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AccidentsJAPAN AIRLINES BOEING 747 ENGINE CATCHES FIRE AFTER LANDING
TOKYO, One of the four engines of the aircraft caught fire while the jet, carrying 312 people, was taxiing after landing at an airport on the northern main island of Hokkaido. The pilot extinguished the... more
AccidentsPIPER CHEROKEE CRASHES IN NEW ZEALAND, THREE KILLED
NEW ZEALAND, The light aircraft was on a sightseeing trip in the south of New Zealand. The cause of the accident is still unknown. The Piper crashed near Hanmer Springs, about 70 miles northwest of Christchurch... more
AccidentsSOUTHWEST VIOLENT AND DRUGGED PASSENGER DIED
USA, U.S. Federal Court declared no guiltiness for eight passengers of a Southwest flight, which restrained a drugged and violent 19-yeard old passenger which have kicked some of peoples on aircraft. When... more
AccidentsMOSCOW: EMERGENCY OFFICIALS RECEIVE SIGNAL OF ATTACK ON A RUSSIAN PLANE
MOSCOW, Moscow airport's traffic controllers this morning received a coded signal from a russian plane indicating an attack was taking place on board. The plane, an Aantonov-26, was flying from the siberian... more
AccidentsFIUMICINO AIRPORT: EMERGENCY LANDING FOR AIR FRANCE JET
ROME, The Boeing 737 of the french carrier, coming from Paris, landed yesterday evening following the emergency landing procedure after a pilot reported a failure at left engine. The plane was carrying... more
AccidentsTWO NORTH KOREAN MIG-21 JETS COLLIDE IN MIDAIR
SOUTH KOREA, The crash, as reported by two north-korean newspapers, occurred last week. The two fighters collided during a nightime training exercise in North Korea. According to the newspapers a lack... more
AccidentsACCORDING NTSB PILOT'S SUICIDE WAS THE CAUSE OF SILK AIR DISASTER
NEW YORK, USA, According National Transport Safety Board, NTSB, is the pilot, capt. Tsu Way Ming, attempt to suicide, the cause that produced the 1997 Indonesian airline Silk Air air accident in which... more
AccidentsTHAI ATDIC REJECTS THAI AIRWAYS ACCIDENT DGAC EVALUATIONS
BANGKOK, THAILAND, Thai Air Transport Disaster Investigation Commitee (ATDIC) refuses to admit French Direction General Aviation Civile (DGAC) conclusions on Thai Airways aircraft accident occurred in... more
AccidentsRENEGADE SOLDIERS FIRE SHOTS AT AMERICAN PLANE IN INDONESIA
BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA, Renegade soldiers shot and hit at a commuter plane chartered by an American oil company, forcing it to abort a landing at an airport in troubled Aceh province, in Indonesia. Exxon... more
AccidentsSMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING AIRSHOW IN TURKEY
IZMIT, TURKEY, A small aircraft, a T-34 Mentor, largely utilized in the Second World War as trainer, chashed during an airshow near Izmit, about 100 kms. from Instanbul, Turkey. In the accident the pilot... more
AccidentsOSPREY CEASH PROBABLY DUE TO A MULFUNCTION
WASHINGTON, Marine Corps investigators said they suspect the monday night crash of the Osprey was due to a technical problem and not to a pilot error. They are awaiting the analysis of the plane's flight... more
AccidentsSCOTLAND: CESSNA 152 DISAPPEARS WHILE FLYING
SCOTLAND, The plane took off the other day from Inverness airport and it was flying to the island of Benbecula. The pilot made radio contact over Dingwall in Easter Ross but no further contact has been... more
AccidentsGREECE: TWO CONTROLLERS SENTENCED TO JAIL
THESSALONIKI, GREECE, The two controllers, convicted of negligent manslaughter, received five-year prison terms for failing to properly aid an Ukrainian jet in 1997 that crashed into a mountain killing... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: PILOTS MAY BE DETAINED LONGER
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, The release of the three pilots was initially expected today, but a prosecutor said they could be detained longer because additional paperwork is needed before they can return to Singapore.... more
AccidentsUNITED PLANE DIVERTED TO ANCHORAGE AFTER TURBOLENCE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, The plane, carrying 390 people, was flying from San Francisco to Hong Kong. The flight was diverted to Anchorage, Alaska, after hitting turbolence that injured four people. A passenger... more
AccidentsF-16 FIGHTING FALCON CRASHES IN FLORIDA
FLORIDA, The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon has crashed near Panama City. The pilot ejected safely and has been rescued by an Air Force helicopter crew. The fighter was flying from Eglin Air Force... more
AccidentsMECHANICAL PROBLEM DELAYS NORTHWEST PASSENGERS NINE HOURS
EAGAN, MINNESOTA (AP), Northwest Airlines apologized to passengers who were shuttled on and off a plane three times over nine hours because of mechanical problems before their flight was canceled altogether.... more
