Spanair MD-82 Crash

Investigators have said the Spanish airliner that crashed at Madrid airport last month killing 154 people did not have its wing flaps set for take off.
The pilots were unaware that the flaps, which provide extra lifting power, had not been deployed because a cockpit warning alert did not go off.
The findings are based on information from the MD-82's flight and cockpit voice recorders and contained in a preliminary report on the August 20 crash of the Spanair flight.

1988 C-130 Hercules Crash In Pakistan

A senior official has said that the death of former Pakistani dictator General Zia-ul-Haq in a mysterious plane crash in 1988 was not due to any technical fault. "It was not a technical problem," Investigator Naseem Ahmad said in response to a question at a workshop on Thursday regarding the crash of a C-130 Hercules military aircraft in 1988 that killed Gen Zia, US Ambassador Arnold Raphel and over two dozen senior military officers. Since the crash, there have been many conspiracy theories about the cause. Many people in Pakistan believe foreign intelligence agencies were involved

19 Dead In Surinamese Crash

A plane crash in the Surinamese forest has left all 19 passengers and crew dead.
The twin-engine aircraft operated by Surinamese carrier Blue Wing airlines, crashed yesterday morning as it approached an airstrip in the Benzdorp mining region.

T-34C Turbomentor Crash

Two U.S. Marines were killed in a plane crash on Chandler Mountain in Steele last Friday. Maj. David Yaggy, and 2nd Lt. Alexander Prezioso were killed when the T-34C Turbomentor training plane they were flying crashed into the side of Chandler Mountain at about 2:45 p.m.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

More On Gold Coast Crash

Aviation experts believe a pelican or other seabird could have caused the ultralight plane crash that killed two men crash off a Gold Coast beach. The bodies of the two men were recovered on Wednesday, after the wreckage was finally found 20 metres below the surface.
Police expect to salvage the wreckage on Friday - the seats, engine and a steel part are all that remain.

Australian Small Plane Crash

Police have found just a few pieces of a plane that crashed off a Gold Coast beach, but heavy seas and strong winds continue to disrupt the search for the aircraft's two occupants.
Gold Coast pilot Garry Sweetnam, 49, and passenger Andrew Mitchell, 33, of Murwillumbah in northern NSW, were on board when their twin-seater plane plunged into the ocean 500 metres off Narrowneck beach on Friday. About 20 people saw the plane spiral out of control and nosedive into the water.

Santiago Crash

Eight people died today after a light airplane crashed into a playing field on the outskirts of the Chilean capital, Santiago. All six passengers in the plane were among the dead. Two more people died on the ground. The passengers included two policemen and four students.

Arizona Skyfest Will Not Fly This Year.

The Arizona Skyfest will not take place this year because of a lawsuit over a 2006 airplane crash. A spokesman for the Arizona Skyfest, announced that the Prescott Air Fair Association will cancel its 2008 air show because of a wrongful death lawsuit that names the organization as being partly at fault for an October 2006 airplane crash.The crash, which occurred about 16 miles northwest of Prescott, killed 5 people. The Arizona Skyfest attracts about 15,000 people each year.

Bell 212 Helicopter Crash

Nine people were on board a Bell 212 Helicopter when it crashed about 3 p.m. Thursday. The chopper went down about 18 kilometres west of Golden BC. The helicopter, registered to Purcell Helicopter Skiing Ltd., was flying at 2,500 metres just before the crash.

Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of the helicopter pilot. Two people, a guide and a staff member, were taken to hospital. Six skiers on board the helicopter walked away without injury. The pilot was very experienced with 8,000 hours in the air. Officials with the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause to the crash.

In a press release from Purcell Helicopter Skiing, a spokesman said the pilot had made multiple landings at the same site that day without incident, adding the company has operated in the area for 34 years.

The Bell 212 Twin Huey, also known as the Twin Two-Twelve is a medium Helicopter that first flew in 1968. The 212 has a fifteen seat configuration, with one pilot and fourteen passengers. In cargo configuration the 212 has an internal capacity of 6.23 m³ (220 ft3). An external load of up to 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) can be carried.

Pakistani Army Helicopter Crash

A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed yesterday in the country’s northwest, killing three generals and five other soldiers. The aircraft went down in South Waziristan, a area that has been the scene of intense fighting between Pakistani forces and armed rebels. Initial reports indicated the crash occurred due to a technical fault in the helicopter. The pilot had reported an unspecified technical problem before the crash.

Boeing 727 Crash.

All on board survived, when a Boeing 727 carrying more than 150 people crash-landed in a bog in eastern Bolivia on Friday. Bad weather had turned it away from its destination and it was trying to reach another airport. The plane was on a flight from the Bolivian capital, La Paz, to the northern city of Cobija. The plane's flight engineer said it was a mechanical failure.

CASA C-295M Crash

A military plane carrying officers home from a flight-safety conference crashed in a forested area in northwestern Poland, killing all 20 people on board. The crash occurred as the plane was about to land on Wednesday evening. The aircraft, a Spanish-built CASA C-295M military transport plane, was about three kilometres from the airstrip when it clipped some trees on its approach and crashed in a wooded area.

Boeing 777 at Heathrow

Investigators are trying to determine why both engines of a British Airways plane did not respond just before it crashed at Heathrow Airport. The Co-pilot managed to make a hard landing, or a soft crash, depending on your point of view, just inside Heathrow's fence after the malfunction.

Cessna Crash In Namibia

Namibian officials are investigating a plane crash that killed six people, including five Israelis.
The Cessna registered to a local aviation company Atlantic Aviation, crashed after it attempted to perform an emergency landing. It was headed for Etosha Pan national park in northern Namibia. Eyewitnesses said the plane burst into flames soon after crashing.

F/A-18 fighters crash in the Persian Gulf

Two F/A-18 fighter aircraft from the US navy's fifth fleet have crashed in the Persian Gulf. The US navy said that the fighters crashed "during operations" and three air crew were "in good physical condition" after ejecting from the fighters and being rescued by teams from the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman. The aircraft were providing close air support in Iraq when they crashed.


"The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Let L410 Crash

A Venezuelan airliner belonging to Transaven Airlines crashed in the Caribbean en route to Los Roques. The Czech made LET-410 went down at 9:48 a.m. local time after reporting that both engines had failed. The fate of the 14 people aboard isn't known.

The L410 is very successful Czech commuter which was first built in response to Soviet requirements, but has sold widely around the globe.

Cirrus Crash In Creston

Investigators with the N.T.S.B are investigating the single engine Cirrus plane crash on Sunday that killed the the only person on board. The plane went down in large field at 11:30 in the morning.