AccidentsA Royal Navy helicopter plunged into the Atlantic ocean (2): a technical sheet

Rome, Italy - Westland Linx (Uk)

Type: light multi-purpose helicopter Accommodation: 1 pilot, 1 observer/gunner, 10 troops Dimensions - length: 49 ft 9 in - rotor diameter: 42 ft - height: 11 ft 6 in Weights - empty: 6040... more

AccidentsA Royal Navy helicopter plunged into the Atlantic ocean

London, Uk - Rescue teams still at work to found two of the three crew members

Yesterday a Royal Navy helicopter with three people on board crashed into the waters of the Atlantic ocean as it was coming back to the British warship HMS Richmond, 200 miles far from Us Virginia's coast.... more

AccidentsAn Air France B777 has been forced to an emergecny landing at Hong Kong airport

Hong Kong, China - Because its left engine burst into flames

After taking off from the Hong Kong airport, an Air France Boeing 777 with 274 on board has been forced to an emergency landing. Its left engine in fact burst into flames forcing the French flight Hong... more

AccidentsThree Americans die in Afghan air crash

Washington, Usa - The MC-130H plane was carrying 10 people

Three people died when an Air Force Special Operations MC-130 carrying 10 service members crashed in eastern Afghanistan. Seven survivors were being treated for injuries ranging from a broken leg to cuts... more

AccidentsA Us unmanned spy aircraft crashed in Iran

Teheran, Iran - Washington has not confimed yet

According to Iranian sources, an unmanned spy aircraft of the Us Air Force crashed last week in the Qorveh province, (northern Iran), close to Iraqi borders. Pentagon has not yet confirmed the news spread... more

AccidentsLockerbie: 20 victims’ families rejected Libyan compensation

Washington, Usa - Until Libya fulfills UN requests

Twenty victims' families of PanAm plane explosion rejected the USD 10m worth compensation offered by Libyan government. A Scottish court found a Libyan secret agent guilty of the plane explosion occurred... more

AccidentsTwo hijackers killed in Ethiopia

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia - They had attempted to hijack a domestic flight

Two knife-armed hijackers have been killed by security forces on board of a national air carrier’s Fokker. Forty-two people were on board the aircraft on its flight from Bahr Dar to Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. In t... more

AccidentsAircraft with parachutists on board crashed in Belgium

Brussels, Belgium - One victim

As it was approaching take-off, an aircraft with 10 parachutists and a pilot on board crashed last Saturday in Tempoux, in the surrounding of Namur, southern Belgium. In the incident a Us student girl... more

AccidentsIndian Mig caught fire in the skies over Jammu (India)

New Delhi, India - Are now 100 the Russian made-by aircraft crashed in India in last 6 years

According to an Indian army spokesman, a Russian made-by Mig combat aircraft of the New Delhi government air force burst in flames while flying over Jammu (Indian Kashmir) skies. Fortunately no one got... more

AccidentsNTSB releases final report on investigation into crash of Cessna carrying Missouri Governor Carnahan

Washington, USA

The National Transportation Safety Board today released its final report on the October 16, 2000 crash of a Cessna 335 in Hillsboro, Missouri. The accident took the lives of Missouri governor Mel Carnahan,... more

AccidentsRussian helicopter crashes in Chile (2): a technical sheet

Rome, Italy - Kazan/Mil Mi-17 (Russia)

Type: medium-lift multi-role helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, 28 passengers Dimensions - length: 60 ft 5 in - rotor diameter: 69 ft 10 in - height: 15 ft 7 in Weights - empty: 15.555... more

AccidentsHelicopter crashes into house in Florida: all safe

Tampa, Usa - The pilot sustained only minor injuries

A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a home, leaving wreckage in an empty bedroom. The pilot sustained only minor injuries, and none of the three people in the house was hurt. About 17 gallons of fuel... more

AccidentsRussian helicopter crashes in Chile: all 11 people on board survive

Santiago, Chile - They are reported to jump off a few seconds before crashing into the ground

A Russian helicopter crashed yesterday in northern Chile near the border with Bolivia, but all 11 people on board survived. The Kazan MI17 helicopter had come to Chile for an international fair and was... more

AccidentsAn Antonov-2 crashed soon after its take off (2): a technical sheet

Rome, Italy - Antonov An-2 Colt (Ukraine)

Type: utility biplane Accommodation: one or two pilots, 10 passengers Dimensions - length: 42 ft 6 in - wingspan: 59 ft 8 in - height: 13 ft 9 in Weights - empty: 7605 lb - max T/O: 12.125... more

AccidentsAn Antonov-2 crashed soon after its take off

Moscow, Russia - No victims

All of the 12 people on board the Antonov-2 crashed yesterday after taking off from the Lovozero airport (northern Russia) survived the incident. After the crash the aircraft 9 passengers and 3 crew members... more

