Accidents
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AccidentsA German hang glider flyer crashed 2 days ago eventually died in hospital
Terni, Italy - In central Italy
After two days of agony, the German hang glider flyer who crashed in the surroundings of Castelluccio di Norcia, central Italy, eventually died in the hospital where he has been taken after the incident.... more
AccidentsUS commander ordered a Scottish aircraft to change course
Edimburgh, Uk - Authorities opened an investigation
A Highland Airways aircraft, in service from Stornoway to Benbecula, has been forced to change course by the order of a US warship commander. According to Us military officials the pilot of the Jetstream... more
AccidentsBomb alarm forced a United flight to divert to Glasgow
London, Uk - Taken off from London it was heading to Washington
A United Airlines passenger airliner in service between London and Washington, has been forced to divert its route and to head to Glasgow after a suspicious package was found on board. Once the Boeing... more
AccidentsUs Air Force unmanned aircraft crashed in Pakistan (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - RQ-4A Global Hawk (Usa)
Type: high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial reconnaissance system Dimensions - length: 44 ft 4 in - wingspan: 116 ft 2 in - height: 15 ft 2 in Performance - range: 13.500 nm - maximum... more
AccidentsHelicopter with 21 people on board disappears in northern Russia
Moscow, Russia - The Mi-6 chopper was carrying mainly geologists
A helicopter with at least 21 people on board has gone missing in the far north of Russia. The Mi-6 helicopter took off from the Polar city of Norilsk on Wednesday at 10.00 UTC, but had failed to arrive... more
AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in El Salvador (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Bell Model 412 Uh-1N Iroquois (Usa)
Type: medium lift helicopter Accommodation: 2 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 El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador - None of the 7 people aboard survived
Probably because of the bad weather conditions, a military helicopter of the El Salvador air forces crashed two nights ago in the surroundings of Armenia, 30 km west far from San Salvador. None of the... more
AccidentsUs Air Force unmanned aircraft crashed in Pakistan
Washington, Usa - Pentagon: failure is the cause of the incident
A Global Hawk, the Us Air Force unmanned aircraft, crashed last night in Pakistan. The aircraft, able to fly for 42 hours at 21.000 meters of altitude, according to Pentagon has not crashed because of... more
AccidentsTurbulent passenger tried to shoulder-barge the cockpit door of a South African Airways aircraft
London, Uk - Arrested at his arrival at London-Heathrow
Once landed at London-Heathrow international airport, British police arrested the turbulent passenger that on board a South African Airways Boeing 747 tried to shoulder-barge the cockpit door. Blocked... more
AccidentsTyrolean Airways aircraft lost one of its engines before landing
Innsbruck, Austria - Fortunately no consequences for the 71 people on board
Last night a Dash 8-400 of the air carrier Tyrolean Airways has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at Innsbruck airport as in fact, just before the landing, it lost one of its engines. Fortunately... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Cyprus (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Agusta Bell 206 "Jet Ranger"
Type: light multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: 2 pilots, 5 passengers Dimensions - length: 12,49 m - rotor diameter: 10,77 m - height: 2,91 m Weights - empty: 911 kg - max T/O: 1519... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashed in Cyprus
Cyprus - Among the 5 victims 2 senior officials of the Cyprus armed forces
An Agusta Bell 206 helicopter with 5 people on board crashed in the early hours of this morning in a ravine in the surrounding of Paphos, on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. A part from two pilots and... more
AccidentsChinese hijacker will face a sentence of 15 years imprisonment
Beijing, China - And the deprivation of political rights for five years
Xu Wenzhong, the 32 years old Chinese that last April 17 attempted to hijack a China Northern Airlines flight in service between the Chinese cities of Dalian and Yanji, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.... more
AccidentsToday public funerals for the Ukraine victims of the mid-air collision in Germany
Berlin, Germany - In the meanwhile the inquiry goes on
Today in Ufa, a village located in the self-governed republic of Bashkiria (ex Ussr) there will be the celebration of the funerals for the 69 victims of the Tupolev Tu-54 that last Sunday night collided... more
AccidentsOn the mid-air collision over southern Germany's skies: swiss air controllers could face criminal charges
Berlin, Germany - Because of their potential negligence
Skyguide's flight controllers on duty on the tragic night when a Boeing 757 cargo of the express courier DHL and a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 collided over the skies of southern Germany, 30 km... more
AccidentsAir India bomb trial: allegations of fraud against a defendant's family
Vancouver, Canada - The 1985 bombing of an Air India airliner killed 329 people
The trial in Canada of three men accused of plotting the 1985 bombing of an Air India airliner, killing 329 people, has become embroiled in allegations of fraud. A former lawyer for one of the men charged... more
AccidentsCessna crashed into a group of people in California: 4 dead
San Dimas, Usa - Another 12 people on the ground were injured