AccidentsSILK AIR: FINAL REPORT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH
SINGAPORE, Investigators of the 1997 crash of a SilkAir Boeing 737-300 that killed 104 people on December 19 1997, said they couldn't prove what caused flight to fall from the sky. Singapore police... more
AccidentsSINGAPORE AIRLINES CRASH: PROSECUTORS REQUESTED TEST FLIGHT
TAIWAN, Taiwanese prosecutors have asked the airline to conduct a simulation of the flight that crashed. It is not clear wheter the three pilots involved would participate in the simulation or not. It... more
AccidentsALASKA AIRLINES CRASH: PUBLIC HEARINGS OPENED
WASHINGTON, The cockpit voice recorder showed that the pilots of Alaska Airlines' flight 261 struggled vainly to save the plane before it crashed. The four-day hearings were opened yesterday to collect... more
AccidentsPASSENGER FORCES AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING
LOS ANGELES, The Boeing 767 was flying from Hawaii to Dallas. The passenger pulled out a a pocket knife and forced the pilot to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport. He tried... more
AccidentsBOEING 727 CARGO JET CATCHES FIRE WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND
LIVERPOOL, The cargo plane, flying from Dublin and carrying five people on board, reported fire while approaching landing at Liverpoool airport. The fire was extinguished while the jet was still in the... more
AccidentsBA BOEING 747 FALTERS IN THE MUD
LONDON, The plane taxied off the tarmac while landing at Heatrow and bacame stuck in the mud. The Boeing 747, arriving from Boston, was carrying 116 passengers. The mishap delayed departing flights of... more
AccidentsENGINE FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE FOR ANGOLAN ANTONOV CRASH
LUANDA, ANGOLA, A preliminary investigation attribute at maintenance lack the cause of the engine failure which have led to the Antonov crash in Angola, in which 57 people died the last month. Antonov... more
AccidentsMARINE MV-22 OSPREY CRASHES IN USA (3) : MARINE CORPS GROUND OSPREY FLEET
WASHINGTON, The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James L. Jones, grounded all MV-22 Osprey aircraft after yesterday crash. Jones has also asked the Pentagon to delay indefinitely a decision that was... more
AccidentsMARINE MV-22 CRASHES IN USA (2) : FOUR KILLED
JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, All killed the four marines aboard the MV-22 Osprey crashed last night in North Carolina. The cause of the accident is still unknown. The crash comes eight months after the... more
AccidentsMARINE MV-22 OSPREY CRASHES IN USA
USA, The aircraft, carrying four marines, crashed in a wooded area north of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Military and civilian rescue personnel are trying to reach the crash site by using Marine rescue... more
AccidentsSMALL MILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN MEXICO: THREE DIED
MEXICO CITY, A small mexican air force aircraft, a Cessna 182, crashed in state of Michoacan, causing three died. The aircraft was used to search for illegal production of drugs. An investigation has been... more
AccidentsFORMER RAF TRAINING JET CRASHES: ONE DIED
GREAT BRITAIN, A private jet, a two-seat Provost used formerly for training by RAF crashed near the A631 at South Elkington, near Louth, causing pilot's death. The passengers has been ejected and is... more
AccidentsBRAZIL: CESSNA LANDS ON HIGHRWAY AND COLLIDES WITH A BUS
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, Problematic landing for a single-engine airplane in Brasil today. The aircraft, a small Cessna used for school training, was forced to land in emergency conditions on a motorway... more
AccidentsCESSNA CRASHES IN OKLAHOMA, TWO KILLED
OKLAHOMA, USA, The light plane crashed yesterday in Norman while trying to land at Max Westheimer airport in a dense fog. The man and the woman aboard were both killed. The wreckage was discovered in a... more
AccidentsDELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT ABORTED ON TAKEOFF FOR ENGINE FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, The Boeing 757 of Delta Air Lines was carrying 79 passengers and seven crew members. An engine caught fire during takeoff and the captain put the fire out with the plane's fire suppression... more
AccidentsOLD CONCORDE ACCIDENTS UNVEALED (2)
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According with British Airways, which operated the Concorde which experienced loss of aerodynamical parts two times in five months, the first accident occurred in may, 1989, when... more
AccidentsCONTINENTAL AIRLINES PLANE FORCED TO LAND FOR ENGINE TROUBLES
