Accidents
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AccidentsRussia: 16 parachutists have died in a plane crash
Six people alive thanks to an emergency landing. Avoided an inhabited area
A plane carrying a group of parachutists crashed on Sunday morning, immediately after take-off the Menzelinsk airport, in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. On board the aircraft there were 22 people:... more
AccidentsThe Milan-Linate plane crash twenty years ago
Ground collision between two aircraft caused 118 victims
A little less than a month after the air strikes in the US, another tragedy occurred in the same year 2001.It was in the morning (8:10 am) of Monday October 8, 2001 when a collision on the runway between... more
AccidentsItalian Ansv: investigation report on F-27 plane crash of 2016
Registration SE-LEZ, occurred at Catania airport at the end of April -ATTACHMENT
Ansv, Italian Flight Safety Agency, announces that it has published a document.This one concerns in particular:investigation report on an accident occurred to the Fokker F-27MK50 aircraft, registration... more
AccidentsMi-8 helicopters collide in Libya: two victims
Wounded both on the second aircraft and on the ground
Two Russian-made Mil Mi-8 military helicopters collided yesterday in the Libyan skies, 130 kilometers southeast of Benghazi. It seems that the two aircraft, both in the Libyan National Army (LNA) fleet,... more
AccidentsFrance: Sécurité civile's helicopter crashed
A man has died. Four injured.
A helicopter of the French Civil Defence plummeted yesterday afternoon near Villard-de-Lans, 15 km from Grenoble, in the south-eastern France. The toll is one dead, a mechanic, and four injured. It was... more
AccidentsSu-24 bomber plane crashes in Russia
Save the two pilots
A Sukhoi Su-24 supersonic tactical bomber of the Russian Air Force crashed today near Perm, in the far west of European Russia, while it was on a direct transfer flight to a center where it would receive... more
AccidentsPlane crashes in Sweden: pilot and 8 paratroopers dead
Dynamics of the tragedy have yet to be clarified
During the late afternoon yesterday, Thursday 8 July 2021, a propeller plane crashed in Sweden shortly after take-off, causing the death of all 9 people on board. It was a De Havilland Canada DHC-27 Turbo... more
AccidentsUkraine Airlines aircraft disaster: results of the Canadian investigation
Ottawa believes it was not premeditated killing
An investigation conducted by the government of Canada into the accident of the aircraft of the air carrier Ukraine Airlines shot down by two Iranian missiles in Tehran on January 8, 2020 tried to shed... more
AccidentsUA Flight 328 B-777 airplane engine incident (3). NTSB investigative update
The aircraft had on board 229 passengers or 10 crewmembers, none injured
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued an investigative update Sunday for its ongoing investigation of Saturday's engine event on a B-777/200 aircraft.United flight 328 experienced... more
AccidentsB-777 aircraft's engine parts fallen after take off from Denver
United Airlines airplane came back safely to airport
On Saturday February 20, 2021 a B-777/200 of air carrier United Airlines (registration N772UA) had several problems taking off while it was in the skies of Denver, in the US State of Colorado. The story... more
AccidentsKobe Bryant's helicopter crash due to pilot error
This is underlined by a government appraisal - ATTACHMENT
Just over a year: thirteen months later an important truth is emerging about the helicopter crash that cost the life of American basketball champion Kobe Bryant. It was January 26, 2020 and the sportsman,... more
AccidentsICAO: statement on Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752
On the occasion of the first anniversary of its downing of the aircraft
On the occasion of the anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines PS752, which occurred in Iran on 8 January 2020, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) wishes to again... more
AccidentsAircraft. ICAO Council urges Iran to complete PS752 accident investigation final report
The first international Forum "Safer Skies" on conflict zones next December
ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) Council States in the last days urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to expedite the accident investigation into the tragic downing of Ukraine International... more
AccidentsOctober 13, 1972: aircraft disaster in the Andes
48 years ago the tragedy which inspired two movies
Survivors: there are two movies dedicated to airplane disaster in the Andes and both have decided to underline this adjective to summarize a tragedy which today is 48 years old. On 13 October 1972, almost... more
AccidentsOctober 8, 2001: Linate plane disaster 19 years ago
Total victims of crash were 118
Four minutes and thirty-eight seconds: even when it is not written in numbers, this time span makes an impression because it refers to the interval between the first communication to the control tower... more