A twin-engine Cessna 310 skipped across a suburban Los Angeles lake and plowed into a group of people celebrating the Independence Day yesterday. Both people aboard were killed as well as a 12-year-old... more
AccidentsMissed collision for two British Airways aircraft
London, Uk - Anti-collision systems avoided a tragedy
Two British Airways passengers airliners risked to collide, but unlike last Sunday air accident in southern Germany, this time the anti-collision systems on board the planes avoided a tragedy. British... more
AccidentsA SAAF Rooivalk attack helicopter hits ground during test flight
Pretoria, South Africa - The Rooivalk is a latest generation from Denel Aviation of South Africa
A Rooivalk belonging to the South African Air Force (SAAF), was involved in an accident outside Pretoria. The Rooivalk is a latest generation attack helicopter from Denel Aviation of South Africa. Denel... more
AccidentsPlane crashes on a crowded area of the city of Bangui (Africa) (4): a black-box found
Libreville, Africa - Red Cross staff and fire fighters at work
According to local police officials, one of the black-boxes on board the Boeing 707 Freighter crashed just few hours ago on Guitangola, the crowded district of Bangui (Central African Republic), has been... more
AccidentsPlane crashes on a crowded area of the city of Bangui (Africa) (3): 20 dead
Bangui, Central African Republic - An eyewitness reports
Around 20 people are dead after a Sudan Airways cargo plane crashed into a residential district of the Central African Republic capital of Bangui. An eyewitness saw around 20 bodies in the wreckage of... more
AccidentsPlane crashes on a crowded area of the city of Bangui (Africa) (2): the aircraft was heading to Congo
Libreville, Africa - As stated by African Air Safety Agency officials
According to African air safety agency officials, the aircraft crashed few hours ago onto the crowded area of the city of Bangui (Central African Republic) was heading to Congo. Technical troubles forced... more
AccidentsPlane crashes on a crowded area of the city of Bangui (Africa)
Libreville, Africa - Authorities fear a huge loss of lifes
A plane crashed today at 12pm (local time) on a crowded area of the city of Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. According to eye witnesses, the aircraft probably of the Sudan Airways airline,... more
AccidentsA small British aircraft crashed in Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal - 4 dead
A small British aircraft, with 4 people on board, crashed, for still unknown reasons, in the surroundings of Lisbon, Portugal. According to first news, all of the people aboard the small plane, departed... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for an American Airlines flight
Asuncion, Paraguay - The Boeing 767 was flying from Buenos Aires to New York
An American Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Asuncion airport, Paraguay, while it was on its flight from Buenos Aires to New York. One of the two engines caught fire at landing. The 120... more
AccidentsAbout the air collision over southern Germany'skies: a Russian pilot or a flight control center mistake?
Berlin, Germany - Investigation goes on
The air collision occurred two days ago over southern Germany' skies between a Tupolev Tu-154 and a Boeing 757 Freighter has been certainly caused by a human mistake, but as inquirers go on with their... more
Accidents2002: a year to forget for air safety
Berlin, Germany - 685 dead in the first 6 months
As far as air safety is concerned, the first semester of 2002 has certainly been one of the worst ever, as in fact 685 people died in air crashes. On January 28, a Boeing of the Ecuadorian air carrier... more
AccidentsMoussaoui calls bin Laden "my Father in Jihad"
Alexandria, Usa - Prosecutor said no September 11 hijacker was under surveillance in the US
Accused September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui expressed kinship with Osama bin Laden in court filings unsealed Monday and said the government's case against him is based on unproven speculation that... more
AccidentsCessna crashed on the runway in Boundary Bay airport (Vancouver) (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Cessna Model 172 Skyhawk (Usa)
Type: light sports aircraft Accommodation: 2 pilots, 2 passengers Dimensions - length: 26 ft 11 in - wingspan: 35 ft 10 in - height: 8 ft 9 in Weights - empty: 1433 lb - max T/O: 2400 lb -... more
AccidentsCessna crashed on the runway in Boundary Bay airport (Vancouver)
Vancouver, Canada - 2 dead
A small tourism aircraft with 4 people on board crashed yesterday on a runway at Boundary Bay airport in this Vancouver suburb. Two young people were killed whilst the others, seriously injured, have been... more
AccidentsAir collision over southern Germany's skies (4): a technical sheet of the B757
Rome, Italy - Boeing 757 Freighter (Usa)
Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: two pilots Dimensions - length: 155 ft 3 in - wingspan: 124 ft 10 in - height: 44 ft 6 in Weights - empty: 126.060 lb - max T/O: 230.000 lb - payload:... more
AccidentsAir collision over southern Germany's skies (3): maybe due to a human mistake
Berlin, Germany - Tupolev's pilot would have ignored control tower's dispositions
Last night collision occurred over southern Germany's skies between a Boeing 757 of the express courier DHL and a Tupolev Tu-154 of the Bashkirian Airlines, in which 71 people died, according to the aircraft... more
AccidentsAir collision over southern Germany's skies (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Tupolev Tu-154 Careless (Russia)
The Tupolev 154 is a three-jet plane for passenger transport, medium range, with swept wing and retractable undercarriage, named "Careless" in the Nato coding. First flight 1968. The jets position is... more
AccidentsAir collision over southern Germany's skies
