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AccidentsAMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE CRASHES ON NEW YORK (2): CLOSED ALL NY AIRPORTS
NEW YORK, USA, After the American Airlines' Airbus A-300 crashed on Queens New York zne, all airport of the city have been closed at once, until new advice. more
AccidentsAMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE CRASHES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, An American Airlines Airbus A330 crashed in New York in the Queens area. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff and was heading to Santo Domingo. Four houses are reported to be on fire and there's... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NEPAL (3): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, AS 350 Ecureil, produced by Aerospatiale (Eurocopter): Type: light helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, four passengers Lenght: 35 ft 10 in Rotor diameter: 35 ft Height: 10 ft 11 in Empty... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN NEPAL (2): PRINCESS PREKSHYA AMONG THE VICTIMS
NEPAL, The nepalese princess Prekshya, sister of Queen Komal, is one of the victims of the Ecureil helicopter plunged into Rara Lake this morning. Four other people have been killed in the crash. The helicopter... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER PLUNGES INTO LAKE IN NEPAL, FOUR DEAD
KATHMANDU, NEPAL, A helicopter plunged into Rara Lake, in Nepal, this morning. Four people, including a member of nepalese Royal Family. The helicopter, that was on a sightseeing trip, plunged during takeoff.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SIERRA LEONE: THREE BODIES RECOVERED
SIERRA LEONE, A UNAMSIL official said that "three bodies had been recovered... they were trapped in the debris of the helicopter". Seven people were killed in the UN helicopter crashed into the sea off... more
AccidentsSTILL MISSING THE MEMBER OF THE CREW FALLEN BY THE U.S. AIR CARRIER BRIDGE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to Pentagon press releases, the U.S. Kitty Hawk air carrier crewmember fallen in the sea from the bridge of the ship is still missing, but, despite poor possibilities to found... more
AccidentsUNITED NATIONS HELICOPTER CRASHES IN SIERRA LEONE, SEVEN DIED
SIERRA LEONE, All died the seven occupants of the Onu helicopter crashed in the sea of Sierra Leone shore. In its flight, the helicopter was carrying a civil Onu official from Free Town headquarter to... more
AccidentsSIA JUMBO MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT SYDNEY
SYDNEY, A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 had to make an emergency landing at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport after reporting pressurization problems. "The captain declared an emergency on landing but... more
AccidentsUH-60 BLACK HAWK SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, ITALY, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is built by Sikorsky and used by U.S. army to transport personnel and for logistic support. Technical data Accomodation: 29 persons Dimensions: Length:... more
AccidentsBLACK HAWK CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN, FOUR DIED
AFGHANISTAN, A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, the helicopter used by U.S. forces for logistic and personnel transport purposes, crashed in the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The crew of four members... more
AccidentsPASENGER CONVICTED FOR FLIGHT ASSISTANT THREATENING
NEW YORK, USA, A passenger of a flight from Israel to New York, Yaser Yassin, 25, has been condemned to 30 day imprisonment by a federal Court after making a threatening gesture to a flight attendant. The... more
AccidentsARMY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA, THREE KILLED
MOSCOW, A Mi-8 military helicopter crashed this morning near St. Petersburg, in Russia. Three crewmembers were killed in the accident. The helicopter was a cargo. reports said the chopper caught fire and... more
AccidentsUS HELICOPTER CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, Freezing rains and high winds downed a US military helicopter friday night. Four people suffered injuries and were picked up by another helicopter on the same mission. Fighters destroyed the... more
AccidentsCARGO PLANE CRASHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, THREE KILLED
JOHANNESBURG, A twin-turbine Cessna F 406 crashed on Saturday shortly after takeoff from Johannesburg International Airport, aviation authorities said. Three passengers were killed. The plane was bound... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR THE PLANE CARRYING REAL MADRID FOOTBALL TEAM
MOSCOW, The plane carrying the spanish team of Real Madrid back to Spain had to make an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo Moscow airport yesterday evening after a bird flew into an engine. None was hurt... more
