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AccidentsTurkey. Plane in a cliff for runway excursion
168 on board, all uninjured. The black boxes recovered -3 VIDEO
A runway excursion took place last Saturday on January 13 at approximately 11:30pm local time, a B-737/800 scheduled airplane operated by Pegasus Airlines after landing at Trabzon airport in Turkey. On... more
AccidentsAccident in balloon in Luxor: an American victim, seven injured -VIDEO
Luxor, Egypt - Other 12 tourists are undamaged
At the moment strong winds seem to be the cause of the accident of a balloon with 20 people on board, that has provoked wounding of some passengers, and death of a 36 year old American tourist. The fact... more
AccidentsCosta Rica. Cessna Grand Caravan airplane crashed: 12 victims -2 VIDEO
San Josè, Costa Rica - All occupants dead, a cousin of the ex-President of the Country among them. The aircraft found in flames
A Cessna 208-B Grand Caravan plane, registration TI-BEI, served by the first world airline at zero emissions, Nature Air, crashed in the afternoon of last Sunday on December 31, while it was in the initial... more
AccidentsAirplane crashes in Russia with thirteen people on board
Naryan-Mar, Russia - The Antonov An-2 had just taken off. By now the victims are four
An Antonov TVS-2MS airplane of Naryan-Mar Air with eleven passengers and two crew members had an accident today at 10:30 am (local time) in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in the north-eastern part of European... more
AccidentsCollision between airplane and helicopter in England, one of the four dead was a Vietnamese
London, United Kingdom - On Friday a Cessna 152 crashed into a Guimbal Cabri G2, the two aircraft had departed from the same airfield
It will be necessary to wait for the conclusion of the probe of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) -the agency of the British Department of Transport that investigates air accidents- to know... more
AccidentsAirplane accident in Tanzania, eleven people died
Dodoma, Tanzania - A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft crashed while flying to the Serengeti
An airplane fell in the area of the Empakaai crater in Tanzania on Wednesday for not yet eastablished reasons. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan of the Coastal Aviation company had departed from Arusha (Tanzania)... more
AccidentsLet L-410 airplane crashed in Russia
Moscow, Russia - Six people died, one little girl survived
An airplane with seven people on board among whom two crew-members fell in the Khabarovsk Region, in Eastern Russia; the accident occurred yesterday at 1:30 pm (local time). The aircraft a Let L-410UVP-E20... more
AccidentsEurofighter airplane crashes in Spain - VIDEO
Albacete, Spain - The aircraft was returning to the military base after a parade
An Eurofighter EF-2000 of the Spanish Air Force fell today at about 12:07 near the Los Llanos military base of Albacete in Spain. The airplane had participated in the air show that took place this morning... more
Accidents"Terracina Air Show": Eurofighter airplane crashed. The pilot, Gabriele Orlandi, dead -2 VIDEO
Latina, Italy - His body recovered. The accident happened before exhibition by the Italian PAN "Frecce Tricolori". Event cancelled
An Eurofighter airplane of the flight experimental Division of the Italian Air Force (AMI) crashed yesterday, in the final phase of its flight plan during the "Terracina Air Show", near Latina (Lazio Region).... more
AccidentsThree deads yesterday in Switzerland in two airplane crashes, the pilot of the Swiss Air Force that crashed in the Alps was found lifeless
Berne, Switzerland - A Pilatus PC-7 crashed yesterday morning at an altitude of 4080 meters, in the evening a Mooney M20K fell to the ground near Braumwald
The wreckage of the Pilatus PC-7 airplane that had disappeared while it was flying over the Bernese Alps heading to Locarno was found yesterday afternoon. The trainer aircraft -of which the registration... more
AccidentsDA-42 airplane crashed in Corsica: perhaps due to wind or stall
Ghisonaccia, Corsica - Two couples very famous of the business on board
New details emerged about the tragedy happened yesterday in Corsica in which four French people dead. The airplane -a Diamond DA-42 Twin Star with registration F-HFBS- according to the local press, would... more
AccidentsRussia. AN-2T biplane crashed during exhibition: 2 victims -VIDEO
Moscow, Russia - A near tragedy when the pilot lost the control of the airplane at the end of an acrobatic maneuver
It seems that it was caused by a loss of control of the airplane the accident that occurred on last Saturday at an Antonov AN-2T biplane aircraft with registration RA-35171, that crashed almost touching... more
AccidentsBelgium. Pilot fell from military helicopter, in flight with open hold door: his body not found yet
Brussels, Belgium - He controlled that after airdrop none paratrooper was finished on the nuclear power plant in Tihange. The suicide is excluded
It is an incredible fortuity that has killed yesterday a pilot of an A-109BA helicopter of the Belgian Armed Forces, in mission together with the co-pilot to transport some paratroopers at 1000m. The... more
AccidentsBreakdown for an Israeli Air Force Apache helicopter: one dead and one critically wounded
Jerusalem, Israel - The other aircraft have been grounded until the results of the investigations will be ready: the second time in two months
An AH-64A Apache helicopter of the Israeli Air Force crashed yesterday evening at the Ramon Airbase, in the southern part of the State of Israel. In the course of an exercise at about 9 pm (local time)... more
AccidentsMV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor that crashed in Australia, searches for the three missing Marines have been suspended
Okinawa, Japan - It was reported by the US Marine Corps. The accident happened on Saturday, probably during the landing on an aircraft carrier
Searches for the three Marines from the Unites States that went missing on Saturday -when a MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor of the US Navy entered the water off the east coast of Australia- have been stopped.... more
