Accidents
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AccidentsA french DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin-Otter of the airforce wrecked yesterday in Egypt
Nouweiba, Egypt - The aircraft was doing a training mission in service for the Multinational observation force
The nine military on board, eight French and one Canadian died in the accident. The Twin Otter took off from the Al-Gorah and was directed to Sainte-Chaterine. It seems that the pilot sent a mayday... more
AccidentsKenya Airways plane crashed in Cameroon: no survivors
Douala, Cameroon - Found the aircraft wrecks
The wrecks of the Kenya Airways Boeing 737 plane crashed in Cameroon last May 5th (see AVIONEWS) were found in the South-West region of the country, 20 km from Douala. Unfortunately, rescuers announced... more
AccidentsCrashed a Kenya Airways plane in Cameroon
Douala, Cameroon - 115 people on board
"Kenya Airways announced that flight KQ 507 operated by a 737-800 aircraft which departed from Douala at 00:05 local time and was due to arrive in Nairobi at 06:15 but has not arrived": this is the press... more
AccidentsBoeing statement on the May 5 crash of Kenya Airways flight 507
Seattle, USA - Ready to assist in the investigation
Boeing extends its profound sympathy for the relatives of those on board of Kenya Airways Flight 507, which crashed near Douala, Cameroon, last May 5 (see AVIONEWS). At the invitation of Cameroonian... more
AccidentsPilot misjudged U-turn in plane crash that killed Cory Lidle
Washington, USA - The National Transportation Safety Board investigators released it
New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle's plane crashed in New York because the pilot misjudged a narrow U-turn before veering into a Manhattan high-rise, federal investigators said Tuesday. In presenting... more
AccidentsRussia: a Mi-8 helicopter downed in Chechnya
Moscow, Russia - 18 victims
The Mi-8 helicopter downed in southern Chechnya earlier Friday was carrying military intelligence Special Forces soldiers rather than members of the local Battalion South, as first reported, a military... more
AccidentsFatal accident for a "Blue Angel"
Beaufort, USA - During a precision-flying team demonstration
Last Saturday, during a two-day airshow in Beaufort, South Carolina, an aviator of Blue Angels, a US Navy division, crashed on board of a FA-18 Hornet plane during a precision-flying team demonstration. The... more
AccidentsSwitzerland: found the tourism plane the day before yesterday undiscoverable by radar screens
Urnäsch, Switzerland - Dead the two people on board
The tourism plane with two people on board that the day before yesterday was undiscoverable by radar screens was found only yesterday morning. Its wreckage and the dead men were found in the Appenzell... more
AccidentsGuinea Air Forces' MiG-21 plane crashed down
Conakry , Guinea - The pilot is out of danger
The pilot of the Guinea Air Forces' MiG-21 plane crashed down today, later in the morning, could eject just on time to prevent a fatal accident. The event took place in the centre of the capital, Conakry,... more
AccidentsA Luftwaffe's fighter bomber crashed down
Berne, Switzerland - The pilot is dead
Yesterday afternoon, at about 03:00 p.m., a terrible accident involved a Luftwaffe's Tornado fighter bomber. The aircraft was flying over Switzerland at about 1200-1300 meter-height, coming back from Corsica.... more
AccidentsCrash in Val di Susa: destroyed an ultralight plane
Val di Susa , Italy - Severe burns for the pilot
Yesterday, the runway for ultralight aircraft of Vaie, in Val di Susa, Turin, was the scene of a severe accident. After just a 50-meter flight, in fact, a Savannah ultralight plane (short takeoff and... more
AccidentsUltralight airplane hits against an olive tree
Grosseto , Italy - Critically injured the two men on board
Last Saturday, an Eurostar Evektor ultralight plane was victim of an anterior wheel fault, consequently hitting an olive tree. The incident, occurred in Manciano, Grosseto, caused critical injuries... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes down in Maryland
New York , USA - No survivors
"New York Times" has reported a yesterday accident occurred at the Maryland's Eastern Shore, at about 9:36 a.m. (local time). According to available information, a dual engine Piper PA-30 heading from... more
