Accidents
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AccidentsA Turkish military helicopter crashed into Sapanca lake
Ankara, Turkey - Two soldiers are still missing
They continue without pause, after 48 hours from the incident, the researches of two members of the crew of a military helicopter crashed in Sapanca lake, Turkey. Miraculously survived the others two soldiers... more
AccidentsA plane crashed near Luxembourg airport (3): the technical sheet of the plane
Luxembourg .- A Fokker-50
Here below the essential features of the aircraft been involved in the incident of this morning near Luxembourg. Length: 25.20 m Height: 8.30 m Wingspan: 29.00 m Wing surface: 70.00 m2 Weight empty:... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes in Luxembourg (2): embedded in the scraps one of the pilots
Luxembourg - Frenetic the attempts to free him
According to first, fragmentary news that are coming about the incident, involved a Fokker 50 of the Luxair, it would seem that one of the pilots is embedded still in the scraps of the cockpit, but he... more
AccidentsAn aircraft crashed near Luxembourg airport
Luxembourg - At least 17 died, 5 are the injured
It's just happened few hours ago the crash of a Fokker 50, at 3 km from the international airport of Luxembourg, that transported 19 passengers and three members of the crew. The airplane, that was coming... more
AccidentsDead an US veteran crashed with his plane
Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic - Tragedy happened during an acrobatic exhibition
James Rossy, this was the name of the unlucky pilot, veteran of the US Air Force, has died in Santo Domingo during an acrobatic exhibition in an aeronautic base at a distance of twenty kilometers by the... more
AccidentsIndian military jet crashed (2): the tecnical sheet
Ambala, India - It was a Sepecat Jaguar
Sepecat, French society founded in 1966, produces combat and tactical support aircraft. The fighter in issue, the Jaguar, was born in 1973 as reconnaissance and attack aircraft. In the plan, in collaboration... more
AccidentsIndian military jet crashed into a village
Ambala, India - It's still uncertain the number of civilians involved
Probably a technical failure the cause that, this morning at 9.50, has caused the crash of a jet of the Indian Air Force on Ambala, approximately 185 km north-west of New Delhi. The aircraft involved... more
AccidentsAn hot-air balloon crashed during the international meeting at Saga
Saga, Japan - Only lightly injured the two pilots
Incidents to montgolfiers are rare but in the greater part of the cases they turn out lethal to the occupants. This time, instead, the two pilots were able to salve; they are the Japanese Masayuki Yamashita... more
AccidentsAn hot-air balloon crashed during the international meeting at Saga (2)
Saga, Japan - An hazardous maneuver the cause of the incident
It needs to be corrected the news, given by AVIONEWS, about the incident that involved an hot-air balloon during the Saga international meeting. The montgolfier would not have caught fire while it was... more
AccidentsLionel Poilane's helicopter threw down: he was the king of "anti-baguette"
Paris, France - His wife was on board of Agusta 109 too
He faced with success the superpower of the French "baguette" and he had gained it with a type of bread, the round one, exported all over the world. We are speaking about Lionel Pionel, died last Thursday,... more
AccidentsAnother Russian Mi-8 helicopter shot down by the rebels
Grozny, Chechenya - It should be at least nine dead soldiers
Nobody can forget the Cechen conflict, also because at almost regular intervals the guerrillas throw down a Russian helicopter. It does not interest if it is a war, a patrolling or a rescue one: this is... more
AccidentsA tempted hijacking on Iranian flight
Teheran, Iran - The security services block the terrorist aboard
It's just few hours ago, 3.30 Italian time, the news that a man, armed with gun, has tried to divert a flight in Iran. The airplane, of the Caspian Airlines with 160 passengers, was serving an inner... more
AccidentsTurbolences causes the AA 587 flight's incident
New York, USA - Investigations can be considered as closed
