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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
AccidentsUS BOMBER CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN, CREW RESCUED (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Rockwell B-1B Lancer: Type: strategic bomber Accommodation: pilot, co-pilot, offensive systems officer, defensive systems officer side-by-side in tandem. Length: 147 ft Wingspan: spread 136... more
AccidentsUS BOMBER CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN, CREW RESCUED
WASHINGTON, A US B-1B bomber crashed into the Indian Ocean yesterday. The military aircraft took off from Diego Garcia anglo-american air base and was heading to Afghanistan. The four crew members ejected... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA, PILOT KILLED
AUSTRALIA, A Beechcraft King Air 200 of Royal Flying Doctor Service, which was due to take a six-year-old boy to hospital for a liver transplant crashed near Sydney after hitting pine trees on approach.... more
AccidentsMAN ARRESTED TO HAVE THREATENED AN AIRPORT WORKERS
WASHINGTON, USA, A man, of which the name has been undisclosed, has been arrested after have threatened with a knife a woman, working in the Seattle Tacoma airport in the Washington state. The man was... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Technical sheet of the russian-made medium-lift EW helicopter Mi-8 Hip: Lenght: 60 ft 5 in Rotor Diameter: 69 ft 10 in Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 15.555 lb Max T/O weight: 28.660 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN: TWO PASHTUN COMMANDERS AMONG THE VICTIMS
AFGHANISTAN, Two renowned ethnic Pashtun leaders, Arbab Mohammad Hashim and Mirza Ghulam Nasiri, were among the 18 victims of the helicopter crash occurred on saturday night and involving a Northern Alliance... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MOSCOW, A Tu-204 passenger plane operated by the Minvodyavia airline, carrying 73 passengers and 20 crew members, had to make an emergency landing at Krasnoyarsk airport today after the flaps on both wings... more
AccidentsAIR INDIA'S JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MUMBAI, An Air India Airbus A320 en route from Mumbai to Ahmedabad was forced to return to make an emergency landing after the aircraft reported a failure in the right engine. The plane was carrying 116... more
AccidentsMARINE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Bell 212 UH-1N Iroquois helicopter: Type: medium lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Length: 42 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 48 ft 2 in Height: 14 ft 10 in Empty weight:... more
AccidentsMARINE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL, A US UH-1N Huey helicopter crashed yesterday near a US-held airstrip in southern Afghanistan. All four crewmen aboard the Huey survived the crash, but one of them was slightly injured, as a serviceman... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN CARGO PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN SIBERIA
SIBERIA, A russian cargo plane made an emergency landing in Siberia shortly after takeoff from Irkutsk airport due to the failure of the aircraft's stabilizer. The plane landed safely, none was inj... more
AccidentsMILITARY JET CRASHES IN GREECE
ATHENS, A RF4E Phantom II military plane crashed today near Kalabaka, in Greece, during a training flight. The two pilots ejected safely before the crash. They were recovered by a helicopter. more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA, ONE DEAD
MOSCOW, A Mi-26T russian military helicopter crashed in southern Russia on Saturday. Five crew members and 11 passengers were aboard. The pilot was killed, other eight people were injured. The crash was... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN SIBERIA, 18 DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Ilyushin II-76 Candid: Type: heavy lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, tail gunner, two loadmasters Length: 152 ft 10 in Height: 48 ft 5 in Weight:... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN SIBERIA, 18 DEAD
SIBERIA, An Ilyushin-76 cargo plane of the Russian Federal Border Guard Service crashed near Okhotsk, in the Khabarovsk region, yesterday morning. 18 people were on board, including 8 crew members. They... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SIBERIA (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Mil MI-2 Hoplite: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: one or two pilots, eight passengers Lenght: 37 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 47 ft 6 in Height: 12 ft 3 in Empty weight: 5295 lb Max T/O... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SIBERIA, SIX DEAD
MOSCOW, A helicopter crashed in Siberia yesterday. The chopper was flying over Taimyr peninsula. Six of the seven people aboard were killed. The only survivor, Natalya Patsuk, was seriously injured. The... more
AccidentsNTSB CALLS NASA TO HELP TO SOLVE FLIGHT 587'S TAILPLANE MYSTERY
NEW YORK, USA, NTSB investigators who have focused their investigation on the tail of the plane crashed on November 12 shortly after takeoff from JFK Airport in New York requested NASA to help to solve... more
AccidentsCOSTA RICA PLANE CRASH. FIVE SURVIVORS
SAN JOSE, The Road Cross said five passengers survived the the plane crash in Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Pilot Ricardo Salazar, co-pilot Carlos Lacayo and passenger Adolfo Predo, all Costa Ricans, died... more
AccidentsCOPTER GOES MISSING IN SIBERIA
RUSSIA, A Mi-2 helicopter went missing while flying over the Taimyr Peninsula, in Siberia. Two crewmembers were on board. The Turaviatrans company's helicopter was flying from Valek to Pelyatka. The search... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN GERMANY
AUGSBURG, GERMANY, A small plane crashed in Germany yesterday evening. The twin-engine aircraft took off from Zagreb, in Croatia, and went down when it was about 12 km far from Augsburg-Muehlhausen airport,... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN NIGERIA, TWO DEAD
NIGERIA, A Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed in Nigeria. Two crew members were killed. The plane crashed while approaching the city of Port Harcourt, when it was about 700 yards short of the airport. 13 crew... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN COSTA RICA (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 208 Caravan 1: Type: utility transport Accommodation: one pilot, seven passengers Length: 37 ft 7 in Wingspan: 52 ft 1 in Height: 11 ft 8 in Weight: 3862 lb Max T/O weight: 8000 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA, A light plane crashed into the mountains south of San Jose, capital of Costa Rica. The plane belonged to a small carrier, Sansa. Eight people were on board. There were three americans among... more
AccidentsKAZAKHSTAN AIRLINES PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
KAZAKHSTAN, A Kazakhstan Airlines plane en route from Aktau to Almaty had to make an emergency landing at Astana airport after smoke filled the cockpit. None of the 73 people aboard was injured, said State... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN SALVADOR
SAN SALVADOR, Nine people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Salvador. The chopper crashed into the mountains near the capital San Salvador about 10 minutes after takeoff from San Miguel base. Six... more
AccidentsBAE 146 CRASHED IN SWITZERLAND: FORMER ACCIDENTS OF THIS KIND OF AIRCRAFT
ROME, ITALY, These are the former accidents in which has been involved BAe 146 aicrafts: Date Operator Signs Place Victims (passengers) 7/12/78... more
AccidentsILYUSHIN CRASH INVESTIGATION TENDS TO MECHANICAL FAILURE RATHER SABOTAGE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Russain civil aviation sources, the crash of the Ilyushin 18 which caused 27 died, is due to a mechanical failure and not a sabotage. On the aircraft were also the father of... more