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AccidentsGreek Air Force F-16 crash. Pilot ejected safely
Ioannina, Greece - The accident possibly caused by a bird-strike
A Greek Air Force F-16C block 50 Fighting Falcon crashed Thursday morning during a training mission. The pilot, expert with more than 1,200 flight hours, managed to eject safely. The accident occurred... more
AccidentsAirbus A-330 Air France: Brazil denies debris recovery
Recife, Brazil - The cause of the accident still a mystery
Denying what earlier communicated the Brazilian navy stated that the debris recovered do not belong to the Air France Airbus A-330/200 that crashed on Monday while flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris (see... more
AccidentsAF447 air disaster: new debris found
Paris, France - Could be a piece of wing, a part of the fuselage, a part of the tail
A reconnaissance Embraer R-99 FAB (Forca Aerea Brasileira) aircraft found new debris in the Atlantic ocean, near the area of the accident that occurred on Monday to Air France's flight AF447 en route from... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Venezuela: 5 victims
Caracas, Venezuela - It seems caused by bad weather
A Bell 407 helicopter crashed yesterday in Venezuela, it seems due to bad weather. The accident claimed the lives of five people, all the occupants of the aircraft, local newspapers reported today quoting... more
AccidentsFlight AF447, Jobim: "In-flight explosion unlikely"
Paris, France - More debris from Air France's Airbus A-330 found
Brazilian defence minister, Nelson Jobim, yesterday stated that according to a first analysis an in-flight explosion is rather unlikely. This theory had been borne out by the finding of new debris belonging... more
AccidentsUral's air disaster: investigation board unveils final report
Moscow, Russia - Low mainteinance, technical problems and pilot's inebriation the causes
The investigation board that studied September 14, 2008, accident occurred to an Aeroflot B-737 aircraft that had taken off from Moscow and had crashed near Perm airport, in the Ural Mountains, issued... more
AccidentsA-330 accident: France confirms the finding of debris in the Atlantic
Paris, France - Even if formal proof is still needed, "There is no longer any room for doubt"
There are no more doubts about the debris found in the Atlantic: they are those of Air France's Airbus A-330/200, flight AF447, that disappeared on Monday morning with 228 people on board (see AVIONEWS),... more
AccidentsPakistani fighter crashes on a house. One woman killed
Islamabad, Pakistan - Six further people injured on the ground
A Pakistani Air Force Chengdu FT-7 fighter crashed today on a house in Mianwali, Punjab province. A woman was killed on the ground and at least six more people were injured. The two pilots managed to eject... more
AccidentsHot air balloon falls in Turkey: 1 killed and 10 injured
Ankara, Turkey - Maybe after colliding with another gasbag
One man died and further ten were injured this morning in Turkey after an accident occurred to the hot air balloon on which they were flying. The passengers, many of which are British, were overflying... more
AccidentsThree victims in cargo aircraft accident in Congo
Isiro, Congo - The Antonov AN-26 was not airworthy
A Services Air Antonov AN-26 cargo aircraft with four crewmembers on board crashed on Tuesday while approaching Isiro Matari airport, Democratic Republic of Congo. Three of the occupants died in the impact... more
AccidentsUS Army helicopter crash kills two
Honolulu, USA - Probably an error while landing
A Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior US army helicopter crashed yesterday at Wheeler Airfield, Hawaii. Both the soldiers on board were killed in the accident. It seems from the first reconstructions that the crash... more
AccidentsEmergency landing in France for shattered cockpit window
Limoges, France - A sudden depressurization provoked panic on a Brit Air Canadair
Panic yesterday on board of a Brit Air Bombardier CRJ-100, en route from Barcelona to Paris with 15 passengers, when the right cockpit window literally exploded, shattering in flight. The event provoked... more
AccidentsIndian Air Force MiG-21 crashed
New Delhi, India - The pilot safely ejected from the aircraft
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed today in a region of Eastern India, Russian news agency "RIA Novosti" reported quoting commander Tarun Kumar Singha, IAF spokesman. The pilot safely... more
