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AccidentsHUMAN ERROR CAUSED AIR CRASH IN THE AZORES ISLANDS
LISBON, The National Civil Aviation Institute of Portugal yesterday released an official report of the plane crash occurred in the Azores Islands in 1999. According to the report the crash was cause by... more
AccidentsSAS PLANE RETURNS AFTER ''ELECTRIC SMELL''
OSLO, A SAS MD-87 was forced to return to Oslo airport yesterday evening after an "electric smell" in the cabin was noticed by the crew. None of the 66 passengers was ever in danger. It was the fourth... more
AccidentsCITY BIRD JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN BRUSSELS
BRUSSELS, A City Bird Lockheed Threestar plane flying to Spain had to make an emergency landing at Brussels Zaventem airport yesterday evening because of a brake failure. None of the 300 passegenrs aboard... more
AccidentsF-16 CRASHES IN CALIFORNIA
USA, An Air Force F-16 fighter yesterday crashed into remote mountains near the border between California and Nevada. The pilot, Maj. Aaron George, and a photographer on board to to document some test... more
AccidentsF-16 FIGHTER CRASHES IN TURKEY
ANKARA, A US F-16 fighter yesterday crashed in southern Turkey. The aircraft went down in the Besiri district of Batman province, Anatolia agency reported. The pilot parachuted to safety and suffered only... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN CARGO PLANE CRASH DUE TO OVERLOADING
MOSCOW, Sources with the commission investigating Il-76 cargo plane crash occurred last saturday July 14, said the tragedy was due to a significantly overloading of the aircraft. Sources told russian agency... more
AccidentsSIGHTSEEING PLANE CRASHES IN ALASKA (2): SPECIFICATIONS OF MAULE
ROME, Maule Trainer: Type: light aircraft Accommodation: pilot + three passengers Wingspan: 30 ft 10 in Lenght overall: 23 ft 6 in Height overall: 6 ft 4 in Weight: 1400 lb Max T/O weight: 2200... more
AccidentsSIGHTSEEING PLANE CRASHES IN ALASKA
ANCHORAGE, A single-engine Maule sightseeing plane crashed into a mountainside near Bettles, in northern Alaska. The four occupants, a pilot and three americans on a sightseeing trip, were found dead by... more
AccidentsNEW AIR CRASH IN RUSSIA (2): SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SU-33 AIRCRAFT
ROME, Sukhoi Su-33: Type: Single-seat ship-based air defence fighter Wingspan: 48 ft 2 in Lenght overall: 69 ft 6 in Height overall: 19 ft 4 in Weights and loadings: not available Max speed: Mach... more
AccidentsNEW AIR CRASH IN RUSSIA
OSTROV, A twin-engine SU-33 plane crashed during an airshow in Ostrov, in the northwest of Russia. The pilot, General Timur Apakidze, died on his way to hospital. The plane belonged to Russian Navy. more
AccidentsANOTHER TUPOLEV 154 EXPERIENCE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO SUDDEN ENGINES STOP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, A Tupolev 154, of the same model of that crashed in Siberia, causing death of all 145 people on board, effectuated an emergency landing at Moscow Shremetyevo-2 airport, due to sudden failure... more
AccidentsTRAINING PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW, KILLED THE PILOT
MOSCA, A training aircraft crashed at Bykovo airport, near Moscow, last saturday. The plane belonged to Myachkovsky airclub and was an AS-5N. The pilot was killed in the crash that occurred shortly after... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SUDAN
SUDAN, A military helicopter crashed during an emergency landing in the southern province of Wehda. The accident was caused by a mechanical failure, said an army spokesman, General Mohammad Beshir Suleiman.... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN ISRAEL, TWO KILLED
TEL AVIV, A Robinson helicopter crashed in a persimmon orchard belonging to Kibbutz Yakum, some 10 kilometers north of Herzliya, in Israel. The pilot was killed outright and the other person on board died... more
AccidentsNORTHWEST AIRCRAFT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
TOKYO, A Northwest 747 en route to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Tokyo's international airport after reporting a problem in the engine number 3. The airport was closed briefly for inspection... more
AccidentsGLIDER COLLIDES WITH LIGHT AIRCRAFT
LONDON, Two gliders and a light aircraft collided yesterday afternoon over the border of Warwickshire and Worcestershire, in UK. A pilot was killed, another one was taken to Worcester Royal Infirmary for... more
AccidentsSAS BOEING MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
