Accidents
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AccidentsOil company Total CEO died in airplane accident last night in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - He was flying on a private jet which collided with a snow removal machine on the runway
Tragic airplane accident last night at Moscow "Vnukovo" airport. At midnight local time (9:00pm GMT) a private jet Dassault Falcon 50 taxiing on the runway collided with a snow removal machine. All the... more
AccidentsNevada (USA): collision between tourism aircraft, two pilots dead
Yerington, USA - The accident happened during an informal fly-in
Two pilots died yesterday, Sunday October 12, at 8:00 am after the collision between a Cessna 170 tourism airplane and an unidentified experimental aircraft in Nevada (USA). The crash happened 10 miles... more
AccidentsSearch for the Malaysia airplane to resume in the Indian Ocean
Sydney, Australia - Three special ships will explore the area south-west of Australia from October 5
The Australian and Malaysian governments have decided to send a new mission to find the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, disappeared from radars while en route between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing... more
AccidentsEgypt: military airplane crashes, six people die
Cairo, Egypt - The cause might be a malfunction
A military training flight ended up in tragedy yesterday, 21 September, in Egypt. The airplane, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, crashed in Kawm Awshim, in the province of Fayoum -85 kms south of Cairo- before... more
Accidents"Fly Venice". Airplane Extra 300 crashed: aerobatics champion Francesco Fornabaio died
Venice, Italy - Luckily no-one in the public got injured
The thing that air show organizers would like to shun the most is a fatal airplane crash during an event. But this is what happened during “Fly Venice 2014”, which took place from September 19 to 21 at... more
AccidentsMalaysian airplane shot down in Ukraine (2): the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - The airplane hit from "A large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside"
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB), the Dutch authority which is conducting a series of investigations on the shot down of the Malaysian Airlines' B-777/200 airplane. It was disintegrating while flying over... more
AccidentsMalaysia's airplane shot down in Ukraine: first inquiry report arrives (integral version in the second part of this AVIONEWS article). (VIDEO)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - After an additional appendix of inquiry, the conclusions expected within next July
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued the preliminary inquiry today, September 9, 2014. It is about the events that brought the in-flight demolition in the Malaysian Airlines aircraft last July 17. The preliminary... more
AccidentsTen dead bodies found from the Columbian plane’s accident
Puerto Santander, Colombia - Among the passengers there were two researchers in biodiversity
Fuerza Aérea Colombiana (the Columbian military air force) recovered the bodies of the 10 occupants –eight passengers and two pilots– that were on board the Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft that fell Saturday afte... more
AccidentsUkrainian AN-12BK cargo airplane crashes in Algeria: seven victims
Tamanrasset, Algeria - The aircraft already belonging to the Russian and Ukrainian Air Forces
An AN-12BK airplane flight 4012, served by Ukraine Air Alliance airline, crashed last August 30 while it was making a cargo service between Glasgow-Prestwick (UK) and Bamako (Mali, third technical stopover)... more
AccidentsA Breezy aircraft was involved yesterday in a landing accident on the east side of "Wittman Airport" in Oshkosh: FAA and NTSB began to investigate
Oshkosh, Usa - The male pilot died due to his injuries and the femal passenger is in serious condition
At 9 am on Thursday, July 31, a custom-built Breezy aircraft was involved in a landing accident on the east side of "Wittman Regional Airport" in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. There were two people aboard the aircraft... more
AccidentsAir Algerie (2). One black box of the aircraft crashed down has been recovered
Rome , Italy - France confirms the theory on the route change
Before disappearing, the pilot asked for a route change, maybe because of bad weather condition; this would be the cause of the air disaster occurred yesterday, when an aircraft operated by Air Algerie... more
AccidentsAir Algérie. Elysee Palace sends more than 100 soldiers to the crash area
Rome , Italy - After the victims of the MH17 flight shot down in Eastern skies, France cries for the death of 51 citizens
New victims in the skies of the world, this time in Africa, where an aircraft operated by Air Algérie crashed down yesterday morning, in a desert zone difficult to reach. The airplane disappeared from... more
AccidentsAir Algerie aircraft (2): it seems that the airplane has crashed while it was flying over Niger; others say it was in the skies of Mali
Rome , Italy - The nationality of the passengers to be confirmed, all Spanish the members of the crew
According to international media, McDonnel Douglas MD-83 (registration EC-LTV) departing from Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, bound to Algiers, while it was flying over Niamey, in Niger, where was ongoing... more
AccidentsWorld-spanning flight ends in tragedy in the American Samoa
Rome, Italy - A single-engine aircraft with father and son on board went down just after takeoff
Haris Suleman, 17, and his father Babar had left on June 21 from Indianapolis on their single-engine (a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 airplane) for a world-spanning flight. This trip, that aim to raise funds... more
AccidentsAn ATR 72-600 (72-212A) aircraft crashes down in Taiwan: currently, 47 victims in 58 passengers
