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AccidentsWHEEL CAUGHT FIRE, ALL INJURED INDIAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS
CALCUTTA, INDIA, During landing at Calcutta airport, a wheel in rear landing gear of an Airbus 300, operated by Indian Airlines, caught fire, emitting a dense smoke. No one of 219 passengers on board,... more
AccidentsPASSENGERS EVACUATED FROM THAI AIRLINES AIRCRAFT
BANGKOK, Thai Airways operated flight TG 687 from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam with 155 people on boardhad to be evacuated due nose landing gear collapse after landing at Bangkok international airport.... more
AccidentsFRENCH POLYNESIA: EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AN AIR FRANCE BOEING 747
PAPEETE, A burning odor in the cabin forced an Air France Boeing 747 en route from Papeete to Paris to return to Tahiti's airport to make an emergency landing. The plane was carrying 347 people, no one... more
AccidentsUSA: CESSNA GOES DOWN AFTER COLLISION, ONE KILLED
TEXAS, USA, The plane crashed on an interstate highway in Katy, Texas, after collision with a small experimental plane. Don Lee, the pilot of the Cessna single-engine, was killed. The other plane landed... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: 83RD VICTIM
SINGAPORE, Lee Suet Yee, a singaporean woman who survived Singapore Airlines' crash, died today from her injuries. She is the 83rd victim of the Boeing 747 tragedy. The woman died in a taiwanese hospital.... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN CANADA STREET: TWO DEAD
HULL, CANADA, Both occupants dead is the result of a small plane crash occurred in a downtown street of city of Hull, Quebec, Canada. The plane has narrowly missed a governement building and has crashed... more
AccidentsSOUTH AFRICA: SMALL PRIVATE AIRCRAFT CRASHES, THREE KILLED
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, A Cessna 185 Skywagon aircraft crashed today shortly after takeoff. The three people aboard were killed, police said. The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A CATHAY PACIFIC FLIGHT
TOKYO, A Cathay Pacific flight en route from Hong Kong to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing at Tokyo's international airport after reporting smoke in the cabin. The Boeing 747-400, carrying... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE FLIGHT BACK FOR ENGINE FAILURE
SINGAPORE, Singapore airline's flight SQ866, a Boeing 747-400 with 332 passengers on board was forced to turn back due to engine failure. The aircraft,started from Singapore airport, was heading Hong Kong,... more
AccidentsALITALIA FLIGHT LANDS TO BREST FOR SECURITY REASONS
BREST, NORMANDIA, Alitalia Rome-Miami flight has made an unscheduled landing at Brest airport due to a lighting system transformer overheating. The landing has been made only for precautionary purpose,... more
AccidentsIBERIA ACCIDENT (2): MD-87 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
., MD-87 aircraft is manufactured by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California (USA). Its lenght is 39,70 m, the wingspan is 32,90 m. Maximum seat number is 109 and range is 2.900 km. Iberia... more
AccidentsLISBON AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO AIRCRAFT CAREERED OFF RUNWAY
LISBON, PORTUGAL, An Iberia airline plane, coming from Madrid, with 50 passengers on board, has careered off runway of Lisbon airport on landing, stopping run on the grass. No injured people are reported. Flight... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST DC-10 FORCED TO MAKE EMRGENCY LANDING AT GLAGOW AFTER FIRE ALERT ON BOARD
GLASGOW, SCOZIA, A Northwest Airlines DC-10 flying from Washington to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing at Glasgow airport after an indicator light suggested there might have been a fire... more
Accidents36 FALLING ICE CASES REPORTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
GREAT BRITAIN, Ice continues to fall from the sky: in Great Britain have been reported at least 36 cases in which frozen effluent from aircraft hitting the ground in the first ten months of 2000, about... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST FLIGHT TURNS BACK FOR AN HOLE IN THE WING
USA, A Northwest Airlines aircraft going to Portland, Oregon with 179 passengers on board, has been forced to return to Minneapolis after a 1-foot-diameter hole was discovered in its left wing. The... more
AccidentsFLIGHT ATTENDANT DIES OPENING A DOOR OF THE PLANE
MIAMI, FLORIDA, A flight attendant of American Airlines, Jose Chiu, 34 year-old, died being sucked out on to the tarmac after opening a door of a plane returned to Miami International airport for an emergency... more
AccidentsEH-101: THE CRASH WAS CAUSED BY THE ROTOR BRAKE ON