SINGAPORE, A Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS) Boeing 767 had to make an emergeny landing late on friday in Singapore. The plane, taken off to Copenhagen, via Bangkok, had to turn back to Singapore Changi... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
ROME, Iyushin Il-76 Candid: Type: heavy-lift military transport Accommodation: two pilots, flight engineer, navigator, tail gunner, two landmasters. Lenght: 152 ft 10 in Wingspan: 165 ft 8 in Height:... more
AccidentsAIR CRASH IN RUSSIA, TEN KILLED
MOSCOW, A cargo Ilyushin Il-76 plane crashed on saturday near Chkalovsky mlitary airport, 30 km far from Moscow. The plane went down shortly sfter takeoff. All the ten civilians on board were killed. The... more
AccidentsTWIN-ENGINE CRASHES INTO A HOUSE
USA, A small twin-engine plane crashed into a house in Jesper County, southwest off Missouri. The five people on board were all killed. No occupant in the house was injured. more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES ON A HIGHWAY
USA, A small aircraft went down into a state highway in West Palm Beach, Florida, while attempting an emergency landing. One of the three persons on board suffered minor injuries. Few cars bumped into... more
AccidentsKENNEDY FAMILY AGREES CRASH PAYOUT
USA, Kennedys have agreed to compensate with $15 million the family of the two Bessette sisters killed in John F. Kennedy Jr air crash on July 1999. An investigation found that Kennedy did not have enough... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANES CRSHLANDS IN ANGOLA
ANGOLA, A small aircraft in service for World Food Programme (WFP) crashed-landed at the Luena airport the other day. None of the 10 passengers was injured. The accident was due to pilot error. The aircraft... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BRITANNIA AIRWAYS FLIGHT
MANCHESTER, A Britannia Airways Boeing 737 en route from Manchester to Orlando had to return to the british airport to make an emergency landing after a smell of burning was detected. None of the 315 passengers... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA, A small Sky Trick M28 plane crashed yesterday shortly after takeoff from Puerto Cabello airport, 124 miles from Caracas. All the 13 people on board, five venezuelans and eight polish were killed.... more
AccidentsAIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING ABORTS LANDING
WELLINGTON, AUSTRALIA, AN AIr New Zealand Boeing 737 coming from Christchurch with 97 people on board at to abort landing at Wellington airport because a Qantas plane had been cleared for takeoff but was... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN RUSSIA, TWO KILLED
MOSCOW, A small military aircraft L-39 yesterday crashed in a village named Gavrilonka in the region of Tambov, south of Moscow. The plane went down near a church after a fire broke out on board. The two... more
AccidentsFIRE IN THE SCHIPHOL RAIL TUNNEL, THOUSAND PASSENGERS EVACUATED
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS, A fire in the rail tunnel, 4.3 mile long, which connects the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport forced the evacuation of more than a thousand passengers who were travelling on the trains... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN
MASHHAD, IRAN, A Mirage F-1 crashed this morning in northeast of Iran, in the region of "Kouy-e Amir al-Momeneen". The pilot was killed after its parachute failed to open. The co-pilot was injured as the... more
AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHED (3): RECOVERED THE BODIES OF THE THREE MISSING PEOPLE
USA, The bodies of the three missing people were pulled from the New River by rescue divers early this morning, said base spokesman Capt. Alan Crouch. The identities of the crew were not immediately released.... more
AccidentsSMOKE IN THE CABIN FORCES BA JET TO RETURN TO HEATHROW
LONDON, A BA flight en route to Milan had to return to Heathrow airport after the jet filled with smoke. Wimbledon champion Venus Villiams was reported to be among the 130 passengers, later embarked on... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN IRAN (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Dassault Mirage F-1C: Type: multi-role fighter Lenght: 49 ft 11 in Wingspan: 27 ft 6 in Height: 14 ft 9 in Empty weight: 16.314 lb Max T/O weight: 35.715 lb Max speed: Mach 2,2 Range: 756... more
AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA (2): THE TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter: Type: medium-lift helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, crew chief, 25 troops Lenght: 44 ft 10 in Rotor diameter: 51 ft Height: 16 ft 8 in Empty... more
AccidentsMARINES HELICOPTER CRASHES IN NORTH CAROLINA
