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AccidentsFatal plane crash in Türkiye
Italian-made Turkish Air Force two-seater aircraft crashes
A Siai-Marchetti SF-260D single-engine military aircraft (registration number 93-0813) of the Turkish Air Force crashed today in Turkey, causing the death of the two occupants on board. The accident occurred... more
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AccidentsJapan plane crash: preliminary results
Outcome of investigation conducted by the Maritime Self-Defense Force
They collided shortly after takeoff due to human error while heading to an exercise site. This is what emerges from the outcome of the preliminary investigation conducted by the Maritime Self-Defense Force... more
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AccidentsRaisi death: the official version is missing on the helicopter accident
Ten days after the crash there has been no in-depth statement from the Iranian government
The authorities are silent, no explanation. Ten days after the plane crash in which the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, died, Tehran government has not provided an official version yet. The causes and... more
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AccidentsLondon-Singapore flight: one dead and 30 injured
Plane forced to make emergency landing due to violent turbulence
One person deceased and around 30 injured: this is the toll of an emergency landing at the Thai airport of Bangkok made in the last few hours by the pilot of a B-777/300ER aircraft (registration 9V-SWM)... more
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AccidentsIran incident: President Raisi dead
He was on board a crashed helicopter
The President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter accident in recent hours. The accident was apparently caused by poor weather conditions. According to a first reconstruction of the accident, the... more
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AccidentsUnusual emergency landing in Australia
All the people on the aircraft were safe, with only minor injuries reported
Unusual emergency landing with a happy ending in Australia. A Beechcraft B-200 "Super King Air" aircraft (registration VH-XDV) with three people on board landed on the runway at Newcastle airport in Australia,... more
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AccidentsMalaysia accident: helicopters were "airworthy"
Second preliminary report released by the National Investigation Board
The two navy military helicopters that crashed in Malaysia at the end of April were "airworthy". This is what emerges from the second preliminary report on the plane crash published by the Investigation... more
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AccidentsMalaysia accident: collision between helicopters, victims
During rehearsals for the 90th anniversary parade of the Navy
Ten dead soldiers: this is the toll from the plane crash that occurred this morning in Malaysia. Two armed forces helicopters, an AgustaWestland AW-139 (registration M503-3) and a Eurocopter 555-SN Fennec... more
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Accidents10th anniversary of the disappearance of flight MH370 (2): ICAO statement
By its Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370 on 8 March 2014, ICAO Council President Salvatore Sciacchitano has issued the following statement: “ICAO co... more
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AccidentsTen years since the tragedy of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
There were 239 people on board: the victims' relatives are still calling for justice
Ten years ago the mystery of flight MH370. This is a B-777/200ER aircraft operated by Malaysia Airlines which disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014. There were 239 people on board (227 passengers and... more
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AccidentsCanadian aircraft crash: Italian victims repatriated
Families announce the funeral dates of Andreas Widmann and Heiner Oberrauch
The bodies of Andreas Widmann and Heiner Oberrauch have returned to Italy. The two young South Tyrolean entrepreneurs died in Canada a month ago in a helicopter accident during a heli-skiing excursion,... more
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AccidentsUkrainian war: Russian plane crashes in a city
Hit by Kiev, the pilot would have directed the aircraft towards a city in Lugansk
The pilot of a Russian military plane, hit by Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems, directed his damaged aircraft towards a residential area, causing an unknown number of victims. It is one of the three Sukhoi... more
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AccidentsMalaysia: BK-160 Gabriel plane crashes shortly after take-off
On an oil plantation. Two victims -VIDEO
A BK-160 Gabrièl with identification number I-POOC, which took off today from the Malaysian Subang-Sultano Abdul Aziz Shahè airport, 15 km west of Kuala Lumpur, at 1:28pm local time, crashed shortly a... more
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AccidentsUSA: helicopter crashes, victims
Manager of a big Nigerian bank has died together with his wife and son
An EC-130B4 helicopter (registration number N130CZ) crashed recently in the United States, killing six people, two pilots and four passengers. The CEO of one of the biggest banks in Nigeria also lost his... more
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AccidentsHelicopter crash Chile (3): who was Piñera
His sister, a friend and his son were travelling on the aircraft; all survived
Pilot and flying enthusiast. This is the identikit of the ex-president of Chile Sebastian Piñera, owner of the Robinson R-44 "Raven II" helicopter (registration CC-PHP) which crashed yesterday afternoon... more
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AccidentsChile helicopter crash (2): former president dies
Sebastián Piñera had already had problems with his aircraft - VIDEO
The former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera, 74 years old, has died in an accident while he was on board his own helicopter Robinson R-44 Raven II (registration CC-PHP), which crashed in recent hours i... more
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AccidentsR-44 Raven II helicopter crashes in Chile
Ex-president on board, the only victim of the four on board
A Robinson R-44 Raven II helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon (local time) in Lago Ranco, in the southern part of Chile. The aircraft of a private operator, registration CC-PHP, MSN 11776, was carrying... more
