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AccidentsRUSSIAN SUKHOI SU-27 FIGHTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA: NO INJURED
TAMBOV, RUSSIA, A Sukhoi Su-27 Russian fighter jet crashed near the town of Tambov yesterday evening while performing a training flight. The military aircraft belonged to the Lipetsk training center. The... more
AccidentsMILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN ARGENTINA: 5 DEAD
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, A military aircraft, still not identified, crashed near the city of Mendoza, shortly after takeoff, on the border with Chile. According to the first leaks all 5 passengers are d... more
AccidentsANOTHER CASA CN-235 CRASHES IN TURKEY: 4 DEAD
ANKARA, TURKEY, A Turkish military transport aircraft crashed this morning near the capital Ankara. The aircraft was a CASA CN-235 with four Spanish crew members aboard, all killed in the crash. It had... more
AccidentsRUSSIAN SUKHOI SU-27 FIGHTER CRASHES IN RUSSIA: NO INJURED (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, ITALY, The technical sheet of the Sukhoi Su-27 fighter: Lenght: 71ft 11in Wingspan: 48ft 2in Height: 19ft 5in Empty weight: 39,021lb Max T/O wieight: 48,500lb Max speed: Mach 2.35 Range:... more
AccidentsFIGHTER CRASHES IN KENYA (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Dassault Dornier Alpha Jet: Type: advanced trainer and ground attack aircraft Accommodation: two pilots in tandem Lenght: 38 ft 5 in Wingspan: 29 ft 10 in Height: 13 ft 9 in Empty weight:... more
AccidentsFIGHTER CRASHES IN KENYA
NAIROBI, A kenyan Alpha jet fighter crashed during landing at the Moi air base east of the capital Nairobi. A passenger was killed and the pilot was injured and taken to hospital for treatment. more
AccidentsGROUND COLLISION BETWEEN HELICOPTER AND JETLINER RISKED AT ABERDEEN
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, A North Sea company operated super Puma helicopters risked to enter in collision with a British Airways Boeing 737 jetliner with 102 passengers and 7 crew on board. The large helicopter,... more
AccidentsFORESTRY SERVICE HELICOPTER CRASHES IN SOUTH KOREA: 3 DEAD
SOUTH KOREA, An helicopter belonging to the Southkorean Forestry Service crashed yesterday while fighting a forest fire 156 miles southeast of Seoul. The helicopter exploded after crashing on a hill near... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT WITH IRANIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER ABOARD WENT MISSING (3): ALL DEAD
IRAN, The wreckage of the Yak-40, with also aboard the Iranian Transport Minister, Rahmane Dadman, and a Deputy Minister and six Deputies, belonging to the Faraz-e Qeshm airlines, has been located. The... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT WITH IRANIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER ABOARD WENT MISSING
IRAN, An aircraft, with 29 people aboard, including the Iranian Transport Minister, Rahmane Dadman, the Vice-minister and other 6 Deputies, went missing while flying from Teheran to Sari. Contacts with... more
AccidentsLIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN SRI LANKA
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, A Cessna 152 yesterday crashed near a runway in Suthern Sri Lanka. The two people on board, a flying instructor and a trainee, were seriously injured. The plane was owned by Lionair,... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT WITH IRANIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER ABOARD WENT MISSING (2)
IRAN, The aircraft with the Iranian Transport Minister, Rahmane Dadman, and a deputy minister and six Deputies, went missing in a mountainous area in the north of the country, 10 minutes before it was... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT WITH IRANIAN MINISTER WENT MISSING (4): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Yakovlev Yak-40 Codling Type: short-haul commuter Accommodation: 2 pilots; cabin attendant; 32 passengers Lenght: 66 ft 9 in Wingspan: 82 ft Height: 55 ft 9 in Empty weight: 21.715 lb Max... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN TURKEY, 37 DEAD (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Airtech (CASA/IPTN) CN-235M: Type: light military transport Accomodation: two pilots, loadmaster, 48 troops, 48 paratroops Lenght: 70 ft 2 in Wingspan: 84 ft 8 in Height: 26 ft 10 in Empty... more
AccidentsMILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN TURKEY, 37 DEAD
ANKARA, A turkish military plane, a CASA CN-235, has crashed in southern Turkey, in the province of Malatya. The aircraft was carrying 37 people on board, including 31 special forces troops. The aircraft,... more
AccidentsNEAR MISS AT DALLAS AIRPORT
DALLAS, TEXAS, A tragedy was missed at Dallas international airport, Texas on Saturday night when a small cargo aircraft crossed a runway where an American Airlines aircraft, with 60 passengers aboard,... more
