Accidents
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AccidentsEmergency landing for an Alitalia aircraft
Milan, Italy - Alarm for a fire in belly
This night an Alitalia plane has been obliged to return to the originating airfield few minutes after take-off, for the wrong signal of an alarm lamp. The aircraft was a twin-jet brazilian built Embraer... more
AccidentsWorld Trade Center: 5 more victims found in the wreckage
New York, Usa - They were 5 port authority officers
After 5 months, as confirmed by the New York port authority spokesman, Ground Zero gives back 5 more victims. James Romito, Kathy Mazza, Robert Cirri, James Parham and Stefano Huczko, found at the basis... more
AccidentsThree Swedish police helicopters destroyed in a hangar by fire
Also a small airplane has been destroyed
In the night on February 7th a huge fire broke out in the Swedish National Police helicopter hangar at Tullinge Airport, Stockholm. There were three helicopters and a small plane recovered inside, that... more
AccidentsAntonov 12 crash, black box found
Kiev, Ukraina - The plane was used by a private ukrainian airline
The eight crew members died in the accident occurred wednesday evening are all ukrainian citizens. According to information disclosed by the local foreign affairs ministry, a group of ukrainian technicians... more
AccidentsSouth african tourist plane crashed
Johannesburg, South Africa - The aircraft fell during thunderstorm
A singe-engined Cessna 210 private plane crashed yesterday east of Johannesburg, near Vereeniging, killing the three men onboard, that is one pilot and two passengers. The accident happened around 6 p.m.... more
AccidentsUkrainian cargo plane crashed in Morocco
Agadir, Morocco - Nine casualties reported
This night an ukrainian freighter crashed against a mountain in the moroccan region around Taroudant, causing 9 casualties. At the moment other particulars are unknown, as the aircraft type and the mission. The... more
AccidentsPAF fighter crashes near Mirpurkas
Karachi, Pakistan - Pilot ejected safely
A fighter of unknown type, belonging to Pakistan Air Force, crashed yesterday near the city of Mirpurkas, in the southern part of the country. Pilot bailed out safely. The air force has begun an investigation... more
AccidentsMid-air collision between trainers
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Pilots bailed out safely
Two BAe Hawk trainers crashed today during a series of aerobatics in the north-western area of the country. The two planes collided while performing manoeuvres defined by the official saudi press agency... more
Accidents15 of 19 September 11th terrorists were Saudi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Confirmation comes straight from the Saudi Ministry for the Interior
For the first time since investigations on last September 11th terrorist attacks have started, Riyadh governement admits 15 of the 19 hijackers to be Saudi. Osama Bin Laden himself has had Saudi citizenship... more
AccidentsCzech Airbus in the turbulence
Prague, Czech Repubblic - 4 people injured
One passenger and three crew members aboard the Airbus of the Czech flag airline were injured because of the strong turbulence the plane encountered while flying in the skies upon Dover, southern England. The... more
AccidentsAntrax alert on a Swissair 330 Airbus
Zurich, Switzerland - Helvetic police is investigating
Antrax alert was declared on a Swissair aircraft flying from Cairo to Zurich,as a white dust went out from a book of one of 76 passengers aboard. Even tough there is still to wait for an official confirm... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Northwest flight
Cancun-Mexico- Suspected bomb onboard
A Northwest twin jet Airbus A320 has been compelled to make an emergency landing due to a suspected bomb on board. The flight NW-1852 took-off few minutes after 5 p.m.(local time) from Cancun, bound to... more
AccidentsBomb scare on EasyJet aircraft
It has landed at Geneva airport for a suspicious baggage
A security scare forced a plane from easyJet, the UK budget carrier, to land at Geneva Airport after a suspicious bag has been found on board The pilot of the Boeing 737, on a flight from Nice to... more
AccidentsManila: engine troubles for a Northwest Airlines Jumbo
No problems for the 388 people aboard
A Boeing 747 of the Northwest Airlines which was flying from the Philippines to Japan, has to come back to the airport where it departed from because of troubles at the engine. Flight 72 with 375 passengers... more
AccidentsItaly: one of the four responsible of the Cermis tragedy has been awarded
Indignation and anger for victims relatives
Four years since the Us Army Prowler cut Cermis cableway causing 20 deads have now passed and still no justice has been made. Just one of the four Us responsible, Richard Ashby, was found guilty (just... more
AccidentsDublin: panic at the airport
Delta Airlines Aircraft goes out fo the runway
A Delta Airlines Md-11, landing last morning at 8.00am(local time)at the Irish airport of Dublin, went out of the runway. No one of the people aboard flight 129, departed from Atlanta (Usa)few hours before,... more