AccidentsUnveiled the causes of the last month accident in Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Squabble between the two pilots
The first alarming information about the last March 7 accident in the airport of Yogyakartain, Java island, are now available (see AVIONEWS 1, 2, 3). The accident involved a Garuda Airlines Boeing 737-400... more
AccidentsAn airplane hits a Carinthia mountain
Vienna, Austria - Two dead
Yesterday, two people on board of a Piper, a typical small-sized touristic plane, died following a hit between the aircraft and a Carinthia mountain, in the Southern region of Austria. At the moment,... more
AccidentsAn helicopter crashes: two Italian people on board
Brobu Gard , Sweden - The two passengers miraculously uninjured
Two Italian citizens were miraculously uninjured after the crash of the helicopter they were testing. The accident has occurred in Sweden near Brobu Gard, and was probably due to a engine failure. The... more
AccidentsTwo crewmen died on board of the British nuclear submarine "HTM Tireless"
London, UK - Notice by Ministry of Defense
Yesterday, early in the morning, two crewmen died and one was injured while on board of the British nuclear submarine "HTM Tireless", due to an accident occurred while transiting under the Arctic. The... more
AccidentsAccident for an UTAir plane
Moscow, Russia - 7 deaths and 10 casualties
Last March, 17th, an UTAir Tupolev 134A/3 plane, flight 471, departed Surgut (SGC) on a regular domestic flight to Belgorod via Samara and was victim of an accident during the landing. Visibility was... more
AccidentsPlane lands with the anterior landing gear retracted
Kochi , Japan - Other eight similar cases: cancelled 48 flights as precautionary measure
This morning, a Bombardier DHC8/400 of the Japan airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been forced to an hazardous landing with 56 passengers and 4 crewmen on board. During the landing stage, in fact,... more
AccidentsGaruda air accident: technicians at work
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - The two black boxes are now examined in Australia
It is just known what yesterday occurred in Yogyakarta, but now the technicians investigates about why the pilot has landed at a such speed in order to bounce the jet twice on the runway (as said by some... more
AccidentsIndonesia disaster: cancelled Garuda brand from the jet burnt yesterday
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - White varnish to protect Garuda Airlines, but the 21 victims are real...
It is incredible but true: the causes of the air accident that yesterday night at the Yogyakarta airport had caused the death of 21 passengers are not already sure. It is not known the degree of responsibility... more
AccidentsIndonesia (2): cut back the number of the victims
Yogyakarta, Indonesia - Also the "No technical" reasons will be ascertained
Indonesian carrier Garuda, owner of B-737/400 aircraft with on board 140 people (133 passengers and 7 crewmember) and on fire after a "Long" landing and a runway overrun in Yogyakarta airport, probably... more
AccidentsHuman error caused the collision on March 5th in Austria
Vienna, Austria - The involved helicopter had transported Pope John Paul II
The investigators in charge of assessing the causes of the collision occurred last March 5th in Zell am See (see AVIONEWS) have officially announced that the accident was due to a human error. The... more
AccidentsCrash in Austria: the investigators are at work
Salzburg, Austria - The wrecks of two aircraft are scattered in an area of 20 hectares
The work of investigators and technicians proceeds tireless. They are working to discover the reasons of the crash between a Super Puma helicopter and a Tyrolean mono-sailplane, occurred near Zell am See... more
AccidentsAustria, in-flight collision: eight deaths
Salzburg, Austria - One plane and one helicopter involved
A spokesman of the Zell am See airport, Province of Salzburg, has announced that today a tourist plane, with only the pilot on board, took off from the airport heading to Lienz, Tyrol, and crashed down... more
AccidentsChampion in Greco-Roman wrestling wins the fight for life
Salt Lake City, USA - Rulon Gardner survives a plane crash and swims in Lake Powell for an hour
