Accidents
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AccidentsVenezuela (2), still no results in the search for the lost airplane
Caracas , Venezuela - Also means of the Netherlands Antilles engaged
The search in the Caribbean Sea of signs of the plane disappeared last Friday with 14 persons on board, among which 8 Italians (see AVIONEWS), goes on. For the moment though, the efforts of the rescue... more
AccidentsBelgium: crashes a helicopter hitting a high-tension electricity cable
Merchtem, Belgium - Five victims
Five people died in the evening of 26th December when a Bell Jet Ranger 206 helicopter crashed in a field in the central Belgian between Merchtem and Wemmel, North-Western of Brussels. The official... more
AccidentsTwo light aircraft collide in England
Midlands, England - Two dead, three safe after emergency landing
Two persons died yesterday following the collision between two private light aircraft in the skies over the Midlands, central England. One of the two airplanes, a two-seat Luscombe Silvaire, crashed after... more
AccidentsSingle-engine plane crashes in Idaho, 3 dead
Iron County , USA - The accident took place on the Black Mountains
The sheriff of Iron County, in the South of Utah, and his deputies, have found yesterday afternoon the lifeless bodies of three passengers of a single-engine-plane crashed in the morning in the Black mountains... more
AccidentsSearch for helicopter ambulance disappeared in Alaska stopped
Anchorage , USA - One verified victim, three still missing
After one week the search operations for the helicopter ambulance, its crew and the patient on board, which disappeared in a snow storm somewhere in the Prince William Sound mountains, in Alaska (see AVIONEWS),... more
AccidentsPrivate aircraft crashes in Ukraine, 5 dead
Kiev, Ukraine - Probable cause: human error and fog
Five persons have died when the plane on which they were travelling crashed nearby the second airport of Kiev, in the Zhuliany neighbourhood. This was reported yesterday by sources in the Ukrainian Transport... more
AccidentsGreek Air Foce F-16 fighter crashed in Aegean Sea: pilot dead
Athens, Greece - The announcement comes by the Hellenic radio station
The Hellenic radio station announced that a Greek Air Force F-16 fighter crashed in the North of Aegean Sea. In the crash the pilot died. The victim was performing a training flight, when he lost the control... more
AccidentsCanada: helicopter adapted to ambulance disappears during snow storm
Anchorage, Alaska - Three persons plus a sick woman on board
A helicopter adapted to be used as helicopter ambulance disappeared from the radar screens in the afternoon of last Monday; on board were the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a woman in serious health conditions.... more
AccidentsMalaysia, three paratroopers die during exercise
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia - Two are women
3 paratroopers of the Royal Malaysian Air Force died, and other 11 remained injured yesterday, while taking part in an exercise during the preparations for the Langkawi International Maritime and Airspace... more
AccidentsTurkey: no survivors in the Atlasjet aircraft's incident
Isparta, Turkey - Reasons are still unkown
An Turkish Atlasjet aircraft crashed in Turkey’s South-West last Friday killing all 57 people onboard (see AVIONEWS). The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, was flying from Istanbul to Isparta a... more
AccidentsAir crash in Turkey, 56 dead
Keciborlu, Turkey - No survivors among the passengers
A Turkish carrier McDonnell Douglas MD-83 plane crashed this morning in the Turkish province of Isparta (South-West of the Country). All 56 occupants died (49 passengers and 7 crew members). The aircraft,... more
AccidentsTornado fallen last April in Berne's Oberland: Switzerland shoulders the expenses
Berne, Switzerland - It will pay around CHF 60,000
Switzerland shoulders the burden of the costs relative to the crash of a German Tornado airplane in the Bernese Oberland. Such costs amount to CHF 60,000 (less than 40,000 Euro). The costs include also... more
AccidentsSmall airplane crashes in Maine in foggy weather
Maine, USA - It was a Mooney bound for Albany
A four-seater Mooney crashed yesterday shortly after the takeoff from the airport of Greater Binghamton, near the town of Maine, in the American State of New York. Due to fog and inclement weather,... more
AccidentsIraq: military helicopter crashes
Baghdad, Iraq - Two soldiers onboard died, both English
A SA-330 Puma military helicopter came down yesterday near the town of Salman Pak, 45 kilometres South of Baghdad, Iraq. Two of the occupants, English, died in the crash. Two other soldiers "Were severely... more
AccidentsTexas: crash of a Piper aircraft. Killed two italian flight students
Abilene, USA - They were left with their instructor
Two students from Italy and a flight instructor from Texas were killed Thursday afternoon when their small plane, a single-engine Piper, crashed in central Texas. Luca Visani, of Cesena and Andrea Venturini,... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter: the official account
Treviso, Italy - 6 dead, 5 wounded
The death toll of the incident that yesterday involved a US Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the nearings of Santa Lucia del Piave, in province of Treviso, has risen during the night: now 6 dead and... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (7): the "Almost" definitive balance
Treviso, Italy - The vehicles committed to the rescue
