
Toronto, Canada - 5 people suffered minor injuries
A Griffon helicopter from 444 Squadron deployed at the air force base of Goose Bay crashed this morning near Labrador (Canada) during a training flight. According to the first available informations... more
AccidentsRussian TU-160 strategic bomber crashes, 4 died
Moscow, Russia - The aircraft was not armed
Approximately 3 hours ago a Russian TU-160 bomber crashed in the region of Saratov where also the base of Russian strategic aviation is located; the Air Force has communicated the airplane was armed neither... more
AccidentsAA MD-80 avoids an other plane during flight
St Louis, Usa - 4 passengers were hurt
According to what today the "St Louis Post-Dispatch" reports an American Airlines MD-80 aircraft, en route from Oklahoma City and St Louis, has been forced to a sudden maneuver in flight to avoid the crash... more
AccidentsProblem for a Concorde engine
London, UK - It has been forced to land at Cardiff instead of Heathrow
A British Airways Concorde has been yesterday forced to land at Cardiff that instead of Heathrow because of the breakdown one of its 4 engines; no one of the passengers on board nor the crew has reported... more
AccidentsIndian uav plane crashes
New Delhi, India - The incident during a training flight
An Indian Air Force uav (Unmanned Air Vehicle) aircraft crashed few hours ago near an air force base in the in the western desert state of Rajasthan. The airplane, employed for the recognition activity,... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for an Air Paradise A-300
Sydney, Australia - But it would be a false alarm
An Air Paradise A-300 plane with 160 passengers on board has carried out this morning at 10:05 am (00:05, GMT) an emergency landing at the International Airport of Sydney. A warning light, indeed, would... more
AccidentsThunderbird plane crashes during an air show
Mountain Home, Usa - Unhurt the pilot, no one was involved on the ground
One of 6 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcons belonging to a Thunderbids unit, the acrobatic Wing of the Usaf (Us Air Force), has crashed yesterday during an air show; unhurt the pilot, who was able... more
Accidents2 different incidents in Canada, 10 victims
Ontario, Canada - Bad weather could be the main cause of the worst incident, 8 died on board of a Cessna
They are 2 the mortal incidents in which 10 persons have died, both occurred between the Thursday and Friday night. In the first one a small tourist plane would have been involved with 2 persons on board,... more
AccidentsUs F/A-18 jet crashes while landing on the aircraft carrier
Virginia, Usa - Maybe a malfunctioning of the arresting cable
According to the first official information of the American Navy 12 would be wounded, of whom 3 seriously, because of an incident happened yesterday evening on board of the nuclear-powered Uss American... more
AccidentsBeechcraft crashes off Madeira, 9 died
Lisbon, Portugal - The incident just after the takeoff
A double-engines Beechcraft airplane motor crashed in the Atlantic Ocean just after the takeoff from the Portuguese island of Madeira and the authorities believe the 8 Iberian passengers and the English... more
AccidentsSouthwest Airlines plane collides with a parked aircraft
Seattle, Usa - Several flights have been delayed
An empty Southwest Airlines aircraft has hit the tail of an other parked airplane, without passengers on board as well, while it was towed to reach the B-4 boarding gate where a hundred of passengers attended... more
AccidentsEnglish reporter killed by Us helicopter
London, UK - New evidences on the death of Terry Lloyd
Reporter of the English television, Terry Lloyd, died in March in Iraq would be killed because of the a spray of bullets coming from an American combat helicopter and not by crossfire between US Marines... more
AccidentsTwo helicopter crashes the same day in Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela - Three men died, 8 more enjured
Two helicopters crashed yesterday in Venezuela during as many separate incidents, killing 3 occupants and wounding other 8. The first episode happened near the city of Saint Cristobal, 600 km west of... more
AccidentsUs F-16 crashes, unhurt the pilot
Seoul, South Korea - Unknown the causes
A F-16C jet fighter of the 35th Fighting Squadron based in the US airbase in Kunsan, in South Korea, crashed at 01:05 GMT during a normal training flight for causes still unknown. The pilot was able... more
AccidentsPlane crashes down and erupts in flames
Washington, Usa - It almost hit a house
A Pierce County man fell down with his new experimental float plane late Thursday: the aircraft crashed close to a house on Snag Island in Lake Tapps and burned, but fortunately the pilot was saved by... more
AccidentsBA plane makes an emergency landing at Gatwick
London, UK - The pilot smelled burning
A British Airways plane bound for Paris has made an emergency landing after the pilot smelt burning in the cockpit. The scheduled BA-324 flight from Heathrow to Paris Charles de Gaulle with 70 passengers... more
AccidentsSmall plane lands on golf course
Oakhurst, Usa - Golfers play through
