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AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, THREE KILLED
JOHANNESBURG, The light aircraft crashed this morning near Stilfontein, in South Africa's north west province. The three passengers, a father, his son and a friend, were killed. An investigation wa... more
AccidentsANGOLA'S UNITA REBELS SHOOT DOWN GOVERNMENT ARMY PLANE
LUANDA, The new was reported by an angolan indipendent radio. The plane, an Antonov An-26 with 22 people aboard, was trying to land near Luena, in the eastern side of the country. All the 22 passengers... more
AccidentsFINGER COLLAPSE CAUSES AIRCRAFT DOOR RIPPING
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, For the collapse of a passenger walkway, also known as "finger" a Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 suffered a door ripping, after have disembarked passengers and crew. The incident,... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHED IN ECUADOR: THREE DIED
QUITO, ECUADOR, A military helicopter, engaged in a patrolling mission, crashed in Ecuador, between cities of Borbon and San Lorenzo at about 90 miles northwest from state capital, Quito. All occupants... more
AccidentsROMANIAN AIRLINER DAMAGED ON LANDING
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA, A Romanian Cessna airliner suffered serious damage on landing at Suceava airport in the northeast of the country: the plane belonging to the Romanian carrier AirTiriac and carrying... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN RUSSIA, SIX KILLED (2) : SPECIFICATIONS
MOSCOW, Specifications of Mil MI-8 helicopter: lenght: 60 ft 5 in, height: 15 ft 7 in, empty weight: 15.555 lb, max T/O weight: 28.660 lb, max speed: 155 mph, range: under 575 nm, power plant: two Klimov... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN RUSSIA, SIX KILLED
ENURMINO, RUSSIA, The Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed 15 km northwest of the populated area of Enurmino. The new was reported from the press service for the Emergency Situations Ministry. Six people were on... more
AccidentsEMIRATES BOEING 777 ABORTS TAKEOFF AFTER ENGINE EXPLOSION
MELBOURNE, Emirates Boeing 777-300 was its way down the runway when one of the engines exploded into flames. None was injured. The jet, carrying 213 people, was headed to Dubai via Singapore. more
AccidentsMAN ATTEMPTS TO HIJACK PLANE IN COLOMBIA
BOGOTA, A leftist guerrilla armed with a handgun yesterday tried to hijack a Satena Airlines plane carrying 27 passengers and four crew members. The plane landed at Bogota airport and the man, who asked... more
AccidentsAIR FORCE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN INDIA
JAMMU, INDIA, The indian air force helicopter was escorting a military general on a pilgrimage when it crashed yesterday about four kilometers from Vaishno Devi, while trying to land at an army helipad.... more
Accidents18 INJURED FOR NEAR MISS ON JAPAN FLIGHT
JAPAN, To avoid another airplane crossing his route, the pilot of a Boeing 747-400 with 427 people on board made a sudden manouver, causing injures to at least 18 passengers. Domestic flight 908 of Japan... more
AccidentsAUSTRALIA CRASHED HELICOPTER (2): BELL 206 TECHNICAL CARD
AUSTRALIA, The helicopter crashed in Australia was a 206 Jetranger manufactured by U.S. Bell Helicopters, now Bell Textron, which have built over 7000 unit since first in 1971. It has the following characteristics:... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN AUSTRALIAN POLICE AIRCRAFT
PERTH, The Pol-Air 64 aircraft, carrying two people, had to make an emergency landing at Perth's Jandakot Airport due to a warning light indicating there were problems with the undercarriage and landing... more
AccidentsBELL 206 CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA, KILLED THE PILOT
AUSTRALIA, The Bell 206 helicopter yesterday slammed into the side of a hill at Courtney's Gap about 10 kilometres south-west of Sarina, Queensland. The helicopter exploded. Police is still recovering... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NEW ZEALAND, PILOT UNHURT
NEW ZEALAND, The plane crashed in the outer Marlborough Sounds, it went down in the sea at Titirangi Bay . The pilot was unhurt and managed to swim ashore. The mishap was due to an engine failure. more
AccidentsLOCKERBIE: VERDICT TO COME TOMONROE
CAMP ZEIST, NETHERLANDS, Judge has announced that the verdict of the two lybians accused of Lockerbie airliner bombing will be delivered tomorrow. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi and Al-Amin Khalifa Fahima were... more
AccidentsSOMALIA: KENYAN AIRPLANE DESTROYED FROM DRUG TRAFFICKERS