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AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Colombia, victims
The Toll: four soldiers dead and three others seriously injured
A Sikorsky UH-60L "Black Hawk" helicopter (registration EJC2188) of the Ejército Nacional de Colombia crashed to the ground yesterday afternoon, Monday 5 February 2024, in the territory of the Choco department,... more
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AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Russia, victims
Aircraft crashed into a frozen lake
A Mil Mi-8/MTV1 helicopter (registration RF-32755) crashed yesterday, Sunday 4 February, in the Russian republic of Karelia, located in the north-western part of the country, on the border with Finland.... more
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AccidentsAmerican plane crashes in South Korea
It is the second crash of a US military aircraft in just over a month
A United States Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-16 "Fighting Falcon" military fighter plane crashed today, Wednesday 31 January, into the sea off the western coast of South Korea. Except for the pilot,... more
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AccidentsMyanmar: military helicopter crashes, four victims
Aircraft reportedly shot down by "Karen" rebel militias
An AS-365/N2 "Dauphin II" military helicopter (registration 690) of the Myanmar Air Force crashed to the ground in the past few hours. There were six people on board the aircraft, including a well-known... more
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AccidentsIl-76 military plane (2) shot down in Russia
There would have been 65 Ukrainian military prisoners on board the aircraft - VIDEO
Hypotheses are multiplying as to the causes that led to the crash of the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane of the Moscow Armed Forces in the Russian region of Belgorod. After taking refuge behind... more
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AccidentsIl-76 plane crashes near Yablonovo, in Russia
The Russian Armed Forces aircraft had 74 people on board
An Ilyushin IL-76 transport plane operated by the Russian Armed Forces crashed today, on Wednesday, January 24, near Yablonovo, in the Belgorod region of Russia, according to the Ministry of National Defense... more
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AccidentsB-737 Max 9 aircraft (2): politics demands explanations
Cantwell: Alaska Airlines crash 'calls into question Boeing's quality control'
The President of the Commerce Committee in the US Senate, Maria Cantwell, has asked the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for clear answers regarding the effectiveness of its supervision of the... more
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AccidentsB-737 Max 9 aircraft: FAA launches investigation
Objective: review Boeing inspection and maintenance standards
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an official investigation into the air safety of the B-737 MAX 9 aircraft. This is a move that comes following the plane crash involving an aircraft... more
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AccidentsB-737 Max 9 plane crash (2): why the door came off
NTSB will be able to establish whether the four fixing bolts were present
Investigators are analyzing the safety door (plug door) that burst on the left side of a B-737 Max 9 aircraft (registration N704AL), operated by Alaska Airlines (flight AS1282), while it was in flight,... more
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AccidentsB-737 Max 9 plane crash: management speaks
Calhoun (CEO): "We recognize error. Monitoring of product 'Quality Control' started"
The CEO of the US Boeing Group, Dave Calhoun, has acknowledged the mistakes made by the aircraft manufacturer in the case of the Alaska Airlines B-737 Max 9 plane whose emergency door (plug door) burst... more
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AccidentsB-737 plane loses door in flight (2): what happened
The downside at 16,000 feet: it could have been worse
A Boeing B-737 MAX 9 aircraft (registration N704AL) of the US carrier Alaska Airlines (flight AS1282) suffered one of the emergency doors ("plug door"), located in the rear part of the fuselage, immediately... more
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AccidentsTokyo plane crash: debris off the runway
Workers in action to saw off the wings and fuselage of the two charred aircraft - VIDEO
Cleaning operations on runway 37R at Tokyo-Haneda international airport in Japan begin today. Workers began removing the charred wreckage of the A-350/900 passenger plane (registration JA13XJ) of the Japan... more
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AccidentsTokyo airplane crash: JAL estimates 105 million losses
Aircraft destruction compensated by insurance company
Japan Airlines announced today that it estimates the economic losses resulting from the plane crash that occurred in recent days at Tokyo-Haneda airport at 105 million dollars. The A-350/900 aircraft (registration... more
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AccidentsAircraft crash in Tokyo (5). Airbus on flight JAL516 of today 2 January 2024
The company will provide technical assistance to the French BEA and to the Japanese JTSB
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-350/900 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines was involved in an accident during flight JAL516 from Sapporo New Chitose Airport to Haneda International Airport shortly... more
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AccidentsTokyo plane crash (4): the moment of collision
Amateur videos shot by passengers on board, two large fires on the runway - VIDEO
Haze on board, travelers breathe by covering their nose and mouth with a cloth. These are dramatic images captured by passengers on board the Airbus A-350/900 aircraft (registration JA13XJ) of the Japan... more
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AccidentsUsa: YouTuber who crashed plane sentenced
He parachuted from the flying aircraft to do visualizations
The Federal Court in California has sentenced YouTuber Trevor Jacob to six months in prison for having faked the crash of his plane by lying to judges. These are the facts: in November 2021 he deliberately... more
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AccidentsUkraine: developments on the EC-225 helicopter crash