AccidentsChina Airlines B747 crash: a submarine will help rescue operations

Taipei, Taiwan - So far slowed down by the bad weather conditions

As of June 14, a submarine leased by China Airlines, will take part in the rescue operations to find the bodies of the victims of last May 25 air crash. So far just 102 corpses of the 225 people on board... more

AccidentsAeroflot pilot saved the life of a 4-year old boy

Oslo, Norway - By diverting the plane to the nearest airport in Norway

A Russian Aeroflot pilot saved the life of a 4-year old boy as in fact, after the young passenger had a hearth stoppage, he decided to divert his commanded-by 767, which was flying from Moscow to Toronto,... more

AccidentsNorthwest flight 877 forced to an emergency landing in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Usa - No injured

Yesterday a DC9 of the Northwest Airlines in service from Louisville to Minneapolis has been forced to an emergency landing as the aircraft's landing gear collapsed while approaching runway at Minneapolis/St.... more

AccidentsThe CIA had tracked two September 11 terrorists to a Qaeda summit in Malaysia

Washington, Usa - A year and 9 months before terrorist attacks

The CIA tracked two suspected terrorists to a Qaeda summit in Malaysia in January 2000, then looked on as they re-entered America and began preparations for September 11. the CIA did nothing with this... more

AccidentsTwo people killed when skydiver collides with glider

London, UK - Yesterday in central England

Two people have been killed in a freak air collision over central England, when a skydiver smashed through the wing of a glider sending it crashing to earth. The collision at 610 metres occurred on a... more

AccidentsSouth African cricket star died in a plane crash

Johannesburg, South Africa - Because of the bad weather conditions

Ex captain and star of the South African cricket team Hanse Cronje has been killed last Saturday in a plane crash. Aboard the small aircraft, crashed on the side of a mountain just outside the city of... more

AccidentsRescue helicopter landed in front of the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame

Paris, France - To help a man fallen from a nearby building

The churchyard just in front of the famous cathedral "Notre Dame de Paris" last Saturday became a real heliport. A rescue helicopter in fact landed in the area just outside the cathedral to take to hospital... more

AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in Angola (2): a technical sheet

Rome, Italy - Mil Mi-8 (Russia)

Type: medium-lift multi-role helicopter Accommodation: two pilots, optional flight engineer, 24 troops, 12 stretchers Dimensions - length: 60 ft 5 in - rotor diameter: 69 ft 10 in - height: 15... more

AccidentsMilitary helicopter crashed in Angola

Rome, Italy - 25 dead

A military helicopter crashed yesterday in the surroundings of Ndalatando city, 200 km north east far from the Angolan capital Luanda, causing 25 dead. The Russian made-by Mi-8, according to inquirers... more

AccidentsFrench parachutist falls into sea

Sassari, Italy - He has been rescued off Sardinian coasts

A French parachutist fell uninjured into the sea off the northern coasts of Sardinia, Italy. The man, about 50, was supposed to land in Corsica, but he miscalculated his launch and fell 2 miles off the... more

AccidentsProbably alive but yet not found the four crashed with helicopter in Colombia

As published yesterday by AVIONEWS, it seems that is difficult to locate the four survivors who have sent a signal by their crashed helicopter in Colombian jungle. Troops looking for them, led by Gen.... more

AccidentsEmergency rescue helicopter crashes in Oregon

Timberline Lodge, Usa - Seriously injured one of the four crew members

In a bizarre and tragic twist, four rescuers were injured — one critically — when a HH-60 Air Force Reserve Pavehawk helicopter crashed into Mount Hood - the highest mountain in Oregon -, near the sit... more

AccidentsBritish Airways plane stuck in the tarmac in Antigua

Saint John's, Antigua - The runway had earlier in the day been resurfaced and had not set properly

A British Airways plane with 140 people on board has become stuck in the tarmac of a runway in the Caribbean island of Antigua. The aircraft, which was flying from London's Gatwick airport to Antigua,... more

AccidentsWide range of possibilities in China Airlines crash

Taipei, Taiwan - Fuel tank explosion, metal fatigue, breakup after a stall and recovery

The investigation into the bizarre crash of a China Airlines 747-200 just off the coast of Taiwan that killed all 225 onboard Saturday is focusing on a range of possibilities including a fuel tank explosion,... more

AccidentsLockerbie: Libya will grant 10 USDm to each victims' family

Washington, Usa - Compensation subjected to UN/USA sanctions' reduction

The Libya's government has declared that 10 USDm for family will be granted to victims' relatives for PanAm 103 Lockerbie tragedy occured in 1988. The total amount of refund would be estimated in 2,7 USDb.... more

AccidentsAt last found the recorders of Air China 747

Taipei, Taiwan

Search squads have at last found the two recorders which was on board the Air China's 747 plunged on last Saturday in the waters off Taiwan's coasts. The "pingers" have been found and identified, as in... more

