Accidents
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AccidentsA fault in the cooling system the failure of Ariane-V
Paris, France - The enquiry commission has outlined the causes of the incident
It has been a trouble in the cooling system of the Vulcain-II engine to provoke the explosion of Ariane-V rocket that last December 11 saw to go in pieces the European attempt to play a prominent role,... more
AccidentsA Boeing 747 of the China Airlines grazes a skyscraper of Honolulu
Washington, United States - It reports the agency press, Associated Press
According to American agency press, Associated Press, a Boeing 747 of the China Airlines has grazed a skyscraper of Honolulu, in the Hawaii, only passing to ten of meters from the palace. The Faa (Federal... more
AccidentsHijacking on an Afghanistan Boeing, maybe a false alarm (2): also for Kabul is a lie
Kabul, Afghanistan - However an Alley fighter escorted the plane
Also the Afghanistan governmental authorities have declared that the news regarding the diversion of a B-727 is to be considered as groundless. In truth an Ally fighter would have taken off because it... more
AccidentsHijacking on an Afghanistan Boeing, maybe a false alarm
Kabul, Afghanistan - The plane would have landed at Arabia hub
A B-727 with an hundred of pilgrims coming from the city of Herat, directed in Arabia for the anniversary pilgrimage of the Haj, would have been diverted by an individual hidden among the passengers. The... more
AccidentsAn-140 disaster: human error to discard
Teheran, Iran - Perhaps already this afternoon the first conclusions of the investigative commission
According to the General Director of the "Kharvin Aircraft Manufacturing", manufacturing industry of the Antonov An-140 crashed in Iran on December 23 killing all 44 persons aboard, Pavlo Naumenko has... more
AccidentsUs military aircraft crashes in Pakistan
Islamabad, Pakistan - It's a Predator again
It's crashed yesterday in the south of Pakistan as soon as taken off from the military air force base of Jacobad, a Predator aircraft. According to the first official sources the unmanned plane, a concentration... more
AccidentsThree hurted in Bosnia after an helicopter crash
Sarajevo, Bosnia - The 24th has crashed a Sfor's helicopter
An helicopter of the Sfor (the multinational peace force in Bosnia) has crashed last 24th near the town of Travnik, in the central area of the country. The helicopter transported three soldiers of the... more
AccidentsAir crash in Iran last 24th
Teheran, Iran - 46 the victims certain until now
Tragic day before Christmas in Ukraine and Iran because of an air crash that has caused 46 deads, among them 42 passengers and 4 crew members that had taken off by Kharkov (Ukraine) and had to land at... more
AccidentsMilitary aircraft crashes in Brazil, three victims
Curitiba, Brazil - The bad weather probably the cause of the disaster
A twin-engine military turboprop has crashed close to the city of Curitiba, just three km away from the airport: useless the attempts of the pilot to carry out an emergency landing. The aircraft, an... more
AccidentsIndian fighter crashes in Kashmir: one person died
New Delhi, India - Terrible the management of Air Force aviation by the government
The involved aircraft would be a Mig-21 of Russian fabrication, crashed on village in the Kashmir region killing at least one person and hurting an other one. The pilot of the fighter, who was carrying... more
AccidentsLast Saturday an aircraft crashed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan - The aircraft was directed to the Afghan capital town
Last Saturday in Afghanistan has crashed a little aircraft that was directed to the capital town, Kabul. Local security forces and Nato peace keeping force have immediately blocked the road that conducted... more
AccidentsTragedy over Iranian skies: Ukranian Antonov crashes, 46 died
Teheran, Iran - No news about the causes of the incident
An Ukranian Antonov AN-140 has crashed yesterday in the evening nearby Isfahan, in the central Iran: 46 persons on board, mostly Turkish and Ukranian nationality, as well as the four crew members, who... more
AccidentsCrashed on Saturday an helicopter near Belgrade
Belgrade, Yugoslavia - Three the persons certainly dead
After an accident happened during Saturday near to a village far nearly 25 kilometers from Belgrade they have lost their life the three persons boarded on the helicopter. The local police authorities... more
AccidentsSix deads in two different air crashes happened Saturday in the Usa
Washington, Usa - Unique survived a girl aged 12
In the daytime of Saturday two different air crashes have verified, after these six persons have dead. In the first accident happened in the federal state of Georgia we have registered four deads and... more
AccidentsHelicopter crashes in Kabul, German expert to investigate
Kabul, Afghanistan - All 7 soldiers on board died
It would seem, just after the rumors spread immediately after the incident, that no civilian would have been been involved in the crash of a helicopter of the Isaf (International Security Assistance Force)... more
AccidentsTaiwan cargo planes crashes
Taipei, Taiwan - Two pilots are still missing
It's crashed Saturday morning the cargo plane of the TransAsia Airways, flight GE791, bound for Macao, after 50 minutes the takeoff from Taipei airport. Still dispersed the two pilots, whose searches... more
AccidentsNo human error in the C-130A disaster occurred on last June, but lack of maintenance
Nevada, Usa - Unacceptable the security standard on which the aircraft was due