AccidentsCaracas: a Dornier 128 crashed in the Caribbean sea
No victims, only three injured
No one of the 11 people aboard of the Transven Airlines charter crashed last Saturday was dead. The aircraft, a Dornier 128, which was flying from Caracas to Los Roques Islands, crashed in the Caribbean... more
AccidentsAlaska: 2nd anniversary of the Alaska Airlines fight 261 tragedy
Victims' relatives gathered to remember their beloved ones
Two years after flight 261 of the Alaskan flag airline tragedy occurred, relatives of the 88 victims aboard gathered yesterday at Westlake Village to remember their beloved ones. The service held at San... more
AccidentsPhilippines: Us MC-130-H shooted on a training mission
No injured
Two days ago several bullets hit a Us military aircraft during a training mission in the Luzon island, southern region of the Philippines. Fortunately none of the military aboard was injured, while... more
AccidentsNew conclusions on Abidjan crash
The ill-fated KQ-431 flight
The latest results of the technical inquiry concerning Airbus crash occurred on January 30th 2000, lead to believe in a fake stall alarm, not followed by the proper actions as per FCOM (Flight Crew Operating... more
AccidentsEmergency landing at Hamburg airport
Fire onboard an Iberia plane
An Iberia aircraft has been obliged to interrupt the flight and make an emergency landing at Hamburg- Fuhlsbuttel airport after the crew had discovered fire on board, immediately after take-off. On board... more
AccidentsEcuador: first Boeing 727-100 black-box found
Tame technicians to analyse its recordings
Up in the mountains, at 3200 metres, found the first of the two black-boxes aboard of the Tame flight 120 crashed last January 28th. Hopefully the black-box will help airline's investigations to unveil... more
AccidentsEcuador: all dead the 92 people aboard
Authorities exclude sabotage and hijack
No one alive: this is the tragic bulletin of the Tame flight 120 crashed sunday morning near Cumbal Volcano in Colombia. Officially the news was given by the authorities, who at the same time deny any... more
AccidentsWheel brakes of the Dornier ditched at Genoa weren't sold by Panaviation
Enac vice director makes a statement
On the twin turboprop Dornier 328 involved in an accident on Genoa airport there were no spare parts coming from Panaviation warehouses, declared today Enac vice director Salvatore Sciacchitano. The manager... more
AccidentsEcuador: a Boeing 727 disappear near colombian borders
Rescue operations stopped for the night
83 passengers and 9 crew members were aboard of the three-jet plane belonging to Tame, the ecuadorian military airline, which apparently crashed yesterday morning on the mountains beetween Colombia and... more
AccidentsAir accident in Angola
An Antonov An-12 crashed yesterday morning
Thirty deads and about thirty injured passengers are probably the tragic consequences of the Antonov A-12 crash last sunday. According to what the angolan military spokesman stated, the aircraft, a four-engined... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Tchecenia: Moscow denies separatist shooting-down
No certanties on the causes of the accident yet
"No trace of a surface-air missile attack has been found in the surroundings of the tragedy" states Nikolai Britvine, russian responsible for North Caucasian region. "We must be patient until official... more
AccidentsHelicopter-crash in Tchecenia
14 casualties confirmed
As the the russian Ministry of Interior confirms this morning the final number of deads to be fourteen; therefore yesterday's crash near Chelkovskaia, a village north east from Grozny, becomes the worst... more
AccidentsManama, Boeing 737 emergency landing
A passenger with knife tries to enter cockpit
A CSA Boeing 737 has made an emergency landing on Manama airport. The event happened saturday, but it has been revealed only today. The plane was flying from Dubai to Prague when an arab passenger tried... more
AccidentsSpanish Police helicopter crashes near Madrid
Accident seems due to meteorological conditions over the area
A spanish police helicopter crashed today at 11.05' LT in the southerly borough of Getafe, Madrid. The helicopter took off from Sevilla, bound to Madrid, where overhaul had to be made. Firemen suppose... more
AccidentsEmirates prince dies in an air accident
The Sheikh was personally piloting the plane
His Royal Highness the Sheikh Mohamed Ben Majed Al-Qassimi , 37 years old, died due to an accident involving his propeller aircraft, according to local press. The aircraft personally driven by the prince... more
AccidentsAmerican Airlines pilots want A300 grounding
The request comes from the first Airbus crash results
The request to stop A300 flights, at least temporarily, has been sent by the pilots to American Airlines management. Pilots are worried by the first accident results, that seems due to a structural failure... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Northwest 747
Crew alerted for a possible terroristic action
