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AccidentsFire on board, emergency landing
Flames on a British Airways 747-400 flying from Sidney to London
Sidney – Fire on board, probably caused by an electrical failure, has forced flight BA 16 to an emergency landing. Few minutes after take off, the captain has detected the presence of flames on board i... more
AccidentsIberia plane returns to JFK after engine fire
New York, Usa - It was carrying 386 people
An engine fire forced an Iberia Airlines 747 jet to return to John F. Kennedy Airport on Sunday shortly after takeoff. Pilots turned the plane around when a fire warning light came on. All 386 passengers... more
AccidentsAir France plane suffers engine failure on take-off
Paris, France - It was carrying 80 passengers
An Air France aircraft suffered an engine failure on take-off at "Charles de Gaulle" airport in Paris. The pilot had to brake the plane rolling at high speed after he had realized one of the two engines... more
AccidentsWoman beheaded by a plane in Brazil
Belem, Brazil - She was jogging along a highway
A woman has been beheaded by the wing of a Cessna which was landing in emergency on a highway near Belem, in northern Brazil. The victim, Maria dos Santos Rodriguez, 42, was jogging along the road. Turist... more
AccidentsC130 crashes in Puerto Rico
Washington, Usa - The ten people aboard died
A C130 military aircraft of the US Army Special Forces Command crashed in Puerto Rico. The ten people aboard died. The military plane crashed into a mountain top, approximately 10 miles south of the capital... more
AccidentsLockerbie tragedy: Lybia ready to indemnify 270 victims'relatives
Washington, Usa - As stated by the ministry for International Affairs
After 14 years this time seems the right one for the government of Lybia to eventually assume its responsibilities and indemnify the relatives of the 270 victims of the air tragedy occurred in 1988 in... more
AccidentsBomb alert on board a Zurich-Tel Aviv flight
Geneva, Switzerland - Police set up an inquiry
Yesterday a telephone call alerted a Zurich-Tel Aviv flight operated by the Helvetic airline "Swiss" thus preventing the aircraft to take off. After 253 people on board have been evacuated, the aircraft... more
AccidentsMaybe a rocket hit the Sukhoi that crashed in Lvov
Kiev, Ukraine - The accident caused the death of 83 people
A film shows a rocket-sized object that skims over the Sukhoi-27 before crashing into the crowd in Lvov, western Ukraine. The accident caused the death of 83 people and the injuring of 66. At present... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a helicopter in the surroundings of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - The pop star singer Shakira on board
Because of the bad weather conditions, a helicopter, on board of which among the others was also flying the Colombian pop star singer Shakira, has been forced to carry out an emergency landing in the surroundings... more
Accidents17-year old boy lighted a shoe on board a US Airways flight
Pittsburgh, Usa - The airline asked the boy and his father to make other travel arrangements
As it was taxing at the Pittsburgh International Airport, a 17-year old boy on board a US Airways aircraft coming from Toronto has been stopped by the flight attendants for using a lighter on his shoe.... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in Colombia (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Bell 212 UH1N (Usa)
Type: medium lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Dimensions - length: 42 ft 4 in - rotor diameter: 48 ft 2 in - height: 14 ft 10 in Weights - empty: 5997 lb - max T/O:... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in Colombia
Bogotà, Colombia - Seven dead, one survivor
A UH1N helicopter belonging to the Colombian Army with 8 soldiers on board crashed in the area between Valparaiso and Solita, in Colombia. On board the aircraft, a gift of United States to the Colombian... more
AccidentsUkrainian air show tragedy: president rejected minister of Defence's resignation
Moscow, Russia - And pushed him to find out who's responsible for the 83 victims
Yesterday broke out the news according to which the Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchna formally had rejected resignation sent by the minister of Defence Vladimir Shkidcenko in relation to last Saturday... more
AccidentsAnti-fire helicopter crashed in Colorado
Washington, Usa - The pilot died
An anti-fire helicopter crashed yesterday over the Rocky Mountains (Colorado) as it was working to fight the flames that since several weeks started to burn down hectares of vegetation in the western United... more
AccidentsSydney: emergency landing for an Air Canada flight
Sydney, Australia - All safe the 66 people on board
Because of the smoke smelled in the cockpit, an aircraft belonging to the north American air carrier Air Canada has been forced to an emergency landing at Sydney International Airport. None of the 66 people... more
AccidentsNew emergency landing in Russia
Moscow, Russia - The 4th in two weeks
The average of emergency landings in Russia is starting to become seriously worrisome as in fact today, for the fourth time in 14 days, another aircraft has been forced to carry out an emergency landing.... more
AccidentsEmergency braking for an Air Canada Boeing 767
Mexico City, Mexico - None of the 198 people on board got injured
A Boeing 767 belonging to the north American airline Air Canada has been forced to carry out an emergency braking at the airport of Mexico City. The pilot in fact, after noticing a technical trouble on... more
