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Russian spacecraft turned space junk to crash soon
A Russian spacecraft designed to burnish the nation’s faded space glory in a mission to one of Mars’ moons has turned into one of the heaviest, most toxic pieces of… Continue reading
Russia Says Pilot Error Led to Air Crash That Killed Hockey Team
An airliner crash near Yaroslavl, Russia, on Sept. 7 that killed 44 people, including a professional hockey team, was caused by pilot error, a regulator said in its final report into the incident.
The pilot accidentally engaged the brakes of… Continue reading
Braking mystery at heart of Yak-42 crash inquiry
Investigators probing the Yakovlev Yak-42 crash in Yaroslavl, Russia, have revealed the presence of an apparent braking force on the aircraft during the take-off run, but have yet to establish its origin.
The aircraft had entered runway 23 at taxi… Continue reading
P-51 in Reno crash had ‘radical’ changes to compete
The World War II-era plane that plummeted into an air-race crowd like a missile bore little resemblance to its original self. It was rebuilt for speed, if not for stability.
The 65-year-old “Galloping Ghost” underwent years of massive overhauls that… Continue reading
Top KHL squad killed in Yak-42 passenger plane crash in Russia
Thirty-four people have died in a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger plane crash near the city of Yaroslavl in Central Russia. The majority of victims were members of the local ice hockey team Lokomotiv.
The plane went down and caught fire shortly… Continue reading
Chile says no survivors from Pacific Ocean air crash
All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez islands perished, Chile’s government said on Saturday, as rescuers and fishermen scoured for bodies.
Search and rescue teams have recovered four bodies… Continue reading
Jet crashes in Canadian Arctic, 12 killed
Twelve people were killed when a First Air jet crashed near Resolute Bay in the far north of the Canadian Arctic, but three people survived, the airline said on Saturday.
First Air, which flies to some of Canada’s most remote… Continue reading
Cargo plane crash kills 11 in Russian Far East -RIA
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A cargo plane crashed in Russia’s Far Eastern Kolyma region on Tuesday, killing 11 people after it disappeared from radar screens, a transport official was quoted as saying by state news agency RIA Novosti.
The… Continue reading
31 American and 7 Afghan Soldiers die in Helicopter Crash
31 US soldiers and 7 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the east of the country according to the Afghan government.
The Afghan Prime Minister Hamid Karzai said the ‘accident’ happened west of the capital Kabul… Continue reading
Asiana cargo plane crashes in waters off Jeju Island
An Asiana Airlines cargo plane carrying two crew members crashed Thursday into
waters off Jeju Island, the airliner`s first accident since one of its passenger
plane crashed in a hill in 1993.
Asiana and the Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs… Continue reading
Moroccan military plane crash kills 78: military
At least 78 people were killed on Tuesday when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the country during bad weather, the military said in a statement carried by the state news agency.
The… Continue reading
NELLIS AFB F-16C CRASHES NEAR CALIENTE, NEV.
A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft crashed about 5:30 p.m. today near Caliente, Nev. The F-16, from Nellis Air Force Base, was participating in an air-to-air combat training mission.
One person was on board. The individual’s condition is… Continue reading