AccidentsAMERICAN JET MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER BOMB THREAT
WASHINGTON, An American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from New York to Dallas made an unscheduled landing at Washington Dulles Airport after a note believed to be a bomb threat was found aboard. The 141... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN SLOVAKIA
BRATISLAVA, A small plane en route from Kosice to Bratislava crashed while it was attempting to make an emergency landing near Lucenec. The pilot and a passenger, an italian man, were both killed, said... more
AccidentsBRITISH ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OMAN (2): THE HELICOPTER SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Westland Lynx helicopter: Type: light multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: pilot, observer/gunners, 10 troops Lenght: 49 ft 9 in Rotor diameter: 42 ft Height: 11 ft 6 in Empty weight:... more
AccidentsBRITISH ROYAL NAVY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OMAN
OMAN, A British Royal Navy Lynx helicopter crashed near Masirah island off the coast of Oman, on Saturday. The aircraft was taking part in a military exercise. Its two crew members suffered only minor... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN FRANCE, PILOT DIED
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE, The police of the Herault French region, diffused that a private helicopter crashed near Fabregues, in the Montpellier province, causing the pilot's death. The pilot was the only... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAMCHATKA (2): THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Mil MI-2 Hoplite: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: one or two pilots, eight passengers Lenght: 37 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 47 ft 6 in Height: 12 ft 3 in Empty weight: 5295 lb Max T/O... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KAMCHATKA
MOSCOW, An Mi-2 helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Ust-Bolsheretsk airport, in Kamchatka. The helicopter went down from the height of 10 metres. The pilot was killed and the other five passengers... more
AccidentsCHINA AIRLINES FLIGHT EVACUATED AFTER WHITE POWDER WAS FOUND IN THE COCKPIT
HONG KONG, A China Airlines Boeing 747 was evacuated shortly after landing in Hong Kong this morning after a misterious white powder was found in the cabin. "The powder found is not dangerous and is not... more
AccidentsTHE SEPTEMBER 11 FOURTH AIRCRAFT COULD TRY TO IMPACT ON A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
USA, According to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report, the fourth passenger jet crashed on September 11 into a field near the town of Shanksville, in Pennsylvania, may have been headed for a nuclear... more
AccidentsDOD ANNOUNCES NAMES OF RANGERS KILLED IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, USA, The Department of Defense announced today the names of two servicemembers killed in Friday's helicopter crash in Pakistan. Killed were Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds, 20, of Cheyenne, Wyo. and... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SIERRA LEONE, MAJOR KILLED
SIERRA LEONE, An Mi-24 helicopter crashed in the town of Kenema, in Sierra Leone, last friday morning, british Ministry of Defense said. The helicopter gunship was on a routine reconnaissance flight. The... more
AccidentsFBI ARRESTS A RUSSIAN IMMIGRATE THREATENING TO BLAST AIRPLANE
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, A 53 year-old Russian immigrated man, naturalized in Usa since few months has been arrested in the Nashville, Tennessee airport, as the man threatened to blast an aircraft on Southwest... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER GOES DOWN IN WATER IN ALASKA, THREE PEOPLE MISSING
ANCHORAGE, A helicopter went down in waters near Anchorage yesterday evening during a snow storm. The helicopter was carrying some FAA employees. Three people went missing. Two survivors, found by rescue... more
AccidentsAIRBUS EXPERIENCES TYRE BURST AT LANDING AT DUBAI: 21 INJURED
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft with 193 people on board experienced a tyre burst during landing at Dubai, United Arab Emirates airport, sliding out... more
AccidentsPAKISTANI PLANE SLIDES OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING
DUBAI, A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A300 slid off runway on landing at Dubai airport this morning. Some passengers suffered minor injuries and received treatment at the airport. The accident... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHED IN CANADA (2): AIRCRAFT'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain: Type: short-range executive transport Accommodation: two pilots, six passengers Length: 34 ft 7 in Wingspan: 40 ft 8 in Height: 13 ft Empty weight: 4219 lb Max... more