AccidentsAir accident in Brazil claims the lives of 14
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Among them four children, too
A Beechcraft King Air B-350 crashed on Friday Brazil with 14 people on board, in the region of Bahia, exploding on impact with the ground. The rescue teams arrived on the site stated that none of the occupants... more
AccidentsIndonesian air disaster: 101 confirmed victims
Jakarta, Indonesia - But there could be more. 15 survivors are currently hospitalized
Indonesian authority announced today that there are 101 confirmed victims so far, whose bodies have been recovered, after Wednesday morning's accident an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules near... more
AccidentsUSAF trainer jet crash, killed one of the pilots
Edwards, USA - The other occupant of the Northrop T-38 Talon was injured
One of the two crewmembers was killed, the other injured, due to the accident occurred to a USAF Northrop T-38 Talon supersonic jet trainer near Edwards Air Force Base, in California. The aircraft crashed... more
AccidentsAmerican military helicopter ditches in the Pacific: at least 3 victims
San Diego, USA - Still missing the other two occupants of the aircraft
A US Navy Sikorsky HH-60 Seahawk helicopter with 5 military on board ditched at 11:36pm Tuesday (6:36 GMT, yesterday) in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego, California, during a training mission on... more
AccidentsIndonesia C-130 Hercules accident (2): the airplane lost pieces in flight
Jakarta, Indonesia - At the moment 97 victims and 15 serious injured
An Indonesian military aircraft carrying soldiers and their families, including children, plowed into houses before crashing short of a runway in East Java today, killing at least 97 people. The aircraft... more
AccidentsMore than 100 killed in Indonesian air accident
Jakarta, Indonesia - A military C-130 Hercules was carrying soldiers' families too, including several children
It is of about 100 victims (figures go from 97 to 109 according to the sources) the toll of this morning's accident (6:30 am local time) that involved an Indonesian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules near... more
AccidentsBritish Harrier involved in accident in Afghanistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan - The pilot was injured after ejecting
The pilot of a British Harrier GR9A was injured after ejecting from his fighter aircraft while attempting to make an emergency landing near Kandahar, in Afghanistan. London's ministry of defence stated... more
AccidentsIndia: MiG-27 crashes and provokes seven injured at ground
New Delhi, India - The second accident in two weeks
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 Flogger ground support aircraft crashed Friday in northwest India, injuring seven civilians on the ground, the "Press Trust of India" news agency said citing the military. According... more
AccidentsAirplane crashed on a house in Guatemala: 6 victims
Guatemala City, Guatemala - Uninjured the people that were inside the building
A Piper PA-23 Aztec with six people on board ditched yesterday in a house courtyard in Guatemala City. All the six people on board were killed in the crash, while inside the house there were only two maids... more
Accidents3 killed in South African Air Force helicopter crash
Bergville, South Africa - Smoke was seen coming out of the tail rotor before the accident
The three occupants of a South African Air Force Agusta A-109 helicopter died when their aircraft crashed by the city of Bergville in the Western part of the Country. The cause of the tragedy, according... more
AccidentsRussia: Irkutsk Region announces a day of mourning for the Governor'd death
Irkutsk, Russia - Onboard also the region's first deputy prime minister and his bodyguard
The Irkutsk Region parliament declared Tuesday a day of mourning for regional Governor Igor Yesipovsky, who died in a helicopter accident on Sunday along with three other people. The parliament voted... more
AccidentsUSA: air accident in Nevada, 5 victims
Reno, USA - The crash after a low pass over a party
Low altitude maneuvers and passes over a party, then the loss of control and the crash. This is the dynamic as stated by the first witnesses of the accidetn occurred on Saturday to a Beechcraft BE-95-A55... more
