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

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

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

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

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 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

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

AccidentsMUJAHIDEEN FIGHTERS IN AFGHANISTAN CLAIM TO HAVE SHOT DOWN A C-130 HERCULES

AFGHANISTAN, Mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan claim to have shot down a C-130 Hercules transport plane late Wednesday afternoon, on its way from the Bagram Airbase North of Kabul, towards Islamabad... more

AccidentsTHE MAN JUMPED BY A SMALL AIRCRAFT WITHOUT PARACHUTE WAS A FORMER SPECIALIST

GREAT BRITAIN, According to police sources, who did not release the victim's name, British man who tumbled without a parachute thousands of feet to his death from a small airplane piloted by a woman... more

AccidentsPOLICE HELICOPTER CRASHES, THREE INJURED

SOUTH WALES, According to a Dyfed-Powys police sources, the accident of their Agusta A-109E Power, crashed on Christmas morning, during the return from a Hems mission, which have caused three people... more

AccidentsBOTH PARENTS OF THE TAMPA YOUNG PILOT ATTEMPTED SUICIDE YEARS AGO

TAMPA, USA, Charles and Julia, the parents of the young pilot that Saturday January 5th voluntarily crashed against a Tampa (Fla.) building, attempted to commit suicide when they were young. The attempt... more

AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN NEW JERSEY: PILOT EJECTED SAFELY

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, Thursday 10 at 10.45 a.m. an F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Air National Guard crashed near a busy highway in New Jersey, during a training mission, but the pilot ejected successfully. The... more

AccidentsTURKEY: MILITARY JET CRASHES

TURKEY, A military jet taken off from Malatya town crashed on South-East of Turkey, nearby Darende, during a military exercise. The reason of the accident and the destiny of the crew are still... more

AccidentsDOD IDENTIFIES SEVEN MARINES KILLED IN KC-130/R CRASH

WASHINGTON, USA, The Department of Defense announced that the following Marines were killed as a result of the crash of a KC-130/R aircraft in Pakistan yesterday: Command Pilot: Captain Matthew... more

AccidentsDRUNK PASSENGER OPENS AIRCRAFT DOOR SOON BEFORE TAKE-OFF

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A probably drunk passenger has opened the door of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 ready to take-off at Los Angeles airport. The man, 36, of which name has been not released,... more

AccidentsFOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED BY AN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT

PARSONS FIELD, USA, Four firefighters were injured Saturday during an exercise for President Bush's scheduled visit to Boston. The wash from a military helicopter rotor dislodged part of a structure... more

AccidentsSMALL CESSNA CRASHES NEAR BOULDER, COLORADO, ONE DIED

COLORADO, USA, According to declarations of a sheriff's spokesman, a single-engine Cessna 180 airplane crashed and exploded in foothills northwest of Boulder, Colorado, probably due to the strong wind,... more

AccidentsDELTA AIRLINER LANDS IN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT

WASHINGTON, USA, A Delta Airlines flight has landed in emergency at Kennedy airport due to cockpit smoke. The Boeing 757 with 163 people on board landed safely and no injured reported. more

AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT LANDS ON MOUNTAINS, SLIGHTLY INJURED PASSENGERS

CHAMONIX, FRANCE, Due to strong wind, a small twin-engine aircraft landed in emergency on a mountain in the French Alps, causing wing break and heavy fuselage damages. The four French people on board have... more

AccidentsFIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RIVER

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A firefighting aircraft is crashed in the Moruya river, near Sydney, during operation in supporto to firemen trying to extinguish fires in Australia. The pilot, who was the only persone... more

AccidentsAIRBUS A320 EMERGENCY LANDING AT LUBIANA AIRPORT

SLOVENIA, An Airbus A-320 of Adria Airways, heading for Paris with 60 passengers on board, has been forced to back to Lubiana airport for and engine failure. In another case, an aircraft of the same model... more

AccidentsTHE 15 YEARS OLD PILOT WHO CRASHED AGAINST AMEX BUILDING WAS A BIN LADEN ENTHUSIAST

TAMPA, FLORIDA, The 15-years old pilot who deliberately crashed his Cessna 172R plane against a Florida AMEX building expressed "sympathy" toward top terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden in a note found... more

AccidentsFIRE ON EL-AL FLIGHT, NO INJURED REPORTED

ISRAEL, An El-Al Israelian airline spokesman said there is no injured among passengers and crew of Boeing 747-200 plane flying from Tel Aviv to London, with 402 persons aboard. The pilot was forced to... more