AccidentsPIPER CRASHES IN CANADA
FORT LIARD, CANADA, A Piper Chieftain carrying five members of the aborigenal group Deh Cho community and the pilot returning from a ceremony formalizing a northern pipeline deal in Yellowknife, crashed... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small L-32 aircraft yesterday crashed in Tula region, Central Russia. Both the passengers on board were killed. The plane belonged to Moscow Aviation Federation. The cause of the accident... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SWITZERLAND (2): THE AIRCRAFT'S SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aerospace SA 319B Astazou Alouette III: Type: light helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, five passengers Lenght: 33 ft 4 in Rotor diameter: 36 ft 1 in Height: 9 ft 9 in Empty weight: 2436... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND, Four people were killed when a swiss army helicopter crashed near Crans Montana last friday. The Alouette III helicopter took off from an airfield near the crash site. The helicopter hit a... more
AccidentsBA JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN USA
SAN FRANCISCO, A British Airways Boeing 747 had to make an emergency landing at San Francisco's airport after reporting an engine failure. The plane was coming from London. The landing was safe and none... more
AccidentsUKRAINE ADMITS RESPONSABILITY IN TUPOLEV CRASH
KIEV, The head of the Ukrainian Security Council admitted this morning that the russian Tupolev of Sibir Airlines which crashed over the Black Sea may have been hit by an unkrainian missile. The accident... more
AccidentsUKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTER OFFERS TO QUIT
MOSCOW, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk offered to quit following the Tupolev disaster occurred last week. President Leonid Kuchma refused the offer awaiting the outcome of the investigation.... more
AccidentsNOT YET FOUND THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED ON THE SEA
BARCELONA, SPAIN, The searches to found the aircraft disappeared on the Mediterranean Sea during a Barcelona-Orano flight continue, but, until now, without results; on the aircraft eight American businessmen... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN QUEBEC, THREE KILLED
CANADA, A plane carrying business leaders on a caribou hunting crashed in Lac Mollet, near Hudson Bay, in Quebec. Three of the seven people aboard were killed. Among them Charles Ryan, president of the... more
AccidentsDELTA PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER FIGHTER JET ESCORT
SHREVEPORT, USA, A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 en route from Atlanta to Los Angeles was diverted to Shreveport, Louisiana, where it made an emergency landing escorted by two F-16 fighter jets. Delta spokeswoman... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN ALASKA (2): CESSNA 208 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... more
AccidentsAEROTAXI CRASHES IN ALASKA, NINE DIED
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, An Alaskan airline Penair operated Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft, with nine passengers and airline pilot on board, crashed near Dillingham airport soon after take off for the city... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN CHILE, SIX KILLED
CHILE, A small plane carrying six police officers crashed in northern Chile while flying to a crash site to investigate an accident between a bus and a truck. The Cessna plane crashed on the way to the... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN THAILAND (2): SPECIFICATIONS
ROME, Aero L-39, produced by czech Aero: Type: trainer/ground attack aircraft Accommodation: two pilots in tandem Lenght: 39 ft 9 in Wingspan: 31 ft Height: 15 ft 7 in Empty weight: 7617 lb Max... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN THAILAND
BANGKOK, A Thai Air Force jet crashed today in rice fields in central Uthai Thani province, not far from the capital Bangkok. The pilot, 24, was killed. The aircraft, a czech-made L-39, was on a training... more
AccidentsMISSILE PARTS FOUND IN TUPOLEV DEBRIS
MOSCOW, "A great number of metallic parts were found which are very similar to parts of the S-200 rocket", said Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, member of the commission investigating the Tupolev crash. The parts... more
AccidentsAFGHANISTAN (3): TALIBAN INSISTS CLAIMING THEY DOWNED A US PLANE
AFGHANISTAN, Talibans today insisted saying they shot down an ummanned reconnaisance plane yesterday. Pentagon reported no loss in the attacks. The aircraft would have been shot down in Afghanistan's northern... more
AccidentsUN HELICOPTER SHOT DOWN IN GEORGIA
GEORGIA, A United Nations' helicopter carrying six observers was shot down over Georgia's Abkhazian region, officials said. No survivors are reported. The helicopter was shot down by Chechen rebels, over... more