The first heli-ambulance that reached the spot was a helicopter from Treviso which transported to the city hospital the first wounded recovered from the wreckage. Then the heli-ambulance of Belluno, coming... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (6): the dead would be 4; 7 the wounded
Treviso, Italy - These last details were given to AVIONEWS by the Ulss 8 of Castelfranco Veneto
We try to give an estimate of the dead and injured soldiers involved in the incident occurred to an American Black Hawk helicopter in the province of Treviso (Veneto) this morning, even if it's hard because... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (5): maybe a mistake by the pilot
Treviso, Italy - The note spread by the Veneto alpine rescue national corps
"At the moment there are 4 dead and 7 injured, 3 of whom in severe condition, after the incident that involved an American helicopter of the base of Aviano, fallen near the motorway bridge, but the amount... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter: 4 injured hospitalized in Treviso, one in Padova
Treviso, Italy - Two red codes, two yellow codes
AVIONEWS, after contacting the hospital of Treviso, cannot provide updates about the conditions of 4 of the 5 injured (as it seems) of the helicopter crash occurred this morning to an American Black Hawk... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (3): confirmed 5 victims
Treviso, Italy - On the spot the intervention of seven helicopters
Confirmed 5 victims in the incident occurred to an American Black Hawk helicopter this morning at around 11:30 in Santa Maria di Piave (Treviso, Northern Italy) on the bank of river Piave (see AVIONEWS... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter (2): 5 dead and 6 wounded
Treviso , Italy - They are probably US-soldiers
The account of the incident that has involved a US military Black Hawk helicopter in the nearings of Treviso, crashed on the bank of the river Piave near the city of Santa Lucia del Piave, worsens: 5 dead... more
AccidentsUS military helicopter crashes, 5 dead
Treviso, Italy - In the nearings of Treviso
A US military helicopter, supposedly a 4-blades, single-rotor Blackhawk, started from the US base in Aviano, has crashed in the countryside in the nearings of Treviso, in the area of the city of Santa... more
AccidentsSouth Korea: collision between two Black Hawk helicopters
Seoul, South Korea - One dead and 22 wounded
South Korean Army pilot died after his helicopter collided with another during a night-time military training exercise, an Army spokesman said. The 22 soldiers aboard the two helicopters were taken to... more
AccidentsBrazil: air-taxi falls on town
Sao Paulo, Brazil - 8 victims, but the number could be larger
For a moment there were fears of another tragedy like that of last July 17, when an A-320 operated by the Brazilian airline TAM crashed on the runway of the "Congonhas" airport of Sao Paulo, Brazil, ending... more
AccidentsPlane crash in Canada, toddler miraculously survived
Golden B.C., Canada - Two people dead
Last Sunday night, a Cessna 172 plane, took off from Golden (British Columbia), bound for Edmonton (Alberta), owing to bad weather, crashed in the icy water at the edge of a riverbank near Golden, around... more
AccidentsFallen R-22 helicopter of the Cuneo-Levaldigi flying school
Cuneo, Italy - Both the occupants taken to hospital in medium severity condition
Saturday morning, a Robinson 22 helicopter, American two-seater belonging to the flying school based in the Cuneo-Levaldigi airport (Piemonte, Italy), has fallen in an area between Vottignasco and Villafalletto.... more
AccidentsParachute does not open, 20 year-old girl dead
Latina , Italy - Veronica Ingrosso was an Army corporal
Tragic accident yesterday in Borgo Piave of Latina. Veronica Ingrosso, 20, Army corporal, fell to the ground after a failed airdrop from a height of 600 metres. Veronica went to the flying club of Latina... more
AccidentsTribunals: developments on the two air incidents of Crossair
Bern, Switzerland - Proceeding suspended on the accident of Nassenwil for intervened prescription
Last October 23rd the Public Prosecutor of the Swiss Confederation brought a charge against six persons in the case of the incident occurred to a Crossair airplane at Bassersdorf (town in the Zurich canton,... more
AccidentsNamibia, crashed light aircraft piloted by an Italian
Windhoek, Namibia - Dead also his acquaintance in the crash
On Monday night in Namibia two Italian men dead in a crash of a single-engine Beechcraft plane, with which they flew from Eros to Windhoek, the capital of the South-African Country. Their names are Giacomo... more
AccidentsTwo aircraft collide, no one is hurt
Farmingdale , USA - Crash between a Cessna 152 and a Piper PA-32 Saratoga planes
Light collision between two light aircraft, a Cessna 152 and a Piper PA-32 Saratoga, which were getting ready to land at Republic Airport of Farmingdale, New Jersey, USA. Both planes were flying under... more
AccidentsPiper crashes in Vancouver, 82-year-old pilot dead
Vancouver, Canada - The light aircraft crashed into a ninth-floor flat injuring two people
A Piper PA-34 Seneca bound for Pitt Meadows crashed into a 15-floor flat near Vancouver, just after taking off from the airport of the Canadian city. The pilot died while two people, who were on the ninth-floor... more
AccidentsSingle engine-airplane crashes in Oklahoma: 5 dead
Glenpool, USA - It was a 1978 Beechcraft A-36
Five people died in a single-engine airplane crash in Glenpool, Oklahoma. It is still uncertain whether the accident was caused by low engine power or by bad weather conditions. According to Hector... more
AccidentsCambodia, three injured in a plane crash
Phnom Penh , Cambodia - Cargo attempts an emergency landing in the South of Phnom Penh
