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AccidentsNTSB CALLS NASA TO HELP TO SOLVE FLIGHT 587'S TAILPLANE MYSTERY
NEW YORK, USA, NTSB investigators who have focused their investigation on the tail of the plane crashed on November 12 shortly after takeoff from JFK Airport in New York requested NASA to help to solve... more
AccidentsCOSTA RICA PLANE CRASH. FIVE SURVIVORS
SAN JOSE, The Road Cross said five passengers survived the the plane crash in Costa Rica's Pacific coast. Pilot Ricardo Salazar, co-pilot Carlos Lacayo and passenger Adolfo Predo, all Costa Ricans, died... more
AccidentsCOPTER GOES MISSING IN SIBERIA
RUSSIA, A Mi-2 helicopter went missing while flying over the Taimyr Peninsula, in Siberia. Two crewmembers were on board. The Turaviatrans company's helicopter was flying from Valek to Pelyatka. The search... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN GERMANY
AUGSBURG, GERMANY, A small plane crashed in Germany yesterday evening. The twin-engine aircraft took off from Zagreb, in Croatia, and went down when it was about 12 km far from Augsburg-Muehlhausen airport,... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN NIGERIA, TWO DEAD
NIGERIA, A Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed in Nigeria. Two crew members were killed. The plane crashed while approaching the city of Port Harcourt, when it was about 700 yards short of the airport. 13 crew... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN COSTA RICA (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 208 Caravan 1: Type: utility transport Accommodation: one pilot, seven passengers Length: 37 ft 7 in Wingspan: 52 ft 1 in Height: 11 ft 8 in Weight: 3862 lb Max T/O weight: 8000 lb Payload:... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA, A light plane crashed into the mountains south of San Jose, capital of Costa Rica. The plane belonged to a small carrier, Sansa. Eight people were on board. There were three americans among... more
AccidentsKAZAKHSTAN AIRLINES PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
KAZAKHSTAN, A Kazakhstan Airlines plane en route from Aktau to Almaty had to make an emergency landing at Astana airport after smoke filled the cockpit. None of the 73 people aboard was injured, said State... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN SALVADOR
SAN SALVADOR, Nine people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Salvador. The chopper crashed into the mountains near the capital San Salvador about 10 minutes after takeoff from San Miguel base. Six... more
AccidentsBAE 146 CRASHED IN SWITZERLAND: FORMER ACCIDENTS OF THIS KIND OF AIRCRAFT
ROME, ITALY, These are the former accidents in which has been involved BAe 146 aicrafts: Date Operator Signs Place Victims (passengers) 7/12/78... more
AccidentsILYUSHIN CRASH INVESTIGATION TENDS TO MECHANICAL FAILURE RATHER SABOTAGE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, According to Russain civil aviation sources, the crash of the Ilyushin 18 which caused 27 died, is due to a mechanical failure and not a sabotage. On the aircraft were also the father of... more
AccidentsBA JET IN EMERGENCY LANDING
SOUTHAMPTON, A British Airways passenger jet en route from Southampton to Dublin, was forced to return and make an emergency landing, shortly after takeoff, after the pilot reported a warning light in... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA, FOUR DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Beechcraft King Air: Type: short range business transport Accommodation: two pilots, four passengers Length: 35 ft 6 in Wingspan: 50 ft 3 in Height: 14 ft 2 in Empty weight: 6052 lb Max... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA, FOUR DEAD
TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA, A Beech King Air, bound for Goondiwindi and operated by Eastland Air, crashed this morning in Toowoomba, Australia, shortly after take off. The cause of the crash is still unknown.... more
AccidentsQANTAS PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
MELBOURNE, A Qantas Boeing 767 en route from Melbourne to Sydney was forced to return after a problem on the left engine. The plane, with 204 passengers aboard, made an emergency landing in Melbourne.... more
AccidentsCOREAN PASSENGER ARRESTED TO HAVE TRIED TO OPEN PLANE DOOR IN FLIGHT
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A Corean passenger of a Boeing 747 operated by Asiana Airlines has been arrested at arrival at Los Angeles airport after he tried to open the aircraft door in flight, after having... more
AccidentsAN-28 GOES DOWN IN ESTONIA
ESTONIA, A chartered Elk Airways An-28 plunged into the Baltic Sea on Friday evening. The plane went down two kilometers before the airport runway on Hiiumaa island. One of the 17 people aboard was killed,... more
AccidentsTECHNICAL DATA SHEET OF BAE146