SOMALIA, Yesterday a kenyan tourism airplane has been attacked in Chisimaio's airport (in the somali south-west ): the pilot has blown up in time outside the aircraft before that bandits armed with rocket... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SEVEN KILLED
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, A twin-engine aircraft crashed last night in the mountainous area of Tamboril, killing seven people. None of the victims have been identified. It's still not clear how many people were... more
AccidentsHIJACKING FAILED
ABU DHABI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Saturday afternoon an iraqi citizen armed with knife has been blocked from the crew during the hijacking attempt of a Gulf Air Airbus A340 from Hong Kong for Abu Dhabi... more
AccidentsAN-70 CRASH LANDS
RUSSIA, Thank to the skill of the pilot, who managed to guide the huge craft onto a snow laden field Saturday, averted a catastrophe after two of the plane's four engines failed: only four people were... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES IN GERMANY, FOUR KILLED
AUGSBURG, The light aircraft went down into a wood while trying to land at Augsburg airport, in southern Germany. Four of the five people aboard were killed, the pilot, two passengers and the first officer,... more
AccidentsPLANE MISSING ON SCOTTISH MOUNTAINS (2): FOUND
SCOTLAND, The Cessna 172 believed to be crashed on scottish mountains was found by scottish police. All the four passengers were alive but one of them suffered leg injuries. The light aircraft was flying... more
AccidentsPLANE MISSING ON SCOTTISH MOUNTAINS
SCOTLAND, A light aircraft, believed to be a Cessna, went missing while flying over scottish mountains. The aircraft is supposed to have crashed and police and Raf are carrying on the search. It's... more
AccidentsUSA: PLANE CRASH IN TENNESSEE, THREE KILLED
NASHVILLE, USA, A King Air twin turboprop plane crashed yesterday about 150 yards from the Nashville International Airport runway while was trying to make an emergency landing due to an engine failure.... more
AccidentsATLAS AIR PRESIDENT DIES IN PLANE CRASH
WATKINS, COLORADO, Michael A Chowdry, President and CEO of Atlas Air crashed yesterday near Watkins, Colorado. The passenger, Jeff Cole, a journalist of "Wall Street Journal" who had to interview him,... more
AccidentsFRENCH MIRAGE FIGHTER CRASHES IN SAUDI
RYHAD, SAUDI ARABIA, A french Mirage plane crashed yesterday night a few miles southeast of Prince Sultan Air Base, 80 kilometers south of the Saudi capital. The pilot was killed. It seems the plane,... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
MOSCOW, A russian Tu-154 plane, carrying 80 passengers and nine crew members, had to make an emergency landing at Novosibirsk airport, in Siberia, due to a right landing gear failure. The plane was flying... more
AccidentsTANZANIA: TYRE BURSTS DURING TAKE-OFF, NO ONE INJURED
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, An Air Tanzania Corporation Boeing 737-300's tyre burst during take-off at the Dar es Salaam International Airport (DIA) on Monday, but all the 65 passengers and the crew... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NORTHERN IRELAND, PILOT HAS DIED
ENNISKILLEN, NORTHERN IRELAND, Bertie Fisher, the rally champion who crashed on sunday afternoon while piloting an helicopter carrying his family, died late last night at the Erne Hospital, Enniskillen.... more
AccidentsPLANE HIJACKED IN YEMEN, NO ONE INJURED
YEMEN, An armed man declaring to be a supporter of Saddam Hussein, tried to divert an internal Yemen plane threatening to make to explode the content of a small bag. The hijack has been convinced to make... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NORTHERN IRELAND, TWO KILLED
LONDON, An helicopter crashed at Killyveagh, 90 miles west of Belfast, yesterday afternoon. A boy and a girl were killed, their parents and another son reported serious injuries. more
AccidentsTHE OSPREY CRASH IN DECEMBER PROBABLY DUE TO HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE
USA, According to US Navy investigators following analisys of the crash of a MV-22 Osprey convertiplane occurred in December 2000 with 11 people dead, the major cause blamed for the accident is rotors... more
AccidentsKENNEDY AIRPORT TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR SLIDED AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, An aircraft landing at John F.Kennedy New York airport slided out of runway for ice, causing closure of airport for some hours. No damages are reported. Central oriental coast zone is under... more
