Airplane crashes
Indonesia finds black box part of crashed Russian jet
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:41

Black-box-from-Russian-Sukhoi-SuperjetAn Indonesian search team has found part of the black box of a Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that crashed killing all 45 people on board.

The plane vanished 50 minutes after taking off from Jakarta for a brief demonstration flight on 9 May.

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North Sea Super Puma had earlier malfunction
Tuesday, 15 May 2012 10:58

Helicopter-ditchingA helicopter that ditched in the North Sea last week with 14 personnel on board had been involved in another incident just three weeks earlier.

Operator Bond said the EC225 model suffered a malfunction on its approach to Aberdeen Airport on 19 April.

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Kingscott helicopter crash report findings published
Saturday, 12 May 2012 13:00

Kingscott-helicopter-crashMaps with not enough information charting power lines and inadequate training contributed to an Army helicopter crashing into cables in Devon, a board of inquiry has found.

Two men died in the crash at Kingscott, near Torrington, on 29 May 2008.

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Indonesia searchers find missing Russia jet wreckage
Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:41

Russian-Sukhoi-SuperjetIndonesian officials say a helicopter has spotted what is thought to be wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that disappeared on Wednesday.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 vanished from radar screens 50 minutes after taking off from Jakarta for a brief demonstration flight.

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Pakistan plane crashes near Islamabad airport
Monday, 23 April 2012 15:34

Plane-crash-in-PakistanA plane carrying 127 people has crashed in a residential area near Islamabad international airport.

Aviation officials said the Bhoja Air jet, flight BHO-213, was flying from Karachi to Islamabad when it came down in bad weather minutes from landing.

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Nato helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Friday, 20 April 2012 11:00

Black-Hawk crashA Nato helicopter has crashed in south-western Afghanistan, with four people on board, according to a US defence official.

It is not clear whether anyone on board the Black Hawk helicopter has survived.

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Fatal microlight crash pilot Adrian Paterson had no licence
Tuesday, 17 April 2012 11:36

Microlight-crashA man who died when the microlight he was flying crashed in Clackmannanshire did not have a pilot's licence, officials have confirmed.

Adrian Paterson, 49, from Clackmannan, was killed on Thursday when his aircraft plunged into a field in the nearby village of Kennet.

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F-18 Crash in Virginia Beach
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:00

F-18 crashPhotos released by the U.S. Navy of the fiery F-18 crash on Friday show a stark contrast between the extensive material damage caused by the aircraft when it went down in a Virginia Beach residential area and the surprising lack of any serious injuries on the ground.

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Bournemouth Airport shut as Sea Vixen jet wheel collapses
Friday, 06 April 2012 11:44

The-Sea-Vixen-crashed-on-landing-at-Bournemouth-airportBournemouth Airport has been closed after a plane's nose wheel collapsed on landing.

The aircraft, a vintage De Havilland Sea Vixen jet, blocked the runway after landing at 16:10 BST.

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AAIB report: Engines fail on plane carrying parachutists
Tuesday, 03 April 2012 15:29

Britten-Norman IslanderBoth engines failed on an aircraft taking parachutists on a flight from Swansea Airport last summer, an air incident report has revealed.

The plane, operated by Skydive Swansea Ltd, entered cloud at 8,000ft (2,438m) when its engines iced up.

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