AccidentsCONCORDE (3): AIR FRANCE TO OFFER 1,3 USDM TO EACH VICTIM
PARIS, FRANCE, Most of the families of the victims of the Air France Concorde accident, occurred last July 25 and that killed 133 people, have agreed to accept the offered settlement of about 1,3 USDm... more
AccidentsINDIAN PLANE SKIDS OFF THE RUNWAY AT LANDING
CHITTAGONG, INDIA, An Indian PA-600 aircraft skidded off the runway of MA Hannan International Airport while landing. The accident occured during test flights. The three people on board, the pilot, co-pilot... more
Accidents10 YEARS OLD GIRL HIT BY DVT
HONG KONG, After having spent 13 hours on a flight between Great Britain and Hong Kong, a 10 years old girl, hospitalized in asiatic city with deep vein thrombosis symptoms. This illness so-called "economy... more
AccidentsEL CAIRO AIRPORT CLOSED FOR SANDSTORM
EL CAIRO, EGYPT, Due to a strong sandstorm which hit Egypt capital El Cairo, its airport has been closed due to lack of visibility and many flight have been diverted. Also the flight carrying Sudan President... more
AccidentsGROUND TECHNICIAN INJURED BY AIRLINER PROPELLER
AMSTERDAM. THE NETHERLANDS, A ground technician of Schiphol, Amsterdam, airport seriously injured by the propeller of a Fokker 50 aircraft operated by KLM. The technician, a 28 years old Irish man, suffered... more
AccidentsCONCORDE (2): AIR FRANCE REACHES AN AGREEMENT ON THE VICTIM'S COMPENSATION
BERLIN, GERMANY, Gerhart Baum, one of the lawyers that represent 75 of the 113 victims of the aircrash that involved an Air France Concorde last July, announced that the airline reached an agreement with... more
AccidentsTRAGIC WEEKEND IN THE BRITISH SKIES: FIVE DEAD
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, It has been a tragic weekend in the British skies: 5 people died in three different air crashes. A man and a woman died when their Cessna 152 plane came down shortly after taking... more
AccidentsCONCORDE: CHARGE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND FRENCH
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to the inquiry of the British newspaper "Observer" on the causes of the accident occurred last July 25 which killed over 100 people, when the French mechanics operated... more
AccidentsSPANAIR PLANE COLLAPSES AT LANDING
LIVERPOOL, A Spanair plane en route from from Palma on the Spanish holiday island of Mallorca, collapsed as it landed at Liverpool's Speke airport. The undercarriage failed on landing. None of the 51 people... more
AccidentsBOEING PLANE AND HELICOPTER NEAR TO COLLIDE IN SCOTLAND
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, A British Airways Boeing 737 carrying more than 100 people had to abort takeoff from Aberdeen airport after finding a Super Puma helicopter in its path. Tyhe plane was forced to brake... more
AccidentsMAN TRIES TO OPEN SECURITY EXIT ON KLM FLIGHT
AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND, A 28-year-old man, clearly unstable, initially tried to spit several times on flight attendants, then threatened passengers with a cane and in end took a seat in business class, where... more
AccidentsLOCATED THE MISSING HELICOPTER IN INDIA: ALL DEAD
INDIA, The wreckage of the Indian Pawan Hans helicopter, which went missing yesterday 15 minutes after takeoff, in the district of Arunachal, has been located. The authorities communicated that all the... more
AccidentsCATHAI PACIFIC 747 HIT BY LIGHTNINGS
HONG KONG, A 747 operated by Cathai Pacific has been hit three times by lightnings during approach to Hong Kong airport . The lightnings caused damage at one of the cockpit windows, but no further damage... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER MISSING IN INDIA
INDIA, A Paiwan Hans helicopter went missing yesterday in Arunachal district. Five passengers and two crewmembers were on board. "Three-four helicopters will continue the search again early Wednesday morning",... more
AccidentsINTERNATIONAL RED CROSS PLANE SHOT IN SUDAN
SUDAN, Three bullets hit a plane of the international Red Cross flying over southern Sudan. The co-pilot, from Denmark, was killed. The pilot decided to return to Lokishokio, Kenya. The provenance of the... more
AccidentsPILOT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN USA
CEDAR RAPIDS, USA, A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, without using the plane's landing gear that was not functioning. The pilot, Mike McNichol, made a bumpy landing... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING IN SIBERIA FOR A TU-154
SIBERIA, A Tu-154 carrying 189 people aboard, including crewmembers, was forced to make an emergency landing at Mirny airport in eastern Siberia this morning. No one was hurt. An investigation was... more
AccidentsUNITED JETLINER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