AccidentsArmy team thwarted a bomb attack at Tame airport in Colombia
Tame, Colombia - A terrorist outrage by rebels of the National Liberation Army
Today at the Colombian airport of Tame, some Army specialists made safe a bomb placed on a runway by the rebels of the country's National Liberation Army. According to Army officials "the bomb was supposed... more
AccidentsMoscow crash: stabiliser suspected
Moscow, Russia - One of the two flight attendants survived was virtually unscathed
An inquiry into the Russian jet crash that killed 14 crew members is focusing on a possible malfunction of its horizontal stabiliser. The device spontaneously moved two seconds after the Ilyushin II-86... more
AccidentsA Bangladesh Air Force aircraft crashed over two homes
Chittagong, Bangladesh - 4 dead and 10 injured
A military training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed over two houses of a residential area in the country's coast killing 4 people and injuring 10. Pilot, able to leave the plane thanks to... more
AccidentsA Bangladesh Air Force aircraft crashed over two homes
Chittagong, Bangladesh - 4 dead and 10 injured
A military training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed over two houses of a residential area in the of country's coast killing 4 people and injuring 10. Pilot, able to leave the plane tanks to... more
AccidentsSingapore Airlines fires two pilots involved in Taiwan crash
Singapore - Eighty-three people died at Taipei airport in 2000
Singapore Airlines fired two of the three pilots involved in a crash in Taiwan two years ago that killed 83 of the 179 people on board. A third pilot remains employed by the company but has been grounded. Singapore... more
AccidentsTwo more air emergencies in Russia
Moscow, Russia - Emergency landing for a Tupolev-134, takeoff stopped for an Ilyushin-86
After yesterday's air crash in Moscow, two more emergencies troubled Russian skies. A Tupolev-134 landed in emergency with only one engine at Norilsk, Russian largest city beyond Artic circle. It belonged... more
AccidentsSecond Sukhoi crashed in Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - The pilot was killed in the accident
After the Saturday's disaster at Lviv, a second Sukhoi has crashed in Ukraine. The latest disaster took place on Sunday morning at dawn in Zaporozhie, Southeast Ukraine. The second aircraft to crash was... more
AccidentsFedEx 727 crashed on landing in Florida
Tallahassee, Florida - The three-member crew escaped with minor injuries
A FedEx Boeing 727 cargo jet crashed and burned short of the runway Friday at Tallahassee Airport. The three-member crew escaped with minor injuries. The three-engine jet, FedEx Flight 1478 from Memphis,... more
AccidentsRussian cargo plane crashed (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Ilyushin II-86
Type: medium-haul widebody cargo Accommodation: two pilots, 1 flight engineer Dimensions: - length: 59,4 m - wingspan: 48,1 m - height: 15,8 m Weights: - max T/O: 208.000 kg - payload:... more
AccidentsRussian cargo plane crashed: 14 dead
Moscow, Russia - Two air hostesses survived
A Russian Ilyushin Il-86 cargo plane with 16 crew members aboard crashed yesterday while taking off from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo-1 airport, killing 14 people on board. Two air hostesses survived, but they w... more
AccidentsTragedy at an air show in Ukraine (2): a technical sheet
Kiev, Ukraine - Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker (Russia)
Type: interceptor fighter Accommodation: two pilots Dimensions - length: 71 ft 11 in - wingspan: 48 ft 2 in - height: 19 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 39.021 lb - max T/O: 48.500 lb Performance -... more
AccidentsTragedy at an air show in Ukraine
Kiev, Ukrain - 83 dead and 116 injured
83 dead and 116 injured: that's the tragic bulletin of the air crash occurred last Saturday at an air show in Leopoli, Ukraine. A combat aircraft Su-27 with two pilots on board crashed in fact over the... more
AccidentsUnited Airlines flight forced to an emergency landing at Los Angeles airport
Los Angeles, Usa - No injured among the 128 people on board
Because of the smoke noticed in the cockpit, the pilot of a United Airlines flight in service between Los Angeles and Washington has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at the Los Angeles international... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Indonesia: one of the 10 people aboard found alive
Jakarta, Indonesia - He had been walking for days through the jungle without food
One of the 10 people aboard the plane that crashed in Indonesian Borneo last week has been found alive. He had been walking for days through the jungle without food, before he stumbled exhausted and semi-clothed... more
AccidentsMissed collision over British skies
London, Uk - Nats: "passengers safety has never anyway been at risk"
A British Airways (BA) aircraft with 79 passengers on board almost collided with a Saab 2000 with 30 people on board over Brighton (south England) skies. The BA airliner was in service between Manchester... more
AccidentsRussian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Ingushetia
Moscow, Russia - The twelve people on board died
The Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Ingush mountains, in the North Caucasus, while it was airlifting servicemen from the Nazran border guard unit. The helicopter was carrying four crew members and eight... more
AccidentsFirefighting tanker crashed in Colorado
Denver, Colorado - Two dead
A PB4Y-2 Privateer, a former Navy bomber that saw duty during World War II, came apart in the air while carrying a load of fire retardant to a blaze near the rugged Rocky Mountain National Park, about... more