Surveying has been lead by the Ntsb (National Transportation Safety Board) immediately after the disaster that, on last June, has involved an airtanker: the three persons on board have died. At approximately... more
AccidentsChc helicopter in emergency landing on Draugen platform in Norway Sea
Oslo, Norway - An error due to a spy fault
At the beginning of this week the helicopter of the Chc company, a Super Puma L2, was en route from Kristiansund, in the mid-Norway, and the oil platform Heidrun, in the Norway Sea, when a warning light... more
AccidentsRecognized the paybacks to the relatives of the victims of the air crash in Linate airport
Rome, Italy - The government has recognized paybacks for Eur 12,5m
Italian government has recognized to the relatives of the victims of the air crash happened in Linate airport in October 8 2001, paybacks for Eur 12,5m. The president of the commitee of the victims, Paolo... more
AccidentsChinese plane loses pressure while flying: 13 injured
Beijing, China - The pilot was forced to an emergency landing
At approximately 8100 m of altitude the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 of the China Eastern, one of the three most important Chinese airlines, has begun to lose pressure and the passengers to suffer the typical... more
AccidentsCanada: helicopter crashed on highway
Ottawa, Canada - Fortunately nobody was injured
No damage to things or persons in the incident that approximately 24 hours ago has taken place on a highway that connects Mission and Agassiz (Canada) and that could have terrifying consequences. The... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in New Guinea (2): the technical sheet
Rome, Italy - The aircraft was a Norman Islander
We propose the technical sheet of the aircraft crashed in New Guinea, a Pilatus Britten - Norman Islander. Now the principal technical features of the aircraft. Type:utility transport Accommodation:... more
AccidentsAH-64D of US Army crashed in Alabama: two pilots dead
Fort Rucker, Usa - Still unknown the causes of the disaster
It's crashed on Saturday night the AH-64D helicopter, best known with the name of Apache, while it was in mission of training to approximately 20 km from the base of Fort Rucker. Just there the Army... more
AccidentsAircraft crashes in New Guinea
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - The accident has happened last Saturday
Last Saturday has crashed in Papua New Guinea, little state in the Pacific Ocean, northeast from Australia, a Norman Islander. The airplane was back from the inauguration of a landing runway in a rural... more
AccidentsStill mistery about the Scud missiles for Yemen
Sanaa, Yemen - Doubts about their use as defense
Sure USA have had to make good ace to bad game when, unwillingly, they were forced to forward to Yemen the North Korean ship with 15 Scud missiles on board, intercepted by two Spanish warships. An embarrassing... more
AccidentsUS Army helicopter crashes
Washington, Usa - 5 deads, as far as it's known
US Army helicopter UH-60 "Black Hawk" has crashed few hours ago while performing an overnight training mission in Honduras, causing the deaths of 5 soldiers on board. Another US Army aircraft launched... more
AccidentsAir Force jet smashes into Philippines factory: at least two deaths
Manila, Philippines - Still unknown the causes of the disaster
A small plane of the Philippine Air Force is crashed this morning in the industrial zone of Batangas, 55 km from the capital Manila. The aircraft has crashed into a computer factory where, at the moment,... more
AccidentsAriane 5: mission failed, the rocket explodes just after blast off
Kourou, French Guyana - Almost USD 700m burnt
Since Ariane program is begun in 1979, 11 missions on a total of 157 have failed, but that one of the last night will turn out to be a hard blow for all the European space program. It's exploded the... more
AccidentsExiled Cuban survived in the landing gear of a Canadian flight
Montreal, Canada - The discovery has happened in the north American airport
Discovered at the airport of Montreal an exiled Cuban that was hided in the landing gear of a light previewed to land just in the Canadian town. The man has fortunately been found still alive by the employees... more
AccidentsCollision in flight between two Pakistani F-7
Islamabad, Pakistan - The fighters were Chinese manufacture
Another incident that has involved two Pakistani Air Force fighters, then crashed in the south-western region of the Belucistan, near the border with the Afghanistan. The collision in flight between... more
AccidentsDestroyed the biggest telecommunication satellite
Moscow, Russia - It was impossible its recovery
After the lack to send into orbit, with a Russian rocket Proton, the Astra 1K, the European satellite for the telecommunications, it has been tried to do as well as it could in order to get it back. But... more
AccidentsPanic on board of an Egyptair flight
Il Cairo, Egypt - Problem on a flight Il Cairo-Madrid that it took off yesterday
An Egyptair flight previewed yesterday on the haul Il Cairo-Madrid has been stopped during the taking off phase on the runway of the Egyptian capital town's airport because of a damage. The rough baking... more
AccidentsAir Nippon 482 flight in emergency landing
Kushiro, Japan - Some abnormalities on board have forced the pilot to this decision
The captain of flight 482 of the Air Nippon Co. (ANK), en route from Nakashibetsu to Sapporo, has decided to carry out an emergency landing after that a smell of burning oil and other irregularities were... more
AccidentsDiscovered in a DC-10's undercarriage lodging the dead of two clandestines (2): the precedents from 1999
Milan, Italy - The most recent similar events