ROME, ITALY, BAe 146 RJ Avroliner is one of the world's smaller four turbofan engine aircraft, and is capable to seat up to 94 people. It is realized in several versions, some of which utilized for cargo... more
AccidentsCROSSAIR AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR ZURICH, 24 DIED
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, A BAe 146 RJ Avroliner aircraft, operated by regional Swiss airline Crossair, flight LX3597 from Berlin, Germany, crashed near Birchwin during approach to Zurich Kloten airport with... more
AccidentsKOREAN AIR PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO UNRULY PASSENGER
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, A korean Air plane en route from Brisbane, Australia, to Seoul, had to make an emergency return because of a violent passenger. French passenger identified as a M. Beaucheq started... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN USA, PILOT DIES
BOSTON, A light aircraft crashed in Falmouth yesterday, killing the pilot, David R. Burke, a 57-year-old computer entrepreneur. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. FAA said he reported no... more
AccidentsBRITISH AIRWAYS FLIGHT FORCED TO RETURN TO LONDON
LONDON, A BA Boeing 757 en route from London to Moscow, had top return to the british capital yesterday due to a technical problem. The plane made an emergency landing in London. No passenger was h... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, 27 DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Ilyushin II-18V Coot: Type: medium-haul airliner Accommodation: two pilots, navigator, radio operator, flight engineer, 110 passengers Length: 117 ft 9 in Wingspan: 122 ft 8 in Height: 33... more
AccidentsPLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, 27 DEAD
MOSCOW, A civil aircraft crashed in the Yaroslavl region, in northern Russia, yesterday evening. The plane, an Ilyushin-18, was en route from Kathanga, in Siberia, to Moscow. All the people aboard, 18... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES 777 LANDS IN EMERGENCY AT SYDNEY
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, A Boeing 777-200 operated by Singapore Airlines landed in emergency at Sydney airport, after the pilot has been forced to shut off a vibrating engine. No problems reported for 298 people... more
AccidentsCONCORDE TAKE OFF DELAYED 30 MINUTES FOR ENGINE VERIFICATION
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The take off for New York of a British Airline Concorde has been delayed of about 30 minutes to perform an engine control. According to a carrier's spokesman, this verification has... more
AccidentsMONARCH AIRBUS MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT STANSTED
LONDON, A Monarch Airbus A321 had to make an emergency landing at Stansted airport due to an engine trouble. The plane, carrying 219 passengers, took off from Luton and was heading to Tenerife. "We understand... more
AccidentsNTSB: EXCLUDED THE SABOTAGE ON AIRBUS CRASHED ON NEW YORK
NEW YORK, USA, From investigations held by NTSB, National Transportation Safety Board, seems that the crash of the Airbus A300-600 of some days ago, has been caused by a strong wake turbolence of a JAL... more
AccidentsNAVY PLANE CRASHES IN USA (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Grumman EA-6B Prowler: Type: carrier-borne electronic countermeasures aircraft Accommodation: one pilot, one navigator, two electronic system officers, side-by-side in tandem Length: 59 ft 10... more
AccidentsNAVY PLANE CRASHES IN USA
SEATTLE, A Us Navy plane crashed yesterday in the mountains north of Forks, in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, during foggy weather. Three people were on boaard, two instructors and a student. One... more
AccidentsAMERICAN AIRLINES JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN CANCOON
CANCOON, An American Airlines jet en route from Miami to Mexico City was forced to make an emergency landing in Cancoon due to a malfunctioning in the airing system of the avionics. Passengers were transferred... more
AccidentsMIRAGE CRASHES IN TAIWAN STRAIT (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Dassault Mirage 2000-5: Type: multi-role fighter Accommodation: one pilot Length: 47 ft 1 in Wingspan: 29 ft 11 in Height: 17 ft Weight: 16.534 lb Max T/O weight: 37.480 lb Max speed: Mach... more
AccidentsMIRAGE CRASHES IN TAIWAN STRAIT
TAIWAN, A Mirage 2000-5 of the taiwanese Air Force crashed yesterday in the Taiwan strait during a routine training mission. One of the two pilots was killed, the other is missing, said the Air Force. more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK: FLIGHT DATA RECORDER WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT
NEW YORK, The American Airlines A300 flight data recorder was damaged in the accident. The black box, that is likely to prove crucial to the officials investigating, has been sent to Honeywell, its manufacturer,... more
AccidentsUS AIRPORTS FAR FROM BEING SECURE
NEW YORK, The Transportation Department's inspector general, Kenneth Mead, told a Senate hearing that some 90 incidents have been identified at US airports regarding poor security practices. The use of... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK (2): VOICE RECORDER REPORTS RATTLING NOISES
NEW YORK, A closer look at a cockpit voice recorder of the Airbus A-300 revealed loud rattling twice in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 587, and seconds after the A-300 encountered turbulence from... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT, TWO DEAD (2): THE AIRCRAFT'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Cessna 340A: Type: light transport aircraft Accommodation: one or two pilots, four passengers Lenght: 34 ft 4 in Wingspan: 38 ft 1 in Height: 12 ft 7 in Empty weight: 3878 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES AT SANTA MONICA AIRPORT, TWO DEAD
SANTA MONICA, USA, A Cessna 340 aircraft crashed yesterday while taking off from Santa Monica airport. Two persons have been killed, a man and a woman. The passengers' identities were not released. The... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIA, Cessna 210 Centurion: Type: light sports aircraft Accommodation: two pilots, four passengers Lenght: 28 ft 2 in Wingspan: 38 ft 10 in Height: 9 ft 8 in Empty weight: 2220 lb Max T/O... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRALIA, ONE DEAD
AUSTRALIA, A Cessna 210 light aircraft crashed near Kalgoorlie, Australia. The aircraft was carrying four people. One was killed, another suffered injuries and two were trapped in the plane, said local... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK: NO SIGNS OF ENGINE FAILURE
NEW YORK, There was "no evidence of any sort of internal failure of the engine. They all seem to be in one piece", said NTSB spokesman George Black Jr at the end of the preliminary inspections of the American... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA, THREE KILLED
SAUDI ARABIA, A Saudi military helicopter crashed yesterday not far from Tabouk, in Saudi Arabia, a military source reported. Three people were killed. The model of the US-made chopper was not repo... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK (7): THE PASSENGERS LIST
NEW YORK, American Airlines flight 587: CREW Capt. Edward States, United States First Officer Sten Molin, United States Deborah Fontakis, United States Barbara Giannasca, United States Wilmer Gonzalez,... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHES ON NEW YORK (5): GE SAID THAT ENGINES ARE VERY DEPENDABLE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to General Electric, the manufacturer of the CF6-80C2, used on the Airbus A300-600 crashed yesterday on New York, these engines are among the most reliable ever built, with... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK (4): FLIGHT RECORDER REPORT CONFIRMS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
NEW YORK, USA, National Transportation Safety Board investigators are reported to have confirmed, after analysing the flight data recorder, that the crash was not due to a terrorist attack but was... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK (3): INVESTIGATORS FIND THE PLANE'S VOICE RECORDER
NEW YORK, Investigators have recovered American Airlines Airbus A300 cockpit voice recorder. "We have not yet recovered the flight data recorder and as you know that can provide absolutely critical answers",... more
AccidentsUS AIRWAYS AIRCRAFT LANDS IN WASHINGTON IN EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON, USA, The emergency landing of a US Airways aircraft at Washington airport, coming from Pittsburgh, has been probably due to an air rage by a passenger on board, which required police intervention. The... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHES ON NEW YORK: SIX MISSING IN THE HIT BUILDINGS
NEW YORK, USA, Seems that the number of missing persons in the buildings hit by the Airbus A-300 of American Airlines crashed yesterday on New York's Queens district is limited to six. This has been released... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHED IN NEW YORK (5): GIULIANI HEADS TO THE CRASH SITE
NEW YORK, The major Giuliani cancelled the morning events and headed to the scene. The flight 587 was carrying 246 passengers and nine crew members. The American Airlines flight crashed in the Queens area,... more
AccidentsAIRBUS CRASHES ON NEW YORK (3): STOCK EXCHANGE LOSES 100 POINTS
NEW YORK, USA, The New York Stock Exchange loses 100 points after the diffusion of the news of the Airbus A300 crashed on the Queens New York Zones, even if FAA declared that is not a terroristic a... more