AccidentsRussia: a Bell 427 helicopter crashed in East Siberia
Irkutsk, Russia - Among five victims also the Governor of the Irkutsk Region
Five people, including the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, were killed in a helicopter crash in East Siberia, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday. The helicopter, which was performing a... more
AccidentsTwo marines died in California helicopter accident
San Diego, USA - During a training session
Marine Corps officials identified the two military that were killed in Wednesday morning's (European time) accident occurred to their Bell AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter in a forest in Southern California.... more
AccidentsCessna 340 crashes in Mexico
Veracruz, Mexico - Killed three of the four occupants
A Cessna 340 aircraft crashed shortly after taking off yesterday from "General Heriberto Jara Corona" airport in Veracruz with four people on board. The plane was heading towards McCallen, Texas, and the... more
AccidentsAustralia: victims in the collision of two Robinson R-22s
Springvale, Australia - The impact during normal agricultural operations
The pilots of two helicopters were killed yesterday in Australia in the collision between their Robinson R-22s. According to police's reconstruction the men were mustering livestock within normal agricultural... more
AccidentsRussian military helicopter crashed in the Baltic Sea. Crew safely rescued
Kaliningrad, Russia - After touching the frigate on which it was deck-landing, the Ka-27 ditched into the water
A Russian Navy Kamov Ka-27 Helix helicopter crashed on Monday in the Baltic Sea during an exercise, Baltic fleet commander vice-admiral, Viktor Mardusin stated. All the 5 crew members survived and, according... more
AccidentsThe number of victims of last Wednesday's air accident in Congo raises to 7
Bangui, Central African Republic - The Central African transportation minister Parfait Mbay announced it
After the initial esteem of three victims of last Wednesday's accident occurred to a Boeing 737 cargo in Democratic Republic of the Congo (see AVIONEWS) the number raised to 7, including a French citizen.... more
AccidentsSixty years ago the Superga air disaster
Turin, Italy - That wiped out one of the best football teams ever
On May 4, 1949, at 5:03 pm, an ALI (Avio Linee Italiane) Fiat G-212 coming back from Lisbon crashed on Superga hill, near Turin. In the accident all players and managers of Torino A.C. football team, popularly... more
AccidentsVenezuela: 18 killed in helicopter crash
Caracas, Venezuela - A military Mi-35 went down near the Colombian border
A Venezuelan Air Force Mil Mi-35 helicopter (as confirmed by general Angel Delgado, even if some sources report that to be involved was a Mi-17) crashed yesterday afternoon (CET) during a patrolling mission... more
Accidents3 killed in Boeing 737 freighter air accident in Congo
Massamba, Congo - Two crewmembers and another person, maybe hit on the ground
A cargo aircraft with two crewmembers crashed yesterday morning at about GMT 5:00 am in Massamba, Democratic Republic of Congo. The plane, initially reported as being a B-727, should instead be a Centrafrique... more
AccidentsPilatus PC-12 Montana air accident still without explanation: 14 victims
Washington, USA - Occurred on March 22. NTSB charges the lack of voice recorders
More than one month after last March 22 air accident that claimed the lives of 14 people, among which several kids, on board of a Pilatus PC-12 crashed near Butte, Montana (see AVIONEWS), the NTSB (National... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Corsica during a EMS flight
Bastia, Corsica - Five killed, an infant among them, on "Dragon 2B" helicopter of the French Sécurité Civile
A dramatic result: four people and a baby, born on board, are dead last Saturday evening in a crash occurred to a helicopter of the Sécurité Civile, in an impenetrable zone in Rutali, 15 km far from B... more
AccidentsPostal cargo burns in Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico - The accident before take off. The crew managed to evacuate safely
A Four Star Douglas DC-3 postal cargo aircraft suddenly caught fire yesterday while performing take off operations in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was scheduled to fly to Saint Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.... more
AccidentsSukhoi Su-35 destroyed during tests
