AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN TURKEY, 37 DEAD (2): TECHNICAL SHEET

05/16/2001 14:45

ROME, Airtech (CASA/IPTN) CN-235M: Type: light military transport Accomodation: two pilots, loadmaster, 48 troops, 48 paratroops Lenght: 70 ft 2 in Wingspan: 84 ft 8 in Height: 26 ft 10 in Empty... more

AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN TURKEY, 37 DEAD

05/16/2001 13:45

ANKARA, A turkish military plane, a CASA CN-235, has crashed in southern Turkey, in the province of Malatya. The aircraft was carrying 37 people on board, including 31 special forces troops. The aircraft,... more

AccidentsNEAR MISS AT DALLAS AIRPORT

05/15/2001 10:18

DALLAS, TEXAS, A tragedy was missed at Dallas international airport, Texas on Saturday night when a small cargo aircraft crossed a runway where an American Airlines aircraft, with 60 passengers aboard,... more

AccidentsCONCORDE (3): AIR FRANCE TO OFFER 1,3 USDM TO EACH VICTIM

05/14/2001 16:57

PARIS, FRANCE, Most of the families of the victims of the Air France Concorde accident, occurred last July 25 and that killed 133 people, have agreed to accept the offered settlement of about 1,3 USDm... more

AccidentsINDIAN PLANE SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY AT LANDING

05/14/2001 14:51

CHITTAGONG, INDIA, An Indian PA-600 aircraft skidded off the runway of MA Hannan International Airport while landing. The accident occured during test flights. The three people on board, the pilot, co-pilot... more

Accidents10 YEARS OLD GIRL HIT BY DVT

05/14/2001 14:39

HONG KONG, After having spent 13 hours on a flight between Great Britain and Hong Kong, a 10 years old girl, hospitalized in asiatic city with deep vein thrombosis symptoms. This illness so-called "economy... more

AccidentsEL CAIRO AIRPORT CLOSED FOR SANDSTORM

05/14/2001 13:51

EL CAIRO, EGYPT, Due to a strong sandstorm which hit Egypt capital El Cairo, its airport has been closed due to lack of visibility and many flight have been diverted. Also the flight carrying Sudan President... more

AccidentsGROUND TECHNICIAN INJURED BY AIRLINER PROPELLER

05/14/2001 12:24

AMSTERDAM. THE NETHERLANDS, A ground technician of Schiphol, Amsterdam, airport seriously injured by the propeller of a Fokker 50 aircraft operated by KLM. The technician, a 28 years old Irish man, suffered... more

AccidentsCONCORDE (2): AIR FRANCE REACHES AN AGREEMENT ON THE VICTIM'S COMPENSATION

05/14/2001 10:27

BERLIN, GERMANY, Gerhart Baum, one of the lawyers that represent 75 of the 113 victims of the aircrash that involved an Air France Concorde last July, announced that the airline reached an agreement with... more

AccidentsTRAGIC WEEKEND IN THE BRITISH SKIES: FIVE DEAD

05/14/2001 08:51

LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, It has been a tragic weekend in the British skies: 5 people died in three different air crashes. A man and a woman died when their Cessna 152 plane came down shortly after taking... more

AccidentsCONCORDE: CHARGE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND FRENCH

05/14/2001 08:09

LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to the inquiry of the British newspaper "Observer" on the causes of the accident occurred last July 25 which killed over 100 people, when the French mechanics operated... more

AccidentsSPANAIR PLANE COLLAPSES AT LANDING

05/11/2001 11:19

LIVERPOOL, A Spanair plane en route from from Palma on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca, collapsed as it landed at Liverpool's Speke airport. The undercarriage failed on landing. None of the 51 people... more

AccidentsBOEING PLANE AND HELICOPTER NEAR TO COLLIDE IN SCOTLAND

05/11/2001 10:33

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, A British Airways Boeing 737 carrying more than 100 people had to abort takeoff from Aberdeen airport after finding a Super Puma helicopter in its path. Tyhe plane was forced to brake... more

AccidentsMAN TRIES TO OPEN SECURITY EXIT ON KLM FLIGHT

05/10/2001 19:18

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, A 28-year-old man, clearly unstable, initially tried to spit several times on flight attendants, then threatened passengers with a cane and in end took a seat in business class, where... more

AccidentsLOCATED THE MISSING HELICOPTER IN INDIA: ALL DEAD

05/10/2001 12:06

INDIA, The wreckage of the Indian Pawan Hans helicopter, which went missing yesterday 15 minutes after takeoff, in the district of Arunachal, has been located. The authorities communicated that all the... more