LONDON, The helicopter EH-101 of Royal Navy crashed last month plunging into the sea during underwater sonar tests had the rotor brake on. This would be the cause of the crash according to the investigators... more
AccidentsBOMBARDIER: TEST PILOT INJURED IN CHALLENGER 604 CRASH HAS DIED
CANADA, Eric Fiore, 43, Bombardier Aerospace Experimental Test Pilot and former United States Air Force fighter pilot, injured in the crash of a Challenger 604 last October 10 has died. The aircraft crashed... more
AccidentsANGOLAN ANTONOV CRASHED BECAUSE OVERLOADED
ANGOLA, According to angolan investigators the Antonov crashed a few days ago in Angola took off with 15 passengers over the limit. This overload is supposed to be responsible for the crash. The plane... more
AccidentsTOULOUSE COURT TO PUT OFF TRIAL FOR GIE AIRBUS CRASH IN 1994
TOULOUSE, A court of Toulouse has put off to February 26 the process for "unintentional murder" against three people accused of the crash of a GIE Airbus A330 in 1994. Seven people died in the incident.... more
AccidentsBLAZING HELICOPTER CRASH IN ARABIA, 7 KILLED
SAUDI ARABIA, A saudi military helicopter crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from the base of Qassim, in northern part of the country. The cause of the incident is not known. Three officers of the... more
AccidentsFOKKER-70 AIRCRAFT LAND AT BUDAPEST IN EMERGENCY FOR A MALFUNCTIONING ANNUNCIATOR
BUDAPEST, A Fokker-70 aircraft, operated by Hungarian airline Malev, with 40 passengers on board, has landed in emergency at Budapest airport, after pilot has noticed that the annunciator panel indicating... more
AccidentsFLORIDA: F-16 COLLIDES WITH A PRIVATE PLANE, ONE KILLED
FLORIDA, A F-16C Fighting Falcon collided with a private, single-engine Cessna 172 over Florida yesterday afternoon. The fighter was on a routine training flight. The pilot survived by ejecting to... more
AccidentsHOUSTON: TV NEWS HELICOPTER CRASHES, ONE KILLED
HOUSTON, A KRIV-TV helicopter crashed last night in Houston in the dense fog. It went down into a complex of restaurants and burst into flames. At least one person was killed. The cause of the crash is... more
AccidentsF-16 COLLIDES WITH CESSNA, ONE KILLED
FLORIDA, A fighter F-16C Fighting Falcon on a routine training flight collided yesterday afternoon with a private, single-engine Cessna 172 over Forida. The fighter's pilot survived by ejecting to safety,... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A 747 OF UNITED
USA, A Boeing 747 of United Airlines, with 227 people ofn board, en route from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, was forced to make an emergency landing at Seattle airport because of smoke in the cabin. more
AccidentsGROENLANDSFLY PLANE FORCED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN COPENHAGEN
COPENHAGEN, A lightning which shortcircuited avionics of a Groenlandsfly plane forced it to make an emergency landing at Kastrup airport of Copenhagen. The lighting shortcircuited the fire detectors.... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A 747 OF UNITED
USA, A Boeing 747 of United Airlines en route from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, with 227 people on board, was forced to make an emergency landing in Seattle because of smoke in the kitchen. more
Accidents(2) ANTONOV 24 CRASHES IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, Portuguese agency Lusa reported that 41 people were killed in the incident of the Antonov 24 crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Luanda airport. Dead bodies were found burst. more
AccidentsANTONOV 24 CRASHES IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, A russian-made Antonov 24 yesterday crashed shortly after takeoff from Luanda airport, in Angola. The new was reported by angolan agency Angop. All passengers were killed. more
AccidentsF16 PILOT SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF
TOKYO, JAPAN, Japan and Usa gave up hope of rescuing Warren B. Sneed the american pilot missing after the collision between two F-16 fighters over northern Japan during a military exercise. Thirty U.S.... more
AccidentsFURTHER ATTEMPTS MADE TO RECOVER EH-101
SCOTLAND ISLES, Further attemps have been made in order to raise the wreck of an EH-101 Merlin Royal Navy helicopter which crashed in the sea off the west coast of Scotland last month. Salvage company... more
AccidentsPIPER CHEROKEE CRASHES IN UK, FATHER AND SON KILLED
UK, A father and his son, who was taking a birthday flight lesson, were killed when the aircraft, a Piper Cherokee, crashed down shortly after takeoff. Also the pilot was killed. The aircraft appeared... more
AccidentsYEMEN REPUBLIC: HELICOPTER CRASHES DURING TRAINING EXERCISE, 5 KILLED
