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AccidentsDead in an air crash Kenyan Minister of Work
Nairobi, Kenya - The radio Kbc refers the accident
Following news coming from the radio Kbc, in Western Kenya it should have crashed the small aircraft where was boarded the Minister of Work of the African State. Trusting the first news, still confused,... more
AccidentsTourists blocked in Kenya for an airplane breakdown
Mombasa, Kenya - They only leave after 6 hours of wait
A group of tourists, yesterday, has been blocked in Mombasa, in Kenya, because of a breakdown of a Lauda Air airplane, that has prevented to carry out the maneuver of takeoff for Milan-Malpensa. The... more
AccidentsTwo men fall from an airplane and finish on one house of Shangai
Shangai, China - Perhaps they are slipped from the baggage vain
According to the Xinhua, official press agency of China, two bodies would be slip from the baggages space at that of undercarriage of flight AF112 of the Air France that from Paris was directed to Shanghai.... more
AccidentsTwo Marine helicopters crashed: 4 died
Texas, Usa - Unknown the cause of the disaster
Two AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters of American Marine are crashed few hours ago while carrying on a support action to the Border Patrol engaged in an anti drug operation close to the Mexican border. On... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Philippines: miraculously unharmed the 9 passengers
Manila, Philippines - The strong wind the cause of the incident
Four journalists of an American network, ABS Cbn, and 5 members of the Philippines Air Force are yesterday escaped death after the helicopter in which they were crashed, while flying over a mountainous... more
AccidentsGerman plane overshoots the runway while landing
Berlin, Germany - No one among the 200 passengers reported injuries
An airplane of an airline coming from Paris, that works charter flights, and whose name still has not been known, overshot the runway stopping in a near field. The incident has happened at Baden airport... more
AccidentsAir crash in Gabon: 7 deads officially made certain
Libreville, Gabon - The crash has happened in Friday
Last Friday in the Centroafrican State of Gabon has occurred an air crash that caused the death of 7 persons, 5 Congolese and 2 Russians. The flight had taken off from Brazzaville (Congo Brazzaville)... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes with cyclist
Berlin, Germany - Four wounded, but fortunately no one died
They were cycling near Paderborn airport in Germany, a 50 years woman and her 14 year daughter, when they have seen a small plane coming in difficulty at high speed. Few moments of fear and after the... more
AccidentsArmy Thailandese helicopter crashes
Bangkok, Thailand - Only the pilot on board
An old Hm-1 helicopter of the Thailandese Army has crashed few hours ago killing the sole occupant, pilot Athorn Kaetkaew, after having taken off from the military airport in the province of Lopburi, 115... more
AccidentsPredator crashed for technical failure
Islamabad, Pakistan - It's the third just in this month
It would not have been the hostile fire, but a technical breakdown to provoke the crash that has completely destroyed the "Predator", the spy drone of the American Army. The aircraft was, at the moment... more
AccidentsCleared the causes of the air crash in Tampa of January 5 2002
Washington, Usa - The pilot of the small aircraft has suicided
The Us National Transportation Safety Board (the federal board that owns the enquiries about the air crashes inside the confederation), has officially attested, on the base of the last results, the air... more
AccidentsPlane collides with a jetway: drama at New York LaGuardia airport
New York, Usa - Six hurts, but it could be worse
At the end they have been the only six wounded in the incident that yesterday has been involved an Airbus A-319 of the Northwest Airlines at New York's LaGuardia international airport, but the consequences... more
AccidentsIt has failed a skyjack on a flight that gives Paris it was directed to Algeri
Algeri, Algeria - three young people have arrested
Yesterday, three young people have tried to skyjack a Boeing 737 of the Algerian carrier, Air Algerie, left from Paris and directed to Algeri. The three people are enter in action in the last part of the... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in front of Washington coast, a nine year girl is missing
Washington, Usa - Two Canadian ships joined the searches
They continue without pause the searches to trace the 9 years child, dispersed after the Piper P-28 where she was with her family is crashed yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean, in front of the city of Washington... more
AccidentsTwo missing in an helicopter crash in South Korea, five rescued
Seoul, South Korea - A mechanical failure the cause of the disaster
They continue the searches in order to find the two pilots missed after the incident that the last Saturday has involved an fire-fighting South Korean helicopter, a Sokol W-3 of Polish production, crashed... more
AccidentsAircraft overshoot from the runway in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - Registered only four injured
A Fokker plane of the Ecuadorian air carrier Tame has gone out from the runway while it was taking off on the haul Quito-Tulcan. The aircraft had 72 persons on board. It seems that the cause of the accident... more
AccidentsF-18 crashes after overshooting the runway
Pearce Air Base, Usa - Investigators are already on the way
A F-18 Hornet of Unites States Navy, pertaining to the naval group of the Lincoln aircraft carriers at Pearce base, was not able to land in a proper way and it has crashed to the end of the landing runway,... more