The story of the two boys from Ghana, found dead at Heathrow, unfortunately, is not the only fact of this kind happened in the last years. In June 1999 a man from Senegal is found dead in the cargo of... more
AccidentsDiscovered in a DC-10's undercarriage lodging the dead of two clandestines
London, Great Britain - They are two adolescents escaped from their country, the Ghana
Two Ghanian boys apparently aged 12 have been found dead in Heathrow airport in the undercarriage lodging of a DC-10 aircraft of the Ghanian air carrier coming from the African State's capital town, Accra. It... more
AccidentsCollision between two A-10 Thunderbolt: one of the two pilots has died
Las Vegas, Usa - They were in training mission
Two airplanes of the American Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt, crashed in flight while carring on the training mission over Nevada state skies. One of the pilots is died while the other was able to eject... more
AccidentsRussia, two airplanes that escorted Putin have been forced landing
Moscow, Russia - They had refuelled of poor fuel in Kirghizistan
Two Russian airplanes, where travelled journalists and officials, have been forced landing in Kazakhstan: they escorted the Russian president Putin. The two aircraft had refuelled of poor carburetant... more
AccidentsPlane crashes into Federal Reserve Building
Miami, Usa - Only the pilot died
Moments of panic, and horrible memories, when, few hours ago, a small single-engine aircraft has crashed on the east wing of the Federal Reserve Building in Miami (Florida). A small fire immediately spread... more
AccidentsPart of BA Concorde tail cut off
London, UK - The carrier has already set up an inquery
It's the fifth rudder incident that happens to the Concorde since 1989 and no one believes in the fatality anymore. British Airways therefore has decided to proceed with assessments after that, during... more
AccidentsJapan: two planes touch during taxiing
Narita, Japan - It's the first case of this kind at this airport
The security authorities of Narita airport are already leading surveyings in order to evidence the causes of the crash between the wings of two airplanes happened on Saturday. The aircraft involved are... more
AccidentsCar bomb exploded near Knowst Afghanistan airport
Kabul, Afghanistan - The terrorist outrage in an American patrolled zone
A powerful outbreak has been happened, yesterday, near Knowst airport, in the eastern of Afghanistan, zone entirely controlled by the American force. According to the first reconstructions the cause... more
AccidentsKenya, terrorist outrage (3): two arrested people possessed American passport
Mombasa, Kenya - Said it the director of hotel where two people accommodated
The first two people, arrested yesterday after the terrorist outrage at Paradise hotel of Mombasa, possessed an American passport. The director of Le Soleil Beach Club where two people accommodated from... more
AccidentsKenya, terrorist outrage (2): Australia would advise its citizens
Mombasa, Kenya - United States and Great Britain would ignore advise
The 12 November, two weeks before terrorist outrage of yesterday in Kenya, Australian Foreign minister, after many investigations, would advise its citizens about possible terrorist outrage in Mombasa... more
AccidentsKenya, terrorist outrage: American and Israeli detectives arrived
Mombasa, Kenya - Four Hercules rempatriate the tourists
The first American and Israeli detectives are arrived in Kenya to investigate about terrorist outrage of yesterday in Kenya in which 12 people died in Paradise hotel of Mombasa. Three Americans and 23... more
AccidentsCrashed a tourism aircraft (2): intervention of Amref
Nairobi, Kenya - "The airplane crashed while organize the aid after the attack"
After the crash of a tourism aircraft fell down in Kenya nearly in the same time of the attack to the hotel in Mombasa, Amref says that, with the aid to the victims of the attack, they are organizing also... more
AccidentsA My Travel jet in an emergency landing at Birmingham airport
Birmingham, UK - Technical problems for the Boeing 757
A Boeing 757, departed from Manchester airport and directed in Tunisia, has had to carry out an emergency landing, yesterday morning, after that the pilot has noticed a technical problem inside the cockpit.... more
AccidentsKenya: tourism airplane crashed
Nairobi, Kenya - At the moment there aren't victims among the passengers
After two terrorist outrages a new dramatic fact shake Kenya. A tourism plane with a 20 passengers is crashed while flew over Masai Mara zone, in Kenya. The missionary press Misna said mentioning Amref,... more
AccidentsMombasa, attack to the hotel: Israeli Aviation sends a rescue mission
Tel Aviv, Israel - A military aircraft will board the tourists in the hotel
Israeli Aviation is sending in these minutes a rescue mission, the mission is taking off from Tel Aviv, for the prelevation of the Israeli tourists still present in Mombasa's hotel under attack. (... more
AccidentsSix died in a plane crash in Oklahoma
Oklahoma, Usa - A breakdown in one of its two engines the cause of the disaster
It's the Faa (Federal Aviation Administration) to diffuse the news of the incident that, yesterday afternoon, costed the lives of six persons. The victims were on board of a light transport aircraft,... more
AccidentsMissiles fired at an Israeli airplane (2): the aircraft has been hit
Tel Aviv, Israele - El Al air company delays all its flights too
They would have been two Strella missiles to to have been launched this morning against an airplane of the Israeli company Arkya, of which one would have hit the objective. The aircraft, a Boeing 757,... more