AccidentsAircraft: collision in flight between KC-130J Hercules and Marine F-35B
Contact during in-flight refuelling; no casualties -VIDEO
A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II airplane collided with a KC-130J Hercules yesterday during an in-flight refuelling operation. The pilot of the F-35B successfully ejected,... more
AccidentsPlane crashes into a forest in France, three victims
It was a few kilometers from the landing
During today's morning, Monday 28 September 2020, a single-engine plane crashed in France causing the death of three people, that is all occupants on board. The serious accident took place near Doubs,... more
AccidentsTruth about a missed crash between Ryanair planes of two years ago
Spanish Civil Aviation published the final report - ATTACHMENT
Almost exactly two years after the episode, it became clear about a missed accident between two planes that could have very serious consequences. In these last hours, Spanish civil aviation (Ciaiac) published... more
AccidentsMilitary plane crashed in Ukraine, latest updates
26 victims after the accident of last Friday
Three days ago, on Friday 25 September 2020, an Ukrainian Air Force Antonov An-26Sh plane crashed in the Kharkiv region while it was finalizing the landing phase. The number of victims is 26, to be precise... more
AccidentsPlanes. Smolensk incident: Poland calls for arrest of Russian controllers
Ten years ago the Polish president and many other politicians died
Ten years ago: on April 10, 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed while landing about 20 kilometers from the Russian city of Smolensk, killing 89 passengers and 7 members (read... more
AccidentsB-737 Max plane crashes (2), US Congress nails Boeing
A 238-page report highlighted their responsibilities -ATTACHMENT
There is no peace for Boeing: in addition to the legal case that families of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines accident of 2019 want to carry out with great determination (read also the article published... more
AccidentsVenezuela shoots down drug traffickers' plane
There is a fake American flag on fuselage
Nestor Reverol, Venezuela's Interior Minister, used his twitter account in recent hours for an announcement that aroused a certain sensation. An airplane with fake American registration and identified... more
Accidents737 Max plane crashes, families of victims against Boeing
Main goal is to get a jury trial
Future of Boeing 737 Max airplane is still indecipherable, even if the latest FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) decisions could suggest that the return to service is near (read also the article published... more
AccidentsSeptember 11, 2001: 19 years ago the tragic attacks in New York
This memory is indelible: there were almost 3,000 victims
Impossible to forget where we were and what we were doing at that moment. It was exactly 19 years since terrible and disconcerting September 11, 2001, a date that changed history of the whole world forever.... more
AccidentsUkraine Airlines plane crash, Iran will grant full compensation
Director of civil aviation agency spoke about it
There is a new update regarding the Ukraine International Airlines plane, flight 752, shot down by two Iranian missiles on January 8 (see AVIONEWS). Turajd Dehgani Zangené, director of the civil aviation... more
AccidentsUkraine Airlines plane crash, passengers alive for 19 seconds after impact with rocket
Black boxes were decrypted after several months
After almost eight months, black boxes revealed a terrible truth about Ukraine International Airlines plane, flight 752, shot down by two Iranian missiles on January 8th. According to reports from the... more
AccidentsAir India Express plane crash, pilots may have attempted take off
Reconstructions were done by experts and engineers
There are 18 confirmed victims of the accident that took place three days ago, on Friday August 7, 2020, in the southern part of India. A plane of the Air India Express carrier crashed near Calicut airport,... more
AccidentsPlanes. After FAA corrections, Boeing 737 Max could return to service
The review became necessary after two serious accidents
An intricate plot like John Le Carrè's novels. Future of Boeing 737 Max airplane is still undecipherable, but latest FAA decisions could suggest that return to service is near. Federal Aviation Administration... more
AccidentsSpain, private helicopter crashes after hitting a tree
Accident happened in Andalusia: there are 2 dead people
This morning a Robinson R-44 Raven helicopter crashed while it was close to Pedrera, in Spain (precisely in Andalusia). Both people who was in aircraft died because of the accident that happened at 8:00... more
AccidentsColombia, helicopter crashes during anti-guerrilla mission
Aircraft was exploring a rural area with drugs plantations
Colombian Army talked about an accident happened yesterday close to Inirida river, in Guaviare State. A Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crashed during an explorative mission against guerrillas. Army... more