AccidentsLauda Air's charter lands in emergency at Shannon, Ireland
Shannon, Ireland - It was on its flight from Goose Bay, Canada, to Bari, Italy
A Lauda Air Airbus A310 with 169 people onboard made an emergency landing at Shannon airport, Ireland. The pilot landed with one engine, because a warning light signaled a problem with one of the two... more
AccidentsMissing Russian Mi-6 helicopter found
Moscow, Russia - All 21 people onboard were dead
The wreckage of the Russian Mi-6 helicopter was found yesterday afternoon. All the 21 people onboard (8 crew and 13 passengers) were dead. The Mi-6 helicopter, flying from the city of Norilsk over Dickson... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed into North Sea: a "catastrophic" mechanical fault according to an RAF crew
Great Yarmouth, UK - Six people are still missing
A "catastrophic" mechanical fault may have caused a helicopter to crash into the North Sea, according to an RAF crew involved in the search for survivors. Five people have already been confirmed dead... more
AccidentsFound the aircraft vanished yesterday over Borneo's skies
Jakarta, Indonesia - None of the people on board have been rescued yet
Despite search and rescue teams have been able to found the plane vanished Tuesday in East Kalimantan province of Borneo, none of the ten people believed to be on board has been rescued so far. Wreckages... more
AccidentsTwo US Marines helicopters collided at Singapore (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion (Usa)
Type: heavy-lift transport helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, crew chief, 37 troops, 24 stretchers Dimensions - length: 67 ft 2 in - rotor diameter: 72 ft 3 in - height: 24 ft 11 in Weights -... more
AccidentsTwo US Marines helicopters collided at Singapore
Singapore - Killing a technician on the tarmac
A technician on the tarmac has been killed in the collision between two US marines helicopters occurred yesterday at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore. As the CH-53s were parking in fact, their main rotors... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes into North Sea (UK): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Sikorsky S76 (USA)
Type: medium-lift utility helicopter Accommodation: 2 pilots, 14 passengers Dimensions - length: 13.4 m (44 ft) - rotor diameter: 13.4 m (44 ft) - height: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) Weights - empty:... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes into North Sea (UK): 5 dead and 6 missing
Great Yarmouth, UK - The Sikorsky S76 was carrying 11 people between the Clipper platform and the Santa Fe Monarch drilling rig
Five people died and six others were missing last night after a helicopter crashed into the sea 40 kilometres north-east of Great Yarmouth, eastern England, as it was transporting oil rig workers. The... more
AccidentsTourism aircraft with 10 people on board vanished over Borneo's skies
Jakarta, Indonesia - Rescue teams at work
A small tourism aircraft with 10 people on board vanished over Borneo' skies, in the East Kalimantan province. Rescue teams, promptly alerted, immediately launched search operations. (007) more
AccidentsSiberia: a Tupolev Tu-134 lost its forward undercarriage while landing
Moscow, Russia - None of the passengers got injured
A Krasair Tupolev Tu-134 with 79 people aboard lost its forward undercarriage as it was landing at the Irkutsk airport, in Siberia. The flames burst from the contact between the aircraft nose and the runway... more
AccidentsAn Indian air force Mig-21 caught fire in mid-air and crashed (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Mikoyan Mig-21 Fishbed (Russia)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: 1 or 2 pilots depending on the variant Dimensions - length: 21 ft 8 in - wingspan: 23 ft 5 in - height: 13 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 12.882 lb - max... more
AccidentsAn Indian air force Mig-21 caught fire in mid-air and crashed
Kolkata, India - Pilot and trainee pilot survived
A Mig-21 of the Indian Air Force with two people on board crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Panshidewa village, in Darjeeling district (India). The plane before crashing into a pond, caught fire... more
AccidentsHeathrow: emergency landing for British Airways' Concorde
London, Uk - After developing engine trouble over the Atlantic
A British Airways Concorde has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at London-Heathrow airport after developing engine trouble over the Atlantic ocean. The pilot of the supersonic jet, on halfway... more
AccidentsA helicopter crashed in England (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Robinson R22 (Usa)
Type: light helicopter Accommodation: one pilot, one passenger Dimensions - length: 20 ft 8 in - rotor diameter: 25 ft 2 in - height: 8 ft 9 in Weights - empty: 835 lb - max T/O: 1370 lb -... more
AccidentsA helicopter crashed in England
London, Uk - Killing two people
A Robinson 22 helicopter crashed yesterday in the surrounding of Warwick, near the motorway A46. The two people on board the aicraft, lifted off from Wellesbourne air field, in the surroundings of Stratford-upon-Avon,... more
AccidentsA Japanese woman died on board a Paris-Tokyo flight
Moscow, Russia - The aircraft made an emergency landing at a Far East Russian airport
A Boeing flying from Paris to Tokyo landed in emergency at Khabarovsk airport, in the Far East of Russia, after a Japanese woman on board was taken ill all of a sudden. Later on, the woman died due to... more