Blogroll
Legal
fire
Singapore Airlines Emergency Landing
The Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore Dhaka with 105 passengers and 12 crew aboard diverted to Bangkok when they got an internal flight warning. There were no injuries. In spite of the cargo fire suppression system, there was a burning smell and a fire. The plane made a safe landing in... »
Mayaguana Medical Evacuation Crash Kills 3 in Vehicle
On April 4, 2013 about 12:30 am, a Leair Charter Service Limited Cessna 402C was landing in the process of a medical evacuation and collided with a parked truck being used to illuminate the runway. The pilot and passenger in the plane survived. The vehicle caught on fire, killing three occupants. The fatalities are... »
Danish Air Survey Crash
On March 6, 2013, a Danish Air Survey, BioFlight A/S Partenavia P.68 Observer was on a bird counting mission when it made an emergency landing at Copenhagen-Roskilde Airport. Two people were aboard. The hard landing and fire virtually broke the plane in two and sent a plume of thick black smoke up in the... »
Alaskan Airlines Emergency Landing in San Jose
An Alaskan Airlines de Havilland DH8 en route from San Jose to Boise Idaho developed a fire in the right engine and made an emergency landing when it returned to the San Jose airport. Emergency services were on standby. None of the 47 passengers or six crew reported any injuries. The odor of burned... »
19 Die in Egyptian Balloon Fire
On Feb 26, 2013, a Sky Cruise Egyptian Airship Balloon, an Ultra Magic N-425 hot air balloon, was on a tourist flight and crashed. The balloon caught fire while being tied down. Original reports said there were eighteen fatalities, and two injured tourists. One of the injured tourists died at the hospital on the... »
Two Fatalities in German Microlight Accident
IG Utraleichtfliegen Bürstedt (which is an air carrier) was flying a Comco Ikarus C42 (which is a German micro-light aircraft) which took off from Lorsch en route to Rheingau but crashed in woods near Rüdesheim. The plane crashed near the Rüdesheim-Aulhausen air field, with two unidentified men aboard. The plane caught fire on impact... »
Will Boeing Switch to Electrical Inquiry?
Here’s what is bothering me: It’s no secret how planes are tested before they are released, to the very extreme so how did this electrical problem issue by the testing? Is my favorite plane manufacturer taking short cuts in quality control? The Japan Boeing 787 Dreamliner was delivered on Dec. 20 and had only... »
Turkish Airlines Airbus Lightning strike, Engine Fire
On January 25, 2013, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 with 114 aboard en route from Istanbul-Atatürk was on approach to Izmir Turkey when the plane is reported to have suffered an engine fire in the right engine. A report is circulating that the plane was struck by lightning. Many of the passengers were reported... »
Diversion after Engine fire in US Airways Embraer Auxiliary Power
US Airways Embraer 135 twin-engine regional jet with 49 aboard en route from Windsor Locks Connecticut to Pittsburgh was en route when a fire occurred in the jet’s auxiliary power unit. The pilots returned to Windsor locks and made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked and were provided alternative flights. »
Kestral Hawk Crashes in Thailand, Flying Club Owner Killed
On January 12, 2012, a privately owned Kestrel Hawk took off from Pattaya Airpark with only the pilot aboard and developed an engine fire while aloft. At 6:30 pm, the pilot crashed in the area of Huay Yai near the Pattaya Dolphin World and Resort. The ultralight was beyond repair. The pilot, Mr. Nawaporn... »