Taipei, Taiwan - Operated by TransAsia Airways, it was performing a regional flight between Taiwan and Penghu islands
An ATR-72/600 (-72/212A) operated by TransAsia Airways, departing from Kaohsiung International Airport (Taiwan) bound to Magong Airport, in Penghu Islands, has crashed down while it was near the destination... more
AccidentsShot down Malaysia aircraft. The last evidence of the passengers on board (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - “If the plane disappears, this is what it looks like"
In the cruel landscape of the tragedy occurred last Thursday evening, when a Boeing 777/200ER airplane operated by Malaysia Airlines, departing from Amsterdam bound to Kuala Lumpur, shot down by a ground-to-air... more
AccidentsMalaysia B-777 shot down (7). Ukrainian security service releases a video on Youtube that would confirm pro-Russian guilty (VIDEO)
Rome, Italy - The reliability of the intercepted phone calls has not been confirmed yet
The first theories on the responsibility for the air disaster occurred yesterday evening over the border between Russia and Ukraine are coming to light, where a Boeing B-777 of Malaysia Airlines was probably... more
AccidentsMalaysian airplane shot down (8). Ashton: "International inquiry necessary"
Rome, Italy - The two black boxes found, a four day ceasefire to facilitate the investigation
After the tragedy happened yesterday evening in the skies between Russia and Ukraine border, where a B-777/200ER airplane of Malaysian Airlines shot down by a missile, launched by unknown hands, the international... more
AccidentsMalaysian airplane (2). FAA: notice and NOTAM
Washington, Usa - The ban to flight operations in the area of risk extended
On the evening of July 17, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) prohibiting US flight operations until further notice, in the airspace over eastern Ukraine, due to recent... more
AccidentsMalaysian B-777 airplane. Eurocontrol: the Eastern part of Ukraine's air space closed (Dnipropetrovsk Flight Information Region)
Brussels, Belgium - All the flight schedule about this area will be rejected
EUROCONTROL has been informed that MH 17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in the eastern part of Ukraine. According to our information, the aircraft was flying at Flight Level 330... more
AccidentsMalaysian B-777 (3). The cruel accusation exchange. Creative theories: mistaken for Putin's aircraft?
Rome, Italy - Confirmed the theory about the missile
The tragedy of the Malaysia Airlines B-777 occurred yesterday, that took off from Amsterdam directed to Kuala Lumpur, shot down over the border between Russia and Ukraine, approximately 80 kilometers far... more
AccidentsShot down aircraft (4), Eurocontrol: the aircraft was flying at 33.000 feet
Rome , Italy - "Flightradar24", website that tracks air-traffic
According to Eurocontrol, European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, the Malaysian Airliner shot down by a missile this afternoon was flying at 33.000 feet. Ukrainian authorities closed traffic... more
AccidentsA Mil helicopter crashes near Hanoi, in Vietnam: 16 dead
Hanoi, Vietnam - And 5 injured. Causes are still unknown
This morning 7th of July, at around 7:50 am a Mil Mi-171 military helicopter, owned by the Army, crashed near the West area of Hanoi, in Vietnam, during a transfer flight, about fifteen minutes later the... more
AccidentsA Fokker-50 aircraft crashes near Nairobi airport
Nairobi, Kenya - Four people on board: no one survives
A Skyward International Fokker-50 aircraft, registration 5Y-CET, has crashed in Kenya at about 4:00 am local time on 2nd of July. Four people were on board: no one survives. Airport authority stated... more
AccidentsMissing Malaysia Airlines aircraft: the search is moving south
Perth, Australia - Two ships might perform batimetric surveys
The search for Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/200ER aircraft, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014 while it was flying between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing... more
AccidentsSearches for missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft not focused on the most likely location, according to Inmarsat
Perth, Australia - No trace of Flight MH370 after more than 100 days of operations
More than 100 days passed from the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777/20ER aircraft, which vanished from radar screens during the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 March 2014 while it was... more
AccidentsEurofighter Typhoon aircraft crashes in Spain, the pilot dies
Seville, Spain - The accident occurred in an airbase near Seville
The pilot of an Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft died today, Monday 9 June 2014, in an accident which involved his fighter at Moron del la Frontera airbase, in Southern Spain, at about 60 km south-east of... more
AccidentsAustralia is looking for a company to search Malaysia Airlines' missing aircraft
Canberra, Australia - The operation will begin in August and might last up to 12 months
The Australian Transport Safety Board released a request for tender to acquire the services of a specialist company capable of conducting a deep-water search (under ATSB direction) for the missing Malaysia... more
AccidentsAccident for a Ryanair aircraft at Rome-Ciampino Airport: who's to blame?
Rome, Italy - A criminal investigation has been started
A criminal investigation is ongoing to ascertain the responsibility of the accident which on Wednesday 4 June 2014 involved a Ryanair aircraft which was parked at Rome-Ciampino Airport with no passengers... more
AccidentsAccident in California for a USAF aircraft
Imperial, USA - The pilot managed to eject and land safely
An aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) was involved in an accident in the afternoon of Wednesday 4 June 2014 (the night between Wednesday and Thursday GMT/UTC) in Imperial, a small city in Southern... more