Berlin, Germany - Among the 71 dead 52 were youngsters
A Boeing 757 cargo of the express courier DHL and a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 collided last night over the skies of southern Germany, 30 km far from lake Constance. 71 people at least were killed... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft crashed in southern California
Carpintera, Usa - 6 dead
Six people died last Sunday after two aircraft crashed in southern California. The planes, two Beech Bonanzas, had previously taken off from the Van Nuys airport, together with six other aircraft. Because... more
AccidentsGreek fighter crashed onto the Eubea island (2): a technical sheet
Athens, Greece - Mc Donnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (Usa)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot, one weapons system officer Dimensions - length: 63 ft - wingspan: 38 ft 7 in - height: 16 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 30.328 lb - max T/O:... more
AccidentsGreek fighter crashed onto the Eubea island
Athens, Greece - Authorities fear the two pilots died in the incident
A combat aircraft of the Greek air forces crashed this morning onto the island of Eubea, north east from Athens. On board the aircraft, a F-4 Phantom vanished from radar monitors for several hours, were... more
AccidentsUs Navy helicopter crashed in the Sigonella (Italy) air base (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Sikorsky MH-53E "Sea Dragon" (Usa)
Type: heavy-lift transport helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, one crew chief, 55 troops Dimensions - length: 73 ft 4 in - rotor diameter: 79 ft - height: 29 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 33.228... more
AccidentsUs Navy helicopter crashed in the Sigonella (Italy) air base
Catania, Italy - No victims
Yesterday morning, as it was approaching take off from the Sigonella (Sicily) air base, a Us Navy MH-53E helicopter of the HC-4 "black stallions" Squadron, crashed . None of the military staff on board... more
AccidentsUs combat aircraft crashed in France
Epinal, France -Pilot died
An Us A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 81st Air Force Squadron, located at the Spangdahlem air base in Germany, crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Luneville, eastern France. The pilot on board the aircraft,... more
AccidentsUs combat aircraft crashed in France (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt (Usa)
Type: close support aircraft Accommodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 53 ft 4 in - wingspan: 57 ft 6 in - height: 14 ft 8 in Weights - empty: 23.370 lb - max T/O: 47.400 lb Performance -... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed in Punjab (2): a technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Mikoyan Mig-23 Flogger (Russia)
Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot Dimensions - length: 51 ft 4 in - wingspan: spread 45 ft 10 in/swept 25 ft 6 in - height: 15 ft 9 in Weights - empty: 22.845 lb - max T/O:... more
AccidentsExplosion or pilot error ruled out in Taiwan crash
Taipei, Taiwan - After analyzing the two black boxes and the bodies and wreckage recovered
Taiwan investigators have ruled out pilot error and an explosion in the mysterious mid-air break-up of a China Airlines jet a month ago. The 23-year-old Boeing 747-200 broke up into four sections over... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashed in Punjab
New Delhi, India - Pilot survived the incident
An Indian Air Force Mig-23 crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Talwandi Malhian village, in the Punjab region. The pilot, liutenant Bahrat Kumar, survived the incident thanks to the ejectable seat... more
AccidentsBoeing 717 bumped into Cessna
Stuttgart, Germany - Yesterday at Stuttgart airport
Passengers on a state Olympic Airways flight from Stuttgart to Athens were delayed in Germany for over four hours yesterday after their Boeing 717 jet bumped into a private Cessna plane as it was preparing... more
AccidentsChina Airlines Airbus aborted landing at Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong, China - Because of a nose gear trouble
Because of a problem to its forward landing gear, an Airbus A300-600 of China Airlines with 110 people on board, has been forced to abort the landing at the Hong Kong international airport. The pilot anyway... more
AccidentsFire alert on board forced an EasyJet flight to carry out an emergency landing at Newcastle airport
London, Uk - No consequences for the 134 passengers
Today, because of a small fire on board, an EasyJet Boeing 737 has been forced to carry out an emergency landing at the Newcastle airport. On board the aircraft, in service between Glasgow (Scotland) and... more
AccidentsDash 8 forced to an amergency landing at Portland airport
Washington, Usa - No consequences for the 38 people on board
A De havilland Dash 8 of the Us airline Horizon with 38 people on board, 35 passengers and 3 crew members, has been forced to an emergency landing at the Portland airport. The incident, according to the... more
AccidentsSouth African Air Force pilots almost down to half
Johannesburg, South Africa - A shortage of 17 fihter pilots and 79 helicopter pilots
The South African Air Force has a shortage of 17 fighter pilots and 79 helicopter pilots - almost half its current needs -, according to Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota. In a written reply to a question... more
AccidentsPiper crashes in Switzerland: three dead
Lausanne, Switzerland - One passenger got seriously injured
A Piper PA-28 crashed yesterday morning in Canton Valais, Switzerland. Three people died - a woman, 20, two men, 46 and 47 - and one got seriously injured. They all were Swiss. The tourism aircraft took... more