Rulon Gardner, 2000 Sydney Games' gold medalist in the Greco-Roman wrestling, survived a plane crash. The man, together with two other people, was travelling on a Cirrus SR-22, when the aircraft's slow-down... more
AccidentsCorsica: Mirage crashed yesterday
Ajaccio, Corsica - The pilot was very expert with more than 2000 flight hours behind him
Yesterday morning a Mirage 2000C aircraft of French Air Force went down in the sea between Corsica and Sardinia, about 2 miles from Capo Feno (Southern Corsica), three miles from Bonifacio port and about... more
AccidentsInquiry on helicopter crash occurred last April 2003 in Val Susa concluded
Turin, Italy - The chopper was performing an helisky activity
Turin's prosecutor office has closed the inquiry regarding the helicopter, a AS-350 B2 Ecureuil, crashed near Punta Ciatagnera, in Sauze di Cesana's area in high Susa Valley (Turin), last April 19, 2003.... more
AccidentsAfghanistan: an American Chinook helicopter crashes
Kabul, Afghanistan - The Taliban claim but the Alliance Forces deny
8 American soldiers were killed and 14 wounded yesterday when a military helicopter crashed in Afghanistan. An American military official of NATO's International Security Assistance Force said the US CH-47... more
AccidentsIraq: "al-Qaeda" claims the shooting down of the American helicopter
Baghdad, Iraq - It should be shot down due to an anti-aircraft missile
A CH-46 Sea Knight of Marines crashed yesterday North-Western of Baghdad, about 30 km, while was in flight between Baghdad and Falluja. All the seven soldiers onboard are dead. An high official of US... more
AccidentsIndonesian missing Boeing: the flight recorders traced at a depth of about 1700 meters
Makassar, Indonesia - Jusuf Kalla expresses his doubts on the successful of the rescue operation
Determining what caused an Indonesian jetliner to plunge into the sea with 102 people is important for global aviation safety in case there are structural problems with the world's most popular aircraft,... more
AccidentsCommemoration for two pilots of Canadair
Savona, Italy - In remembrance of Claudio Garibaldi and Rosario Pierro crashed on 1989
The incident of the Canadair happened on Jan 27th, 1989, on the Madonna del Monte hill, near Savona. Claudio Garibaldi and Rosario Pierro, the two pilots, lost their life during a fire-fighting service. From... more
AccidentsFokker slid off the runway and pounced on a truck: a dead
Paris, France - The event has occurred yesterday in Pau, France
A Fokker 100 served by Regional airline (Air France Group) with 50 people on board, has slid off the runway during taking off phase because of the slippery asphalt due to bad weather. The aircraft has... more
AccidentsCollision between helicopters. Ecuador Defence Minister dead: developments
Quito, Ecuador - Conflicting opinions about the details of the accident
The Defense Minister, Guadalupe Larriva, died in a collision between two helicopters two days ago on the late evening. The helicopter took off from the military base of Manta, portual city in the Central-West... more
AccidentsCollision between helicopters: Ecuador Defence Minister dead
Quito , Ecuador - A Quito Government's spokeswoman confirmed it today
An Ecuador Government's spokeswoman has confirmed today the news of the crash, occurred yesterday evening, in which the Defence Minister, Guadalupe Larriva, dead together with one of his children and two... more
AccidentsAccident in Saudi Arabia
Riyhad, Saudi Arabia - 3 people died in ambulance plane crash
All the three members died in the ambulance plane crash which took place in Riyhad in Jan 22. The official "SPA" news agency reported that a Saudi Red Crescent aircraft with a Bosnian pilot Njat Distoj... more
AccidentsCivil Helicopter crashed in Iraq: four Americans among the victims
Baghdad, Iraq - Dissenting version between the Iraqi and American military sources
Four of the five Americans killed when a U.S. security company's helicopter crashed in a dangerous Sunni neighborhood in central Baghdad were shot execution style in the back the head, Iraqi and U.S. officials... more
AccidentsIraq: American helicopter down in Iraq, all 13 US soldiers dead
Baghdad, USA - It was not clear whether the aircraft was shot down