Khabarovsk, Russia - It seems for a fuel pump failure. Pilot ejected safely
A Sukhoi Su-35 was destroyed yesterday at GMT 5:55 am in an accident at Dzemgi air base, at the Eastern end of the Country, while performing test operations. The pilot ejected safely, "RIA Novosti" agency... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Australia: pilot killed
Langkoop, Australia - The Robinson R-44 ditched after hitting power lines
A Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed on Sunday in Australia, near Langkoop, causing the pilot's death. According to the first reports the aircraft hit power lines before ditching in a close-by pinewood.... more
AccidentsIndonesia air accident (2): 11 victims the new balance
Jayapura, Indonesia - Among them also a 3-year-old child
The balance of tonight's (European time) air accident occurred to a Pilatus PC-6 in the Indonesian province of Papua (see AVIONEWS) grew to 11 victims, two more of the 9 announced by the first police reports.... more
AccidentsUSA: plane takes off from the highway and crashes in a fence
Great Bend , USA - The pilot reported only minor injuries. He will probably charged
Kenneth Doonan decided on Wednesday to use the K-156 highway near Great Bend, Kansas, as runway to takeoff with his Aviat A-1B Husky aircraft, but a gust of wind made him flip ending in a side-road ditch... more
Accidents9 killed in a new Indonesian air accident
Jayapura, Indonesia - After last week's 6 victims
A private Mimika Air Pilatus PC-6 crashed tonight (European time) in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua. The aircraft was carrying 9 people, including two crew-members. None of the occupants survived... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in New Zealand
Wanaka, New Zealand - Only injuries for the pilot
A Robinson R-22 helicopter crashed today in New Zealand, in Cardrona Valley next to the city of Wanaka. The alarm was given after the pilot activated the emergency beacon of his aircraft before hitting... more
AccidentsLong-EZ aircraft crash in the USA: pilot injured
Dunsmuir, USA - Hospitalized in serious conditions
The pilot of a two-seats Rutan Long-EZ was found yesterday trapped inside the fuselage of its small experimental aircraft. It has been extracted by local police agents in semi-conscious state with serious... more
AccidentsSlovenia: two victims in air accident
Radovljica, Slovenia - The plane crashed shortly after taking off
Two people have been killed in Slovenia, near the northern town of Radovljica, in the air accident that involved yesterday a Morane-Saulnier MS-893E "Rallye". The plane crashed shortly after taking off,... more
AccidentsPhilippines: missing airplane found after 12 days. 7 victims
Manila, Philippines - The helicopters could not land: recovery operations delayed
The airplane that went missing in the Philippines (see AVIONEWS) was found today after 12 days of searches made difficult by the bad weather and by the unevenness of the ground. According to Philippine... more
AccidentsTexas airplane crash: pilot killed
Edinburg, USA - The Cessna went down in a field after damaging some power lines
A 1979 Cessna T210N "Turbo Centurion" II, tail number N127TC, crashed yesterday morning at about 8:00 am local time in a field near Edinburg, Texas. The pilot, William Peisen, 50-year-old lawyer, is understood... more
AccidentsPhilippines helicopter crash: the number of victims grows to 8
Baguio City, Philippines - None of the occupants survived: all bodies recovered
The bodies of all the 8 occupants of the Bell 412 helicopter that crashed on Tuesday near Baguio City, Philippines, (see AVIONEWS) have been recovered. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo burst into tears... more
AccidentsHelicopter crash in Mexico: 3 victims
Cubiri de la Maquina, Mexico - Possible mechanical breakdown
A helicopter of the Mexican Geological Service (SGM) crashed on Wednesday at about GMT 8:55 pm (2:55 pm local time) in the Mexican region of Sinaloa, near Cubiri de la Maquina. No one of the three occupants... more
AccidentsUSA: firefighting aircraft pilot killed in air accident
Madison, USA - He was supplying information to the firefighters on ground
Heath Van Handel, 36-year-old expert pilot, has been killed yesterday in Wisconsin during a firefighting mission on board of a Cessna 337C "Super Skymaster". His duty was to observe the fire from the sky... more