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AccidentsFrench airplane forced to emergency landing
Strasburg, France - Technical problems
A CAE (franchisee of Air France) regional flight was forced to land at the Strasbourg airport because of technical troubles this morning. The plane, a Fokker 100, departed from Roissy at 7am, was heading... more
AccidentsAntonov 26 crashed (2): technical sheet
Roma
Antonov 26 is a Russian built military transport aircraft equipped with two turboprops and one auxiliary turbojet. It can carry 40 passengers plus 4 crewmembers. These are its specifications: Lenght:... more
AccidentsUs helicopter crashed in the Philippines sea (3): technical sheet
Rome, Italy - Helicopter Chinook CH-47
NAME: Boeing Vertol Chinook CH-47 TYPE: heavy-lift helicopter ACCOMMODATION: 3 crew members, 55 troops, 24 stretchers DIMENSIONS length: 51 ft rotor diameter: 60 ft each height: 18 ft and 11... more
AccidentsUs helicopter crashed in the Philippines sea (2)
Manila, Philippines - Two people survived
According to a military spokesman statement, two of the twelve american soldiers aboard the Chinook CH-47, plummetted yesterday in the Philippines sea, have survived the accident. The Us soldiers on board... more
AccidentsUs helicopter crashed in the Philippines sea
Manila, Philippines - Probably 12 deads
Twelve Us soldiers probably died in yesterday Us helicopter crash in Philippines sea. The accident occurred at 2.30am local time when the aircraft, which was flying to the military base in Mactan, fell... more
AccidentsAntonov 26 crashes in Russia, 17 dead
Russia - The aircraft was performing an emergency landing
A Russian military Antonov-26 aircraft, crashed near the Lakhta airport, Arcangelo, during a emergency landing attempt. Aircraft took off from Safonovo airport near Murmansk with about 20 people on board.... more
AccidentsRussian fighter vanished last Tuesday
Moscow, Russia - No hopes for the pilots to be alive
As Vladimir Mikhailov, Russian Air force Chief Commander, himself confirmed, "in practice there's no hope" for the two pilots aboard the SU-24 fighter vanished last Tuesday in the surroundings of Pskov,... more
AccidentsAircraft crashed in Gironde last Tuesday
Paris, France - Technical inquiry has been opened
Bea, the French bureau on accidents, has officially started a technical inquiry on last Tuesday Cessna 421 B crash in Gironde, France. Aboard of the plane plummetted two days ago at 18.15 in the French... more
AccidentsAir crashed in Gironde last Tuesday
Paris, France - Technical inquiry has been opened
Bea, the French bureau on accidents, has officially started a technical inquiry on last Tuesday Cessna 421 B crash in Gironde, France. Aboard of the plane plummetted two days ago at 18.15 in the French... more
AccidentsColombian airliner hijacked (2): the general Morales declarations
Bogota, Colombia - He is the commander of the Colombian air force operations
According to the general Gonzalo Morales, chief of the Colombian Air Force, the aircraft hijacked in Hobo was a Dash 8 with a number of people on board between 30 and 50, including an opposition senator,... more
AccidentsColombian airliner hijacked (2): the general Morales declarations
Colombia - Is the commander of the Colombian air force operations
According to the general Gonzalo Morales, chief of the Colombian Air Force, the aircraft hijacked in Hobo was a Dash 8 with a number of people on board between 30 and 50, including an opposition senator,... more
AccidentsColombian airliner hijacked: the general Morales declarations
Colombia - Is the commander of the Colombian air force operations
According to the general Gonzalo Morales, chief of the Colombian Air Force, the aircraft hijacked in Hobo was a Dash 8 with a number of people on board between 30 and 50, including an opposition senator,... more
AccidentsRussian fighter vanished yesterday night
Moscow, Russia - Two passengers were aboard the SU-24
A Russian SU-24 its two pilots aboard disappeared tuesday night in the surroundings of Pskov, western Russia. Despite the massive rescue operation so far no trace of the fighter nor of the two pilots... more
AccidentsColombian airlines hijacked
Pilots forced to land on a highway
A Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces armed commando, hijacked a Colombian airliner, heading Bogota from Neiva, with 37 people on board, forcing pilots to land on an highway. The hijackers are gone away... more
AccidentsTupolev-154 crashed in Iran last February 12th
Teheran, Iran - Found 118 of the 119 people aboard
Iranian Rescue teams confirmed today the recovery of 118 of the 119 people dead in last February 12th airplane crash on the mountains near Khorammabad. Inquirers hope the recovery of the black box will... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in France
Grenoble, France - 4 deads
Today at 12am 4 people died in a helicopter-crash near the skiing center of Flaine, in the upper Savoy. Pilot, flight assistant and two tourist died in the blast. According to inquirers, helicopter could... more
AccidentsBomb alert aboard of an Air Algerie aircraft
Algeri, Algeria - Forunately it was just a passenger histeric reaction
Panic aboard of an Air Algerie airplane with 152 people aboard as a man out of his mind menaced to have explosive with him. The accident occurred yesterday few minutes while the aircraft was approaching... more
AccidentsMissed collision on the Pacific Ocean
New Zealand - Two Boeing 747 close to a tragedy
According to what an unknown Qantas spokesman could have told "Sidney Morning Herald", two Jumbo of the Australian air carrier could have nearly crash each other last February 1st in the skies upon Tahiti. The... more
AccidentsSchroeder Airbus 310 out of gas
Berlin, Germany - Aircraft forced to land in the jungle
According to press agency France Press, the Airbus 310 departed from Mexico to S.Paul with German prime minister Gerhard Schroeder aboard, after running out of gas, was forced to land amidst the amazon... more
AccidentsIn november the ill-fated TU-154 underwent overhauling
Moscow, Russia - A statement of a russian technical manager
The technical director of Tupolev facilities located in Moscow-Vnukovo airport, Mikhail Boulanov, made a statement concerning the TU-154 crashed in Iran. The aircraft passed a complete overhaul operation... more
AccidentsUS freighter in Afghanistan, (3) how many passengers on board ?