AccidentsIt has been reassembled incorrectly the German chopper crashed near Kabul
Berlin, Germany - It's going to end the German minister investigation
Inquiries on the German helicopter, a Sikorsky CH-53 that last December 21 crashed close to Kabul killing the 7 militaries on board, are arrived to one first consideration. The conclusion is that it... more
AccidentsFokker 28 flight recorders sent in Usa for the control
Lima, Peru - USD 5,000 the insurance indemnity for every victim
According to the first indiscretions that come from the Peruvian governmental palace it would have been a human error the cause of the Thursday incident in Peru, in which 47 persons died, an hypothesis... more
AccidentsEmergency landing at Charles De Gaulle airport for a bomb alarm
Paris, France - The plane was a MD-11 of the Klm air company
A MD-11 of the Dutch air company Klm, taken off from Amsterdam to Aruba, in the Antilless, has been forced last Saturday to an emergency landing at Charles De Gaulle airport for a bomb alarm. The pilot... more
AccidentsToronto: Dominican citizen deceased in the undercarriage vain of an airplane
Montreal, Canada -The flight has taken off from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic)
He tried to arrive in Canada, hiding in the undercarriage vain of a Canadian air company plane, but has died because of congelation. According to the first reconstructions, he’s a 35 years old man, probably a... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Belgian plane in Malta
Brussels, Belgium - False bomb alarm
It has been revealed without base the bomb alarm that on last Saturday has forced an Airbus of the Belgian air company SN Brussels Airlines to an emergency landing in Malta. The plane, taken off from Brussels... more
AccidentsAir france Concorde bound for New York forced to back to Paris: still technical problems
Paris, France - It's asked how long it's going to fly in this unreliability situation
They continue to be characterized by unexpected and breakdowns the Concorde flights that, also after the July 2000 catastrophe, are not never highlighted for their reliability. The flight to supersonic... more
AccidentsAn attempt has prevented on military airplane
Washington, United States - It said the New York Times
According to New York Times, the American intelligence agencies would have blanketed an attack against an airline that it carries out charter flights of the Pentagon to transport American soldiers in the... more
AccidentsNo survivors in the Peruvian flight crashed on Thursday
Lima, Peru - The plane was few minutes far from the airport
The searches of the Fokker 28 of Tans (Transportes Aereos Nacionales de Selva), a Peruvian airline, crashed on Thursday just to 15 km far from airport in the city of Chachapoyas. The airplane, operated... more
AccidentsCessna of the police crashes on a runway of Brussels airport
Brussels, Belgium - They died the two policemen who were on board
A Cessna airplane of the Belgian federal police has crashed today on one of the runway of Brussels airport. The two agents who were on board are died. It said the society that manages the airport of Zaventem,... more
AccidentsGb: the auto-pilot the cause of the Cessna 182 incident in May, 2002
London, UK - Husband and wife were well expert pilots
At a distance of 7 months from the incident of the small Cessna 182 that cost the life to the English couple Martin and Janet Griffs, it is finally reached the conclusion of surveyings. The investigators... more
AccidentsAirplane clashes with gig in Paraguay
Assuncion, Paraguay - Wounded the calash rider, but he is not in life danger
He was over his gig along a rural road, Apolonio Aguilera, when he has seen to approach a two-seats plane in an emergency landing and in few moments he has been swept up by the aircraft. A singular incident... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in the United States
Washington, Usa - Luckily there have been no deads in it
During the last night has crashed an helicopter in the federal State of Mississippi. Luckily after this accident there have not been news of dead persons, but only about one hurted person that has been... more
AccidentsFaa orders Air Midwest to check 43 aircraft (2): Ntsb makes first accusations
Washington, Usa - A bad functioning of the altimeter the cause
They are taking shape the surveyings leading by the investigating committee of the Ntsb (National Transportation Safety Board) in order to seek the causes that have determined the Beech 1900 crash of Air... more
AccidentsFear on Seattle flight: a flock of birds collided with the cockpit, the pilot injured
Oregon, Usa - The co-pilot performed the landing
An Horizon Air flight coming from Seattle with 29 passengers aboard was able to land without consequences after that several birds crashed on the cockpit hurting the pilot who suffered of deep wounds and... more
AccidentsPlane disappeared in Peru, in the evening reassuring calling of a passenger
Lima, Peru - The aircraft would have performed an emergency landing
The mystery had wrapped for many hours the vicissitude of flight 222 of the Tans Airlines, Peruvian carrier, that disappeared yesterday evening from the radars of the control tower few minutes from airport... more
AccidentsRJ-100 Turkish disaster: first attribution of responsabilities already started
Ankara, Turkey - A complete lack of equipment and coordination
The lack of a proper equipment to use when the meteorological conditions are prohibitive would have been the root cause of the disaster that has involved a RJ-100 of the Turkish Airlines killing 75 persons... more
AccidentsTwo more aircraft crashed in Turkey (2): died four pilots
Ankara, Turkey - The involved aircraft were two RF-4 Phantom fighters