USA UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Tarrafa village, North-East of Baghdad, killing all 13 soldiers aboard in one of the deadliest single incidents for US forces in four years of war in Iraq. Emergency... more
AccidentsVenezuelan twin engine crashes in Colombia
Santa Marta, Colombia - Four victims
At the beginning the local authorities talked about 14 victims, but with the pass of the hours, the assessment was reduced to four dead, following the crash of a Venezuelan aircraft, a twin engine, occurred... more
AccidentsIncident in Ragusa: postmortem examination on one of the three victims
Ragusa, Italy - Public Minister gave the order that coordinate the investigations
This morning, on the decision of Nicoletta Mari, Public Minister, has been decided to keep on doing the postmortem examination on the charred rests of the body belongs to Vittorio Chelucci, 65, and Salvatore... more
AccidentsIndonesia incident: it narrows the field of investigations
Makassar, Indonesia - Found the tailets and different objects
"Search teams in the mountains have been pulled back and we have built new posts in Pare Pare. Marines are helping police and army scour beaches there", said First Air Marshal Eddy Suyanto, who is coordinating... more
AccidentsRagusa (2): three chared passengers names have been made known
Ragusa, Italy - Died two “Aero club of Boccadifalco” partners
The names of the three passengers died after the plane crashed this morning in Ragusa, 500 meters before the runway of Eremo della Giubiliana have been revealed. Three people from Palermo, who where on... more
AccidentsRagusa: tourism aircraft crashes on runway
Ragusa, Italy - Charred the three passengers
A Cessna 172 tourism aircraft is crashed to 500m from the Eremo della Giubilana runway, Ragusa (Sicily-Italy), in the same runway where last year dead Angelo D'Arrigo e the general Giulio De Marchi. The... more
AccidentsAir disaster of Balad: breakdown, according to Iraqi Transport Ministry
Balad, Iraq - Even if the shooting down was claimed
Even if any rebels were claimed the shooting down, even if the investigation continued, an Iraqi Transport Ministry's officer affirms to make crash the Antonov An-26 of Aerian Tur-M was a breakdown. The... more
AccidentsAircraft of Moldavia crashes in Iraq (3): operated by Aerian Tur-M
Baghdad, Iraq - According to Turkish Foreign Ministry, the victims are 32
The aircraft shot down today at 12:00 pm in Balad, about 90km Northern Baghdad, with 35 people onboard, operated by Moldovan Aerian Tur-M, a carrier that operates also charter flights. The Antonov An-26... more
AccidentsIndonesian incident (2): the aircraft could be broken in three parts
Makassar, Indonesia - The commodore Sudijanto makes known it
"If the metal found will be that we are searching for, we will be grateful to God", Gatot Sudijanto, commander of the Makassar naval base employed in the researches, after the "Fatahilal" ship detected... more
AccidentsIndonesia incidents: today an American ship participated to the missing aircraft's researches
Makassar, Indonesia - Yesterday the sonar of an Indonesian ship detected in the sea the wreckage
Today the mystery of the missing Boeing B-737/400 of Adam Air, crashed on January 1st with 102 people onboard, left from Subaraya (Java Island) and directed to Manado (Sulawesi), might be discovered. As... more
AccidentsAircraft of Moldovia crashes in Iraq
Ankara, Turkey - Onboard about 30 Turkish workers, it seems all the passengers and the crew are died
"Anatolian" Turkish press agency makes known an incident of a Moldavia's aircraft, an Antonov An-26 with onboard about 30 Turkish workers. The aircraft left from Adana, in Southern Turkey. Turkish Foreign... more
AccidentsFrance: an helicopter crashes on a restaurant
Arles, France - Three dead and unhurt the passengers
A private Alouette II helicopter crashed yesterday during the take off, fallen down in a "Chez-Bob" restaurant's parking, in Villeneuve, Camargue, killing three people (two men and a woman) and severely... more
AccidentsIndonesia incident: a ship found the wreckage in the Makassar strait
Jakarta, Indonesia - In the researches employed men, aircraft and helicopters
A partial confirmation of the hypothesis expressed by Roy Suryo (see AVIONEWS) on the reasons that would have taken to the disappearance from the radar of Adam Air's B-737/400 aircraft, occurred on January... more