Although the Control tower denies this number, in the past three months, Moscow ATC (union) reported six near collisions over Moscow.: March 7: at Domodedovo Airport, Swiss Air jet and a Boeing 737 averted by an alarm 15 seconds before a collision would have happened. Both were landing March 22: at Ostafyevo International Airport:... »
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FAA, NTSB Employee’s Planes Collide
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
What: NTSB employee’s Beechcraft BE-35 (N6658R) five miles from Warrenton-Fauquier Airport What: FAA employee Thomas R. Provin’s 1965 Piper PA-28 (N23SC) en route from from Culpeper Regional Airport to the Warrenton-Fauquier Where: southern Fauquier County. When: May 28, 2012 4:00 pm Who: two people aboard the Beechcraft fatalities, one aboard the Piper (injured) Why:... »
Banner Flight Ends in San Diego Bay
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
What: Cessna 150 Where: San Diego bay When: May 26, 2012, 4:20 p.m Who: 2 aboard, no fatalities Why: A Cessna towing a banner lost engine power. Pilots informed ATC, cut free the banner they were towing and ended up in San Diego Bay, Missing the Hilton Hotel. The plane sank; the pilot and... »
Viva Aerobus Lightning strike
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
What: Viva Aerobus Boeing 737 300 en route from Cancun to Tuxtla Gutierre, Mexico Where: Villahermosa Mexico When: May 27 2012 Who: 108 aboard Why: After a successful takeoff, the plane depressurized. Pilots diverted to Villahermosa where they made a safe landing. Mexican news reported that the plane was struck by lightning, and that... »
Small Swiss-owned Planet Crashes after “problems” in Parchim
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
What: Twin Club Diamond DA42 Twin Star Where: Schwerin-Parchim Airport, Germany When: May 28, 2012 Who: 4 aboard, 2 fatalities Why: After the pilot reported to ATC of having problems with the aircraft just after takeoff, the flight crashed in a forest near the town of Parchim. The 58 year old Swiss pilot and... »
Jet Airways Hot Engine in Mumbai
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
What: Jet Airways Boeing 737-800 en route from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Where: Mumbai When: May 28, 2012 Who: 158 aboard Why: While en route, Jet Airways pilots had to shut down and engine and divert to Mumbai. One of the Boeing’s engines caught on fire. Pilots made a safe landing at Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International... »
Air Canada Engine Spews Parts
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Francisco Muro What: Air Canada Boeing 777-333ER Where: Toronto Canada When: May 28 2012 Who: 318 passengers, 16 crew Why: After a louder than normal take-off, fifteen minutes into the flight, pilots of the Air Canada Boeing en route from Toronto to Japan shut... »
4 Lost in Crash at St George Airport
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
What: Cessna 172 Where: St. George Municipal Airport, St George, Utah When: May 26, 2012 Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities Why: The plane carrying four men crashed early in the morning around 1:30 a.m. The wreckage wasn’t discovered until 6 a.m. when security discovered it 300 feet south of the runway. There were no... »
Light Craft Crashes in Hancock County
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
What: Piper PA-22-150 single engine aircraft Where: Greenfield County, Indiana When: May 26, 2012, 7:00 a.m. Who: 3 aboard Why: Near the Pennsy biking trail and County Road 400 east, a single engine aircraft, a Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer has crashed. The accident occurred south of Pope Airfield where the pilot had just attempted takeoff... »
Delta Emergency Landing at Sky Harbor
Friday, May 25th, 2012
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Randall Johnson What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from San Diego to Atlanta Where: Phoenix When: May 23rd 2012 Who: 179 passengers Why: After taking off, the Delta flight developed unspecified engine problems. Pilots shut down the affected engine due to “mechanical problems”... »