Beijing- A Northwest Airlines Boeing 747 has been obliged to an emergency landing to an unforeseen airport in China. The aircraft took off from Detroit and was flying to Beijing when the crew was alarmed... more
AccidentsPakistani fighter crashes south of Karachi
Debris and pilot not yet found
Islamabad- A Pakistani fighter is reported missing and probably crashed south of Karachi. The aircraft was a Dassault Mirage fighter, of an unknown version; at the moment neither the pilot nor the debris... more
AccidentsTWO A-10 THUNDERBOLT II JETS COLLIDE IN ARIZONA (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single seat twin jet ground attack plane with straight wing and retractable wheelgear, heavily armed. The aircraft is easily spotted because of the twin rudder... more
AccidentsTWO MILITARY A-10 JETS COLLIDE IN ARIZONA
TUCSON, ARIZONA, Two anti-tank A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft collided yesterday while overflying the southern part of Arizona desert. The spokesman of the Davis-Monthan AFB declared that the planes, a... more
AccidentsFIRST COMPENSATION CLAIM FOR NEW YORK CRASHED AIRBUS PRESENTED
USA, Has been presented at New York court the first compensation claim for a value of 225 USDm, by Margarita Del Carmen Montan, the wife of one of the 265 people died in the Airbus A-300 aircraft crashed... more
AccidentsFOR A FAKE BOMB THREAT, AUSTRIAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GRAZ
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Austrian Airlines Flight 668 en route from the Ukrainian city of Odessa to Vienna was diverted to Graz after a telephoned bomb threat was made. The aircraft, with 32 passengers and... more
AccidentsPASSENGER AIRCRAFT OVERFLYING AMAZONAS MISSING
QUITO, EQUADOR, A civil aircraft owned by the public company Petrecuador has been reported missing since yesterday. The plane left Quito at 10.30 local time (14.30 GMT), with 21 passengers and 5 crew... more
AccidentsEL SALVADOR AIR FORCE COMMANDER DIED IN HIS AIRCRAFT CRASH
SAN SALVADOR, Colonel Milton Andrade, 45, commander of the El Salvador air force since 1999, is died in the crash of his Magister Fouga training aircraft, occurred soon after take off from military airport... more
AccidentsGARUDA: FINAL LIST OF CASUALTIES
JAKARTA, In the accident occurred yesterday to a Garuda Boeing 737 enroute from Lombok to Yojakarta, ditched in the river Bengawan Solo, the final list of the victims is one death and 23 injured. more
AccidentsBOEING 737 DITCHED (2): UNCERTAIN THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS
JAKARTA, The information related to flight GA421 are still contrasting. It was said that the plane ditched in the river Lombok, while this is the name of an island close to Bali. The liner would have... more
AccidentsINDONESIAN BOEING 737-300 MAKES AN EMERGENCY DITCHING IN A RIVER
JAKARTA, A Boeing 737 has been obliged to make a forced ditching in a river of the island of Java (Indonesia) during a heavy thunderstorm. The local authorities pointed out that only three passengers... more
AccidentsA METAL PART ON THE RUNWAY CAUSED CONCORDE LOSS
PARIS, A metal part fallen from a plane taking off before the SST caused the loss of french F-BTSC Concorde, according the investigation made by BEA (Bureau Enquete Accidents) and condensed in 400 pages.... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT WITH ANTI-DRUG AGENTS FIRES DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN MEXICO, THREE DIED
ACAPULCO, MEXICO, An aircraft with 18 people on board, two pilos and 16 U.S. anti-drug agency personnel, crashed on runway of Chilpancingo, during an emergency landing for a landing gear failure. The aircraft... more
AccidentsSTRUCTURAL FAILURE CONFIRMED ON A300 CRASH OVER QUEENS
NEW YORK, After two months only Nasa Research Center of Langley, Va., has given full evidence that the Queens crash occurred on November 12th has been probably induced by a structural failure. Few minutes... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING OF A PIA BOEING 747
KARACHI, A carrier spokesman informed that a Boeing 747 liner of Pakistan International Airlines made an emergency landing on the international airport of Karachi, Pakistan, due to a suspect fire on board. The... more
AccidentsEMBRAER EMB-120 CRASHED (2) TECHNICAL SHEET
BILBAO, SPAIN, The Embraer EMB-120 in a short-haul commuter largely used also for cargo transports with a payload of 3402 kg. It can accomodate up to 30 passengers, two pilots and a flight assistant. The... more
AccidentsCARGO SPANISH AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR BILBAO, THREE DIED
BILBAO, SPAGNA, A cargo aircraft, an Embraer 120 operated by Spanish air transport company Ibertrans, crashed on Santa Maria la Veja mountains near Bilbao, Spain, causing three died. Still unknown accident's... more
AccidentsC-130, FIVE BODIES RECOVERED
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, The Pentagon officially informed that 5 bodies over a total of seven crew members have been recovered. The lost plane was a KC-130R normally used for aircraft and helicopters inflight... more