A small Cessna 414 plane crashed at a parking lot in Santa Ana, killing all five people aboard All the fatalities were in the plane, a Cessna that was on approach to John Wayne Orange County Airport, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi from the scene. There were no survivors, …
Read More »T-35B Pillan trainer Aircraft of Dominican Air Force crashed near Elias Pina
The military trainer plane crashed under unknown circumstances. One pilot died, another was injured. The aircraft was performing a patrol work on the border with Haiti. A Pillán airplane of the Dominican Air Force (FAD) rushed to earth leaving one dead and one wounded, according to unofficial information released this …
Read More »1 Dead in Two Steen Aero Lab Skybolt aerobatic aircraft midair collision Romania
Two Steen Aero Lab Skybolt aerobatic aircraft collided midair during a training session. One pilot died, another was seriously injured. The aircraft involved were D-EHHH and N5769. Two small airplanes collided in the air on Saturday, at Fratatutii Vechi, Suceava County, during some training flights, and then collapsed outside …
Read More »2 dead in plane crash near Foley, South of Styron Airport
An aircraft has crashed in Foley, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office (BSCO). According to BCSO Sheriff Mack Hoss, a 911 operator received a report of a possible plane crash in the Bon Secour area at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Saturday. The Foley Fire Department and Foley Police Department …
Read More »4 dead in a plane crash near Hergiswil, Nidwalden
A family of four lost their lives following the crash of a small aircraft on Saturday morning in Hergiswil, canton Nidwalden. The plane burned down completely, complicating the identification of the victims. Four people lost their lives Saturday morning in the crash of a small plane in a forest in …
Read More »Ju-Air Junkers Ju-52/3mg4e crashes on Piz Segnas
A Junkers Ju-52/3m aircraft, operated by Ju-Air, was destroyed in an accident in a mountainous area in Switzerland. All 17 passengers and three crew members were killed. The aircraft crashed into the western slope of Piz Segnas at an elevation of 2540 m. The aircraft is regularly used by …
Read More »5 Dead in a small passenger airplane crash in in North Oklahoma
A small extra EA400 passenger plane crashed into a soybean field near Ponca City Saturday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials confirm. OHP says a plane with three adults and two children on board crashed north of Hubbard Road and U Street. The cause of the crash was not immediately known, said …
Read More »18 Dead in a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Krasnoyarsk, Russia
A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region, killing 18 people on board. The helicopter collided with another helicopter during takeoff. UTair’s Mi-8 helicopter 25640 was flying from Vankor to Kharkasale. During the take-off it struck cargo hanging from the landing gear of another Mi-8 helicopter,” said a spokesperson. The …
Read More »Russian fighter jets scrambled 5 times in one week to intercept 22 enemy planes
According to the Daily Star Article, RUSSIAN fighter jets were mobilized five times this week to head off foreign military aircraft flying towards its territory. The Russian Air Force planes chased away 22 foreign aircraft of unknown nationality during the past week, according to reports. The foreign planes were escorted away …
Read More »Malaysian Air-force Dilemma: only 4 out of the 28 Russian made Fighter jets can fly
Read more news on Defense Headlines According to a report in The Star Online newspaper on 31 July, Malaysia’s Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has confirmed that Royal Malaysian Air Force continues to face maintenance problems and a lack of spare parts of its Russian-made fighter jet fleet The Defence Minister said …
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