Tag: Crash
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Long-standing Boeing 737 emergency procedure under review
The basic checklist for handling an issue known as runaway stabiliser trim has remained substantially unchanged since 1967, the earliest days of the 737 jet liner, CNN quoted Dennis Tajer of the Allied Pilots Association, as saying on Friday.
May 11, 2019 -
Four killed in truck-SUV crash in dense fog
Four persons were killed and equal number of persons were injured in a head on crash involving a truck and a SUV near Kattia Chowk on the Cuttack-Chandballi State Highway in Odisha, due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
January 21, 2019 -
Russian helicopter crash kills 18 in Siberia
There were three crew members and 15 passengers abroad the Mi-8 that belonged to Utair airline," an emergency services official told TASS news agency.
August 4, 2018 -
Cuba plane crash: Airline ‘had safety complaints’
The official death toll reached to 110 in Cuba's deadliest air disaster in more than 30 years.
May 21, 2018 -
US Navy jet crashes in Florida, 2 killed
A US Navy fighter jet has crashed off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members, a media report said. The F/A-18 Super Hornet was on approach to land at the naval air station around 4.30 pm on Wednesday when it crashed into the waters about a mile east of the runway. …
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March 15, 2018 -
Chinese space station crashing down to Earth, nobody knows where it will land!
China’s first space station is expected to come crashing down to Earth within weeks, but scientists have not been able to predict where the 8.5-tonne module will hit, a media report said on Tuesday. The US-funded Aerospace Corporation estimates Tiangong-1 will re-enter the atmosphere during the first week of April. The European Space Agency says …
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March 6, 2018 -
Commercial plane crashes in southern Iran, killing 66 people
An Iranian commercial plane crashed on Sunday in the mountainous region of southern Iran, killing all 66 people on board, state media reported. An Aseman Airlines ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, went down near its destination of the southern Iranian city of Yasuj, some 780 kilometers south of the Iranian capital, …
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February 18, 2018 -
Three tourists dead in US Grand Canyon chopper crash
At least three people were killed and four others injured when a helicopter carrying tourists in Arizona went down in the Grand Canyon, authorities said. The accident took place at around 5:20 pm in Grand Canyon West, located in northwestern Arizona, said Hualapai Nation police chief Francis Bradley. Local media reported the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter, …
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February 11, 2018 -
Three killed, 100 injured in Italy train crash
At least three persons were killed and 100 injured in a commuter train derailment near Milan on Thursday. Firefighters were trying to free several people trapped in one carriage, between the stations of Treviglio and Pioltello, the Daily Star reported citing Italian media. A fire brigade official confirming the toll said he train, which was full …
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January 25, 2018 -
47 injured in school bus crash in Germany
At least 47 people, including children, were injured in a school bus crash involving several vehicles in Germany on Tuesday morning, according to local media. In the accident, the bus got off the road and collided with several cars before crashing head-on into a house wall in the southern German town of Eberbach, Xinhua news …
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January 16, 2018 -
Two Russian pilots killed in military chopper crash in Syria
A Russian military helicopter crashed near Hama in northwest Syria last week, killing both of its pilots, Russia’s Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday. A technician aboard the doomed Mi-24 chopper survived Sunday’s crash, which was caused by mechanical problems, the ministry said. “The two pilots died during an emergency landing, 15 kilometres from their air …
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January 4, 2018 -
6 people killed in Sydney seaplane crash
At least six people were killed after a seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay near Sydney, Australian New South Wales (NSW) Police confirmed on Sunday. The Sydney Seaplanes aircraft, carrying a pilot and five passengers, crashed at about 3.15 p.m. and a search and rescue operation was launched to locate the aircraft which is believed to …
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December 31, 2017 -
Several injured as taxi crashes into crowd in London
Several people were injured as a taxi ploughed into pedestrians after mounting the pavement here on Wednesday, London Metropolitan Police said, and ruled out the possibility of terrorism. Police said in a statement they were called around 5 p.m. to reports of a taxi in collision with pedestrians in Southampton Street, Xinhua news agency reported. …
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November 2, 2017 -
Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed
A Sukhoi military jet crashed while preparing for take off from Russia’s Hmeimim base in Syria today, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying. “The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up while accelerating for takeoff… The plane’s crew did not have time to eject and died,” the …
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October 10, 2017 -
IAF chopper crash: 7 personnel dead as kerosene can explodes mid-air
In a tragic accident, seven armed forces personnel were charred to death after a kerosene jerry can onboard the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper that they were travelling in exploded mid-air in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The seven deceased personnel– five of the IAF and two Army men—were onboard the …
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October 6, 2017 -
Defiant Sebastian Vettel won’t change style after Singapore exit
Vettel was exonerated of blame for the Singapore crash by stewards, but many felt the German was at fault.
September 29, 2017 -
Army helicopter crashes in eastern Ladakh, all crew members safe
An advance light helicopter of the Army on Tuesday crashed in eastern Ladakh sector in Jammu and Kashmir, an officer said. All crew members are safe, the army officer told PTI. The Dhruv helicopter flying in eastern Ladakh sector crashed this afternoon, he said, adding that further details are awaited.
September 5, 2017