After a year since that tragic November 12th 2001, when a A300 of AA crashed on the Queens neighbourhood of New York, it can be asserted it has been the tail-snap off to cause the disaster. Only yesterday... more
AccidentsAnother Russian helicopter shot down
Grozny, Ceceny - The news was spread few minutes ago
Another Russian military helicopter, the third in ten days, would have been pulled down by the Chechen guerrillas. The episode, of which the developments have not been spread, would be happened near... more
AccidentsHijacking over the Russian sky
Moscow, Russia - Still unknown the developments of the events
The Russia press agency "Tas" has just diffused that a skyjacking is in progress on two Russian flights. AVIONEWS will acquaint on the developments of the events. (0012) more
AccidentsUSA, democratic senator plane crashed: nobody survived
Washington, Usa - The aircraft threw just after taking off
Still unknown the causes of the plane crashed that, on Friday, caused the death of eight people. Among the victims there were the democratic senator Paul Wellstone and his family, his three staff members... more
AccidentsFlight for Los Angeles stopped in Singapore due a bomb alarm
Narita, Singapore - The threat comes from Islamic terrorists
Flight SQ12 of the Singapore Airlines, expected to take off at 9,50 am for Los Angeles has been yesterday cancelled due an alarm bomb. The passengers have been evacuated just before the airplane took... more
AccidentsBordered tragedy for a Russian airplane-cargo
Bishkek, Kyrgystan - All wounded the soldiers on board
The incident happened yesterday at the international airport of Manas, in the Kyrgystan, Bishkek could have implications more tragic. The aircraft cargo involved is a Ilyushin-62 of the Tretyakov airline... more
AccidentsHit by the Ceceny guerrilla the Mi-8 fallen on Friday
Moscow, Russia - Less serious the balance of the victims
They have been the shots coming from Ceceny rebels to pull down the military Russian helicopter Mi-8 that has fallen Friday in the Terek river, in Chechenya. The victims, who at the beginning had been... more
AccidentsTwo F/A-18F crashed: no hopes to find the four aviators
California, USA- Probably a human error the cause
The searches near Fresno,California lasted approximately 33 hours, but no trace of the crews of the two Super Hornet that, according to the first reconstructions, would be crashed during a training flight... more
AccidentsAmerican military aircraft throws down in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - Unknown the causes and the number of the involved persons
It has fallen last evening an aircraft of the American Air Force nearby Jacobabad, approximately 300 km north of Karachi. According to the first indiscretions it would be a spy plane but a spokesman of... more
AccidentsOther Russian helicopter falls in the peninsula of Kamchatka
Moscow, Russia- One dead man and four wounded the temporary balance sheet
To few hours of distance from the disaster, that yesterday cost the life of 11 Russian soldiers, an other helicopter trew down little ago in the region of the Kamchatka causing the death of one person... more
AccidentsIncident during the dismantling of missiles: quitted for now the other operations
Sofia, Bulgaria - 4 injured at least
The disaster has happened on Wednesday in the plant "Ivailo" of Veliko Ternovo, where the operations of dismantling of the missiles Ss-23, Frog and Scud are carried out. USA, that participates to this... more
AccidentsRussian Mi-8 crashed in Chechnya: uncertain the causes
Moscow, Russia - At least 11 dead, all injured the survivors
Russian official sources confirm the incident happened yesterday, about noon, in Chechen territory. The helicopter, a Mi-8 to transport untill 26 persons, was in equipment to the special forces of the... more
AccidentsRussian space rocket blew up (2)
Moscow, Russia- The incident could hit the ISS program
News are coming up about the incident that, last night, involved Soyuz-u killing, because of its blast's shockwave, one man and injured eight more. The explosion occurred 29 seconds after take-off and... more