AccidentsAustria. Ambulance helicopter hits mountain: released a VIDEO of the accident
Rome, Italy - The aircraft was engaged in a mission in the Alps when the pilot lost control of the helicopter
A video was realeased yesterday on the internet with the images of the accident that on Tuesday involved the "Martin 4" Austrian ambulance helicopter which was rescuing an excursionist with a hearth problem... more
AccidentsPortugal: airplane makes emergency landing on a beach and kills two people -VIDEO
Lisbon, Portugal - It happened yesterday near the capital. An adult and an eight-year old girl died
A C-152 airplane of the Portuguese Aero club of Torres Vedras performed yesterday an emergency landing on the crowded beach of São João da Caparica, next Lisbon, hitting and killing a fifty-six year o... more
AccidentsSixteen marines die as military airplane falls in Mississippi, USA - VIDEO
Jackson, USA - According to a witness there was an explosion. The aircraft then crashed in a field
A KC-130 military airplane of the US Marine Corps fell shortly after 4 pm (local time) on Monday in Mississippi (USA) at about 160 kilometers north of Jackson. A witness said he heard a boom and then saw... more
AccidentsJava: AS-365N3 Dauphin helicopter crashes: 8 victims
Jakarta, Indonesia - The aircraft was in monitoring mission of a volcano on the Dieng plateau
All dead eight people on the AS-365 N3 Dauphin helicopter, registration HR-3602, crashed yesterday afternoon near the city of Temanggung, in the central area of the Java isle, in Indonesia. The aircraft,... more
AccidentsHawk 108 missing from radar: pilots remains found; the airplane not yet
Kuantan, Malaysia - Two were hooked to the parachute and at this point lifeless
It is a mystery where an Hawk 108 airplane of the Malaysia Air Force crashed, missing from the radar at 11:30am of yesterday morning, and that is a half an hour after take off from the air Base in Kuantan,... more
AccidentsPlane accident in Myanmar (2). Many children among the victims
Yangon, Myanmar - Ten bodies of which four children were pulled from the see. The number of people on board rose to 122
The rescue teams that are searching for the airplane of Myanmar -previously known as Burma- that crashed yesterday in the Andaman Sea found today ten bodies among which four children, together with other... more
AccidentsPlane accident in Myanmar, 122 dead
Yangon, Myanmar - Wreckages of a military aircraft that disappeared yesterday were found at sea, on board also many civilians
The wreckages of a military airplane of Myanmar -previously known also as Burma- that disappeared from radars yesterday morning were found to sea out of Burmese shores. The aircraft -a Shaanxi Y-8F-200W... more
AccidentsL-410 cargo airplane crashed in Nepal: two victims -2 VIDEO
Lukla, Nepal - In the landing phase on the runway, fell sheer on a cliff. One of the most difficult airport in the world
A Let L-410UVP-E20 airplane, coming from Katmandu, served by Summit Air and used as cargo flight, crashed last Saturday in the landing phase on runway fell sheer on a cliff of the difficult airport in... more
AccidentsWreckage from the LR-2 plane that disappeared yesterday in Japan have been discovered - VIDEO
Tokyo, Japan - Debris were found on a mountain near Hokkaido. The four crewmembers died
The remains of the Ground Self-Defence Force of Japan that disappeared from radars yesterday morning at about 11:46 am (local time) have been found today. The recoinnassance aircraft -a Beechcraft model... more
AccidentsTragedy in Bosnia: a light airplane crashes, five people die, among them three children - VIDEO
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The aircraft was making a sightseeing flight on the occasion of an open day. The young victims were sons of employees of Mostar airport
A light airplane crashed on Saturday at a short distance from Mostar International Airport in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The aircraft -a Fuji FA-200-160 Aero Subaru of 1971 and with registration E7-AAS- was making... more
AccidentsPA-31T airplane crashed in Portugal: famous sportsman surgeon among the victims
Lisbon, Portugal - With him also his wife dead, the pilot, another French passenger and a man at ground
The world of sports has lost last Monday one of the famous figures among the French football players. In fact there was also the 65 year old man Jean-Pierre Franceschi on board of the PA-31T Cheyenne II... more
AccidentsBad Tuesday for Black Hawks: two helicopters crashed, in Turkey and Yemen. 24 deads
Rome, Italy - An aircraft fell because of poor weather conditions, the other one crashed after being hit by "friendly fire"
Yesterday was a day to forget for helicopter transport: two Sikorsky aircraft crashed for different reasons, causing the death of 24 people. The first accident happened in Turkey. A Sikorsky S-70A Black... more
AccidentsPA-31T plane crashes near supermarket in Portugal, 5 deads - VIDEO
Lisbon, Portugal - The accident happened yesterday. The victims are the pilot, the three passengers and the truck driver who was hit by the aircraft
A PA-31T Cheyenne II plane crashed yesterday in Tires, Portugal. The accident happened at 12:13am (local time) of yesterday. The aircraft -with Swiss licence and registration number HB-LTI, heading to... more
AccidentsTwo years ago the Germanwings airplane flight 9525 crashed into Alps. Last Friday the co-pilot's family criticized the official investigation
Berlin, Germany - In a press conference the father of Andreas Lubitz raised doubts on many details of the official inquiry and denied that his son was depressed
After exactly two years from the accident that occurred at the Germanwing plane which crashed on French Alps on March 24, 2015, Guenter Lubitz -father of the co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, to whom the official... more
AccidentsSmolensk aircraft crash: new charges on Tusk, today European Council President
Warsaw, Poland - Advanced officially by the Defence Minister and communicated to the prosecutor's office
Already strong suspects weighed on Donald Tusk about his connections with Moscow and on his supposed intervention on the inquiries that followed the tragic crash of Smolensk, when a Tupolev TU-154 airplane... more