YEMEN REPUBLIC, A yemeni military helicopter crashed yesterday in al-Sabaha region, forty kilometres west of the capital, during a routine exercise. The helicopter, a russian-built MI-17, suffered technical... more
AccidentsTWO KILLED AND THREE INJURED IN AN ATTEMPT OF HIJACKING
TEHERAN, Iraqui agency IRNA reported of an attempt of hijacking on a domestic flight. The attempt was thwarted by security forces. The plane, a YAK-42 with 46 people on board, was en route to Bandar Bass.... more
AccidentsINDIAN AIR FORCE HELICOPTER MISSING NEAR PAKISTAN
NEW DELHI, An helicopter of indian air force, disappeared yesterday afternoon near Pakistan border. The Mi-8 helicopter was carrying four crewmen cand eight members of the Border Security Force. It was... more
AccidentsTWO U.S. MILITARY JETS COLLIDE OVER JAPAN
JAPAN, Two F-16 fighters of U.S. Air Force collided today early morning off Oshima Island, 660 kilometers north of Tokyo. One of the two pilots, who ejected from their planes before the collision, is still... more
AccidentsMIRAGE V CRASHES NEAR BORDEAUX
BORDEAUX, A Mirage V fighter crashed this morning nearby the airport of Bordeaux-Merignac, France, an official of civil aviation said. The pilot ejected shortly before the crash and was unhurt. The cause... more
AccidentsTHAI AIR FORCE TRAINER JET CRASHES, ONE KILLED
THAILANDIA, A Thai air force jet crashed in northeastern Thailand killing the trainee and injuring the instructor. The plane, a czech-made L-39, crashed in a district 210 km northeast of Bangkok. The cause... more
AccidentsEL SALVADOR: AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHES, TWO INJURED
EL SALVADOR, A plane of El Salvador air force crashed yesterday while trying to land in northeast of the country. Two people, the pilot and an offical, were injured. Unhurt the co-pilot and an air technician.... more
AccidentsSURVIVOR SUES SIA: THE CRASH WAS "FORESEEABLE AND AVOIDABLE"
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, A survivor of the crash of Singapore Airlines' flight at Chiang Kai-shek aiport in Taiwan has sued the airline claiming that the accident was "both foreseeable and avoidable." more
AccidentsEH-101 HELICOPTER CRASH WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE JAMMING OF THE ROTOR BRAKE
LONDON, Rescue operations of the EH-1001 helicopter crashed last October 31 are going to end. Royal Navy's admiralty said the Commander of the helicopter, just a few moments before the crash, said by radio... more
AccidentsBOMB THREAT ON SAS PLANE
COPENHAGEN, False alarm on a Scandinavian Airlines plane headed to Copenhagen. A passenger found a note saying of the presence of a bomb on board in a pocket of its jacket and immediately informed... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: INVESTIGATORS PROVIDED A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF LAST MOMENTS
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Investigators provided a detailed description of how the Boeing 747-400 burst into flames and broke apart while speeding down a closed runway littered with construction material. Seconds... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: DEATH TOLL ROSE TO 83 VICTIMS
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Rescue teams pulled other two dead bodies out of the wreck of the Boeing 747-400 crashed while taking off from Taipei airport. So the death toll rose to 83 victims. more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN BRAZIL, 8 KILLED
BRAZIL, A single-engine plane crashed yesterday in the south of Brazil. All killed the eight aboard. The accident happened near the town of Joao Pinheiro, 400 km northern of Sao Paulo. The cause of the... more
AccidentsCOULD SIA PILOT BE FOOLED BY RUNWAY LIGHTS?
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, According to a Singapore Airlines spokesman, airline will investigate whether or not closed runway on which Boeing 747-400 accident has occurred, had lights on. This could have fooled pilot... more
AccidentsABOUT AIRLINES COMPENSATION
., Singapore Airlines, after the crash of its Boeing 747-400 in Taipei which killed 81 people, offered the relatives of the victims a $400.00 compensation. It was the highest sum ever offered from an airline... more
AccidentsRELATIVES OF TAIPEI ACCIDENT VICTIMS REJECT AIRLINE COMPENSATION
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Several relatives of the 81 victims of the Singapore Airlines SQ006 flight crash occurred on take off at Chiang Kai-shek Taipei airport have rejected the sum offered as compensation for... more
AccidentsFAA INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE NEAR MISS DURING RADAR OUTAGE
INDIANA, USA, FAA is investigating wether two planes came too close to each other after Indianapolis airport air traffic control center lost radar and radio communications. Also the cause of the outage,... more