On Wednesday night, an Antonov A-12 cargo plane, disappeared on the radar after took off from the International Airport of Phnom Penh, tried an emergency landing in a flooded rice field near Phnom Penh... more
AccidentsIran: military helicopter crashed on the border to Iraq
Bakhtaran , Iran - Two victims, perhaps militaries
An Iranian military helicopter crashed yesterday in a border area with Iraq, in the Iranian Northwest province of Kermanshah. Two dead in the crash, perhaps they were two soldiers. The province, which... more
Accidents"Capo Gallo" disaster: public prosecutors demand nine committals for trial
Palermo, Italy - 16 people died in the ATR-72 accident
According to the public prosecutors of Palermo Emanuela Rovaglioli and Marzia Sabella, 9 people are the alleged culprits for the air accident which on August 6, 2005 involved an ATR-72 airplane operated... more
AccidentsColombia: air-ambulance crashed, 7 dead
Bogotà, Colombia - The plane crashed a little after taking off
The victims of the crash took place last Friday in Colombia are at least seven. An air-ambulance took off from the "El Dorado" airport of Bogotà, and some minutes after, for unknown causes, crashed against... more
AccidentsParaglider crash, a Navy marshal dead
Lucca , Italy - He was only 39 yers old
It was his favourite pastime, but yesterday the launch has been fatal. Giorgio Sale, a Navy marshal native of La Spezia, 39 years old, crashed after parachuting from the Mount Bargiglio, in Borgo a Mozzano... more
AccidentsTen skydivers die in a plane crash near Seattle
Seattle , USA - Seven bodies rescued so far
As yesterday the news went around that ten skydivers could not have made it to survive the crash of the plane on which they were travelling, the skydiving-community of the country started getting in touch... more
AccidentsThe memorial day of Linate's air crash
Milan, Italy - On October 8, 2001, a crash in the runway between two aircraft caused 118 dead
Six years ago, in Milan-Linate airport, a SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) McDonnell Douglas MD-87 plane after taking off, came into collision with a Cessna Citation which had taken the wrong runway, and collided... more
AccidentsEscort helicopter to the Pakistan President crashes
Islamabad, Pakistan - Technical defect apparent cause
Pakistan's President Musharraf was heading by helicopter towards a memorial of the earthquake that two years ago rocked the country, when the other chopper that formed his escort developed a technical... more
AccidentsSyria: mystery on the crashed aircraft
Damascus, Syria - Three victims
Mystery on the air incident occurred yesterday near Damascus. "Al-Jazeera" satellite network reported that a technical fault caused the crash of the small Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft, which belonged... more
AccidentsKinshasa, the victims of the crash are at least 50
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo - After the disaster, the Congolese Council of Ministers fired the Minister of Transport
The number of the victims of the air crash happened on Thursday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (see AVIONEWS), rises at 50. According to the Congolese authorities, the Antonov 26 aircraft, chartered... more
AccidentsU.S. authorities ascertain responsibilities on 2005 Chicago accident
Washington , USA - It had caused one dead and 20 injured
The responsibility for the incident that in December 2005 involved an aircraft of Southwest Airlines at the Midway International Airport of Chicago has to be put down to the pilots' negligence. This was... more
AccidentsAir crash in Kinshasa, the number of victims rises
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo - The dead might be 38
The number of victims of the air crash of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, increases (see AVIONEWS). The ministry of humanitarian affairs of the African Country said the crash... more
AccidentsItalian Canadair airplane crashes in Turkey, three wounded
Istanbul, Turkey - Investigation going on
An Italian Canadair CL-215 airplane employed for firefighting crashed yesterday in Turkey as it was refuelling with water. The three crew members, one Turkish, one Greek and one Italian, remained injured... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Kinshasa (2)
Kinshasa , Rep. Dem. of Congo - Dead number might rise to 25
According to UN sources, the victims of the air crash in the Kinshasa airport (see AVIONEWS) might be 25. There might also be two survivors. The local police announced Antonov 26 cargo plane transported... more
AccidentsPlane crashed in Kinshasa
Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of Congo - For the first info, on board of Antonov 26, there were 17 people
A Russian-made cargo plane with 17 people on board crashed and exploded in a crowded neighbourhood of Kinshasa, airport officials and witnesses said. After the take-off, the Antonov aircraft belonging... more
AccidentsItalian AMX fighter crashes in Poland
Amendola, Italy - Pilots ejected and safe
An Amx fighter of 32nd Amendola wing crashed today around 11:00 a.m. in Poland at about 200 km far from Warsaw, due to impact with a large birds group. Safe the two pilots, Italian captain Michele Grassi... more
AccidentsMexico, a plane pursued by military helicopters crashed
Tixkokob , Mexico - There were aboard 3,3 tons of cocaine, no trace of the pilot
It has happened in the South of Mexico. For more two hours an aircraft overflew the city of Tixkokob, 30 kilometres East of Merida, Yucatan. The fact made suspicious the local police, who informed the... more