Kandahar, Afghanistan - The accident has some mysterious aspects
An anonymous spokesman of US forces at Kandahar has been unwilling to disclose neither the area where the MC-130P crashed, nor whether there were passengers on board. This fact strengthens the hypothesis... more
AccidentsLockheed MC-130P (2) , the technical sheet
Rome, Italy
The Lockheed Martin MC-130P is a version of the famous Hercules for clandestine operations, daily infiltration, commandos rescue, Special Forces resupply. It is a four-turboprop monoplane with straight... more
AccidentsAmerican cargo plane crashed in Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan - All eight crew members wounded
This morning a US transport aircraft Lockheed MC-130P suffered an accident in an unknown area of Afghanistan, according to a declaration released by a military spokesman. There are no fatalities within... more
AccidentsIranian accident (4), 117 victims confirmed
Teheran, Iran - The figure may be considered final
According to the iranian press agency Irna the number of 117 deaths (passengers plus crew) may be considered final. In the meanwhile the italian ministry for foreign affairs has been alerted, as in the... more
AccidentsIranian crash (3): 30 bodies rescued
Teheran, Iran - But the victims might be 117
On the basis of an iranian civil aviation spokesman new information on the air disaster are available. The plane took off from Teheran bound to Khorramabad. At the moment, notwithstanding the difficulties,... more
AccidentsIran Air Tours crash (2) - Data and performances
Rome, Italy - The Tupolev 154
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
AccidentsMoney found in the World Trade Center wreckages
New York, Usa - Bank of America confirmed to have USDm 11 in its offices at the north tower
As confirmed by the Ponya (Port of New York Authority), since last week end 2.000 banknotes have been found in the surroundings of the northern tower of the World Trade Center. "We collected the money... more
AccidentsAir disaster in Iran
Teheran, Iran - the aircraft is a TU-154 of Iran Air Tours
A Tupolev TU-154 of the Iran Air Tours, parent company of Iranair for domestic services, crashed today in the early morning few kilometres from Khorramabad. The aircraft collided against a mountain particularly... more
AccidentsMedals for three September 11th heroes
Boston, Usa - Two hostesse and a pilot received a posthumous award
Three crew members of one of the two planes crashed on the World Trade Center last September have been decorated with a posthumous medal to courage. Hostess Madeline Amy Sweeney, hostess Beety Long and... more
AccidentsTraffic conflict at Fiumicino (2), the opinion of Ansv
Rome, Italy - Random incursions happen one per month
Captain Pellegrino of Ansv (National Agency for Flight Safety)stated that the so-called random incursions, that is traffic conflicts on the ground, are "an increasing phenomenon in Italy". In this case... more
AccidentsTraffic conflict on Fiumicino airport, Rome
Rome, Italy - Carriers involved are Alitalia and Eurofly
Enav only yesterday unveiled a traffic conflict involving two aircraft on the apron of Fiumicino airport. According to Enav spokesman, the intervention of a flight controller avoided a very serious accident.... more
AccidentsWorld Trade Center tragedy: number of victims decreases
New York, Usa - Last bulletin confirms 2.843 victims
Last official bulletin confirmed last September 11th terrorist attacks victims to be 2.843. Authorities update numbers as bodies are progressively found in the wreckage, with cross checks and erasing... more
AccidentsTourist plane crashed in the Mexican Gulf
Cedar Key, Usa - 4 deads
A single-engined plane, departed from Cedar Key airport in Florida with 4 passengers aboard, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico just few minutes after take off. Us Coast Guard rescue teams found just one body... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for an Alitalia aircraft
Milan, Italy - Alarm for a fire in belly
This night an Alitalia plane has been obliged to return to the originating airfield few minutes after take-off, for the wrong signal of an alarm lamp. The aircraft was a twin-jet brazilian built Embraer... more
AccidentsWorld Trade Center: 5 more victims found in the wreckage
New York, Usa - They were 5 port authority officers
After 5 months, as confirmed by the New York port authority spokesman, Ground Zero gives back 5 more victims. James Romito, Kathy Mazza, Robert Cirri, James Parham and Stefano Huczko, found at the basis... more
AccidentsThree Swedish police helicopters destroyed in a hangar by fire
Also a small airplane has been destroyed