AccidentsCATHAI PACIFIC 747 HIT BY LIGHTNINGS

05/10/2001 11:06

HONG KONG, A 747 operated by Cathai Pacific has been hit three times by lightnings during approach to Hong Kong airport . The lightnings caused damage at one of the cockpit windows, but no further damage... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER MISSING IN INDIA

05/09/2001 12:48

INDIA, A Paiwan Hans helicopter went missing yesterday in Arunachal district. Five passengers and two crewmembers were on board. "Three-four helicopters will continue the search again early Wednesday morning",... more

AccidentsINTERNATIONAL RED CROSS PLANE SHOT IN SUDAN

05/09/2001 11:12

SUDAN, Three bullets hit a plane of the international Red Cross flying over southern Sudan. The co-pilot, from Denmark, was killed. The pilot decided to return to Lokishokio, Kenya. The provenance of the... more

AccidentsPILOT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN USA

05/08/2001 16:54

CEDAR RAPIDS, USA, A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, without using the plane's landing gear that was not functioning. The pilot, Mike McNichol, made a bumpy landing... more

AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN SIBERIA FOR A TU-154

05/08/2001 15:48

SIBERIA, A Tu-154 carrying 189 people aboard, including crewmembers, was forced to make an emergency landing at Mirny airport in eastern Siberia this morning. No one was hurt. An investigation was... more

AccidentsUNITED JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING

05/08/2001 15:12

LOUISVILLE, USA, A United Airways jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Louisville, Ky, after reporting unspecified fuel problems. The plane was heading to Washington Dulles Airport. more

AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BA JETLINER

05/08/2001 12:42

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, A British Airways Boeing 757 en route from London to Milan had to make an emergency landing at Geneva's Cointrin airport due to a fuel leak. The 99 people aboard, 91 passengers plus... more

AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES, KILLED THE PILOT

05/08/2001 12:00

USA, A 58-year-old pilot, Myron Madsen, died after his homemade plane crashed seconds after take-off from Porter County Municipal Airport in Valparaiso, Indiana. The plane climed to 100 feet before nosediving.... more

AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH: NO-ONE UNJURED

05/08/2001 08:09

WEST SUSSEX, GREAT BRITAIN, A small light aircraft with three passengers aboard, a couple with their child, made an emergency landind on Lancing's crowded beach, in West Sussex, in the early afternoon... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN IRAN, 5 REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS KILLED

05/07/2001 12:30

IRAN, An iranian military helicopter carrying few revolutionary guards crashed in Torbat-e Heidarieh, near the Afghan border. Five rebels were killed, other 13 suffered injuries. The crash, reported by... more

AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO SEA, ALL SAFE

05/07/2001 12:03

BOSTON, USA, A twin-engine Piper Navajo, with nine people aboard, went down into sea a few miles from Boston Harbor yesterday. The pilot reported fuel problems shortly before he brought the plane down... more

AccidentsFATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH

05/07/2001 11:30

FRANCE, Rodney and Erica Moody, father and daughter, crashed with their Robinson 22 BETA Beaune, in the Burgundy, and were killed. The two british were heading to Corsica. "We do not yet know what happened... more

AccidentsFATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH (2): TECHNICAL SHEET

05/07/2001 10:00

ROME, Robinson R22: Lenght: 20 ft 8 in Rotor Diameter: 25 ft 2 in Height: 8 ft 9 in Empty Weight: 835 lb Max T/O: 1370 lb Payload: 400 lb Max Speed: 112 mph Range: 319 nm Power Plant: one Textron... more

AccidentsMIG CRASHES IN INDIA, KILLED THE PILOT (2): TECHNICAL SHEET

05/07/2001 09:24

ROME, Mikoyan MiG 21 Fishbed: Type: Multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 51 ft 8 in Wingspan: 23 ft 5 in Height: 13 ft 5 in Empty Weight: 12.882 lb Max T/O Weight: 21.605 lb Max... more

AccidentsMIG CRASHES IN INDIA, KILLED THE PILOT

05/07/2001 09:21

INDIA, A MiG 21 crashed yesterday during a miltary exercise named "Poorna Vijay", in a forest in district of Rajasthan Bikaner, India. The pilot, a Flying Officer, was killed, said Defence sources. more

AccidentsQANTAS FLIGHT ABORTS LANDING FOR TURBOLENCE

05/07/2001 08:18

MELBOURNE, A Qantas plane had to abort landing at Melbourne airport due to turbolence caused by another aircraft "that was ahead of it on the runway", an airline's spokeswoman said. The pilot had to do... more

AccidentsINDIAN AIR FORCE JET CRASHES INTO A PARK

05/04/2001 16:45

CHENNAY, INDIA, An Indian Air Force Kiran MK II aircraft, built by state-run Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd (HAL), crashed on Thursday into a lion safari park located in Vandalur, a crowded Chennai suburb.... more

AccidentsAIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN IN PERU: TODAY USA INSPECTORS AT IQUITOS TO EXAMINE THE CESSNA

05/04/2001 14:45

IQUITOS, PERU', A USA inspectors delegation, accompanied by at least four Peruvian air force officers, inspectioned the wreckage of the Cessna, which was transporting American missionaries, shot down last... more

AccidentsMCDONNELL DOUGLAS SIGNS CONTRACT WORTH OVER 380 USDM

05/03/2001 14:09

USA, McDonnell Douglas Corporation of St. Louis, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Corporation., awarded by The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa a USD 381,350,277 five-year requirements... more

AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN BRAZIL, FOUR KILLED

05/03/2001 08:45

SAO PAULO, A helicopter crashed into the roof of a firm in Sao Paulo and exploded, killing the four people on board. Fire department said that "none of the employees working in the factory, which produces... more

AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A KUWAIT AIRLINES PASSENGER JET

05/02/2001 14:12

INDIA, A Kuwait Airlines Airbus A310 was forced to land at theinternational airport in Thiruvananthapuram after a bird damaged an engine. The accident happened shortly after takeoff. The plane resumed... more

AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN BOTSWANA, THREE KILLED

05/02/2001 12:33

BOTSWANA, A Cessna 206 light aircraft crashed in Botswana, southern Africa. The three people aboard, who were on a safari trrek, were killed. Civil Aviation is investigating the accident. Two of the three... more

AccidentsTWIN-ENGINE AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN NEW MEXICO, COUPLE KILLED

05/02/2001 09:09

THE WOODLANDS, USA, A twin-engine Mitsubishi Solitaire crashed into a wooded area near The Woodlands. A New Mexico couple were killed. An eyewitness said he heard an explosion just before the plane went... more

AccidentsQUANTAS 747 LOSES TWO ENGINE DOORS DURING TAKEOFF

05/02/2001 08:24

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A Boeing 747 in service for the Australian Quantas lost two of the four engine doors, during takeoff from Sydney's airport; the procedure was aborted immediately without any damage for... more

AccidentsA 330 METER HIGH TOWER WAS BLOWN UP IN ODER TO RECUPERATE PILOT'S BODY

04/30/2001 14:27

MONTREAL, CANADA, A comunication tower, high 330 meters, was blown up on Saturday in order to recover the body of a pilot who crashed into it with its Cessna, a few days ago. Explosives were placed on... more

AccidentsARGENTINA AIR CRASH (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET OF THE CESSNA 208

04/30/2001 11:15

ROME, ITALY, Cessna 208 "Caravan" is a sigle turboprop passenger/cargo, high wing aircraft. Maiden flight occurred in december 1982. Over 800 are in service near some hundreds of operators. Three civil... more

AccidentsPARACHUTIST DIES IN AUSTRALIA

04/30/2001 11:12

AUSTRALIA, A parachutist died yesterday in Australia, during a launch. Immediately after jumping from the airacraft, the man's parachute was caught on the tail, sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable... more

AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ARGENTINA: AGOSTINO ROCCA, TECHINT'S PRESIDENT, DIES IN THE CRASH

04/30/2001 10:21

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, Agostino Rocca, Siderar's and Techint' President, the Italian iron industry giant in the South American country, died yesterday in an air crash. Rocca was travelling on a Cessna... more

AccidentsHIJACKED AIRCRAFT IN SUDAN, FREED (2)

04/27/2001 15:15

KHARTOUM, SUDAN, As already published today by WAPA, the hijacking of the Ethiopian air forces Antonov 12, with some soldiers and their families on board, ended happily. The hijackers, six Ethiopian... more

AccidentsHIJACKED AIRCRAFT IN SUDAN, FREED

04/27/2001 11:21

KHARTOUM, SUDAN, Happy end for the hijacking that saw an aircraft forced by six Ethiopians to land in the Sudanese Khartoum airport, where negotiations began, which brought the liberation of eleven passengers... more

AccidentsA WOMAN LANDS ON A SHORE FOR AN ENGINE BREAKDOWN

04/26/2001 17:06

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A woman flying an aircraft built out of a construction kit, a Rutan Long-EZ, a very popular plane in America and Australia, was forced to land on a shore full of people to whom, fortunately,... more

AccidentsTHAI BOEING 737 EXPLODED LAST MARCH 3: THE FAULT OF VAPORS INSIDE THE FUEL PUMP

04/26/2001 16:54

USA, The inquiry about the explosion of the Thai Airways Boeing 737, already reported by WAPA, occurred last March 3, now have evidenced the real cause of the accident. Acording to the inquiry, the explosion... more

AccidentsQANTAS ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY IN BOEING 747-400 CRASH OCCURRED IN 1999