USA, A CH-46 helicopter of Marine Corps yesterday evening crashed into the New River near Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base. Three of the five people on board went missing, the pilot and co-pilot suffered... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: MORE PROBABLY WAS AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, According to investigation committee which is analyzing the Tupolev 154 air crash at Irkutsk, whcih cliamed 145 lives, is now more probably that it has been due to an human error. This... more
AccidentsCOMMUTER PLANE CRASHES NEAR BOSTON LOGAN
BOSTON, A commuter plane yesterday chrashed shortly after takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries, "some bumps and bruises". Cape Air propeller plane was en... more
AccidentsDUE TO TURBOLENCE, FIVE INJURED ON A LOT FLIGHT
WARSAW, A Boeing 767 operated by Polish airline LOT, of Swissair Group, experienced a strong turbolence,which caused fine passengers injured. They were hospitalized in Warsaw, from where the aircraft was... more
AccidentsPASSENGERS OF A MISSING PLANE RESCUED BY RUSSIAN SHIP
MOSCOW, Three Japanese passengers and the American pilot were recued by a russian ship after their plane went down into the sea off Sakhalin. The four people, who were completing an around-the-world trip,... more
AccidentsMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN USA
SONORA, CALIFORNIA, USA, A U.S. military helicopter yesterday crashed while searching for a missing hiker. The helicopter went down in a wilderness area of Mountain View, California. Five people were on... more
AccidentsPILOT KILLED DURING AIR SHOW IN CANADA
CANADA, A World War II plane yesterday crashed during an air show at Chris Hadfield airport in Sarnia, not far from Toronto. "The pilot was on approach to the runway, and at some point the airplane lost... more
AccidentsTAM AIRLINES PRESIDENT DIES IN CHOPPER CRASH
SAO PAULO, President of TAM Airlines, Rolim Adolfo Amaro, 59 years old, died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed yesterday near the border with Paraguay. Another body was found, the one of Patrica... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: 70 BODIES IDENTIFIED
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, A spokesman from the investigation group, led by vice Prime Minister Ilya Klebanov, which is investigating on the Tupolev 154 crashed near Irkutsk, Siberia, causing 145, victims, said... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT CRASHES DURING AIR SHOW REHEARSAL IN UK
UK, A two-seater T6 Harbard WW2 plane has crashed while taking off during preparations for the Flying Legends air show which will take place at Duxford on Saturday and Sunday. The plane crashed at the... more
AccidentsEMIRATES FLIGHT DIVERTED FOR ENGINE WARNING
INDIA, An Emirates jetliner en route from Hong Kong to Dubai via Bangkok made an emergency landing in the south Indian city of Hyderabad after "A cockpit light indicated a possible engine warning", said... more
AccidentsCRASHED TUPOLEV: DISASTER PROBABLY CAUSED BY AN HUMAN ERROR
IRKUTSK, RUSSIA, From the first revelations of the investigations on the Tupolev TU-154, crashed near Irkutsk with 145 people on board, all died, seems that disaster has to be attributed to an human error... more
AccidentsTHE CRASHED TUPOLEV 154 FLIGHT AND VOICE RECORDERS NOW UNDER ANALYSIS AT MOSCOW
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The flight recorder and voice cockpit recorder have been recovered by the crashed Tupolev TU-154 aircraft, and sent to Moscow, where technicians will decode the data registered on them... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN KOREA (3): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Sikorsky S-76: Type: medium-lift utility helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 14 passengers Lenght: 44 ft Rotor diameter: 44 ft Height: 14 ft 5 in Empty weight: 6641 lb Max T/O weight:... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA (2): DEATH TOLL RISING
SEOUL, The two missing passengers of the helicopter plunged in South Korea were found dead. The death toll rose to eight. The helicopter, a Sikorsky S-76, was carrying 12 people. The other four wer... more
AccidentsRYANAIR PLANE EVACUATED
LONDON, A Ryanair plane due to travel from London to Londonderry was evacuated before takeoff, as precautionary measure, after detecting instrument malfunction in the cockpit. Passengers were boarded on... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN SOUTH KOREA, SIX KILLED
SEOUL, A helicopter has crashed in South Korea killing six of the 12 people on board. Four were injured and the other two are missing. Among the dead the chairman of Dongkuk Steel Mill Company. The helicopter... more