Five State officials and the pilot violated safety regulations
There are developments about the plane crash that occurred on January 18, 2023 in Brovary, a suburb of Kiev. It was a "blatant violation" of safety rules that caused the Ukraine Air Force's EC-225 "Super... more
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AccidentsFlight MH370 plane crash: relatives in court
More than seven years later, first legal request examined by a Chinese court today
More than seven years after the filing of the first legal request, today a Chinese court begins to examine the requests for compensation from the families of passengers who were victims of flight MH370,... more
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AccidentsAfter the accident, the new terminal arrives near Milan
It will be inaugurated on Thursday in San Donato Milanese
The new San Donato Milanese bus station will be inaugurated on Thursday 9 November at 11:00 am. The ceremony, just over two years after the tragic plane crash in which a private Pilatus PC-12/47E aircraft... more
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AccidentsHelicopter crash in Italy: second victim found
It would be a photographer of Dutch nationality, but no official confirmation
The body of the second victim of the plane crash that occurred on 10 October in the province of Ferrara has been recovered. Who lost their lives together with Hazem Bayumi, 73 years old, an entrepreneur... more
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AccidentsHelicopter crash in Italy: victim identified
A 73 years old Egyptian entrepreneur has died; details of the second person on board still unknown
A victim has been identified from the aircraft crash that occurred yesterday, 10 October, in which a Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter (registration T7-HZM) with two people on board, one of German nationality... more
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AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Italy
Divers searching for the two missing: one of German nationality and one Egyptian
A Bell 206 helicopter crashes in the Ferrara area, two missing, one of German nationality and one Egyptian. The aircraft sank into the Cavo napoleonico drainage canal, which connects the Reno and Po rivers... more
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AccidentsUSA: plane crashes, Italian pilot dies
The 22 year old from Crema had studied in Bergamo, he was in America to fulfill his dream -VIDEO
A Piper PA-44/180 "Seminole" plane (registration N8360K) crashed yesterday in the United States, ending up on the roof of a house in the city of Newberg, in the State of Oregon. The aircraft belonged to... more
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AccidentsItalian PAN plane crash: pilot Del Dò under investigation
Documents acquired in the "Frecce Tricolori" headquarters and in the Turin airport management offices
The Ivrea Prosecutor's Office has entered Oscar Del Dò, 36, in the register of suspects. The pilot was at the controls of the Aermacchi MB-339 "Pony 4" aircraft (registration MM54539/4) of the Italian... more
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AccidentsUSA: plane crash during air show
The two pilots lost their lives in the subsequent crash to the ground
Two 1930s North American T-6 Texan military aircraft (registrations N2897G and N57418) collided in flight during the "Reno Air Races". The two pilots lost their lives in the subsequent crash to the ground.... more
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AccidentsItalian PAN: aerobatic team plane crashes
"Frecce Tricolori" aircraft crashes in Turin, a little girl dies - VIDEO
The Ivrea Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the plane crash involving an Aermacchi MB-339 "Pony 4" aircraft (registration MM54539/4) of the National Acrobatic Team (Pan) "Frecce Tricolori"... more
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AccidentsAttacks by airplanes. The memory of September 11th
They changed American history and that of aviation
Today we commemorate 22 years since the terrorist attacks by airplanes of September 11, 2001, which struck the heart of the United States. The history of the world would have changed, first and foremost... more
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AccidentsEurostat publishes data on aircraft accidents
147 passengers and crewmembers lost their lives last year
The European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, published today data on air transport safety in the Old Continent. According to monitoring, in 2022, 147 passengers and crewmembers lost their lives in... more
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AccidentsRussia plane crash: Prigozhin confirmed dead
Wagner group: "Killed by traitors"; Biden: "Putin may be behind it" - VIDEO
Sources close to the Russian paramilitary group Wagner have confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the militia, died in the air accident of his private Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600 aircraft (registration... more
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AccidentsAccident between two helicopters in Poland
According to Warsaw, Belarusian aircraft violated the airspace
The Polish defense ministry confirmed today the plane crash between two Belarusian military helicopters that occurred yesterday morning around 8:00 on the border between the two countries. The collision... more
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AccidentsIran: military plane crashes
Two victims in an aircraft crash during training
Short . An Iranian Air Force trainer aircraft crashed this morning in Iran. The plane crash occurred in Karaj, in Alborz province, west of the capital Tehran. The balance of the accident is for two people.... more
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AccidentsAustralia: military helicopter crashes
Ministry of Defense: "No hope of locating survivors"
The Australian Ministry of Defense announced that there is no longer any hope of locating the survivors who were on board an MRH-90 Taipan military helicopter (version designed for the Australian army... more
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AccidentsCanadair plane crashes in Greece
Aircraft crashes into hill after dropping water on flames - VIDEO
A Canadair firefighting plane crashed in Greece during the firefighting operations in the last hours. The air accident occurred above the town of Karystos on the island of Evia, near Athens. No further... more