AccidentsAircraft against lamppost : two death on the ground
Samar, Philippines - Uninjured passengers flight
The aircraft, a turboprop YS-11, during its landing at Samar , one of the Philippines Island, hit a lamppost. After the impact the lamppost has fallen down smashing two persons. Uninjured all the passengers... more
AccidentsEgyptair: no aircraft damage
Rome, Italy - Regular landing after gear control
An aircraft of the Egyptair air carrier has been forced to fly low because of a supposed damage at its landing gear. A red warning light was on. The pilot of the flight MS791, after received confirmation... more
AccidentsA Rugby match to commemorate the "Tragedy of the Andes"
Santiago, Chile - The survivors have been isolated for 72 days in the ices feeding on dead body
In these days the seventeen survivors of the "Tragedy of the Andes" will leave to Santiago, Chile, where they’ll play a rugby match to commemorate a dramatic air incident. On 12 October 1972 an Uruguayan u... more
AccidentsMig21 drops a bomb accidentally, no consequences
Bucarest, Romania- The causes of incident are still unknown
It's happened yesteday at Bacau's periphery, west from Bucarest, and it could have dreadful effects but, fortunately, the bomb, dropped by a Mig21, didn't blow up. The explosive device, about 300 kg,... more
AccidentsPanic at Eilat airport
Tel Aviv, Israel - An engine caught fire as a plane was on its run to take-off
The incident occurred as an engine of a passenger jetliner belonging to Arkia Airlines caught fire as the aircraft was to take-off from the Israeli airport of Eilat almost ended in tragedy. The pilot anyway... more
AccidentsSAS set on October 8th the Memorial Day for Linate's victims
Milan, Italy- One minute of silence to rember the last year's tragedy
It's a ceremony strongly wanted by SAS, the Scandinavian company involved in the last year's tragedy at Linate airport; Major of Milan Albertini and SEA manager Fossa will take part as well as about 700... more
AccidentsWorry for Belgian flight in emergency landing at Pisa
Pisa, Italy- Problems to an undercarriage for a Sabena aircaft
It happened last afternoon and there was apprehension for the Sabena flight from Brussels to Florence with 77 passengers on board; the aircraft had to turn to Pisa for it was not possible checking the... more
AccidentsYesterday's mid-air collision in India: 17 dead and 15 injured
Goa, India - The two Indian Navy Ilyushin-38 were flying in an show
The death toll in the mid-air collision of the two IL-38 cargo transport planes of Indian Navy in Goa on Tuesday rose to 17 with the today's recovery of bodies of two more labourers. Among the 17 killed... more
AccidentsAntonov vanished in Russia: all people on board survived
Moscow, Russia - The pilot made an emergency landing due to a fire burst on board
The 4 people on board the plane vanished two days ago in Siberia are sane and safe. The Antonov-2 had vanished from radar screens soon after takeoff from Bodalbo, in the Russian region of Irkutsk. The... more
AccidentsTwo Navy aircraft collide in mid-air in Goa, 14 feared dead
Goa, India - One of the two Ilyushin-38 crashed into a building
Two Naval Russian-made Ilyushin-38 aircraft collided in mid-air in south Goa this morning, one of them crashing on a building. At least six people were on each aircraft and about 14 people are feared dead.... more
AccidentsAn Antonov crashes in Siberia
Moscow, Russia - Four people were on board
An An-2 cargo plane went missing in the Irkutsk region today with three crew members and one passenger on board. Communication with the plane was lost several minutes after takeoff. The plane was carrying... more
AccidentsInsurance companies to pay only one compensation for Wtc
New York, Usa - The Twin towers' leaseholder claimed two different compensations
A Manhattan court ruled the insurance companies have to pay only one compensation to Wtc's leaseholder. Larry Silverstein, who had leased the World Trade Center only 6 weeks before September 11, had claimed... more
AccidentsCathay Pacific Airbus forced to an emergency landing
Hong Kong, China - Smoke in the cockpit