LOUISVILLE, USA, A United Airways jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Louisville, Ky, after reporting unspecified fuel problems. The plane was heading to Washington Dulles Airport. more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A BA JETLINER
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, A British Airways Boeing 757 en route from London to Milan had to make an emergency landing at Geneva's Cointrin airport due to a fuel leak. The 99 people aboard, 91 passengers plus... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES, KILLED THE PILOT
USA, A 58-year-old pilot, Myron Madsen, died after his homemade plane crashed seconds after take-off from Porter County Municipal Airport in Valparaiso, Indiana. The plane climed to 100 feet before nosediving.... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT MAKES AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A BEACH: NO-ONE UNJURED
WEST SUSSEX, GREAT BRITAIN, A small light aircraft with three passengers aboard, a couple with their child, made an emergency landind on Lancing's crowded beach, in West Sussex, in the early afternoon... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASHES IN IRAN, 5 REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS KILLED
IRAN, An iranian military helicopter carrying few revolutionary guards crashed in Torbat-e Heidarieh, near the Afghan border. Five rebels were killed, other 13 suffered injuries. The crash, reported by... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO SEA, ALL SAFE
BOSTON, USA, A twin-engine Piper Navajo, with nine people aboard, went down into sea a few miles from Boston Harbor yesterday. The pilot reported fuel problems shortly before he brought the plane down... more
AccidentsFATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH
FRANCE, Rodney and Erica Moody, father and daughter, crashed with their Robinson 22 BETA Beaune, in the Burgundy, and were killed. The two british were heading to Corsica. "We do not yet know what happened... more
AccidentsFATHER AND DAUGHTER KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Robinson R22: Lenght: 20 ft 8 in Rotor Diameter: 25 ft 2 in Height: 8 ft 9 in Empty Weight: 835 lb Max T/O: 1370 lb Payload: 400 lb Max Speed: 112 mph Range: 319 nm Power Plant: one Textron... more
AccidentsMIG CRASHES IN INDIA, KILLED THE PILOT (2): TECHNICAL SHEET
ROME, Mikoyan MiG 21 Fishbed: Type: Multi-role fighter Accomodation: one pilot Lenght: 51 ft 8 in Wingspan: 23 ft 5 in Height: 13 ft 5 in Empty Weight: 12.882 lb Max T/O Weight: 21.605 lb Max... more
AccidentsMIG CRASHES IN INDIA, KILLED THE PILOT
INDIA, A MiG 21 crashed yesterday during a miltary exercise named "Poorna Vijay", in a forest in district of Rajasthan Bikaner, India. The pilot, a Flying Officer, was killed, said Defence sources. more
AccidentsQANTAS FLIGHT ABORTS LANDING FOR TURBOLENCE
MELBOURNE, A Qantas plane had to abort landing at Melbourne airport due to turbolence caused by another aircraft "that was ahead of it on the runway", an airline's spokeswoman said. The pilot had to do... more
AccidentsINDIAN AIR FORCE JET CRASHES INTO A PARK
CHENNAY, INDIA, An Indian Air Force Kiran MK II aircraft, built by state-run Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd (HAL), crashed on Thursday into a lion safari park located in Vandalur, a crowded Chennai suburb.... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN IN PERU: TODAY USA INSPECTORS AT IQUITOS TO EXAMINE THE CESSNA
IQUITOS, PERU', A USA inspectors delegation, accompanied by at least four Peruvian air force officers, inspectioned the wreckage of the Cessna, which was transporting American missionaries, shot down last... more
AccidentsMCDONNELL DOUGLAS SIGNS CONTRACT WORTH OVER 380 USDM
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corporation of St. Louis, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Boeing Corporation., awarded by The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa a USD 381,350,277 five-year requirements... more
AccidentsHELICOPTER CRASH IN BRAZIL, FOUR KILLED
SAO PAULO, A helicopter crashed into the roof of a firm in Sao Paulo and exploded, killing the four people on board. Fire department said that "none of the employees working in the factory, which produces... more
AccidentsEMERGENCY LANDING FOR A KUWAIT AIRLINES PASSENGER JET
INDIA, A Kuwait Airlines Airbus A310 was forced to land at theinternational airport in Thiruvananthapuram after a bird damaged an engine. The accident happened shortly after takeoff. The plane resumed... more
AccidentsLIGHT PLANE CRASHES IN BOTSWANA, THREE KILLED
BOTSWANA, A Cessna 206 light aircraft crashed in Botswana, southern Africa. The three people aboard, who were on a safari trrek, were killed. Civil Aviation is investigating the accident. Two of the three... more