On Sunday morning Larry Baum, Oakhurst Country Golf and Club's starter and ranger, was on the fairway spotting for some members playing in a tournament when the sound of an airplane engine cutting out... more
AccidentsQantas flight forced to an emergency landing in New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand - 108 passengers on board, no injuries
Last night a Melbourne-bound Qantas plane made an emergency landing at Christchurch International Airport: emergency services were on standby at the airport after engine difficulties forced Qantas flight... more
AccidentsBA worldwide computer failure blocks check-in desks
London, UK - Dozens of flights delayed and cancelled
According to the declarations of a British Airways spokesman it would have been a power outage to the central system located at Heathrow to paralyze, yesterday, the BA computers all over the world. Indeed... more
AccidentsMissiles fired to a plane taking off from Baghdad Airport
Baghdad, Iraq - No consequences on the ground
Since May 1 they are three the occasions in which Iraqi guerrillas they have fired surface-to-air missiles against American aircraft, taking off or landing from the airport of Baghdad. The last incident... more
AccidentsAA aircraft land on the nose, no casualty reported
New York, Usa - Faa is already inquiring
An American Airlines MD-80 airplane has carried out an emergency landing at the John F Kennedy airport of New York because of a malfunctioning of the frontal undercarriage; nobody of the 128 passengers... more
AccidentsHara-kiri attempt on Air China flight
Beijing, China - The man wasn't accepted at Paris airport
Desperate act on a Chinese plane: a distraught passenger tried to commit hara-kiri with a pair of scissors, but was stopped at the last minute. A stewardess on board the Air China flight en route to Beijing... more
AccidentsRussian KA-32 crashed, 9 died
Moscow, Russia - The helicopter was wrapped in thick fog
A KA-32 helicopter, operated from the private Russian company Pankh, crashed yesterday near the city of Sochi, on the Black Sea, after missing in deep fog that wrapped the surrounding mountains. 9 persons... more
AccidentsGround Zero does not respect the victims of September 11
New York, Usa - Relatives protest
Two years after September 11 massacre, the reconstruction of Ground Zero goes on slowly: a new train station for commuter takes shape, while 5200 projects of the memorial for the victims are under examination.... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Trans Air's aircraft
Boston, Usa - A problem with the landing gear
Emergency landing at the International Airport Logan of Boston, yesterday, for a B-757 of the American airline, Trans Air, because of a problem with its landing gear. Flight 152 en route from Chicago... more
AccidentsNessie doesn't like to be photographed
Loch Ness, Scotland - Helicopter with television crew on board hits power lines
A television crew filming aerial shots of Loch Ness had a fortunate escape after their helicopter hit power lines. An Inverness-based helicopter hired by a private film crew to fly over the renowned attraction... more
AccidentsPeople honouring yesterday Swissair flight 111 passengers
Nova Scotia, Canada - They died five years ago as the plane slammed into the ocean
A flutist's mournful tune rose over Nova Scotia's south shore yesterday as dozens of people paid tribute to those killed five years ago when Swissair flight 111 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. Relatives... more
AccidentsPilot injured after plane crash in Novato
Novato, Usa - Helicopter brings him to hospital
A small plane crashed yesterday in Novato (California), injuring the pilot. The pilot, whose name has not been released, took off from the Marin County Airport Gnoss Field in Novato in a single engine... more
AccidentsDuke of Westminster sues Cessna
London, UK - His Citation would have burnt into flames for an electrical fault
The Duke of Westminster has sued the American aircraft constructor Cessna for GBP 3,5m; the decision has been taken after his new twin-engine plane Cessna Citation has burnt into flames on the ground at... more
AccidentsJfk: emergency landing for an American Airlines plane
New York, Usa - The nose landing gear malfunctioned
Yesterday morning an American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kennedy International Airport after its nose landing gear malfunctioned. The pilot then used the landing gear under... more
AccidentsPlane crashes in Indiana, woman dies with 2 her children
Indiana, Usa - Little before the pilot launched a sos to the near airport
A single-engine Beechcraft-Bonanza plane crashed yesterday night near a field in the Wells County after having hit a cable that left without electricity many houses of the zone; little before the pilot,... more
AccidentsSingle-engine plane crashes, 2 victims
South Carolina, Usa - Faa and Ntsb to investigate the incident
A small single-engine aircraft has crashed sunday afternoon in a wooded zone before reaching the airport of Hilton Head (South Carolina), cost the lives the two passengers, 61 pilot Robert Edward and his... more