In the night on February 7th a huge fire broke out in the Swedish National Police helicopter hangar at Tullinge Airport, Stockholm. There were three helicopters and a small plane recovered inside, that... more
AccidentsAntonov 12 crash, black box found
Kiev, Ukraina - The plane was used by a private ukrainian airline
The eight crew members died in the accident occurred wednesday evening are all ukrainian citizens. According to information disclosed by the local foreign affairs ministry, a group of ukrainian technicians... more
AccidentsSouth african tourist plane crashed
Johannesburg, South Africa - The aircraft fell during thunderstorm
A singe-engined Cessna 210 private plane crashed yesterday east of Johannesburg, near Vereeniging, killing the three men onboard, that is one pilot and two passengers. The accident happened around 6 p.m.... more
AccidentsUkrainian cargo plane crashed in Morocco
Agadir, Morocco - Nine casualties reported
This night an ukrainian freighter crashed against a mountain in the moroccan region around Taroudant, causing 9 casualties. At the moment other particulars are unknown, as the aircraft type and the mission. The... more
AccidentsPAF fighter crashes near Mirpurkas
Karachi, Pakistan - Pilot ejected safely
A fighter of unknown type, belonging to Pakistan Air Force, crashed yesterday near the city of Mirpurkas, in the southern part of the country. Pilot bailed out safely. The air force has begun an investigation... more
AccidentsMid-air collision between trainers
Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Pilots bailed out safely
Two BAe Hawk trainers crashed today during a series of aerobatics in the north-western area of the country. The two planes collided while performing manoeuvres defined by the official saudi press agency... more
Accidents15 of 19 September 11th terrorists were Saudi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Confirmation comes straight from the Saudi Ministry for the Interior
For the first time since investigations on last September 11th terrorist attacks have started, Riyadh governement admits 15 of the 19 hijackers to be Saudi. Osama Bin Laden himself has had Saudi citizenship... more
AccidentsCzech Airbus in the turbulence
Prague, Czech Repubblic - 4 people injured
One passenger and three crew members aboard the Airbus of the Czech flag airline were injured because of the strong turbulence the plane encountered while flying in the skies upon Dover, southern England. The... more
AccidentsAntrax alert on a Swissair 330 Airbus
Zurich, Switzerland - Helvetic police is investigating
Antrax alert was declared on a Swissair aircraft flying from Cairo to Zurich,as a white dust went out from a book of one of 76 passengers aboard. Even tough there is still to wait for an official confirm... more
AccidentsEmergency landing for a Northwest flight
Cancun-Mexico- Suspected bomb onboard
A Northwest twin jet Airbus A320 has been compelled to make an emergency landing due to a suspected bomb on board. The flight NW-1852 took-off few minutes after 5 p.m.(local time) from Cancun, bound to... more
AccidentsBomb scare on EasyJet aircraft
It has landed at Geneva airport for a suspicious baggage
A security scare forced a plane from easyJet, the UK budget carrier, to land at Geneva Airport after a suspicious bag has been found on board The pilot of the Boeing 737, on a flight from Nice to... more
AccidentsManila: engine troubles for a Northwest Airlines Jumbo
No problems for the 388 people aboard
A Boeing 747 of the Northwest Airlines which was flying from the Philippines to Japan, has to come back to the airport where it departed from because of troubles at the engine. Flight 72 with 375 passengers... more
AccidentsItaly: one of the four responsible of the Cermis tragedy has been awarded
Indignation and anger for victims relatives
Four years since the Us Army Prowler cut Cermis cableway causing 20 deads have now passed and still no justice has been made. Just one of the four Us responsible, Richard Ashby, was found guilty (just... more
AccidentsDublin: panic at the airport
Delta Airlines Aircraft goes out fo the runway
A Delta Airlines Md-11, landing last morning at 8.00am(local time)at the Irish airport of Dublin, went out of the runway. No one of the people aboard flight 129, departed from Atlanta (Usa)few hours before,... more
AccidentsCaracas: a Dornier 128 crashed in the Caribbean sea
No victims, only three injured
No one of the 11 people aboard of the Transven Airlines charter crashed last Saturday was dead. The aircraft, a Dornier 128, which was flying from Caracas to Los Roques Islands, crashed in the Caribbean... more