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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
AccidentsLINATE AIRPORT ACCIDENT, 19 PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION
MILAN, Managers, executives and officers presently under investigation for the Linate accident dated October 8th are at present 19. The accident occurred for a ground crash between a SAS plane and... 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
AccidentsBUSINESS JET CRASHES AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT, FOUR PEOPLE DIED AND ONE MISSING
BIRMINGHAM, GREAT BRITAIN, A business jet with five people on board crashed soon after take off from UK Birmingham airport, causing four people died and one missing, according local authorities. The causes... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT RETURNS TO AIRPORT FOR A DANGEROUS MESSAGE
ROCHESTER, USA, For a menacing message written on a guichet’s blind, an aircraft of United Airlines heading Washington is returned to New York. After a questioning of passengers and crew, FBI and Monroe’s Cou... more
AccidentsFURTHER BODIES EMERGE FROM RUBBLES OF WTC
NEW YORK, USA, The bodies of further 13 victims of World Trade Center are emerged from rubbles and now the number of killed people is about of 2900. At the moment any body has been identified but certainly... more
Accidents2001, AIR ACCIDENTS DECREASE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to Aviation Safety Network sources, the 2001 closed with a less air accident and relate victims number respect last years, considering only airlines. There were 34 accidents... more
AccidentsCANADIAN AIRLINER LANDS FOR A FAKE BOMB ANNOUNCEMENT
MONTREAL, CANADA, A phone call by a woman, announcing that there was a bomb on flight 42 of Air Canada from Edmonton to Saskaton has provoked the immediate return of the aircraft at departure airport.... more
AccidentsTHE CONCORDE ACCIDENT FINAL REPORT WILL BE RELEASED FOR MID-JANUARY
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of French transport minister Jean-Claude Gayssot, the final report of the accident of the Concorde, occurred on July 25, 2000 at Gonesse, near Paris, will be consigned... more
AccidentsSAUDI F-15 CRASHES: TWO PILOTS DIED
SAUDI ARABIA, A U.S. made F-15 combat aircraft, belonging to Saudi Arabia Air force, crashed at about 150 kms from Roi Abdel Aziz airbase during a night training exercise. Both pilots died and there is... more
AccidentsAIRBUS QUESTIONED BY NTSB ON NEW YORK CRASHED A-300
USA, According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sources, its investigators will ask French aeronautical industry Airbus if the American Airlines operated A300-600 plane that crashed last... more
AccidentsAIRBUS DENY THAT A-300 CRASHED ON NEW YORK WAS DAMAGED DURING ITS CONSTRUCTION
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to a French aeronautical industry Airbus, the news of newspaper Washington Post about the damage suffered during assembly by the A-300 aircraft crashed on New York on last Nov.... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN IBM PARKING
NEW YORK, USA, A small leisure aircraft, a Beechcraft 24R, crashed in the main IBM headquarter parking at about 18 miles north New York. The pilot, the only person on board, died in the crash. There are... more
AccidentsAIR FRANCE AIRLINER LANDS IN EMERGENCY AT BREST DUE TO UNKNOWN POWDER FOUND
PARIS, FRANCE, According to Brest airport sources, the powder found in a galley of an Air France Boeing 777 airliner is not dangerous. The founding of this powder has caused yesterday the emergency landing... more
AccidentsMALAYSIAN TRAINING AIRCRAFT CRASHES, PILOT INJURED
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, According to a Malaysian air force press release, a training aircraft crashed for unknown causes, causing pilot injuring. more
AccidentsOVER 100 CIVILIANS KILLED BY AN ERRONEOUS U.S. BOMBING
AFGHANISTAN, According to U.S. defense department sources, an American erroneous air strike killed more than 100 civilians in Qalaye Niazi village, in eastern Paktia province. The bombing has... more
AccidentsFLIGHT DIVERTED AFTER MAN MAKES MENACES
USA, A flight between New York and Buenos Aires was diverted to Miami after a passenger, Rodrigo Deambrosio Zas, who said he lost two friends in the World Trade Center attacks said the flight would... more
AccidentsJAPANESE TOURIST ARRESTED TO HAVE THREATENED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT
USA, A Japanese tourist has been arrested by Miami police after making threatening remarks to flight attendants, who told him he had too much hand baggages. Tourist Yasuaki Ichimura was removed from an... more
AccidentsRIVER CRASHED AIRCRAFT (3): THE TECHNICAL DATA SHEET
ROME, ITALY, The Pilatus Britten Norman BN2B-20 Islander crashed yesterday in the German Weser river is a high-wing, 10 seat (pilot included) aircraft. These are the technical specifications: Length:... more