Because of the smoke detected in the cockpit, the pilot of an Airbus A343 belonging to Cathay Pacific has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at the Hong Kong international airport. Fortunately... more
AccidentsFatal aircraft accident at Hamilton Island, Australia (2): a technical sheet
Canberra, Australia - Piper PA-28/Pa-32 Cherokee (Usa)
Type: light sports aircraft Accommodation: two pilot, two passengers Dimensions - length: 23 ft 9 in - wingspan: 35 ft - height: 7 ft 3 in Weights - empty: 1416 lb - max T/O: 2550 lb - payload:... more
AccidentsFatal aircraft accident at Hamilton Island, Australia
Canberra, Australia - 6 victims
At approximately 17.45 hours on 26 September 2002, a single-engine Piper Cherokee Six aircraft, with 6 people on board crashed and caught fire shortly after take-off from Hamilton Island. All occupants... more
AccidentsBoeing 747 forced to return to Heathrow airport
London, Uk - After engine scare
Because of an engine scare, a Boeing 747 belonging to Air New Zealand has been forced to come back to the airport of London-Heathrow where it previously departed from. Crew members alerted the pilot after... more
AccidentsMaoist rebels assaulted a helicopter in Nepal
Katmandu, Nepal - They set the aircraft on fire after having abducted pilot and a passenger
Some Nepalese rebels belonging to Maoist movement have attacked yesterday an Ecureuil helicopter landed in a village on the remote mountains of Nepal. After rebels abducted the pilot and one passenger... more
AccidentsA Us unmanned aircraft crashed in Afghanistan
Washington, Usa - Because of bad weather conditions
An unmanned aircraft Predator belonging to Us forces has crashed yesterday while flying over south eastern skies of Afghanistan. According to Pentagon, the spy plane crashed because of the bad weather... more
AccidentsBoeing to seduce US Navy
Washington, Usa - By proposing its B737 MPA as substitute for Lockheed Martin P-3
Even though the B737 is already one of world's most selling aircraft, Boeing is trying to seduce US Navy to purchase its the new Boeing 737 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The aircraft, which if chosen will... more
AccidentsGermany: crash between Tupolev and Boeing. Final request of damages
Berlin, Germany - Russian Bashkirian Airlines request recover of damages up to USD20m
After two months and a half, the final request for damages was officially presented by Elma Giemulla, legal attorney of the Russian aviation company, for the crash of Tupolev and the death of 71 passengers... more
AccidentsA Russian Antonov-2 crashed in Siberia (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Antonov An-2 Colt (Ukraine)
Type: utility biplane Accommodation: two pilots, 10 passengers Dimensions - length: 42 ft 6 in - wingspan: 59 ft 8 in - height: 13 ft 9 in Weights - empty: 7605 lb - max T/O: 12.125 lb -payload:... more
AccidentsA Russian Antonov-2 crashed in Siberia
Moscow, Russia - 11 dead, 3 injured
A Russian Antonov-2 aircraft with 14 people on board - 11 parachutists and 3 crew members - crashed last Saturday in the Siberian region of Krasnoiarsk. 11 people died in the blow up, while the remaining... more
AccidentsTwo false alarms grounded two planes bound to New York
New York City, Usa - One for a misunderstanding, the other for a suspicious behaviour
A National Airlines aircraft bound to JFK Airport of New York City has been escorted to Philadelphia airport by a fighter F-16, after a woman had used the on board toilet at 30 miles from the landing,... more
AccidentsNorthwest flight diverted after passenger disturbance
Forth Smith, Usa - Four men had got into a confrontation with the flight crew
A Northwest Airlines flight was diverted yesterday to Forth Smith Airport, Arkansas, after the pilot reported a disturbance involving passengers. The Airbus A320, was traveling from Memphis, Tennessee,... more
AccidentsBritish Airways plane makes an unscheduled stop at Rome airport
Rome, Italy - A strong smell of gasoline was coming from a generator taken on board by a passenger
The pilot of a BA Boeing 737 flying from Naples to London-Gatwick made yesterday an unscheduled stop at Rome-Fiumicino airport, after both crew and passengers had noticed a strong smell of gasoline. The... more