USA, A Continental Airlines operated aircraft, flight 1888, with 60 passengers on board, landed in emergency at Corpus Christi international airport for a malfunctioning engine, occurred few minutes after... more
AccidentsAAIB UNVEILS APRIL 19TH AIR ACCIDENT CAUSES
ESSEX, GREAT BRITAIN, UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch released report on an air accident. occurred on last April, 19th in which two aircraft collided, claiming lives of all persons on board. One... more
AccidentsFOKKER 50 OVERCOME RUNWAY END FOR STRONG WIND
CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE, A french Regional Airlines operated Fokker 50 aircraft, from Lyon has overcome runway end in landing at Clermont-Ferrand airport, due to strong wind. No one of the 12 passengers... more
AccidentsOLD CONCORDE ACCIDENTS UNVEALED
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, After that all Concorde fleet has been grounded, due to Air France crash in which 113 people died, has been unvealed that a single supersonic plane, operated by British Airways,... more
AccidentsBRITISH TORNADO JETTISONED MISTAKENLY FUEL TANK
LOSSIEMOUTH, GREAT BRITAIN, A RAF fighter-bomber Tornado jet in training flight mistakenly jettisoned fuel tanks, containing about 3000 liters of kerosene, during take off from RAF Lossiemouth airfield.... more
AccidentsCOLOMBIAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASH IN LANDING
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, A military, spanish-made, CASA aircraft of Colombian Air Forces crashed in a night landing at the military airport of Tres Esquinas, about 300 kms. southeast of state capital Bogota.... more
AccidentsDELTA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT SLIDES OFF RUNWAY AT SCHIPHOL
SCHIPHOL, AMSTERDAM, An aircraft operated by Delta Airlines coming from Atlanta slided off runway landing at Schiphol Airport (Amsterdam) wednesday morning. The airplane slided into the grass surrounding... more
AccidentsPLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN KAZAKHSTAN
KAZAKHSTAN, The Kazakstan Air Boeing 737 was en route from Almaty to Moscow. It had to make an emergency landing at capital Astana because of a mulfunctioning of the air conditioning system. The jet was... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT (4): FLIGHTS TO BURUNDI SUSPENDED
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, Sabena airline, of which an aircraft has been hit by several bullets during landing at Bujumbara airport, in Burundi, has decided to suspend indefinitely flights for the African... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT (3): AIRLINE PRESS RELEASE
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, The belgian airline Sabena, sent this press release about its aircraft shooted in Burundi: Today at 5:56 pm GMT (6:56 pm Belgian time), a Sabena Airbus A330-200, flying SN877 on... more
AccidentsSABENA SHOOTED AIRCRAFT: ON BOARD THE BURUNDI'S APOSTOLIC NUNCIO
BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI, Has been confirmed that on board of Sabena aircraft shooted with several bullets at landing at Bujumbura international airport in Burundi, as reported by WAPA agency, was also the... more
AccidentsSABENA AIRBUS A-330 FIRED ON LANDING
BURUNDI, AFRICA, The flight 877, coming from Brussels, was fired by a machine-gun while it was descending for landing manoeuvre at Bujumbura airport. Two people suffered minor injures. Sabena resumed flights... more
AccidentsUPSIDE DOWN FLIPPING FOR LANDING AIRCRAFT IN HONDURAS, NO INJURED
HONDURAS, A small passenger aircraft from La Ceiba, operated by TACA Salvadoran Airline, due to heavy winds, flipped upside down in landing at international landing at Toncontin international airport... more
AccidentsSMALL PLANE CRASHES IN AUSTRIA, TWO KILLED
AUSTRIA, The small plane, a six-seat Mooney, was flying from Athens to Budapest. The pilot decided to change route because of the bad weather and headed to Vienna airport. The plane crashed in the eastern... more
AccidentsMISSED COLLISION BETWEEN GB AIRLINE AND U.S. FIGHTER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A collision has been avoided for a very tight margin in Great Britain skies. A Boeing 757 operated by Britannia Airways heading to Cipro and a U.S. F-15 fighter from Suffolk air... more
AccidentsPIPER ARROW CRASHES IN ENGLAND, 4 VICTIMS
LONDON, The light aircraff took off from Thruxton airfield in Hampshire and crashed yesterday afternoon near the horse racing village of Lambourn, Berks, a few minutes after takeoff. Among the four victims... more
AccidentsUK: COPTER CRASH, TWO KILLED
LEEDS, The helicopter, believed to be a Robinson R22, crashed into a farmland as it returned to Sherburn Aero Club near Leeds. A man, Anthony Baldwin, and his son-in-law Darren Hunter, were killed. The... more