AccidentsRIVER CRASHED AIRCRAFT (2) LATEST NEWS
BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY, There were nine and not eight people on board the aircraft crashed yesterday morning into a river estuary near the northern German city of Bremerhaven shortly after takeoff from... more
AccidentsTHE AA ATTACKER BELONG TO AL QAIDA
USA, FBI confirmed that Richard Reid, who tried to blast its "explosive shoes" on an American Airlines flight, is a terrorist trained by Al-Qaida, the Osama bin Laden organization. Several Taliban under... more
AccidentsONE DIED AND FIVE MISSING FOR AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RIVER
BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY, An aircraft with eight people on board crashed in a iced river near Bremerhaven, north Germany. Only three people have been rescued, but one is died before to arrive to the hospital.... more
AccidentsCONTINENTAL AIRLINER LANDS IN EMERGENCY DUE TO AIR RAGE
USA, A Continental Airlines operated aircraft, a Boeing 757 with 183 passengers aboard, has been diverted by its commander to El Paso, Texas, due to air rage by two passengers. The aircraft heading Los... more
AccidentsEMIRATES AIRLINER LAND AT ADEN PERHAPS FOR HIJACKING
ADEN, SOUTH YEMEN, A Boeing 777-200, flight EK423 with 272 passengers and 15 crewmembers, operated by Emirates, has landed in emergency at Aden airport, in South Yemen, due to not even defined reasons,... more
AccidentsPASSENGERS OF AA AIRLINER DEFEAT EXPLOSIVE SHOE ATTACK
USA, The passengers of a American Airlines operated flight, from Paris to Miami, with 197 people on board, have defeated a suicide attack on their aircrafts, when they have blocked a passenger who is trying... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL DATA SHEET OF THE CESSNA 560 CITATION V
ROME, ITALY, The Cessna 560 Citation V is a twin jet engine, medium range business aircraft, with a capacity of up to 12 people including two pilots. These are its technical specifications: Lenght:... more
AccidentsA CESSNA CITATION V AIRCRAFT CRASHES DURING TAKE OFF AT ZURICH AIRPORT
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A Cessna 560 Citation V business jet aircraft crashed yesterday night at take off from the Zurich Kloten Airport, in Switzerland. Causes of the accident, which seem to have caused... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN MOROCCO
RABAT, MOROCCO, A light plane with four french people aboard, plunged into the sea off moroccan coast shortly after takeoff from Tangeri airport. The plane was heading to Rabat. Rescue teams are still... more
AccidentsALL PEOPLE DIED IN AIRBUS CRASHED ON QUEENS IDENTIFIED
NEW YORK, USA, All 260 people died in the A300-600 Airbus crash on Queens, New York of about a month ago, have been identified, according city police sources. more
AccidentsRUSSIAN CARGO PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
KAZAKHSTAN, A russian military cargo aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Atyrau airport, in Kazakhstan, after one of the engines stopped. The plane was heading to Taldykorgan, in south Kazakhstan.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN ANGOLA, 40 PEOPLE KILLED
LUANDA, A helicopter crashed in an area 60 km far from Angola's capital Luanda last Saturday. All the 40 people on board were killed. The helicopter belonged to angolan travel agency Transtur. The cause... more
AccidentsMIG WARPLANE CRASHES IN INDIA, PILOT KILLED
INDIA, An Indian airforce MiG-21 crashed on Friday while landing at Uttarlahai military base, in India. The aircraft burst into flames and the pilot was killed, police said. No other casualties wer... more
AccidentsTHREE MARINES INJURED AT KANDAHAR AIRPORT
KANDAHAR, Three marines were wounded by a land mine yesterday, one of them seriously, at Kandahar airport while they were clearing an airport building of mines, booby traps and unexploded ordnance, a Marine... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA, 16 KILLED (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Let L-410 Turbolet: Type: regional airliner Accommodation: two pilots, 19 passengers Length: 47 ft 4 in Wingspan: 65 ft 6 in Height: 19 ft, 1 in Weight: 8785 lb Max T/O weight: 14.110 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA, 16 KILLED
BOGOTA, A small Czech-made Let-410 Turboprop belonging to Colombia's Heliandes airline crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Medellin airport, in Colombia. The plane, with 14 passengers and two... more
AccidentsACCORDING FRENCH ATTORNEY CONTINENTAL RESPONSABILITY FOR CONCORDE ACCIDENT ''IS YET FAR TO BE ESTABLISHED''BE
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declaration of French Pontoise court attorney, the responsabilities for the accident of the Air France Concorde, crashed in Gonesse on July 25, 2000 "is yet far to be established".... more