AccidentsCrashed 747's recorders hard to found

Taipei, Taiwan

Hopes of finding the "black box" flight recorders from the China Airlines plane which crashed into the sea on Saturday killing 225 people, have been dented. Signals picked up by search teams are not from... more

AccidentsNTSB investigators see similarity in Taiwan accident with two other accidents

Taipei, Taiwan

According to U.S. NTSB officials, the accident occurred last Saturday to a Boeing 747-200, whcih caused 225 dead, is very similar to other two accidents. The first is the TWA of 1996 and the other is... more

AccidentsTaiwan refuses Hong Kong helicopter rescue helicopter help

Taipei, Taiwan

Two helicopters and a group of rescue workers sent by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department to China Airlines plane crash site had to return on their half way because of refusal from Taiwan, a senior... more

AccidentsBoeing 747 plunged in Taiwan strait (4): no black box has been found yet

Taipei, Taiwan - Denied previous rumours

According to Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council, signals detected this morning were not coming from the black box of the Boeing 747-200 which, plunged last Saturday in Taiwan strait, caused the death of... more

AccidentsA Boeing 747 plunged in Taiwan strait (3): it was not shot down by a Chinese missile

Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan government confirmed

Taiwan officially rejected the ipothesys according to which the China Airlines Boeing 747-200 crashed in the Taiwan strait last Saturday would have been shot down by a Chinese missile. Kay Kong, director... more

AccidentsPiper crashed in Tuscany

La Spezia, Italia - The three people on board survived

The three people on board the tourism aircraft crashed yesterday onto the mountains between the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany have been rescued thanks to the intervention of 70 people of... more

AccidentsA Us predator crashed in Kuwait

Washington, Usa - Pentagon excluded an enemy attack ipothesys

A Us reconnaissance unmanned aircraft, a 'drone' Predator, crashed in Kuwait as it was landing after a control mission in Afghanistan. At the moment Us inquirers are at work to find out the probable causes... more

AccidentsA Us predator crashed in Kuwait

Washington, Usa - Pentagon excluded an enemy attack ipothesys

A Us reconnaissance unmanned aircraft, a 'drone' Predator, crashed in Kuwait as it was landing after a control mission in Afghanistan. At the moment Us inquirers are at work to find out the probable causes... more

AccidentsA Boeing 747 plunged in Taiwan strait (2): a technical sheet

Rome, Italy - Boeing 747-200 (Usa)

Type: long-haul widebody airliner Accommodation: two pilots, a flight engineer, 516 passengers Dimensions - length: 231 ft - wingspan: 195 ft - height: 63 ft 5 in Weights - empty: 358.100... more

AccidentsA Boeing 747 plunged in Taiwan strait

Taipei, Taiwan - Probably no one of the 225 people aboard survived

Last Saturday a Boeing 747-200 of the Taiwan air carrier China Airlines plunged into the waters of the Taiwan strait. The 206 passengers and the 19 crew members on flight CI611 had taken off from Taipei... more

AccidentsBalloon crashes in Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico - The two passengers survived without a scratch

A balloon with two Britons on board fell down into a canyon, near Monterrey, in the northern side of Mexico. The two Britons on board survived without a scratch. The balloon was on its promotion flight... more

AccidentsTourism aircraft vanished over Polinesian skies

Papeete, Polinesia - 5 people on board

A tourism aircraft with 5 people on board, a pilot and 4 passengers, vanished over the skies of the Tuamotu islands, Polinesia. Local civil aviation authorities promptly set up rescue operations to discover... more

AccidentsThe September 11 hijackers used navigation tools to pinpoint Wtc site

New York, Usa - The Gps devices were bought months before

The leader of the September 11 hijackers visited the World Trade Center days before the attack to obtain coordinates for a navigation device, law enforcement officials now believe. Mohamed Atta, who led... more

AccidentsFirecrackers found in lavatory of United Airlines jet

Hong Kong, China - They were too small to cause any major damage

Seven firecrackers were discovered in the lavatory of a United Airlines jet that flew from Chicago to Hong Kong with 335 people aboard, but they were too small to have caused any major damage if they had... more

AccidentsNigeria's Airlines protest against BAC 1-11s stop

Dagos, Nigeria - Established after last May 4th 148-dead air tragedy

The stop to all BAC 1-11s aircraft, decided after last May 4th 148-dead air incident by Dagos government, is likely to be challenged by the country's air operators of the AON, Airline Operators of Nigeria.... more

AccidentsSeptember 11th: the fourth plane, crashed in Pennsylvania, was heading against the White House

New York, Usa - According to Abu Zubaydahun

According to Abu Zubaydahun, a terrorist under interrogation, the fourth aircraft, which hijacked by Bin Laden supporters last September 11th crashed in Pennsylvania, was heading against the White House... more