According to sources of the Turkish Army they would died the four aviators who, few hours ago, would be involved in the crash of two recognition RF-4 Phantom jets that, at the moment, were in training... more
AccidentsTwo more aircraft crashed in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey - Two military jets collided
Two Turkish fighters collided with each other and then crashed where yesterday it had crashed, close to the airport, an airliner provoking 75 deaths. At the moment there are news neither about victims... more
AccidentsAir Midwest flight 5481 was in emergency just after the take-off
Washington, Usa - Now the flight recorder is analysed by investigators in the capital
Something has not gone for the right way yesterday when flight 5481 of the Air Midwest crashed immediately after the take-off at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport: indeed the control tower has... more
AccidentsTurkish plane crashed, miraculously 5 escaped alive
Ankara, Turkey - Awful weather at the moment of the incident
Bad day yesterday for the European and American civil aviation, even if the Turkish incident has been, in terms of victims, sure more serious, with 75 died and 5 survivors. Indeed yesterday at the 18:28... more
AccidentsAir Midwest plane into a hangar (2): 21 the deaths verified
Charlotte, Usa - Still unknown the causes of the tragedy
The news coming from the North Carolina are chasing, where few hours ago an airplane of the Air Midwest has crashed against a hangar of the International Airport Charlotte-Douglas while it was taking off,... more
AccidentsAn airplane of the Air Midwest has crashed into a hangar of the airport in North Carolina
Washington, United States - Nineteen persons were on board
A air of the Air Midwest, while it was in phase of takeoff, has crashed into a hangar of the airport of Charlotte, in the North Carolina. Aboard of the aircraft, directed to Greenville-Spartanburg, it... more
AccidentsA fault in the cooling system the failure of Ariane-V
Paris, France - The enquiry commission has outlined the causes of the incident
It has been a trouble in the cooling system of the Vulcain-II engine to provoke the explosion of Ariane-V rocket that last December 11 saw to go in pieces the European attempt to play a prominent role,... more
AccidentsA Boeing 747 of the China Airlines grazes a skyscraper of Honolulu
Washington, United States - It reports the agency press, Associated Press
According to American agency press, Associated Press, a Boeing 747 of the China Airlines has grazed a skyscraper of Honolulu, in the Hawaii, only passing to ten of meters from the palace. The Faa (Federal... more
AccidentsHijacking on an Afghanistan Boeing, maybe a false alarm (2): also for Kabul is a lie
Kabul, Afghanistan - However an Alley fighter escorted the plane
Also the Afghanistan governmental authorities have declared that the news regarding the diversion of a B-727 is to be considered as groundless. In truth an Ally fighter would have taken off because it... more
AccidentsHijacking on an Afghanistan Boeing, maybe a false alarm
Kabul, Afghanistan - The plane would have landed at Arabia hub
A B-727 with an hundred of pilgrims coming from the city of Herat, directed in Arabia for the anniversary pilgrimage of the Haj, would have been diverted by an individual hidden among the passengers. The... more
AccidentsAn-140 disaster: human error to discard
Teheran, Iran - Perhaps already this afternoon the first conclusions of the investigative commission
According to the General Director of the "Kharvin Aircraft Manufacturing", manufacturing industry of the Antonov An-140 crashed in Iran on December 23 killing all 44 persons aboard, Pavlo Naumenko has... more
AccidentsUs military aircraft crashes in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - It's a Predator again
It's crashed yesterday in the south of Pakistan as soon as taken off from the military air force base of Jacobad, a Predator aircraft. According to the first official sources the unmanned plane, a concentration... more
AccidentsThree hurted in Bosnia after an helicopter crash
Sarajevo, Bosnia - The 24th has crashed a Sfor's helicopter
An helicopter of the Sfor (the multinational peace force in Bosnia) has crashed last 24th near the town of Travnik, in the central area of the country. The helicopter transported three soldiers of the... more
AccidentsAir crash in Iran last 24th
Teheran, Iran - 46 the victims certain until now
Tragic day before Christmas in Ukraine and Iran because of an air crash that has caused 46 deads, among them 42 passengers and 4 crew members that had taken off by Kharkov (Ukraine) and had to land at... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft crashes in Brazil, three victims
Curitiba, Brazil - The bad weather probably the cause of the disaster
A twin-engine military turboprop has crashed close to the city of Curitiba, just three km away from the airport: useless the attempts of the pilot to carry out an emergency landing. The aircraft, an... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashes in Kashmir: one person died
New Delhi, India - Terrible the management of Air Force aviation by the government
The involved aircraft would be a Mig-21 of Russian fabrication, crashed on village in the Kashmir region killing at least one person and hurting an other one. The pilot of the fighter, who was carrying... more
AccidentsLast Saturday an aircraft crashed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The aircraft was directed to the Afghan capital town
Last Saturday in Afghanistan has crashed a little aircraft that was directed to the capital town, Kabul. Local security forces and Nato peace keeping force have immediately blocked the road that conducted... more