AccidentsMALEV FLIGHT BACK FOR WING NOISES
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, A Malev flight from Budapest to New York come back after a few minutes from take off due to irregular noises coming from left wing. The Boeing 767 aircraft, with 123 passengers on board,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAZAKISTAN
ALMATY, KAZAKISTAN, The helicopter, an M-18, carrying the minister of Defence and other 13 people, crashed on landing. An official was killed, five people, including the minister, suffered minor injuries.... more
AccidentsNEW DISRUPTION DURING A FLIGHT: DRUNK PASSENGER KICKS THE PILOT IN THE GROIN
AUSTRALIA, A drunk australian passenger of an Air New Zealand flight from Sydney to Los Angeles, kicked the pilot in the groin and attacked eight passsengers. The man got aggressive after drinking... more
AccidentsBRITANNIA AIRWAYS FLIGHT FORCED TO DIVERT TO MANCHESTER
MANCHESTER, A Britannia Airways Boeing 767-300, flying from the isle of Pukhet, Thailand, to London Gatwick airport, had to divert to Manchester because of an incident involving a woman passenger and... more
AccidentsKOSOVO CRASHED HELICOPTER (2): TECHNICAL SHEET OF BREDA NARDI 500
ROME, Breda Nardi 500 is a light utility helicopter built by license from U.S. McDonnell Douglas. In Italy it is used by Army, the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Fiscal Police) and Corpo Forestale dello... more
AccidentsKOSOVO (2): HELICOPTER CRASHES
KOSOVO, According to official sources, questioned by WAPA, the crash of and helicopter occurred at 2:35 p.m. local time in Kosovo, involved a Breda Nardi 500 belonging at 72th Air Wing of Italian Air Force,... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN KOSOVO
PRISTINA, The helicopter, a NH-500 carrying two airmen, crashed down one km away from downtown Gracanica. The cause of the accident is still unknown. The two men suffered minor injuries. The helicopter... more
AccidentsFIRE AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT
AMSTERDAM, An explosion happened in a toilet block in an arrival hall sparked a fire this morning at Schipol Amsterdam airport. Ingrid Bouw, spokeswoman for the airport, said the fire was "serious" but... more
AccidentsUK: SMALL PLANE CRASHES ON A ROAD
KENT, A small plane crashed on a road just outside Rochester airport and went into a hedge. The two people on board were treated for head and knee injuries. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR HOCKEY TEAM PLANE
SACRAMENTO, The DC-9, carrying the Detroit Red Wings hockey team, was forced to make an emergency landing on monday at Sacramento International airport because of engine problems. The plane was flying... more
AccidentsDELTA AIRCRAFT COMES BACK FOR EMERGENCY
KANSAS CITY, MO, Yesterday a Delta aircraft bound for Orlando, came back to Kansas City International Airport just after take off, because of smoke noticed in the cockpit. Some of 87 passengers suffered... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A DELTA FLIGHT
KANSAS CITY, USA, A plane of Delta, bound to Orlando, Florida, had to make an emergency return to Kansas City international airport because of smoke in the cockpit just after takeoff. The crew and the... more
AccidentsUSA: PLANE CRASH IN UTAH, NINE KILLED
TOOELE, USA, The Beechcraft KingAir was on a flight from Mesquite, Nevada and it was carrying a group of nine people returned from a skydiving trip, the pilot and eight passengers. They were all killed... more
AccidentsCANADA: TWO PILOTS KILLED IN COLLISION
CANADA, An ultralight aircraft and a small airplane have collided on saturday in Mattawa in northern Ontario. The planes fell in a park and residential neighbourhood. Both the pilots were killed. The cause... more
AccidentsBRAZIL: TWO AIR CRASHES, 5 KILLED
BRAZIL, Two twin-engine aircrafts crashed last friday in Brazil. The first plunged into a hillside near Erico Cardoso killing the pilot, co-pilot and the passenger. The second small plane smashed into... more
AccidentsRESCUE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN GREECE (2): A-109E ''POWER'' SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, The Agusta A-109E "Power" helicopter: accomodation: 7 passengers; full-IFR capacity, A category. Lenght overall: 42 ft 9 in; lenght with rotors turning fuselage: 11,44; height: 11 ft 5 3/4 in; weight... more
AccidentsPASSENGER TRANSPORT VEHICLE HIT BARRIER
DULLES AIRPORT, WASHINGTON, A passenger transport vehicle with 41 people onboard has hit a concrete barrier in Washington Dulles International Airport injuring 18 people on the 41 on board. All injured... more